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Amazing value for money. Fun. Massive world.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: April 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The six player character options all play fairly differently. Plenty of scope for different builds within each of the characters. The offical sacred forum on the developers site is pretty full of debate on what is "best build"... a good sign.

The game world as stated by many people is huge. I mean really huge. You can walk (or ride) across it without loading screens etc. Very nice. Saving games is also approx 5 seconds long.

Many main and subquests to complete. Subquests are fairly easy to complete, main quests are often lenghty affairs across good distances. Some of the subquests are broken to some degree with the little subquest arrow not working right. I suspect this will all be patched at some point. The game is massive, so not surprising some of the wee bells and whistles don't work. The developers have shown excellent follow up on patch issus so far, which bodes well.

Hundreds of items, plus many can be socketed with jewelry and runes, and there are at least a hundred of these to play with as well. Lots of combinations for outfitting your character.

Simple to use, yet deep to think about, special combat arts, spells and combo system. Also leveling up requires thoughtfull application of stats and skills.

Many people complain about difficulty with clicking on monsters to attack etc. "I have to click 4-5 times to attack a monster" sort of stuff. The game works best by clicking and holding the left mouse button down. Once doing that your character will continue to attack without constant clicking. (Nice for my carpal tunnel issues!) This info is also on pg 27 of the manual.

Overall I've enjoyed it greatly so far. Player for 20 hours and explored 6% of the map. Excellent value for money!

Like a much improved Diablo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: March 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Anyone buying this game should first of all download the 1.8.6 (or whatever version is current) patch from the official Sacred website. It fixes a lot of minor annoyances, including not being able to heal your horse when you drink a healing potion.

That aside, this game is like a beautifully rendered, modern-day Diablo. 3D character models and items set against gorgeous, photo-realistic backdrops make for an exhilirating gaming experience. The lush, detailed forests; the snow-capped mountains of the north; the harsh deserts of the far south - it's all here, and shown in amazing detail.

In short, Sacred is like a much improved version of Diablo. If you've a love for adventuring, for questing and "dungeoning", it's a must-buy.

Diablo III anyone?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: March 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'll make this real simple, anyone longing for a Diablo III will love this game. It has the great gameplay action and skill building of Diablo II along with a seemingly endless amount of quests to add some interest to all the hacking & slashing. Another thing, the gameworld is HUGE. The game includes a meter that measures the percentage of the world you've explored and so far I've played 20 hours and have only explored 6%, although I must admit I am a plower from the older Might & Magic games.

Sacred - Worth every penny and then some.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: April 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It may have been buggy at release, but the 1.5 update, which I applied before I started playing, seems to have fixed everything for my machine. I've been playing almost non-stop for 2 and a half days and not a single glitch that I can find.

Diablo II fans should rejoice at this truly excellent game. Better graphics, a map that is bigger than you can possibly imagine, simple controls, a little bit of innovation (combo moves, Saraphim and Vampiress characters, special abilities, etc.) good story, diverse adversaries, good music, and a whole lot of fun. I discovered this game by accident on-line, and had a hard time finding a copy near me, but the effort (of driving to a GameStop in downtown Boston) was worth it in the extreme.

Go buy this game immediately if you have any love at all for Diablo II style gaming.

The old 3-D engine reborn.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: March 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Theres a few pros and cons about this game, but I'll get to that later on. First off, Sacred is alot like Diablo II, only with a good story. It's very open-ended for an action-RPG, over 50% of the world is open to explore as soon as you start the game. Unlike most action RPGs, where the smaller enemies just seem annoying, in Sacred the monsters carry random items. You could kill the smallest enemy and find a great weapon or item on it. As you go along, you find "runes" to place in slots to do special moves. You can combine these moves to make a really cool looking (and powerful) combo attack. Theres alot of movement in this game. It's not just "hack & slash". Characters have moves where they can kick, punch, spin around, do acrobatics, and all kinds of stuff. Theres also "particle effects" on some items. One of the armors for the Seraphim class, when you put it on, sprouts blue "wing" like things that sway around when you walk or move. You can also have blacksmiths combine weapons and armors to make completly new items.

