Why so good reviews?

[Captain Kacknoob]

I just played an hour of the game and I already feel the urge to uninstall it forever.
I can't grasp how this game got so many good reviews and is considered a better rpg than dragon age, elder scrolls or whatnot.
The intro is so cliché that I want to puke.
A dark elf who wears stylish red armor and kills many people with a big glowing sword and some weird fantasy names are dropped and two gnomes are walking around and knights in over the top armor. It's just ridiculous, absolutely not immersive since I can't take this game (its lore and world) serious.
It feels like an mmo, more specifically like wow.
It's so colorful and cartoony, like wow.
I never played any mmo's because they suck and this game is definitely an mmo.
The gameplay is super easy. even on hardcore.
I just bash the stupid attack button and the enemy dies, how is this better than elder scrolls?
If it would be like dark souls, I could understand but it's just hack'n'slay.
I need to release my rage atm because I have spent money yet again on an overrated game and can't refund it because I bought it a year or two ago.

So:
- combat is absolute standard
- graphics are really poor
- character customization is a joke
- story is cliché and ridiculous
- lore probably too
- UI feels like a console ui and is very clunky
- game freezes if I change resolution
- game does not support 1920x1080 (only 2103x11XX or some random ♥♥♥♥)
- no graphic options = console port

And I bet the npc's are bland mmo type ♥♥♥♥♥♥iiit and the quests consist of go to a fetch x and go b.
The game just feels generic. How many of those fantasy rpgs/mmos are there? 20? 50?
I MEAN THE CHARACTER HAD A MAGIC CARD TRADING GAME IN HIS HANDS WHEN HE DIED WTF?!

[myarmor]

0.5 hours aren't going to give you a "feel" for an RPG game unless it can be completed in less than an hour.

In my opinion it is quite good.

[Captain Kacknoob]

Why?
I get the story in the beginning as well as the combat and general gameplay.
I also see the ui and the graphics in the first hour.
Enough to rate a game.
Won't waste any more lifetime on this when I just can play witcher 3 instead.

[Willow Rivers]

The cards are cards of fate, if you get through the tutorial part and outside and talk to the fateweaver he explains it all to you and you find out you have no set fate and can make your own.

The game is not for everyone, lot of people enjoy it though.

[EQOAnostalgia]

Wow... how about you actually get past the tutorial lol.

[Coffee]

Is this guy serius? I could understand that the game is not for everyone but this is just ridicolus, can´t understand how one could dislike this game so much.
Some points he got so wrong: combat = KoA has one of the best combat system I have ever tested (personaly think it´s better than the combat system in witcher 3), there is no magic card trading game in this the game, the game supports 1920x1080 (I use that resolution so I know) and how many games starts with a dark elf killing people with a glowing sword?
Would say this is the best RPG I have ever played.

[Captain Kacknoob]

Originally posted by _s445_:

Is this guy serius? I could understand that the game is not for everyone but this is just ridicolus, can´t understand how one could dislike this game so much.
Some points he got so wrong: combat = KoA has one of the best combat system I have ever tested (personaly think it´s better than the combat system in witcher 3), there is no magic card trading game in this the game, the game supports 1920x1080 (I use that resolution so I know) and how many games starts with a dark elf killing people with a glowing sword?
Would say this is the best RPG I have ever played.

I pity you if you think it's the best rpg ever and everyone who buys this game based on opinions and reviews of people like you.
Tell me exactly how the combat is not hack n slay like darksiders, god of war, fable, divinity etc.
You want good real time combat? Try dark souls, chivalry, mount and blade.

Oh, and pls learn english.

[AbedsBrother]

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

Oh, and pls learn english.

That's "please."
Normally don't stoop to being a grammar Nazi, but if you're going to throw English language usage criticism around, you d*mn well better demonstrate good English skills yourself.

I'm sorry you didn't like the game, I really enjoy it - especially the combat. The graphics are dated by now, but don't detract from the game for me. Character customization - Do you mean the leveling, or the character equipment? Because the crafting system is one of the deepest and most varied I've ever encountered. The leveling has several different skills and "fates" that change how the game is played. The detailed lore of the game is fantastic, but it is a bit of a grind to uncover it all. The game is more than a little grindy-y, that's for sure, but I still find it a fun adventure.

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

- game freezes if I change resolution
- game does not support 1920x1080 (only 2103x11XX or some random ♥♥♥♥)

Sounds like the game might not have installed correctly. The game fully supports 1920x1080, and I have also played it in 2560x1440. Both worked flawlessly.

Did you just purchase the game? You're under the 2-hour time-played limit, so you might be able to get a refund.

