All this is steeped in lore written by fantasy author R.A. There are a total of seven factions (including DLC), all with unique questlines, so there is a lot for you to do. The story is great, with interesting narrative beats to keep you going alongside side and faction quests. Saying this, they're easily overlooked - with helmets on, of course (armour sets are detailed and hide that ugly face of yours). Unfortunately, character models have not been updated, so you'll still feel you're playing a game from two generations ago.

Character creation is simple, straightforward, and pretty shallow. Who decided this? And shouldn't they be punished for invoking such misery? Jokes aside, it's a shame this hasn't been updated, and you'll see throughout the remaster that these little quality-of-life improvements have not been made.įor those that didn't play the original, Kingdoms of Amalur sees you play as the Fateless One, who is resurrected from the Well of Souls and is now outside of the reach of fate. You can't rebind controls either, and for some reason interact is the same as sprint - pressing versus holding - despite there not being anything assigned to the sticks. The game controls fluidly enough, but not being updated from the original it can feel unresponsive. The graphics are pretty sharp for what they are - though don't expect anything too amazing.

Handheld seemed smoother than docked but is at a resolution of 720p compared with 1080p while docked. Performance-wise, I played on Switch, which runs at mostly 30 FPS, except during some larger skirmishes and a little in towns. But does the original hold up today? And how about the changes they made in this version? Spoiler: there aren't many, and that's an issue.

And now, it's been re-released as the appropriately named Re-Reckoning. Back eight years, in fact, to a simpler time, one where a fairy-tale world was all one really needed in life (certainly all anybody ever needs).

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