Kingdoms of Amalur is an Acton RPG where you can use and combine magic and melee weapons as you fight against a higher enemy. As the demo starts, you must customise a character of your chosen using standered options such as the gender and ****of the character, face structure, hair type etc. Once you've customised your character, the game will begin.You play a character who has died in battle. Your body is taken and thrown in with the dead in a strange place. After a short while, you wake up confused as to how you're still alive with only one thought in mind... getting out.
Kingdom of Amalur is an action RPG that revolves around you gaining experience point to level up your character. Throughout the demo you'll encounter enemies to engage in battle. You start of naked with no weapons etc, but you gain a sword, armour, as well as a bow etc to defend yourself. The gameplay is pretty simplistic. You hit your enemies with your weapon until their health has depleted. You can also block oncoming attack by using shields, as well as dodge. You gain different experience points for different kills such as stealth kills etc. Your character can be equipped with different armour such as the head, torso, arms. legs and feet to better protect yourself against certain elements. You can also use two weapons simultaneously; primary and secondary weapons I.e. a sword, a bow, a staff etc. The gameplay as said is pretty simplistic. If you're a RPG gamer, you'll have no real problem understanding the gameplay. The game does have a slight learning curve, but nothing to confusing or off-putting to non RPG gamers looking to play their first RPG or whatever. You can also cast magic spells, as well as upgrade abilities and so forth when leveling up. The game also features currency (or Gold) to purchase iteas etc. Kingdom of Amalur also features a conversation feature like seen in Dragon Age, Mass Effect etc when players can indulge in conversations however they see fit from preset dialog options. The demo is pretty much you in a gloomy underground-ish enviroment, but as the get further in the demo, you'll find a vast world to explore. The demo is pretty lengthy, resulting in maybe even up to 30 minutes to an hour of play. It depends on you really how long the demo lasts. It's a great length to experience what the game will have to offer, but when the demo ends, It's quite gutting... To me anyway.
I myself am an RPG fan. I like Dragon Age, Skyrim, Mass Effect etc and i certainly enjoyed the demo. The only problem I had with the game is the camera view. The camera view tends to get tedious to control when in linear areas, and especially when you're fighting multiple enemies at the one time. As for the story, I can't really say much. What I saw in the demo was interesting enough, but I'll have to wait for the full game release to better judge. If you like RPG's and Acton games, you should certainly give the demo a try.
The demo is out on the PS3, XBOX 360, and PC now to download.
kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is released on the 10th of February.
Editors' verdict ~ Buy, Rent, or Ignore? For me, It's a buy.
