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57-404: Immortals Fenyx Rising is a 2020 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft . The game was released for Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Stadia , Windows , Xbox One , and Xbox Series X/S . Immortals Fenyx Rising tells the story, as narrated by Prometheus to Zeus, of Fenyx, a mortal who in order to rescue Fenyx's brother must stop

114-619: A fantasy " setting. Tutankham , debuted by Konami in January 1982, was an action-adventure released for arcades . It combined maze, shoot 'em up, puzzle-solving and adventure elements, with a 1983 review by Computer and Video Games magazine calling it "the first game that effectively combined the elements of an adventure game with frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay." It inspired the similar Time Bandit (1983). Action Quest , released in May 1982, blended puzzle elements of adventure games into

171-446: A joystick -controlled, arcade-style action game, which surprised reviewers at the time. While noting some similarities to Adventure , IGN argues that The Legend of Zelda (1986) by Nintendo "helped to establish a new subgenre of action-adventure", becoming a success due to how it combined elements from different genres to create a compelling hybrid, including exploration, adventure-style inventory puzzles , an action component,

228-566: A monetary system , and simplified RPG-style level building without the experience points . The Legend of Zelda series was the most prolific action-adventure game franchise through to the 2000s. Roe R. Adams also cited the arcade-style side-scrolling fantasy games Castlevania (1986), Trojan (1986) and Wizards & Warriors (1987) as early examples of action-adventure games. Games like Brain Breaker (1985), Xanadu (1985), Metroid (1986) and Vampire Killer (1986) combined

285-471: A software bug the team discovered during the development of Odyssey , which changed the humans on the player's crew into giant cyclopses, and decided that it would be a good idea to create a separate game that embraces the mythological side of Greece. Due to the positive reception of Odyssey , Ubisoft's management agreed to greenlight the project. The game was announced as Gods and Monsters during E3 2019 . Initially set to be released on February 26, 2020,

342-759: A subgenre of open world action-adventure video games in the third-person perspective . They are characterized by their likeness to the Grand Theft Auto series in either gameplay or overall design. In these types of open world games, players may find and use a variety of vehicles and weapons while roaming freely in an open world setting. Metroidvania is a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania ; such games are sometimes referred to as "search action", and are generally based on two-dimensional platformers. They emphasize both exploration and puzzle-solving with traditional platform gameplay. Survival horror games emphasize "inventory management" and making sure

399-545: A choice of what to say. The NPC gives a scripted response to the player, and the game offers the player several new ways to respond. Due to the action-adventure subgenre's broad and inclusive nature, it causes some players to have difficulty finishing a particular game. Companies have devised ways to give the player help, such as offering clues or allowing the player to skip puzzles to compensate for this lack of ability. Brett Weiss cites Atari 's Superman (1979) as an action-adventure game, with Retro Gamer crediting it as

456-448: A complex text parser and no free-moving character. While they share general gameplay dynamics, action-adventures vary widely in the design of their viewpoints, including bird's eye , side-scrolling, first-person, third-person , over-the-shoulder, or even a 3/4 isometric view . Many action-adventure games simulate a conversation through a conversation tree . When the player encounters a non-player character , they are allowed to select

513-620: A mortal scholar. Abe no Seimei , a famous onmyōji from the Heian period was supposed to be one. His father, Abe no Yasuna (安倍 保名), was human. Still, his mother Kuzunoha , was a Kitsune , a divine fox, being this the origin of Abe no Seimei's magical prowess. In the indigenous religions originating from the Philippines , collectively called Anitism , demigods abound in various ethnic stories. Many of these demigods equal major gods and goddesses in power and influence. Notable examples include Mayari,

570-543: A mortal, then he will be freed from his imprisonment. Prometheus uses his power of foresight to tell the story of Fenyx. Fenyx, a young Greek shield-bearer of the Delian League , survives a shipwreck and washes up on the Golden Isle, where she is shocked to find that the surviving crew and the Golden Isle's residents have been turned to stone. After recovering several artifacts belonging to legendary Greek heroes and receiving

627-459: A mountain by Zeus , Typhon escapes, seeking to break the barrier between the mortal realm and Tartaros and remake the world in his own image. He attacks the Olympian gods, severing them from their godly essences and robbing them of their powers. Zeus flees and meets with Prometheus , seeking to secure his aid in battling Typhon. Prometheus instead makes a wager with Zeus: if Typhon can be beaten by

