Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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  1. musicgamer
    Feb 13, 2012
    4
    On receiving this game I thought it was fantastic Rpg/Adventure with great Action. I was really hoping to enjoy this game, BUT!, am now discovering how actually bland and simplistic this game is - esp once your about 7hrs inn!!

    I was hoping KoA:R would have varied quests and many options/decision paths/discoveries as described and mentioned by the makers before the games release!!!!.. Now    On receiving this game I thought it was fantastic Rpg/Adventure with great Action. I was really hoping to enjoy this game, BUT!, am now discovering how actually bland and simplistic this game is - esp once your about 7hrs inn!!

    I was hoping KoA:R would have varied quests and many options/decision paths/discoveries as described and mentioned by the makers before the games release!!!!.. Now with 14hrs of game play(approx); all I've been doing is bashing the attack button, slaying creatures for the many samey side-quests, or, simply fetching mostly useless item(s) that still involve slaying everything!!!. While combat seems cool and engaging at first, it's nothing more then a series one button presses and occasional block pausing. You can easily take on groups of 4-7 guys with ease!! EVEN ON HARD LEVEL!!..This does start to drag at times, as it doesn't really require anything, just attack, attack, attack!. You walk a few steps before you have to repeat the same action attacking everything in your way, but, without any real challenge, as enemies do fall fairly easily. I actually just run past them now!...After a few hours play the gameplay with KoA:R doesstart to become action repetitive, actually very repetitive!!! . This is made worse as KoA:R lacks challenge, or required skill, or even discovering enemy weak-points, that can make fighting more varied and interesting as battles come far to often. I also found one attack technique seems to beatsall (so-far!) - the many attacking options are there, but, are not , actually required.

    I do find it rather stupid, for a game of this sort, that annoyingly, you are stuck to the ground!! You can't jump freely or over anything!. Because of this stupidity you are forced to walk around everything just to reach a place you can see just a few steps away, but can't, as its blocked by a small rock, fence, water, edge, lake..etc; forcing you to find a longer route. You can't even fall/step-off the edge(unless its at a very limited fixed game design place)!!!!...The world, while attractive and fairly varied, it is rather flat as you don't reach high places, no hills, no mountains, no ladders, no reaching high peaks - everything is on ground floor! This is also not a true open world game in the sense of Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout games, as you are funnelled into a one direction with many area architectural designs within the game world fairly similar - though painted with different textures !

    The story isn't very engrossing at present (14hrs) and seems fairly generic so-far. Also there seems to be NO consequences to the actions you make!! I slaughtered a whole village, yet no-one cared! this destroys feeling for a living game world. There isn't much activity gong onn in the villages, and can be quiet and empty in many areas too (so-far!). Cut scenes are poor, your character just stands staring of into the distance not reacting to anything; as do other characteres!!. Lip sync is bad too! like a badly dubbed movie.

    I will continue to play to the end, but it feels I'm using my thumb to bash buttons more then making deep choices, figuring out things, making moral choices that effect game direction, or searching for meaningful items/loots to help progress (everything is just thrown at you without ant real discovering!). With the streamlined and generic Rpg that is rather simplified has taken away the depth of an involving Rpg and has made it more a arcade large Hack n Slash game - without depth!!!    … Expand
  2. adler
    Feb 9, 2012
    3
    First of all this isn't an RPG, its Hack&Slash with light RPG elements. Game has rather bad graphics for a game that is released in 2012. Story isn't that great, once again main character with lost memory. I see all people that give 8-10 ratings on this game brag with "best combat and gameplay ever", combat is fast left clicking with mouse until everything around you is dead, if that isFirst of all this isn't an RPG, its Hack&Slash with light RPG elements. Game has rather bad graphics for a game that is released in 2012. Story isn't that great, once again main character with lost memory. I see all people that give 8-10 ratings on this game brag with "best combat and gameplay ever", combat is fast left clicking with mouse until everything around you is dead, if that is best ever they saw in games i don't have anything to say to that except LOL. Oversized lighting weapons, shield that main character holds in his pocket are just laughable, like its made for japanese market. Best way to say about this game is Cursed Crusade with EA logo on it.… Expand
  3. Artoflameness
    Feb 10, 2012
    4
    The review sites have failed again, big time. Corruption runs amok..
    Another worrying trend is that the first (few) poster(s) in the user reviews section on any game are from the marketing department of given game. At the moment the game is available to the public, they already know that the game is polished, contains X hours of gameplay, it delivers, etc.. And of course 10/10..
    This is    The review sites have failed again, big time. Corruption runs amok..
    Another worrying trend is that the first (few) poster(s) in the user reviews section on any game are from the marketing department of given game. At the moment the game is available to the public, they already know that the game is polished, contains X hours of gameplay, it delivers, etc.. And of course 10/10..
    This is absurd.
    Fortunately they can't offset the user score too much. I am grateful for this, thank you metacritic for your site and system.

    About the game:
    Pros: Somewhat solid combat system, more than average content, stable-polished engine -> no bugs.
    Cons: Generic world, bad and boring story, low level of immersion, horrible camera placement, outdated graphics, console-port feeling (GUI and controls)

    The game plays and feels more like Diablo, than a traditional RPG. Some people may like this, some may not.
    The main problem with the game is the disparity between graphic style vs story. The game tells us a dark and epic story , but tries to do this with a cartoon-ish, funny style. (in fable the story was in harmony with the graphic style).

