At the Disney and Marvel Games Showcase, Disney showed off theAvatar-themed mobile gameAvatar: Reckoning, and it really does not look like James Cameron’s series. The game is described as an MMORPG for mobile devices, and it will seeplayers controlling their own Avatarin new locales across Pandora. While it could be a lot of fun, nothing about the reveal trailer really screamsAvatarbesides the setting and the characters that players control.
Avatar: Reckoninglooks to be the next game set in James Cameron’s world since Ubisoft’s project is still a ways off, but it seems like an odd choice for Pandora’s next video game adventure. It looks more like aPUBG Mobileclone than a grand adventure through a science-fiction world, and that may put a lot of potential players off. Couple that with the bad reputation that mobile games have, andAvatar: Reckoningmay not be an explosive return to the forests of Pandora.
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Avatar: Reckoning is an MMO Shooter on Pandora
Avatar: Reckoningwill bring the world of Pandorato iOS and Android sometime in the future. It will take place after the events of the first film and allow players to create their own Avatar warrior. They will be able to customize the look of their character, the outfits that they wear, and the guns that they will use. They will then be sent off into Pandora to follow a brand-new story in the universe, and their character will get stronger as they progress further throughout this world.
Avatar: Reckoningis a mobile MMORPGwith a heavy emphasis on gunplay. Players will shoot their way through Pandora with guns that they can customize to their liking. Throughout the game, players will collect all sorts of different attachments and weapons that will help them take out their foes. They will take these weapons on single-player missions across Pandora to unravel the mysterious plot and explore brand-new regions of the planet.
Single-player missions are not the only type of gameplay thatAvatar: Reckoningwill offer. Since it is an MMO, players will also be able to group up with others to complete harder instances. They can also compete in various PvP modes across a variety of maps to battle it out for glory. Time will tell just how fun or engaging these modes are, but it does seem to provide the player with a decent amount of content to choose from when they want toexplore Pandora.
Avatar: Reckoning Does Not Scream James Cameron’s Avatar
Exploring the world of Pandora in an RPG could be a lot of fun, butAvatar: Reckoningdoes not really seem like the game to do it. The gameplay that has been shown off so far puts a very heavy emphasis on guns, and that just does not screamJames Cameron’sAvatarseries. Guns and war are very present in the first movie, but that was hardly the focus of the story. It was more about the grand world and the people that call it home, andAvatar: Reckoningseems to lose sight of that.
A lot of the gameplay ofAvatar: Reckoningalso looks very similar to other mobile shooters on the market. While it does not seem to be a battle royale, the gameplay and UI look eerily close togames likePUBG Mobile. It just does not look very special or magical like the film did, and the mobile platforms heavily limited just how grand this MMORPG can be. It will most likely also come coupled with hefty microtransactions, but those have not been talked about yet.
Avatar: Reckoninglooks more like a standard mobile shooter with anAvatarskin attached instead of a full-fledgedAvatartitle. It may blow everyone away once players actually get their hands on it, but right now it just does not feel likethe world that James Cameron created. It does not seem to present a grand world brimming with life for players to explore, but instead Pandora seems like a simple backdrop for an otherwise pretty cookie-cutter shooter, and that should not be the case.
Avatar: Reckoningis currently in development for iOS and Android.
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