{"id":14416,"date":"2011-10-03T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/14416-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-what-to-expect","title":{"rendered":"Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning \u2013 what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is going to be slashing its way into our lives next year, bringing with it some action-RPG goodness for us to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">The game brings some pretty big names together, in terms of design, lore and presentation, to forge the world of Amalur &ndash; a universe conceived by best-selling author, R. A. Salvatore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">If that name doesn&#8217;t ring a bell, just appreciate the fact that he&#8217;s packed in and created 10,000 years of fiction into the universe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Reckoning also features the direction and designs of Todd McFarlane, whom comic fans will recognize as the artist behind Spider-Man and creator of Spawn &ndash; and that can only be a good thing, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kingdoms_of_Amalur_Reckoning_Screen_07_318472836.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"340\" height=\"191\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Check out these other features you can also expect from 38 Studios&#8217; upcoming epic:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong>RPG Action comba<\/strong>t &ndash; Create your own combat style using a dynamic combat system that allows you to integrate magic and melee attacks and finish enemies off with &ldquo;Fateshift&rdquo; kills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong>Open World<\/strong> &ndash; With a main storyline, side-quests and open-world exploration, the game promises over 60 hours of gameplay (probably for completionists only)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong>Destiny System<\/strong> &ndash; Create your own character using unique skills and abilities and go further using the Destiny System, which unlocks new &ldquo;Destinies&rdquo; based on how you choose to play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RlMdN-l4tZU?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RlMdN-l4tZU?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will be released on 10 February 2012 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">RPG fan? Or just a fan of good games in general? 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