Customer Reviews

Space Siege

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

If truth be told, being a huge fan of the original Dungeon Siege, I was more eager to play SPACE SIEGE than any other game this summer. Hyped as the next creation of Chris Taylor and Gas Powered Games (both of DS fame), this was supposed to be the space age answer to the upcoming Diablo III. Well, all hell broke loose, that's for sure...

The story is tissue thin but this would not have been a real problem (after all, DS with its "simple peasant rising to the challenge to save the land" story was hardly...Shakespeare), if the game were to give immersion a chance. It does not. One never forgets that he is playing a video game. And the moment he might be caught in the action, the awkward controls will bring him back. I haven't seen such bad camera placement and panning ever since Neverwinter Nights 2.

Graphics is where SS shines: creative and clear details everywhere. Environmental design is not: after a short while the next corridor looks exactly like all the previous ones. And gives off the feeling of running in circles.

The game sounds are nothing to brag about either. The explosions and weapon discharges are well done, whereas the background music is good but nowhere near DS standards (I still use THAT theme as a ringtone).

There is no looting fun either. Dead enemies drop generic components which can be used to buy (equally generic) upgrades. No sets to complete, no unique items to find, no specially crafted weapons or armor to buy. As the game progresses cybernetic augmentations get available but as the in-game NTCs keep pointing out, there are added in expense to your character's humanity.

As to its length, it goes like the old Woody Allen joke on an elderly couple complaining about their rest home food: "oye, it is awful!", "I know - and such small portions".

Bottom line: if you expect a DUNGEON SIEGE in a futuristic setting you, well, that game is not out yet. Lacking an inventory and a class system, SS is hardly a cRPG; it is rather an isometric ThirdPerson shooter, similar to Shadowgrounds - Survivor or Alien Shooter: Vengeance. And because these last two games do not pretend to be something they are not, in the end they are more enjoyable. If in the market for a space cRPG, try Space Hack instead.

A disappointment.

game looked great from intro movie, but that's the farthest I've gotten and never was I able to play it. After the intro movie, game display becomes choppy, blurry, boxy, that only thing you hear is sounds. Tried configuring display option, my driver is up to date, enabled/diabled crossfire for my Ati HD 5770, nothing works. This is all I see : [...]
Sega offer no support what-so-ever. No patches and there is a reason why this game is only $3.50
Skip it unless you don't mind wasting money.

I just bought this because i had $4 left over from a pre paid card and when the download was finished it was just not working properly it was laggy and slow i tried lowering down the settings but that also didnt work so just stay away from it

Set aboard a space ship over-run with aliens. You, with the help of a trusty robot assistant, go around the ship undertaking tasks and blasting aliens. So far so good, but there is where it all falls down. While this is quite good to look at, it is very very dull, and while it tries to be innovative but ends up being a top down shooter with some RPG elements. You can upgrade your weapons from the bits you bit around or that are dropped by the aliens you slaughter and you can upgrade yourself into some sort of cybernaut. It should mean something but it doesn't. What actually happens is rather tedious and the game lacks any level of tension or challenge. You follow your missions, you kill aliens, you die occasionally but then you regenerate a little way back and carry on. Dull, dull, dull.
Reminded me a lot of Shadowgrounds which was better and didn't pretend to be something it wasn't.
Probably best avoided or waiting until you can get it for a budget price (trust me, it won't be long!)

