Immortals Fenyx Rising will receive a spinoff instead of a sequel, and the title will be "less of a copy of Breath of the Wild", according to journalist Jeff Grub.
Grubb revealed the information while speaking on the Games Mess Decides podcast, citing a source he expressed confidence in, stating:
“Ubisoft Quebec‘s sequel to Immortals Fenyx Rising is not a proper sequel. It’s more of a spin-off. The production name of the game is called Oxygen. It’s based on Hawaiian Polynesian culture this time around. It still has a God narrator. They try to still be visually stylised but it’s less of a copy of Breath of the Wild. It’s in early pre-production, seen some concept art, it’s coming maybe 2025.”
Grubb indicated that his source had prior knowledge of the cancellation of Ghost Recon Frontline, news which was announced just before the recording of the podcast
This somewhat lines up with reporting from earlier in the year, when dozens of Ubisoft titles, including what we presumed would be an Immortals Fenyx Rising sequel, were supposed to have been shown off at a showcase, ultimately never materialised.
It's a pretty interesting premise, if true, and it would be a refreshing change to see different mythology explored. The Olympian gods have had their time in the sun, and it could be argued that the Asgardians are also reaching an oversaturation point.
We thought Immortals Fenyx Rising was a good game for what it was, with basic but enjoyable combat hampered by some frustrating puzzles. You can read our full thoughts on the title in our review.
What do you think of this possible spin-off title, known internally as Oxygen? What are your thoughts on Immortals Fenyx Rising, in retrospect? Debate the nature of the universe in the comments section below.
[source youtube.com, via videogameschronicle.com, thegamer.com]
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Immortals was a huge surprise for me, so this sequel is one of the very rare Ubisoft games I'm interested in.
I was quite interested in this game when it was known as god and monsters, then when they showed off the new art style alongside with the name change I lost interest. Though it’s currently on eBay new for £8 so I’ll inevitably pick it up.
Polynesian gods would be super interesting.
That’s awesome. So many pantheons that we know little about, encourage anything that spreads awareness.
Immortals was the most pleasant of surprises! I picked it up on Switch when it released, and played it non-stop through the Christmas holiday period. It shamelessly borrows a lot of concepts from BOTW, but in the best possible way (!). A lot of fun, and I wish Ubisoft would take more chances on new IPs like this. The DLC was fairly solid too
This is good news, as Fenyx was an enjoyable light-hearted adventure, albeit a BOTW imposter. The narration humour was also a welcome addition.
The Hawaiian Polynesian aspect of the sequel sounds great. There are so many gods to play around with - Kamapua’a, Pele, Na-maka-o-Kaha’i, Laka, Poli’ahu, Lilinoe, Kane, Lono, and of course Ku, the God of War. (Just to name a few)
Sign me up!
Immortals was brilliant. Probably the best game Ubisoft made in the last 5 years.
So they are making a new game with the same concept but with a different theme. Why is it called a spin off instead of a sequel ?
It was a brilliant game - I even got the humour! Not sure what other people were expecting? Only downside was the lacklustre DLC which, to be honest, sucked.
So long as the sequel/spin-off follows the original game's structure, I'll be happy and probably a day one purchase.
Bring it on! Loved Immortals, I wasn’t even sure about it but decided to at least give it a chance. Glad I did!
Yes, so glad to see this. First of all I’m playing Immortals right now and pleasantly surprised at how much I’m enjoying it. But more importantly, I love the Hawaiian / Polynesian angle for a game setting. It’s one of several historical and cultural settings which has not been tapped into yet in gaming. Like the article says, we have plenty of Greek and now Norse mythology based games. I’ve always felt Polynesian and Native American myth is ripe for fresh gaming content.
Awesome, I loved Immortals Fenyx Rising. It had the fun of an Assassin's Creed game sans the AC stuff. That way they could go full on fantasy and not be tied to a semi-reality setting. I'm also glad to hear that it's supposedly getting rid of a lot of its BotW influence. I hope they remove the stamina guage, it's an annoying mechanic in any game. I look forward to what they do next.
Immortals is the route Ubisoft should have taken with the pirate setting of Black Flag. It didn't need to go with the cartoon-like visuals that Immortals did, just remove the AC ties. They could have gone all out fantasy based in ways too. We could have battled the Kraken, Davy Jones, Black Beard, skeletons, voodoo shamans on mysterious uncharted islands, etc.
What do we get instead? Skull & Bones. 🤦♂️
A live service PvP pirate game made to push micro-transactions and "recurrent spending" BS. No doubt Ubisoft will try to ad their NFT Quartz BS into the game despite its utter failure in Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
There are currently reports that even it's own developers are revealing that what little is on offer with the game is shallow and underdeveloped. 😑🤦♂️
@Th3solution
I love Greek and Norse Mythology, and to a lesser extent (only by lack of knowledge) Japanese and Chinese Mythology.
I know next to nothing about Indian or Polynesian Mythology. That said, I loved the animated film Moana, and I found its Polynesian Mythology to be very intriguing and entertaining, so I am all for an Immortals game set in a Polynesian setting.
@SinfulDestroyer
The game Ubisoft should have canceled is Skull & Bones, and years ago. 🙄
More Immortals sounds great, the game was amazing
@Kang81 Yeah, I’m no expert on world cultures, but have casual interest in Polynesian, Asian, Africa, Middle Eastern, and Native American history and mythology - all of which are pretty underrepresented in gaming. I’m not in favor of games being made in diverse cultures merely for diversity’s sake, rather I think there is real untapped potential in these various settings.
As for Polynesian, I do think it’s a rather complex undertaking, because although there is some overlap, apparently each island nation has some distinct lore of its own. So this game seems to go with Hawaiian myth, but there is Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan, Fijian, Maori, etc. which all have some unique aspects to their culture, despite a lot of commonality in the myths of creation and the gods of their ancestors.
The same could be said for Native American culture, which has some common mythos but the tribal nature of their history fragments many of their legends. Perhaps this is part of the challenge to using them as a gaming setting. Nevertheless, Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West showed a creative way to tap into some of that by at least being an homage to the culture.
I too enjoy Greek mythology, but happy to see developers spread their wings a little and chart new territory.
So basically we’re going with an island theme, underwater ruins/cities, water powers, tiki this and that and some great tattoos.
Love the theme change, it’ll be great to see a different mythology. Loved the puzzles, openness and characters of Fenyx. Looking forward to this.
@SamMR They're not calling it a sequel because it's probably a shorter game that doesn't focus on the 1st game's main character?
Not to mention they're hinting the game won't big as massive/big.
@SamMR Yea not sure why it's being called a spin-off when one of the dlc was just that with the Chinese theme to it.
And here I was worried it would never get a sequel, it didn't make a lot of noise when it came out but I think word of mouth helped.
I thought immortals was pretty good. Got pretty repetative so i never finished but a sequel is cool with me.
The China DLC should have been it's own game IMO
So basically more puzzles and collectible nonsense? No way, no thanks 😑😑
@Th3solution
No doubt, Greek Mythology as much as I love it is the most used Mythology. We've had a major use of Norse Mythology of late as well. So I am all for representing other Mythologies, I love learning about them.
I had forgotten about how Indian culture and myths were. I haven't learned much about them since graduating from high school. Which was looong ago.
I didn't even think Polynesian myths and religions would be so diverse. Pure lack of knowledge on my part. I see how that can be difficult to tackle without omitting some aspects or just mashing them altogether, which wouldn't be accurate.
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