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Aela
Profile Joined January 2012
97 Posts
February 05 2012 23:23 GMT
#81
The interface isn't really better than in skyrim. horrible interface for pc. I don't get it why the developers don't take 1hr time to adjust the interface for the pc version.
gullberg
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Sweden1301 Posts
February 05 2012 23:53 GMT
#82
I have no idea how anyone could think that Amalur is better than Skyrim, it's lacking in every department.
Skilledblob
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany3392 Posts
February 05 2012 23:59 GMT
#83
On February 06 2012 08:53 gullberg wrote:
I have no idea how anyone could think that Amalur is better than Skyrim, it's lacking in every department.


if your only department is graphics then you might be correct.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8173 Posts
February 06 2012 01:14 GMT
#84
On February 05 2012 23:55 hpTheGreat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2012 13:26 Ideas wrote:
I played the demo for about 25 minutes before i turned it off. I think RPGs are boring but I decided to try this because the combat looked more like an action game. unfortunately if you were to compare it to real action game, the combat is still pretty shallow. I got pretty bored in the demo and turned it off. im sure if you like RPGs are are used to games having extremely dull combat systems and playing them for dozens/hundreds of hours then this will be a great game for you, but i would rather play a real action game like ninja gaiden or bayonetta. and i definitely dont want to play the game for a while before the combat "gets better" and still isnt as good as real action games.

i did find the voice acting/cut scenes to be of a higher quality than most RPGs ive seen though, so that was neat (although not as good as things valve does or anything like that, but pretty good considering the game is like 50 hours long or whatever).


Why do you keep referring to "real" action games?
This isnt an action game. Its an RPG.
Its like saying:
"I cant stand God of War's progression system, its so dull compared to Skyrim, im gonna go play a REAL RPG!!"

you see how stupid that sounds?


thats exactly what i just said. it's still an RPG. the game was advertised as having a combat system similar to aciton games though so I gave it a shot. and honestly it does play like an action game, just a really shallow one.
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Aela
Profile Joined January 2012
97 Posts
February 06 2012 01:19 GMT
#85
On February 06 2012 08:53 gullberg wrote:
I have no idea how anyone could think that Amalur is better than Skyrim, it's lacking in every department.


Skyrim is better for the most parts, but the great thing about Reckoning is the Gameplay. The Spells/Attacks look much better and the combatsystem is way better.
bigjenk
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1543 Posts
February 06 2012 01:24 GMT
#86
On February 06 2012 07:43 Goibon wrote:
I'm gonna need to see a lets play of the finished product before i drop a cent into this game. The controls felt bad, the menus were worse than Skyrim's were (didn't think that was possible until now) and as soon as i got to that town it felt like i was playing single player WoW, one of the worst feelings i could get from a video game in 2012.

The fight with the troll, in spite of the controls / cameras was really fun and that alone showed me there's potential. It's too soon for me to really call though, so it's funny being underwhelmed so much by a game everyone else seems to love to death. It's like everyone else has a fully fixed version and i'm the only one who doesn't.

I patiently await some lets plays or something. On the demo alone, i'm not buying this. If i see significant improvements, i probably will.

Also poo poo at no prizes for NZ in that thing DayJ is doing. That almost never happens where Aussies are eligible but we're not


The demo was released by a 3rd party who apparently put more bugs in the game and the build is more than 3 months old since they have fixed the camera issues.
Ignore my opinions I am bad
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
February 06 2012 15:41 GMT
#87
After sucking it up and redownloading the demo to give it another try, I'm blown away people are even talking about this game in the same breath as skyrim.

it's UI/Menu system makes skyrim's look world class, the heavily praised combat system is just 'insert generic action console game combat system' and the animations are retarded. The sword is on my back I swing it, sword swings, I swing again it puts the sword back on my back swings.. wtf?

I'm not sure how a game with so many awesome people behind it ended up being so awful but the gameplay in demo + EA bullshit makes this an easy skip.
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Skilledblob
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany3392 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-06 16:12:35
February 06 2012 16:10 GMT
#88
how is the UI any different to Skyrim? Same stupid scroll down menus like any other console port. At least in the demo I could properly click on the stuff in Skyrim sometimes clicking didnt work at all or you had to click anywhere but not directly at the item that you wanted.