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684-563: A plan to stop Typhon and subsequently revert to their usual bickering and infighting. Fenyx's older brother Ligyron, who escaped the petrification curse, arrives and tells the gods of his plan to steal Hephaistos' chains from Typhon, enchant them using the blood of the gods, and use them to re-imprison Typhon. The gods agree to Ligyron's plan, but Fenyx is frustrated at his refusal to bring her along. The gods, who dislike Ligyron as he reminds them of Zeus, encourage Fenyx to pursue her brother so as not to let him steal her deserved glory. Fenyx scales

741-509: A prophecy, Fenyx rescues a young stranger, who helps her reach the Hall of the Gods. There, the stranger reveals himself as Hermes , and informs her of the grave threat Typhon poses. Determined to save humanity, Fenyx agrees to venture out into the Golden Isle to restore the deposed Olympian gods, along the way befriending a 'fire bird' which she names Phosphor. Fenyx manages to restore Aphrodite , who became

798-779: A result from a trademark dispute with Monster Energy , which challenged the Gods and Monsters name, believing it would cause confusion. Jeffrey Yohalem , who wrote for previous Ubisoft titles such as Assassin's Creed II , Far Cry 3 , and Child of Light , served as narrative director and lead writer. The humour—particularly that involving the bickering between the narrators Zeus and Prometheus—was inspired by films such as Robin Hood: Men in Tights , The Princess Bride , and The Naked Gun . In regards to adapting Greek mythology for modern audiences, Yohalem explained that he did not want to avoid

855-705: A side-scrolling platformer format with adventure exploration, creating the Metroidvania platform-adventure subgenre. Similarly, games like 005 (1981), Castle Wolfenstein and Metal Gear (1987) combined action-adventure exploration with stealth mechanics, laying the foundations for the stealth game subgenre, which would later be popularized in 1998 with the releases of Metal Gear Solid , Tenchu: Stealth Assassins , and Thief: The Dark Project . The cinematic platformer Prince of Persia (1989) featured action-adventure elements, inspiring games such as Another World (1991) and Flashback (1992). Alone in

912-400: A single avatar as the protagonist . This type of game is often quite similar to role-playing video games . They are distinct from graphic adventures , which sometimes have free-moving central characters, but also a wider variety of commands and fewer or no action game elements and are distinct too from text adventures , characterized by many different commands introduced by the user via

969-497: A sword and slow and strong heavy attacks with an axe. Fenyx can use bow and arrows to defeat enemies. Players need to manage Fenyx's stamina during combat as they will become exhausted after repeated attacks. As players progress in the game, they can unlock powerful godlike abilities. For instance, Fenyx can unlock Ares ' Wrath, a group of spears that thrust enemies into the air. Armor and weapons can be upgraded by collecting sufficient crafting resources. After eons imprisoned under

1026-423: A tree without her passion; Ares , who was transformed into a rooster without his pride; Hephaistos , who became one of his automatons without suffering; and Athena , who was turned into a child without the ability to make clear judgments. Fenyx also defeats the spirits of Achilles , Atalanta , Herakles , and Odysseus , who were all corrupted by Typhon. Despite their restoration, the gods are unable to agree on

1083-487: Is a demigod and Hermes' child. Throughout the story, Zeus comes to realize how badly he has mistreated his children, the other gods, and his past lovers, and becomes guilt-ridden over his selfishness and vanity. However, he interrupts when he hears Fenyx is Hermes' child, as this should not be possible; Prometheus then admits that he had manipulated and fabricated parts of the story. He reveals that he arranged for his Titan brother Atlas to free Typhon and shipwreck Fenyx on

1140-447: Is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, classical adventure games have situational problems for the player to explore and solve to complete a storyline, involving little to no action . If there is action, it is generally confined to isolated instances. Classical action games, on the other hand, have gameplay based on real-time interactions that challenges

1197-557: Is a game that has enough action in it not to be called an adventure game, but not enough action to be called an action game." In some cases an action game with puzzles will be classified as an action-adventure game, but if these puzzles are quite simple they might be classified as an action game. Others see action games as a pure genre, while an action-adventure is an action game that includes situational problem-solving. Adventure gamers may also be purists, rejecting any game that makes use of physical challenges or time pressure. Regardless,

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1254-403: Is committed to changing his ways. Meanwhile, Zeus sends Ligyron to free Prometheus as part of the wager, but not before tormenting Prometheus by having Ligyron tell his own story of Fenyx, much to Prometheus' annoyance. Immortals Fenyx Rising was developed by Ubisoft Quebec , the team which created Assassin's Creed Odyssey . Game director Scott Phillips added that the project originated from

