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Dungeon Siege III Demo

[Jun 07, 2011, 10:07 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Steam now offers a playable demo for Dungeon Siege III, providing the chance to check out this action/RPG sequel developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Here is what they have to say about this:

The Dungeon Siege III Demo is now available via Steam. Experience a small taste of Dungeon Siege III in single-player and 2-person local co-op play modes. (co-op requires two controllers)

Click Here to download and start playing. Must have Steam installed.

Pre-Purchase your copy of Dungeon Siege III today and be ready to play when it launches this month.

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Re: Dungeon Siege III Demo

Jun 8, 2011, 03:08

noman

Having tried the demo with mouse/keyboard controls, I am not bothered at all by the movement interface. Mouse alone works fine, and WASD also works fine. It doesn't matter if the character doesn't rotate with A/D key, since he changes direction instantly when you press forward key. There are several disappointing things about the interface though * No tool tips * No way to label objects on the ground. * No way to collect objects until you are standing right next to them * Combat requires repeated and continuous clicks * Too many interface screens * Too much of a zoomed in perspective As far as use of mouse in movement, combat and menu/dialog selection is concerned, it's all there and work like most other action/RPGs. I just wish they hadn't tried to be too clever in separating out movement and combat clicks (right and left respectively). Titan Quest and Diablo 2 both worked great by keeping left click as the primary interaction (with the game deciding what to do depending on whether you clicked on scenery object or an enemy) Of course the two games also had locked perspective. I think they can simplify the movement and camera controls, and the game will turn out much better.

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Comment [quote="noman"Jun 8, 2011, 03:08]Having tried the demo with mouse/keyboard controls, I am not bothered at all by the movement interface. Mouse alone works fine, and WASD also works fine. It doesn't matter if the character doesn't rotate with A/D key, since he changes direction instantly when you press forward key. There are several disappointing things about the interface though * No tool tips * No way to label objects on the ground. * No way to collect objects until you are standing right next to them * Combat requires repeated and continuous clicks * Too many interface screens * Too much of a zoomed in perspective As far as use of mouse in movement, combat and menu/dialog selection is concerned, it's all there and work like most other action/RPGs. I just wish they hadn't tried to be too clever in separating out movement and combat clicks (right and left respectively). Titan Quest and Diablo 2 both worked great by keeping left click as the primary interaction (with the game deciding what to do depending on whether you clicked on scenery object or an enemy) Of course the two games also had locked perspective. I think they can simplify the movement and camera controls, and the game will turn out much better. [/quote]

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