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A sight to behold

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was never a big fan of Diablo because all in all, the game is somewhat repetitive and you only controlled one man. I mean, come on, how realistic is that? Dungeon Siege is a nice break from the norm were you control a group of adventurers, which you control. How they level up and what they are good at is mostly up to you, and the classes are all fairly varied. The game's major strong points lie in the fact that there is only one load screen in the very beginning and after that there are seemingly flawless graphics and amazing gameplay. The voice acting is none too shabby, and the controls are incredibly easy to get use to. The drawbacks are that the games system requirements are somewhat steep, and I wouldn't advise anyone leaving too many other programs running at the same time because it'll slow down the game. My system is the best iBook out and it still lags at times when other programs are running. Luckily other soundtracks don't need to be implanted, because the music is wonderful to listen to.
Enjoy!

Awesome RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a mixture of Diablo 2 and Baldur's Gate. The monsters in the beggning are easy and its very hard to die. If you are a serious RPG Gamer than you have to have this!!! This game also works brilliently in Mac OS X!!!

A Higher Degree of Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game that I've ever played on the Mac. It has stunning, fluid 3D graphics; a nice sound score; and a short learning-curve to master the controls.
Also, the publisher encourages fans, enthusiasts and would-be programmers to create their own adventures, and share them with others. There are some commercial-grade adventures available online, for free; and all adventure modules written on a PC will run on a Mac, as well.
A quality piece of software with a number of InterNet communities. A good value for the amount of money to the amount of time you will spend playing the game.
I highly recommend it.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm about 1/5th of the way through this game and let me just say it is great fun. It's like a 3d version of diablo, without loadtime waiting, although not quite as in depth a story as the Blizzard classic. It's very easy to play, and would be an ideal intro to role playing type games for younger players. The pace is much quicker than say Baldur's Gate, although the RPG elements aren't as rich either. It's hack and slash done with style, and it runs great on older hardware like a iMac G3 at 600 mHz. Did I mention this is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played? Well it is, and the sound is good as well. At $30, no reason to hesitate on this one.

Good, clean (or bloody), fun...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 35 / 35
Date: February 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I very much enjoyed this game. The graphics are great, the gameplay is fairly linear--a drawback for some, but I *like* linear--and the story and dungeons here are both inventive and challenging. I have tried Icewind Dale (tedious and aggravating) and Neverwinter Nights (complicated and, once again, aggravating) for the Mac, but Dungeon Siege is better than either of those games, in my opinion.

I don't want to give up half my life just trying to figure out how to play a game and then spend the other half resolving arcane puzzles that you have to get a clue book to help you with. Geeze. Unless you're a professional gamer (or college student [yeah, I still remember those days!]), who's got time for that? Just a bit of hack and slash adventure is all I crave, with an assortment of challenges (not all of them battle oriented) with a few good digital companions at your side (I found Kroduk, Gloern, and Merik to be particularly helpful). What more could you ask for?

Dungeon Siege is good fun for someone who doesn't want to waste a lot of time trying to figure out character stats and complex rules of engagement. Moreover, while there are a couple of minor side battles here (and one major one that which I missed my first time through), I still found the game entertaining and replayable. I like the idea of fully realized companions that join up with your team along the way (if you want them to and/or can afford to hire them). These are not just mindless drones but as controllable and accessible as the primary character that you create at the beginning of the game. I also like the way characters' abilities are enhanced based on the way you choose to play them; if you have a character use a bow, for example, then they gradually increase in that particular skill.

The music is great, the various levels are seamlessly woven together, and the "gore level" is adjustable, as is the game difficulty level. All in all, this game was just what I was looking for: fun, "winnable", and not irritatingly complex.

I highly recommend Dungeon Siege for Mac owners who enjoy this sort of thing. I haven't had this much fun with a Mac game since the Wizardry, Bard's Tale, and Might and Magic series of long ago. And, yes, I know how old that makes me!

Excellent, some instability

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: June 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dungeon Siege is an excellent addition to the Mac RPG ranks. I am embarrassed to admit that I've spent 27 hours playing it so far (the game helpfully shares that stat with you on the save file) and have enjoyed it immensely. The only reason I give it four stars instead of the five is that the game has crashed three times on me so far. Saving the game more frequently has pretty much alleviated the problem, but you'll hate yourself when you forget and it crashes on you after a long session... After quitting a game session, the Finder is sometimes unresponsive and has had to be relaunched (CMD-OPT-ESC for those new to OS X). Warts and all, still an excellent game!

Fun while it lasted

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

With a enjoyable single player campaign, Dungeon Siege is a solid game, but sadly is rather hadicapped. The campaign is far too short, rather simple, and not very replayable. Multiplayer is extremely lacking, needing a centralized server to be of any use.

Good RPG but with some problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game a few weeks ago even though the game is a little out of date. The story line is pretty good even though it is simple to complete. I Like RPGs which have a deep story line, take some skill to complete but the characters, items and skills are easy to get the hang of. The obvious answer? Diablo 2..but i already owned that and people admit it there arent any up to date rpgs with the things i said above...heck macs have a shortage of RPGs even availible. I bought NWNs and i thought it was okay but it was too complicated. So i looked for other RPGs to buy and DS seemed like a good choice, it quenched my RPG thirst for about 3 weeks (about 45 hours) but then i beat it and the game wasnt really one u could beat again and have fun. On this i disagree with the other reviewists is the issue of graphics, D2 i thought had better graphics but was released earlier that this game was....If u have Mac and u like RPGs i would buy this game...but other RPGs to consider(if u have no problem buying out of date games) are D2 Baulders Gate 2 and Icewind dale...overall this was a fun game but i think if DS2 is going to be realeased for mac it will be much better.

Very good game, but disappointing for me.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yes, there's a lot that's good and impressive about this game. The graphics and sound are excellent. The gameplay is intuitive and easy to master. Comparing this game to the older game Diablo II, it certainly has some enhancements compared to Diablo II. The graphics are better, and you can move the camera angle around. You can command several characters, and build their skills however you like. But its hack and slash, minimal-strategy gameplay is equivalent to that of Diablo II. I've played it for several hours, and have not been impressed. I was hoping for and expecting a game that would take this type of game to a new level. But it doesn't achieve that. There's nothing groundbreaking or revolutionary here. Very linear storyline and gameplay.

Good but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dungeon Siege is very fun at the beggining. I never experienced any problems on my G4 Imac. Sometimes it is easy to get lost due to a map that is way worse than Diablo 2's map and when you're only controlling one guy other mebers of the group wander off. The mule that carries your things stays behind and gets attacked without you noticing. One-Player is almost impossible to play again. Unlike Diablo which has many levels, there are only 4 quests in DS but they are way too long.

Multi-Player isn't that fun either. Many people can't host games, and all you do in multi is fight the guys that are already in single, fight eachother, or do quests. I hate the Multi-Player quests.

Basically, this game is awesome for the first 2-3 months or until you beat the game. After that it sucks. I haven't played it in 3 months.

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