1311-424: Is heavily reliant upon the player character's movement, which triggers story events and thus affects the flow of the game. Popular examples of action-adventure games include The Legend of Zelda , God of War , and Tomb Raider series. There is a good deal of controversy over what actually constitutes an action-adventure game. One definition of the term "action-adventure" may be '"An action/adventure game

1368-468: Is killed. However, Zeus manages to escape and rallies the other gods to Fenyx's aid. Working together, they are able to subdue Typhon, who is defeated for good after succumbing to the poison. Afterward, as a reward for helping defeat Typhon, Zeus agrees to return humanity to normal, restores Phosphor as a new creature, the phoenix , and invites Fenyx to live on the Golden Isle with the gods. Fenyx agrees, as long as she gets to keep an eye on Zeus to ensure he

1425-416: Is set on the Golden Isle, a large open world consisting of seven distinct regions inspired by Greek mythology . The player is accompanied by Phosphor, a bird who can identify locations of interest on the map. Fenyx can traverse the world quickly through climbing cliffs, riding on a mount, and flying using the wings of Daedalus . The full open world is accessible from the start of the game. As players explore

1482-696: The Uncharted franchise, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Ark: Survival Evolved . Demigod The English term " demi- god" is a calque of the Latin word semideus , "half-god". The Roman poet Ovid probably coined semideus to refer to less important gods, such as dryads . Compare the Greek hemitheos . The term demigod first appeared in English in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, when it

1539-472: The Ashvins ). Queen Kunti had previously conceived another son, Karna , when she had tested the mantra out. Despite her protests, Surya the sun god was compelled by the mantra to impregnate her. Bhishma is another figures who fits the western definition of demigod, as he was the son of King Shantanu and Goddess Ganga . The Vaishnavites (who often translate deva as "demigod") cite various verses that speak of

1596-614: The Roman Senate declared Julius Caesar a demigod after his 46 BCE victory at Thapsus . However, Dio was writing in the third century CE — centuries after the death of Caesar — and modern critics have cast doubt on whether the Senate really did this. The first Roman to employ the term "demigod" may have been the poet Ovid (17 or 18 CE), who used the Latin semideus several times in reference to minor deities. The poet Lucan (39-65) also uses

1653-813: The "first to utilize multiple screens as playing area". Mark J.P. Wolf credits Adventure (1980) for the Atari VCS as the earliest-known action-adventure game. The game involves exploring a 2D environment, finding and using items which each have prescribed abilities, and fighting dragons in real-time like in an action game . Muse Software 's Castle Wolfenstein (1981) was another early action-adventure game, merging exploration, combat, stealth, and maze game elements, drawing inspiration from arcade shoot 'em ups and maze games (such as maze-shooter Berzerk ) and war films (such as The Guns of Navarone ). According to Wizardry developer Roe R. Adams, early action-adventure games "were basically arcade games done in

1710-664: The Blind Forest and its sequel Ori and the Will of the Wisps , composed the score. Ancient Greek instruments such as lyre and kithara were used when he was recording the music. Coker commissioned these instruments from a Greek luthier and had them transported across the Atlantic. The game was released on December 3, 2020 for Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Stadia , Windows , Xbox One , and Xbox Series X/S . A free demo for

1767-486: The Dark (1992) used 3D graphics , which would later be popularized by Resident Evil (1996) and Tomb Raider (1996). Resident Evil in particular created the survival horror subgenre, inspiring titles such as Silent Hill (1999) and Fatal Frame (2001). Action-adventure games have gone on to become more popular than the pure adventure games and pure platform games that inspired them. Recent examples include

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1824-764: The Devas are stated to be subordinate to Vishnu, or God. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) translates the Sanskrit word "deva" as "demigod" in his literature when the term referred to a God other than the Supreme Lord . This is because the Vaishnava tradition teaches that there is only one Supreme Lord and that all others are but His servants. In an effort to emphasize their subservience, Prabhupada uses

1881-529: The Golden Isle. In addition, he hid details of Fenyx's true parentage: she is actually a child of Zeus and his lover Thetis . He also tells Zeus that Typhon informed him of Zeus being behind the curse that turned humanity to stone. At that moment, Fenyx arrives with Typhon's poison, confirming the entire story was part of Prometheus' plot to have Zeus killed as revenge for imprisoning him. Zeus admits that he wanted to destroy humanity due to their flaws, but now sees that these flaws merely reflect those of himself and

