Info about Immortals Fenyx Rising™ - Myths of the Eastern Realm:

Official game description:
Experience an exciting new tale inspired by Chinese mythology! As Ku, a brave new hero, you must help the goddess Nuwa restore the balance between Heaven and Earth. Encounter legendary Chinese deities, fight exotic monsters, and challenge yourself with unique puzzle mechanics in the quest to save humanity.

Release date: Dec 15, 2022

Categories: Action-Adventure, Puzzle Solving, Open-World Exploration, Chinese Mythology, Combat, Character Progression, Exploration


- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $5.00 - $10.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find the game worth purchasing only under specific conditions, such as liking the main game or buying it on sale. Several reviews indicate that the full price is not considered fair, with mentions of £13 and £6.24 being too high. The consensus seems to be that a fair price is significantly lower than the current base price, likely in the range of a deep sale.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 8.0h
  - Story completion: 4.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: 16.0h
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides several direct mentions of playtime metrics. The first quote mentions an ~8 hour outing, which aligns with the game completion time. The second quote specifies 4 hours to complete the main story and 16 hours for full completion, indicating story completion and endgame metrics respectively. The third quote mentions 6 hours for 100% completion, supporting the endgame metric. The fourth quote mentions a runtime of less than 11 hours, which further supports the game completion time.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game can be fun immediately for players who enjoy quick and easy riddles and a non-repetitive experience, but the boring story and potential sluggishness can hinder early enjoyment.
  - Stance: Fun immediately
  - Anchor: N/A
  - Time to anchor: 0h 0m
  - Friction: boring story; potential sluggishness
  - Unlock drivers: quick and easy riddles; tweaked combo system
  - Conditions: short playtime; separate from main campaign
- Player Archetypes:
  - Franchise Fan (buy)
    - Motivation: More of the same enjoyable experience.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys repeating familiar gameplay loops and mechanics.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: fan of the series; base game lover
    - Reference games: Immortals: Fenyx Rising
  - Content Completer (sale)
    - Motivation: New content and improvements.
    - Playstyle: Focuses on unlocking new powers and enjoying additional content.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: completionist; content enthusiast
    - Reference games: Immortals: Fenyx Rising


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Exploration of Chinese mythology (weight 0.66): The game's setting and storyline based on Chinese mythology were found interesting and enjoyable. Players appreciated learning about and exploring this mythological context.
- New puzzles and mechanics (weight 0.5): The introduction of new puzzles and puzzle elements was well-received. Players appreciated the different styles and new mechanics in the puzzles.
- Enjoyable and engaging gameplay (weight 0.44): Many players found the gameplay enjoyable and engaging, with some specifically mentioning the combat remix and the base game mechanics as highlights.
- Improved combat mechanics (weight 0.41): The combat mechanics were noted for being slightly different and more dynamic, with improvements in the combo system and character control.
- Beautiful and detailed world design (weight 0.39): The world design was praised for its beauty and attention to detail, with players enjoying the new areas inspired by Chinese mythology.
- Familiar yet fresh gameplay (weight 0.34): While the gameplay mechanics are familiar to those who played the base game, the DLC introduces enough novelty to keep it fresh and enjoyable.
- Good value for content (weight 0.3): Players felt that the DLC offered a good amount of content for its price, making it a worthwhile purchase.
- Standalone experience (weight 0.27): The DLC provides a standalone experience that feels like a separate game, which players appreciated for its completeness and independence from the main game.
- Technical excellence (weight 0.26): The game was praised for its technical aspects, including clean performance, lack of bugs, and suitable optimization for gaming PCs.
- Enjoyable challenges and rewards (weight 0.21): Players enjoyed the challenges and rewards system, including achievements and optional puzzles and chests.
- Balanced difficulty (weight 0.13): The difficulty was noted for being balanced, with options to play on the hardest difficulty while still being casual and fun.

Common complaints:
- Poor story and character design (weight 0.97): The story is widely criticized for being uninteresting, poorly written, and lacking originality. Characters are often described as unlikable, unappealing, and lacking depth and background.
- Lack of innovation and reskinned content (weight 0.78): The game is criticized for lacking innovation, with many elements being reskins of the main game. This includes enemies, abilities, and even the story and combat mechanics.
- Poor voice acting and dialogue (weight 0.53): The voice acting and dialogue are criticized for being of lower quality compared to the main game, with some descriptions of the dialogue being cringe-worthy.
- Bugs and technical issues (weight 0.49): The game is reported to have various bugs and technical issues, some of which are carried over from the main game. This includes glitches, crashes, and other performance problems.
- Short game length (weight 0.43): The game is much shorter than the main game, with some players reporting only 6 hours for 100% completion. This brevity contributes to a feeling of less value and replayability.
- Poor puzzle design (weight 0.41): Puzzles are described as less interesting, badly designed, and sometimes too intricate. There are also fewer vaults and puzzles compared to the main game.
- Disappointing overall experience (weight 0.34): Many players express overall disappointment with the game, citing a lack of interest and quality, and feeling that the game is not worth the price.
- Lack of variety in gameplay elements (weight 0.26): The game is criticized for its lack of variety in enemies, upgrades, quests, and other gameplay elements, making the experience feel repetitive and monotonous.
- Cultural and thematic issues (weight 0.25): The game faces criticism for its handling of cultural themes, including issues with the adaptation of Asian themes and a lack of significant representation of Greek mythology.
- Disconnection from main game (weight 0.22): The story is criticized for not being connected to the main game, making it feel like a separate and less engaging experience.
- Small map size (weight 0.21): The map is significantly smaller than the main game, which limits exploration and makes the game feel more confined.
- Lack of character customization and fashion options (weight 0.12): Players are disappointed with the limited character customization and unappealing fashion options, which reduces the ability to personalize the gaming experience.

