It’s the one
year anniversary of Rage issues!
So it’s time
once again to look at the bad products from a great series, the avatar series.
From what I can tell most of the Avatar: The Last Airbender video games were
only sort of semi-cannon tie in stories related to the series that was airing,
but they went a bit more all-out with this one. This story is in-continuity,
taking place between books 2 and 3 of Korra. Not only that but they’ve hired
Platinum Games to do the development, who are well known for fast paced action
games, and most famous these days for Bayonetta.
Then then
you take a look at the game in the promotional material. They use cell shading
over more traditional CGI to give the game a look more in tune with the style
of the show. With such a reputable games company behind it, and a great look to
it, this was bound to be a fantastic game, right?
Well, no, it
isn’t. And the bad signs started early. For starters, Platinum Games, the guys
who made Bayonetta, were busy working on its sequel at the same time as
creating this game. This ended up being a £15.99 game, and tell me how many
budget titles have you seen that are any good? (For the record I own 4 others, Young
Justice: Legacy and the 3 Ratchet and Clank short games (Quest For Booty, Q-force/Full Frontal Assault and (Into the) Nexus) I’d say Ratchet and
Clank: (Into the) Nexus is the best of the 4, the other 3 range from mediocre to…
mediocre) and you can see hope draining away, so let’s take a look at the story
of the game, and see if that alleviates things.
