Immortals Fenyx Rising | 7 Things You Need To Know
Immortals Fenyx Rising (formerly known as Gods and Monsters) is an upcoming open-world adventure game from Ubisoft. We got to go hands on with a preview of the game, and listen to Zeus and Prometheus bicker first hand. Here are 7 things you need to know about the upcoming game!
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00:00 Phoenix, fighting with all her might, had nearly reached Olympus on her quest to defeat
00:08 Typhon, the dreaded god destroyer.
00:09 But first, she would have to plunge into the Forge Lands.
00:10 Once home to Hephaestus, god of fire, hammer, anvil and forge, these were now godless lands.
00:11 Soon, the Forge Lands would be a place of war.
00:12 Scorched, laid to waste, what was not dead, was dying.
00:36 This is Immortals Fenyx Rising, the game formerly known as Gods and Monsters, the latest title
00:42 from the Ubisoft team behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey is arriving later this year for current
00:47 and next-gen platforms, along with PC and Switch.
00:51 A few of us got to go hands-on with the game, which in my case meant spending an embarrassingly
00:56 long time trying to figure out a single puzzle, and we're here to tell you the 7 things
01:00 you need to know about Immortals Fenyx Rising.
01:04 A huge part of the experience of Immortals is the fact that your entire journey is narrated
01:08 by the gods, specifically Zeus and Prometheus.
01:12 In fact, the premise of the narration is that Prometheus is trying to tell Zeus the story
01:16 of Fenyx, but Zeus actually doesn't really want to hear it, so occasionally he'll mess
01:21 with the narrative and actually impact your gameplay.
01:23 It's pretty funny to hear two gods bickering as you take down mythical beasts.
01:37 And speaking of mythical creatures, you'll be pleased to hear that the team behind Assassin's
01:40 Creed Odyssey has introduced a lot of Odyssey's combat into its new game.
01:45 As you work to take down the titan Typhon, you'll be able to take advantage of various
01:49 legendary weapons, including the Sword of Achilles and the Bow of Odysseus.
01:54 They're all customisable, as are you and your armour, and if that's not enough, you
01:59 can fly as well.
02:00 Each region of the Golden Isle is themed to a different Greek god, so as you move around
02:05 you'll notice completely different vibes.
02:08 This is Hephaestus' Forgeland, so it's full of fire, the resources have been stripped
02:12 back and the ground is barren.
02:14 Aphrodite's region has been revealed earlier, which is much more lush, filled with forests
02:18 and trees.
02:19 The enemies are also themed to the areas, so this forge area features mechanical foes
02:24 that you won't find anywhere else.
02:26 However, as you progress throughout the game, don't expect to find many NPCs.
02:31 We didn't see any in our playthrough, and the gods are your main companions on this
02:35 journey, so it'll mostly be you fighting and solving puzzles.
02:39 Known as the Vaults of Tartaros, these glowing portals take you down into the underworld
02:43 for a dungeon-like puzzle.
02:45 The vaults will ask you to take down enemies, work your way through platforming sections
02:49 and solve some puzzles in order to complete them.
02:51 Each has a unique name and difficulty level, so will no doubt be great ways to spend time
02:56 between missions.
02:57 If you're thinking this sounds a lot like Zelda Breath of the Wild, there's something
03:01 else that draws serious comparisons between the two, which is the stamina.
03:06 Like in Breath of the Wild, you'll have to keep a constant eye on your stamina as
03:09 you climb, fly, swim and otherwise navigate across the Golden Isle.
03:13 You'll even have to gather mushrooms to brew potions to chug in order to top your
03:17 stamina levels up, although they're much more blue and glowy than the Breath of the
03:21 Wild ingredients.
03:23 Aside from the vaults, the Golden Isle is full of puzzles, like the one I got stuck
03:27 on.
03:28 You'll have to spread across all of the Golden Isle and take various forms - some
03:31 involve finding and positioning glowing blue orbs to form constellations, while others
03:36 ask you to guide a controllable arrow through a series of rings.
03:40 They can get pretty tricky.
03:42 So those are 7 things you need to know about the upcoming Immortals Fenyx Rising.
03:47 The game is set to release on December 3rd, so subscribe to GamesRadar for more info on
03:51 the game, as well as news, reviews, guides and previews.
03:56 Thanks for watching.
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