Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

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  1. Sirianegro007
    Sep 1, 2023
    8
    El juego es sorprendentemente bueno.Solo le pongo un pero y es la duración.Muy largo.
    Pero tiene infinidad e cosas para hacer,modificar armas,magias etc ..
    Sistema de combate excelente y muy divertido habiéndolo jugado en 2023 las mecánicas son disfrutables hoy día
  2. jshavrylenko
    Aug 19, 2023
    8
    Я познайомилася з цією грою у 2021 році й вже двічі перепроходила (ймовірно, перепродує з задоволенням і в третє). Не знаю, що саме мене затягує, але в цю гру хочеться повертатися.

    Якщо колись вийде ремастер — з задоволенням куплю і його, щоб пограти з новою графікою, хоча і без неї візуал мені дуже подобається    Я познайомилася з цією грою у 2021 році й вже двічі перепроходила (ймовірно, перепродує з задоволенням і в третє). Не знаю, що саме мене затягує, але в цю гру хочеться повертатися.

    Якщо колись вийде ремастер — з задоволенням куплю і його, щоб пограти з новою графікою, хоча і без неї візуал мені дуже подобається
  3. anbl
    Mar 29, 2023
    10
    spillet ganske forut for sin tid. Med essensen av Ringenes Herre, ganske undervurdert
  4. WallCrouton
    Dec 17, 2022
    4
    For nostalgia only. For new players all the positive and interesting features are met with "that's it?" after a couple hours in. Interesting concept, bland execution. Leave it back in 2012.
  5. RagnarX213
    Oct 30, 2022
    9
    Really fun! I used to always play this on PS3 and it was always one of my favorite games to just kick back and play. The arcade style combat and RPG chops made it very enjoyable and the ability to change up play styles and the freedom you have with using so many kinds of weapons and builds is really fun. Personally I think this version looks great on ps4, the colorsand details look great!Really fun! I used to always play this on PS3 and it was always one of my favorite games to just kick back and play. The arcade style combat and RPG chops made it very enjoyable and the ability to change up play styles and the freedom you have with using so many kinds of weapons and builds is really fun. Personally I think this version looks great on ps4, the colorsand details look great! Hopefully Curt Schilling didnt lose all his money on this because they did a pretty good job! Very fun game!… Expand
  6. TK4EVA47
    Oct 15, 2022
    6
    I played Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning in 2020 and thought it was an above average game that I liked.
  7. quigonginger
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece. We need more of this. Great storytelling. Enough crafting elements to make it interesting, but not so much that it becomes burdensome.
  8. bolzouki
    Mar 9, 2022
    6
    A solid RPG, I did not play the original on PS3, but I suppose the clearer textures and unlocked frame rate made a good improvement of the experience.
    There are still some details that deserved upgrades like inventory management, load times and like many "remasterd game" a boat load of bugs that sometimes can messed up your game (maybe even force you to restart a new playthrough under    A solid RPG, I did not play the original on PS3, but I suppose the clearer textures and unlocked frame rate made a good improvement of the experience.
    There are still some details that deserved upgrades like inventory management, load times and like many "remasterd game" a boat load of bugs that sometimes can messed up your game (maybe even force you to restart a new playthrough under certain conditions).
    Story could be interesting but takes way too long to take off, the game becomes somewhat of a grind after the opening chapters (way too shatty, too much back and forth for the sidequests...) and the final part felt like an afterthought, like the devs needed to finish this rapidly to push the game out the door.
    An interesting and entertaining game, but certainly not a "must play".    … Expand
  9. nexus151196
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
    Приятная игра из детства. Пробежался по сюжету, насладившись прекрасной музыкой и красивым миром. Боевая система всё так же принесла много удовольствия.
  10. turansoylu
    Nov 27, 2021
    9
    Oyunun gayet güzel ve akıcı bir hikayesi var. Masalsı bi evrende hoşça vakit geçirerek bir hikaye görmek istiyorsanız oynayın derim. Bu oyun video incelemelerde de 'Hakkı yenen oyun' olarak tanıtılmaktadır. Gayet güzeldir fakat genelde gözden kaçırılır.
  11. RatchetClank111
    Nov 23, 2021
    5
    I'm not really writing the review on how it was remastered for the ps4/ps5, but just about the game and my initial impressions.

