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Dungeon Siege II Announced
[May 13, 2003, 11:22 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Microsoft Game Studios sends along news that one of the projects they are showing off at E3 is Dungeon Siege II, being developed by Gas Powered Games, just like the original. Here's the word:

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling RPG from Gas Powered Games, is currently in development and is slated for release in 2004. A trailer for Dungeon Siege II will be shown at E3, the annual video game convention taking place in Los Angeles from May 14 through 16. Visitors to the Microsoft booth (South Hall #1246) will be treated to a taste of the vision and direction of this upcoming title. This cinematic feast for the eyes showcases the extraordinary capabilities of the Dungeon Siege II engine, as the entire movie was created in-engine.

"Run to the village and warn the chickens!” said Chris Taylor, president of Gas Powered Games. “At this year’s E3 we are showing the first sneak peek of what we have in store with Dungeon Siege 2. To emphasize the advances we have made in the RPG genre, we created a very special trailer using the actual in-game rendering engine. The future is here and we are all extremely excited to be a part of it with the announcement of the next title in the Dungeon Siege franchise."

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May 13, 2003, 22:59

Ray Marden

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May 13, 2003, 22:59

Ray Marden

I never viewed DS as a "deep" RPG; I viewed it more as a fleshed out Diablo-type game. Although nowhere near as popular, I think DS is a far superior game.

I enjoyed DS a lot. Although a bit repetitive, I found it highly addictive. I never played the game for any significant chunk of time, but I played it in little spurts here and there.

I love DS's graphics and general look. Ssoooooooooo many games did the old, tired "2D in grids" look, but DS was 3D, had multiple planes, multiple paths, improved lighting effects, etc.

I though that DS was great for what it streamlined into the gameplay: interface, pack mules, switching equipment, inventory management, etc.

I think that the leveling up process was great in its simplicity. I can enjoy both types of games, but I had played so many of the "deep" stat RPGs that it was nice to actually level up based on what my character atually did versus reaching the magical barriers in the sky, suddenly learning any one magical thing that I chose.

Smirking at the "learned economics" of the DS engine ;),
Ray

Edit: "barries" + "r" = "barriers"
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