    (sorry for my bad English)    … Expand
  4. Desdicado
    Feb 8, 2012
    3
    I'm amazed at the 100% "professional" reviews, are they playing the same game? Has money changed hands? I've played RPGs since the late 80s so love them. Unfortunately the game doesn't live up to the hype at all. I really really dislike the cartoony graphics, they look 5 years out of date and the camera is way too close in to you. The quests are repetitive, go here kill that, go thereI'm amazed at the 100% "professional" reviews, are they playing the same game? Has money changed hands? I've played RPGs since the late 80s so love them. Unfortunately the game doesn't live up to the hype at all. I really really dislike the cartoony graphics, they look 5 years out of date and the camera is way too close in to you. The quests are repetitive, go here kill that, go there kill that over and over. The skill trees are ok, but they've been done in similar ways in countless games. The cut scenes are poor, your character just stands there staring of into the distance not reacting. There are no consequences to your actions so it doesnt feel like a living world. Bows are broken, you can't aim. All guards know when you've done something psychically which I hate. You can't jump, even over small things. it's not open, just interlinked blocks of space, the only good thing is the combat which is fun and well executed, but harder on pc than xbox. Lets hope KOAR 2 is way more polished. Oh and the weapons degrade which I don't like either! And it doesn't suck you in like a really good RPG should, waste of money.… Expand
  5. Keyboardhero
    Feb 8, 2012
    1
    This game is proof how corupted video game review sites are wtf 9/10 10/10 8/10 hilarious
    They tried to mix god of war,dragon age,skyrim and wow in 1 big game but problem is they failed Main story is boring you are the one only you can save the world you are that special snowflake gtfo
    Side quests are typical bring me 10 kill 10 crap mmo style quests that they shoulda remade so player    This game is proof how corupted video game review sites are wtf 9/10 10/10 8/10 hilarious
    They tried to mix god of war,dragon age,skyrim and wow in 1 big game but problem is they failed Main story is boring you are the one only you can save the world you are that special snowflake gtfo
    Side quests are typical bring me 10 kill 10 crap mmo style quests that they shoulda remade so player would actualy be interested in doin them.Game art style is mix of fable and wow and its to **** and childish for a game that is suppose to be mature "rpg" game.Dialog options give false C&C cause in the end same thing happens whatever you say.
    Inventory interface is complete crap for pc users you need 5 times to press left click in order to equip something camera is to damn close entire game is stuck in characters a s s
    Crafting is completely pointless game is to damn easy even on hard so no point in craftin anything and also in the end you get better items from looting Magic is insanely overpowered like in fable combat system is riped from god of war and dmc
    Game world is big but you get the feeling when playing the game that you are playing offline mmo so everything feels empty characters are uninspiring and forgettable complete game looks like its big test for a mmo version of this game thats probably gona fail when they release it Kingdoms of amalur:reckoning is overhyped and overrated boring and banal game that does not offer anything new to the dying rpg genre don't spend money on this    … Expand
  6. Salamandra
    Feb 8, 2012
    1
    To put it simple guys, the only bright and fascinating feature of KoA were its' advertisement videos. The actual gameplay and overall game quality are so substandard that it might seem that all the budget went in to the creation of the aforementioned videos (which were in fact very good).
    This game is like a WoW clone without the online element. The camera is absolutely abhorrent. The    To put it simple guys, the only bright and fascinating feature of KoA were its' advertisement videos. The actual gameplay and overall game quality are so substandard that it might seem that all the budget went in to the creation of the aforementioned videos (which were in fact very good).
    This game is like a WoW clone without the online element. The camera is absolutely abhorrent. The open-world reference in the professional reviews is a complete lie - there is no open world in this game - just small narrow instances. The story - you will get tired of it after clicking through tens of meaningless quest screens.
    Overall Skyrim is like 1 billion times better then KoA and instead of buying this pathetic excuse for an RPG you might as well do yourself a favor and play Skyrim another round about.
    KoA is a prime example of how RPGs should not be made.
    Solid 1/10.    … Expand
  7. Q8eZy
    Feb 9, 2012
    3
    Zero challenge.

    There are three settings--easy, easier, and stupid easy. There is no skill requirement or learning curve worth mentioning. Yes I know there has to be the handholding and stupid-easy settings to prevent ragequiting. But it seems that some newer games are removing all the difficulty from their games, even on the hardest setting. I have a theory that this is because    Zero challenge.

    There are three settings--easy, easier, and stupid easy. There is no skill requirement or learning curve worth mentioning. Yes I know there has to be the handholding and stupid-easy settings to prevent ragequiting. But it seems that some newer games are removing all the difficulty from their games, even on the hardest setting. I have a theory that this is because people who see themselves as hardcore gamerz always put their games on the hardest setting; and if that setting actually is hard, then they ragequit and start badmouthing the game. That's what Bioshock: Infinite's lead dev said when he was asked why B:I's hardest setting was going to be completely hidden from users and only available to those who know how to access it through a secret button press combination.

    There are 12 different kinds of basic enemies, a few mini bosses, and an unintentionally hilarious end boss fight. Which you will go through like butter. Even though I powergamed through the main quest only thereby avoiding becoming even more powerful through sidequestting, the exp and loot came so fast I never needed tactical or finesse play, and I never felt any tension or satisfaction from finishing a quest or boss fight.

