Dungeon Siege
by Microsoft
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Video Game Reviews of Dungeon Siege
Customer Review: Fun at first, but then you realize it's tedious hack & slash
Summary: 2 Stars
At first I thought this game was great, simple interface, good graphics and a beautifully crafted world to adventure through. But after playing it for a few days I realized that it was mindless hack and slash the whole way through. No strategy, no thought, just sit back and watch the mayhem, occasionally altering what spell you cast or telling your players to drink a potion. Halfway through the game the only thing that has changed from the first hour of play is the statistics and graphics of the monsters. The storyline is very weak and there is no where to go outside of the one linear path through the game.
However, I gave it 2 stars instead of one for the strengths I mentioned above.
Customer Review: Seems to be designed with love
Summary: 5 Stars
It's true that this game is a little short of character development, but I think it more than makes up for it in depth of detail, and it seems to be made by folks who cared about how it came out. One example: the donkey, not an essential character at all. Usually runs away from the bad guys, but sometimes tries to help you fight them by kicking. This easily could have been left out, but they didn't. My wife is hooked. She's playing it right now. We like it!Customer Review: What a blast
Summary: 5 Stars
I've never been a big fan of D&D type games and, frankly, I'm still not. The one exception is Dungeon Siege. Unlike other games, this doesn't bog you down in the bizarro world of arcane AD&D rules. More importantly, it has more the adventure flow of a classic FPS with little of the horrible, repetetive running back and forth nonsense found in so many other games of the genre.
My only major criticism is that some of the levels did get a little repetetive. For that, it probably deserves 4 1/2 stars, but that's not an option.
One measure of game enjoyment for me is whether I replay the game and how long it is before I do. In this case, I played it through a second time just after finishing the first (I meant to only play the first level to compare character types, but ended up going all the way through.)
Customer Review: Great Graphics, but a bit too busy
Summary: 3 Stars
This game is very fun to play...for awhile. The graphics are stellar...but the basic plot of the game, kill monsters, get experiance points and new weapons so you can kill even bigger monsters get's a little old. There is absolutly no "role playing" involved in this game. It's a beautifully rendered hack and slash. There really isn't even any strategy involved in the fighting. You just point, click, and watch the mayhem. In fact, the screen can get way too busy with all the fighting going on. After awhile, I found myself losing interest.
But it's a very nice PC game for the price it's currently being offered at.
Customer Review: Another great rpg
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this game. The action is cool, the engine, graphics and sceneries are simply to die for. The soundtrack is composed by Jeremy Soule and is of the highest quality. I've made my own audio CD and listen to it every now and then, great medieval music.
The game does have some bad points however. The storyline is pretty thin, the game is very linear and the action is too much of a point-and-click thing.
If you plan on purchasing this title, you will be better off going for Dungeon Siege:Legends of Aranna as it includes this game and also the expansion pack. So save yourself the money and go for Legends of Aranna.