True to Hammer House Of Horror form, when she's in bloodsucking manifestation, she can summon wolves to aid her and suck the life out of enemies with her cruel Blood Bite ability. A whole lot of fun. Quality versus quantity - it's a debate we've had here at ZONE many times.
Yes, we are that pathetic. On the one hand we have those who prefer a game to offer the most intense experience possible, polished like a paratrooper's toecap, even if the damn thing can be comfortably completed in a weekend.
And on the other we have those who aren't satisfied unless they've been given value for money in the form of hour upon hour of gameplay, vast worlds to explore and massive tasks to complete. Sacred comes down firmly on the quantity side of the debate. It's a combat-heavy RPG that offers a vast gameworld for you to explore and a giant's jockstrap full of quests to complete.
On the surface, it's a fairly modest piece of design, taking all its cues from the hack 'n' slash genre perfected by Diablo and its ilk. But what it may lack in polish, it tries to make up for in sheer scale. As sure as goblins shit in caves, your first choice, as in any formulaic fantasy RPG, is to select a character class. A little thought is well spent here, as playing through the game as the brutal, hand-to-hand specialist Gladiator is very different from peppering folk with arrows from a distance as the Wood Elf.
And there are much more unusual characters on offer here, one being the Vampiress. This blood lusty lady has a whole different set of skills available once night has fallen -summoning wolves, sucking life energy, that kind of thing. Once into the world, it won't take you long to get the basics. Click the left mouse button to move, use or attack, and click the right to fire off a magic or special ability. Hotkeys can be used to switch between weapons and magic abilities, as well as to guzzle down potions.
A quick tutorial makes sure you're up to speed with all this, and then you're on your own, off on the first leg of your manybranched quest. True to form, the scenario is not one that will leave you confused. An evil force is threatening the world, and wouldn't you know it, only you can stop it. This generally means speaking to someone, having that someone point you in the way of someone else and heading off in search of this second someone - who will no doubt have someone else in mind for you to have a word with.
You get a little bit of text at each juncture, but nothing that would keep Tolkien up at night, and the central quest seems little more than an excuse to make sure you visit all corners of the lovingly created gameworld.
Along the way however, one of Sacred's strong suits comes into play - the sheer amount of side-quests. Every other farmstead, sheltered glade or remote villa seems to have someone loitering around with a job needing doing, and while these quests are often quite banal - wander off, kill a bunch of monsters, wander back again - they do give you some sense of freedom.
Sacred's take on fantasy is also nice and stereotypical, and sure to please the average Conan aficionado. There are beautiful, buxom warrior maidens wearing metal thongs and suspenders. Since almost everything revolves around you slaughtering monsters, the combat system is paramount.
Aspiring to incorporate tactical nuances, Sacred gives you a number of weapon slots and magical power slots. By assigning different combinations of weapons and powers to each, you can easily swap from using a sword and shield to a bow, and from your lightning spell to some healing magic. The idea is that you can quickly adapt to a situation, or adopt new tactics?
Unfortunately, this doesn't quite come off. At the end of the day, you tend to rely on your most powerful weapon and a couple of powers exclusively. And essentially, like most games in this genre, fighting is just a matter of holding down the left button to slash at your foes, all the while keeping an eye on your health bar and your magical energy replenishment, ready to fire off another spell or down a healing potion when the moment is right.
Still, the game does look pretty good when the blades are flashing. Your spells invoke all manner of heavenly energies, spewing magical fire, calling down lashing lightning and blasting winds at your foes. The high-res visuals manage to conjure up plenty of minuscule gore - look closely and heads are lopped off, blood gushing from between the shoulders and limbs are severed with similarly graphic consequences. It's just a shame that these little details are somewhat lost, when you and 20 foes are crammed into an area in the centre of the screen not much bigger than your mouse cursor.
Player Support. Community Hub. Sacred Gold. Ascaron Entertainment ltd. Strategy First. A shadow of evil has fallen on the kingdom of Ancaria. Recent Reviews:. All Reviews:. Popular user-defined tags for this product:. Is this game relevant to you? Sign In or Open in Steam. Languages :. Publisher: Strategy First. Share Embed. Read Critic Reviews. Add to Cart. View Community Hub. About This Game A shadow of evil has fallen on the kingdom of Ancaria. SACRED delivers a huge, elaborate world comprising 16 regions beset with heroic quests, battle-hardened warriors and horrific enemies.
Regions vary from forests and mountains to deserts, catacombs and ice-covered landmasses. More than three quarters of the world is open to the players from the very start - no unlocks needed. Is this game relevant to you? Sign In or Open in Steam. Languages :. English and 7 more. View Steam Achievements Includes 45 Steam Achievements. View Points Shop Items 3. Points Shop Items Available.
Publisher: Deep Silver. Franchise: Sacred. Share Embed. Read Critic Reviews. Add to Cart. Package info. Bundle info. Add to Account. Add all DLC to Cart. View Community Hub. Choose from legendary heroes and fight together against the rise of evil. You will face hordes of grimmocs, brute beasts, legions of mercenaries and undead wizards.
Victory Is Ours. Glory Is Mine. Main Game Features Play as 1 of 4 legendary heroes, each with unique skills and weapons Master special attacks and quickly decimate hoards of enemies Perform powerful co-op combat arts to defeat epic bosses together Level up and customize your hero, outshine your fellow warriors Equip dynamic weapon spirits to empower your journey. See all. Customer reviews.
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