Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning game discussion

[Xerxes]

I was quite impressed with the demo (despite it locking up on me twice, PC version) but I'm really tight with money and Mass Effect 3 is a priority purchase :p Soon as my copy of ME3 is secure, I'll definitely look at grabbing a copy of this game :happy: till then the demo will have to do :)

[S00N3R FR3AK]

I first tried this game like every other game I play (with a mouse and keyboard). However, even though I generally despise using a controller, this game seems so much better with one. I only played about an hour or so into it, but it is really good. I am not going to compare it to Skyrim, because these are two completely different beasts while being in the same genre. It has a decent story, great graphics, fun combat, and somewhat of a dumbed down RPG feel, but not too bad that it makes it boring. If you want a very detailed game with a class that can be built in a thousand different ways, with a ton of different weapons/armor, play Skyrim. But if you just want more of a casual action RPG, try Reckoning. I love it.

Skyrim honestly doesn't feel that deep, I mean you just put points in what you like using. Only there you are stuck with your choices. Both RPGs have their merits and both are worth owning.

[spaceelf]

To me Skyrim is about exploring/'adventuring' more than anything else. You can find endless amounts of things to explore, people to meet (even if the npc interaction is a tad shallow,) and etc. The HD Texture Pack they just released is awesome (you don't notice the difference on literally everything but it is awesome nonetheless.)

So far (I haven't really been much past the demo) I could be more impressed with Amalur. I love the creature designs and gameplay but the storyline makes me roll my eyes a lot so far. It's not terrible, it's just...silly.

So far this month I started Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, a new Skyrim save (lost mine somehow,) KoA, Tales of Vesperia, and at some point I'm relatively sure I'll finish downloading Gotham City Imposters (which I only got cause my friend gave me a 30% off coupon that was only good for a day and I was fairly broke, so don't give me that look :p I love Monolith even if I don't care about multiplayer only titles.)

So I've no idea when I'll go in on Amalur properly.

[(Spork)]

i got my rogue/scout/assassin etc etc to lvl 7 and i have to say he is a monster lol right now not much stands in my way i hop the fights get tougher later on

[compl3x]

Some people have had weird camera issue with his game. Anyone here had any?

[madd-hatter]

I didn't have what I'd call a good experience with the PC demo. It really felt like a better-than-average console port. I can see myself enjoying it a little more with a controller though. But to be honest, I wouldn't even pay $30 for it. It's just one of those games that, for whatever reason, you can't enjoy. I had a similar level of dissatisfaction with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

PC Skyrim with ~50-60 mods from nexus and a 360 for Windows controller is the most fun I've had in recent memory. I even found a mod that allows for setting 8 favorites using the 360's d-pad and sprint button (LB) + d-pad.

[(Spork)]

i got my tank guy to lvl 12 all i have to say is OMFG .... he is a beast finally made it to some areas where the mods are a challenge .

but times fighting 4 trolls and 3 of the tree dudes the shoot the black arrows of boom out at you lol

[shakey]

i got my tank guy to lvl 12 all i have to say is OMFG .... he is a beast finally made it to some areas where the mods are a challenge .

but times fighting 4 trolls and 3 of the tree dudes the shoot the black arrows of boom out at you lol

Ya, the game doesn't kick into full force till about lvl 10ish. While in the first area, you just become so powerful it seems, then just boom! everything ramps up and keeps you interested. They did a good job I think.

[firey]

My mage is only level 2, but the content of the first area definitely pulls you in, looking forward to what is coming.

[(Spork)]

Ya, the game doesn't kick into full force till about lvl 10ish. While in the first area, you just become so powerful it seems, then just boom! everything ramps up and keeps you interested. They did a good job I think.

have to agree so far im very happy and the HUGE array of weapons and armor is nice all though if like to fined more sets i have found a few but only 1 piece anyone now of a site that show's where to get the rest

[ahhell]

Does anyone know if you can tone down the overused bloom lighting in the PC version? To me, bloom lighting just makes the game look blurry.

