Summary
WhenAvatarfirst released in 2009, it took the world by storm. Though it may not have had the most original story, the firstAvataris still widely regarded as one of the most impressive movies ever made, with its visual effects and motion-capture technology breaking new ground at the time and still holding up surprisingly well 14 years later. And while theAvatarfranchise went dormant for a little while in the 2010s, fans never forgot about it, as shown by a triumphant return withlast year’sAvatar: The Way of Waterthat has seemingly brought the series back into the spotlight once more.Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais only going to help keep it there.
Released just a week ago,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandoramay not be the most critically-acclaimed game of 2023, but it’s certainly a game worth experiencing forAvatarfans, with it being the first time players can truly immerse themselves in the world of Pandora first-hand.Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorasees players take control of a young Na’vi warrior who, after being kidnapped at a young age by the RDA, has to relearn the ways of their people and reconnect with the world of Pandora. Along the way, players will meet plenty of new characters and Na’vi clans, some of which could be fitted seamlessly into futureAvatarmovies.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Leaves Plenty of Room for Movie Tie-Ins
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s Clans Could Appear in Future Movies
Long before its release, it was confirmed thatAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorawould be part of the officialAvatarcanon. This means that everything that occurs duringAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora, from its explosive main story to its more relaxing fetch-quest side missions, is completely canon to the widerAvataruniverse. Therefore, it could be used at any time in any futureAvatarproject, whether it’sthe upcoming James Cameron-helmed sequelsor any other projects that might be in development right now.
When it comes to predicting whatAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoracontent could be used in futureAvatarprojects, the game’s new clans seem like the most probable choice.Avatar: Frontiers of Pandoraintroduces four new Na’vi clansto the canon. The first of these is the Aranahe, a tribe of peaceful silk-weavers that reside inside a hometree of their own. The second is the Zeswa, a tribe of hunter-gatherers that wander the Western Frontier of Pandora, and the final clan is the Kame’tire, a reclusive group of healers that hide from the RDA and the rest of Na’vi society in the Clouded Forest. It seems pretty likely that a futureAvatarmovie will show, or at least mention these new Na’vi clans at some point.
But there’s one final Na’vi clan thatAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoraintroduces, and it might be the one most likely to pop up again in James Cameron’s movies.The Sarentu clanwas formed 3000 years ago by the very first Toruk Makto, Entu, who originally belonged to the Omatikaya clan. A tribe of peaceful traveling storytellers, the Sarentu were ambushed and killed by the RDA, and nowAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s player-character and their friends are thought to be the last surviving members. WithAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s ending leaving things pretty open, it would make sense for the Sarentu to play a larger role in theAvataruniverse’s future.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s Setting Could Be Seen in Future Movies
While much ofAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s settinglooks fairly similar to most of the locales shown in the first twoAvatarmovies, it does technically take place in a different region of the planet called the Western Frontier. It might be interesting to see Jake Sully and the rest of the Na’vi gang pass through the Western Frontier at some point during their future adventures, potentially seeing the ruins of the RDA facilities that the player destroyed during the course of the game.
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
WHERE TO PLAY
Protect Pandora. Become Na’Vi. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first-person, action-adventure game set in the open world of the never-before-seen Western Frontier of Pandora. Abducted by the human militaristic corporation known as the RDA, you, a Na’vi, were trained and molded to serve their purpose. Fifteen years later, you are free, but find yourself a stranger in your birthplace. Reconnect with your lost heritage, discover what it truly means to be Na’vi, and join other clans to protect Pandora from the RDA.