    I felt somewhat misled at first, because with this being on ps plus I was expecting I guess a game that was like closer to what you expect from an RPG/MMO for today, but when I started to play the game I realized this is definitely from around the ps3 era.    I'm not really writing the review on how it was remastered for the ps4/ps5, but just about the game and my initial impressions.

    I felt somewhat misled at first, because with this being on ps plus I was expecting I guess a game that was like closer to what you expect from an RPG/MMO for today, but when I started to play the game I realized this is definitely from around the ps3 era. Obviously this game is dated, but even with imagining when the game was originally released, it has some flaws that really prevent the game from being better. And you can instantly tell within the first few hours.

    First issue is that you have no connection to your character. Your character doesn't say anything, doesn't show emotion, and just looks disinterested when talking to other characters. Your choices don't really change anything and feels forced when you have to make a decision on how to proceed with a quest.

    The NPCs, their voice acting is really bland and don't get your attention at all. I've played the game for a few hours and not one character has wanted me to go through all of their dialogue options. A further issue is that ALMOST every character has WAY TOO MUCH dialogue. It's too much to comprehend and understand what is really going on in this setting and makes you just skip everything other than what's the quest so I can get the quest and decide if I want to complete it. NPCs talk about all these different places and characters and groups that it's just very hard to understand what they are even talking about or referring to because you don't know anything about the game or where you are at.

    Quests, This game just throws WAY too many quests at you right from the start after you complete the tutorial. It's a shame too because if it kept the fast pace of the tutorial, that part is actually really fun and you sense the urgency to continue. After that, there's just no urgency or drive to complete the main quests. It just puts you at the first village where's there just a bunch of random quests to do, If you go south then you run into another village with even more quests...and a lot of them just seem boring and don't feel rewarding to complete.

    The main issue is that when you just play the game for a few hours, you really get the sense that this is all that the game has to offer and just feels like a drawn out RPG, and from my understanding was supposed to be an MMO at some point, which would explain why the game feels so empty. and with this being a remaster sort of, you then realize how dated the game is.

    Overall, not a terrible game, but the game just feels like a chore to play and doesn't really give any sense of emotion. Most likely I'll just play this once in awhile for the combat and just to explore and complete a quest, then move on and do something else.

