What are you playing now?

[Keyrock]

The Daemon's snide remarks throughout the game were gold too.  I've wanted to play Sacred 2, but the horror stories of horrendous breakage, particularly when the expansion came out, always steered me away from the game.  I think they've take care of that now, either with official or community patches.  Can people comment on the state of the game?

[Nordicus]

I loved the hardcore mode community in Sacred 1. Going into a hub felt like walking into adventurers' camp where they share stories and loot by the fire

[SadExchange]

The Daemon's snide remarks throughout the game were gold too.  I've wanted to play Sacred 2, but the horror stories of horrendous breakage, particularly when the expansion came out, always steered me away from the game.  I think they've take care of that now, either with official or community patches.  Can people comment on the state of the game?

I've played this game on and off, with and without the expansion, since beta testing it before release.  I played the retail releases and now the gold edition on Steam and I can say, with the latest Community Patch, the game is pretty much playable.  After installing everything, run it once.  If it doesn't start properly, then restart your computer and that worked for me and it has been running perfect since then and finally I can enjoy the game the way it was meant to be played because I definitely have put more than enough time into it, plus playing through it on the Xbox.  Also, I'm running Windows 7.

 

Oh and I assume it will be on sale through steam in the next week, so for $10, you can't go wrong for this much content.  The thing that always impressed me with Sacred 2 was the sheer size of the playable area and the differentiation of the amount of loot.

Edited June 26, 2013 by SadExchange

[Amentep]

I enjoyed Sacred 1 but never finished it.

 

I didn't enjoy Sacred 2 but never finished it.

 

Ultimately I never felt invested in what was going on enough to want to keep going through in either game (the same problem Kingdoms of Amalar had, IMO).

[melkathi]

Sacred 2 Gold runs fine. There are the odd broken side quests. But with so many of them, it hardly matters.

I played a bit today. My seraphim is lvl 33 and I am thinking of finally going and finishing this act I am in (I think act 6).

[melkathi]

I enjoyed Sacred 1 but never finished it.

 

I didn't enjoy Sacred 2 but never finished it.

 

Ultimately I never felt invested in what was going on enough to want to keep going through in either game (the same problem Kingdoms of Amalar had, IMO).

 

At least with Sacred you remember the name of the game

Not sure what that says about Kingdoms of Amalur

 

Seriously though, the story of Sacred and Sacred 2 is so weak, there is nothing to feel invested in.

[Amentep]

 

I enjoyed Sacred 1 but never finished it.

 

I didn't enjoy Sacred 2 but never finished it.

 

Ultimately I never felt invested in what was going on enough to want to keep going through in either game (the same problem Kingdoms of Amalar had, IMO).

 

At least with Sacred you remember the name of the game

Not sure what that says about Kingdoms of Amalur

 

Seriously though, the story of Sacred and Sacred 2 is so weak, there is nothing to feel invested in.

 

 

Well at least I was close on Malur...er Amalur. (

 

Thing is with no investement I just started feeling like completing quests was a chore rather than something that was interesting and fun.

Edited June 26, 2013 by Amentep

[LadyCrimson]

The thing that always impressed me with Sacred 2 was the sheer size of the playable area and the differentiation of the amount of loot.

Does this mean that loot often feels varied/unique-ish and rewarding, with a reasonable chance of getting something decent, thus giving motivation to keep on looking for it? Because that's one area Diablo3 failed miserably, for me. And NW:Online too, for that matter (the variety aspect anyway). There's few things in an action-y loot game that I dislike more than boring or almost statistically impossible to acquire RNG loot.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

Hmmm, I'm at an impasse. Should I replay BGT or try my luck with Sacred 2, after I wrap up my NWN2 OC/MotB play through.

Edited June 26, 2013 by KaineParker

[Monte Carlo]

I've got Sacred Gold. It seems fine.

 

I like the combo skills / combat system where I can blend powaz to make bespoke attacks. I also like the deliberately cheesy / humorous feel which is very old-skool.

 

Oh, and the world is huge. It's like a less serious isometric Skyrim but with even less of a plot but more combat ARPG lulz.

[SadExchange]

 

The thing that always impressed me with Sacred 2 was the sheer size of the playable area and the differentiation of the amount of loot.

Does this mean that loot often feels varied/unique-ish and rewarding, with a reasonable chance of getting something decent, thus giving motivation to keep on looking for it? Because that's one area Diablo3 failed miserably, for me. And NW:Online too, for that matter (the variety aspect anyway). There's few things in an action-y loot game that I dislike more than boring or almost statistically impossible to acquire RNG loot.

 

I always liked the variability of the loot.  Found it much more rewarding in Sacred 2 as compared Diablo 3, at least in my experience.

[Gfted1]

^Hmm, maybe Ill pick it up in the sale you mentioned. Is that developer having a clearance sale or something? How did you know about it?

[Monte Carlo]

I got a physical copy for UK£ 5.00 which was for the game + expansion so it must be pretty cheap elsewhere too.

[Keyrock]

If I see Sacred 2 during Uncle GabeN's biannual wallet plunder then I'll scoop it up.  I'm hoping to get La Mulana too.  Anyone here played that?  I hear it's fiendishly difficult.

