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So I've finally made the decision. Despite it's price, I AM going to get the Dungeon Siege II Deluxe Edition. But not necessarily just for the game itself.
Yes, it is a retail copy which means more mods will work than with my Steam copy.
Yes, it has Broken World.
But it's for a bigger reason than that, really.

I was first introduced to Dungeon Siege when I was around 8 or 9, playing Dungeon Siege II at my mother's boyfriend's place. His character was named Unholyorder, I believe, whereas mine was named Deadsoul. It was great. Although I had no idea how to properly and effectively assign points and skills to my character nor my party, and although I was terrible at keeping properly armed, I had a great time plowing through the jungles of Eirulan and, eventually, making my way to Aman'lu. I can't begin to describe how many times I had been plowed over by that 3-headed snake before I FINALLY learned the benefits of actual combat tactics and learned to kill the middle one first...
I made it no farther than Aman'lu when they'd broken up. Of course, for me, the worst part of that was not being able to play Dungeon Siege II. It'd been about a year, and they had been talking again and getting along as friends. So one time we had Christmas, and he gave me the original Dungeon Siege and Legends of Aranna. Which, to this day, a good six or seven years later, I still have the exact copy he gave me in the exact case. I'd managed to get a playthrough done in both Dungeon Siege and LOA before we had to move, and many things were put in storage. For the next four years I'd played off and on. Because as great as those two games were, one can only play through them so many times consecutively. Plus I'd never even HEARD of modding.

Eventually, However, I found Dungeon Siege II: Broken World in a bookstore and I snatched it up immediately. This was just the Expansion, of course. So I couldn't play it, but it reminded me of all the fun I had playing DSII and I was determined to get it again. Which I eventually did. Yet I STILL haven't actually FINISHED Broken World.

As long as I've played this game, besides the occasional frustration with modding that took me a while to understand, I've always had fun with it. Hilariously, I almost ALWAYS played as a complete Warrior in these playthroughs. So it remained rather similar between each playthrough in terms of gameplay. Which to me, wasn't a huge deal. Any game that has me playing through it exactly the same way over and over again is a damned good game if you ask me!

So why am I buying the Deluxe Edition for it's arguably outrageous price? For the sentimental value. I'd like to look at my collection of Games and see such a beautiful case standing in front of them all. I suppose I could compare it to buying a car that is the same model that your grandfather or best friend had before they passed.

Or maybe my fondness of the game is bordering on creepy.
Either way, I'm going to get myself a trophy!