    Final score: 5/10,    … Expand
  12. Obicritic
    Nov 18, 2021
    8
    I was totally oblivious to the original release of Kingdoms of Amalur and honesty I only acquired and played it because it was a freebie on PSN. This game is bloody awesome !! it's like Skyrim had a three way with Fable and Warcraft and a magical baby was born from their strange union. This 'remaster' seems pretty good to me but I also did not play the original so I can't compare. TheI was totally oblivious to the original release of Kingdoms of Amalur and honesty I only acquired and played it because it was a freebie on PSN. This game is bloody awesome !! it's like Skyrim had a three way with Fable and Warcraft and a magical baby was born from their strange union. This 'remaster' seems pretty good to me but I also did not play the original so I can't compare. The graphics are indeed a bit dated but they still look good and the game plays really well. I play all the RPG's - the MMO's you name it - and I have to say the combat in this game is it's shining star - it's crown jewel - in fact the combat in this game is so good it might be some of the best I have played in any open world RPG like this. The world looks really cool and has this half-fable half-warcraft feel to it - great colors and ideas and overall it's just really well done. The lore is in my opinion a bit overwhelming. Every single sentence from every single NPC is loaded with names and history and lore and as a person who truly loves that stuff in these games I gotta admit it all got lost in the overwhelming mix. Where other games kinda slowly introduce you the lore and allow you to discover it - Amalur grabs you by the ankles and dips you head first into a rushing river of fantasy names and concepts and lets you sort it out later. I kind of just got used to the idea that I have no idea what or who anyone is talking about and just wanted to know who's ass I need to go kick and where they are. Final words - this game is huge , it's got lots to do and it plays really well. If this game had a 2020 look to it it would be one of the best RPG's out today. I really really hope that the devs on the next Elder Scrolls game takes note of how awesome the combat is in this game and how well it works for an open world RPG like this.… Expand
  13. Pardoow
    Nov 7, 2021
    5
    Decent at best, painfully average at worst, it's pretty repetitive and gets old very fast. I got it for free but it still felt like a waste. The combat was kind of fun, but the environments are extremely boring and for an open world rpg, that's a big deal
  14. CoreGamer1408
    Nov 4, 2021
    6
    Played the OG version back in the day and while it looked colorful it was kind of a 100 hour grind. Fired up this remastered version of the game (DNF) which came free with PSN+ subscription recently. I remember this game was supposed to be the spiritual successor to say Morrowind lol and no. Gameplay was/is simple and basic even if it was flashy visually. Pretty to look, but a fairly emptyPlayed the OG version back in the day and while it looked colorful it was kind of a 100 hour grind. Fired up this remastered version of the game (DNF) which came free with PSN+ subscription recently. I remember this game was supposed to be the spiritual successor to say Morrowind lol and no. Gameplay was/is simple and basic even if it was flashy visually. Pretty to look, but a fairly empty feeling game. It comes across like a MMO that has no player base anymore. As in easy gameplay, simple MMO questing, flashy cool visuals. | will say this one good thing about it though. The only game that did QTE right for sure. Those finishers are visually awesome to behold. Ok back to Skyrim for the umpteen time then, laters.… Expand
  15. Shenandoah
    Aug 20, 2021
    4
    I‘m pretty sure the most of the 8+ reviews belongs to the original game which was awesome back in days. The remaster itself is just a joke. You won‘t get a last gen PS4 game, instead you will get a PS3 game with higher resolution, which is pointless along such low texture quality. It is just the original game with some minor patches which was bundled as standalone for the full price.I‘m pretty sure the most of the 8+ reviews belongs to the original game which was awesome back in days. The remaster itself is just a joke. You won‘t get a last gen PS4 game, instead you will get a PS3 game with higher resolution, which is pointless along such low texture quality. It is just the original game with some minor patches which was bundled as standalone for the full price. Hopefully they will add some texture improvements, shader, lighting and effects along the upcoming fate extension, at least some additional improvements for the PS5.… Expand
