38 Studios is Working on a Game, Apparently, Afterall (Kingdoms of Amular)

[Venkman]

Just feels like a game a bit behind the times, especially after playing something like Witcher 2, Reckoning feels kinda like Junior's First Action RPG.

Yea, this. Like a Junior Fable with T-rated spectacle and a UI copied from an old Diablo 2 dev box. Combat was ok, nice and smooth for the most part, but not nearly as tight as Witcher 2.

If I get through the next six games on my list, and it's June, and there's a summer lull, and I'm bored with SWTOR and a few other games get details and this is on discount on Origin, yea, I might pick it up.

[rk47]

Those weapons don't even look like it'll hurt. I'd be happy if they give me a plain aluminium rod to swing instead of this ...'jaggy...wood..looking...thing.'

[jakonovski]

I tried the demo and it wouldn't load the graphics.

[Paelos]

I tried the demo and it wouldn't load the graphics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

[Kail]

I tried the demo and it wouldn't load the graphics.

Had the same problem, but fixed it by turning off post processing, as per that post by Lucas.  Allegedly it's fixed in the final version, not sure why they can't patch the demo though.

[PalmTrees]

I thought it was ok. Silent protagonist is a bit of a letdown, as I've been playing alot of bioware titles recently. Combat was adequate, found a pair of fire chakrams that were fun to use, felt a bit op as those kobolds couldn't get close. Combat will probably get better with more moves and familiarity.

I had a bug that made me continually run after zoning into/out of the mine. Was able to stop it after a bit, think side stepping did it. The tutorial almost got me killed as I was in the middle of a pack of dagger guys when it forced me to charge up x for my fate thingy. Kept getting hit and knocked out of it.

Won't be a day one purchase as I've got swtor and a backlog of games I got for chirstmas to go through.

[Azazel]

You can get the demo on the Xbox360, to avoid Origin, if you have a gold membership.

I might do that. For all the jibes, if the game is half-decent, I'll fish it out of the bargain bin and put it in the pile alongside Daksiders and Dante's Inferno to play one day...
Is it SP-only, or does it have 2-p co-op?

Good to know the kinds of things you have experience with. 

It does look like QTE-infested generic fantasy, though. Oh! I just remembered something amusing I read in GameInformer about this game recently. I'll transcribe it into this thread later on.

If I ever find that magazine and quote, I'll still do it. It was lulworthy.

[Rendakor]

The demo is on Steam now too Az, no need to install Origin but you do need an EA account.

[Nija]

You don't need an EA account. You can cancel or click the X to close that prompt. I forget the exact steps but I was able to play without signing on to an EA account. Hell, I didn't let the application phone home or anything.

I hate all that shit these days.

[Rendakor]

Ahh, I just used my SWTOR login and that worked. The demo itself is decent, although I suspect it'll play better on consoles so I'm going to try it out on my PS3. I'm debating a day 1 purchase, because it seems to be Fable without all the goofy shit that pissed me off about the 2nd one. Took some video of said demo, I'll post it later for anyone too lazy to actually play it.

[rk47]

It tried to go for 'darker fantasy' but its goofy art style (McFarlane??) didn't help. Compare it to Torment intro and you'll realize the difference.
One made you ponder what actually happened and how your character came back to life, while the other one made you go 'ok, let's kick some ass and smash barrels.

[Sheepherder]

its goofy art style (McFarlane??)

Not really.

[ffc]

I thnk the jarring thing about it is the juvenile cartoonish look is married to an attempt at "serious" worldbuilding and tone setting.  You start off having died and coming to in a pile of rotting corpses, but the visual look of them screams "Looney Toons" not "Adult Aimed Dark Fantasy".  

It tried to go for 'darker fantasy' but its goofy art style (McFarlane??) didn't help. Compare it to Torment intro and you'll realize the difference.  One made you ponder what actually happened and how your character came back to life, while the other one made you go 'ok, let's kick some ass and smash barrels.

This is exactly what broke my brain: am I doing fart emotes for negative karma or decapitating enemies.  

The game ran at 60fps on a 6850 at 1080p which is great but I couldn't enjoy it before the motion sickness from mouse control that Trippy mentioned got me.  I'll try it again with my PS3 controller because the part of me named Drizzt Simmons remains curious.

[Azazel]

The demo is on Steam now too Az, no need to install Origin but you do need an EA account.

Ta, I set it up to download ont he 360 earlier today. (Before my Gold expires in a couple of days) - I figure it seems more like a console game than a PC game.

[Hawkbit]

Without question it played best on my PC (even my 5yr old rig) with a X360 controller.  I played the demo again, and still had fun.  I tend to like eurojank like Divinity and Risen, and this feels like a more polished version of those games. 

My beef now comes with Steam not having preorder bonuses, and this 'line in the sand' EA wants to draw with Origin registration.  So I have to choose, Steam with no bonuses, or anywhere else and my game is stored in Origin.  EA's hands are too heavy.

[Murgos]

You don't need an EA account. You can cancel or click the X to close that prompt. I forget the exact steps but I was able to play without signing on to an EA account. Hell, I didn't let the application phone home or anything.

