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Fun while it lasted

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

With a enjoyable single player campaign, Dungeon Siege is a solid game, but sadly is rather hadicapped. The campaign is far too short, rather simple, and not very replayable. Multiplayer is extremely lacking, needing a centralized server to be of any use.

Very good game, but disappointing for me.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yes, there's a lot that's good and impressive about this game. The graphics and sound are excellent. The gameplay is intuitive and easy to master. Comparing this game to the older game Diablo II, it certainly has some enhancements compared to Diablo II. The graphics are better, and you can move the camera angle around. You can command several characters, and build their skills however you like. But its hack and slash, minimal-strategy gameplay is equivalent to that of Diablo II. I've played it for several hours, and have not been impressed. I was hoping for and expecting a game that would take this type of game to a new level. But it doesn't achieve that. There's nothing groundbreaking or revolutionary here. Very linear storyline and gameplay.

Good RPG but with some problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game a few weeks ago even though the game is a little out of date. The story line is pretty good even though it is simple to complete. I Like RPGs which have a deep story line, take some skill to complete but the characters, items and skills are easy to get the hang of. The obvious answer? Diablo 2..but i already owned that and people admit it there arent any up to date rpgs with the things i said above...heck macs have a shortage of RPGs even availible. I bought NWNs and i thought it was okay but it was too complicated. So i looked for other RPGs to buy and DS seemed like a good choice, it quenched my RPG thirst for about 3 weeks (about 45 hours) but then i beat it and the game wasnt really one u could beat again and have fun. On this i disagree with the other reviewists is the issue of graphics, D2 i thought had better graphics but was released earlier that this game was....If u have Mac and u like RPGs i would buy this game...but other RPGs to consider(if u have no problem buying out of date games) are D2 Baulders Gate 2 and Icewind dale...overall this was a fun game but i think if DS2 is going to be realeased for mac it will be much better.

Wow, really loved it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

While the search for the perfect game continues, this one was a contender. Graphics were the best I had seen yet, and the engine was very smooth. I liked the stereo specific sound effects. I played this with Yamaha speakers, and the frogs sounded so real, also the dripping echo. The linear plot was easy for folks like me, and I liked the progression, even if the ending was less than I had hoped.
I played this for way too many hours. I found several things: The Lost Witch in the little garden in the swamp phase never follows you. So if you just fight the monsters she sends, you can get your party strength up almost high enough to wear the cool armors you get. In the end, it was hack and slash, which gets old. And I had way too much gold at the end and not near enough at the beginning. I wish the monsters weren't permanently killed in all areas. Coolest monsters I've seen though. Liked the battle structure, a good mix of real time and turn-based.

I sold it after I played and won and played again, but I may just buy it back again...

Not as addictive as Combat Mission:Beyond Overlord though.

Good but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dungeon Siege is very fun at the beggining. I never experienced any problems on my G4 Imac. Sometimes it is easy to get lost due to a map that is way worse than Diablo 2's map and when you're only controlling one guy other mebers of the group wander off. The mule that carries your things stays behind and gets attacked without you noticing. One-Player is almost impossible to play again. Unlike Diablo which has many levels, there are only 4 quests in DS but they are way too long.

Multi-Player isn't that fun either. Many people can't host games, and all you do in multi is fight the guys that are already in single, fight eachother, or do quests. I hate the Multi-Player quests.

Basically, this game is awesome for the first 2-3 months or until you beat the game. After that it sucks. I haven't played it in 3 months.

Fun that Wears off

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Based on single player play, I have to echo other reviewers' claims about the game wearing off. The graphics, sound effects, game play are enjoyable. The weak, often non-exist plot is a problem at least for me, though people that liked Diablo 1 and 2, will like this game as people who enjoyed Icewind Dale. I prefer Baulder's Gate, Neverwinter Nights. I wish the characters had at least an inkling of personality, a few comments from time to time. A lack of soul as one other reviewer puts it. I've also had it crash from time to time, so save often, like in any other game. My computer has 1.2 MhZ, plenty of Memory and video Memory, so I can only blame the game for that. So if you don't like a plot heavy game, this might be the game for you.

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