    I guess if you like a true button masher and gameplay that feels like you've turned on god mode, then Amalur's your game.    … Expand
  8. msbungle
    Feb 8, 2012
    3
    I accidently posted this in the PS3 portion when I meant to post it here. So here it is again:
    I really wanted to like this game, but obviously I didn't. Just remember that all reviews are written from a perspective. My perspective is someone who mainly plays MMO's, Sims and Elder Scrolls on the PC. So if you are a pc-gamer such as myself, then this review may have merit - if you hate and    I accidently posted this in the PS3 portion when I meant to post it here. So here it is again:
    I really wanted to like this game, but obviously I didn't. Just remember that all reviews are written from a perspective. My perspective is someone who mainly plays MMO's, Sims and Elder Scrolls on the PC. So if you are a pc-gamer such as myself, then this review may have merit - if you hate and abhor all things PC-gaming, then feel free to ignore the rest of this. Or maybe, as others have said, you have nothing else better to play right now and so this may be good for you too. First, I will say there were a few things I liked. The story seemed okay, the graphics were cartoon-y, but not in what I feel is a bad way. The combat was fast and fluent , but you can still pause the game for pots or to change weapons, etc - just like other solo RPG's. There were quick slots at the bottom of the screen which I really liked - I hate having to hit every button to find the weapon or spell I want in Skyrim. Otherwise, I really felt like they took WoW, Rift, Elder Scrolls and Dragon Age, put them in a blender, and then just created a back story for it. It feels more linear than any Elder Scrolls game and like there is a bit of hand-holding involved - which is what I really disliked. BUT, others may be annoyed by the lack of linearity and back store in ES games. Then this game may be for you. Now, I've read in other places that if I would have just played for 5-7 hours, it becomes more open. I have a few other games I am playing right now that have kept me interested from the beginning so 5-7 hours is unacceptable. And I'm sure there will be the naysayers so let me show you a few comparisons: In KOA you wake up and don't know your history (every elder scrolls game), and then you have to fight your way out of this "dungeon" area (Oblivion) all while being shown the finer points of the game. One of the first things I found after leaving the dungeon and continuing on with the story was a stone alter. When I clicked it, I got a buff (elder scrolls). I'm not sure why so many people care so much about whether this game "beats" Skyrim or not though. It's not like Salvatore or Shilling are going to pay you for kissing their butts and neither is anyone at EA. They will just continue to take your money! If you are on the fence about this game, I would say wait a few months until it goes on sale on Steam and then pick it up.    … Expand
  9. ZootMan
    Feb 16, 2012
    4
    I was sooooo rooting for this game. I bought into all the stratospheric hype, the comparisons to god of war/devil may cry caliber combat, the expansive world with enormous variety and locales, the myriad of weapons and skills and talents to acquire and complement the game systems.Sadly, expectations rarely match the end product.............First off, the good-visually, the game makes aI was sooooo rooting for this game. I bought into all the stratospheric hype, the comparisons to god of war/devil may cry caliber combat, the expansive world with enormous variety and locales, the myriad of weapons and skills and talents to acquire and complement the game systems.Sadly, expectations rarely match the end product.............First off, the good-visually, the game makes a great first impression, with WoW/Torchlight-esque cartoony fantasy style characters and objects. The world is colorful, the animations are expressive and the scope of the world is huge. The inventory system is genius. The ability to 'trash' unwanted items is a godsend, and would have made Skyrim vastly improved for loot finding. After trying all three variants of combat, the mage is enjoyable to play, as a DPS role equivilent to an MMO style 'nuker' character.............And now, the shortcomings. If you thought, like myself that this combat would be as rewarding as say a Ninja Gaiden, stop... just STOP...Do not purchase this game. You will be bored silly. I have beaten Ninja Gaiden three times since its relaease, and action combat is best when fast, fluid and responsive. Amalur does not achieve this high watermark. You cannot cancel attack animation with a simple counter/block. For the first few hours, I thought it was user error, but the more I played, the more a I realized that the game is essentially turn based realtime combat. If you can deal with this, then great...but the majority of action gamers, PLEASE STEER CLEAR. Disappointment abounds........Unfortunately, this game being the size it is, carries with it a great deal of complaints. The story, the lore is a fanfic...funny sounding name here, some artifact of power here, nasty antagonist with malevolent-sounding name there. Well tread terrain with zero originality. Take every fantasy trope you can imagine and set to blend and you have amalur. Switching gears, the combat classes themselves are way out of balance. As I said, the first 5 hours with a mage are enjoyable. Respeccing to the other two, it was abundantly clear how inferior and less fun they were to play as. There is no excuse for not providing adequate crowd control in a single player class...............As I said, I wanted to enjoy this game. It simply comes up short in the combat. The designers could have provided a simple canceling fix so you could actually counter/block effectively. But nope, get ready to dodge roll A LOT. Yawn....… Expand
  10. NeverwinterNigh
    Feb 16, 2012
    3
    I had bought this game with high expectations. I was promised an experience that I haven't received over 8 hours in. 8 hours in, and still, I haven't seen what makes this game so deserving of praise from the critics. Am I playing this game wrong? Is that what's going on here? Maybe it's because I'm more of a fan of the classics from the PSX era like Xenogears or Final Fantasy IX, but thisI had bought this game with high expectations. I was promised an experience that I haven't received over 8 hours in. 8 hours in, and still, I haven't seen what makes this game so deserving of praise from the critics. Am I playing this game wrong? Is that what's going on here? Maybe it's because I'm more of a fan of the classics from the PSX era like Xenogears or Final Fantasy IX, but this game is supposed to be a AAA title, and all it feels like is an RPG that tries to emulate its better cousins from the PS2 era. The graphics are deplorable for a game that is supposed to be on par with say, Final Fantasy XIII. The music is stock, it's not even that memorable. The gameplay is clunky and at times, unresponsive. Truly, this game feels like World of Warcraft stuffed into different packaging without an intriguing story, sub-par music, graphics, and gameplay elements. Lastly, I only have this to say...three skill trees. Three. This game must be so great, that it can only contain three skill trees! Note my sarcasm.… Expand
  11. f0lly
    Mar 28, 2012
    4
    It's just not possible to trust the professional critics anymore. There is no way this game deserves the high ratings its getting from the pros. Outdated graphics, boring story, boring quests. And the awesome combat that everyone seems to rave about? Just a click attack until everything is dead. Rinse and repeat for every damn mob. Save your money, or wait until its for sale for $10.
  12. pnathan_28
    Feb 16, 2012
    4
    When this game was about to release i was really excited for it , i mean just take into account the pedigree of talent behind the development team alone plus all the previews and pre-launch talk, mostly on G4 made me want to play KoA . That was then, now it's a completely different story. this game can only be chalked up to a MASSIVE disappointment. i really wish now i had waited for theWhen this game was about to release i was really excited for it , i mean just take into account the pedigree of talent behind the development team alone plus all the previews and pre-launch talk, mostly on G4 made me want to play KoA . That was then, now it's a completely different story. this game can only be chalked up to a MASSIVE disappointment. i really wish now i had waited for the reviews, this one in particular instead of getting caught up in the hype and pre-ordering KoA. Granted the combat is engaging and better than just about every rpg on the market but that is all this game has going for it. The graphics are OK, the camera is sub-par , the voice acting and dialogue are dull and boring.
    my biggest fault with Amalur is that, with any good rpg, you have an emotional investment in your character as they are an extension of ourselves , and in this respect KoA fails miserably. i tried (45 hours into it) till i just couldn't feign enthusiasm anymore. at no point did the game give me a reason to care about my character or the multitudes of fetch -quests that i was being sent on. all you FANBOYS out there that are waving your pitch forks around need to realize that this game did fail on delivering what it set out to. thank you to the brave few who came out with an honest review of this game while the rest of the reviews pretty much rehashed EA talking points .    … Expand
  13. six30two
    Mar 30, 2012
    3
    I progressed about 2/3rds of the way into this game before deleting it. It does nothing new, the plot is incredibly unconvincing, the combat boring and incredibly easy... I was just left uninspired. Salvatore's artistic feel definitely is evident throughout the game, but it's just very simplistic. The game also lends itself to certain abuses with the crafting system that makes anythingI progressed about 2/3rds of the way into this game before deleting it. It does nothing new, the plot is incredibly unconvincing, the combat boring and incredibly easy... I was just left uninspired. Salvatore's artistic feel definitely is evident throughout the game, but it's just very simplistic. The game also lends itself to certain abuses with the crafting system that makes anything other than player-crafted gear absolutely pointless. Quests were boring and monotonous. For those of you who don't know, this was meant to be an MMO but was cut down to a single player game - and the feel is evident. It feels exactly like that - not strong enough on the single player elements. Everything was too light and made too easy to digest, as is typical of MMO's. The multiclassing was a nice attempt, and the whole "Fateweaving" thing was an interesting idea, just horribly implemented. Obviously just another thing written in to give you an "adrenaline super kill" mode like all games are using nowadays.… Expand
  14. sai
    Feb 20, 2012
    4
    The story line is rather generic and becomes clumsy with side quests, although I understand how some may see this as a blessing. The combat system for an RPG is great and definitely one of the highlights, but KoA is the final nail in the EA coffin for me. Sure they release great sporting titles, but if I wanted an xbox I would have bought one already. There is no option to reallyThe story line is rather generic and becomes clumsy with side quests, although I understand how some may see this as a blessing. The combat system for an RPG is great and definitely one of the highlights, but KoA is the final nail in the EA coffin for me. Sure they release great sporting titles, but if I wanted an xbox I would have bought one already. There is no option to really change your graphics nor is the in-game aiming all that accurate, you just seem to always hit your target or open that door lever.… Expand
  15. Wadeyboy
    Apr 25, 2012
    3
    I was looking forward to this game after all the previews left me expecting an RPG heavyweight. Maybe if you are a 10 year old who has never played an RPG before, you might get some enjoyment out of it, But anyone older has to give it a miss or be very pissed off at completely throwing away their money. The way the previews and yes, even some reviews, have given the impression it was aI was looking forward to this game after all the previews left me expecting an RPG heavyweight. Maybe if you are a 10 year old who has never played an RPG before, you might get some enjoyment out of it, But anyone older has to give it a miss or be very pissed off at completely throwing away their money. The way the previews and yes, even some reviews, have given the impression it was a classic RPG aimed at adults, are not only misleading but downright dishonest! This is STRICTLY kiddies stuff. It would be overpriced at a fiver too so how it can justify a full price release I do not know. The graphics are very, very poor and to say they are console graphics, like many reviews have come out and said, are an insult to the latest consoles. You could maybe say that if your console is a Sega Megadrive I suppose! With the likes of Skyrim around, this should have been scrapped as soon as the publishers got a glimpse at the Skyrim gameplay footage. If you are looking for a third person action RPG in this type of mould, The Witcher does everything this tries to do in a much more adult, entertaining and deeper way. Divinity 2 is also a much better bet. I feel extremely misled by the previews for this game that included interviews with the developers (who must have all been on LSD or similar hallucinogenics) that had me expecting something special. One of the biggest let downs of recent years. Very, very disappointing.… Expand
  16. yani9o
    Feb 17, 2012
    2
  17. spmxvc
    Feb 21, 2012
    2
    I want to like this game. No, I want to LOVE this game. I just canâ
  18. z0rrer0
    Apr 18, 2012
    3
    Hi, This game is really crappy for that price. I would not care if graphics are outdated but its coloring is pretty bad. Seems like a WOW. The gameplay is OK but the quests are boring as hell. The plot is... oh.. is there any plot? NO! xD

