Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning

I'm writing this because some other asshole left a one line negative review that says something like "waited eight years and still can't change keybinds" and got lots of likes and awards on his un-commentable review. Well the fact is you can change your keybinds in this game, and I'm pretty sure you could do it in the old game too. It's in this really mysterious and hidden location in the options menu called...Controls. I know, this is really complicated stuff for some people.
Update: Beware that as of right now, mouse button binding doesn't work.

Understand the following: if you didn't like the game before then you won't like the game now. It's not because it got worse or anything like that, it's because this is a remaster; they fixed some bugs, improved the graphics, added new camera options (of which are very welcome indeed) and made all the present DLCs come in a single package, with another one coming next year.
This is not a remake, I repeat, this is not a remake. This isn't adding new content or adding any significant changes to the game. They were very damn clear about it, and anyone who had any other expectations beyond that is simply living in their own imaginary world.

The truth about this remaster lies somewhere between the extremes covering the store page. The graphics have barely been touched, it’s true; this is not a Spyro-level complete graphical remake. Does it look any better? Marginally, and honestly not in a way you couldn’t already do yourself. It was a mistake to oversell these improvements as a means to draw interest.
Bugs from the original still remain, like ward orbs not spawning properly and your character being invisible upon reloading saves in certain circumstances. There was obviously not a thorough sweep to fix the mostly minor bugs the game still has.
What exactly is “remastered” then? Most importantly, overall experience earned has been fixed (lowered), level caps of enemies have been raised so you don’t outlevel areas as easily, and their levels are set each time you enter an area rather than only once upon the first visit. Re-Reckoning is more challenging overall as a result, and an additional difficulty level has been added to top it off. There are a few other minor option additions/fixes and QoL changes.
As far as the reported crashes go, I have not experienced a single one in 25 hours but it appears I am in the minority.
Thumbs up not because it’s a substantial or admirable remaster—it's not—but because it was already a great game with an art style that ages well, and its most glaring flaws by far (enemy scaling/pushover difficulty) have now been fixed.

I feel like people may have had the wrong impression about what this game was.
It was a re-master. That's it.
They changed the lighting engine, made it compatible with Higher Resolutions (Oldamur wouldn't show you the quest log if you were playing it on higher Res), and re-balanced the loot and leveling system.
Having put a good amount of time into Oldamur, let me start by saying these things.
Yes the game plays better, and looks better on higher Resolutions.
Yes, they added camera settings which were sorely lacking in the original game. Camera still doesn't always behave, but its certainly no worse than Ghost of Tsushima's.
And very much YES, the re-balanced loot and leveling is much much better.
Game still buries you in loot, but you are much more likely to get something you can actually use now.
One of my late game characters in Oldamur, last I played, was wearing the same gloves for 10-15 levels because I simply hadn't found anything better.
Its not a perfect game, but its definitely worth the price. Its a nice, budget action RPG that is simply fun to play.
Edit: This ended up getting a lot more attention than I expected. Going to leave comments open, in case people have additional questions (I think my privacy settings prevent DM's).
However, I'm done responding to anyone criticizing my opinion. I responded at first, now I'm just done. Feel like its going in circles. If you feel differently than I do about the game, feel free to write your own review. No one's stopping you.

I am enjoying this game. Basic role-playing, nice graphics, different use of magic and not dying constantly. At 62 years old, and having played through Skyrim and all the Witcher games, something not super difficult is nice. Did not have to upgrade my computer, again either.