 

/rubs hands together

Edited June 26, 2013 by Keyrock

[melkathi]

Does this mean that loot often feels varied/unique-ish and rewarding, with a reasonable chance of getting something decent, thus giving motivation to keep on looking for it? Because that's one area Diablo3 failed miserably, for me. And NW:Online too, for that matter (the variety aspect anyway). There's few things in an action-y loot game that I dislike more than boring or almost statistically impossible to acquire RNG loot.

 

 

The only problem with loot I am having, is that as a Seraphim there is too much variety in looks between different pieces, so that sometimes I look as if my character dressed in the dark while stumbling through dimensional gates.

[Katphood]

If you guys like the humor in Sacred 2 you might wanna try Two Worlds 2 as well:

 

 

You can buy it from this neverending bundle, it has been around since god knows when: http://www.bundlestars.com/all-bundles/bundle-seven/

 

There are also the 'Grotesque Tactics' games(which are basically a parody of nowadays crpg's), but I haven't tried them yet.

[Keyrock]

Ugh.  Two Worlds 2, while not as downright awful as Two Worlds, was still quite bad IMHO.

[SadExchange]

Ugh.  Two Worlds 2, while not as downright awful as Two Worlds, was still quite bad IMHO.

I have to agree, while the original was alright, I was very disappointed with the sequel.  I have high expectations for Legends of Dawn, when I know I shouldn't, especially with the constant delays.

[LadyCrimson]

While I'd never say it was an awesome game or something, I quite liked Two Worlds as a simple action/explore romp. Minus the bad voice acting.

 

I didn't like the sequel. I tried to, cause some peeps I knew were playing it, but I couldn't. I didn't get too far before becoming bored tho....guess I didn't miss much?

[melkathi]

I didnt get past the starting island in Two Worlds 2. I just couldn't bear staring at the main character any longer. Something felt off about him.

[LadyCrimson]

I didnt get past the starting island in Two Worlds 2. I just couldn't bear staring at the main character any longer. Something felt off about him.

He did run really funny. As if he was especially pigeon toed or something. Especially in the cut scenes.

[BruceVC]

 

Ugh.  Two Worlds 2, while not as downright awful as Two Worlds, was still quite bad IMHO.

I have to agree, while the original was alright, I was very disappointed with the sequel.  I have high expectations for Legends of Dawn, when I know I shouldn't, especially with the constant delays.

 

 

 

While I'd never say it was an awesome game or something, I quite liked Two Worlds as a simple action/explore romp. Minus the bad voice acting.

 

I didn't like the sequel. I tried to, cause some peeps I knew were playing it, but I couldn't. I didn't get too far before becoming bored tho....guess I didn't miss much?

 

 

I didnt get past the starting island in Two Worlds 2. I just couldn't bear staring at the main character any longer. Something felt off about him.

 

I enjoyed TW2. I thought they improved on almost aspect of the first one. Plus I enjoyed the way you could really create your own spells and potions.

 

But the one thing that did annoy me a little  was the first continent was clearly an African theme and you had these normally docile animals that would never attack a human suddenly attacking you on sight. Like ostriches and baboons

[Gorth]

Since I'm "on the road" (living in hotels) at the moment, I enjoy a bit of SWTor at night. Knew that second account would come in handy some day

 

(even if its original purpose was to squeeze a few extra social points out of the game)

 

Runs surprisingly well on this little laptop with crappy Intel gfx chips.

[Drowsy Emperor]

 

 

Ugh.  Two Worlds 2, while not as downright awful as Two Worlds, was still quite bad IMHO.

I have to agree, while the original was alright, I was very disappointed with the sequel.  I have high expectations for Legends of Dawn, when I know I shouldn't, especially with the constant delays.

 

 

 

While I'd never say it was an awesome game or something, I quite liked Two Worlds as a simple action/explore romp. Minus the bad voice acting.

 

I didn't like the sequel. I tried to, cause some peeps I knew were playing it, but I couldn't. I didn't get too far before becoming bored tho....guess I didn't miss much?

 

 

I didnt get past the starting island in Two Worlds 2. I just couldn't bear staring at the main character any longer. Something felt off about him.

 

I enjoyed TW2. I thought they improved on almost aspect of the first one. Plus I enjoyed the way you could really create your own spells and potions.

 

But the one thing that did annoy me a little  was the first continent was clearly an African theme and you had these normally docile animals that would never attack a human suddenly attacking you on sight. Like ostriches and baboons

 

 

Baboons aren't necessarily docile? They can be pretty dangerous, but I guess its due to people spoiling them in reserves/national parks. And ostriches can be fiercely territorial as well. That's something I picked up while living in Botswana.

 

Of course they are, like almost all other animals, likely to run away from a human.

 

Its the same in pseudo European RPG's. Wolf attacks are practically unheard of, but they're the standard "ding, level up" material at low levels. Boar attacks aren't even worth discussing.

 

I wish that game designers would design their worlds with more consistency, what's the problem with having regular animals for flavor in appropriate areas and aggressive fantasy creatures as xp bags.

[melkathi]

I agree with Drowsy.

After all, if we wanted to kill real creatures for XP, we'd stay in the tutorial basement and kill rats!

Edited June 27, 2013 by melkathi