It is utterly boring and rote, in a lot of ways. It's a 95% Far Cry (as in, it's slightly weaker than Far Cry mechanically, which I didn't think was even possible) in the world of Pandora. Some of Far Cry's mechanics like the camps didn't translate as well as the devs thought they would, plus the enemy AI is just bullshit, but luckily the game is easy overall as your longbow is extremely OP.

But, on the flipside, fucking hell does this game sell "Pandora". More so than the movies, even the first one for the time it came out. Walking through and flying over the jungle is breathtakingly beautiful, and it's not just the texture/model designers that deserve a bonus payout: The actual jungle design is superb, too. And the level + sounds designers also created individual setpieces (like the trip up the rookery) that create the perfect feeling in that moment and are really memorable.

It's in a lot of ways extremely well done. It's also by Ubisoft and is a Far Cry reskin, which sadly massively limits how good it can be overall. I wish they had let the designers run wild and create their own thing. But it's still an impressive game and far better than I thought it'd be, even if it's all show.