Dungeon Siege II Demo

Practice patience. The Dungeon Siege II demo includes lots of cinematic introduction, which explains the 900MB file. Even after the download completes, unzipping, installing, and loading may take more than 30 minutes. Once the demo is finally running, though, the visuals impress, the interface shines, and the action runs nonstop.

You play a mercenary for ominous lord Valdis, fighting to seize an amulet from the Dryads at their Temple of the Coast. Before entering the world of Aranna, you create and customize your character from one of the four races (Human, Elf, Dryad, or Half-Giant). You can add nonplayer characters to your party--one member to start and more as your character levels up.

Though the graphics improve significantly on its predecessor's, Dungeon Siege II falls victim to a common flaw of action RPGs: too much hack and slash. The range of combat options and visuals are impressive, but their appeal wanes after you incinerate your 50th Bracken defender. Interesting additions such as "hero" powers and four types of combat development don't make much difference in the demo. Nonetheless, the entire presentation is so polished and the amount of free content is so plentiful that Dungeon Siege II earns a 5-star rating.

Size:910MB

Practice patience. The Dungeon Siege II demo includes lots of cinematic introduction, which explains the 900MB file. Even after the download completes, unzipping, installing, and loading may take more than 30 minutes. Once the demo is finally running, though, the visuals impress, the interface shines, and the action runs nonstop.

You play a mercenary for ominous lord Valdis, fighting to seize an amulet from the Dryads at their Temple of the Coast. Before entering the world of Aranna, you create and customize your character from one of the four races (Human, Elf, Dryad, or Half-Giant). You can add nonplayer characters to your party--one member to start and more as your character levels up.

Though the graphics improve significantly on its predecessor's, Dungeon Siege II falls victim to a common flaw of action RPGs: too much hack and slash. The range of combat options and visuals are impressive, but their appeal wanes after you incinerate your 50th Bracken defender. Interesting additions such as "hero" powers and four types of combat development don't make much difference in the demo. Nonetheless, the entire presentation is so polished and the amount of free content is so plentiful that Dungeon Siege II earns a 5-star rating.

Size:910MB

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