Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 08:08 BST
Kingdoms of Amalur dev diary explains world building
The latest Inside Reckoning developer diary checks out one development team which often goes under the radar – the world builders. If you’ve got triple A development aspirations, find out what this small but vital team contributed to the massive Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
The world of Kingdoms of Amalur is the same setting as an upcoming MMO codenamed Copernicus, although possibly during a different era. For those who feel the game is too small as it is (really?), an expansion was announced last week.
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Tags: 38 studios, big huge games, Inside Reckoning, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
3 comments
#1
Telepathic.Geometry
10/04/12, 12:32 pm
Man, this video stops all of a bang. Jarring. x_x
#2
TheWulf
10/04/12, 4:25 pm
Nothing at all wrong with their art – this is a talented group of guys to be sure. I just wish that their talents hadn’t been wasted on something so completely pedestrian.
I wouldn’t have anything against pedestrian, but it’s become so much the norm these days. Lowest common denominator and all that, I suppose.
But I’m feeling a little better about that of late.
KickStarter has given me all sorts of wonders. Not least of which is ShadowRun… ShadowRun is back and that makes me very happy. Of course, you’ll have those who fetishise the more pedestrian, plodding approach to entertainment who’ll hate on that. I expect it.
But it’s not for them.
Just as Amalur was never meant for me.
#3
OrbitMonkey
10/04/12, 5:04 pm
That’s a little harsh Wulfy. I haven’t played a game like Amalur since Fable and I’d say Amalur is by far the better game.
I’ll admit you could accuse it of being generic in design, as a lot of fantasy games defiantly borrow from each other, but I’d still say Amular has enough character to set it apart in a fairly crowded genre.
Maybe it’s more a case of yourself gorging on RPG’s