Board 8 > Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The Hype Topic.

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just the one review so far

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So what destiny you guys thinking bout rockin on the trees? I love the idea of the jack-of-all-trades tree. That might be spreading it a bit thin, so I'll probably go rogue/mage. I usually play warrior, so I'm definitely rocking something different in this one.

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yeah I usually play warrior. but with how easy it is to use diff weapons, I'll probably put some into whatever the bow is also.

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I usually play warrior to start, but I'm thinking rogue with a little bit of magic in case there are healing spells and whatnot.

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IGN: 9.0
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1216517p1.html

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pre-ordered earlier in the day from mighty gamestop

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hype

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So is it any good?

I might get it if it is.

Also if my computer can run SKyrim no prob can it run this game too? Because honestly the graphics kinda suck.

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I'd rather you ignore the game so I don't have to read anything you post about it thanks

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just got it, Ill be posting daily impressions oh manz

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Pre-loading via Steam, wooo.

Considering whether or not to play a Magic Knight, a Jack of All Trades, or stick with one skillset to start off with.

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Looks like my copy should get here on Thursday, can't wait, I'm really in the mood for this kind of game.

I'll try for rogue/mage, unless that doesn't work out, but I think it'll go pimpingly.

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Gamespot gives it a 7.5, top three complaints are generic characters/world/story. fine by me!

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Yeah the criticisms from a lot of places of it not being original enough strike me as odd. I don't think Skyrim is terribly unique in terms of any of this stuff either, and it has never bothered me, it's more about gameplay freedom, and RPG stuff.

I've also seen one review, I think Game Informer, complain about no gameplay originality, which was also weird, since thats not what the game was setting out to be, they stated they just want to take the best from all these different games and put it in one game.

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anyway, review compiling time!

Joystiq: 5/5: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/07/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-review/
Gametrailers: 8.2/10: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-kingdoms-of/726581
G4: 2.5/5 lol http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/64296/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning/review/
Giant Bomb: http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning/17-5646/
Destructoid: 8/10: http://www.destructoid.com/review-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-221203.phtml

Giant Bomb says to just ignore stuff that seems flat and you will have a solid experience.

G4 really whines about the combat... once again, how does Skyrim so easily get the pass on so many things? Once again, love Skyrim, but it has shortcomings people don't seem to acknowledge a whole lot.

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Based on the 15 or so minutes I played of the demo, seems like high scores =)

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Definitely enjoying this quite a bit early on.

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time for some more, but yeah Im pretty into this.

after a while of skyrim I got just flat out bored of most quests with dungeons just because the combat gets old eventually. I dont see that happening so far with Amalur.

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gabe from penny arcade says it beats skyrim, nice.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2012/01/27/amalur\

and I definitely agree with many of his points. I liked Skyrim a lot, but in retrospect, I wish the combat could get on the level of other games in the genre.

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Not sure why all the Skyrim comparison, I guess because Skyrim is popular. This has a lot more in common with Dragon Age I'd say.

Still gotta couple days to wait, though I did save 15 bizucks, looking forward to rocking it.

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oh yeah I totally agree. it's very different from skyrim, but thats also what brings about skyrim comparisons.

like man, an open world game with combat like this, it kind of puts skyrim to shame.

if amalur's side quests get as repetitive as people say, Skyrim outdoes it a bit in that regard.

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amalur isn't really open world

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Yeah, the repetitive aspect is what worries me. If it's like an MMORPG, then it can get repetitive like one too. Do this quest, then that one, then this, without much reward in terms of story and interest in any of them or feeling like they have any impact on anything.

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amalur isn't really open world

XFD, so bitter that this is better than skyrim!!!

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this is what icehawk actually believes

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I'm no longer a Nadal supporter. Andy Murray is my new favorite player/person. -Princess Anri

kleenex actually believes that he isn't bitter!!!!

still having FUN. the only real problem with the combat for me is not being able to lock on to people, that is slightly annoying. i'd say fable did this combat style a bit better for sure. I still like the combat, but it isn;t on Fable's level. I'd say it is better than DA2 though for what its worth.

I like the world a lot. I like the questing a lot. I like the LOOT a lot. I haven't even done any faction quests or main quests, which I assume are the best ones, and Im pretty into the questing right now.

I will admit, in terms of WRPG, Im guessing Witcher 2 and ME3 will end up being a decent bit better, but this seems worthy of a purchase from any WRPG fan.

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sounds MEDIOCRE

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to anyone who plays this, I suggest turning up the difficulty to hard.

the first couple dungeons I did on normal seemed perfect, then I was just owning everyone. I turned it up to hard, and the battles are back to being really intense, Im rolling and parrying a lot more now, and it's a lot better this way.

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Oh snap, my copy got here today, I'm pleased. For some reason I find it funny how small Kingdoms of Amalur is on the front cover and how huge RECKONING is. I guess I should be calling the game RECKONING.

RECKONING is good fun so far, been rocking it for a couple hours, the game's got something, it's got pizazz.

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My copy got here yesterday via Gamefly .. haven't played it yet, excited to, though. Busy playing Tropico 4. I just love being El Presidente.

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haha yeah.

I went to a retail store to get it, and I asked for kingdoms of amalur (it was midnight so it wasn't on the shelf)

he was like "uhh I got something called Reckoning?"

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btw kenshin, normal or hard?

if you ever find normal getting too easy, just ramp it up to hard imo

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I'm currently rocking it on normal, but I'm guessing that should be good for me here. I'm playing rogue/mage, so at the moment I can't equip mighty armors and stuff so I think it won't feel too easy until way later when I can rain hellfire on 'em.

