I got this on steam special for $15 last weekend. Have only played about 3 hours, but I'm pretty impressed. It's a lot different than traditional rpgs, it plays more like fable (no auto attacking, lots of dodging, combos) but has a class system with talent trees, although you can make hybrid classes. I was really interested in it on release because I liked the style of the art. I love that high fantasy comic book looking style like fable and wow. But it was $60 and I couldn't justify that price, hence why I just got it.
It also has pretty good reviews and seems to have sold many copies. So while looking at the wikipedia page for the game I was surprised to learn that it was a lead in project for a future mmo and the company who produced it, 38 studios, has gone bankrupt.
Anyone have any thoughts or more info on this? It kinda surprises me that a new company could put out a hit game and still go bankrupt that quickly. I wonder what happened. It seems unfortunate because amalur is a nice game, a refreshing change of pace from more traditional rpgs like skyrim. The lore is kind of underdeveloped but it's a cool new universe. It's like a single player mmo in a lot of ways. And now there won't be any sequels. Oh well. Anyone else played it?
It also has pretty good reviews and seems to have sold many copies. So while looking at the wikipedia page for the game I was surprised to learn that it was a lead in project for a future mmo and the company who produced it, 38 studios, has gone bankrupt.
Anyone have any thoughts or more info on this? It kinda surprises me that a new company could put out a hit game and still go bankrupt that quickly. I wonder what happened. It seems unfortunate because amalur is a nice game, a refreshing change of pace from more traditional rpgs like skyrim. The lore is kind of underdeveloped but it's a cool new universe. It's like a single player mmo in a lot of ways. And now there won't be any sequels. Oh well. Anyone else played it?