Dungeon Siege 3 Release on June 21

Ocimnet - The Dungeon Siege iii demo has been out and available for Xbox 360 since Tuesday, and we’ve had our hands on it ever since. After having played through the demo twice, once solo and once with a friend over local coop, and accumulated more than a few first impressions of Obsidian’s dungeon crawler.

The demo offers players the choice of 2 out of the four characters: Lucas, the Guardian and Anjali, the Archon. Both characters have a wide range of abilities that they can learn over time and equipment to carry. As well, they each have 2 separate fighting stances that they can enter into in order to have access to different abilities and equipment.

Lucas at first feels like a typical grunt or warrior character that is a staple to the action RPG genre, able to wield big swords, wear heavy armor and generally soak up and deal a lot of damage. His first fighting stance is more defensive, being that of a sword and shield, while his second is more aggressive, allowing him to wield a 2-handed sword that sweeps at enemies all around him.

What is nice is that there is a surprising amount of depth to the character, as there is more to him than aimless slashing. His default attack combos are series of 3 hits, which each have different arcs of his swings and cause him to move around while he attacks. A player can effectively maneuver his way through a group of enemies hitting different targets with his attacks. Conversely, a careless player will likely find himself being flanked by his enemies if he fails to pay attention to his own movements.

Anjali is something entirely different. Not only are her abilities and equipment different from that of Lucas, but her character also handles differently. She attacks slower, with different arcs in her swings, and cannot take as much damage as the Guardian, causing her to be a more thoughtful character.

The Dungeon Siege 3 demo has been out and available for Xbox 360 since Tuesday, and we’ve had our hands on it ever since. After having played through the demo twice, once solo and once with a friend over local coop, and accumulated more than a few first impressions of Obsidian’s dungeon crawler.

The demo offers players the choice of 2 out of the four characters: Lucas, the Guardian and Anjali, the Archon. Both characters have a wide range of abilities that they can learn over time and equipment to carry. As well, they each have 2 separate fighting stances that they can enter into in order to have access to different abilities and equipment.Lucas at first feels like a typical grunt or warrior character that is a staple to the action RPG genre, able to wield big swords, wear heavy armor and generally soak up and deal a lot of damage. His first fighting stance is more defensive, being that of a sword and shield, while his second is more aggressive, allowing him to wield a 2-handed sword that sweeps at enemies all around him.

What is nice is that there is a surprising amount of depth to the character, as there is more to him than aimless slashing. His default attack combos are series of 3 hits, which each have different arcs of his swings and cause him to move around while he attacks. A player can effectively maneuver his way through a group of enemies hitting different targets with his attacks. Conversely, a careless player will likely find himself being flanked by his enemies if he fails to pay attention to his own movements.Anjali is something entirely different. Not only are her abilities and equipment different from that of Lucas, but her character also handles differently. She attacks slower, with different arcs in her swings, and cannot take as much damage as the Guardian, causing her to be a more thoughtful character.

[via - allstatedaily]