I am not saying that in the demo the UI was far better but I see no difference.
icedragon
Profile Joined August 2010
86 Posts
February 06 2012 17:34 GMT
#89
It is 10% off the steam price on gamersgate, if any of you are interested in the game and want it a tiny bit cheaper. I think you get a bit less of the preorder bonus stuff, but who really cares.

Also, you can download and install it now, so that you are ready to play when it unlocks.
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crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
February 06 2012 17:47 GMT
#90
On February 07 2012 01:10 Skilledblob wrote:
how is the UI any different to Skyrim? Same stupid scroll down menus like any other console port. At least in the demo I could properly click on the stuff in Skyrim sometimes clicking didnt work at all or you had to click anywhere but not directly at the item that you wanted.

I am not saying that in the demo the UI was far better but I see no difference.


The Skyrim UI is horrendous indeed but at least it looks like something created in 2011. KoA UI not only functions like a broken wheelchair but it looks even worse, it hurts my brain to pull up the menus, create the character etc., holy shit it looks bad.

The Skyrim UI also worked easier in the sense you don't have hidden menus or forced to load up a new screen. KoA you go to Menu (which blacks the screen out taking you to a new screen which is antiquated to the max) then you go through these little menus on the top left side, primary, secondary, click click click, gross.

skyrim UI leaves a lot to be desired but KoA apparently saw their gaffe and 'challenge accepted' to make something even worse.
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Narw
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland884 Posts
February 06 2012 18:36 GMT
#91
On February 07 2012 00:41 crms wrote:
After sucking it up and redownloading the demo to give it another try, I'm blown away people are even talking about this game in the same breath as skyrim.

it's UI/Menu system makes skyrim's look world class, the heavily praised combat system is just 'insert generic action console game combat system' and the animations are retarded. The sword is on my back I swing it, sword swings, I swing again it puts the sword back on my back swings.. wtf?

I'm not sure how a game with so many awesome people behind it ended up being so awful but the gameplay in demo + EA bullshit makes this an easy skip.



You tell that this game should not be spoken as it's equal to Skyrim and then you criticise combat system which is aeons ahead of Skyrim's. Take your fanboy glasses off.

And no Skyrim dosnt have better UI/Menu system on PC. I still remember clustermess of trying to play dual wield character there. Both have bad inventory systems.
Badboyrune
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Sweden2247 Posts
February 06 2012 18:41 GMT
#92
Do people actually know what the UI is like in the released game or are the basing their opinions on a rather old demo?
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TiTanIum_
Profile Joined August 2011
Brazil1335 Posts
February 06 2012 18:54 GMT
#93
On February 07 2012 01:10 Skilledblob wrote:
how is the UI any different to Skyrim? Same stupid scroll down menus like any other console port. At least in the demo I could properly click on the stuff in Skyrim sometimes clicking didnt work at all or you had to click anywhere but not directly at the item that you wanted.

I am not saying that in the demo the UI was far better but I see no difference.


I think we played different games, because Reckoning's UI sucked.



On February 07 2012 03:36 Narw wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 07 2012 00:41 crms wrote:
After sucking it up and redownloading the demo to give it another try, I'm blown away people are even talking about this game in the same breath as skyrim.

it's UI/Menu system makes skyrim's look world class, the heavily praised combat system is just 'insert generic action console game combat system' and the animations are retarded. The sword is on my back I swing it, sword swings, I swing again it puts the sword back on my back swings.. wtf?

I'm not sure how a game with so many awesome people behind it ended up being so awful but the gameplay in demo + EA bullshit makes this an easy skip.



You tell that this game should not be spoken as it's equal to Skyrim and then you criticise combat system which is aeons ahead of Skyrim's. Take your fanboy glasses off.

And no Skyrim dosnt have better UI/Menu system on PC. I still remember clustermess of trying to play dual wield character there. Both have bad inventory systems.


He is saying that he is surprised OTHER people are putting Skyrim and Reckoning in the same level, when he doesn't agree, and not: "You tell that this game should not be spoken as it's equal to Skyrim". He is actually saying that Skyrim is NOT equal to Reckoning.