    Waste of time and money. Watching critic scores for this game is why I never get influenced by them. They are all paid for high scores ... sad but    Hi, This game is really crappy for that price. I would not care if graphics are outdated but its coloring is pretty bad. Seems like a WOW. The gameplay is OK but the quests are boring as hell. The plot is... oh.. is there any plot? NO! xD

    Waste of time and money. Watching critic scores for this game is why I never get influenced by them. They are all paid for high scores ... sad but true.

    Regards    … Expand
  19. TimedParadox
    Mar 7, 2012
    3
    Unimaginative and lazily done bastard child of an MMO and Fable.

    Fails to provide a decent story, fun or challenging combat, or creative world design.

    If you enjoy the tedium of most MMOs without anyone else to talk to, this is the game for you.
  20. Kyled00
    Mar 13, 2012
    1
    As far as action RPGs go, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has taken good aspects from the best around. The problem is, it has made them extremely bland, uninteresting and uninspired. It is a mediocre game that can only be described as mildly entertaining. It makes me sad to see such a game getting a lot of publicity when original, inventive games don't get mentioned. If you want anAs far as action RPGs go, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has taken good aspects from the best around. The problem is, it has made them extremely bland, uninteresting and uninspired. It is a mediocre game that can only be described as mildly entertaining. It makes me sad to see such a game getting a lot of publicity when original, inventive games don't get mentioned. If you want an un-engaging game then go ahead and buy this. I am utterly surprised at the high score this game has received. I believe its time to go back and see the good RPGs that are out there and give up on this tat. It makes me wonder why I bother reading reviews sometimes.… Expand
  21. Scoobydruid
    Apr 28, 2012
    3
    This game gets old. I'm L18 and 30 hours in and the game has become very boring. The controls for the PC are awful. The bad voice overs are now annoying - same 3 people trying to disguise themselves but they sound the same. The combat is poor and the quests are simply tiring. They are too repetitive and I can't play anymore - it's simply too painful. The Scenery is repeatedThis game gets old. I'm L18 and 30 hours in and the game has become very boring. The controls for the PC are awful. The bad voice overs are now annoying - same 3 people trying to disguise themselves but they sound the same. The combat is poor and the quests are simply tiring. They are too repetitive and I can't play anymore - it's simply too painful. The Scenery is repeated endlessly. This is a $20 game. Terrible job EA!… Expand
  22. Putiput
    Mar 30, 2012
    1
    This game is a giant disappointment. The controls are terribly consolized, the menu, including inventory and basically the whole interface, is unusable and annoying. The game-play itself gives you about one challenge every 4 hours, you can get through 90% of what I played, before I was to annoyed, by just hitting the left mouse button repeatedly. In the beginning it´s quiteThis game is a giant disappointment. The controls are terribly consolized, the menu, including inventory and basically the whole interface, is unusable and annoying. The game-play itself gives you about one challenge every 4 hours, you can get through 90% of what I played, before I was to annoyed, by just hitting the left mouse button repeatedly. In the beginning it´s quite fun but after a few hours it is terribly boring and you just ask yourself why the hell you are playing this. Basically you get a movie of someone playing an action version of the boring part of WOW (pure grinding) where you have to click the whole time. The story may be interesting but it is definitely not worth cutting through a whole world filled with brainless mobs.… Expand
  23. sundog005
    Mar 29, 2012
    3
    Sadly like everyone i disliked the old fashioned disney style graphics...i don't know when the art was made for this game but it looks around the same time World of Warcraft got developed....style wise anyways, the demo even reminded me of -dare i breath that foul word again and live to tell the tale- "Gnomeregan!" ....yes indeed fellow WoW casualties run while you can....the twistedSadly like everyone i disliked the old fashioned disney style graphics...i don't know when the art was made for this game but it looks around the same time World of Warcraft got developed....style wise anyways, the demo even reminded me of -dare i breath that foul word again and live to tell the tale- "Gnomeregan!" ....yes indeed fellow WoW casualties run while you can....the twisted slapstick nightmare is influencing games even today...All i'll say is its not my kind of "RPG"....and lets face it isn't an RPG its a beat um up with a linear plot and some character stuff that just makes you better at...yep...beating things up.
    Tekken and Disney and Diablo/WoW had an overhyped baby, end of story....NEXT!
    my advice do yourself a favour and buy Skyrim instead....unless a real RPG is too taxing for you and you mostly play FPS games and just want shiny things to blow up all day long...ohhhh its pretty!    … Expand
  24. sdi
    Sep 26, 2013
    4
    Where to begin.From the generic storyline, world ,quests and painfully unmemorable characters or tedious combat system?You know you got something wrong with your game when the most memorable character is a drunk mage and fights become a chore after two hours of gameplay.Conversations are meaningless and almost failed to engage me in every occasion and didn't give me the illusion that a rpgWhere to begin.From the generic storyline, world ,quests and painfully unmemorable characters or tedious combat system?You know you got something wrong with your game when the most memorable character is a drunk mage and fights become a chore after two hours of gameplay.Conversations are meaningless and almost failed to engage me in every occasion and didn't give me the illusion that a rpg is supposed to offer to the player.The crafting system is moderate at best and customization is almost non existent.The combat system shows some potential as it is easily picked up and customized to your liking. Overall this game is below average and definitely didn't live up to the expectations and hype.… Expand
  25. DrGulag
    Feb 13, 2012
    3
    CONS : This game fails to deliver anything that resembles a compelling atmosphere/story, the difficulty level is also so easy that you can just mash your way to victory. MMO'ish experience, a hamster wheel if you will. I still cant name any of the NPC's after beating the game, because no-one cares about the plot. Just grind endless quests (pick this, kill that) and manage your inventoryCONS : This game fails to deliver anything that resembles a compelling atmosphere/story, the difficulty level is also so easy that you can just mash your way to victory. MMO'ish experience, a hamster wheel if you will. I still cant name any of the NPC's after beating the game, because no-one cares about the plot. Just grind endless quests (pick this, kill that) and manage your inventory every 5 minutes or so, because there is too much loot. The voice acting is also very mediocre. PROS : The graphics are quite nice… Expand
  26. Sock
    Feb 18, 2012
    3
    To me, this game is what would be the result if Skyrim and WoW had a baby. And that baby was premature and retarded. They leave all the great things about both on the wayside.

