Dungeon Siege 3 Review Round-Up

Dungeon Siege 3 has been released a few days ahead of schedule and with its release are reviews to tell prospective buyers if the game is worth playing or if it's simply a waste of time. Those hoping for an experience that stays true to the original Dungeon Siege titles may be disappointed, as the latest game—which largely caters to consoles—feels more like Nox than it does Dungeon Siege. Most critics consider this to be a good thing, giving the game an average score of 8.0. Others, perhaps blinded by their rose-tinted glasses, called the game a bad sequel.

8.5

oxmonline.com review
Aiding you in battle is an A.I. companion — your choice of one of the other three character classes. We stuck with battlemage Anjali simply because we liked her personality, but regardless of who’s by your side, they’ll fight admirably and, more important, will spare you many a “Game Over” screen by serving as your own personal defibrillator, reviving you when you die.
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8.3

avclub.com review
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8.0

videogamer.com review
When the likes of Torchlight and even Deathspank are offering the crawler experience for a fraction of Dungeon Siege's price, you need to wonder what the incentive is to lighten your wallet. But the trade-off is a level of craftsmanship. Dungeon Siege 3 is noticeably pricier - it currently edges around the £30 mark - but it's a modernised take on dungeon crawling that brings a few new ideas to the series.
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8.0

gameinformer.com review
I recommend Dungeon Siege III to anyone who wants to connect with friends and kill a whole mess of monsters together. Thanks to the strong AI, even the single-player campaign is worth a look if you can’t wrangle up a party. It’s one of the best hack-and-slash options out there for consoles, and it’s no slouch on the PC front, either.
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8.0

eurogamer.net review
What I like to do in Dungeon Siege III is wait until there's only one monster left to deal with. Then I summon a mirror image of myself - something I can do because I chose Reinhart Manx as my character, a mage who makes up for his terminally boring dialogue by being the spitting image of Kenny Rogers - and run off to whatever chest is nearby.
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8.0

ztgd.com review
The game offers up a decent story that kept me interested throughout the game. Your character talks with other NPCs, and during these dialog discussions, the player can choose what to say next. The game does offer up a little variety in these choices that affect the game in small ways. You sometimes have to choose the fate of other characters or choose whether or not to assist someone. These aren’t game changers like the choices in Mass Effect or Dragon Age, but they do shift the story a bit.
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8.0

ausgamers.com review
Throughout the game players will make choices to decide the fate of certain characters and towns, which will either add some weight to the overall story, or simply provide a few different bits of nonsensical text at the end of the game to those that opt to skip the its many, many, lines of dialogue. And it’s through the narrative portion of the game that the co-op design, although limited, begins to make sense.
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7.9

computerandvideogames.com review
Our main quibble is that there's not much variety here: a whole lot of sieging in a whole lot of dungeons. If you've fought tooth-and-nail through one dungeon, you've fought tooth-and-nail through them all.
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7.5

destructoid.com review
Dungeon Siege III most certainly isn't for everybody. Many gamers expect their role-playing games to be far more involving than this one, especially in recent years. Obsidian, however, went with an unapologetic throwback to simpler hack n' slash dungeon crawlers, and created a good little adventure because of it. It's certainly more straightforward than most RPGs these days, but I don't think the gameplay ultimately suffered because of it.
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7.5

gamerevolution.com review
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.
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7.0

oxm.co.uk review
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.
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6.5

ign.com review
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.
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6.0

incgamers.com review
If it wasn’t for the enjoyment to be had from in co-op Dungeon Siege 3 would be looking at a lower score. More variety, more depth and more personality would have helped things greatly and elevated it beyond the decidedly average experience that it is.
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6.0

gamekult.com review
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6.0

strategyinformer.com review
Co-op play has been included, but for the most part, it's irrelevant. If you enter a peers game and they've chosen the same character as you, you'll have to be somebody else. There's also little room for character development, as Obsidian shoot one of their potentially best features in the foot before it's even given a chance. If you're playing with somebody you know, then there is fun to be had here. If you're looking forward to hopping in and out of strangers' games, then don't expect to see any meaningful development for your own character.
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6.0

gameblog.fr review
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