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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Dungeon Siege 3 PC demo launched.

    PC gamers can now go adventuring with the demo for Obsidian's action-RPG, which launched today. The Xbox 360 demo came out last week, while we're still waiting on a PS3 demo.
    Jun 07, 2011 8:25am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Dungeon Siege 3 PC demo launched.

    PC gamers can now go adventuring with the demo for Obsidian's action-RPG, which launched today. The Xbox 360 demo came out last week, while we're still waiting on a PS3 demo. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      it's on steam! : NukemForever
      • You'll be on Steam next week. : The Grolar Bear
    • enjoy the mediocrity, my brethren : dantasticThis person is cool!
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      Bland and useless. Wait for Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3. Random impressions: * It's another 16:9 only... : imbackbaby
      • 16:9 I soo irritating! : apocreg
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      Whats with the hate, is it frontpage chatter or does the demo really blow? there were a few posts on the ... : HoaxThis person is cool!
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        I played a small bit of the XBL demo the other day, and it just doesn't feel like a Dungeon Siege game. I... : EntityThis person is cool!
        • I agree it didn't feel like Dungeon Siege and nothing really impressed me about the demo. Story? Yeah did... : ChodThis person is cool!
      • I loved the 360 demo, I will see after work what the deal is on the PC version. The game its self I th... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
      • I think the problem people on the shack are gonna have with it is that at least everyone I know who is a ... : f4lln
      • It's pretty enough, I guess. My other more surly descriptions follow. Don't read if you're a big DS ... : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
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        the demo blows. played coop with a shacker and it felt like a game i bought for 15 bucks from PSN but wo... : dantasticThis person is cool!
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          Really? I thought the graphics were pretty good. I'll admit, the interface is kind of console-y and... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
          • the graphics on the 360 blew. i found it difficult to see shit and just, well shit. not at all looking ... : dantasticThis person is cool!
    • horrible : BooSpacehamster
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      Just played the demo, cancelled my pre-order and deleted the demo. HORRIBLE. The camera controls are aw... : losimagicThis person is cool!
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        Did you play the chick or the dude? The chick's voice sounded literally like it was computer generated,... : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
        • I think it's because she's supposed to be "otherworldly" and somewhat "detached", being an archon, and al... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
      • I actually like the graphics, sounds and stuff. Acting not good, but not bad for an ARPG, camera OK........ : master_disaster_17
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        Camera angles are fine, controls are okay. What are you going on about? : DewFuel
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          I'm guessing he played it with a keyboard and mouse, 'cause when you do, the camera and controls suck. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
          • Yes, keyboard/mouse, standard PC gaming controls, and really, if you're releasing a game on the PC, it sh... : losimagicThis person is cool!
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          Not if you're playing Co-op. Everyone is stuck in the same screen. You can't wander. : saunders45
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            It's a co-op game why would you want to wander? If you could wander around then it'd be a "everyone for t... : Memphis-Ahn
            • I mean you can't leave the same screen. Try playing any other ARPG, and make everyone stay in sight. It s... : saunders45
    • Just played through it as Lucas. Thoughts: - Didn't even try without a controller. It's obviously made f... : Alastayr
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      Camera for co-op is a deal breaker. : saunders45
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        Is there internet co-op in the full game? I know the demo is just local. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
        • On 360 there is. I played it last week, and it's tied to the same screen, even when playing online. : saunders45
      • Yeah its so fucking annoying..... : ashkieThis person is cool!
    • The Space Siege demo was more fun than this dreck. : ZenzenTen
    • Has Squenix done anything good with GPG yet? SupCom 2 was okay... except that we already live in a world ... : DynotakuThis person is cool!
    • Well, damn. I actually liked the 'Diablo-with-an-entire-party' thing the first two had going. Balancing... : loppsided
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      This does not scratch my Diablo 2 itch. Complete fail and totally regret purchasing. : Lionel2bThis person is cool!
      • What don't you like about it? : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
    • I enjoyed the demo. It's more linear than Diablo, but it seems more tactical (at least on the Hardcore di... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
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      DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU LIKE PLAYING GAMES ON CONSOLES: No seriously. This is just for PC gamers. If : imbackbaby
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        Yup, that's why Halo is so successful. :( : code-e255This person is cool!
        • ^ ding! ding! right on the money! : watcherxpThis person is cool!
        • Halo is one of the few console games I'd play through repeatedly, online with friends. And it still doe... : podung
      • i primarily play games on my console and this game sucks boners : dantasticThis person is cool!
      • troglodyte is a great word. : DewFuel
      • "Discerning" is not the word I would use : OverloadUT
      • You should post this in the morning and see what happens. : The Grolar Bear
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        I'd love to beat you mercilessly with a $200 gaming keyboard for making this stupid fucking post. : jingletard
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          Natural Keyboard Pro for life (and I stand by the statement; it's true) : imbackbaby
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            People fawn over RPG's on consoles because a *good* top-down RPG is hard to find on the current generatio... : jingletard
            • Thank you, jingletard. Someone had to say It. : master_disaster_17
      • exactly. : hobosapien
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        Are you the clown spewing crap all over CrustaRs duke3d stream? : Mexistache
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          Haha yeah, he is. : The Grolar Bear
          • I'm not viewing any stream. What's the URL? : imbackbaby
          • Yeesh. Thought he vented enough on there. : Mexistache
      • what if you like playing games on consoles...and PC? : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
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      Played for 10 minutes then uninstall. Waiting on Torchlight 2 : CashhThis person is cool!
      • Good on you. I wasted 16 minutes. : master_disaster_17
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      What the fuck is this shit? God damn this is horrible. The controls are just fucking beyond terrible. ... : xylothan
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        It's a Dungeon Siege game, it's made of pure shit. : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
        • I actually kind of liked the first one, if only because the streaming technology was cool. I really love ... : imbackbaby
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          Thats unfair. DS1 and DS2 were honestly good games. : ashkieThis person is cool!
          • 1 I give you.. : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
          • What's unfair was that you could end DS1 with millions of gold. The economy was busted. : Xin Jing Client 1a
        • I liked the first one and it was fun in multiplayer too. The only siege going on here is trying to cash... : xylothan
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        ugh there is no cancel pre-order button. What's the odds of getting a refund with a support ticket? : xylothan
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          0. Steam almost never gives money back. : ashkieThis person is cool!
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            No, Steam is good about preorder refunds... : etherboy
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              This. Just request it. They refunded my Star Trek online purchase before it went live when I hated the op... : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
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                Oh awesome. I bought things before and shit just didn't work and they were dicks both times and said no. : ashkieThis person is cool!
                • They will *still* do that if the game is released. If it hasn't been released yet, they should refund it. : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
            • They happily cancelled Australias pre-order of L4D2 : biofrogThis person is cool!
    • For what it's worth, I played it on PC with a 360 pad and it controlled great. It's solid technically, to... : GoncynThis person is cool!
    • i keep getting a bsod when changing resolution... : Dagger Man
    • I'm one of the few who liked alpha protocol but this has lower production values than Dungeon Hunter on m... : apocreg