  16. kempo24
    Mar 17, 2021
    7
    This is one of my all time favorite games on the ps3 but on ps4 it looks prettier and that's it. it's in a technical aspect an inferior port , is not even a remastered is a demastered, it has problems the ps3 version don't have. Still is an enjoyable experience for arpg enthusiasts!
  17. alexandrumna
    Mar 14, 2021
    7
    I didn't play this when it originally released, so I picked it up now. First of all, it didn't seem like a remaster at all. Graphics are really outdated and I think it looks just like the original game. This aside, I found it to be a pretty fun game to play. It really brought back that "old" RPG style, something like Dragon Age Origins imo. Gameplay was really fun because of how you couldI didn't play this when it originally released, so I picked it up now. First of all, it didn't seem like a remaster at all. Graphics are really outdated and I think it looks just like the original game. This aside, I found it to be a pretty fun game to play. It really brought back that "old" RPG style, something like Dragon Age Origins imo. Gameplay was really fun because of how you could personalize combat style at each point in the game, so it doesn't bore you with the same mechanics. The story was also pretty solid and I was pretty invested in it. Another bad thing for me is that it drags out quite a while with too many side-quests and don't get me wrong, I like doing side quests, but too many can feel like a drag. Didn't like those never-ending tasks, being a completionist it sat there on my mind that I can't finish them and one last thing, too many and too long loading screens. Some quests make you go in and out of a location multiple times and each time the loading time is painfully long. But it is not a new-gen game and I believe if I were to play it when it originally released, I would've had even more fun than I already have. I believe if a sequel were to be released, it could be an amazing game. In conclusion, it's a nice game, but if you've played the first one, even if I didn't play it, I can't find a reason to play it now again, maybe if you're in quarantine and want something to pass the time faster.… Expand
  18. Ingleberg
    Feb 1, 2021
    4
    Unbelievably bad gameplay, absolute no direction after the first 5 mintues, enemies are massive damage sponges that level with you, begging the question why you would have levels in the first place, boring music, map is a clusterf***, boring, terrible quests that ask you to do the seemingly impossible sometimes. or maybe something is wrong with the mechanics, not sure why some stuff i'mUnbelievably bad gameplay, absolute no direction after the first 5 mintues, enemies are massive damage sponges that level with you, begging the question why you would have levels in the first place, boring music, map is a clusterf***, boring, terrible quests that ask you to do the seemingly impossible sometimes. or maybe something is wrong with the mechanics, not sure why some stuff i'm supposed to do just doesn't work no matter how much i try. confusing and god awful crafting system. I don't like a single thing about this game, which is too bad because it FEELS like there's something to it, just executed in the worst possible way throughout.… Expand
  19. CorixAsk
    Jan 31, 2021
    0
    I had a game breaking bug 15 hours in game a game breaking bug that was in the original as all of the other bugs are this is a re realese with only graphics updated a little yet still people love it and pay for it
    Are we still surprised companies treat us like **** when the consumers will pay anything they spit and be grateful for it
  20. Sokop
    Dec 30, 2020
    6
    It's such a shame that THQ Nordic cared so little for this game's "remaster". The original game is one of my favorite RPGs of all time. Fantastic story and amazing gameplay. This remaster is just a lazy greedy mess. The game runs horribly. It's loaded with horrific framerates, texture pop-ins and game-breaking bugs that can stop you in your tracks after dozens of hours of gameplay forcingIt's such a shame that THQ Nordic cared so little for this game's "remaster". The original game is one of my favorite RPGs of all time. Fantastic story and amazing gameplay. This remaster is just a lazy greedy mess. The game runs horribly. It's loaded with horrific framerates, texture pop-ins and game-breaking bugs that can stop you in your tracks after dozens of hours of gameplay forcing you to start over. Not to mention constant crashes. Play the original if you want to experience it. Do not buy this "remaster". Shame on you THQ Nordic.

