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Square Enix announces Dungeon Siege 3 (SQEX / Obsidian / GPG collaboration)
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KZObsessed
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hmm offline co-op means I'm interested. I like Obsidian, feel kinda bad for them after how awful Alpha Protocol turned out. I hope New Vegas is really awesome.
Its imperative for any team oriented business to keep their teams working as often as possible. That holds true for everything from construction to catering. Video games are no different. If they're finishing up a game or if a game gets dropped by a publisher they need to find something to put that team on ASAP or people get laid off/fired.Spirit of Jazz said:
Going by time lines I'd guess this is the title picked up after finishing Storm of Zehir, after the Aliens RPG for Sega fell through. So I'd expect similar staff on it. Obviously it was a smaller team than MotB, so its likely that some of the MotB staff was transitioned over even earlier on pre-production (like Zeits maybe). Just my guess.
For a company like Obsidian though it is essential that they keep work coming in. If a project is canned (like the Aliens RPG) you can't really be too picky with what you replace it with unless you want to start laying people off. You just make the best of it and hope for success.
someguyinahat
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glaurung said:
I've only played Dungeon Siege 1. I enjoyed it, but there's a few things to note. The big thing is Loot Tetris. You'll be playing this a LOT. Possibly even more than the time you spend actually fighting. After that, there's the linearity. A drunk could walk this line. Most people can get over that - I did - but your mileage may vary. Finally, if you like multiclassing, prepare to be disappointed. They might give multiclass characters all kinds of different titles, but if you try to level two classes at the same time, you're screwed for the rest of the game, mainly because the loot you find will require stats consistent with single classes.
Do I still recommend it? Mmmyeah, probably. It's still a fun hack and slash loot game. But if my above points sound like dealbreakers to you, then no.
MightyHedgehog
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Yes! A co-op hack 'n slash from Obsidian! Hopefully, this will make good on the original intent and ideas set forth by Chris Taylor and GPG before DS1 turned out to be so...standard. The Wasteland-like condition system of incapacitation range had better remain and super-cool mounts better return, too. As well, movement through the world will hopefully be a bit more than a super-linear progression the series has made standard up till now.
Square Triangle
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After Alpha Protocol, every Obsidian is doing has be worried =/
Onion_Relish
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I'd say the thing i'm most excited about is the fact that the guy who worked on Alpha Protocol saying that this project was coming along really well. If you'll recall he said he was ashamed to work on AP but was really happy with the progress of their secret game. and now we play, the waiting game
Baron Aloha
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My friends and I love pretty much any type of free online RPG for consoles (Sacred II, WKC) so I will likely buy this on day 1 for PS3. 
WanderingWind
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Weird. I just finished Alpha Protocol and just re-re-re-installed Dungeon Siege on Thursday. I do believe I'm their target audience for this one. :lol
McBradders
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Wow, this is exactly the kind of thing I want on my console. Pleasantly surprised and even a little excited
ZombieSupaStar
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Sqorgar said:
well some of them worked on fallout 1 (i think?) so fallout 2 (and new vegas) may not quite count (well ok new vegas may count since its a sequel to the re-imagined bethesda fallout gameplay)
christ I just hope new vegas turns out ok.
but then again its always good to have work ready once your current job wraps
WanderingWind
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Cep said:
Yes. Yes, it was. I have high hopes for this one.
dragonflys545
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4 players offline and online = day one for me.
ShockingAlberto
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CruxisMana
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ULTROS! said:
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I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Dungeon Siege 1, and I thought Dungeon Siege 2 was a fun game
Dungeon Siege on the PSP was pretty amazing and probably the best Diablo-alike on handhelds (except for PSX Diablo I on PSP CFW)*
This is really shocking news, IMO, and I'm very excited to see what they show at E3.
Squeenix is quickly becoming a player in the WRPG field. I'm happy to see that. Hope it bodes well with them.
*yay! acronyms
Dungeon Siege on the PSP was pretty amazing and probably the best Diablo-alike on handhelds (except for PSX Diablo I on PSP CFW)*
This is really shocking news, IMO, and I'm very excited to see what they show at E3.
Squeenix is quickly becoming a player in the WRPG field. I'm happy to see that. Hope it bodes well with them.
*yay! acronyms
Dr. Zoidberg
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Personally, I'm excited for this.
From the PC perspective, it's nothing too spectacular, but from a console view, it's pretty exciting and if they don't screw it up could be a lot of fun. Other than Sacred 2 there hasn't really been anything like this on consoles this generation and I think my friends and I could really go for some non-online co-op dungeon hacking. We played through all those games last gen and really enjoyed them (Baldur's Gate DA 1&2, The Norrath Games).
From the PC perspective, it's nothing too spectacular, but from a console view, it's pretty exciting and if they don't screw it up could be a lot of fun. Other than Sacred 2 there hasn't really been anything like this on consoles this generation and I think my friends and I could really go for some non-online co-op dungeon hacking. We played through all those games last gen and really enjoyed them (Baldur's Gate DA 1&2, The Norrath Games).
Jet Grind Radio!
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I never beat it, but i loved playing Dungeon Siege II. So I'm excited for this game. Co-op sounds like a blast.