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Dungeon Siege III
Dungeon Siege III (DSIII or DS3) is an action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.[5] Chris Taylor, the original creator of Dungeon Siege, served as an advisor during the development of the game. It is the third game in the series not to be develope...
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- Released
- June 15, 2011
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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Two of our reviewers took a crack at the latest title in the Dungeon Siege series. Find out if they both made it through these new dungeons without being eaten by a grue.
Dungeon Siege III brings together the beloved aspects of the Dungeon Siege franchise with Obsidian Entertainment's expertise, to create an evolved action-RPG experience. In addition to its arrival on high-def consoles for the first time, the game also features an all-new co-op multiplayer mode.
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 t...
Dungeon Siege III falls victim to its lack of ambition. With a little extra guts, the developers could have installed an engaging narrative, memorable characters and an online component that would prolong the title’s life. Instead, what we have is an emotionless, unrewarding journey that shies away from doing anything special. As a first crack, at least Obsidian have shown that the series has the potential to blossom away from the PC. Right now, there’s plenty to enjoy about Dungeon Siege...