    The combat is nice at first, but it gets old fast. If this were a multiplayer game, it'd be a lot more fun. And I tend to hate multiplayer games, but AI is entirely too predictable. It doesn't hurt that there are    To me, this game is what would be the result if Skyrim and WoW had a baby. And that baby was premature and retarded. They leave all the great things about both on the wayside.

    The combat is nice at first, but it gets old fast. If this were a multiplayer game, it'd be a lot more fun. And I tend to hate multiplayer games, but AI is entirely too predictable. It doesn't hurt that there are only about a dozen different enemies. Bandits, Bears, Tuatha, Ogres, Bolg, Sprites, Brownies, Boggarts, Bog Threshes, those undead Faer things, those banshee things, and then the fishman things and their spawner. Might be another one or two things, but that's seriously it. And all of these things have predictable fighting styles. Within some of those creature types are 2-3 other soldier types, but it makes little difference in the end.

    Quests are simple. "Go there, kill that." And that's pretty much it, aside from the Fed-Ex quests. The main story isn't anything special. Some of the plot-line battles are fun, but few and far apart.

    Also, one of my biggest pet peeves... this game has armor sets, but it's a single player and most of them are random drops. So, you end up running around with a several incomplete sets, and no way to trade for what you're missing. Honestly, if you're on the fence... I'd wait until it's on sale on Steam for around $20. I had to force myself to finish it because I had lost all interest, but felt like I should wait until I'd finished it to actually critique it.    … Expand
  27. Digitalkid
    Feb 23, 2012
    2
    Best combat? Is it some kind of joke? Enemy can't even hit you once on hardest difficulty level. You just lock on him and keep clicking until he's dead! Game includes each and every fantasy cliche. Bad guys are just bad, they just woke up one day and decided to kill everyone. Graphics -WoW. Combat - Korean MMO.
  28. Sula
    Feb 15, 2012
    3
    VERY simple and streamlined game. For first 10 or so levels it MIGHT seem like some good crpg ,but I simply realized how MUCH simplification and streamlining this game has.
    No real dialogues - every character just have 2-4 things you can ask them about ,but it is not real conversation with question and answers.
    Later in levels like from 15 level or so ,game changes into slasher like game.    VERY simple and streamlined game. For first 10 or so levels it MIGHT seem like some good crpg ,but I simply realized how MUCH simplification and streamlining this game has.
    No real dialogues - every character just have 2-4 things you can ask them about ,but it is not real conversation with question and answers.
    Later in levels like from 15 level or so ,game changes into slasher like game. Game throws on you sometimes 8-10 mobs which you slash in matter of seconds in flashy manner. I play on hard difficulty and while in beggining there might be some tough fights if you play "weaker" builds , then later on you just faceroll everything.

    OP crafting, insane amounts of XP for quests and kills so you will find yourself very OP quickly if you do most quests in areas, money after level 10 is not an issue - I just bathe in it.

    Game CLEARLY made for consoles. It just scream console !

    Don't treat it like Skyrim , The Withcher 2 or older crpg's (Baldur ,Fallout) with action combat.

    While in beggining it might seem like it - after level ~ 10 you will be stripped away from those "dreams".

    Just slasher / action game with some very limited RPG's-ish mechanics cause that's 'trendy' now and increase potential audience.    … Expand
  29. moifoi
    Feb 17, 2012
    1
    It's not a bad game but when you leave out the tooltips from the shop windows making it tedious to view items when buying and selling then you fail at the most simple of designs.
  30. aksu113
    Feb 14, 2012
    1
    I am played many rpg games and I try to play this game but its too boring .i cant get addictive for this game quest are too similar and level design make this game boring.Some people cant play this game because graphics are annoying.weapons are nice and there is much weapons but there is only four class and that is sad also Lockping is too easy.maybe some team member make this game funny.I am played many rpg games and I try to play this game but its too boring .i cant get addictive for this game quest are too similar and level design make this game boring.Some people cant play this game because graphics are annoying.weapons are nice and there is much weapons but there is only four class and that is sad also Lockping is too easy.maybe some team member make this game funny. there is only temporarily team members and that sucks also game is too easy for any difficulty… Expand
  31. iburnaga
    Mar 3, 2012
    4
    Camera with an obsession with the floor, trying to sell you dlc that just contains weapons for 6 bloody dollars not two weeks after launch, mediocre gameplay. Nothing special, buy it on sale unless you're just itching for an action rpg.
  32. kartana
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Bad graphics, button mashing combat, MMO style fetch quests, boring story. Your character has no voice, he just stands there and stares at every quest giver like a retard. And no FoV slider, the camera is way too close. Spare your money!
  33. DougM
    Feb 12, 2012
    4
    The disappointment with this game is almost immediate with the introduction of the character customization tool that offers no real customization. After a minute or so of exhausting all the customization options the player then enters a a low resolution world inhabited by some of the most uninspired character designs in modern video game history. The attempt at a story is hobbled alongThe disappointment with this game is almost immediate with the introduction of the character customization tool that offers no real customization. After a minute or so of exhausting all the customization options the player then enters a a low resolution world inhabited by some of the most uninspired character designs in modern video game history. The attempt at a story is hobbled along by one insufferable NPC dialog after another. The voice acting is downright awful and rarely in synch with character mouth movements. Thankfully the developers have enabled subtitles by default and a convenient skip button which allows the player to speed read through the babble. Side quests are chores, the main quest is nonsense, the 'open world' is full of force fields, the menu system is clunky and the much vaunted hack and slash combat is crippled by the out of control camera view. KoA is essentially Ratchet and Clank with generic RPG cut scenes. Recommend avoid this hateful title until it reaches the Steam bargain bin.… Expand
  34. HappyWolfie
    Feb 12, 2012
    4
    Mediocre game with full set of trendy features, player cant see anything new in this game. Game world is 2d with no heights. Scenario is boring, fighting is flawed (PC stunned after each hit of any enemy, character action speed is static) etc etc.
  35. naudica
    Feb 12, 2012
    4
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.. Yet. It is incredibly unbalanced, on the hardest difficulty you will 1 hit everything. I died once in 25 hours of game play. And it was because I was AFK.

