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Gamespot 6.0
"Dungeon Siege III is a fun but unambitious dungeon crawler that fails to live up to the games that came before it." - Gamespot
Metacritic 71
"Summary: DUNGEON SIEGE 3 seamlessly blends intuitive action gameplay, a robust RPG system featuring a large selection of abilities, an extensive multiplayer component and the depth of story Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment are known for creating." - Metacritic
IGN - Xbox360 6.5
"CLOSING COMMENTS
Obsidian Entertainment's take on the Dungeon Siege franchise has some merit. The core combat system is well-designed, offering a small but useful set of abilities for each character class. The varied enemy encounters encourage the frequent use of abilities and the dodge mechanic, which makes the basic gameplay – whittling down the health bars of enemies – satisfying. But the rest of the game mostly falters, unfortunately, to a degree that overshadows its achievements. Dungeon Siege III is a dungeon crawler with a boring loot table, poorly implemented multiplayer, and little lasting incentive to continue running around the world once the tedious story ends." - IGN - Xbox360
Computerandvideogames.com 7.9
"This pleasant, if samey, stuff really benefits from the human touch. The more the merrier!" - computerandvideogames.com
Bit-tech.net 50%
"While we’ve been harsh throughout our review, Dungeon Siege isn’t a bad game per-se. It’s not horrible, broken, offensive, unfair or anything like that - it’s just completely bland. It doesn’t do anything new, and it doesn’t excel in anything either. Plus, while the combat is fine, it doesn't offer the fun, blast-through action experience of games such as Torchlight, Diablo or even Titan Quest. If you can convince someone to play co-op, it might be okay when it hits the Steam sales at a massively reduced price, but there are definitely better alternatives." - bit-tech.net
Joystiq 3.5/5
"It sounds like my Id's enjoyment of the plentiful loot and monsters was matched by his dislike of the measures required to bring you to said loot and monsters. I couldn't agree more: If you're looking to satisfy the most primal of urges, you could do worse than Dungeon Siege 3. It's unapologetically simple, revels in throwing huge amounts of collectibles at the player, and lets you sift through the mess it creates. It's just a shame the co-op isn't better implemented -- without a compelling multiplayer component, Dungeon Siege 3 lags behind its role-playing competitors." - Joystiq
gamerevolution.com - B
"Without a robust multiplayer, Dungeon Siege III puts itself into the category of solid single-player fantasy action RPG titles, which puts it in competition with the likes of Torchlight and DeathSpank, which are both strong downloadable titles for $15. So what you're essentially paying for in the difference is the graphical polish of the environments, a satisfactory storyline, and clean craftsmanship. If that sounds like a fine deal, then Dungeon Siege III is the right dungeon crawler for you." - gamerevolution.com
Actiontrip 7.8
"HIGHS
Obsidian finally proves it's capable of polishing a game at launch, cool story and characters, it takes some perseverance but the combat is genuinely enjoyable and challenging, as is the rest of the game, lovely soundtrack, solid voice-acting, all-in-all a pretty straightforward and well-executed hack'n'slash RPG;
LOWS
A slight step-back for party-based single-player gameplay, combat's not the best thing we've seen, healing is difficult sometimes, AI won't always revive your character in time, camera chooses to focus and zoom on its own randomly throughout the game and that's annoying in solo and coop play;" - Actiontrip
OXM UK 7/10
"Obsidian does try new things out and the Onyx engine looks great, despite a slightly claustrophobic camera. But the actual game is... well, it's either dated or classique, depending on your willingness to use words like classique. Dungeon Siege III comes with a moderate recommendation - but you'll have a lot more fun discussing strategies with a friend." - OXM UK
Gamefront 75/100
"It’s certainly true that most of these are trivial issues, and I want to stress that I really did enjoy Dungeon Siege 3. It’s easy to pick up, fun, in a repeptitive kind of way, and really does pull off couch co-op perfectly. It’s a deliberate update on old school magic-and-swords games such as Gauntlet. It’s fun, and you’ll enjoy it a lot, but chances are you won’t remember why and, once you put it back in the box, you won’t touch it again. Having taken 6 years to come out, it’s a shame that it feels less like the triumphant return of an old school(ish) franchise and more like shameless cashing in on a well-known brand." - Gamefront
I played the demo. The combat was clunky and wooden. The camera movement was terrible. The looting was annoying. The voice overs were stuttery on my rig. Based on the core gameplay mechanics that the demo allows you to experience I'd say this game is a huge disappointment and I won't be playing it unless it's offered on Steam for an enormous discount.
