Sacred: Gold Edition
In Sacred, you will fight agianst impossible odds, as calm and peace give way to aggressionand war. Explore Ancaria, a huge game world full of adventure and myths. As you visit each of its 16 regions, you'll develop new skills, forge magical weapons and even design your own attacks -- all in an unrestricted free play mode, or as player vs. player. In this world, an ancient wizard brought down great evil, but angelic warriors called Seraphim rose up to defeat it. This was long ago, however - and now the immense evil returns. Can you turn back its rising tide? Visit blacksmiths to combine rings and other special items to produce stronger weapons and armor Mix your skills and magic to create player-designed Special-Moves Try Cooperative or Hack 'n' Slay multiplayer modes Multiplayer modes with Internet and LAN support for up to 16 players
Sacred: Gold Edition Accessories
 Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)
Beyond Divinity
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Dungeon Siege II: Deluxe Edition
Sacred Underworld
Divine Divinity
Titan Quest Immortal Throne Expansion Pack
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition
Titan Quest Gold (Titan Quest and Titan Quest Immortal Throne)
Gothic 2 Gold
Sacred: Gold Edition Reviews
The action is fun and fast, and there are ALWAYS enemies to be had. I've had this game for a few weeks now, and thus far I've logged some 25 hours on it. The gameplay is your run of the mill hack-n-slash diablo-esque sort. The graphics are pretty, 3D characters placed on 2d backgrounds, but the renderings are sharp and attractive.
I even got my wife playing it. Still, a very solid title. The gore is fun, just fountains of spraying red on the screen and satisfying puddles of viscera that slowly form and seep under the corpses of fallen foes. The voice acting ranges from cheesy to excellent, and the deathcries of the fallen enemies are a sweet song to the ear. I also recommend Divine Divinity. You can get the whole Sacred Underground collection for less than 20 bucks here on Amazon, and if you're a fan of the genre, you really can't go wrong. There are some fun references to outside pop material, and you'll have a hoot just reading grave markers.
The questing is good but not great; you'll find yourself doing many quests that consist of "go and fetch this item and bring it back to me." Many of the NPC characters say the same things over and over again, so speaking with them isn't heavily encouraged. The skills are a fun addition, but I found myself relying more upon plain good old melee combat. There are truckloads of items and loot to be found, and you'll doubtlessly spend much time accumulating gear and unloading it at the various merchants. What sets it apart are the absolutely HUGE locales - in the 25 hours I have spent running all over this game's vast environments, I have only uncovered 9% of the game's map. It's fun. The music ranges from superbly orchestrated goodness (the desert track comes to mind) to mediocre synthesized blandness.
Magic also includes skills, and all classes have skills. There are all kinds of different horses in the game, and the better the horse, the more expensive it is to buy. The gameplay involves close-range, ranged, and magic-based combat. Interestingly, the Charisma stat affects both poison damage and trading prices. He allows you to make combos- you select 4 skills, a symbol to go with them, pay him the gold needed, and he makes you a combo.
You can then use the symbol and execute those 4 skills in a row. There are 7 character classes to choose from. Seraphim(angelic), Battlemage, Daemon, Dwarf, Gladiator(tank), Wood Elf, and Dark Elf. The Daemon and Dwarf were added by the Underworld expansion. Other games with this camera perspective are Diablo II and Age of Empires 2. :) The game consists of wandering around and doing quests, both main and side. Most have some magic too. Also, every time you level, from what I can tell, every stat increases by 1 point with 1 extra left over to put in a stat of your choice.
The game allows you to ride a horse, as well as engage in combat of all 3 types from it. Money flows easily. You can also find them in the wilderness, and I hear there are exotic(read: possibly monstrous) ones out there. All in all, I liked the game, because it has what I look for in an RPG- excitement and replayability.
There is an NPC in the game called the Combo Master. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel.
This game is Isometric-style, which means sort of a helicopter viewing angle. There's a lot less vanilla gear than magical, which can get boring.
Who wouldn't want to ride a Nightmare. You can make a fortune in 30 minutes, then spend( or blow) it all at the merchant.
The gear all tend to have those long names, like Fiery Blade of the Enchanter, that sort of thing. All 7 classes can do melee and ranged, with some better at one or the other.
If they're all magical, it can be hard to tell which one is better.
Where is my key code. You have to have a a keycode for sacred and sacred underworld to play this game on multiplayer. I know sacred is a fun game but this dvd didnt contain a key code.
The graphics are good, especially for an older PC like mine. I'm used to Dungeon Siege 2 I guess. Also, the NPC and quest text seems to have been written by a group of 5 year olds, with some bad "speling" and "gramer" every once in awhile. Try it out for yourself. I hop onto the back of a horse and ride to unknown lands killing off bad guys along the way. My main complaint is with armor and weapon selection. There is no such animal in this game.
Gameplay gets somewhat repetative, and many of the secondary quests are lame, like searching for cookies for some old lady. However, all that being said, the game is very fun to play and for the most part, I've really enjoyed playing it. You do the math here, and it's not so easy. The sale price back to the merchant is now a fraction of what you just paid for it. Some games even allow you to mouse-over equipment or show you a comparison to see what effects the new item will have on your characters attributes. Example; "I learnt how to use a sord." It's kind of funny when you read it, and I guess humor is always good :). That's why only 4 stars for this game. This really lowers the fun value for me.
Works great with Windows Vista Home Premium. Sacred Gold is an OK game, with vast areas to explore and unique monsters to hack and slash. you're out a lot of money. Many games will let you try out equipment before you buy, to make sure that you're upgrading your character and not downgrading them. The Gold Edition is priced right, and you'll find the game to be a great way to kill some time. If you buy a new expensive sword for instance, believing that it will enhance your character, and you're wrong.
I'm a big fan of Diablo 2, but I decided to give it up after 6 years. Sacred and Titan Quest are the closest things to it that I could find.
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