1938-836: The Hindu epic Mahabharata , the five Pandava brothers and their half brother Karna , fit the Western definition of demigods though they are generally not referred to as such. Queen Kunti , the wife of King Pandu , was given a mantra that, when recited, meant that one of the gods would give her his child. When her husband was cursed to die if he ever engaged in sexual relations, Kunti used this mantra to provide her husband with children fathered by various deities. These children were Yudhishthira (child of Dharmaraj ), Bhima (child of Vayu ) and Arjuna (child of Indra ). She taught this mantra to Madri , King Pandu's other wife, and she immaculately conceived twin boys named Nakula and Sahadeva (children of

1995-508: The Pantheon. Immortals Fenyx Rising received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic . Its narrative, humor, combat, progression-systems, soundtrack, and open world-design received praise. Criticism was directed towards its lack of innovation, with many critics and players criticizing its similarities to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Action-adventure video game An action-adventure game

2052-558: The Tagalog moon goddess who governs the world every night, Tala, the Tagalog star goddess, Hanan, the Tagalog morning goddess, Apo Anno, a Kankanaey demigod hero, Oryol, a Bicolano half-snake demi-goddess who brought peace to the land after defeating all beasts in Ibalon, Laon, a Hiligaynon demigod who can talk to animals and defeated the mad dragon at Mount Kanlaon, Ovug, an Ifugao thunder and lightning demigod who has separate animations in both

2109-540: The action-adventure label is prominent in articles over the internet and media. The term "action-adventure" is usually substituted for a particular subgenre due to its wide scope. Although action-adventure games are diverse and difficult to classify, there are some distinct subgenres. Many games with gameplay similar to those in The Legend of Zelda series are called Zelda clones or Zelda -like games. Popular subgenres include: A Grand Theft Auto clone belongs to

2166-589: The darker aspects of its gods and heroes (providing the example of Paris ' kidnapping of Helen of Troy ), and instead wanted to specifically highlight those elements through a modern perspective, as it "[speaks] to our current political climate and who we are as human beings on social media ." Yohalem believed that the capability of Greek gods and heroes to commit evil acts made them more human, saying that "[the] Greeks believed in balance where what makes us human and makes us complete are both our strengths and weaknesses." Gareth Coker , who previously worked on Ori and

2223-634: The demigods in Chinese mythology , Erlang Shen and Chen Xiang are most prominent. In the Journey to the West , the Jade Emperor 's younger sister Yaoji is mentioned to have descended to the mortal realm and given birth to a child named Yang Jian. He would eventually grow up to become a deity himself known as Erlang Shen. Chen Xiang is nephew of Erlang Shen, birth by his younger sister Huayue Sanniang who married with

2280-600: The devas' subordinate status. For example, the Rig Veda (1.22.20) reads, " oṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramam padam sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ ", which translates to, "All the suras [i.e., the devas] look always toward the feet of Lord Vishnu". Similarly, in the Vishnu Sahasranama, the concluding verses, read, "The Rishis [great sages], the ancestors, the devas, the great elements, in fact, all things moving and unmoving constituting this universe, have originated from Narayana," (i.e., Vishnu). Thus

2337-400: The evil Typhon after his escape from the underworld. The game received positive reviews from critics. Immortals is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective . The player can customize the gender, voice, and the appearance of Fenyx. After unlocking the Hall of Gods, the player can use Aphrodite 's Beauty Chair to make further changes at any point in the game. The game

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2394-474: The game was delayed in October 2019 after another Ubisoft tentpole release, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint , failed to be commercially successful. According to Ubisoft, the delay gave additional time for the development team to "ensure that their respective innovations are perfectly implemented so as to deliver optimal experiences for players." Quebec studio used the additional time to add Zeus and Prometheus as

2451-504: The game was released for Stadia users before the game's official launch. A version for Amazon Luna was made available the following day. The first of three DLC packs for the game, A New God , was released on January 28, 2021. This story arc is set in Olympos , there Fenyx must overcome the trials from the Gods to earn a place among the Gods. The second DLC pack, Myths of the Eastern Realm

2508-473: The game's duo narrators, replacing Greek poet Homer , who was initially intended to fulfill this role. A work-in-progress build of the game was leaked on Stadia under the codename Orpheus in June 2020. It was re-revealed as Immortals Fenyx Rising on September 10, 2020. The studio decided to rename the game to reflect its narrative focus and put more emphasis on Fenyx, the game's protagonist. The change appeared to be

2565-406: The gameplay still follows a number of adventure game genre tropes (gathering items , exploration of and interaction with one's environment, often including an overworld connecting areas of importance, and puzzle-solving). While the controls are arcade-style (character movement, few action commands) there is an ultimate goal beyond a high score. In most action-adventure games, the player controls

