Topic: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning/Re-Reckoning

[MysterD]

THQ Nordic buys-out Amular property.
They are also taking both KoA: Reckoning and the 38 Studios' unfinished "Copernicus" Amular MMO.

More from PCG in the link below:
https://www.pcgamer.com/thq-nordic-buys-kingdoms-of-amalur-license-from-38-studios/

[MysterD]

GameInformer - Info on what it would take for Nordic to do a KOA: Reckoning Remaster.

Anyone looking for KOA: Reckoning Remaster...
THQ Nordic has to talk to EA, if they (Nordic) were to do one and come to some kind of agreement on things w/ EA.
While Nordic owns the IP, EA still currently holds all of the publishing rights for anything KOA: Reckoning related.

[MysterD]

Kingdoms of Amular: Re-Reckoning (Remastered) & also new expansion (Fatesworn) info:
https://www.ign.com/articles/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-delay-september-8-fatesworn-dlc-expansion

Info:
- KOA: RR (base package) is coming Sept. 8th, 2020 to PC, X1, PS4.
- KOA: RR will contain KOA:R base game & the 2 main content DLC's (Dead Kel & Teeth of Naros).
- This version will also come with "improved graphical fidelity."
- A brand new expansion pack/DLC called Fatesworn is also coming in 2021.
- Fatesworn expansion can be bought separately or in the (complete) Fate Edition.
- KOA:RR: Fate Edition will contain KOA:RR (base package) & Fatesworn DLC altogether.

[Xessive]

The trailer was pretty bad.. It was all pre-rendered CG with no gameplay at all. Not even a remaster vs original comparison.

[MysterD]

KOA: Re-Reckoning - REVIEWS:

Scored out of 10:
DualShockers = 8 - https://www.dualshockers.com/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-review-a-great-reason-to-revisit/
CGM = 8 - https://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-review/
Inverse = 8 - https://www.inverse.com/gaming/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-review
Well-Played = 7.5 - https://www.well-played.com.au/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-review/
IGN = 6 - https://www.ign.com/articles/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-review

Scored out of 5:
VGC = 3 stars - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/reviews/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning/

No Score:
Push Square = No score b/c of game-breaking saves & crashing issues on PS4 version - https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/09/hands_on_kingdoms_of_amalur_re-reckoning_has_a_game-breaking_bug_and_crashing_issues_on_ps4

[Quemaqua]

Vaguely interested in this since I never played it, but not likely to jump on it any time soon given bugs and the price.

[MysterD]

@Que

Yeah, I'm not jumping either. If it had Fatesworn out-the-box Day 1 ready-to-play, I might be intrigued. I'm thinking that...maybe they should've waited in 2021 to release this KOA:RR w/ Fatesworn included?

I'm always curious about remasters, remakes and stuff - but, to really entice me, I want like new extra content too. Fatesworn looks like...that. I'm curious how big and how good that might be. And also wonder...if THQ might do more DLC's.

For Titan Quest: Anniversary - they have two expansions now: Ragnarok DLC and Atlantis DLC. And those were well-received.

So, I hope this same strayegy does well w/ KOA:RR here w/ Fatesworn...and whatever else they plan to do after.

I'm also curious how this KOA:RR Remaster game's Very Hard mode, since they did add one. They also changed the zoning, level-locking, and whatnot too - so you don't over-power the game too fast, in this new version.

In the old version - with so many side-quests, you can over-power the old version easy, even on Hard. So, yeah - definitely would like to see what this Remaster might be like on Very Hard.