I looked it up on the web and it's apparently a single player game, which is great, points for that. The article should really tell us that.Alar said:
Thanks for stopping by man, and nice work. So far, so good.gehrig38 said:
PAX East 2011: Kingdoms of Amalur Plays Like God of Warcraft
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I was so excited reading about this game (plus the fact that the studio was founded by a baseball playing gamer). But then I looked closer and found out it's only for PC. And that makes me sad, as I don't have access to a PC to be able to play it. 
Maybe this will be something that I could experience on Let's Play someday if I never get a chance to play.
Maybe this will be something that I could experience on Let's Play someday if I never get a chance to play.
Alright, this was the first I've seen of this game, so I'm uncertain exactly what it is (Single-player RPG, MMORPG, Single-player with cop-op RPG), so I'm not sure if I want it or not. If it's not an MMO, I'm going to be keeping a very close eye on it in the future.
I was really looking forward to the game until I read this
It's similar to Diablo, with randomization creating over 2 million different kinds of items, in addition to over 1,000 uniques and armor sets.
I hate these types of loot systems. They take the risk/reward out of the game. It become to me a fluff piece in which the story losses it meaning. What is the point of exploring and leveling if I can kill a random mob in world that will drop the uber sword of Godslaying. I wish companies would get away from this and go back to the old school loot table where specific mobs dropped specific items and you got a feeling of accomplishment from defeating the big bad bosses along the way. I am disappointed that Curt Schilling being a long time gamer would ever put his name on a system that takes away the risk/reward from the game. It is very difficult for me to take a game that calls itself a hardcore rpg with this type of system. They could have 40 million randomly generated weapons and armor and it still does not make up for the fact it takes away from the gaming experience. There is no reason to explore, to challenge yourself and your character to get better because right around the corner a level scaling rat will drop the best item in the game.
It's similar to Diablo, with randomization creating over 2 million different kinds of items, in addition to over 1,000 uniques and armor sets.
I hate these types of loot systems. They take the risk/reward out of the game. It become to me a fluff piece in which the story losses it meaning. What is the point of exploring and leveling if I can kill a random mob in world that will drop the uber sword of Godslaying. I wish companies would get away from this and go back to the old school loot table where specific mobs dropped specific items and you got a feeling of accomplishment from defeating the big bad bosses along the way. I am disappointed that Curt Schilling being a long time gamer would ever put his name on a system that takes away the risk/reward from the game. It is very difficult for me to take a game that calls itself a hardcore rpg with this type of system. They could have 40 million randomly generated weapons and armor and it still does not make up for the fact it takes away from the gaming experience. There is no reason to explore, to challenge yourself and your character to get better because right around the corner a level scaling rat will drop the best item in the game.
Uhm there are over 1000 uniques and armor sets. Sounds like enough reason to beat down on some bad guys as anything.
Kingdoms of Amalur:Reckoning has been on my radar ever since I heard the title music and the project was known as Mercury. It looks awesome and the footage from the latest game convention makes that impression even more so.
Only thing I wished for was to see more of the open world environment, but all in good time. I have faith this game will be good. I'm sure Curt will only release a product he himself would be proud to play.
Hope to see more of it soon!
Kingdoms of Amalur:Reckoning has been on my radar ever since I heard the title music and the project was known as Mercury. It looks awesome and the footage from the latest game convention makes that impression even more so.
Only thing I wished for was to see more of the open world environment, but all in good time. I have faith this game will be good. I'm sure Curt will only release a product he himself would be proud to play.
Hope to see more of it soon!
Really looking forward to this game. Dragon Age 2 has strayed so far from what I want from a RPG (but Origins was incredible!) that I'm looking for other options.