Yep, the Rage ending just fell flat for me. Completely. Which sucks because I LOVED the game. I was hoping it was just a swerve and that I'd at least have a few more missions after that.
If there is a sequel, maybe it will do better.
Interrobang said:
The art is very reminiscent of WoW, and lacks the "reality" of a Skyrim, but I find it's more interesting to look at and the two random characters I've gotten quests from had neat little characters so they have that going for them early on.
I really like the art style too. I like Skyrim's as well, but this style just "fits" with Amalur and what they've created. I've seen a lot of fanboys frothing that the game must suck because of the art style. They are sure as hell missing out.
For my character I picked the Varani (second human race) and went with a Rogue build to start. I've been slotting in random Sorcery skills here and there as well so I'm hoping to go that route from here on out. I may try a warrior character on another go-through, though. Been using a lot of the daggers, chakrams (so awesome) and bows. I've also maxed out my lightning spell and have just unlocked another "active" spell that blocks something like 15% of damage. Good times!
All of the pre-order shit filled up my inventory pretty quick so I took to the closest town where I could acquire a house with storage (thank you internet) and was able to unload all of my loot. The storage chest is linked to any other house you buy, too, so you don't have to worry about transferring stuff (though it does have a contents limit). You can upgrade the shit out of your house, as well. I added on an attic and three basement expansions. One of those upgrades came with an area that lets you change around the look of your character. Not their race/facial features/shape, but you can change hair, hair colour, facial hair, piercings & facepaint. I thought that was pretty cool and something that was lacking in Skyrim (unless you use the console commands on the PC version). I love little things like that. I've also read that you can get housepets.
After that I just followed a natural progression of sidequests and ended up joining the Travelers (thieves guild). They had me steal a bunch of shit to join, which was pretty fun as I love how stealth works in this game.
Also, a first for me. I'm actually using the alchemy skill. I found that in Skyrim and Oblivion there was always enough health potions to loot or steal or even buy. In Reckoning, they're around, but definitely not as widespread. So, luckily there is a good amount of plants to harvest and create the potions from. Finally the skill doesn't feel useless to me.