After checking out the website and movie clips, I bought the game. While waiting for it, I saw some official reviews - and the reviews were average, with plenty of criticisms, making me wonder if I should have bought the game after all. I had played the demo and thought, perhaps it will be okay, but now that I finally have the game and have been playing it, I really like it!
I think the reviewer problems is that they thought it would be more of a rpg, but it's really more of an action game. There are skills you can put points into, and you have a selection of First-Person-Shooter style weapons that you can spend points on to upgrade them, as well as a robot companion you can upgrade. However, there's no branching conversations or much in the way of character interactions.
The levels have a good amount of object destructability in them, with exploding barrels and containers, shattering scenery, and things like some windows breaking if shot, and stuff like that. In the reviews I read, they said it was just the same boring scenery - grey walls and rooms - throughout the game, but in playing the game there is good variety in floor and wall textures and decorations, even if they are all metal, there's even a bio area with trees and grass and water. I think they did a good job for an environment aboard a spaceship.
I liked the lighting and effects, the sound and music. I guess it might not appeal to everyone, but it certainly appeals to me. I'm currently saving up for a new computer to play some of the recent high-end computer games, and I was pleasantly surprised that this game runs at full settings on my current older computer. So it might not be a cutting-edge, high-end, next-gen title, but I'm having a lot of fun with it anyway. I think the demo didn't give a complete feel for it, or perhaps should have been longer. The main thing is to not go into it thinking it's a similar game to diablo or dungeon siege, because it's not about loot collection, it's more like a first-person shooter game, but from an isometric perspective instead of looking through your eyes.

The game can seriously be finished in 10 hours or less. There's no challenge, no big twists and the ending is a joke.

Words just fail to describe how crappy this is. There's no replayability in it either, cuz in the end, it doesn't matter if you're a cyborg or a full human; wether you join Pilot or fight against him: cuz the end encounters are exactly the same.

Extremely disappointed in this game. Wait for a few months when the game is $20 bucks; then it might be worth it.

Despite what the critics and the hardcore gamers who never seem satisfied have said about this game, I really liked this game. I am an occasional gamer that does not have a lot of time, and I certainly can't pull anymore all-nighters or never-leave-the-house on week-ends kind of gaming marathons just because I have to "finish it". Those days are long gone. So that is where a game like this fits in quite nicely. I can pick it up where ever I left it, and not feel lost. I can enjoy all it's gaming goodness and not feel like I need to go through the tutorial again. This game has great visuals, ambiance, and a nice little, although somewhat predictable storyline. It's always that darn ship's computer that seems helpful, then goes bad and wants to kill you! Certainly this game is no Dungeon Siege or Dungeon Siege II in it's depth, storyline, visual vistas, and a million configurations, but I'm sure it's because Chris Taylor did not have a hand in the day by day operation -- after all he just "produced" it, not "directed" it. But it does make for a nice space adventure diversion that will help tide us over until Starcraft II finally comes out, if it ever will. Playing Halo 1 and 2 for the PC also helps in this regard even though it's a shooter, not an RTS-- but I digress. This game will make a nice addition to your collection, so I recommend buying it.

I enjoyed playing the game. Its more of a shooter with some editable parameters than an RPG. My biggest issue with the game is that it is short. A good RPG should give you roughly 40 hours of play. This is solvable in ~14.
The game takes place soley on a large space transport. There are no other ships to deal with and no planetside exploration. As the main character you kill aliens and cyborgs upon your space craft. You can collect parts from these kills or find them around the ship in containers and boxes. These parts can be used to upgrade weapons you find or buy health packs and grenades,as well as improve your or your robots stats.
You have the choice to apply cybornetic parts to yourself during the game and these can make you stonger, but you lose humanity. This opens up various skills in the skill tree and can allow you the use of different weapons. The game is completable without using them so they are not completely necessary, but a nice way to change up play.
There are two possible story lines in the game, but play is very similar so its almost the same story line, just different dialog and end movie.
The strategy is addictive and using the environment to help with difficult battles is fun. I don't see a lot of replay value in the game, but perhaps online multiplayer will add to that.
I gave the game an overall 3 rating as it is fun, just too short for the cost.

I really haven't played too much of the game - What i can tell you is this is not Dungeon Seige I or II quality. Not nearly as good. Also the key doesn't redeem on steam(would be great if it specified this), but at 2.24 on sale today it is worth the money. I have played it on vista 64 bit and it worked, i haven't tried it on win7 yet. I think this might be a fun game for a kid to play but not enough to draw and hold the attention of this adult.

3 dollars and 23 cents. come on. an empty box is worth that.lol. i wish the game would have lasted longer but i really enjoyed playing it. your robot buddy hr-v (harvey) keeps you company and helps kill bad guys. if your thinking dungeon siege 1,2 or 3 it's not but for the money it was enjoyable.