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This is a classic dungeon crawler, and many orders of magnitude better than the "sequel" Dungeon Siege 3 made by Square.
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It was nice to be able to wonder around the first game while building up your character. Then you were able to wonder though the different worlds while it got tougher to slew the creatures. On Dungeon Siege ll, the game requires you to carry out all sorts of tasks. So far I have just got into the game but it does not have the draw back to the game like the first. I got excited not knowing what was around the corner on the first game, the second game is totally different. Some of the creatures that you kill in one area always return alive since the player has to return to the town center upon completing certain tasks. A new feature allows you to travel to certain spots through a worm hole; but so far the excitement is not there for me and I haven't returned to the game in a few months. Maybe it will get better as it goes along. I can tell you I will finish the game, but so far I am dismayed.Read full review
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Dungeon Siege 1 was the game that got me started with RPGs, and I have been a fan of DS ever since. As such, I enjoyed DS2 as well. However, there are some aspects of this game that I didn't like too much. The save game system is odd. You can save everywhere, but it only saves what you have and what you have accomplished, not where you are. So when you re-load, you are always back to one of the 3 towns. This actually works better than one would think as it moves the game away from constant quick-saves and quick-loads. However, it does NOT work well whenever you die near a boss-battle, since you basically have to run back naked to get your gear. Not fun at all. Another aspect I didn't like is the map. DS1 had a great map, while in DS2, I constantly was lost. Backtracking to complete secondary quests is a major PITA for that reason. Makes me wonder what they were thinking. Similarly, I didn't like the quest-log interface. I do not like seeing ahead of time how many quests there are. Neither do I appreciate the whole setup of the non-resizable log-screen that is just plain hard to read. One of the oddest things is the difficulty level. You can only play at lowest difficulty until you played through the whole game. Once you are all the way through, you can re-play the game at a higher difficulty level and with more party members. Oh, and btw: Your party now has a maximum of 3 members plus a pet that acts as a limited additional member. I liked the larger parties from DS1 MUCH better. Also, it was much easier to manage your party. I really do not appreciate this kind of gameplay. Nevertheless, I had fun with this game. If you liked DS1 a lot, then you will still have fun with DS2.Read full review
The second version of a good gamecomes around again. If you like RPG games this is a good game very similar to other online games. It is very intricate and has many side quests. It's only problems are that it is no longer supported by it's original sponser, and it has limited character design. I would like to see a greater range of choices in character design. Such as hair length style color, body size shape. Also npc characters do not resolve into advantages to pick up new ones after you have spent several hours developing other characters. Why should I exchange functioning npc's for new ones when this represents a significant loss in abilities and levels. A new NPC should represent a better situation. Otherwise movement is good and environments are good and the story is engaging. And if I'm going to list gripes, why do you have to click and move each object in a store? In Sony's rpg Champions of Norath if I want to buy a large number of objects from a store all I have to do is click on it and it transfers automatically however many I need with repeated clicking. How hard is this?Read full review
I own and played the first Dungeon Siege, and enjoyed it. I finally decided to buy Dungeon Siege 2, and am enjoying it, probably more than the first. The story is more interesting, the characters available for play are cooler (the first I was a human, now I play a half giant), and the graphics and overall look of the game are great. The game has many side quests that get tedious after a while, I've started only doing ones that seem worthwhile- but so far it's a fun game, worth the purchase. I see Dungeon Siege 3 comes out soon, just have to make sure I don't wait years to purchase that since DS2 has been great so far.