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Stunning Graphics

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I really like this game because it creates an immersive world to explore. All of the criticisms you have read in the earlier reviews are true. The story is thin and it is very simple to click and fight... click and fight... drink potion... click and fight.

But, you may want to ask yourself what you want from a game. For me, it is the exploration and the world I see around me. The sound effects and the ability to tailor make your skills are also big bonuses. I had the feeling that I was taking part in an interactive "Lord of the Rings" type environment. No... the story isn't nearly as good, but the visuals are.

If your goal is to be the 'baddest neighbor in the hood', then this isn't the product you want to spend your time with. If you want to explore, then this is an awesome game. It takes some time to fully appreciate all of the features. With the ability to zoom in, you can see the incredible detail to the images on the screen. It is a small item, but being able to count the arrows you shot into a monster is a first for me. Seeing the color of their eyes and the glint on their scales is the level of detail that exists here.

I like it... not as much as Diablo II, but it is grand entertainment. I just finished Wizardry 8, and I like this one more.

great game, but once is enough

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've always been a fan of RPG games and this looked pretty good. The graphics and scenery are spectacular! I played through with an archer and it was pretty easy. Unless you have a lot of patience, steer clear of wizards. They're not worth the trouble. I had a few minor glitches at first, mainly with the demand this game puts on your system. Ignore the minimum system requirements. You need a FAST system for this game to play properly and look like it's intended to. I have a 933mhz system with 384 mb of RAM and a 64mb DDR graphics card and when the fighting got really heavy things starting getting a little choppy, but I got through it just fine. I think they put those requirements on the box so anybody will buy this game. But unless you know what your system can and cannot do then you'll be disappointed if you're not up to the task to handle the strain. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because it was (at least to me) a fairly easy game. You can play it again with a different difficulty setting and a different character or go online and join in, but nothing much will change. If you have a fairly decent system and want to enjoy some of the best scenery and graphics around, buy this game right now. If you're not sure if your system is powerful enough, check with someone who has knowledge of this before you buy.

A MUST: GET IT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing video games since the late 1970's and have played many games across most systems, and I can safely and heartly recommend this game.

It combines very nice graphics, decent sound and a good challenge with what matters most of all: GREAT, ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY.

This is NOT traditional rpg (go to Neverwinter Nights or Baldur's Gate series if you want that); but more Diablo II [cut] and slash action with rpg elements:

The more your characters use, for example, magic the better they get at it, so the more powerful spells they can cast. The same applies if you focus more on close combat: Your chracters develop their strenght more rapidly (you may, of course, define some members of your group as magic users, and others as melee specialists, or others as even as archers - the choice is yours)

So, the game moulds itself to you, and your own preferences for combat styles. This touch is present in many other games, but works very well here. It furthers the addictiveness of this great title. The game can be personalised.

You may also chose the attack formation and character order that best suits your playing style (for example, keep your melee fighters at the front, archers back); you may even alter the spacing between your men in a formation!

If the action hots up a lot (there are a great diversity of enemies to get the better of), pause and then change the position and profile of your players (e.g., hold ground, or attack like hell), now unpause and your men move to where you defined. Very satisfying, when a good move works.

I hope that i'm not boring you with too much detail, but believe me none of this is hard to pick up and is all introduced at a managable pace: I did'nt even need to read the instructions.

There are also key equipment shops, were you may trade and buy better axes, magic, armour and so on.

Why not five stars?

No teleports (my main complaint).

Can't buy rings or amulets that give more (e.g.,) strength.

These two downers should not stop you from buying this great game.

Hack n slash RPG fun...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you love the diablo or icewind dale games you will like this one. It's easy to learn and very quickly you can get into the action and begin having fun. The graphics are spectacular and you don't need much computer to enjoy them. In fact the game engine is the best i have ever played. The interface is easier than icewind dale and you only need to control one player. Spells can be a little awkward to use and you may have to pause the game but the actual fighting couldn't be easier because your character will attack enemy units on his own much like units in an RTS game. There is no need to keep clicking away and you have more time to to evaluate your situation and tactics. Usually the strategy is to enter an area carefully, evaluate the scene counting the number of enemy etc. Then you usually end up on the perimeter picking off the goblins and creatures a few at a time thining them out occasionally backing away to drink some health potion. If you just go running into an area you will find yourself surrounded and dead so you need to pick at them gradually reducing their numbers. It's fun.

Unfortunately DS can't be considered a great game like diablo2 LOD because it is too linear. The graphics are great but too much of the game is simply following pathways and fighting goblins. Like diablo this will bring out your competitive nature and make you coming back for more but i can see why RPG purists didn't care for it. Also like diablo, you can meet up with a buddy in the multi player and do some one on one fighting but DS' online community is nowhere on the same level as the vast community you find at diablo's battlenet. On a positive note two friends can join up direct through their IP address.

I began with DS by playing the demo because i was such a big fan of total annililation a chris taylor classic. I found the fighting and graphics exilerating so i bought the game but GS for me has never been an obsession in quite the way diblo 2 and icewind dale have been. It is too much of the same thing.

Game play-B
Graphics-A+
Strategy-C+
Story line-C
Replayability-D
Action-B

Over all a good fun game but not a classic and not deserving of 5*.

.............socks

Fun game, but not what I expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After reading other reviews I decided to give Dungeon Siege a try. I was amazed with the graphics and initial game play. Is very entertaining to equip your party with the most powerful armor. Like I said it is a fun and nice game.

But it lacks something. It is very linear and very simple to complete. There are no side quests which is what makes RPG games fun. I was very dissapointed when I defeated the final boss and it was over. I said "thats it?,what about all the money I still have, what about the armor and weapons I still have in inventory, which I counldn't use because I needed to increase in strenght.

My final word is borrow the game from someone and go through it once because is a good game. Don't buy it because for that amount there are better games out there that CAN be called RPG. Neverwinter Nights Rules!

Almost to much action.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

ok the reason I gave this four instead of five stars is the camera. Over half of this game is spent in caves and buildings so don't you think they could have gotten the camera to work right in those situations? BUT the fact that you don't have to do frantic clicking to kill groups of enemies makes up for this. You're characters (you have up to 8 of them) will auto attack the closest enemy. So all you need to do is walk into a room and you're characters start the slaughter. Then you can move the camera around to see what is going on kinda like watching a movie. Also sometimes the only way you can tell which way to go is by the trail of enemies to fight. Also this should be a budget game under [money] retail because it is just to short! Seriously you could beat it in about 25 hours and that is if you get lost a lot. Just another game that sacrifices leagth of play for graphics which are awesome! Over all it beats Diablo 2 in most areas, graphics, character customizing, potion usage. That part is a great idea too. You only drink as much health potion as you need. Not like Diablo were you use a whole potion everytime.

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