I hate all that shit these days.

I read this in the voice of your avatar, it was perfect.

[Rendakor]

If we buy a physical boxed copy for PC, do we get a Steam code or just an Origin code?

[Hawkbit]

Origin only.  The only way to get it on Steam is to buy directly from Steam (at this time, I'm hopelessly praying it will change).

[Azazel]

Without question it played best on my PC (even my 5yr old rig) with a X360 controller.  I played the demo again, and still had fun.  I tend to like eurojank like Divinity and Risen, and this feels like a more polished version of those games. 

My beef now comes with Steam not having preorder bonuses, and this 'line in the sand' EA wants to draw with Origin registration.  So I have to choose, Steam with no bonuses, or anywhere else and my game is stored in Origin.  EA's hands are too heavy.

I think you get a TF2 hat or something?

[Tannhauser]

What the best program to use to use an XBox controller on PC?

I've decided to get this game.  Looks like a Dragon Age/Fable hybrid and I enjoyed the alchemy skill.

[Azazel]

I believe that 360 controllers are pretty well integrated in with windows nowadays - along with many games having console-style button maps. Not a stretch given how many PC games now are just console ports..

[Lucas]

Sigh, I just can't adapt to gamepads, I'm so clumsy when using them, especially when I have to move camera with the left thumb while moving the character with the other hand. I just can't get around them. I sooo much preferred the old arcade sticks or stuff like this:


Yeah, what a dinosaur :/

[Lantyssa]

Boom, boom, shaka laka boom.

[NiX]

Boom, boom, shaka laka boom.

Wait, are you making NBA Jam references?

[IainC]

Was Not Was.

[Thrawn]

Got around to trying and playing my 45 minutes.

Enjoyed it, reminded me a lot of Fable in a good way.  The very fluid responsive combat system was really nice coming from playing SWTOR and Skryim.  Wasn't sold that it was anything new and interesting enough to drop $60 on it, but it's probably a game that I will be keeping an eye on for sales.

My 2 cents.

[sickrubik]

"Generally people that post the real bad stuff about me are Democrats and Yankee fans" - Curt Schilling on NeoGAF

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=34614450&postcount=2648

[HaemishM]

 

[Paelos]

Generally people that post the real bad stuff about me are Democrats and Yankee fans, and that's cool, I get it. But you Yankee fans, keep hating, that's cool, I understand. Please don't come here and post 'You" have 27 or 28 rings or whatever, unless your Derek Jeter because YOU have none, I have 3, I was honored to play with 3 very special groups of men and be a part of 3 World Championships, and that made some folks mad...

:)

I keed.

I find the full thought less obnoxious. Mostly because YEAH FUCK THE YANKEES!

[Ingmar]

I have the demo downloaded, I should see just how bad it is.

[IainC]

Like d the combat, hated the UI, ambivalent on the art style, want fewer cut scenes.

Seriously though the UI is terrible.

[Hutch]

Alright I finally played the demo. I agree that the UI is awful. I shouldn't have to drill down 4 times to change armor. And that's regardless of whether one is using kb+mouse or a gamepad.

The combat was interesting. In the first boss fight, I didn't understand why my finishing move involved a purple energy spear, when I had just defeated the rock troll using fire and lightning (and health potions). But then I got to the later part of the demo, where the "Reckoning" comes into play, and I decided that my purple finishing spear goes hand in hand with my mystical quasi-undead status. In other words, stop thinking so much and enjoy the ride.

I hope they take another pass or few at the UI and controls before they publish their MMO. The combat controls sometimes felt a little funky, and I'd rather have a paperdoll for managing equipment.

My own personal verdict: buy, on sale, if it gets put in the bargain bin before D3 goes live.

(edited out a spelling error)

[Venkman]

I liked his post on Gaf.

You'll never convince a gamer to change their opinion. You'll especially not do it on a forum. And you won't convince them to spend full price when they know they can get it used, or know how to avoid paying altogether. The best you can do is a make a good game, hope the core gamer likes it (or at least not complain about it too loudly), that the marketing department knows how best to get the message out to the uninformed and the sales department knows best when to launch it.

[Margalis]

I played through the starter dungeon. I feel like it's ok but could be really good with some fixes. Everything about the UI is bad, both looks and functionality. The camera is too close and too sensitive, the setting and conversation feels really generic and while the individual assets look pretty good putting them together in a scene results in an ugly mess. (Methinks there is too much colored lighting) That said, when you get to the boss of the starter dungeon, the camera pulls back and you actually have to use defensive abilities and some skill you really get what they are going for, merging player skill with character skill.

[ffc]

Playing with a controller alleviated my motion sickness problem and I'm glad I could play.  This is like a mixing bowl of all the stuff I like in action rpgs.  I stay out of the main menu for changing items - when I loot something, I pick examine, and if it's an upgrade I equip it right away without leaving the loot menu.  Some stat gave me a 90% success chance for forcing locks and I'm all for that. 

Great demo.  I want more.