Dungeon Siege III Preview

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Written by BuckGB on April 6th, 2011

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Dungeon Siege is generally not a plot-driven series, with more focus on the wholesale mass monster mashing through a myriad of caves and other cavernous areas. However, it seems that Obsidian (of Fallout: New Vegas fame) may have more plot than we bargained for. Obsidian Entertainment is a developer that earned recognition as a quality sequel generator (Neverwinter Nights 2, KOTOR 2) with special emphasis on deeper plots and character development.

Obsidian has so far released a short demo that introduces two characters that embody a melee type and ranged type fighter, respectively. A new tactic that has been implemented into gameplay is the use of stances; modes that are different for each character, but usually alternate between styles and movesets. So, for example, Lucas Montbarron is an upstanding knight that can alternate between a sword and shield for tanking duties, but can switch to a devastating two handed weapon to deal out damage. Anjali is a human mage that utilizes a staff, effective in close range encounters, but can switch stances to morph into a fire spirit, capable of throwing fireballs at range.

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