Kingdom of Amalur Steam demo.

[DarkishFriend]

I just tried the demo, and the screen was black the entire time. I ran until I got into a battle with a rat I couldn't see and when I went to equip the rusty sword you found, the menu stayed on my screen even while I could move.

Why am I sitting here thinking EA might've released an intentionally broken demo to Steam.

 

[seraphy]

Turn off post-processing.

Should/might help.

 

[Dansen]

Don't waste your time, it is really mediocre.

 

[Korten12]

Don't waste your time, it is really mediocre.

Why not help the person with their problem isn't of just telling them to not play it. They might like it. I did.

 

[DarkishFriend]

I found it...really mediocre too. I was pumped for this game, it seems ok, but it also seems pretty damn generic. Like a fantasy game that comes from the bargain bin. Idk, maybe it's lacking in the "ultra realistic" polish but it didn't leave that much of a lasting impact to me.

 

[Joey245]

I had the same problem, I turned off post-processing. That fixed it right up.

I had fun with it. It's not something that I'd rush out to buy on Day 1, but it was fun and interesting.

My first impression was basically World of Warcraft meets Oblivion. And since I liked both of those, that's a pretty big complement from me.

The art style reminded me of WoW, which I enjoyed when I played the free trial of WoW. The combat was fun, if a little loose at times. The music was okay, and there was plenty to do.

But really, the only reason I played it was because there's some kind of cross-promotion between this and Mass Effect 3. Playing the Kingdom of Amalur demo unlocks promotional items for Mass Effect 3 (A new assault rifle and a new suit of armor), and playing the Mass Effect 3 demo (which comes out February 14, can't wait!) unlocks exclusive items for Kingdom of Amalur.

I am such a fanboy.

 

[snowman667]

How do you go about turning off post-processing?

 

[Wolfram23]

I just enabled 4xMSAA through Catalyst Control Center and it worked fine after that - had the black screen thing before that.

 

[sifffffff]

Why am I sitting here thinking EA might've released an intentionally broken demo to Steam.

Here I'm thinking I'll read somebody's thoughts on a game I'm interested in but haven't been able to try yet and instead I get more EA bashing.

This entire community has a very strange EA persecution complex.

 

[Sigma Van Lockheart]

Don't waste your time, it is really mediocre.

Why not help the person with their problem isn't of just telling them to not play it. They might like it. I did.

yea thats true because i did enjoy it and it work fine for me so give what seraphy said a go "Turn off post-processing.

Should/might help."

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

I turned off post-processing...and my reward was a game that was mediocre in every way. I was more likely to buy it when it eventually went on sale before having played the demo than after. Everything just feels kind of uninspired and like there's nothing new to it, and the UI and default controls are kind of wonky and oddly console port-ish for something that's supposedly originally a PC game. But hey, at least I can see the low-res textures when post-processing is off, and it was ok enough to keep me from giving up before the end of the demo.

 

[snowman667]

i got the Catalyst control center up, what do i do from here.

 

[Wolfram23]

i got the Catalyst control center up, what do i do from here.

I think the "post processing" option is in the game options. But for my fix, just go to Gaming tab, then in the sub menu uncheck "use application settings" for the anti aliasing and set it to 4x (although 2x probably works as well) and hit apply. Should work.

 

[snowman667]

thank you, it works now.

 

[Coldie]

Why am I sitting here thinking EA might've released an intentionally broken demo to Steam.

To be fair, EA did not publish the game on Steam, the developers did (via 38 Studios). EA didn't want the game to be on Steam in the first place, but the developers insisted on Steam and worked it out directly with Valve. The demo is still not available everywhere, but they are working on it. Hopefully, EA won't pull any legal tricks to ensure Origin exclusivity.

So now there are two versions - Origin and Steam (complete with Steam Achievements). Sure, the Origin version might be cheaper and has a ton more preorder bonuses, but now the customers can choose the platform they want. Would've never known about the game otherwise.

 

[Jennacide]

Why am I sitting here thinking EA might've released an intentionally broken demo to Steam.

To be fair, EA did not publish the game on Steam, the developers did (via 38 Studios). EA didn't want the game to be on Steam, but the developers worked it out directly with Valve. The demo is still not available everywhere, but they are working on it.

So now there are two versions - Origin and Steam (complete with Steam Achievements). Sure, the Origin version might be cheaper and has a ton more preorder bonuses, but now the customers can choose the platform they want. Would've never known about the game otherwise.

According to the guys at 38 Studios, the preorder bonuses will work with the Steam version too by the time the game is out. It is incredibly nice that they made sure to work on Steam, hopefully it'll prove to sell better on Steam than Origin to show EA what's up.

 

[Risingblade]

According to them it was an old old demo. the bugs have been fixed by now.

 

[Irridium]

It's a problem with the post-processing. Turn it off and it should work. The demo itself is pretty good. I'll most likely pick it up when it's on sale though. Just a bit burnt out on the whole fantasy setting.

Though, one gripe I did have is how stupid people in the game are.

"Why is the enemy all the way out here, attacking us? All we have here is a small town, a grove, lots of dead bodies, and a well that brings the dead back to life. Why are they attacking us! D:"

Pretty much everyone says that in one form or another. Made me want to slam my head into a wall until I pass out.

 

[DustyDrB]

Turn off post-processing.

...Yeah.

And I really liked the demo. "HURR ITS MEDIOCRE AND UNORIGINAL" - so, who cares? I prefer the blatant, straight up ripping off style to the grim dark, we totally came up with this ourselves style Dragon Age uses.

I'm buying it. From the demo, it seems like the Fable 2 that I always wanted.