Ubisoft’s new Open World Immortals Fenyx Rising has not even appeared yet and already divides opinions. It is not the first time that a Ubisoft game has to contend with major differences in rating internationally, because Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion have only just been in the spotlight and received ratings that ranged from enthusiastic to severely disappointed.
In our GameStar test, Immortals Fenyx Rising scores with one Rating of 82 from. We find the fant asy atmosphere, the varied surrounding puzzles and the great flow in the open world particularly successful. However, we would have liked to have deviated even more from the Ubisoft formula. How Immortals plays and for whom the Open World is particularly suitable can be read in detail in our test:
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Although many game magazines give it a similar rating, some even see it as a hot candidate for Game of the Year – others as just an average game. So let’s take a closer look at the ratings.
Immortals Fenyx Rising in the international ranking
If you take a look at the hard numbers, the average rating of Immortals is currently in the 70s to 80s. The PC version on Metacritic is currently 77 (12 reviews) and the Xbox Series X (35 reviews) is 82. The Metascore on OpenCritic (89 reviews) is 79.
The voices of the testers
The magazine is at the top of the ratings Gaming Age, which gives Immortals Fenyx Rising the top grade A, which corresponds to a score of 100 in the Metascore. Tester Matthew Pollesel praises the immersive world and the good feel of Immortals:
“Really fun look at open world action and – in my opinion – it’s a late game of the year contender.”
At the other end, however, is that CGMagazine, which gives Immortals a rating of only 30 points. Although author Preston Dozsa describes it as a “competently made video game,” he criticizes the shallow fighting and that the rewards for side activities are “practically meaningless.” Immortals would have nothing to offer “that has not already been made better elsewhere.”
Such extreme evaluations are rather rare at Immortals – in fact, most publications agree Ratings between 70 and 90. There is one main reason for these still large fluctuations in ratings at Immortals: It does a lot differently than we are used to from Ubisoft, but not everything. And that is exactly a matter of taste.
The clearly recognizable Ubisoft formula is interpreted differently in negative terms internationally, while free exploration of the world has different positive effects. Tester Francesco De Meo from Wccftech gives Immortals a rating of 80 and justifies it with exactly this mix:
“Despite far too little innovation and more than a slight resemblance to Breath of the Wild’s core mechanics, Immortals Fenyx Rising is a great open world game with a lighthearted, humorous tone, great fighting, tons of content and a well-designed main quest. […] Sure, the game suffers a little from Ubisoft’s signature inflated open world design, but don’t let that put you off: Fenyx’s journey […] is worth experiencing. “
Immortal’s Fenyx Rising is out on December 3rd for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and Stadia. Until then, you can read our assessment in the GameStar test of Immortals Fenyx Rising. You can also find all information about the release, the editions and the gameplay in our FAQ.
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If you are interested in the topic even more deeply, our editor-in-chief Heiko Klinge explains in his column in more detail how such differences in rating come about in big titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion and how we evaluate exactly at GameStar.