Review Dungeon Siege 2 a scream per GameBanshee

[Spazmo]

Tags: Dungeon Siege 2; Gas Powered Games

<a href=http://www.gamebanshee.com>GameBanshee</a> have a <a href=http://www.gamebanshee.com/reviews/software/dungeonsiegeii1.php>review</a> of Dungeon Siege II, the latest action game we're supposed to take as a substitute for proper RPGs. The score given it <b>8.1/10</b>.<blockquote>If you like the Diablo series, the original DS or Sacred, you’ll probably love DS2. It really builds on the original title to allow character customization; not to mention the pets, randomized goody drops, endless enemies, and plenty of missions. But if you want to play a game that faces a growing party with distinctive and original challenges, couched in a creative fashion, with good writing and voice acting as well as interestingly devised combat, then look elsewhere.</blockquote>If the combat isn't "interestingly devised", and the combat is the central point of the game, doesn't that make it a bad game? Ah, I love these postcards from bizarro world.
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[LlamaGod]

yay for more retarded score systems.

I'm curious what earned it that extra .1 to the 8.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

That's the second review I've seen that clearly stated the combat wasn't that good but gave the game a high mark anyway. That's almost like saying an RTS is a great game even though all the units suck.

 

[Section8]

It's like a dog saying "performing stupid tricks for the amusement of my idiot master is great because I get a scooby snack."

Randomised loot and character treadmilling is great as a peripheral feature, but if it just serves to make the combat a bit easier, ie less of a challenge, then what's the point? Go collect art, records, coins, stamps, or something physical instead of accruing virtual affluence.

 

[obediah]

I guess it's time to unveil my new game scoring technique. I'll call it the P-whiz rating. Every game will be scored with the probability that I could have the same amount of fun randomly jamming myself in the face with an unsharpened pencil.

 

[Borys]

The combat in DS2 isn't that bad. Healing spells on autocast, mirror mode (F) for bosses and rampage mode (G) for swarms... it plays faster and slickier than DS1, a little bit worse than Diablo 2.

They nailed one aspect - the amount of loot is overwhelming.