Video games often put your character at the center of the universe, but Reckoning takes this to the logical extreme: You're literally the most important thing in the world, and the course you're What We Said in 2012. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Review Verdict By Colin Moriarty, February 3, 2012. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning keeps pace with the greats of the genre, while easily outclassing all of them in what matters most: gameplay…. Reckoning isn't the perfect game. Its random technical hiccups and inconsistent art style THE STORY. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning re-casts you in the role of the “Fateless One”, a mortal who was resurrected by the experimental Well of Souls and, therefore, removed from “Fate’s weave”. Thrust back into the world of Amalur, the Fateless One must uncover the truth of their death and save the world from the plot of the Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning on Nintendo Switch is a decent remastering effort of a game that, while largely excellent for its time, hasn’t aged flawlessly. Some of this is the unavoidable battering of time, but other things, such as the lack of a target lock, feel like improvements that could have, and should have, been implemented. The Verdict. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is a remaster that seems to barely skate by in places, relying on the original game’s strength. The fantastic music, fun visuals, and engaging Read Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning reviews from parents on Common Sense Media. Become a member to write your own review. Amalur is the best action RPG you never played. The Rereckoning edition adds some modern polish to a classic PS3 adventure. It's a huge RPG that's a little too easy even on higher difficulty, and overstays it's welcome just a bit. But if you want a beautiful world to get lost in you could do far worse than Kingdoms of Amalur. Amalur has a fighting system I like best but arguably, to me, it works much better on my 360 controller than it does on my keyboard. Anniversary has better graphics, it's not linear (in fact that's one of the game's high points) for you can become basically whoever you want in it. prSu4P.