    Update - After numerous patches I have changed my score accordingly. The game still is basically a cheap port but it now functions much better than it did at launch.    … Expand
  21. Kai82
    Nov 27, 2020
    7
    It was a really good action RPG game back then with an interesting story behind the production. However while it aged not terribly more recent games have set the bar higher. Lets start with the story of the production. It was developed by 38 Studios founded by major league star Curt Schilling. It was their only project before bankruptcy (There are many stories circulating around that) andIt was a really good action RPG game back then with an interesting story behind the production. However while it aged not terribly more recent games have set the bar higher. Lets start with the story of the production. It was developed by 38 Studios founded by major league star Curt Schilling. It was their only project before bankruptcy (There are many stories circulating around that) and it was ambitious. They had R. A. Salvatore as writer (famous for the Drizzt novels), Todd McFarlane for the artwork (I think he is famous enough so no introduction) and Grant Kirkhope for the score (So many good scores in his career). It was amazing back then. While slightly missing to be a masterpiece it had an amazing battle system, a good story (Some expected a bit more from R. A. Salvatore so there are mixed opinions) and a unique character development system. The world of Amalur has interesting concepts. Fate is absolute and cant be avoided no matter what. There are even some with the ability of seers that can spot glances of the future (That does also make no difference). There are mortal and immortal races. Immortal means not that they cant die. Their essence is reborn and I will use the game term respawn for better comparison. Then Gadflow became leader of the immortal Tuatha Deohn and did the unthinkable and broke the cycle of fate for him / his supporters while declaring war to the rest of the world claiming that a new god is coming into existence. 10 years have past and the tide of war is slowly turning against the rest of the world. In a hidden complex there are made experiments to gain the ability to revive the dead as there is no chance in winning the war otherwise. Your hero is the only positive result and has a remarkable ability. He is no longer chained by fate and even more can cut the yarn of fates (He is called the Fateless). This is the start of the adventure. The story is really good and has a few good twist. Side quest are a bit mixed. I think 50-70% are good. The gameplay is however great. You can freely combine any kind of two weapons for your play-style. Some are faster than others and you can test many combinations. I prefer twin blades and bows (Very fast melee and fast range attacks). Bonus for magic Chakrams (Xenas weapon). The battle system overall is excellent and entertaining through most of the game. There is a fate meter that fills for fighting actions. If full you can activate a powerful mode where time slows and you can crush enemies with experience bonus if you have fast fingers (= repeatly triggering a random button). For character development: You have the standard warrior, thief and mage approach. However you can freely mix them. At level up you can use ability points to these roles. Then you can chose a fate. Depending on points spend you get additional bonuses. These are different for pure roles and mixed roles. Additionally you get some permanent fates by finishing series of quests for factions or trough progressing along the main story. There are also abilities for you to learn like lockpicking, persuasion, forging etc. You get 1 point per level and there is one skill-book and trainers in the world. I know this is today nothing special but was really innovative back then. The graphics and artworks were great for its time and aged relatively well. The soundtrack holds still up and there are many memorable tracks. The lore of the world is intersting and there are lore stones that give you small bonuses when you find all of a kind. Also all DLC was added and it was an enjoyable addition. There are however some negatives. The game crushed many times in the first few hours (Strangely later on I had no crashes anymore) and I cant enter the Cynric Quarry without crashing the game too. My main complaint is that the gameplay will get too repetitive far before you finish the game if you are like me and do many sidequests. I will not decrease my rating that far for newer games improving the formula (It cant compete with the Witcher 3 or other newer games). Overall this is an excellent game but it got a bit old. Still worthwhile but not as amazing as back then. Remark: I played it back then and must point out that nostalgia could influence my rating.… Expand
  22. DanthePan
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basically a worse version of skyrim in every way and it came out a year after skyrim. Very repetitive and the story was bad. Moments that were meant to be epic were dumb (like sallying out of a siege with zero tactics and no shields or archers against trolls). Tons of fetch quests and as a mage I could one shot any enemy the entire game and 2 shot bosses (including the final).… Expand
  23. StevelVl
    Oct 23, 2020
    5
    Not enough difference to warrant this a legit remaster. Load times are still brutal, this game just has too much stuff to do , it’s overkill
  24. Goo4you
    Oct 14, 2020
    7
    I played Skyrim right before I played Kingdoms of Amalur, and because of that, Amalur was cast in its shadow. Fast forward to 2020, and there's no hint of that shadow here, but the problems are.

