Dungeon Siege (PC)

Ok, it's that long since I wrote anything that this might turn out to be stilted, uninformative and not particularly useful. On the other hand, I just finished playing this game a few days ago, so it's fresh in the mind. I'm going to start off with my blurb on the game, then my criticisms, praises and a brief cheerio. Where to start then? Well, straight to the point, Dungeon Siege has a black mark of sorts against it right away from the more cynical amongst us, as it was published by Microsoft. This, for those of us who've been around for a while, implies several things - It's dumbed down, crashes a lot and you pay through the nose for it. ...  Read the complete review

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dungeon Siege is brought to you by Gas Powered Games, a fairly new name on the Role Playing Game (RPG) front. I was bored recently and replayed this game. I have to say that initially I felt that the term RPG was somewhat misleading, but after several hours playing the game and coming to understand the mechanics of game play and character development better, I have to admit I was mistaken. More of that later. The Plot You have worked tirelessly for years on your simple farm, poor but proud, but all this work is in vain, as you see your farm, ...  Read the complete review

All though Dungeon Siege has the name Microsoft branded onto it, it is NOT a Microsoft product, but in fact a Gas Powered Games product. Many people fear Microsoft labels as it usually means bugged out, crashing and dull. This is not the case in this game, however, unless you are a full on Dungeons and Dragons fan, biding for nothing simpler. Being GPG's first ever RPG, Id have to congradulate them on a job well done. Instead of Baldur's Gate or Diablo series flat graphics, Dungeon Siege has taken on a fully 3D engine, with a camera that can rotate 360 degrees around the character, and, from a fully top down perspective, about 60 degrees down from the ...  Read the complete review

Dungeon Siege is a new take on the role-playing genre that both benefits and suffers from the fact that this is the developer's first attempt at this kind of game. Role Playing Games generally put you in control of a party of characters in a fantasy setting, who are tasked with quests which enable the characters to develop. The enjoyment factor stems not only from the puzzle-solving elements of the game, but from watching your characters become more powerful as they gain combat experience, magic items and new spells to cast. It's become expected that role-playing games are based around a story of some kind that surrounds and pervades the game - ...  Read the complete review

If anyone asks me I say "I don't play games, on my computer" but this one got me hooked quite quickly. I watched my children playing this and one day sitting here decided to have a go, it took me ages to work out what I was doing, although I soon managed to run around the beautiful world and kill the odd baddie monster. This game is classed as a role play game/Adventure. It is so easy to navigate, but difficult to stay alive until the end. At the begining you choose what you want your character to look like, and press next. Off you go. Your character finds him/herself in a clearing with very little in the way of armour, ...  Read the complete review