News Re-Kingdoms of Re-Amalur: Re-Reckoning - releasing September 8 , new expansion Fatesworn announced for 2021

[prudis]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning/9nvcnm9dq839?activetab=pivot:eek:verviewtab

Published by: THQ Nordic
Developed by: Kaiko
Release date: 8/11/2020


The hit RPG returns! From the minds of the bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston, comes Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.

Uncover the secrets of Amalur, from the vibrant city of Rathir to the vast region of Dalentarth to the grim dungeons of the Brigand Hall Caverns. Rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war and control the keys to immortality as the first warrior ever to be resurrected from the grips of death.

Key Features

• Build the ideal character for the most intense combat, choosing from a countless combinations of skills, abilities, weapons and pieces of armor.
• The revolutionary Destiny system allows you to continuously evolve your character class to your style of play.
• Seamlessly integrate magical and melee attacks as you take on scores of enemies in grand fight sequences and finish them off with brutal Fateshift kills.
• Extend your experience in Amalur with all downloadable content from the original release, from “Teeth of Naros” to “Legend of Dead Kel” and more!
• Hundreds of hours of RPG play await! Travel from the vibrant city of Rathir, to the vast region of Dalentarth, and the grim dungeons of the Brigand Hall Caverns as you uncover the secrets of Amalur!
• Explore deep levels of lore in a universe steeped in 10,000 years of fiction created by New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore.
• Rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war and control the keys to immortality as the first warrior ever to be resurrected from the grips of death.
• Explore a sprawling game world hailed as having “more content than any single-player game deserves!”
• Enjoy countless side quests rich in political intrigue, romance, sinister magic, and even whimsy – all central to the primary mission.
• Improved graphical fidelity in Re-Reckoning.

 

[Deku]

Didn't know that THQ Nordic holds the right of Kingdom of Amalur.

I wonder if this will be free for current owners or paid upgrade

 

[texhnolyze]

Graphical upgrades aren't too hot. It's mostly still the same.

 

[Spamlynguist]

Didn't know that THQ Nordic holds the right of Kingdom of Amalur.

I wonder if this will be free for current owners or paid upgrade

I'm betting it will be. They did the same for Red Faction: Guerilla - Re-Mars-tered and the Darksiders remasters.

 

[Deku]

I'm betting it will be. They did the same for Red Faction: Guerilla - Re-Mars-tered and the Darksiders remasters.

They didn't do for Saint's Row 3. Although it wasn't published by THQ Nordic and that is not available on Steam....

 

[Spamlynguist]

They didn't do for Saint's Row 3. Although it wasn't published by THQ Nordic and that is not available on Steam....

Yeah it was Deep Silver that published that one.

 

[Parsnip]

I should play Reckoning at some point.

 

[prudis]

and its Re-official

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

I didn't hate Amalur, it wasn't amazing but there's a decent game there. I can't remember exact points but i remember thinking it was much better than i expected espcially given the turmoil going on.

I might spin it up on my Origin account when i finish Andromeda again.

 

[Stevey]

It was alright really.

But all I can remember was the combat, like every quest involved killing something.
But it's been a while so maybe I'm mis-remembering.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Nope, you're right. I had a big comment ready to post and then chopped out all of it. There was definitely a feel that there was supposed to be a little more depth or complexity to things, that they had to cut steps out of quests and simplify some of them just to get it out the door.

The world was big enough, the designs were ok if a bit generic at times, music was fine, folklore and world were interesting if a bit familiar, combat felt ok but got much less repetitive when i realised i wasn't using my rage/powers at all and started popping them off more often.

Much better than i expected and i finished it twice. Once on 360 and again on Origin when they had a sale on years ago.

 

[Ascheroth]

and its Re-official

You could even say it was... re-vealed

 

[ISee]

It was alright really.

But all I can remember was the combat, like every quest involved killing something.
But it's been a while so maybe I'm mis-remembering.

It was very mmoish.

 

[Stevey]

Yeah wasn't it going to be an MMO originally?
Seem to remember hearing that

 

[ISee]

Yeah wasn't it going to be an MMO originally?
Seem to remember hearing that

The whole development story behind the game is crazy.

 

[bobnowhere]

Be pretty surprised if they gave it away as a free upgrade due to the completely different ownership now. Assuming Timmy doesn't hoover it up for his remake store. The original is still sold and published by EA and probably the state of Rhode Island.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

This is the game that that POS Curt Schilling created a game development company for and it went belly-under? Not sure if I want to support.

 

[Parsnip]

This is the game that that POS Curt Schilling created a game development company for and it went belly-under? Not sure if I want to support.

If it makes you feel any better, he doesn't get any money from this one, or the original for that matter.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

If it makes you feel any better, he doesn't get any money from this one, or the original for that matter.

It does make me feel a little better.

Still kinda has that lingering funky smell. Like Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

 

[Parsnip]

It does make me feel a little better.

Still kinda has that lingering funky smell. Like Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

I mean that's just the THQN smell, they really embraced it.

 

[prudis]

The day of Re-Reckoning is coming! Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is scheduled for release September 8th, 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, featuring stunning visuals, refined gameplay and all new content!

What does the future hold for the Fateless One? A brand new expansion, Fatesworn, will introduce all new content to Amalur 2021!

 

[Deku]

A remaster and an expansion? THQ Nordic is going all in again with older games

 

[LEANIJA]

Steam logo at the end of the trailer, so thats good
also, it got a store page:



According to Gamespot ( Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Pre-Orders, Release Date, And Editions ), it'll cost 40 USD, or 55 for the Fate Edition which comes with the expansion as well.

 

[Firewithin]

still no details if OG owners get a discount or anything?

 

[Ex-User (119)]

Will you rebalance the game or "only" focus on delivering a remaster as close to the original game as possible?

We are still working on this but we are aware of some imbalances and want to fix those.


What exactly does "refined gameplay" mean?

Mostly balancing tweaks to make the game ‘feel’ better.


Will old save games work?

There might be a use at your own risk converter tool but we cannot promise anything yet.

Will the graphics simply be upscaled or otherwise improved?

We have retouched all textures and improved the rendering engine.

Will there be ultrawide support or an FoV slider?
Both, yes.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning FAQ Updated (07/09/2020) :: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning General Discussions

We have updated the FAQ fully. To make things easier and have one platform with everything here is the link - FAQ

steamcommunity.com

 

[beep boop]

Nothing about an upgrade path then. Does sound like a significant rework, so that's neat. I quite liked the original, so I can see myself getting into this one again.

 

[Ex-User (119)]

zone level are not fixed like old version so this is good news