"Dungeon Siege III is a fun but unambitious dungeon crawler that fails to live up to the games that came before it." - Gamespot
Metacritic 71
"Summary: DUNGEON SIEGE 3 seamlessly blends intuitive action gameplay, a robust RPG system featuring a large selection of abilities, an extensive multiplayer component and the depth of story Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment are known for creating." - Metacritic
IGN - Xbox360 6.5
"CLOSING COMMENTS
Obsidian Entertainment's take on the Dungeon Siege franchise has some merit. The core combat system is well-designed, offering a small but useful set of abilities for each character class. The varied enemy encounters encourage the frequent use of abilities and the dodge mechanic, which makes the basic gameplay – whittling down the health bars of enemies – satisfying. But the rest of the game mostly falters, unfortunately, to a degree that overshadows its achievements. Dungeon Siege III is a dungeon crawler with a boring loot table, poorly implemented multiplayer, and little lasting incentive to continue running around the world once the tedious story ends." - IGN - Xbox360
Computerandvideogames.com 7.9
"This pleasant, if samey, stuff really benefits from the human touch. The more the merrier!" - computerandvideogames.com
Bit-tech.net 50%
"While we’ve been harsh throughout our review, Dungeon Siege isn’t a bad game per-se. It’s not horrible, broken, offensive, unfair or anything like that - it’s just completely bland. It doesn’t do anything new, and it doesn’t excel in anything either. Plus, while the combat is fine, it doesn't offer the fun, blast-through action experience of games such as Torchlight, Diablo or even Titan Quest. If you can convince someone to play co-op, it might be okay when it hits the Steam sales at a massively reduced price, but there are definitely better alternatives." - bit-tech.net
Joystiq 3.5/5
"It sounds like my Id's enjoyment of the plentiful loot and monsters was matched by his dislike of the measures required to bring you to said loot and monsters. I couldn't agree more: If you're looking to satisfy the most primal of urges, you could do worse than Dungeon Siege 3. It's unapologetically simple, revels in throwing huge amounts of collectibles at the player, and lets you sift through the mess it creates. It's just a shame the co-op isn't better implemented -- without a compelling multiplayer component, Dungeon Siege 3 lags behind its role-playing competitors." - Joystiq
gamerevolution.com - B
"Without a robust multiplayer, Dungeon Siege III puts itself into the category of solid single-player fantasy action RPG titles, which puts it in competition with the likes of Torchlight and DeathSpank, which are both strong downloadable titles for $15. So what you're essentially paying for in the difference is the graphical polish of the environments, a satisfactory storyline, and clean craftsmanship. If that sounds like a fine deal, then Dungeon Siege III is the right dungeon crawler for you." - gamerevolution.com
Actiontrip 7.8
"HIGHS
Obsidian finally proves it's capable of polishing a game at launch, cool story and characters, it takes some perseverance but the combat is genuinely enjoyable and challenging, as is the rest of the game, lovely soundtrack, solid voice-acting, all-in-all a pretty straightforward and well-executed hack'n'slash RPG;
LOWS
A slight step-back for party-based single-player gameplay, combat's not the best thing we've seen, healing is difficult sometimes, AI won't always revive your character in time, camera chooses to focus and zoom on its own randomly throughout the game and that's annoying in solo and coop play;" - Actiontrip
OXM UK 7/10
"Obsidian does try new things out and the Onyx engine looks great, despite a slightly claustrophobic camera. But the actual game is... well, it's either dated or classique, depending on your willingness to use words like classique. Dungeon Siege III comes with a moderate recommendation - but you'll have a lot more fun discussing strategies with a friend." - OXM UK
Gamefront 75/100
"It’s certainly true that most of these are trivial issues, and I want to stress that I really did enjoy Dungeon Siege 3. It’s easy to pick up, fun, in a repeptitive kind of way, and really does pull off couch co-op perfectly. It’s a deliberate update on old school magic-and-swords games such as Gauntlet. It’s fun, and you’ll enjoy it a lot, but chances are you won’t remember why and, once you put it back in the box, you won’t touch it again. Having taken 6 years to come out, it’s a shame that it feels less like the triumphant return of an old school(ish) franchise and more like shameless cashing in on a well-known brand." - Gamefront
I played the demo. The combat was clunky and wooden. The camera movement was terrible. The looting was annoying. The voice overs were stuttery on my rig. Based on the core gameplay mechanics that the demo allows you to experience I'd say this game is a huge disappointment and I won't be playing it unless it's offered on Steam for an enormous discount.
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