Good game, plenty of content, fun gameplay and although the story may be generic, it keeps you interested and engaged.
I recommend it
I recommend it
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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I got it the week it came out and enjoyed it until Mass Effect 3 came out. I recently came back to it and got the Dead Kel dlc while I was at it. Dead Kel was better than the main game in my opinion. It's rare that I find myself not wanting to leave dlc parts of a game to get back to the main story because the dlc is a better story. Plus my Fateless One is no longer a Dateless One, Rast Bratigan took care of that. I can't wait for the new dlc coming this month, and I didn't think I'd feel that way when I first bought it. Well done 38 studios, nice first outing. Keep the dlc coming and keep making it as good as Dead Kel was and I'll keep buying.
Well...with the ME3 ending debacle still (apparently) kicking and screaming I kinda hate to use up my first post here but...what the hell.
(In My Opinion - it's a forum, as long as you cite nothing, that should be automatically implied with every sentence guys!) Reckoning is as close to flawless as I've seen in a while, with 2, and only 2 issues.
First, auto-aim. This is actually one of the few things about Skyrim that I REALLY like. I spent most of my life playing RTS games. The first game I ever played from first person was MechWarrior 3. Following that, UT2004, and then UT3. The idea of manually aiming a weapon is something I still suck at to this day. Then, enter Skyrim. As long as I remain stealthed I can take all the sweet time I want to place my arrow in EXACTLY the right spot. Now I've tried out 20 shooters in 30 days and all my RTS titles are gathering dust. This is where my main issue with Reckoning is. I LOVE the combat system in Skyrim, but I have to say that if I couldn't sneak, I'd hate it. There are, of course, 2 ways to solve this. First, the game can have a well developed, perhaps even overpowered stealth system. Second, the game can aim everything for me. I really, really wish Reckoning had chosen the first path rather than the second.
Second, Chakrams. This may sound like a somewhat backhanded complaint, but I rapidly discovered that, once you have a set of magical AoE elemental ranged whirling blades of doom, every other weapon seems really useless. Not to mention, they actually function equally well in melee. I have my mage/rogue hybrid run around with punching as a secondary weapon for breaking boxes (avoids damaging my Chakrams or any other weapon) and use these things as my sole weapon. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but once you get them, EVERY other weapon seems SO pointless. I guess you COULD carry a set of faeblades or daggers for stealth kills, but unless you manage to somehow magically approach a target undetected more than 5% of the time, you're better off with Chakrams and a little bit of teleporting.
That said, I have no other complaints. The game is the single best release I've seen from EA since Command & Conquer 3. Because we all know C&C4 was...well...idk, definitely not a RTS anyway.
(In My Opinion - it's a forum, as long as you cite nothing, that should be automatically implied with every sentence guys!) Reckoning is as close to flawless as I've seen in a while, with 2, and only 2 issues.
First, auto-aim. This is actually one of the few things about Skyrim that I REALLY like. I spent most of my life playing RTS games. The first game I ever played from first person was MechWarrior 3. Following that, UT2004, and then UT3. The idea of manually aiming a weapon is something I still suck at to this day. Then, enter Skyrim. As long as I remain stealthed I can take all the sweet time I want to place my arrow in EXACTLY the right spot. Now I've tried out 20 shooters in 30 days and all my RTS titles are gathering dust. This is where my main issue with Reckoning is. I LOVE the combat system in Skyrim, but I have to say that if I couldn't sneak, I'd hate it. There are, of course, 2 ways to solve this. First, the game can have a well developed, perhaps even overpowered stealth system. Second, the game can aim everything for me. I really, really wish Reckoning had chosen the first path rather than the second.
Second, Chakrams. This may sound like a somewhat backhanded complaint, but I rapidly discovered that, once you have a set of magical AoE elemental ranged whirling blades of doom, every other weapon seems really useless. Not to mention, they actually function equally well in melee. I have my mage/rogue hybrid run around with punching as a secondary weapon for breaking boxes (avoids damaging my Chakrams or any other weapon) and use these things as my sole weapon. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but once you get them, EVERY other weapon seems SO pointless. I guess you COULD carry a set of faeblades or daggers for stealth kills, but unless you manage to somehow magically approach a target undetected more than 5% of the time, you're better off with Chakrams and a little bit of teleporting.
That said, I have no other complaints. The game is the single best release I've seen from EA since Command & Conquer 3. Because we all know C&C4 was...well...idk, definitely not a RTS anyway.
It was okay. It was basically a single-player MMO/Skyrim hybrid[footnote]I consider this as a good thing. I like knowing where the questgivers are[/footnote], without the pretentiousness and a mostly better combat system (though the lack of 1st person view with the bow is disappointing). Unfortunately, I found it got somewhat draggy after 20 hours or so, and not very compelling to continue.
I'm playing it right now and I love it so so much. It's amazing.
The combat is so, fast paced. Hack 'n' slash like. Makes for fun combos. Juggling enemies with daggers has never been this satisfying.
The weapons are brilliant to use. Effective use of combos guarantees quick kills. Plus, the kill animations of Reckoning Mode are so so awesome.
I love the story, the characters are nicely crafted. The lore is interesting, the locations are interesting. The enemies are diverse.
So yeah, I love it~
[sub][sub]*looks at previous comments* I'm an easy person to please apparently.
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The combat is so, fast paced. Hack 'n' slash like. Makes for fun combos. Juggling enemies with daggers has never been this satisfying.
The weapons are brilliant to use. Effective use of combos guarantees quick kills. Plus, the kill animations of Reckoning Mode are so so awesome.
I love the story, the characters are nicely crafted. The lore is interesting, the locations are interesting. The enemies are diverse.
So yeah, I love it~
[sub][sub]*looks at previous comments* I'm an easy person to please apparently.
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