Dungeon Siege
Platform: PC
Genre: RPG
Developer: Gas Powered Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Official System Requirements: PII 333, 128 MB RAM, 3D Accelerator, 8MB VRAM
Website: http://www.dungeonsiege.com/index.shtml
If the last ten years of your life you spent in the mountains of Tibet is not among the recluses, you probably know that this game - Diablo. Again, if you, like Diogenes, the last five years of his life lived not in a tub, indulging in the contemplation of impermanence of all earthly things, then informed that in addition to a completely legitimate continuation and no less legitimate add-on'a, Diablo zaimela set of clones - imitators sdirateley and so on. In this case, even lit up a Russian firm 1C with her Prince. Sadly, the vast majority of these artefacts features extremely dubious quality and very bad gameplay.
At first glance, Dungeon Siege - neither more nor less than another clone aforesaid game. Again familiar to biliary colic "doll" character, which will be put on different clothes, starting with the tattered rags and tin cans ending type impenetrable armor. And the first five minutes of the game cause persistent association with Diablo, but from the torn soul torn cry: "another fucking clone asking for our hard!". However, I hasten to bring you good news - all these emotions are just visiting for the first five minutes, so as to further Dungeon Siege turns into something terribly original and unique, beautiful and dynamic, in short, a great game that I podrobnenko so tell.
Surprises begin almost immediately: the usual skill points, quite simply, no se, accordingly, no distribution of these same "point" between "skill" is not in principle. Leveling Dungeon Siege is very different than a Diablo-like games. Let's start with that skill in the DS-four, and they swing through the use of a combat style: so if you are a distant relative of the elf Legolas, you are welcome - the bow in your hands, and begin a bullet at the enemy, increasing the ability to Ranged. After a couple of hours of active fire your mentee will navskidku steps that way with one hundred and beat whites of the eyes.
Your hero Aragorn, and you more impressed by an honest battle in breaking the heads of enemies with swords and clubs? Then your fate - "pumping" the level of Melee and the growth of Strength. Achieve perfection in this business - and enemies under your blows will fall, as knocked down. For Harry Potter fans there is a magical opportunity to do exercises, shaking Battle and Nature Magic. What, in the logic of fellows from Gas Powered Games will not refuse. Indeed, if a person has never bow in his hands did not hold, then how do makarom he can learn to use this device? Needless to say - a truly ingenious system of education: what gamers closer in spirit, then to and fro. Of course, nobody bothers you develop a character thoroughly. However, to make it more useful than others specialists, having trained one, maximum - two professions rather than trying to hammer out of his wagon-turner.Know yourself for two hares chase ... Along with the growth of the aforementioned character skills will increase Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence, and again, the ability to grow according to your habits and preferences: Strength need a hefty warrior - in fact steeper than the sword or shield, the greater the need the power. Dexterity requires a well-aimed archers - because to be able to arm themselves clever crossbow, just still need to have well-developed skill, and, finally, the intelligence - Intelligence - very useful for mages to use various powerful spells.
Lovers and most impressive battles in Dungeon Siege is a paradise waiting, because you do not have to fiddle about on the location alone - or rather, have to, but not for long. The developers made it possible to set the team already out of eight people! Tactical horizons are opened simply indescribable: it is possible to create an army of knights, who, along with archers to pieces rasshibut enemy armada. Or choose a balanced company, which will include and magicians and archers, and knights - the first being treated, the second maim, well, brave knights hold a final "sweep" of the territory. In addition, command and control is very easy and intuitive: a few species formation unit can realize the most ambitious plans for gaming-Kutuzov, and a few very useful commands make it possible to manage your small but strong detachment without damage to health "mouse" and your own . The truth should not expect an easy victory - a variety of enemies in Dungeon Siege is quite strong, have good AI and prefer to attack en masse, competently conducting the operations environment and the subsequent destruction of our heroes.
It is understandable that after the famous battle on the battlefield is littered weapons and all sorts of useful items - all on nape not carry due to lack of space, and throwing so painstakingly extracted property is also not desirable. Here you will come to the aid of a very lucky find developers - donkeys. Buying a pair of these animals easily solves the problem of transporting goods. But if the prizes are so many that even donkeys are dying of gravity, then come to the aid spell Transmute, which is able to turn your chosen trophies in gold, but it - that's a joy! - Places in the inventory does not take at all. The rest - a process familiar: go-go around, chop cabbage into monsters, break jars and chests.
Schedule of games is beyond praise: full 3D, to turn the camera where your heart desires. Landscape painted just perfect - dark wood, snow-capped mountains, rain pours in buckets - all this looks very natural and leads to admire the result of efforts by developers. Lighting effects will impress the most demanding player: when you see the rays of the sun breaking through the tops of the trees, just breath in admiration. And the lack of detail of the game clearly does not suffer: in the woods jumping bunnies, butterflies, reindeer frolic, in short, bustling, and it pleases. Quite funny to watch how he shoots an arrow naturally "utykivayut" opponents, turning them into a uniform hedgehogs. But most important is the absence of shock, not only tedious, but in general any kind was Loading'ov! All new locations, miraculously podzagruzhayutsya directly in the process completely transparent to the gamer. Due to this, truly revolutionary solution is achieved continuity of the narrative is very beneficial for digesting the game. Great music, consisting of a different majestic motives, it complements the overall atmosphere of fantasy.
Thus, Dungeon Siege came out just the same excellent game.Overall, very familiar and has long been annoying Diablo-like concept, revised so thoroughly, it added so much fresh and original ideas, that about any clone or imitation of it just does not go. Dungeon Siege - This is a standalone product, worthy of the highest praise and attention of gamers.
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