Dungeon Siege

Dungeon Siege is a real time computer role-playing game developed by Gas Powered Games and published by Microsoft. Chris Taylor (from Total Annihilation) showed Dungeon Siege years in production for the first time at E3 2000. more...

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The game was released in 2002 and later bundled with HIS line of X800 video cards on the DVD medium in 2005.

In November 2003, Gas Powered Games and Mad Doc Software developed an official expansion pack to for this game called Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna.

Introduction

The player participates in a quest to save the land of Ehb from the forces of evil. The player controls the main character from humble beginnings as a farmer to a powerful hero or heroine. As the game progresses, the main character may be joined by other adventurers, who the player also controls. The background is based in a fantasy medieval world with a great geographic variety in open and closed environments (dungeons). The graphics are very detailed with intelligent environment changes.

Aranna is the continent where the games of Dungeon Siege series take place. The Kingdom of Ehb is the capital of the continent. Dungeon Siege, its expansion pack Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna, and In the Name of the King take place in the Kingdom of Ehb.

Story

In the Kingdom of Ehb, a humble farmer's life is turned upside down when a race of evil goblin-like creatures attack the community. The Krug, as they are known, must be stopped and the player's character is tasked with seeking help from a neighboring town. Along the way, the player may meet others willing to help. The player soon discovers, however, that the quest does not end at reaching the town.

According to the game's back-story, The Kingdom of Ehb is a border kingdom in the continent of Aranna, next to the Plain of Tears. Originally a trading post on the outskirts of the Empire of Stars, Ehb later achieved temporary status as a military protectorate and province when the 10th Legion migrated westward.

In the wake of the War of Legions, and the ensuing collapse of the Empire of Stars, Ehb became an independent kingdom in its own right. Stability was achieved thanks to the protection provided by its fortifications and the 10th Legion - one of the most highly trained armies on Aranna.

Ehb presents a rich variety of terrain and peoples. Valleys, icy mountains, swamps, cliffs and volcanoes ornate its layout. Its main inhabitants are Humans and Dwarves who live in harmony and acknowledge the same ruler. There are also the primitive Krug, secretive Goblin technologists, the loathsome undead and the mysterious, though largely autonomous Droog.

Features

Gas Powered Games developed the 3D engine for Dungeon Siege from the ground up—it did not license a pre-existing engine as is often done in today's game industry. Creating the game engine from scratch gave them the benefit of adding features tailored to their game. Another innovation was the game content streaming, thus almost completely eliminating the need for "level loading", and it also made possible the creation of enormous worlds, which do not need to fit in computer memory.

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