".there's a surprising bit of depth here if you're willing to look for and find it."Īt its core and most basic level, Dungeon Siege III retains the simple gameplay of its predecessors hack, slash, pick up loot and continue. It doesn't help either that the voice acting is done in a way that the characters all seem bothered, like they're being forced to read their lines. Dungeon Siege also makes the unforgivable mistake of breaking one of entertainment's oldest rules - “show and don't tell.” During my game I was constantly being told about events in the world and wondering “Okay, why can't I do that?” It's frustrating to know that these epic battles are happening somewhere in the game's continuity, but you're just dungeon crawling.still just dungeon crawling.
You hear a lot about events happening throughout the world, but you never realize they're important because the game fails to put any emphasis on these events so that they seem trivial. It's also in the small details in which the story falters. Sounds great right? The only trouble is that none of these story elements or choices are all that interesting and are quite easily to telegraph. It's a story that will have you conversing with a ton of different characters and in typical modern RPG fashion your dialogue tree driven choices will have an effect on the world and story.
#Dungeons 3 pc reveiw series#
Long story short you've got to defeat a powerful enemy in an effort to restore power to the series famed legion. The box may bear the Dungeon Siege name, but it feels so far from anything that came before that it's barely even recognizable.Ĭompared to previous games in the series, Dungeon Siege III features a pretty expansive story, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a very interesting one. Unfortunately, all of these tweaks lead to the game being stripped of the identity the series has created and could serve to alienate the fans that have made it what it is.
#Dungeons 3 pc reveiw psp#
For the series first foray into console gaming (save for the 2006 PSP edition), the sequel features a new story, new controls and a new multiplayer suite. Bland production values and aging mechanics mix with an infuriating camera and control system.įor Dungeon Siege III, developer Obsidian Entertainment had big plans. If you've never played Dungeon Siege before, the game feels like an average third person hack and slash - but if you have, it's more disappointing.
Mulitplayer limitations make that portion of the game almost unplayable. The story here is alright, if not surprisingly linear, and there's a ton of loot to find, even though there's a not that much that's memorable. A fair warning though - the new control scheme was obviously meant to appeal to console owners and doesn't work as well on PC. If you can ignore the story, the game is at its best when you're playing and able to hack and slash to your heart's content. back to cheat happensĭungeon Siege III features some impressive spell animations that will light up your entire screen, but the rest of it looks and sounds (it's almost as if the developers forced the voice actors to deliver their lines at gunpoint) rather dull in comparison. Dungeon Siege III Review - Cheat Happens CHEATfactor