Pros:
- Lots of 'eye candy' for this type of game.
- LOTS of items, weapons, armors etc etc.
- Diverse enemies and characters.
- Nice music and sound effects.
- Each character class has a differant type of "play". You can beat the game with the gladiator, and have a totally differant experiance if you beat it with a vampire class.
- The replay value is great. 30 main quests and 200 sub-quests. You wont be beating this in 4 hours like some action RPGs.
- You can buy a horse and ride it around, and attack from it.
- Online play.
- The overhead view has a zoom feature. Where you dont have to stare at tiny characters running around. When you zoom in you can see how much detail is in this game.
- A really "clean" interface.

Cons:
- Kind of a "dated" engine. It has an overhead view like Diablo and Baldurs Gate. But it's not really a resource killer. This game will play on any average PC.

Over all, I really liked this game. I compare most of these game types with the famous Baldurs Gate series (gameplay, content, originality, etc). And this one was more than enough to keep me interested. It's just alot of fun. It's good to see that games are still being made that just arent all about the graphics.

VERY ADDICTING! [My wife hates it]

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is alot of fun! I start playing it and I can't stop. There are so many things that you can do and with different characters. I start playing it and the day is gone in no time [that's why my wife hates it]. Very good graphics. This is my favorite RPG. I can't wait 'til Sacred Underground is available!
Make sure you download Sacred Plus from the game site. It offers some improvements and extra missions and characters.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game when I heard it was pretty much a Diablo 3, and it's pretty close. I really can't compare the two too closely, because of all the similarities they have they have just that many differences. It has the same click on creature and kill it style play that Diablo had, and the items have just about the same importance that it did in Diablo also. But the graphics are better with actually 3-D characters that you can zoom in and out of in three different perspectives which is really nice since every piece of armor or weaponry you equip changes your characters outlook and it's nice to see what they look like from a close up perspective, or when your using a long range attack you can zoom out to get a good view of everything in the area. The special abilities leveling is also a nice change from the level up and get a new skill technique you find in most RPG's, that and mixed with the ton of unique/magical/set items in the game, you'll find yourself running off the main quest just to engage a group of monsters just to see what you can find. I really don't know how many month's I've been playing this game but out of the 6 characters I started only one has gone all the way through the first game and is about a quarter way through they're second. Every time I start a new character there seems to be a side quest that the first few didn't find so every time is a little bit different. All the characters are really fun to play and I find myself bouncing back and forth between them all the time. The only bug I ever encountered was when the compass was pointing at the wrong area after I completed one of the main quests, but it corrective itself eventually. If you really like hack and slash RPG's, I'd say buy this game.

Wow i like it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: April 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Its very good and satisfying rpg because it plays a lot like diablo2 but its better because of graphics and slightly diferent in gameplay but basicly go around and hack everyone down which is fun. Combos and skills look awesome when you use them gracefuly kill your enemys. Magic is pretty to everything is visble like the kind of armor you are wearing you can tell it looks just like the picture of the armor itself. PLenty of cool special unique itmes and ENOURMOS WORLD ride a horse if you want! But i still dont realy consider this game D3, it is more like ARCANUM if you have heard of, nice rpg to. Its like a hybrid of Arcanum and diablo, mostly diablo though.
Enjoy a great rpg with good variety of things to do i doubt youwill get bored in the next few month.

Sacred vs Diablo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I like to play many games and I use virtual cd player so I dont have to keep swapping CD's - This game requires the CD to play.

Game play can be buggy at times. Getting the lastest patch 1.8 doesn't seem to do much about it.

More drops and loot then you can shake a stick at. Can advance your player above level 100, so you have some definite goals and it will last quite a while.

Overall its a good game. The ending is extreamly disappointing and will leave you with a feeling of... ??

A really classy RPG!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm relatively new to gaming, but this gaming experience is definitely superior to Baldur's Gate and Diablo 2. The beautiful graphics and ability to zoom in and out are amazing. Character appearance actually reflects the different styles of armor/weapons with which they're equipped. Great sounds and music.

I powered through the game with a Wood Elf and have started with a Vampiress (lots of replay value to this game). Character leveling is smooth and predictable. Once you learn how to "run" your character, battles are pretty straightforward. Controls are easy to learn.

Maybe not "true" to hard core RPG rules, but I really enjoyed the quick save option, large capacity backpack and storage chest, and no penalties for resurrection when you "die." I also liked the compass system which helps you locate your objectives and eliminates any need for walkthroughs. Much variety and many quest options.

Game is very demanding of computer hardware, so I had occassional problems with freezing and rebooting that were resolved when I updated my Radeon drivers.

Highly addictive and fun to play!

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