    Healing potions are instant and can be spammed to full health, the trade skills make your character incredibly overpowered. The skill tree "Might" makes your character literally un-killable. You can sit there for    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.. Yet. It is incredibly unbalanced, on the hardest difficulty you will 1 hit everything. I died once in 25 hours of game play. And it was because I was AFK.

    Healing potions are instant and can be spammed to full health, the trade skills make your character incredibly overpowered.

    The skill tree "Might" makes your character literally un-killable. You can sit there for 20 minutes getting hit over and over again and never die.

    The world is barren, and feels like an empty MMO server. The storyline is incredibly bad, and you will find yourself skipping through all of it after the first few dialogues. Zones and quests don't take into account character level so you end up fighting mobs way below your level. The main ability called "Reckoning" will end boss fights in 1-2 hits, making even the hardest encounters very very easy. All in all the game just needs to be balanced. Wait till they patch it a few times before spending $60. Trust me!    … Expand
  36. Riot
    Feb 12, 2012
    4
    I only played the demo but I really struggled to get to the end of it, wanted to quit 1 hour earlier. To sum it up this game looks and feel like a Bioware clone done bad. The RPG elements are scarce and badly outlined. There is no real inventory, the list type is extremely unfriendly and hard to use. The whole menus are unfriendly and hard to get accustomed to. Speaking of RPG, theI only played the demo but I really struggled to get to the end of it, wanted to quit 1 hour earlier. To sum it up this game looks and feel like a Bioware clone done bad. The RPG elements are scarce and badly outlined. There is no real inventory, the list type is extremely unfriendly and hard to use. The whole menus are unfriendly and hard to get accustomed to. Speaking of RPG, the character creation is a joke, there's presets to be chosen from, neon glowing lipstick and hair colors, and ridiculous face tattoos. I'm baffled that in an age where facial 3D morphing is implemented in character creation, we are left with 20 premade choices!

    Crafting exists in this game but seems basic and too easy, not really a crafting in it's true name, just gather stuff in the world (gathering is a decent word, more likely looting) and assemble them in town. The lockpicking and dispell actions are very badly done: lockpicking is more based on your luck rather than your skill and in order to dispell you need to do it at least 10 times to get it right, badly explained and frustrating because it's time limited.

    Graphics are old, somewhere around the WOW age, but improved with tons of blur to make it look filtered. Colors look fake, objects are squarish and again too much blur.

    Dialogues are well made, congrats to that, the combat system is very well made, no complaints there, also I haven't noticed bugs or glitches. Quests are a bit too many and too stupid, but maybe you need them to appeal to a fantasy niche. Creatures are extremely cartoonish and child like, again the fantasy niche.

    All in all I had the feel of playing a more budget-wise version of Torchlight and after getting bored through the demo I am convinced this is not for me and do not see much potential of it.    … Expand
  37. Dethstar
    Jun 7, 2016
    4
    Around 20 Review from so called professional critics that seem to have been purchased to give a high critic meta score but the Avg user score is far more honest.

    Utterly generic, quite tedious and felt like it was a long time out of date even at launch. Not the worst game in the world as it works and has no bug but certainly one of the most tedious.
  38. xRevolution
    Mar 23, 2012
    4
    Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning does not have very good graphics, it has cartoon-like graphics and the gameplay does not suit my style very well. It is not really difficult to master, easy to learn instead. I am suprised by all the good ratings. I always rate RPG's 4+ because I am not a huge fan of RPG games which give it a bit of unfair. Being no real fan of RPG games does not mean i likeKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning does not have very good graphics, it has cartoon-like graphics and the gameplay does not suit my style very well. It is not really difficult to master, easy to learn instead. I am suprised by all the good ratings. I always rate RPG's 4+ because I am not a huge fan of RPG games which give it a bit of unfair. Being no real fan of RPG games does not mean i like none. Some just suit me and some just don't, and this one didn't do it for me. I like other RPG gmaes above this.… Expand
  39. marlborz
    Mar 17, 2013
    1
    The best part of this game was certain parts of it. When I first started to play I enjoyed everything from the layout, map, characters, combat(expect the inability to jump), cut scenes, etc.. After you dive into the game it starts to unfold. I will say I liked everything up to the end of the first zone. After you start to get the hang of it it looks allot like fable 3. The problem withThe best part of this game was certain parts of it. When I first started to play I enjoyed everything from the layout, map, characters, combat(expect the inability to jump), cut scenes, etc.. After you dive into the game it starts to unfold. I will say I liked everything up to the end of the first zone. After you start to get the hang of it it looks allot like fable 3. The problem with fable 3 and this game as well is the lack of a large persistent environment. Games like this and state that "the game has an open world feel" should live up to that standard instead of saying one thing and get something entirely different. The game is actually very instanced. You will have to load from you zone to another, every time you enter a house in a village(which they are what, like 3?) and have to like the invisible walls that are everywhere in game that limit your ability to freely maneuver over objects such as hills or anything that doesn't have a preset action. The large open world that was promised felt like barely one zone in any standard mmo today. The more i progressed the more I couldn't help but thinking open world isn't one tiny area connected to many many very tiny areas. The dungeons were uninspiring and everything after the desert was enough for me. As soon as i got to the desert area i knew what i got myself into... an impulse buy. My advice is not to buy this game if you are expecting an offline mmo. This is a cookie cutter action RPG wanna be with big words and little to show for it. The 50 bucks they wanted when it came out wasn't worth it and now that it's on sale on steam for half that it's not worth it. If I ever see it in the .99 bin I might pick it up if I am very very very bored.… Expand
  40. Sirik_Matak
    Jun 14, 2015
    3
    What a trainwreck.
    Basically, it's a MMO with a stripped down multiplayer elements. Every single aspect of this game assaults you with its generic MMO pattern. Story, characters, models, inventory, character development, levels, dungeons, crafting, graphics, music. Every single thing here belongs to MMO. God dammit, even reagents have that wowish glow on them.
    This is why this game is so    What a trainwreck.
    Basically, it's a MMO with a stripped down multiplayer elements. Every single aspect of this game assaults you with its generic MMO pattern. Story, characters, models, inventory, character development, levels, dungeons, crafting, graphics, music. Every single thing here belongs to MMO. God dammit, even reagents have that wowish glow on them.
    This is why this game is so ultimately boring and offers absolutely nothing beyond the first few hours. Nothing will change just after you leave an introductory area and tutorial. Only numbers will go higher, and you will be stuck doing the same quest all the time in MMO dungeons (corridor - arena with enemies - corridor - boss encounter - grab loot - repeat). The world design, its story, characters are your typical MMO setting you don't give a single crap about. Every single quest is "gather X", "kill Y", "go to place Z and discover it's an ambush and fight boss". Your character development and equipment pacing go exactly along MMO pattern. The overgrown environment doesn't leave any field for speculations.
    Truth to be told, Kingdoms of Amalur shows how every single post-wow MMO would look like played in single-player mode. A boring shell with no real substance to it, because the only strength of MMO games lies in the multi-player element. Kingdoms would be your typical, generic MMO that went F2P after few months since its release with a really small player-base playing it because their friends play it. They would play it not because Kingdoms were good, they would play it because they can spend their time with their friends. If not Kingdoms, it could be any other MMO title, really.
    The most blistering thing is that you can literally run your way through after few main quests to the end, ignoring every single thing, to encounter the boss fight that is a poor QTE cut-scene.
    I bought it for like 2€, so I can't be mad I lost my money. It's fun for a little while, until you see the obvious: it's a single player MMO. It's a good thing people behind it went bancrupt.    … Expand
  41. xxaosicxx
    Dec 15, 2014
    3
    This game is cack. Save your money.