At the moment I'm firing lasers with my sceptre and spinning fire chakrams around, very very fun weapons. Lovin' the game, it definitely deserves more hype.

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I got my copy of Kingdoms today. Only played a little bit of it.

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surprisingly, a lot of the town quests really change the town you do them in.

1st town, doing that fae quest makes the fae girl live there, and you get dialogue based on that.

2nd town I made it too is really sick with some crap, and it looks like doing certain quests will fix the town's problems.

Im not super far, but early on I'm not seeing the repetitive quest problem at all.

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I'm really liking this game. 6-ish hours in, very much enjoying it. Playing a pure rogue with my faeblades and the occasional chakram. Currently in Webwood.

The game has shades of MMO all over it - which is good, because I like MMO's (well, WoW anyway). Combat is by far the best part. And I immediately turned it up to hard mode. Each battle is much more intense on hard mode - though still doable.

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Also it costs me 11k to repair a chink in my epic faeblades. Good grief.

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No voice for the main character = stupid

Controls aren't great

other than that this is fantastic so far

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DigitalIncision posted...
No voice for the main character = stupid

Do you post this in Zelda threads too? I mean, it's a stylistic choice, it worked fine in Dragon Age: Origins, and in countless oldschool RPGs. Sure, some voice acting would be cool too, but saying it's stupid is wacky.

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From: Psycho_Kenshin | #089
Do you post this in Zelda threads too? I mean, it's a stylistic choice, it worked fine in Dragon Age: Origins, and in countless oldschool RPGs. Sure, some voice acting would be cool too, but saying it's stupid is wacky.

Zelda isn't trying to be the deepest RPG on the Xbox 360. It's stupid to me. It's a cop-out. You don't need to jump to defend everything about the game. Despite what you may or may not believe, other people think it has flaws. I just called the game fantastic, for christ's sake.

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I'm completely fine with a silent protagonist.

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Also I don't think this game is trying to be the deepest RPG on the 360. I believe it may just not be meeting your expectations on certain levels, Digi.

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... I said the character not talking is stupid and suddenly it's falling short on a bunch of levels? I'm loving the hell out of this game and I'm only an hour in. People overreact and jump to defend something. It's an opinion. I think it's stupid. I thought it was stupid with Dragon Age. I didn't say "this game is 5/10 cause your character can't talk lolololol"

I never did say it's NOT the deepest RPG on the 360, which, by the way, it's clearly trying to be. The game is massive. Of course that's what it wants. The actual deepest RPG on the 360 doesn't have PC voice acting either. I think it's stupid. No big deal. I'm sorry for not saying "this game is flawless"

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Apology accepted.

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DigitalIncision posted...
You don't need to jump to defend everything about the game. Despite what you may or may not believe, other people think it has flaws. I just called the game fantastic, for christ's sake.

I don't do that, for example I'm fine with the controls and didn't comment on that part of your post. I just had an opinion on the voice issue and thought saying = stupid was well yadda yadda etc etc. If you don't want replies why post?

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From: Psycho_Kenshin | #095
I don't do that, for example I'm fine with the controls and didn't comment on that part of your post. I just had an opinion on the voice issue and thought saying = stupid was well yadda yadda etc etc. If you don't want replies why post?

I do want replies, but the whole "WOULD YOU SAY THAT ABOUT ZELDA???" thing is so old and doesn't apply here. It's an argument that doesn't make sense and is usually brought out in fanboy cases. IF that's not you, then fine, but it still doesn't apply. They're very different games.

You want a more expanded explanation? I feel that the dialogue in this game is TOP NOTCH. It's clearly been fine-tuned to such a degree that I feel like I'm reading a book at times. The other voice acting thus far is great. I feel like my character should speak - especially because he's so prevalent in cutscenes. In, say, Skyrim, it's all basically first person and it's more acceptable that your character doesn't speak. In this game, it would make sense. It would make a lot of sense.

And once again - this is all my opinion. I think it's pretty stupid and it's one of two flaws I listed for a game that I'm loving. It's something that has been cited as a negative elsewhere - or at least it's pointed out.

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Hey fair enough, just personally I do think Zelda can apply here, OoT is a 3D RPG where you talk to people and explore, and I'm fine with the silent protagonist. And of course sure you can name all sorts of games, Dragon Age as well, it's a well established style, the silent protagonist. Especially when combined with picking what your character says via a text menu, it works perfectly well for me.

I do dig games with voice acting, and that style works well too, or partial voice acting, but that doesn't make one style stupid I'd say.

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But how can Zelda, insanely established as it is with the character BUILT on quirky expressions and physical ... "comedy" apply here? The character in Reckoning is lifeless. Utterly lifeless in every way.

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Well if you find the character lifeless in every way, that's talking about a lot more than voice acting. If for you just voice acting all the lines you say before the NPC is pretty key, well hey that's fine, for me it's pretty optional.

I mean, this is one of those games where you choose your characters actions and what they say. Do you find that entire subgenre boring, character wise? If so, thats cool, but it is pretty well established and it works for me.

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Voice acting would make him not lifeless. And I think that subgenre would benefit from voicing all the lines. I never said the act of choosing was boring. I think it's a cop-out, because, given who is working on the game and the way they've set up all the other dialogue and the depth of the plot, that they either were rushed or lazy. It is, in my opinion, stupid. And a flaw.

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