2622-840: The immediate pre-Roman period, the Celtic Gallaceian tribe in Portugal made powerful, large stone statues of deified local heroes , which stood on hill forts in the mountainous regions of - what is today - Northern Portugal and Spanish Galicia . In Hinduism , the term demigod is used to refer to deities who were once human and later became devas (gods). There are two notable demigods in Vedic Scriptures : Nandi (the divine vehicle of Shiva ), and Garuda (the divine vehicle of Vishnu ). Examples of demigods worshiped in South India are Madurai Veeran and Karuppu Sami . The heroes of

2679-496: The mountain at the center of the Golden Isle; at the top, she discovers that Ligyron is allied with Typhon, and has collected all the ingredients necessary to create a poison capable of killing the gods. In return, Typhon will allow Ligyron to become a god in his new world and rule the Golden Isle. Fenyx defeats Ligyron in battle, forcing him to flee to Tartaros. Fenyx follows her brother and confronts Typhon, eventually besting him in battle. With his last breath, Typhon reveals that Fenyx

2736-440: The other gods, and accepts his impending death. However, Fenyx reveals she has no intention of killing Zeus, wanting instead to inspire him to be a better god and father. Typhon reappears, furious that Fenyx did not kill Zeus as planned. Consuming the poison to empower himself, he captures Zeus and taunts Fenyx to try and stop him. Fenyx follows Typhon back to Tartaros and battles him again, but she begins to lose ground after Phosphor

2793-489: The player has enough ammunition and recovery items to " survive " the horror setting. This is a thematic genre with diverse gameplay, so not all survival horror games share all the features. The Resident Evil franchise popularized this subgenre. Action-adventure games are faster-paced than pure adventure games, and include physical as well as conceptual challenges where the story is enacted rather than narrated. While motion-based, often reflexive, actions are required,

2850-400: The player's reflexes and eye-hand coordination . Action-adventure games combine these genres by engaging both eye-hand coordination and problem-solving skills. An action adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements from an action game and an adventure game , especially crucial elements like puzzles inspired by older adventure games. Action-adventures require many of

2907-439: The same physical skills as action games, but may also offer a storyline, numerous characters, an inventory system, dialogue, and other features of adventure games. They are typically faster-paced than pure adventure games, because they include both physical and conceptual challenges. Action-adventure games normally include a combination of complex story elements, which are often displayed for players using audio and video. The story

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2964-625: The term to speak of Pompey attaining divinity upon his death in 48 BCE. In later antiquity, the Roman writer Martianus Capella ( fl. 410-420) proposed a hierarchy of gods as follows: The Celtic warrior Cú Chulainn , a major protagonist in the Irish national epic the Táin Bo Cuailnge , ranks as a hero or as a demigod. He is the son of the Irish god Lugh and the mortal princess Deichtine . In

3021-496: The word "demigod" as a translation of deva . However, there are at least three occurrences in the eleventh chapter of Bhagavad-Gita where the word deva, used in reference to Lord Krishna , is translated as "Lord". The word deva can be used to refer to the Supreme Lord, celestial beings, and saintly souls depending on the context. This is similar to the word Bhagavan , which is translated according to different contexts. Among

3078-427: The word did not literally mean that these figures had one parent who was divine and one who was mortal. Instead, those who demonstrated "strength, power, good family, and good behavior" were termed heroes , and after death they could be called hemitheoi , a process that has been referred to as "heroization". Pindar also used the term frequently as a synonym for "hero". According to the Roman author Cassius Dio ,

3135-520: The world, they encounter rifts which teleport them to the Vaults of Tartaros, which are a series of platforming challenges that require players to utilize both Fenyx's combat and traversal abilities. Players can complete various side-objectives and optional puzzles. The world of the Golden Isle is occupied with various enemies inspired by Greek mythology , including minotaurs to cyclopes . There are two modes of melee attack: fast and weak light attacks with

3192-520: Was released on March 25, 2021. Based on Chinese mythology , the player plays as Ku, a brave new hero that must help the Goddess Nuwa to restore the balance between Heaven and Earth. The final DLC pack, The Lost Gods , was released on April 22, 2021. In this story arc, the players plays as Ash, a new hero on an epic journey to reunite the Greek Gods including Poseidon and Hades , and bring them back to

3249-566: Was used to render the Greek and Roman concepts of semideus and daemon. Since then, it has frequently been applied figuratively to people of extraordinary ability. In the ancient Greek and Roman world, the concept of a demigod did not have a consistent definition and associated terminology rarely appeared. The earliest recorded use of the term occurs in texts attributed to the archaic Greek poets Homer and Hesiod . Both describe dead heroes as hemitheoi , or "half gods". In these cases,

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