I don't know what people were expecting. I guess they thought they will get RE2 treatment. Here are some things that were altered: - Improved graphical fidelity ( more grass, better shadows, lighting, textures etc.) - Zones (enemies, drops, chests) now Auto Scale to your Level EVERY time you enter them, in the original they locked to your level the first time you entered them and stayed that way. - New Difficulty Level - Zones adjust per Difficulty. Enemies gain more HP, Damage, Attack chains. Zones min/max levels adjusts per Difficulty as well. - Loot now leans towards your skills. Going a Bow Finesse Build you will see more Medium Armour, Bows, etc. - Camera Options allow you to adjust the camera's height and distance from the player. - New Resolutions and Ultra Wide support. - HUD adjustments - FoV Slider - In the original you could map 4 abilities on a Controller and 10 on a Keyboard. Now you can do 8 on the Controller. - Minor DLCs are back in the game (Mass Effect Armor etc.), with one big DLC on the way, and no more of that EA account and key number crap. - While they are not putting out Modding Tools for the game, they are making it easier for modders to access and alter data in the game. I think people are mostly pissed that they didn't get this remaster for free if they own the original. I own the original on origin and steam and by buying the fate edition for 22 I still think I got my money's worth. It all depends on your value of money. If you don't have original owner's discount, but you played it before (origin, consoles) then I would wait for sale. If you are new player, I would say, buy it, I think it is worth. Just remember, at it's core this is game from 2012. You may find some mechanics or gameplay decisions that are outdated by today's standards. Borderless Windowed has better performance than fullscreen, at least on my system. Anisotropic filtering doesn't work in the game, you have to force it with nvidia control panel for now. I will not play this right away, I will wait for the new dlc. I played it a lot of times already.

Well done RPG. Minimum effort re-release. It's not even close to being a re-master and they were smart to give it an ambiguous title.
Never played the original. I get more Fable vibes than Elder Scrolls. Was surprised by the amount and competence of voice acting.
The leveling systems are adequate for a single player RPG. The combat system is typical action: attack, block, parry, and dodge. Special attacks are simple to execute and don't require intense combos. Your attacks, arguably, do too much stagger. It is more functional than The Witcher 3 and less demanding than Nier: Automata. AoE weapons/magic are overpowered. Getting hit rarely feels cheap, but you may have to look something up and alter your play-style because you were being a moron with that new ability.
Leveling pace feels good, so far. There are a large number of side quests and some factions to help out. It's jam packed with content. It uses dungeons to expand the map size. Some zones have too many dungeons tacked on.
The original developers seem to appreciate my time. Fast Travel system is well done and doesn't waste your time by making you go to a "station" to travel from - you can pretty much fast travel from anywhere outdoors. Quick Save/Quick Load is very nice (I can decide whether to ruin my experience by save scumming or not, they didn't make that decision for me). When you fast travel to the town where your first house is at, you are within a second or two walk of your house's door. When you enter your house, you are within half a second of your Stash. Thank you, developers, for not being jerks!
Menus are quite functional. You can right-click (some) things! I rarely struggle to find something I am looking for. Switching between Quests and the Map is cumbersome: you can open the Map (M) when the Quest log (L) is open, but you cannot open the Quest log when the Map is open. Luckily the open map button is actually a toggle; so you can repeat M, M, L to switch between the two. My only other gripe with the Map is that there is apparently no key to switch between Local and World maps - you must click a button with the cursor. This should be right-click or N.
Combat camera got me hit too often and gave some weird angles making movement difficult. Had to turn it off, which makes the start of a fight less apparent. Get the skill upgrade that allows you to see enemies on your mini-map and all is well. Camera is forced in a couple other scenarios - they are easily identified and you should avoid combat near these areas.
The Dispelling mini-game (some containers have magic locks on them, the locks are removed by playing this mini-game) is completely broken: the UI doesn't match up correctly, so you rarely activate the intended rune. The tutorial doesn't adequately explain the process so, when you come across the first few in the wild, you think you are doing something wrong. Eventually you realize you aren't the problem (entirely), search the net, and realize dispelling is completely broken. You could get used to the UI being offset, learn about the differences in the runes, and play the game properly...but, it's much easier to save scum the auto-dispel.
PC key binds are atrocious. Rebinding sometimes works. You will have to reset, restart the game, and try binding again several times before they will work properly. The default binds were terrible for a 2012 game, so not modernizing them for this re-release is almost a crime. Scroll wheel cannot be bound, neither can middle mouse. Thumb/additional buttons can only be bound when a game is loaded. Like I said, atrocious. Once you get it done, just never touch it again - was about 20-30 minutes for me. If you have software to remap keyboard and mouse buttons, save yourself a headache and use that instead of the game's.
The pros are great and the cons are not annoying. That's what I like in a game. Very glad I found this and a bit irked at myself for not hearing about it in 2012!