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If you liked Dungeon SIege, you are going to enjoy LOA

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 27
Date: November 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I thourghly enjoyed Dungeon Siege. So when the expansion was announced, I as close to first in line to buy it as I could be. I was not disappointed with the game. There are two more character types that you can pick up in journey. The Backpack is a great addition to the inventory system. It allows you to expand the ability of your characters to carry more. There are a range of new and instersting monsters to fight. Mad Doc (the company that wrote the expansion) has obviously played a little bit of Diablo II as they have included the Set Items in for magical items. And they did so that the single player can actually complete a set (are you listening Blizzard ?) .All and all if you liked Dungeon Siege, you are going to like Legends of Aranna. And for the first timers, the full version of Dungeon Siege is included.

The biggest complaint that has been leveled at LOA is that it is more of the same. The point is that yes it is more of the same only improved. If you disliked Dungeon Siege, do not buy it. But if you beat Dungeon Siege and want more or are thinking about picking up Dungeon Siege to see what all the fuss is about, this is the product for you.

Now when is Dungeon Siege 2 coming out....

Just as good as before

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've only played about 2% of this game, but I can already tell I like it a lot. Not much has changed in the graphics engine since the last go-round, but it's still visually stunning. The voice-acting is completely awful. The game has lots of new monsters, and they've fixed some of the gameplay issues since the last time.

I still have had a little trouble with the targetting during the battles... if you don't click directly on the (usually moving) offending foe, you'll sometimes run past them (and usually into the clutches of their buddies behind them, such that you're completely surrounded). A very minor complaint.

Like almost any other game of the hack-and-slash genre, there's really not much more than hacking and slashing, which can get a little tedious, but that's a flaw of the genre, and not this particular game.

Make sure you have an oomphy system to play, too, and you'll be rewarded. And if you never played the earlier version, now's your chance, as they bundle it in with this new game.

More of the same is a good thing...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: November 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the regular Dungeon Siege game, you will also like this expansion. (Note that the regular gamer is included here, which makes this a great purchase).

So why didn't I give it 5 starts? Well, there are a few things that could be done better. I found the story to be less involving than it was in the original (and it wasn't all that fascinating there either). In fact, I can't seem to grow attached to the characters. There just isn't much story and charm there. Also, the level design is good, but not quite as good as it was in the original game, it seems.

But overall, this is a very good game. Just like the original, it is very hard to stop playing as you move through a world that never stops or even pauses to load. Technically, this is one great game!

Some of the game mechanics are still much better than they are in competitor's games. I like being able to shoot a bow without worrying about the number of arrows I have (here, if you have a bow, you can shoot it). I also like the ability to keep reusing the same spell without having to rest. This game simply removes a number of frustrating gameplay elements, resulting in a lot more fun.

Overall, this is a great game. Not quite as awesome as the original when it came out (and that's a while ago... so maybe that's where the problem is). I can't wait for Dungeon Siege 2!

Great expansion to the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you've played the first game, you'll want to get this. It is basically the same idea, but in a different place. They have made some changes, such as all available people to hire are free, and a new thing called sets, which when you combine the 3-5 different items, they give you special powers.

No need to hesitate, get the game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Arrana is similar to the original Dungeon Siege, you embark on a journey liberating the the land from the grip of evil bent on destroying the remnant of a once thrived civilization, except this time, you spent most of your time on the jungle island of Arrana. The gameplay is fairly linear, you hash and slash your way through tons of monsters and smash gazilion crates and vases looking for loots and treasures. In fact, this game seems to emphasize on smashing boxes cause you spend more time smashing boxes than killing monsters, so that portion of the gameplay can get very tedious. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that quite a few of the crates are empty or contain useless items, of course, except for a few time when you really do fine powerful armors and weapons. Unlike the original Dungeon Siege, this game presents you with more powerful weapons, spells, and armors which makes the gameplay more exciting but less of a challenge cause the monster don't stand a chance once your group is well equiped. Dungeon Siege is known for its impressive graphics, so Legend of Arrana is no exception. The graphics rendering of the jungle is beautiful and provides a scenic and breath-taking view of the land. If you like the original game, you will like this one cause it is an extension of the first. If you never played the game, you should give it a try, especially when it comes with the original game so that is a good incentive to go out and get one.

