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Review Aranna mixed bag at Armchair

Discussion in 'RPG Codex News & Content Comments' started by Saint_Proverbius, Dec 1, 2003.

  1. Saint_Proverbius Arcane Patron

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    Tags: Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

    <A href="http://www.armchairempire.com/">Armchair Empire</a> has checked out and <A href="http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/dungeon-siege-legends-of-aranna.htm/">reviewed</a> that wacky expansion pack bundle, <A href="Http://www.dungeonsiege.com">Legends of Aranna</a>, giving it an <b>8.4/10</b> so long as you didn't buy the original.
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    <blockquote>Yes, LoA is aimed at the first-time player so it makes sense to start your character from scratch, but it will drive experienced players nuts. It took on a special significance for me because I played through the original immediately before tackling LoA (having not played Dungeon Siege until now). I sat a little dumbfounded ? a familiar state some might say ? when I found I had to start from square one. This meant another team to build, items to acquire, and slowly leveling-up.</blockquote>
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    The problem with this is that levelling up in the game just isn't interesting at all because you have no involvement in the process. That's why starting from scratch is so uninteresting.
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    Spotted this at <A href="http://www.bluesnews.com">Blue's News</a>
     
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  2. Otaku_Hanzo Erudite

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    Well, you DO have a little say in the levelling up. It all depends on what kind of attacks you make. This in no means makes the game any better though and I still think they should have made a sequel with more interactivity than click-click and, oh, CLICK! :evil:
     
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