After several rumours last year, publisher Game Mill Entertainment and developer Bamtag Games have today announced that Avatar: The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance will be air-scooting its way over to Switch later on this year (thanks, IGN).
The game will see you playing as one of nine characters — Aang, Toph, Sokka, and Katara are all confirmed — utilising the four elements to solve puzzles. From the little that we know so far, side quests, local and online co-op, and character upgrades have also been promised alongside the chance to interact with a number of familiar faces from the anime series.
The above trailer gives a first look at the kind of gameplay that we can expect and while the final "Coming Soon" message lacks the specificity that we were after, IGN has reported that the game will be heading our way at some point this Fall.
Rumours for this one all started after a listing for the game appeared on Amazon Japan, this was later followed by the game appearing on GameFly, with many people claiming that it would release in November 2022. That, obviously, did not come to fruition.
Fortunately, things are looking a little more stable this time, even if we don't have a huge number of details just yet.
Are you excited for another Avatar: The Last Airbender game? Fly down to the comments and let us know.
[source ign.com]
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I'm going to guess that Suki and Zuko will also be playable as they're also part of Team Avatar. Aside from them I'm not too sure who else would be playable. Iroh is a likely candidate on some parts in the story. If the game has a villain arc, Azula as well, and they could make Mai and Ty Lee playable as well to round it off to 9 in that case (assuming Iroh wouldn't be one of the playable ones).
Either way, looks decently interesting, though I'm not too sure on how good the game will be. Nickelodeon games (or really, games based on shows in general) tend to not be the greatest, but I'm hoping for a nice surprise. It looks decent enough right now, aside from some choppy animations.
Looks about as cheap as I thought it would, but it could still be fun. And it supposedly retells all 3 seasons in 1 game. Might be worth it for the world and lore alone.
I'll definitely get it, but I still haven't decided if I'll pick it up day 1 or wait for a sale. I'll have to see more.
@Yosher my guess is that we'll get Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, Suki, Iroh, Momo and Appa. At least we see a bit of gameplay of Momo flying by itself, but it's just a guess.
Finally! I’ve been waiting months for this game to be revealed since it got rated. I hope it’s a good game.
Is this a mobile phone game.
Whoa. My cabbages…
Ooooooh, I hope this rates well! Definitely keeping an eye on it. Looks lovely so far!
Hmm. I hope Aang's abilities won't be downscaled compared to the rest, but it might have to be for balance... I wonder and hope Avatar state will be done satisfactorily. I'm excited either way. I'll be keeping a close eye on this. I hope Toph and Mai will be implemented well, if they're in the game...
Hmmmm.... love the series. But this looks clunky. Waiting for reviews....
This looks ok actually, was expecting much worse.I like the artstyle they chose The series is good, and will soon be super relevant again with all new projects in the works. My partner introduced me to Avatar and he loves the show more than he loves me no joke, so I'm sure he won't mind playing this if I pick it up.
To me it looks like those Wii and PS2 action games based on a TV Series. BUT I'm really looking forward to this and want to jump in and give it a shot.
There is a really interesting turn-based JRPG lurking within Avatar and yet they continue to go with ropey looking action titles.
@Krisi Oh yeah I didn't take into consideration that the animal companions could be playable as well. Though I personally doubt that's going to be the case, and if they will be playable, I don't think they'll really count towards the full list of playable characters and will only be controllable during small sections at best, maybe minigame-style.
Avatar is one of my childhood favorites, and I still enjoy it as an adult, so I'll definitely check this out.
This kinda looks like a game from the mid-late 2000s. Hopefully it plays better than it looks.
Ooh, an ATLA game! This looks like it could be-
“Game Mill Entertainment”
-a tad concerning…
This looks terrible.
Gosh, I LOVE Avatar... but this just ain't it.
If a serious game developer actually sat down and made a good Avatar game, with all of those characters and that world building, it would be one of the best games ever made.
Why didn’t this series [The original one. Not the inferior newer one] ever get a legit effort RPG game for how popular it was..?
I hope this is good...simply because I need a new Legend of Korra game. Especially if it adapts the comics or picks up where they ended.
I'm on a cruise right now, so I can only watch the trailer from my phone with incredibly spotty wi-fi, admittedly, but I'm not seeing what's so bad about it. The characters look on model and the environments seem really pretty as far as I can tell. Local and online co-op has me really excited. This game was supposed to have been announced almost a year ago, so I hope they've really taken the extra time to polish the game up. It's also worth noting Game Mill is only publishing the game, not developing it. Although I think they did a great job on NASB and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 and 3 in terms of fun gameplay mechanics. They definitely had dated graphics, but still were serviceable licensed games.
This looks really bad. So upsetting.
This game is being published by GamerMill which is the same company that published the horrendous game "Miraculous: Rise of Sphinx" and some other garbage games so I'm not so sure I can trust the quality of this game until I see actually gameplay footage. The game does look nice visually but some of those character animations look pretty bad so I'm leaning more towards a pass than a get on my decision. I love "Avatar: The Last Airbender" but so far there has not been a single good video game from that show imo, let's hope this one turns out better than expected.
I'm excited. I'm curious how they'll make the other characters viable since Aang bends all 4 elements. If benders of one type will have expanded abilities, also if sokka and other non benders will have different weapons or skills
I mostly get Gamecube-era licensed title from this, looks very by the numbers but at least it seems like some effort is going into it.
With as incredible as it is, I wish the Avatar series would do a bit more in the video game space outside of the "standard action game" format (an Avatar fighting game or even an RPG that isn't the Korra Fire Emblem knock-off on 3DS could have a lot of potential) but I guess this at least doesn't look like a slap in the face.
While I'd absolutely love a good Avatar game, this doesn't look like it'll be it. Especially with the history behind the company that took over a year and a half to get voice lines for their nickelodeon fighter...
@Chibi_Manny
The Legend of Korra game from Platinum was okay. Nothing groundbreaking (especially considering the developer) but okay action.
I was always hoping for some big sandbox Avatar/Korra game. Creating my own bender, learning the different styles and visiting all the awesome locations from the shows.
But I guess this is as good as it's gonna get.
Is it just me but have we seen an increase in licensed games recently? Disney, AEW, The Grinch, Transformers, Inspector Gadget, This… is there more than usual or is there just getting more press because there’s less original IP out there?
@Arawn93 Probably because the owners of the IP don't have the capability
@theModestMouse same, same.
Please be good to us publisher Game Mill Entertainment and developer Bamtag Games
A avatar puzzle game? Wouldn’t a RPG be better?
I’m really excited for this, but what kills it is how Jacky it looks, it doesn’t look like it was given the time the series deserves ):
@Lightsiyd I think the creators created a spin-off company under Nick that oversees all Avatar games, media and such.
This game is basically all of Aang’s story then. The animation is a bit simple but at least it’s faithful to the source….. better than THAT movie… 🤣
@MrGawain I feel like a lot of the licensed games jumped to smartphones with the rise of the mobile gaming market, but have since realized there's still a market out there for console games.
Avatar got a couple fun games back in the day, but that world really deserves a big budget project on par with what Batman/Spiderman/Lord of the Rings/Star Wars have repeatedly gotten. This...does not look like that.
The blurb makes it sound like it's just puzzle solving. Really?
looks like a Gamemill game alright
I'll still probably get it, I loved the series and being able to play through the events sounds fun. Hopefully it'll at least be better than those 6th/7th gen games, which weren't exactly high bars
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