Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[apsham]

I picked it up today - totally getting deep into it.

I'm not any further than people would be if they got the 45 minute demo... but damn this game feels good. You can kind of tell that it was supposed to be a MMO from the way that some of the things are laid out, but that's not a knock against it in the least. That with the promise of about 200-300 hours of gameplay for a completionist like me, and I'm one happy camper. It was Joystiq's review that made me run out on my lunch break to pick it up. He basically stated he tried to just play the main story so that he could review right up to the end of the game, but just couldn't do it due to how much content there is.

[Your Mom]

Curt Schilling was on X-play and said the main story alone is about 75 hours. Probably going to get it tomorrow

[apsham]

I'm struggling somewhat with the kind of empty/generic looking menus and conversation system.

I mean, I understand that the game is a bit deeper than something that it resembles.. lets say, Divinity 2 but the interface isn't making me think it's much different.

[Clawson]

Between trying to finish Skyrim and Final Fantasy, I might have to wait for this to be cheap. Lame.

[apsham]

'kay so this is pretty awesome and there is a huge world laid out before you. The battle system holds up after hours of play - I just wish my current Community addiction allowed for more game time, aha.

[Your Mom]

I usually trust Adam Sessler on his reviews and he said 2.5/5. Not giving me high hopes here. Said the combat was great but the story was lacking.

[Liam]

I usually trust Adam Sessler on his reviews and he said 2.5/5. Not giving me high hopes here. Said the combat was great but the story was lacking.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning

Check that out.

[Ruki]

I usually trust Adam Sessler on his reviews and he said 2.5/5. Not giving me high hopes here. Said the combat was great but the story was lacking.

http://www.metacriti...malur-reckoning

Check that out.

Who are you to question the Almighty Sessler?

[apsham]

The story "feels generic" because it was written by the guy who MADE trope for the genre. It might be a story that seems familiar, but it's crafted very well.

[KONGO]

What tropes did Salvatore make?

[apsham]

Well I guess he didn't create some of them, but he certainly helped to push the Forgotten Realms styled setting into the public's eye. Stuff like the Fae, etc. are popular in fantasy writing due to a lot of his influence.

[mystikz]

well I haven't done much due to other games but ....

the combat is fun and the playstyle is kind of like Fable but it tries to be like Skyrim/Oblivion and even a mix of WoW.

however the questing/story just doesn't have the appeal of something Bioware like. it's somewhat generic and I'm used to my character having a voice. even without it, it seems like you aren't giving replies or making choices, just that the npc's are giving you information and then you do stuff. it just doesn't feel as interactive as it could.

with that said it does seem like it could be fun to play through. the classes/designs are pretty cool. the graphics could be better.

[Cactus Drags]

I love the look and style of it. I like that the character progression isn't too complex, and the combat system is really well done I reckon. I have found I tend to skip through dialogue a bit, although I think it's partly since at the beginning everyone's basically saying the same thing to set up the world.

[Cactus Drags]

Webwood is not a nice area to play for an arachnophobic. I guess the clue is in the name, but still.

[mystikz]

I noticed.... don't do any crimes with people nearby. I picked up some item for a quest t hat was stealing in the warsworn place and they all came after me and they won't forgive or forget. had to reload a save.

you can easily get lost doing random side quests and the combat has me interested. it's still the dialogue and options that bores me, it just doesn't feel interactive enough.

went to Webwood briefly and that's a lot of big ass spiders. all of a sudden they just jump out.

the pre order weapons I have look pretty cool.

Edited February 16, 2012 by mystikz

[Cactus Drags]

I had the Mass Effect 3 armor for ages. It looked cool, but it kind of broke the game in the early stages because not only was it higher rated than anything else but you got bonuses for wearing the complete set, so the dropped stuff was utterly worthless.

[Your Mom]

I just beat this! Thats right I am awesome. Thank you so much.

[Cactus Drags]

I'm not normally one for picking up strategy guides unless they're on clearance in my shop, but we finally got the Amalur one in today (not stocking guides at point of release? Retarded) and it's wonderful. Hardcover, about a million pages, and some really nice artwork. I might actually pay attention to the crafting disciplines now.

[Your Mom]

One complaint I had. I have a few but it seemed like there was way too much gold floating around. I ended up getting over a million gold and even buying the best new weapons and mage robes when they came up I never dropped below a million

[Cactus Drags]

Yeah, gold's not been an issue for me for the most part. My mine gripe has not being able to collect complete sets of armour.