On February 06 2012 10:24 bigjenk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2012 07:43 Goibon wrote:
I'm gonna need to see a lets play of the finished product before i drop a cent into this game. The controls felt bad, the menus were worse than Skyrim's were (didn't think that was possible until now) and as soon as i got to that town it felt like i was playing single player WoW, one of the worst feelings i could get from a video game in 2012.

The fight with the troll, in spite of the controls / cameras was really fun and that alone showed me there's potential. It's too soon for me to really call though, so it's funny being underwhelmed so much by a game everyone else seems to love to death. It's like everyone else has a fully fixed version and i'm the only one who doesn't.

I patiently await some lets plays or something. On the demo alone, i'm not buying this. If i see significant improvements, i probably will.

Also poo poo at no prizes for NZ in that thing DayJ is doing. That almost never happens where Aussies are eligible but we're not


The demo was released by a 3rd party who apparently put more bugs in the game and the build is more than 3 months old since they have fixed the camera issues.


Hope you are right...
ClysmiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2192 Posts
February 06 2012 22:54 GMT
#94
...why is everyone bitching about the UI? I didn't have any problems with it.

And as for the Skyrim debate, I enjoyed the demo more than I enjoyed any 45 minute stretch of playing Skyrim. Sure Skyrim has all the elements that an RPG needs to have and is super extensive with them, but the actual gameplay get's kind of stale... especially the repetitive combat.
ThaZenith
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3116 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-07 00:10:06
February 07 2012 00:08 GMT
#95
Calm down guys lol, wait until the full game is out and played before you say it's terrible. >.< From what I've heard, it's likely it's going to turn out to be pretty fun.

It doesn't have to beat Skyrim to be a good game, if it beats Skyrim it doesn't mean Skyrim sucks.
bigjenk
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1543 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-07 00:51:54
February 07 2012 00:50 GMT
#96
On February 07 2012 09:08 ThaZenith wrote:
Calm down guys lol, wait until the full game is out and played before you say it's terrible. >.< From what I've heard, it's likely it's going to turn out to be pretty fun.

It doesn't have to beat Skyrim to be a good game, if it beats Skyrim it doesn't mean Skyrim sucks.


Yep imo they are far apart in even their focus. Skyrim is all sandboxy and exploration while this game focuses on combat and in depth storyline. They are really far apart for both being wrpgs.

And wtf are people saying skyrim had a decent ui? It was by far the worst feature of the game and is about 10 years out of date of being a good ui, just because you highlight stuff and have 3d pictures does not make it good, while skyrim was an amazing game and my goty the ui was atrocious.
Ignore my opinions I am bad
peeeky
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada631 Posts
February 07 2012 12:29 GMT
#97
My initial thoughts after playing for a few hours is that the world is charming, and the gameplay is exciting, but I feel as though the main story is quite strange. If anything, the weak part of the game seems to be the dialogue functions and the story itself. Regardless, I think its still a really fun game.
Count9
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China10928 Posts
February 07 2012 15:35 GMT
#98
On February 07 2012 07:54 ClysmiC wrote:
...why is everyone bitching about the UI? I didn't have any problems with it.

And as for the Skyrim debate, I enjoyed the demo more than I enjoyed any 45 minute stretch of playing Skyrim. Sure Skyrim has all the elements that an RPG needs to have and is super extensive with them, but the actual gameplay get's kind of stale... especially the repetitive combat.

It's just silly things that take way more clicks than necessary. No buff bar to see what buffs you have, when you hover over a new item it doesn't show what item you already have on to compare etc. Basically all the things Blizz did right in WoW should be stolen because they make things a lot simpler. I really don't want to pause my game and go through 3 menus every time I want to check if a 60 sec buff needs to be recast.
Phenny
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1435 Posts
February 07 2012 15:53 GMT
#99
Awesome/efficient UI mods have been around for skyrim for quite a while, sure the default one was a bit clumsy but Berthesda games are made for modding and if you dont like something, chances are others dont and mods have been made to address it (or will be very soon now that the dev kit has been released).
valaki
Profile Joined June 2009
Hungary2476 Posts
February 07 2012 16:07 GMT
#100
I've been playing it for like 10 hours now but it's nothing special honestly. The quests got repetitive really fast. It's not a bad game by any means, but not a 60$ either.
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