Basically, the developers wanted to create a game with an enormous emphasis on the mythology aspect of Ancient Greece. ![]() It was conceptualized during the development of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and surprisingly, while checking for bugs. This new IP had an interesting starting point. And it looks like the folks over at Ubisoft Quebec got the same idea. Look no further than the God of War series and Hades, some of the best examples of adapting mythology in a video game in recent times. But simply put, there is too much content recycled here, and it is another disappointing piece of DLC for a game that deserves so much better.Mythology has always been a rich source of inspiration because of its collection of tales about heroes, monsters, and gods. The concise length actually works in its favour then, as it can be swiftly completed in one day. But when so much is copied and pasted into Myths of the Eastern Realm on Xbox, it quickly becomes a shallow expansion. On one hand, I had an absolute blast with Immortals Fenyx Rising, so the promise of more of the same should be a good thing. The final DLC which is still upcoming – The Lost Gods – better be breaking this mould. But after completing the DLCs and the main game, my limit is fast approaching with Immortals. Ku is likeable enough, but there is barely any time for character-building as the story can be completed within three hours if you skip all the side activities and focus solely on it.ĭefeating the final boss does allow you to customise Fenyx with any of the unlocked outfits you have found for Ku. Gone is the constant bickering between Zeus and Prometheus as the DLC is not narrated by anyone, and any humour between Ku, Nuwa or Gong Gong feels more forced than the main adventure. Myths of the Eastern Realm also feels a bit flat in comparison to the main game. ![]() The puzzles in the ruins are slightly different and utilise some new mechanics such as sky hooks and floating clouds, but the end result is still the same here. These now offer Sky Agate instead of Zeus’s Lightning but it is still used to upgrade your stamina. The Vaults of Tartaros have been replaced by Ruins of Heaven. These are the same attacks as Are’s Wrath and Hephaistos’s Hammer from the main game, but now for example after unleashing Are’s Wrath to pop enemies into the air, the blades will scatter before homing in on them, dealing extra damage. Then, once you have maxed out these tiers, you can unleash one of two ‘new’ moves Blades of Huang Di or Axe of Yan Di. God Seals works twofold it replaces the combo meter with a three-tier system based on your speed and damage output, that increases both parameters as you progress. ![]() These now offer Jade Coins, but they act in the same way as the Coins of Charon. There is though a new system called the God Seals, which can be upgraded by completing the myth challenges dotted throughout the world. Ku comes fully kitted out with the attacks and abilities that Fenyx spent hours unlocking in the skill tree, which does make sense given many players will be coming into this having completed the base game. Ku’s attacks are also carbon copies of Fenyx repertoire, with barely any room for upgrades. And whilst the sliding puzzles have been removed, they have been replaced by a 3×3 grid puzzle that is equally less inspiring. Then there are the puzzles the constellation puzzles are now called Bagua puzzles for example, but they are identical in every other way. And this is just the tip of the iceberg of assets ‘borrowed’ from the main narrative.Įnemies are very similar to their counterparts, with the same attack patterns for both them and Ku, and after spending 40+ hours defeating them first time around, it’s disappointing to see them basically here again. Until the main adventure, these gods have not been transformed into something else, but Gong Gong in particular looks identical to Ares. Nuwa is one of the new gods that Ku needs to help, along with Gong Gong. He bumps into the goddess Nuwa – the creator of humanity – and asks if there is anything she can do to fix things. He awakens to discover the world split in two as the balance between Heaven and Earth has been cut apart by an anomaly known as The Scar. Ku is the name of the new playable character but unlike Fenyx cannot be customised, save for the standard armour colourations.
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