Dungeon Siege 3 PC demo launched
PC gamers can now go adventuring with the demo for Obsidian's action-RPG, which launched today. The Xbox 360 demo came out last week, while we're still waiting on a PS3 demo.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the video game news spilling out of E3, perhaps you need to take a break and actually play a video game. Say, a demo for the PC edition of Obsidian's dungeon-crawling action-RPG Dungeon Siege III.
As Dungeon Siege III is a Steamworks game on PC, you'll need to hit up Steam to download the demo. It's a 1.5GB download.
The Xbox 360 demo hit last week, but who can possibly grumble about a demo arriving before the game actually launches? What a novelty in this day and age. And for PC too, no less!
There's no word on the PlayStation 3 demo yet, which has doubtless been thrown off by the kerfuffle with the PlayStation Network. With PSN now back up and running, hopefully we can expect it soon.
Dungeon Siege III launches for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on June 21, published by Square Enix.
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PC gamers can now go adventuring with the demo for Obsidian's action-RPG, which launched today. The Xbox 360 demo came out last week, while we're still waiting on a PS3 demo.-
it's on steam!
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Bland and useless. Wait for Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3.
Random impressions:
* It's another 16:9 only game. 16:10 users are stuck with letterboxing. Thanks, consoles!
* This game would play better with a gamepad. It's more like Gauntlet Legends than Dungeon Siege 1 or Diablo.
* Completely restricted camera
* Stiff animations
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I agree it didn't feel like Dungeon Siege and nothing really impressed me about the demo. Story? Yeah didn't care at all yet there were all these options and choices. I was on a very linear path (this is ok but some variation would be nice).
Camera controls aren't that great. They aren't horrible but not something I like when I'm constantly readjusting the camera. That's a sure fire way to piss me off.
Wtf was up with the females voice? Did they just hire some girl off the street and have her read it monotone?
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I think the problem people on the shack are gonna have with it is that at least everyone I know who is a DS fan played it on PC - and this is by all means a game that was developed in mind for consoles. The PC version doesn't feel like they've done anything to make it feel more like a PC title. In fact, I'd highly encourage not playing the PC version before you play it on console - as for a console game of this genre, its quite fun and will be very popular for online coop.
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It's pretty enough, I guess. My other more surly descriptions follow. Don't read if you're a big DS fan.
Camera tended to swing around opposite of the way I wanted - almost deliberately.
Controls are pretty much pasted on top of a console app and are confusing.
No way to customize keys and I hate this with a passion. You are stuck with left-click attack (fine) and right-click move (not fine). Only way to see what the keys are is to open up the in-game help and read through each topic to see if it mentions what the key is.
Stupidly, you can run over money to pick it up (be right on top of it), but other items you have to press the use key again to pick it up? Did they completely forfuckingget DSII and the one key picks everything up inside 20 feet?
The equip screens are really annoying. It's not like every other standard RPG where you have a picture of your dude and the items are all right there. There's a list of like, weapon, chest, gloves, boots, helm, then when you click on that it opens up and you see what's equipped compared to what could be equipped. Giant consolized waste of real estate.
There's apparently some crap with 'powering up' by attacking enemies. I don't know what this is, and I pretty much have hated games with this kind of dynamic, but I was playing the fire chick character, switched to fire mode, pounded some keys and like 4 guys all died screaming in flames. That was kind of cool. Then immediately it cut to some dopey-ass cinematic so I couldn't enjoy the aftermath.
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the demo blows. played coop with a shacker and it felt like a game i bought for 15 bucks from PSN but worse. graphics are shit and disappointing for a full blown title and it's just boring to play. interface sucks and is a step backwards for local co-op (each player needs to take turns pausing the game to adjust inventory). ryuuseki and i just had to turn it off part way because we just didnt have ANY interest in playing another second of this bland pile of crap.
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Really?
I thought the graphics were pretty good.
I'll admit, the interface is kind of console-y and the movement isn't the best. But it's not the worst, either.
I thought Titan Quest was similarly clunky in terms of movement. Even more so. TQ did have a better camera, though.
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horrible
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Just played the demo, cancelled my pre-order and deleted the demo.
HORRIBLE. The camera controls are awful, the camera angles are awful, the controls are awful, the story and conversations were awful/wooden, picking up loot was awful.... IT WAS FREAKIN' AWFUL.
Why did they ruin the franchise? DS1 was so much fun :(
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Did you play the chick or the dude? The chick's voice sounded literally like it was computer generated, slightly tweaked text-to-speech.
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I think it's because she's supposed to be "otherworldly" and somewhat "detached", being an archon, and all.
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I'm guessing he played it with a keyboard and mouse, 'cause when you do, the camera and controls suck.
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Not if you're playing Co-op. Everyone is stuck in the same screen. You can't wander.
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It's a co-op game why would you want to wander? If you could wander around then it'd be a "everyone for themselves multiplayer game" instead of a co-operative one.
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I mean you can't leave the same screen. Try playing any other ARPG, and make everyone stay in sight. It sucks.
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Just played through it as Lucas. Thoughts:
- Didn't even try without a controller. It's obviously made for one, and plays great with it.
- graphics are nice enough and the art style strikes me as Dungeon Siege-ish
- more emphasis on story it seems
- combat is pretty difficult and promises to get more tactical later on
- pre-made characters aren't bad (I had doubts)
- full voice acting is cool
- seems custom build for Co-op
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Camera for co-op is a deal breaker.
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Is there internet co-op in the full game? I know the demo is just local.
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On 360 there is. I played it last week, and it's tied to the same screen, even when playing online.
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Well, damn. I actually liked the 'Diablo-with-an-entire-party' thing the first two had going. Balancing your team's abilities to be a effective, marauding fighting force was the challenge and the fun. This game is not that. This is a "drive your guy around like a car and press the attack button alot" kind of game. With gameplay this different, it's hard to call it Dungeon Siege 3.
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What don't you like about it?
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I enjoyed the demo. It's more linear than Diablo, but it seems more tactical (at least on the Hardcore difficulty).
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DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU LIKE PLAYING GAMES ON CONSOLES:
No seriously. This is just for PC gamers. If you're not a PC gamer, go away. Remember when the 360 demo was first released and people were fawning over it? This is the real reason why most companies focus on consoles. Console gamers are so laughably easy to please. PC gamers tend to be picky discerning assholes. We won't put up with garbage like this. Dungeon Siege 3 is a piece of CRAP. It's not good enough. I deserve better. I have a stockpile of AAA games I can play. I'm not going to play this bland sack of crap. Crappy companies LOVE consoles, because you can make cheap, shitty, and mediocre games for them, and some crosseyed troglodyte is still going to love it.-
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"Discerning" is not the word I would use
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Natural Keyboard Pro for life (and I stand by the statement; it's true)
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exactly.
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Are you the clown spewing crap all over CrustaRs duke3d stream?
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I'm not viewing any stream. What's the URL?
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Yeesh. Thought he vented enough on there.
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what if you like playing games on consoles...and PC?
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It's a Dungeon Siege game, it's made of pure shit.
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I actually kind of liked the first one, if only because the streaming technology was cool. I really love it when games don't have load times. I hate load times so much.
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1 I give you..
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What's unfair was that you could end DS1 with millions of gold. The economy was busted.
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This. Just request it. They refunded my Star Trek online purchase before it went live when I hated the open beta.
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They will *still* do that if the game is released. If it hasn't been released yet, they should refund it.
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i keep getting a bsod when changing resolution...
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