[Captain Kacknoob]

No, the 14 day limit is already over since I bought it 1 or 2 years ago.
(that limit is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ btw)
And I don't mean the leveling system if I talk about character customization.
I talk about character creation.
Every single rpg I played had better character creation and customization.
This game is a hack n slay action rpg and looks and feels like WoW.
Stupid fetch quests, bland npc's, cliché story. Absolutely generic, like Two Worlds, Oblivion, Bound by Flame, Divinity 2 etc. etc.
I don't play singleplayer mmo's.
I don't even play normal mmo's.
Please stop advertising this game as a revelation of the RPG genre, because it's clearly not.

[AbedsBrother]

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

This game is a hack n slay action rpg and looks and feels like WoW.
I don't play singleplayer mmo's.
I don't even play normal mmo's.
Please stop advertising this game as a revelation of the RPG genre, because it's clearly not.

And who is "advertising" this game, exactly? The company that made it is bankrupt, so they're not advertising it.

If you're referring to user reviews, well, those are personal opinions. Much like yours.

[Captain Kacknoob]

Originally posted by abedsbrother:

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

This game is a hack n slay action rpg and looks and feels like WoW.
I don't play singleplayer mmo's.
I don't even play normal mmo's.
Please stop advertising this game as a revelation of the RPG genre, because it's clearly not.

And who is "advertising" this game, exactly? The company that made it is bankrupt, so they're not advertising it.

If you're referring to user reviews, well, those are personal opinions. Much like yours.

But the difference is that the user reviews s*ck.
Filthy casuals who can't tell a good rpg if it sits in front of their face.
Easy combat, easy game, easy story, easy character creation and some colorful graphics like a cartoon so the audience does not have to think to much.
Give me my money back.
I didn't play this sh*t for over 2 hours.

[AbedsBrother]

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

But the difference is that the user reviews s*ck.

Because they don't agree with you? Other users have alternate opinions, and they have a right to those opinions. It's the opinions formed after barely playing the game that s*ck. Why? Because the value of an opinion is determined by how informed it is.

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

Filthy casuals who can't tell a good rpg if it sits in front of their face.
Easy combat, easy game, easy story, easy character creation and some colorful graphics like a cartoon so the audience does not have to think to much.
Give me my money back.
I didn't play this sh*t for over 2 hours.

You clearly have a burr up your *ss about something. Denigrating other gamers as "filthy casuals" won't help anyone take you seriously. This entire thread is now looking like a troll post.

[Captain Kacknoob]

Originally posted by abedsbrother:

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

But the difference is that the user reviews s*ck.

Because they don't agree with you? Other users have alternate opinions, and they have a right to those opinions. It's the opinions formed after barely playing the game that s*ck. Why? Because the value of an opinion is determined by how informed it is.

Originally posted by Geronimo Röder:

Filthy casuals who can't tell a good rpg if it sits in front of their face.
Easy combat, easy game, easy story, easy character creation and some colorful graphics like a cartoon so the audience does not have to think to much.
Give me my money back.
I didn't play this sh*t for over 2 hours.

You clearly have a burr up your *ss about something. Denigrating other gamers as "filthy casuals" won't help anyone take you seriously. This entire thread is now looking like a troll post.

I don't care, I want a refund.

[Dosto]

Well cause the game is good and a lot of ppl disagree with you. if you didnt like it refunds are a thing now, as simple as that.

[LeGinDere]

Honestly, and this is just my opinion. I love KoA. I originally started playing it on the console but decided to rebuy it on the pc. Personally never really had any major problems with the game however could it have been better, absolutely! Any good game out there has the chance and the opportunity to add in additional features that could make a world of difference to the game.
KoA unlike the Elder of Scroll saga, takes a more cartoony approach to fantasy rpg's but like the game Borderlands it wouldn't have the same feel that the developers would want if you per say made it look ultra realistic.
As a gamer and a lover of fantasy based RPG's I can stand behind KoA and say that I have never played a game like it before, I feel it brought a rather interesting twist to fantasy based RPG's and I truly love it for that!
All in all I'm really sorry to hear that you didn't get that same experience from KoA like I did, but hey live and learn am I right. KoA isn't your thing, lesson learned. Hope the next game you try out turns out to be more suitable to your liking. Also, personally I never really buy a game without being absolutely certain I'll enjoy it. So don't be afraid to look up some reviews on YouTube or see some gameplay to give you a better idea!
Take care and Game ON!

[Captain Kacknoob]

Originally posted by Elemiz:

overly friendly blah blah

Bah, how I hate friendly people.