I never finished it but I enjoyed what I played of it.
And not finishing it isn't really a damning indictment from me. I don't finish most games I play, especially insanely long ones like Kingdoms. Part of the problem is that I'm the type who tries to do every side quest, and inevitably something else will come out before I finish a lengthy game like Kingdoms and I'll move on to that one instead.
If you like action RPGs, it's worth playing. The combat is fun and the story is serviceable. I've heard the difficulty curve is a bit wonky, and that the game is insanely easy by the time you reach the latter stages of the game because your character is so powerful. I can't vouch for that personally, though.
The difficulty curve doesn't bode well since I also find the beginning to be insanely easy:
Kingdoms of Amalur was recently on a steam sale. I thought long and hard about it, but passed. I have tons of games still in my back log. Also my medical expenses are making me a little more frugal than before. Being diabetic is actually quite expensive. I really wanted to upgrade my comp recently, but that will just have to wait unfortunately. I think I am going to finish up shadowrun returns and saints row the third. Then i'll move on to darksiders 1 and 2. I also have hitman absolution, mark of the ninja, trine 2.... So I have enough to keep myself busy. Oh yeah, I also have sleeping dogs that I was playing before.
You passed on KOA? Grave mistake my friend. Game is crazy good.
Going to spoil the ending of the second episode of Wolf Among Us, so don't read the section below if you haven't finished it yet.
After thinking on it a bit, I'm no longer totally convinced that Crane is the killer, which was obviously the implication of episode two's ending. He seemed genuinely upset at the beginning of the game when you have the conversation with him about Snow being dead, and he's usually such an insufferable prick that it definitely did seem legit. I'm starting to think that the hooker was killed after he left. I mean, if he really wanted to kill her, he's one of the few people with literally every opportunity to do so. He's around her all day. Further, would he really be dumb enough to leave a package of pictures in the murder room with his photo in it? Seems like a frame job to me.
Thoughts from anyone who has played it?
Like jack said, it will be on sale again and i'll see where I am with my back log. I have bought sooo many games on the cheap with steam that I actually need to play a few of them before I add anymore games.You passed on KOA? Grave mistake my friend. Game is crazy good.