An idea of what Avatar: Reckoning came from developer Archosaur Games’ past work. The Chinese mobile game developer’s most recent release is Noah’s Heart, an open-world fantasy MMORPG. It features full character creation, a story campaign, and action gameplay. Avatar: Reckoning will be trading the action combat for third-person shooting and there’s no indication it’s open-world, but it does show that Archosaur is a veteran team with mobile MMORPG experience.

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The trailer for Avatar: Reckoning features a mix of in-engine cinematics and gameplay. The story seems inspired by the first Avatar movie, which featured a human becoming an “operator” of a Na’vi-human hybrid avatar. As such, they’re visiting another planet, interacting with the Na’vi natives but still wielding human guns and wearing human clothing. Progression in the MMORPG will involve upgrading these guns and equipment, with the trailer hinting at a The Division-esque arsenal for players to wield.

Other MMORPG gameplay shown in the trailer includes a dungeon-like battle involving giant saws moving back and forth in an arena. A party of players has to destroy the saws while avoiding the damage, much like it’s a dungeon boss. There’s also a player vs. player mode shown featuring what looks like a team-based deathmatch mode. It looks like Avatar: Reckoning will attempt to appeal to competitive shooter players in addition to MMORPG fans.

No release window for Avatar: Reckoning is confirmed as part of the presentation, though the trailer narration does say it will be coming to mobile devices soon. That’s perhaps for the best, as the diverse range of content shown in the trailer raised as many questions as it answered. Just what kind of game Avatar: Reckoning is trying to sell itself as isn’t entirely clear.

The second Avatar film, titled Avatar: The Way of Water, is tentatively planned for release on December 16 later this year. It’s possible Avatar: Reckoning is targeting a release alongside the launch of Avatar 2 in theaters. Considering the popularity of the first Avatar film, that would certainly prove beneficial to the success of the game, so long as it can deliver a polished gaming experience.

Avatar: Reckoning is in development for mobile devices.

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