Dungeon Siege III

This is absolutey the worst sequel to what was an amazing game series. Don't be fooled by the developers history of making great sequels (KOTOR 2, Neverwinter Knights 2, Fall Out New Vegas). This must have been made by the D team entirely comprised of 16 year old highschoolers doing their first work experience class. Even if you ignore the fact this is nothing like Dungeon Siege 1&2, just as a regular RPG it is a horrible game, the controls are bad, combat is even worse and who knows wtf the story is going on about. This came out in Two Thousand and Eleven, there are hundreds if not thousands of better RPGs to play. Now go forth and never return to this steam game again.

[b]I cannot, in good conscience recommend this game.[/b] [i]I don't hate the game and I am not an OG fan of the franchise either.[/i] This game was actually the introduction, to the Dungeon Siege franchise to me over a decade ago. Since then, I tried 1 and found it unplayable, with all the visual bugs and glitches, that the steam version had. The 2nd game was playable, but I sort of lost interest. Strangely enough, this is the first Dungeon Siege game I finished. Probably because of how "streamlined" it is. [h3]Cons[/h3] First of all, this is unplayable with a mouse and keyboard, to me at least. Even though Steam says, that it wasn't designed for a controller, it actually becomes playable with it. The game has very little impact, it just feels meh for the most part, barring some events. Unlike in the prequels... you can only have one companion here. Unless you play co-op, then it seems like you can be up to 4. Which is what the game was designed for, as suggested by the many achievements. It is nice that the companions comment on the surroundings and events... but why does the MC not respond to them? Makes it weird honestly.... Like the MC is "tolerating them, for the sake of their power"... If you got the DLC, you can switch between 3 ultimate abilities.. by going to the DLC area and fighting your way to the 1st shrine, not in combat, not in a menu, but in the DLC area after fighting your way to the first shrine... yeah... By far the worst part, was fighting an elite enemy, that had a FIRE DAMAGE AURA THAT APPLIED CONTINUOUS FIRE DAMAGE.. in a tight space... and I was playing the melee only character.. while fighting like 20 goons on top of it, with an AI companion, that kept going into the damage aura.. but, since I am a souls genre veteran, I took it as more of a challenge, than I should have.. funnily enough, in the 2nd final area, they become a lot easier to deal with. Besides this, the game was pretty easy, despite the enemies doing almost souls-like levels of damage, mainly because the companion was good at reviving when I needed it. With that said, it wasn't all negative. [h3]Pros[/h3] For about half the game, it grew on me. I have gotten immersed in the lore, the story, the fighting back and even the gameplay itself. It is simple but fun... with a controller at least AI companions can and do use the chosen ultimate from the DLC! At least the one that the player chose for themselves. It is strange, that a game like this, has choices that matter and have an impact, a lot of impact.. even though most of it, is never mentioned again, until the ending. It is like fantasy Mass Effect from Wish. The ending was shockingly satisfying.. and made finishing the game almost worth it. The game worked right after installing it on Windows 11, no need for patches, mods, etc. to make it run. [h3]In conclusion[/h3] All in all, I do not recommend the game, however, if the pros interest you, or you just want to play it with your friends in co-op, I recommend using a controller. 6/10 Thank you for Reading!