Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

 PlayStation 4
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
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  1. ComicBook
    Sep 13, 2020
    40
    Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning’s story is fascinating and still holds up eight years later. The combat is basic yet enjoyable, providing several opportunities to be a deadly assassin, unstoppable warrior, or powerful mage. However, the near-constant technical issues derail this game almost entirely. Kaiko has since provided a significant quality-of-life patch after the game’s release, so fans may not run into the same issues. The early impressions show improved performance and fewer framerate issues.
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 8, 2020
    30
    Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning is a poor attempt at a quick money grab by the developers. We’ve expected a remaster and gotten a re-release of a 12-year-old game. Little to no improvements have been made and the price is almost as a full modern AAA game. The game itself is amazing, and all RPG fans should play it, but either get the original or wait for a big discount on this re-release.

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 148 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 148
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 148
  3. Negative: 32 out of 148
  1. Steyraus
    Sep 9, 2020
    10
    THQ seemingly did everything right with this re release. They didnt call it a "Remaster or Remake" to manage expectations, They didnt chargeTHQ seemingly did everything right with this re release. They didnt call it a "Remaster or Remake" to manage expectations, They didnt charge full price for the game. They kept the art and assets the same to be true to the original. They got the maximum performance for every console including 60 FPS. AND YET THERE IS STILL "OFF COURSE" OUTRAGE!!!!! Modern gaming consumers man!, its just a cycle of outrage instigated on You Tube Spreed to the Audience then to Twitter and back to another You Tube video, just a cycle of people looking to create or be out raged,
    This re release was made for consoles the PC game all ways looked good because games scale with PC hardware, so you wont see much difference. On PS3 and 360 this game was 720p at 30FPS, you can now play it at true 4K 60 fps on the 1X and 1440p 60FPS on PS4 pro and 1080P 60 FPS on base consoles, this is a massive upgrade, IF you cant understand those number than you wont understand just how amazing they are.
    Yes the art and assets are the same, thankfully because the character models in the original game are more attractive than the character models in modern games made today, thanks to political pandering. Yes the animation looks dated but this isnt a full priced release and re animating 1000s of characters would have made the project way to costly to risk.
    Its meant as a performance upgrade so modern console gamers can experience this amazing game. After the cry baby reception that the game has received for not completely over hauling everything, and them not spending 500 m on this risky project dont expect many more of histories hidden gems to be brought to the new platforms. Its just to much of a risk with today's entitled modern You Tuber community and their hungry for out rage audience.    … Full Review »
  2. bewarechameleon
    Sep 9, 2020
    8
    kingdom of amalur: rereckoning isn’t a remaster in the general sense, you won’t see anything too mind blowing here but that isn’t a bad thing.kingdom of amalur: rereckoning isn’t a remaster in the general sense, you won’t see anything too mind blowing here but that isn’t a bad thing. This is essentially the same game you loved from the playstation 3 but slightly cleaned up. gameplay is still fun, story is still intriguing with at times goofy dialogue, the world you’re introduced to will still enthral you and keep you hooked. If you’re coming into this game looking for high resolution final fantasy style graphics and lighting don’t get your hopes up but what you will get is a really enjoyable and fun game worth your money.… Full Review »
  3. keaganjames
    Sep 10, 2020
    8
    The original Kingdoms of Amalur was one of my favourite games of the last generation. 38 Studios managed to create a world which, visually atThe original Kingdoms of Amalur was one of my favourite games of the last generation. 38 Studios managed to create a world which, visually at least, was obviously inspired by the of World of Warcraft but at the same time combine it with personality and charm that just made you want to explore for hours on end.

    Fast-forward almost ten years later and, thanks to THQ Nordic prying the IP from the filthy clutches of EA, we have Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning. A title which when I first heard it I was thrown off by, but now having played the game I feel it suits it far more than was actually intended.

    Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, whilst still a blast to play, offers little more than the original. THQ claim that the game now runs at a higher resolution and with more detailed textures. I can’t speak for the console versions of the game however I struggled to notice a difference when playing on PC. Both looked nearly identical, aside from some colour correction, and offered the same high and ultra-wide display options. Perhaps this is why the game is being offered at a discount of 50-60% off for the first few weeks of release.

    Aside from this Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is the same game that 38 Studios released in 2012. It’s bright, colourful, charming, funny and definitely worth a play if you haven’t already. Even at the current discounted rate though I can’t recommend purchasing Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning on PC if you own the original. It may be worth picking up in a future Steam Sale at 75-80% off, but until then the original will surely suffice.    … Full Review »
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