    Graphics are dreadful, key rebinds DO NOT WORK, the game is so buggy, combat is without tactics - just mash the mouse button. Very poor indeed.

    This game says more about the corrupt professional reviews than most. It could not, ever, ever, be considered a "10 out of 10" or "100 out of 100" game.
  42. Catlin
    Feb 12, 2012
    1
    Terrible boring game,tedious un evolved combat,its more like a hack and slash and that is very repetitive.
    I found the quests boring as anything,just typical RPG hype,the trailer looked better than the game is.
  43. Kentathon
    Mar 2, 2012
    1
    I was honestly happy when I came on here to write up a review and saw a measly 5.9 as the user score. This game started with so much promise, for the first few hours it looked like it was going to be great, then it dropped, and it dropped hard.

    This is the first game in years that I have uninstalled without completing just because I couldn't bring myself to play it anymore. The combat is    I was honestly happy when I came on here to write up a review and saw a measly 5.9 as the user score. This game started with so much promise, for the first few hours it looked like it was going to be great, then it dropped, and it dropped hard.

    This is the first game in years that I have uninstalled without completing just because I couldn't bring myself to play it anymore. The combat is awful, I played a warrior with a hammer weapon to about the point when I filled the blacksmithing skill (which turned out worthless since materials for crafting are random drop apart from the extremely few and far between shops that sell only the most basic materials). The combat is ripped right out of God of War, literally, it's the exact same, right down to random meaningless sheep enemies being able to stagger and interrupt the attacks of my character, who wields a weapon larger than the enemies themselves. The combat difficulty is one of two things, way too easy, or close to impossible (enemies with unblockable, undodgable homing spells that will follow you endlessly and kill you in 1-2 hits, even if the enemy dies as they are following you).

    The environments look nice, but you can't really explore them at all, there are tons of invisible walls and most dungeons are "magically locked" unless you're on a certain quest. The story is, well, I literally just stopped playing an uninstalled it less than five minutes ago and I can barely remember the point of the story. It was boring and unimaginative, and did not drag me in at all.

    I've never gone from being amazed and happy about my purchase, and looking forward to a FUN game to being completely and utterly disappointed in such a short time before. I could go on and on but it isn't worth it, I couldn't care less about the future of this game at all. It has been so long since I played a game that was so boring I considered it a chore to even try to finish it I forgot what it was like.    … Expand
  44. Lettucent
    Feb 9, 2012
    3
    Pros: Interesting combat, interesting art style, flexible character progression
    Cons: Story, despite being R.A. Salvatore, is devoid of soul, lacks any means of drawing you in, characters are quite generic, minor flaws
    Combat is fun, but I found the controls to be a bit odd, character randomly doesn't aim spells, doesn't attack the opponent you're moving toward. Having only one button to    Pros: Interesting combat, interesting art style, flexible character progression
    Cons: Story, despite being R.A. Salvatore, is devoid of soul, lacks any means of drawing you in, characters are quite generic, minor flaws

    Combat is fun, but I found the controls to be a bit odd, character randomly doesn't aim spells, doesn't attack the opponent you're moving toward. Having only one button to cast a spell makes combining abilities more of a challenge than it should be. Early combat is a gigantic click fest, and after gaining your first spells/moves it gets a teensy bit more interesting, but still an auto-targeted click fest.

    The art style features an all-buff male cast. Seriously, even if you want to be an elf ranger, you're going to have a wide frame and big burly muscles. I will give the game credit for female armor, as I didn't find anything terribly revealing during my play. The modeling is definitely very last-gen, and reminds me of a slightly higher polycount Fable.

    Verdict? Not anywhere near worth the launch price of $60. Skyrim was only $50 and packed with better narrative. R.A. Salvatore disappointed me greatly with this game, as I had greatly enjoyed many of his books. I pick up the game, play for ten minutes, realize I'm in a very bland and boring world, then quit. I would not want to drag myself through 25-30 hours of    … Expand
  45. Buttonman
    Feb 11, 2012
    0
    Very disappointed with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, I played the demo and did not like the camera angles at all, the camera is way too close to your character with no option to move it further back. However on 38 Studios forums the actual developers said (following lots of negative feedback about the camera) that they had addressed this and in the finished game you would, amongstVery disappointed with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, I played the demo and did not like the camera angles at all, the camera is way too close to your character with no option to move it further back. However on 38 Studios forums the actual developers said (following lots of negative feedback about the camera) that they had addressed this and in the finished game you would, amongst several fixes to the camera, be able to scroll the camera back for a better view. I don't know what the supposed fixes were, but I appear to have been lied to, as I can see no difference between the camera problems in the demo and in the half-finished game that has been released. The camera is still very dodgy and far too close most of the time in combat. Also I feel that this game is one of the classic examples of style over substance, get a big name linked to the project, do some flashy trailers prior to release, do a demo and say the bad things in the demo will be fixed at release and away you go. This game actually has nice looking combat animations but that is about all it has going for it on the PC, it has an awful console ported user interface for PC, it isn't actually an open world (that's an outright lie imho), the story is very average as are the quests, the crafting system is pointless (the items that drop all the time are far better than what you can craft and spending points on crafting means you are not spending them on combat abilities so you gimp yourself). Oh and as usual, the games studio monkeys are giving it automatic 10/10 reviews which is just laughable not to mention the critic reviews should just hang their heads in shame at the unrealistically high review scores they have given it.… Expand
  46. Archangel
    Feb 11, 2012
    3
    Very disappointed playing this game. After playing Skyrim, I have raised bar on a game should be. Skyrim graphics were pretty amazing. This is just bland. Even Dragon age which out about a year ago, by the same publisher, was so much better in graphics. I feel the 60 dollars wasn't worth it. It has the look and feel of Drakensang.
  47. steklok
    Feb 11, 2012
    3
    Do not like it completely, like a Korean MMO, this is a silly cartoon graphics and low-poly model of the environment. This is another shame that it was not worth releasing on the PC.
  48. seuche
    Feb 16, 2012
    0
    sorry, but this game pure rubbish! especially the UI which seem to come directly from hell. this game is a total waste of money and time for every pc gamer.
  49. traumabug
    Sep 27, 2016
    0
    This is the absolute worst game I have played so far in my life. I want to be entirely clear: I got this game as a gift from a friend, and I really WANTED to like it. I went in with optimism, prepared to look on the bright side and try to see whatever my friend saw in this game that she liked. But I found absolutely nothing of any redeeming quality whatsoever; This is one of the few gamesThis is the absolute worst game I have played so far in my life. I want to be entirely clear: I got this game as a gift from a friend, and I really WANTED to like it. I went in with optimism, prepared to look on the bright side and try to see whatever my friend saw in this game that she liked. But I found absolutely nothing of any redeeming quality whatsoever; This is one of the few games where I absolutely DREADED having to play it - and after I stopped playing, I would literally have more fun sitting in my chair, doing nothing, than I had playing the game that session.

