Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 4 out of 27
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  1. JRice
    Dec 5, 2021
    6
    The game starts strong, with beautiful graphics, an interesting story, intuitive questing and variable character builds.
    After some hours it becomes clear though, that Amalur is fundamentally flawed:
    The world is lifeless and sterile, the battle system is repetitive, and the character developement doesnt feel interesting... It still is a decent game, but overshaded by the great RPGs    The game starts strong, with beautiful graphics, an interesting story, intuitive questing and variable character builds.
    After some hours it becomes clear though, that Amalur is fundamentally flawed:
    The world is lifeless and sterile, the battle system is repetitive, and the character developement doesnt feel interesting...

    It still is a decent game, but overshaded by the great RPGs of recent times...    … Expand
  2. Bnois
    Apr 15, 2021
    7
    Full of magic and dialogs, the game is the fantasy RPG I was dreaming about as a kid.
    But the amount of bugs is... overwhelming

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#82 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2021

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Shindig
    May 27, 2021
    70
    How much you get out of Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is really going to depend on what you expect from it. It’s a familiar fantasy action RPG, but comforting in that familiarity and easy to just lose yourself in. It may have been overshadowed by the games that have followed in its footsteps in the decade since Reckoning first came out, and Open World: The Game has well overstayed its welcome by now, but Kingdoms of Amalur finds the right balance of simple fun and routine yet satisfying RPG loops to make that format work, even today.
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  2. Starbit
    Apr 25, 2021
    80
    Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning brings back to our day a marvelous RPG but instead of remaking it, this remaster adds some improvements to the original formula, rather than trying to rejuvenate its appearance. The result, which includes all the original game's extra content, is an effort whose gameplay experience fits perfectly today, and whose frantic combat and vast world to explore will captivate both the players who know the original and those discovering it now.
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  3. Switch Player
    Mar 25, 2021
    60
    Despite being labeled a remaster, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning shows signs of its age and rocky development history. It has enough qualities to appeal to fans of western RPGs, but only if you’ve already played the better options available.
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