A fantastic RPG with stellar combat that goes above its contemporaries. Combat isn't quite as deep as games like Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, but it still manages to have surprising depth, entertaining combos, and a quality mix of abilities that add just the right amount of spice. The story is neat, but the game is very much more about the world and your character's place in it rather than having a phenomenal central narrative.

The game can be quite easy though, with side quests regularly overleveling the player, money being unnecessarily easy, and skills allowing you to get quality gear the moment you acquire a single piece of the newer tier of equipment. I highly recommend installing and configuring the
YSA Heartcore mod [www.pcgamingwiki.com], which reduces exp gain, player damage output, money gain, etc. whilst raising enemy damage output and generally balancing the game to be a fair bit more challenging. If you are at all familiar with combat systems like Dark Souls, God of War, DMC, Bayonetta, or even Kingdom Hearts 2, I cannot understate how much I'd recommend installing this. If you're familiar with the Fallout/Elder Scrolls series and their economies, regularly breaking them and acquiring mass quantities of cash, then definitely install it at least for the gold rebalance.

At the end of the day, this game is absolutely worth a playthrough or two, but maybe not for full price at the moment. The DLCs greatly add to the experience, giving new areas, NPC races to interact with, stories to enjoy, etc. and they recently raised the price of the whole game package (from around $35 to $53), which is a bit ♥♥♥♥, but oh well. Wait for a sale and get it cheap, it usually hits around $10 for the full thing.

A fantastic RPG with stellar combat that goes above its contemporaries. Combat isn't quite as deep as games like Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, but it still manages to have surprising depth, entertaining combos, and a quality mix of abilities that add just the right amount of spice. The story is neat, but the game is very much more about the world and your character's place in it rather than having a phenomenal central narrative. The game can be quite easy though, with side quests regularly overleveling the player, money being unnecessarily easy, and skills allowing you to get quality gear the moment you acquire a single piece of the newer tier of equipment. I highly recommend installing and configuring the [url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Kingdoms_of_Amalur:_Reckoning#YSA_Heartcore_Mod] YSA Heartcore mod [/url], which reduces exp gain, player damage output, money gain, etc. whilst raising enemy damage output and generally balancing the game to be a fair bit more challenging. If you are at all familiar with combat systems like Dark Souls, God of War, DMC, Bayonetta, or even Kingdom Hearts 2, I cannot understate how much I'd recommend installing this. If you're familiar with the Fallout/Elder Scrolls series and their economies, regularly breaking them and acquiring mass quantities of cash, then definitely install it at least for the gold rebalance. At the end of the day, this game is absolutely worth a playthrough or two, but maybe not for full price at the moment. The DLCs greatly add to the experience, giving new areas, NPC races to interact with, stories to enjoy, etc. and they recently raised the price of the whole game package (from around $35 to $53), which is a bit shit, but oh well. Wait for a sale and get it cheap, it usually hits around $10 for the full thing.