[Andre S. Veteran]

I didn't have what I'd call a good experience with the PC demo. It really felt like a better-than-average console port. I can see myself enjoying it a little more with a controller though. But to be honest, I wouldn't even pay $30 for it. It's just one of those games that, for whatever reason, you can't enjoy. I had a similar level of dissatisfaction with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

I do have a controller so I tried out the demo yesterday. The graphics look incredibly dated, but they don't have the unnatural quality of Bethesda's artwork. The presentation is overall believable, stylistic and coherent. It looks like there's a lot of story and dialogue, but none of it seems particularly interesting, so it's pretty much Skyrim there. Actually it's basically Skyrim in terms of world and quests, that is, an ever-expanding morass of pointless tedium, but with what seems like fun and engaging character development and combat systems. Worth 15$ and maybe 15 hours max IMO.

[(Spork)]

I do have a controller so I tried out the demo yesterday. The graphics look incredibly dated, but they don't have the unnatural quality of Bethesda's artwork. The presentation is overall believable, stylistic and coherent. It looks like there's a lot of story and dialogue, but none of it seems particularly interesting, so it's pretty much Skyrim there. Actually it's basically Skyrim in terms of world and quests, that is, an ever-expanding morass of pointless tedium, but with what seems like fun and engaging character development and combat systems. Worth 15$ and maybe 15 hours max IMO.

roflmao

the developers said it to do everything in game would take about 200 hours ..

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/project-mercury/1217986p1.html

[trag3dy]

roflmao

the developers said it to do everything in game would take about 200 hours ..

http://pc.gamespy.co.../1217986p1.html

I find that extremely unlikely. I think they are trying to blow wind in their own sails after all the hype with Skyrim and their radiant quests.

If it's true, that's awesome, but like Skyrims radiant quests how much of that 200 hours is just busy work? And judging from the demo the world didn't seem big enough to contain 200+ hours of content. But who knows, maybe it has tons of huge dungeons.

[Andre S. Veteran]

the developers said it to do everything in game would take about 200 hours ..

That doesn't mean it's worth playing 200 hours. I can copy-paste the same 15 min dungeon 800 times and say my game takes 200 hours, doesn't mean it's worth playing more than 15 minutes. I evaluate this game to be worth playing 15 hours, regardless of how long it takes to actually finish it.

[shakey]

That doesn't mean it's worth playing 200 hours. I can copy-paste the same 15 min dungeon 800 times and say my game takes 200 hours, doesn't mean it's worth playing more than 15 minutes. I evaluate this game to be worth playing 15 hours, regardless of how long it takes to actually finish it.

So by that logic, all FPS games are worth 6 minutes of play time... as they would be the same thing over and over... You must really hate gaming.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

So by that logic, all FPS games are worth 6 minutes of play time... as they would be the same thing over and over... You must really hate gaming.

There's no need to make assumptions. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I may think a game like Mass Effect 2 is great but that doesn't mean everyone else should agree with me. Also, I haven't played enough of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to get an idea of the game's length. I did, however, play enough to know that it isn't the game for me on the PC.

[trag3dy]

There's no need to make assumptions. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I may think a game like Mass Effect 2 is great but that doesn't mean everyone else should agree with me. Also, I haven't played enough of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to get an idea of the game's length. I did, however, play enough to know that it isn't the game for me on the PC.

Like me for example. :rofl:

I still haven't beat ME2. I started another play through and lost interest with it at pretty much the exact same spot my first play through attempt stalled. I don't know what it is about that game but I just cannot find the interest to continue playing it.

My point is, some game just aren't for some people.

Side note, I played the hell out of ME1 so I don't know why I can't get through ME2.

[Andre S. Veteran]

So by that logic, all FPS games are worth 6 minutes of play time... as they would be the same thing over and over... You must really hate gaming.

FPS and strategy games are skill-based, so the fun comes through getting better at it. You don't really get "better" or "win" at an RPG, you just play your role, see what there is to see and the only thing that gets better is your character. If the role the game gives you isn't exciting, the world or narrative isn't particularly well-written, spectacular or fascinating otherwise, you get bored way before you've seen everything.

