<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
full	O
and	O
fifth	O
overall	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
since	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Agony	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
pseudo-medieval	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Ehb	O
,	O
150	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
descendants	O
of	O
survivors	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
Legion	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
to	O
reestablish	O
their	O
military	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
an	O
extensive	O
set	O
of	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
armor	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
jewelry	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
abilities	O
and	O
traits	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
clothing	O
,	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
following	O
a	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
instead	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
with	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
,	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
an	O
adviser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
medieval	O
world	O
with	O
geographic	O
variety	O
in	O
open	O
and	O
closed	O
environments	O
(	O
dungeons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
features	O
an	O
automatic	O
targeting	O
system	O
and	O
point-and-click	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
distinguishes	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
previous	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
where	O
multiple	O
characters	O
could	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
different	O
special	O
abilities	O
for	O
each	O
stance	O
that	O
require	O
"	O
focus	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
equivalent	O
to	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
asks	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
decisions	O
using	O
a	O
wheel-like	O
interface	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
that	O
can	O
affect	O
events	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
previous	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
items	O
that	O
allow	O
instant	O
regeneration	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
focus	O
or	O
power	O
spheres	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
health	O
potions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Ehb	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
roughly	O
150	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
30	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
10th	O
Legion	O
,	O
a	O
military	O
force	O
that	O
provided	O
stability	O
and	O
protection	O
for	O
the	O
kingdom	O
for	O
400	O
years	O
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
remove	O
King	O
Hendrick	O
from	O
the	O
throne	O
to	O
replace	O
him	O
with	O
his	O
son	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Montbarron	O
is	O
the	O
youngest	O
son	O
of	O
Hugh	O
Montbarron	O
,	O
the	O
Grand	O
Master	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
Legion	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
last	O
fight	O
against	O
Jeyne	O
Kassynder	O
and	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Lady	O
Montbarron	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reinhart	O
Manx	O
is	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Merik	O
,	O
the	O
mage	O
from	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
franchise	O
from	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
that	O
they	O
commissioned	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
creating	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
with	O
developing	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Taylor	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
advisor	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
entry	O
title	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
(	O
after	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Aranna	I-Application
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Agony	I-Application
by	O
SuperVillain	O
Studios	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
while	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
entries	O
were	O
PC-exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Obsidian	O
used	O
its	O
own	O
proprietary	O
Onyx	O
Engine	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
graphically	O
appealing	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three-issue	O
mini-series	O
also	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Treasures	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
offers	O
approximately	O
five	O
hours	O
of	O
added	O
play	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
sevens	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
marginal	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
although	O
Eurogamer	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
was	O
capped	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
while	O
it	O
fluctuated	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
thus	O
making	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
appear	O
more	O
consistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
were	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
Game	O
Informer	O
lauding	O
Obsidian	O
's	O
approach	O
that	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
actively	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
abilities	O
instead	O
of	O
waiting	O
for	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
system	O
to	O
recharge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telegraph	O
(	O
giving	O
it	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
)	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
simpler	O
than	O
in	O
Obsidian	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
choices	O
only	O
have	O
cosmetic	O
consequences	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
story	O
fitting	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
this	O
sentiment	O
was	O
largely	O
shared	O
by	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
worthy	O
of	O
your	O
attention	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
hack-and-slash	O
,	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
,	O
action-rpg	B-Application
type	O
of	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
game	O
built	O
from	O
pluck	O
and	O
resourcefulness	O
,	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
:	O
thoughtful	O
when	O
it	O
can	O
afford	O
to	O
be	O
and	O
stoically	O
reliable	O
–	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
–	O
when	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
ambitious	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
sure	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
brings	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
nifty	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
action-RPG	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
extraordinary	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
it	O
a	O
highly	O
satisfying	O
way	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
gaming	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
or	O
three.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Susan	O
Arendt	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
it	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
love	O
playing	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
despite	O
its	O
many	O
flaws	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
mind	O
that	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
is	O
pretty	O
shallow	O
and	O
meant	O
for	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
you	O
probably	O
will	O
,	O
too.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
of	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
frantic	O
'	O
RPG	O
lite	O
 '	O
with	O
great	O
co-op	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jenkins	O
of	O
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
ever	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
compliment	O
than	O
you	O
might	O
think	O
in	O
this	O
accessible	O
and	O
fun	O
action	O
role-player.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mark	O
Langshaw	O
of	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
aspects	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
seemingly	O
pointless	O
restrictions	O
imposed	O
on	O
co-op	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