    I'll get the most common gripes being thrown out first. Tying the X button to multiple functions is silly. Picking up items, running, talking to NPC's all connected to the X button is not smart    I played Skyrim right before I played Kingdoms of Amalur, and because of that, Amalur was cast in its shadow. Fast forward to 2020, and there's no hint of that shadow here, but the problems are.

    I'll get the most common gripes being thrown out first. Tying the X button to multiple functions is silly. Picking up items, running, talking to NPC's all connected to the X button is not smart developing back then; it could have been fixed. Run could be set to R3, for example.

    I am playing Amalur on a 4k HDR LG from this year, and even with all the graphical support coming from that TV (and ps4 pro), the game is muddy looking at times. The inclusion of better textures should have been a given with a remaster. Whatever they did, though, it wasn't enough.

    The loading screens are ridiculous. I know there are going to be loading screens; everything is a loading screen. I am getting ANTHEM flashbacks. I hope THQ Nordic comes back around in a future patch to streamline these a bit.

    Personal gripes:
    Voice acting and dialogue are tedious and grating at times. I forgot how much each NPC has to say about either current events, factions, races, locations. The menu breaking down every single thing that every NPC has to say gets real old, real quick. Apparently, every inhabitant of Amalur gets their rocks off being gossips! Not every NPC needed to have something to say. Half the time is just the same root thing being told by everyone else, but because the option exists to ask them about it, the compulsion to ask for the player rises.

    Combat, while fluid and has been, also has no weight or impact. The sound effects of connecting with attacks are muted or nonexistent, even fate mode. It would have been nice to hear those attacks connect with this remaster.

    Quest log and quest tracking, which worked in 2012, is woefully inadequate in 2020. Get ready to criss-cross the map and fast travel (and the LOADING!) all the time. An exact tracker/distance from the goal would have been appreciated in this remaster. Also, one visual tracked mission on the map, please.

    Storage and prices are awful for the early game and pointless at the late game. Stop gating content like this. Also, "fenced" items are a stupid mechanic that should have been removed. I mean, how in the world could any merchant know those peasant boots I stole in Gerhart are stolen in Sheildring Keep? Couple that with early game issues with space, and you're left with this silly balancing act with your bags.

    I love the fate system. I hate and always have how easily you can respec throughout the game. Money costs are pointless after a time. There should have been a different (and harder) way to change your fate. With that said:

    Magic is worthless of an option as it was in the first game. I tried early on and found the ranged to combat style to be boring. At least with the physical builds, you can have a mixed experience, but they're never dull. The game is obviously designed and optimized for physical combat, so why both even trying to use magic?* Until the end game when you've max out everything, playing magic makes you beyond overpowered. It's still boring.

    This is a minor point, and I hope should an Amalur 2 become a thing, but the narrative thru-line should be much, much clearer next time. I get the need to establish a whole new world, and it's people and beliefs, but you lose the plot almost as quickly as you start it. There is no urgency in Amalur, no sense of what you are beyond being unique, and no real timescale of what is coming or how quickly you must act.

    The quest system at large is probably responsible being much like an MMO, but the central story doesn't feel more significant or more urgent than, say perhaps, collecting some guy's bones and returning them to his family.

    I get the above is negative points, but others have already said the positives. I could easily see giving this an 8 if THQ Nordic cleans up the graphics a bit more and cuts the loading times down. It's worth owning and worth playing, and I hope the next batch of DLC supports a future for this series. I would play more of this.    … Expand
  25. Gohax
    Oct 5, 2020
    7
    kingdoms of amalur re-reckoning is a really good remaster but also a really disappointing one here's
    why
    cons: the fact that they didn't even bother to enhance and improve the graphics and the only thing they did is to add a color filter just shows how lazy they were i really wanted at least some graphics enhancement here and there game is still buggy as it was eight years ago    kingdoms of amalur re-reckoning is a really good remaster but also a really disappointing one here's
    why

    cons:

    the fact that they didn't even bother to enhance and improve the graphics and the only thing they did is to add a color filter just shows how lazy they were i really wanted at least some graphics enhancement here and there

    game is still buggy as it was eight years ago and there are a good amount of performance issues

    the game it self is really clunky really weird 2012 voice overs and sounds again as i said it really feels like they didn't bother to do anything to better the game

    pros:
    the game does open this jar of nostalgia and it did put a smile on my face as i am a fan of the original game

    the gameplay is really fun and everything about this game from switching classes to combining them to crafting and everything else is just pure fun

    in conclusion i don't have a lot to say about the game because we are talking about a eight year old game so everything has been already said about it the game is really outdated for new comers so im guessing that they made this remaster for the OG fans although they didn't update the graphics or even better remake it it really is a fun throw back to more simpler times so my final score to this game is a 7 out of 10    … Expand
  26. Mathathian
    Sep 27, 2020
    4
    I am reviewing this game as just a “remaster” not a separated game.

