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Celebrate Reckoning's Release With A Cyclops

Just don't crack any depth perception jokes and you should be alright.

Feb. 1 2012

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I am just gonna wait for Mass Effect 3 I had my recent fill of high fantasy with Skyrim so I will wait on this one for now.

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Hey cyclops, what's the difference between a brown noser and a shit head? Depth perception!

I'm thinking about canceling my Amazon pre-order so I can pick it up right at midnight. I get more excited for this game by the day.

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@aquaviva: If the gameplay was good, I'd forgive the fact that the visuals are terrible and derivative. But the gameplay isn't good. The fighting mechanics did absolutely nothing for me, feeling like a sloppy version of DC Universe Online's gameplay (which wasn't all that tight to begin with). I want to give Salvatore the benefit of the doubt with the story, but the story (so far) has been underwhelming. All in all, it feels and looks like an action oriented Fable with less fart jokes.

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The story is going to be beautifuly made, r a salvatore wrote it and that mans track record in the realms of books is amazing <3 The Demo is out on xbox (and you can score some ingame loot by playing it, loot can the be found ingame when you buy :-) ) After you get out of the well of souls (the learning lvl) the game writes that a 45min timer has started, thats a good amount of time to try the game out... And it feels great..

GOGO try it

and who cares about graphics?? give me solid gameplay, good story and great memorable characters.. Still playing icewind and baldures gate to this day ( oh and beauty is in the eye of the beholder)

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@Sgykah said:

@Shaanyboi said:

This game will steal my february, and maybe even my march...

Mass Effect 3 may have to sit on my shelf for a bit

This game has caught my eye... and with ME: Deception... I'm a litle scared, maybe I do want to wait for a few ME3 reviews while I play this game...

I wouldn't take ME: Deception as any indication of the quality of ME3. It's a fucking videogame book, after all. I'm sure it'll be (largely) fine.

For me, it's just a matter of not wanting to rush through Reckoning to get to the next game, especially considering my gaming time isn't exactly plentiful.

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The demo was amazingly fun. Felt like a great mix of genres that I really don't feel like trying to describe. As a fan of Fable, The Elder Scrolls, and action games (God of War, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta), this game has some of each, and it's addictive.

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@TakenByTrees said:

Do I here the sultry tones of Pierce Brosnan on this, or do my ears deceive me?

Or maybe Julian Sands?

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@Shaanyboi said:

This game will steal my february, and maybe even my march...

Mass Effect 3 may have to sit on my shelf for a bit

This game has caught my eye... and with ME: Deception... I'm a litle scared, maybe I do want to wait for a few ME3 reviews while I play this game...

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@Tennmuerti said:

I've seen quite a few posts about the graphics (imo they aren't bad, just slighly behind). Supposedly it looks better with post processing on, but it was broken in the demo. And complaints aren't just about the interface. Artstyle, camera, generic story/setting, segregated world areas, too many ques from similar games. Different people have different issues.

Did you see any complaints about the graphics in the comment he referred to? Because I certainly didn't. Let's put things into context, for a change:

@bwheeeler said:

I didn't like the demo. Too many little things just felt off, and the interface looks like it was made 7 years ago.

@Zol said:

Well, this game is made for decrepit consoles so of course graphics will look like they were made 7 years ago. What the hell did you expect? Your stupid progress-halting consoles don't magically upgrade themselves after each year.

I don't think I need to further explain myself.

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Edited By Shaanyboi

This game will steal my february, and maybe even my march... Mass Effect 3 may have to sit on my shelf for a bit

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Waiting for my pre order!

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Yes please. I need a change from Skyrim, so I'll get ACTION Skyrim.

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the graphics/landscapes look too much like WOW for me.

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Do I here the sultry tones of Pierce Brosnan on this, or do my ears deceive me?

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@midnightgreen20: yea thats one reason im really looking forward to it

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Gotta say I love how you have the flexibility to create any kind of character you want without any really noticeable penalties. I haven't finished Skyrim and I don't think I will with this coming out.

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Whims of fate? But fate is predestined, that's the opposite of a whim. Damn you!

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I didn't really enjoy the demo too much, but that trailer might have made me want to buy this sometime next week.

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Yo, this music sounds dope.

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This game entices me not.

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@Cleric said:

@Zol said:

Well, this game is made for decrepit consoles so of course graphics will look like they were made 7 years ago. What the hell did you expect? Your stupid progress-halting consoles don't magically upgrade themselves after each year.

People are complaining about the interface, nobody said anything about the graphics. Stay mad.

I've seen quite a few posts about the graphics (imo they aren't bad, just slighly behind). Supposedly it looks better with post processing on, but it was broken in the demo. And complaints aren't just about the interface. Artstyle, camera, generic story/setting, segregated world areas, too many ques from similar games. Different people have different issues.

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Looking forward to playing the shit out of it. Next week can't come soon enough.

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@Zol said:

Well, this game is made for decrepit consoles so of course graphics will look like they were made 7 years ago. What the hell did you expect? Your stupid progress-halting consoles don't magically upgrade themselves after each year.

That dude was complaining about the interface, nobody said anything about the graphics. Stay mad.

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I'm not sure why I'm so excited about this game.
First I'd heard of it was listening to the amalur bombcast by chance last week, then I downloaded the demo by chance and ended up loving it!
Not sure if this is me being susceptible to marketing subconsciously, or if it's because I had no idea about it! Either way, I can't wait!

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I was already sold on this but if I hadn't been, this trailer would have got me.

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cant wait for next tuesday !

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Edited By beard_of_zeus

I was initially kinda cold on this game from previews and such, but after playing the demo for a couple hours, I actually had a lot of fun with it. Will most likely be picking this up.
 
@Sammo21 said:

This looks so much more interesting than Skyrim, and the ladies look pretty clean too.


Haha. I know a lot of people have a great deal of adoration for Skyrim, but I got bored with it so quickly. This game seems to have solved my two big issues in that the combat is way more compelling, and it's not incredibly boring to look at. The graphical fidelity of Reckoning may be a little less, but I find the art style a million times more appealing.
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Well, this game is made for decrepit consoles so of course graphics will look like they were made 7 years ago. What the hell did you expect? Your stupid progress-halting consoles don't magically upgrade themselves after each year.

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Really enjoyed the demo and can't wait for my pre-order to unlock.

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I didn't like the demo. Too many little things just felt off, and the interface looks like it was made 7 years ago.

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Good launch trailer. I'm lovin it. Can't wait to trade in the games I beat recently to get it for free.

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I was really looking forward to this game...until I played the demo. Although the combat is kinda fun, the camera was a pain in the ass and nothing in the world seemed interesting to me. Also, IMO this is one ugly game.

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Game looks great. Keeping my eye on this one.

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This makes me want to pick up a sword and shield and kick some cyclops ass.

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I'm not a big fan of the art style or the world, but the gameplay is sick!

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I really want to get this game... but I feel it'll go down to €/$20 rather soon, so I'll probably just wait.

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Mr One Eyed Guy.

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@sammo21 I couldn't agree more.

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This looks so much more interesting than Skyrim, and the ladies look pretty clean too.

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I can't wait for this