    "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning" is a tiresome slog of a game. It's colours are so bright and garish that it never failed to give me a headache. Every environment was essentially a room or a hallway, with some trees and water, surrounded on all sides by blatantly artificial impassable cliff faces. Every environment was like that, a field, or a swamp, or a forest, sunken into some kind of canyon, for no goddamn reason but to railroad the player, and to make sure they can only go in the direction that the devs point them. It looks ugly and incompetent, and reeks of the worst fantasy-flavoured corridor shooters that the mid-to-late aughts could spit out.

    The NPCs are bland, boring and empty, and come equipped with obnoxious, bright red exclamation points that hover over their heads to single them out as quest-givers, shattering any immersion the player could have had, and singing from the hilltops KoA:R's legacy as a failed MMORPG, repackaged as a single player game. The combat is dull and terribly easy; I was able to get through it by literally just mashing the attack button and nothing else through every random encounter - encounters, by the way, with the same three cookie-cutter enemies, repeated ad nauseam through the whole length of the game.

    The story and lore and writing is patched together out of the same generic, warmed-over Tolkienisms and power fantasies that plague the rest of the fantasy genre, coupled with some pseudo-philosophical tripe about the player character being able to "choose their own destiny" and being "free from the shackles of fate." Why? Don't ask why. The game holds no answer for you; The only conceivable answer is simply because you are the player character, and the player character has to have super powers, right?

    I can't stress this enough: I can see absolutely no reason why any person on this sordid Earth would ever, ever enjoy "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning." Please take my advice, that no matter what you enjoy, or what kind of person you are, and no matter how masochistic your tendencies, there is absolutely no reason to ever purchase this game. It has nothing for you. You deserve **** better.    … Expand
  50. magee
    Apr 6, 2013
    1
    the game starts pretty decent combat system is ok. this game just doesnt have a soul, it really feels like a mmo the loot system just sucks in an offline rpg i dont want 100 weapons that all look the same the only difference is that 2 dmg this.. if youre looking for an good rpg dont get this.
  51. WillG027
    Apr 11, 2015
    3
    Basically plays and feels like a game aomed at juveniles.
    Repetitive, button mashing combat = thoughtless gameplay.
    Cartoonish graphics. Had potential, but took a serious misstep during production. If they had made a more mature world, with a further flashed out, strategic, combat system - then 38 Studios could have had something special. As it is - it's not worth the time investment    Basically plays and feels like a game aomed at juveniles.
    Repetitive, button mashing combat = thoughtless gameplay.
    Cartoonish graphics.
    Had potential, but took a serious misstep during production.
    If they had made a more mature world, with a further flashed out, strategic, combat system - then 38 Studios could have had something special.
    As it is - it's not worth the time investment - or the money.
    3 out of ten for depth of world.    … Expand
  52. rscl
    Jul 7, 2014
    4
    Average dialogues and quests and too many pointless things to keep track.
    Horrible controls for the PC experience. Balance between classes is a joke. Combat and controls are very disappointing.
    This is the kind of game where the most rewarding action is autosaving every move you make. Disgusting. I suppose you could play the game on easy to get the main story. But then again, you can    Average dialogues and quests and too many pointless things to keep track.
    Horrible controls for the PC experience. Balance between classes is a joke. Combat and controls are very disappointing.
    This is the kind of game where the most rewarding action is autosaving every move you make. Disgusting.
    I suppose you could play the game on easy to get the main story. But then again, you can read a book instead.    … Expand
  53. leSange
    Jun 19, 2017
    2
    I know you want play a cool RPG game. But this one, should be good in 2012 not in 2k17. Go better play some Dragon Age or Witcher, planty of any other RPG. This on is WoW like graphics. Really large world. HUGE! Lot a side-quests, thats make u run 5 times same spot. Go find something another. Really dude
  54. Japanese
    Feb 4, 2013
    3
    Too much severe key assignment. I think GPU usage rate is not optimized. It is regrettable although it is contents which can be enjoyed very much.
  55. Vzhik
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    Подача истории, мир персонажи, конечно хорошо сделаны, но боёвка, прогоны по карте, сбор предметов и так далее, не очень. Как будто специально затягивают что бегать туда-сюда подольше. Вообще как-то не тянет возвращаться.
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    О блин. оказывается уже отписывался в августе 2016-го. Значит пытался дать игре второй шанс и.. Впервые оставляю отзыв на игру которую не прошел. Не смог. И мой    Подача истории, мир персонажи, конечно хорошо сделаны, но боёвка, прогоны по карте, сбор предметов и так далее, не очень. Как будто специально затягивают что бегать туда-сюда подольше. Вообще как-то не тянет возвращаться.
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    О блин. оказывается уже отписывался в августе 2016-го. Значит пытался дать игре второй шанс и..
    Впервые оставляю отзыв на игру которую не прошел. Не смог.
    И мой любимый сеттинг - мечи, магия, хорошая графика.. Но просто скучно. Хоть и ненавижу так говорить о играх. По другому не могу, я мастер расписывать детали. Когда видишь очередной курсор за пять экранов в черной зоне карты, всё просто падает. Ощущение после игры "лучше б не играл", хоть и время пролетает незаметно.
    То ли выскакивающие из-под земли противники и нормальной музыки так портят погружение. То ли отсутствие каких-либо загадок, но факт - слишком всё банально. Не моё.
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Awards & Rankings

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#44 Best PC Game of 2012
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#24 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 5, 2012
    60
    Fast and flashy combat in a shallow fantasy world. For the solo MMO player only. [Apr 2012, p.62]
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  2. CPUGamer
    Mar 27, 2012
    80
    For all the things that don't work well, the exciting combat and deep world make KAR a very worthy game to play. It's a shame Electronic Arts is doing such a poor job of promoting it, as there is enough here to make the foundation of a very solid franchise.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Mar 21, 2012
    74
    Great combat and mountains of loot can't compensate for Amalur's generic world design and familiar story. [May 2012, p.72]
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