Dungeon Siege III Review

Introduction
Today I will review Dungeon Siege III, which is obviously a sequel to Dungeon Siege II and Dungeon Siege I. It is a dungeon crawler similar to Diablo, I guess, but the dungeons here are not randomly generated. I am bored already. Oh, wait! There is also co-op and online multiplayer as well. Yipee! So, is it any good?

The Review
Did you honestly think I would love this game? It just plain failed to live up to the earlier games in the series. At least some of the choices made change the outcome of the story a bit, but that doesn't help much (see next paragraph.) The best part about this game is that it can be simple, and fun. Don't expect anything complicated, just expect some fairly fun and balanced dungeon crawls. Another plus is that the game is good at giving out a good amount of loot. They don't give you a buck for killing a troll, and they won't give you  millions of gold either. 

It doesn't live up to the originals.

The game is about a quarter the size of the earlier Dungeon Siege games, so in general, it is too darn short. Whoever wrote this story has no hopes of getting it published alongside J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. The story in this game is just weak, bland, and feels tacked on. The co-op in this game can be frustrating. The camera is pretty bad, and is always facing a weird way, so you can't see where the enemies are. That can get you killed.

The game has pretty good graphics.

Highlights
The Good: Some choices change story outcomes, simple but fun, a good amount of loot is given to use.

The Bad: Too darn short, the story is weak, co-op can be frustrating, and it has a bad camera.

The Result: I give it 3 out of 5.

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