Dungeon Siege 3 Steam offer

[dmoney1980]

I just noticed that Steam is offering DS 1 and 2 for free if you pre-order DS3. I never played DS so I wanted to find out what other RPG's does this compare to ? Is it similar to DA ?

 

[shortylickens]

I dunno what DA is, that Dragon Age? If so, no.

Dungeon Siege 1 is actually pretty distinct but if you insist on comparing it to something, its similar to Titan Quest only with parties instead of one character. And there arent quite as many specialties, BUT, picking a class and sticking with it is very important. Theres a limited number of enemies in the game and consequently limited experience. You need to decide if you want a given character finish the game as melee, ranged, nature magic, or combat magic. Combinations also work but will never be as strong as a specialist.

DS2 is similar but enemies re-spawn when you come back to the game, so XP is effectively unlimited.

 

[dmoney1980]

how would you describe the battle system ?

 

[Veliko]

I have only played Dungeon Siege 2 and it was very Diablo-esque in it's combat system - you just hold down the mouse button on the enemies you want to attack. I liked DS2 but didn't like Diablo for what it's worth.

 

[Via]

I only played DS 1.

Your party would get better at melee, ranged, or magic the more they used them.

The only problem was that they eventually got so good that they played themselves. All I had to do by the final battle was press mana or health potion icons.

The graphics were really good for the time.

 

[darkewaffle]

So if you order DS3 you get DS1 and DS2 on steam? I may have to consider this, I actually quite enjoyed DS2 but neither of them were on steam last I checked.

 

[shortylickens]

I only played DS 1.

Your party would get better at melee, ranged, or magic the more they used them.

The only problem was that they eventually got so good that they played themselves. All I had to do by the final battle was press mana or health potion icons.

The graphics were really good for the time.

Did you raise the difficulty?

 

[Via]

What difficulties were there? I don't even remember.

I always play on "normal" or "medium", but DS didn't inspire me to play through a second time.

I'm not saying I hated it, but once was enough.

 

[dmoney1980]

So if you order DS3 you get DS1 and DS2 on steam? I may have to consider this, I actually quite enjoyed DS2 but neither of them were on steam last I checked.

Yup, check out the link below. States it right under the add to cart button

http://store.steampowered.com/app/39160

 

[darkewaffle]

Purchase Dungeon Siege III before release and receive single player versions of Dungeon Siege and Dungeon Siege II to play now!

Not that it's a bad deal, but that's a bit of a downer.

 

[shortylickens]

What difficulties were there? I don't even remember.

I always play on "normal" or "medium", but DS didn't inspire me to play through a second time.

I'm not saying I hated it, but once was enough.

It can be fun to challenge yourself with an all melee or combat magic team.
All ranged was sort of all right.
All nature was a bitch and not entertaining in the slightest. In fact I seem to recall I had to convert half of them to combat just to finish, and it was tough even on easy.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I played DS one way back in the day. Didn't really care for it.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I enjoyed DS 1 and the graphics were pretty good for its time. There isn't much of a plot beyond "follow the trail and kill stuffs" and it's completely linear.

At normal difficulty combat is semi-automatic since the party acts automatically. It's pausable real-time but you don't need to pause that often. Spellcasters are mana-based so they'll keep casting their selected attack until they run out of mana and potions.

 

[dmoney1980]

strange, they just added Dungeon Siege 1 to Steam, for $49! http://store.steampowered.com/app/39190/

I laughed when I read the min spec requirements

 

[Raduque]

strange, they just added Dungeon Siege 1 to Steam, for $49! http://store.steampowered.com/app/39190/

I laughed when I read the min spec requirements

You can't buy DS1 or 2 separately, if you noticed next to the only available purchase button:

Pre-Purchase Dungeon Siege III
Includes 3 items: Dungeon Siege III, Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege II

I think I may have to get in on this if it's still available next week.

 

[QuantumPion]

I never managed to beat DS2, I got bored half way through. However the music is quite excellent, composed by Jeremy Soule (of Total Annihilation/Neverwinter Nights/Morrowind/Oblivion fame).

 

[kamikazekyle]

I still have all my DS 1 and 2 disks laying about, plus expansion. I never did beat them since I kept changing specs . But, I did play the heck out of it back in the day. I'll probably wind up picking up DS3 anyway simply because I like hack'n'slash, so this would be kind of a bonus.

 

[Craig234]

I wanted to like Dungeon Siege because it was made by Chris Taylor who made Total Annihilation, but it really felt to me like an empty by-the-numbers game that came up with an action combat system, plugged in generic RPG content, and made one of the grindiest games I've seen.

I still got a bit of enjoyment from it, but it was mostly the grind feeling.

 

[Red Storm]

DS1 had the most linear game world I've ever played. You literally went either forward or back, there was no branching off to be done.

It's almost like an anti-Bioware RPG. Not that it's bad (though to me it was), but if you're looking for a story focused game, this isn't it. If you want Diablo-esque hack-slash-rinse-repeat, this might be worth a try.

 

[shortylickens]

DS1 had the most linear game world I've ever played. You literally went either forward or back, there was no branching off to be done.

It's almost like an anti-Bioware RPG. Not that it's bad (though to me it was), but if you're looking for a story focused game, this isn't it. If you want Diablo-esque hack-slash-rinse-repeat, this might be worth a try.

Its not an RPG. Its an action game with stats.
And there was plenty of branching off to do but they were always hard to find and didnt mean much. Rarely did it get you extra items and never rare spells or super monsters. It was just necessary to track down little groups of regular monsters, which you needed if you wanted every last XP.

 

[Red Storm]

Its not an RPG. Its an action game with stats.
And there was plenty of branching off to do but they were always hard to find and didnt mean much. Rarely did it get you extra items and never rare spells or super monsters. It was just necessary to track down little groups of regular monsters, which you needed if you wanted every last XP.

Yes, I learned after playing it that it wasn't an RPG, but it was marketed, reviewed, and sold as an RPG. I look for a good story and setting in my RPGs, and DS1 had none (didn't buy DS2 so I don't know what they did with it).

 

[frozentundra123456]

I liked both Dungeon Seige 1 and 2. However, this is not really a deal for me because I have the disks for both games somewhere lying about. I would agree that they were more like the Titan Quest type of game than a story driven RPG.

BTW, did anyone notice that the minimun requirements for DS3 are rather high??

 

[kehlsi]

i love story in my games too, but i will admit that the older i get, the more impatient i get with games. i remember spending hours and hours playing ds1. i loved it. of course i played this game before i ever played diablo. linear or not, it was a great game imo.

having said that, i am quite disappointed in the trailers on steam. what happened to actually promoting a game via the game trailer? lol seeing a few seconds of slowed down, blurred combat does not entice me to purchase their game.

 

[kamikazekyle]

i love story in my games too, but i will admit that the older i get, the more impatient i get with games. i remember spending hours and hours playing ds1. i loved it. of course i played this game before i ever played diablo. linear or not, it was a great game imo.

having said that, i am quite disappointed in the trailers on steam. what happened to actually promoting a game via the game trailer? lol seeing a few seconds of slowed down, blurred combat does not entice me to purchase their game.

Screw trailers. Give me back the days of shareware where I got 1/3 of the game free as a 'demo'. Heck, I'll settle for a good demo nowadays since they seem to be coming exceedingly rare.

 

[shortylickens]

Just got it. Inevitable that I'd want DS3 anyway so I may as well have the first too on Steam as well.

Forgot how awesome DS1 was. Gonna make an all magic party. 3 Nature and 5 Combat.