The dungeon crawling loot fest role playing games have been making a re-emergence of late and at this point we find ourselves with the third in the Dungeon Siege franchise.
Previous entries in the franchise have never been regarded as massively story driven games and have instead focused on action and accessibility, Dungeon Siege 3 however is a product of Obsidian games and their influence is clear to see. There’s more focus on the story this time around (the story isn’t any special but the expected good vs evil with very little original or interesting to speak off) with heavy use of conversation tree’s with NPC’s and mini cut scenes, this is the first problem Dungeon siege 3 runs into. Given the dungeon crawling nature of the gameplay the constant drawn out conversations with NPC’s bring the game to a halt and disrupt the gameplay and almost makes the dungeon crawling feel alienated. It also doesn’t help when the story tends to drag and become increasingly uninteresting as players progress through it.
Neil writes: "Payday is fast approaching, and whilst that means good times are ahead, it may also mean that current cash funds are running low. But hey, that's where the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale comes in, delivering a host of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games at bargain basement prices. Want to know exactly what is on offer between the 19th-25th March 2019? There's a good few to choose from!"
Square Enix have teamed up with Amazon to offer a bonus game for Xbox owners that is guarenteed to be backwards compatible.
Neil writes "Dungeon Siege III has been stripped of its price tag thanks to the Xbox Games With Gold scheme. Fancy playing it on your Xbox 360 and/or your Xbox One?"
If this wasn't playable on X1 too I'd never get round to playing it. No idea how good it is but worth a go!
its a good dungeon crawler game, i finished it on 360, thinking of picking up the expansion and playing on xb1.
My only beef with 360 GWG on XB1 is that it should be downloadable straight from the dashboard like the XB1 games are. The extra steps are easy enough but unnecessary. Since I still use my 360 it's no big deal for me personally, just my two cents on the subject.
This is really a great game and I enjoyed it a lot. I think most reviews are not being fair.
The graphics on my PC are looking great and the art style is wonderful. There's a SquareEnix vibe to the character art style (The Kid) and the towns (StoneRidge).
The game itself is not a hasstle to play and smooth. It is not your typical Diablo clone which I love. Also there's a story to this one! I also loved the voice acting. Also the inventory management is really smooth and not as much a hassle as other games in the genre.
I loved this game. You only are going to hate it if you wanted a classic diablo clone (I.E Titan Quest, Dungeon Siege 1&2..etc).