Zero Punctuation: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

This week, Zero Punctuation review Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,

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[fanklok]

I tried the demo and it just felt like Dragon Age with a dodge button. Still am not interested in it.

 

[OuendanCyrus]

I'm going to use "Babby's first Skyrim" to describe certain games now.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Maybe they should make a Moomin game!

 

[Scorekeeper]

I tried the demo. While it certainly seemed competent, it didn't make a strong case for why I should spend $60 on it.

 

[RedgraveStorm]

This is the third review I've watched for a game I have no interest in. Wonder if it's actually any good.

 

[wasneeplus]

Yes, I am indeed quite tired of fantasy, it needs more monster girls.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

"Baby's first Skyrim" I've got to remember that one.

 

[teh_Canape]

I find funny the description of "Baby's first Skyrim", when Skyrim is basically "Baby's first Elder Scrolls" =P

 

[doggy go 7]

I really want to see "the devise"; you could leave me in a room with it, I wouldn't use it or anything. Promise.

 

[Qitz]

"Here comes the Magic Missile"

Well, there goes that image on a tirade in my head. Thanks Yahtzee.

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

I almost spit my coffee when he said "Kingdoms of Alamo".

 

[Realitycrash]

After just playing Skyrim and in the end getting bored because it wasn't challenging enough, and then playing this Demo, I really can't be arsed to continue even typing out the rest of my opinions on it.
Suffice it to say; It's bland.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

I like the game. I still have no idea what the story is about because I spend most of the time looting for new equipment and crafting stuff. And be cause story is boring and it does nothing to get you interested. But it still manages to be a good game for mindless yet stylish and colorful violence against wildlife.

 

[Sonicron]

Ha! Another one for the 'awesome quotes' list:
"That's like breeding a fly that eats rolled-up newspapers." xD

I'm getting kind of interested in this game, but I can already see I probably won't have the time to play it due to piles of extra coursework. Meh.

 

[arkwright]

Brian Blessed should be a class option in every game. The ability to shout all your enemy's to death and having an epic beard are a winner to me.

 

[Something Amyss]

OMG, Yahtzee spoke bad of a game I like! I disagree and I find this review unfunny and poorly reviewed. Yahtzee was clearly playing it wrong or something!

I've been itching to do that for a while, but since Yahtzee has stubbornly refused to review games I actually like, said joke has been sitting in my inventory like a useless quest item in KOA:LA.

 

[superbowlbound]

It's funny because it was originally going to be a MMORPG until it was bought out by Curt Schilling. I did like the baby's first Skyrim comment though, that summed up my thoughts.

 

[MonkeyPunch]

This is something that has (sadly) been bugging me for a while now.

I've always disliked that people call this genre just "fantasy". (The name I use for it obviously being a million times better and more descriptive: Medieval Fantasy)
Not least because most Medieval Fantasy is so similar that it barely merits the "fantasy" denomination.

Secondly, I've been pretty bored of Medieval Fantasy for quite a long time now. Has unfortunately led me to skipping a whole slew of titles just because they're in the Wizards, Goblins and Knights format.