Great Expansion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The most important thing about this "expansion" is that it includes the original full version of Dungeon Siege and together for a lower price than the standalone version of Dungeon Siege when it was first released. So if you're a RPG fan and haven't tried this yet, now is a good time. Dungeon Siege 2 is a few months down the road. The expansion pack allows any or all of your "heroes" to carry a "backpack" now that permits you to carry even more items than before. Another beast similar to the packmule can carry additional stuff for you as before, but can fight and defend itself like a regular character. There are more items to find and use as well as more new and old enemies to fight and new places to explore. One gripe I have is some items are hard to find in the areas with vegetation. Another problem is when your heroes are fighting. They tend to take the initiative and fight head on but you may need to keep their inventory windows open to manage their health and mana potions to make sure they have enough until they defeat the enemy. This can get confusing. However, these are really trivial when compared to the fun of embarking on a "Lord of the Rings"-like quest with your virtual heroes.

Less than the original but worthwhile

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Legends of Aranna is far more open-ended than the original and rewards for accomplishing quests are much less significant limited. The new goodies and characters are a plus, but there is a feeling of less involvement by the player as the AI more or less takes over in fights. I liked the game and recommend it, but it is definitely a lesser work than the original.

Good, but the hack and slash gets old

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed the original but just can't get throught the expansion. I spend more time at the merchant trying to figure out what my party should wear and use than actually playing the game. The game engine is good as well as the graphics but without any puzzles or problems to solve it gets tedious. How many treasure filled pots can you put on a board anyway?

3-D copy of Diablo II but not as much fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: January 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this expansion pack for xmas and have played it a total of about ten hours thus far. It's a pretty good game, heavily derivative of Diablo II, but it has some fairly significant flaws.

Pros:

1. Big expansive world;
2. Lots of different types of weapons, spells and armor;
3. Large inventory plus ability to expand it significantly with a pack animal;
4. When character's health drops to zero, he/she becomes unconscious rather than dead and can be revived;
5. Pretty decent graphics;
6. Can customize looks of your character, including gender, hair colors/styles and clothes.

Cons:

1. Combat is automated, so once you get within either your missile range or the myopic monsters' sight range, the computer takes over, fights to the death and the player has very little impact on the fight. In fact, the only real task given to the player during all combat scenes is to monitor the health and mana levels of the party and drink health and mana potions before falling unconscious. Combat is thus really boring.

2. The automap function sucks. It only gives you a limited top down map that does not show much area. In contrast, the automapping function in Diablo II shows the map of the full area, making backtracking easier. It's easy to get lost in the game and waste a lot of time hunting around for that passage back to the nearest town.

3. It's too easy to click on one of the other party members by accident during combat when trying to reposition a character, which makes that other character the leader.

4. The program has bugs. I had one character who had stopped near a bridge with the rest of the party and it got stuck at the bridge - I couldn't get him to continue following the party or move him anywhere. I had to backtrack at least half an hour to an earlier saved game to get around this problem. Very aggravating.

Summary: Copies many aspects of Diablo II, improves some of them, but by and large, this game lacks much involvement and is considerably less fun to play.

dungion seige legends of aranna

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 22
Date: January 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

well it's a good game you first fink that it's yust a like dungion seige but the adventures are good and the grathicks are good if you buy this game when you get a beast of burdman you have to wach out it charges in to battel and it has atendancy to get it self killed and you have to reserect it and you keep healing hands on one of youre people so he heals him when his health is low what i do is get a donkey and a beast of burdmen so you have a lot of room for items and a beast of burdmen only has half the room of a donkey but it charges into battel and has more room for items you also get some extra spell books for spells and there are a lot of spells you also give every one but youre beast of burdmen and donkeys so they have extra room for items

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