Anyone else playing, (or has played) Kingdoms of Amalur to prepare for Mass Effect Andromeda?

Nice combat and lovely fantasy map.

But the questlines are so boring and sleepy.

I played it, and I got "hooked" for a little while, despite how hard it was for me to accept the limited options in the CC. I really detest the artistic direction in that game. It's like a WoW clone, in terms of aesthetic design, and I actually hate it way more than I should.

Eventually, though, I got into the game, and was doing quests one after the other.

After some more time, unfortunately, the game really started to drag. There just wasn't anything interesting going on. The game is packed with content, but it's really... bad. Again, I'll compare it to WoW. Many of the quests are super shallow in terms of actual writing, and the world is far bigger than it has any business being. Coupled with the fact that I could never get attached to my character due to the gross style, and I eventually just completely dropped it. Never regretted doing it. It got to be a chore, and the story never really "wowed" me.

Haven'tplayed it but heard it was fun. Another similarity to a different game would be the planets having their own story like in SWTOR. If so then I think it might be fun.

I played it. Although the Story obviously isn't that amazing. Throwing around Chakrams is ridiculously fun. It's one of my favorite combat systems. Fantasy RPGs need more Chakrams!

If ME:A combat system is as much fun, it's going to be great.

I played it on release, pre-Schilling controversy etc, was a solid ARPG with really fun/good combat.

Lore was a little 'fanciful' for my liking, could of done with a bit more grim-dark/adult themes.

I remember the combat becoming too easy. I got to a point (bandit quest or something) where I was almost one-shotting things. I tried to find some difficulty mods but nothing worked.

Bland story/setting/characters aside, I enjoyed the combat back in the day, even if it did get too easy towards the end. So, Ian Frazier being on the project seems like a good sign to me.

Right now I'm playing Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel.