At Least Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Has an Awesome Demo

Like the mighty Jim Sterling, upon first glance I noticed Knights of Amalur: Reckoning feels similar to Fable. Except there's no incredulous claims from Curt Schilling, former MLB pitcher and founder of 38 Games -- an instantly welcoming fact. His studio's first major project is massive and incredibly impressive, though short of innovative.

Purely, Reckoning is an open world hack-slash RPG. Combat is noticeably tight and seamless transitioning between fighting styles allows for a greater experience. While pushing a formula not wildly inventive, the game marvelously emphasizes class choice through the use of "Destinies". The traditional rogue, mage and warrior sets exist, but players can mix and combine stats to truly define a playing style.

The cartoony visuals are eye-feasting, boasting invitingly minor details in the brightly-coloured environments. Clearly, this game vastly contrasts the common "brownness" found rampant today. Also, boasting a huge world to explore, the restricted area within the demo is quite expansive.

It goes without saying Amalur isn't brandishing any novel ideas, but it perfectly captures where other games have lacked. The demo is worth downloading for gameplay alone, allowing limited freedom for 45 minutes to explore. As well, upon completion, EA opted to cross-market with Mass Effect 3, giving players even more incentive beyond the magnificent gameplay. Only aesthetic stuff, but still brilliantly marketed on Electronic Arts' part.

Reckoning is indeed a game to watch this year. Now go download the demo. Fun times await.

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