    The work done remastering this game is minimal. I know that a remastered game should maintain the original game look and feel, but the lack of improvements that were needed is disheartening. The performance impact compared to the original game is significant for the minimal amount of changes in lighting, texturing    I am reviewing this game as just a “remaster” not a separated game.

    The work done remastering this game is minimal.

    I know that a remastered game should maintain the original game look and feel, but the lack of improvements that were needed is disheartening.

    The performance impact compared to the original game is significant for the minimal amount of changes in lighting, texturing and the only easy to spot change th e contrast.

    Overall a disappointing job done by the studio responsible for bringing this hidden gem back into mainstream attention.    … Expand
  27. justinjrthomas
    Sep 27, 2020
    4
    Although a fairly decent game, this didn’t amount to much of a remake. It is essentially a port of the old game brought to newer consoles.
  28. srpatterso
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    Sorry, but far superior to Skyrim, The Witcher, or Fable. It's actually fun to play. And the combat is FAR superior to any of the aforementioned, Skyrim is dull and drudgery compared to it. And in Skyrim you get attacked by a dragon about every 5 steps you take. I want to explore and interact...not fight a dragon every 3 minutes. Whomever made that game design decision should be canned.Sorry, but far superior to Skyrim, The Witcher, or Fable. It's actually fun to play. And the combat is FAR superior to any of the aforementioned, Skyrim is dull and drudgery compared to it. And in Skyrim you get attacked by a dragon about every 5 steps you take. I want to explore and interact...not fight a dragon every 3 minutes. Whomever made that game design decision should be canned. And the Witcher combat...just plain clunky. Fable may come close, but Amalur is fun and fantastic.… Expand
  29. Jmac3142
    Sep 20, 2020
    6
    Huge fan of the original but this game has major issues on ps4. Frequently crashes and takes forever to load
  30. Jamesw29
    Sep 18, 2020
    8
    This game is so amazing. I’m playing it for the first time ever and it just feels addicting. So many weapons and classes to choose from to tailor to your specific play style. So many quests scattered around the world. You can play for 30 hours or 200 hours. It’s up to the player to decide how much they want to invest in this world. The graphics isn’t much of a dealbreaker once you get usedThis game is so amazing. I’m playing it for the first time ever and it just feels addicting. So many weapons and classes to choose from to tailor to your specific play style. So many quests scattered around the world. You can play for 30 hours or 200 hours. It’s up to the player to decide how much they want to invest in this world. The graphics isn’t much of a dealbreaker once you get used to it. Solid 8.5/10 and highly recommend.… Expand
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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
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    80
    A great remaster of the best “single-player MMORPG” ever. The original seemed to have everything it needed to shine, but some external factors (poor marketing, the closure of 38 Studios) robbed it of success. I’m happy to inform that the remastering was done expertly and this charming, fun, unpretentious game resembling Fable is still worth both its price and all the hours needed to complete it. I’m really happy I got this chance to revisit Amalur, and I want to believe that Re-Reckoning foreshadows the revival of the franchise that died prematurely years ago. [11/2020, p.48]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 15, 2020
    70
    Reasons for playing, then? Nostalgia. Appeasing all those ‘best RPGs you’ve never played’ listicles. And as a reminder of why character– new ideas and memorable places – is so important to a grand adventure. [Issue#181, p.86]
  3. GamingBolt
    Oct 31, 2020
    70
    If you’ve never played this game before, or if you want to dive back into it but don’t have access to an older copy, Re-Reckoning is easy to recommend- but only because the game itself is as good as it is. If you were hoping for an impressive visual upgrade, this isn’t it, and those who already have access to a copy of the original game should probably save their money.
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