Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first-person, action-adventure game, set in the open world of the never-before-seen Western Frontier of Pandora. Developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft studio, in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora brings to life the alluring world of Pandora, with all of its beauty and danger, in an immersive, open world experience. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was released on December 7, 2023 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.
Abducted by the human militaristic corporation known as the RDA, you, a Na’vi, were trained and molded to serve their purpose. Fifteen years later, you are free, but find yourself a stranger in your birthplace. Reconnect with your lost heritage, discover what it truly means to be Na’vi, and join other clans to protect Pandora from the RDA.
Responsibilities
I worked on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora as part of the Progression design team for about 9 months before leaving Ubisoft Massive. Some of the tasks I’ve worked on are:
- Feature owner of loot and rewards, designing item generation and distribution systems
- Defining the overall power progression throughout the campaign
- Content implementation for the above, working closely with Level Design on loot and with Narrative Design on rewards
- Close collaboration with crafting and vendor designers to utilize and improve the loot and reward systems
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- Experience the epic wonders of the Western Frontier, a never-before-seen continent of Pandora. Journey through beautiful yet unpredictable alien regions, where lowering your guard can have deadly consequences./li>
- Harness your incredible strength and agility while customizing your character; crafting new gear, and upgrading skills and weapons to fit your playstyle.
- Bond with your banshee to travel across the vast Western Frontier or take the fight to the RDA in aerial combat.
- Fight off the dangers of Pandora as you embrace the precision of traditional Na’vi weapons, including your bow and spear-thrower, or leverage your human training with more destructive weapons, such as assault rifle and shotgun.
Critical acclaim
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora got some great reviews. Here are some highlights:
“Seeing Pandora is one thing, but being able to scale its massive treetops, soar high above its floating mountains on an Ikran, and traverse its wide open plains on the back of a Direhorse is really something special. This is the best version of Avatar yet. ”
Destructoid: 9.0
“Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an astonishing achievement, with exquisite visuals and a remarkable balance between pacifism and action. This is an enthralling alien world that plays host to a unique FPS.”
TheSixthAxis: 9.0
“It’s the best type of Ubisoft open-world title. One with a focus on fun gameplay, excellent storytelling, and respect for your time. It is perhaps the best-looking game I’ve ever seen. A delight for fans of Avatar, this game is so damned good that even one apathetic to the IP like myself couldn’t help but fall in love with it.”
XboxEra: 8.8
“Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora does an admirable job of recreating the sense of wonder and natural beauty of the source material, and mixes in exciting combat and an absolute smorgasbord of activities, gear, and story moments to create a game that feels faithful to Cameron’s series while also offering something fresh enough to hold your interest.”
God is a Geek: 8.5
“We all wondered how much Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora would prove to be a colorful Far Cry reskin — while there are a lot of recognisable elements here, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora does more than enough to stand on its own Na’vi feet as its own very enjoyable game.”
TrueAchievements: 8.0
Many more can be found on the Metacritic pages for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC version of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
