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GDC 2011: Reckoning With Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Jeff and Sean Dunn of Big Huge Games talk combat and player progression in 38 Studios' RPG.

Mar. 7 2011

Posted by: Drew

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@Brendan said:
" It's immaterial, but the name is rather lame.  Game still looks cool though. "
True. 'Reckoning' is the most hacky, over-used term in the history of video games.
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Edited By Razor

WHat the fuck 38 Studios, Just fucking show some gameplay footage.

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Edited By FoogleSmoogle

Where's Rich Gallup at?

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Edited By Brendan

It's immaterial, but the name is rather lame.  Game still looks cool though.

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Edited By ectoplasma

So whats this game about?

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Edited By MeatSim

Sounds interesting but this video needs more Rich Gallup.

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I'm definitely interested now, I have a thing for open world shenanigans.

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Edited By jacksukeru

Alright, this seems interesting enough to remember, putting it on my hype list.

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To do the quest or not to do the quest.
That is the question.

REVOLUTIONARY!!! 

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meh

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The name is terrible. Might as well just call it "Video Game".

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This game had me at "multiclass" ^^

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Sounds cool. Can't wait to see it in action.

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Great interview. Kinda excited to see some gameplay footage now.

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Edited By NoCookiesForYou

Never heard about this game, based on this interview it sounded like an interesting game, until he mentions that's it's an MMO. Interest = 0
 
Edit: Oh wait so this isn't an MMO? Interest is back up.

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RA SALVATORE!

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Have to say, the graphics style is different than I was expecting based on the previously released CG trailer. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing in the end, but it looks fine -- and it's definitely unique for an open-world RPG. I was already intrigued, given the pedigree of the people working on the game, but I would really like to see what the gameplay looks like in action.

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Cautiously optimistic about this. It looks like it could be really good.
 
I like lore in RPGs, I loved reading the books in Morrowind and Oblivion. With such a defined backstory, I hope there's something like that in the game.

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This sounds pretty cool.  I'm interested in seeing more of it.

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R.A. Salvatore wrote the lore?!  Awesome!  I love him as a writer.  Read all 14 or so Legend of Drizzt books.  I just went from mildly interested to can't wait to hear more about it.

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sounds good!  I want to see gameplay now.

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Edited By fjordson

Very interested in this. Sounds like they've got a lot of interesting ideas as far as character progression and combat. Plus, Ken Rolston, R.A. Salvatore and Todd McFarlane is a hell of a lot of talent for one. Hopefully they show it in action soon.

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Joystiq gave this game a pretty glowing preview. If the game can live up to it's promise it will be pretty fucking dope. Here's hoping. 

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I think I'll play as a Rogue Warrior. Rock and roll, motherfuckers, rock and roll.
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No gameplay means no interest from me yet.

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This video contains 4 chins.

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For a brief moment the RPG Fighting Game in Jeff's head had me really excited. 
 
Talking about this game at this stage of development is STILL something, I am going to ignore. I want to see gameplay. I want to get hands-on with it, to truly comprehend what this game is and what it does.
 
I could not care less about the high rollers on that team - although, there really are some big ass names involved in it.

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The game mechanics sound interesting.  Now lets hope this doesn't become another mediocre fantasy RPG.

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Damn, Executive Creator of Worlds is a bad-ass title.

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change the game's name, jesus

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Edited By ArbitraryWater

This game sounds oddly like Divine Divinity, but action. Open world hack n' slash RPG without pre-defined skill trees. Also like Divine Divinity? The generic fantasy feel of everything.

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Funny, as soon as they mentioned mixing skill trees, I was thinking "Rogue with some magic would be fun!" Then he goes on and suggests just that. It seems interesting, even though I don't play RPG's all that much. 

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you guys should sit down and interview Curt Schilling one of these days.  That would be something cool to see since he's in the business now that he's retired from baseball.

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@buft said:
" today on the spot music? in all seriousness in every mumorpaga i've played with no set skill tree you always end up with people who just have a complete mess and you get forced in to a certain build by guildmates "
good thing it ain't an MMO....
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Elder Scrolls meets God of War meets Diablo?
 
I'm in!
 
Make it good. Pretty please?

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This should be the final round in Button Mashing.  With Rich Gallup OWNING.
 
"Round 1, That is where the game is begun"

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Game could be interesting. 
And is that EXIT sign holding in place with tape?

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@ptys said:
" Don't you hate it when people use that formal "correct" to answer a casual question. "
Don't you hate it when people attack someone's choice of language when they themselves can't be bothered to end a question with the proper punctuation?
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This is not the project affiliated with Rich Gallup, FYI folks but this game does look interesting, some moving pictures, or movies would be great

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This game seems excellent.

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Moments before filming, Brad was killed by a road-side photobomb. 

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I hear Rich Gallup is developing this in his basement.

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The Todd Mcfarlane is working on this? fucking sold!
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PR. Always lurking.

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Long way off still but I'm interested in seeing more.

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today on the spot music? in all seriousness in every mumorpaga i've played with no set skill tree you always end up with people who just have a complete mess and you get forced in to a certain build by guildmates

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This man is not Rich Gallup. I am disappointed.

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Sounds awesome!!!!!!