[shakey]

FPS and strategy games are skill-based, so the fun comes through getting better at it. You don't really get "better" or "win" at an RPG, you just play your role, see what there is to see and the only thing that gets better is your character. If the role the game gives you isn't exciting, the world or narrative isn't particularly well-written, spectacular or fascinating otherwise, you get bored way before you've seen everything.

Well, that's where KoA is a little different.... there are combos, skills that work off each other. The more you progress, the better some things will work together. You have to know how to link certain moves together, spells together, and what to really attack first. There is just as much strategy to this than there is to god of war. You really shouldn't bash until you have given the game a fair try. Until then, you aren't making a good point. If you haven't put at least 4 hours into this game that has over 200 hours of game to it, it's like saying the harry potter series was horrible from only watching the first 20 minutes of the whole series.. or reading the first 20 pages of the first book.

There's no need to make assumptions. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I may think a game like Mass Effect 2 is great but that doesn't mean everyone else should agree with me. Also, I haven't played enough of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to get an idea of the game's length. I did, however, play enough to know that it isn't the game for me on the PC.

Not making an assumption. If you are going to say that they are all the same, without even trying it, then your words wont hold much weight. Diablo 3 probably is less skill based than this, but it won't be knocked for it. Games are fun for certain reasons. But if you don't even give them the time, you most likely won't see why.

[Buio]

I evaluate this game to be worth playing 15 hours, regardless of how long it takes to actually finish it.

You evaluate this game to be worth $15, worth playing 15 hours, not finishing it if it takes longer, based on the demo?

Do you do this type of evaluation for other things in your life too? For movies, taking a vacation etc? Just curious.

[Andre S. Veteran]

The more you progress, the better some things will work together. You have to know how to link certain moves together, spells together, and what to really attack first. There is just as much strategy to this than there is to god of war.

The demo failed to present me with any type of tactical challenge, so I base my opinion on that. Even if it did, I'm not a fan of God of War or that type of game in general. They basically consist of reverse-engineering one AI script after the other through trial-and-error, bleh. If you're into this type of thing, I respect that, I just don't personally.

I liked Fable though. Fable wasn't challenging (it had the most overpowered spell I've ever seen), but I liked its light-heartedness and overall charm.

You evaluate this game to be worth $15, worth playing 15 hours, not finishing it if it takes longer, based on the demo?

Do you do this type of evaluation for other things in your life too? For movies, taking a vacation etc? Just curious.

I don't have much of a choice, really, otherwise I'd have to buy everything and try everything first-hand to make decisions, which I can't. I know my opinion is only worth as much as I've seen of the game and my own ability to extrapolate based on a small sample, so just take it for what it is.

[spaceelf]

I was slightly disappointed by the KoA demo myself honestly (not saying I disliked it, it just didn't keep interest) but having played further into the game than that I actually rather like it. The character interaction is the only thing super noteworthy to me though. Where in Skyrim everyone is just asking you to do something, in KoA people might ask you to do something that isn't exactly noble or other things might pop up (like the gnome you could push to bribe you to keep silent in the demo.)

And you know I've barely started the game, so I'm liking this. The people in it just feel more like people.

[spaceelf]

(And yes, I know about the assassins guild and the thieves guild and such if you want to pursue them in Skyrim, but they're rather isolated afaict.)

[shakey]

Ya, im wondering about the interactions I'm having right now. I haven't said no to any factions, just doing the quest asked of me lol. But some are requiring me to kill people who I am unsure if I will need later... On the other hand, found out that pick pocketing on my mage is pretty interesting... Seems to easily go unnoticed if I steal and then instantly blink away :p

I've reached lvl 16 and the 2nd area of the game, but haven't ventured off into it yet. I am still running around the first area doing all the side quest. But things are still tough. Ran into a cave that threw about 8 big ogres at me, and that was really exciting. Then ran into another cave that I don't think I am up for yet, as the brownies were all diseased, and I would catch it by just looking at them, which would constantly drain my health.