Gameplay feedback:
- Combat mechanics and variety (weight 0.5): The game includes combat mechanics and mentions of enemy variety, with some players noting reskinned enemies and abilities.
- Story and character interactions (weight 0.38): The story involves various characters and their interactions, with a new story and hero introduced.
- Puzzle design and mechanics (weight 0.35): The game features puzzle design with average puzzles, dungeons with puzzles, and new puzzle mechanisms.
- Eastern mythology setting (weight 0.32): The game is set in Chinese mythology and features an Eastern-themed setting with characters like Yin, Mǎnam, Kun Lunami, and others.
- Map exploration and size (weight 0.3): The game includes map exploration with a smaller open world consisting of two regions shaped like Yin and Yang.
- Similar to base game (weight 0.24): The gameplay is similar to the base game, with some players noting it feels like a remix or accelerated version.
- New mechanics and moves (weight 0.23): The game introduces new mechanics and moves, including a tweaked combo system and stronger godly powers.
- Resource collection and upgrades (weight 0.15): Players can collect materials, upgrade stamina, and find weapons and armor throughout the game.
- Achievement and reward system (weight 0.13): The game has an achievement system and a reward system for players.
- New world and ambiance (weight 0.11): The game introduces a new world with a different setting and ambiance, including Far Eastern martial arts.

Performance notes:
- Technical issues and bugs (weight 0.14): Players are experiencing various technical issues, including bugs and stuttering. These problems affect the overall gameplay experience and need to be addressed for smoother performance.
- FPS drops (weight 0.08): Players have noted drops in frames per second (FPS) during gameplay. This can lead to a less enjoyable and more frustrating gaming experience.
- Camera angle problems (weight 0.08): There are reports of issues with the camera angles in the game. This can impact the player's ability to navigate and enjoy the game effectively.
- Game closure and driver issues (weight 0.08): Some players are facing issues with closing the game and compatibility problems with the most current version of the Nvidia driver. These issues can cause inconvenience and disrupt the gaming experience.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for fans of the main game (weight 0.23): Players who enjoyed the base game and the first DLC are likely to find this addition worthwhile.
- Gold Edition offers better value (weight 0.13): Buying the Gold Edition is suggested as a cost-effective way to get the DLC.
- Wait for a sale (weight 0.13): Recommendation to purchase the game or DLC only when it is on sale or discounted.
- Avoid excessive mechanic experimentation (weight 0.13): Players advise against too much experimentation with game mechanics and suggest releasing a new game for major changes.
- Skip if not a fan (weight 0.12): Suggestion that players who are not fans of the main game or specific DLCs can skip this content.
- More content if base game succeeds (weight 0.07): Suggestion to add more similar content via DLC if the base game is well-received.
- Recommended for mythology enthusiasts (weight 0.07): The DLC is recommended for those who enjoy exploring different mythologies.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Disappointment (weight 0.41): Players feel disappointed due to the lack of innovation and reused elements in the DLC, including the story, puzzles, and music. The short duration, lack of new enemies, poor character development, and weak humor also contribute to this sentiment, along with comparisons to the base game highlighting the lack of significant new content and originality.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.2): Players are satisfied with the DLC's style, combat, and overall quality, often drawing positive comparisons to the base game. They appreciate the story, gameplay mechanics, map ambiance, and character control, leading to an overall enjoyable experience.
- Frustration (weight 0.15): Frustration stems from issues with story design, character design, and puzzle design, as well as camera problems and a lack of new content. Bugs, repetitive tasks, upgrade mechanics, and game crashes also contribute to player frustration.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.15): Players enjoy the story, gameplay, and presentation of Chinese mythology in the DLC. The new world, characters, and gameplay mechanics, along with interesting puzzles and fun combat style, add to the overall enjoyment.
- Excitement (weight 0.07): Excitement is driven by the introduction of a new hero, a mix of gameplay elements, and the addition of new monsters and puzzles. The detailed positive analysis of the DLC's story, gameplay, and world design also contributes to this emotion.}