Sacred 2 Comments by Dan Pearson

I really hope that some form of patching gets through upon release, even if it's to iron out some of the more serious bugs. Data loss is absolutley unnacceptable for a game that demands so much time.

Otherwise I have had my eye on this game for sometime now, Isn't it 4 player co-op online? If so, I can see plenty of fun to be had, I've seen the map and it's huge, choc full of quests, oh yeah, and err, class mounts xD

Not a comprehensive review Eurogamer. I'm enjoying the game quite a bit for 35 hours of gametime, and havent had one bug yet. The quests are too often generic and the voiceacting is terrible but everything is solid, most importantly the varied character-building elements and the giant world to explore. For me this is a great single-player game and gets a strong 8 out of 10.

Have read the review three times now, and I have to say, for the first time on Eurogamer, that I think this is a bad review.

Firstly: I can't tell what kind of game this is. There are references (loot whore, RPG, escort missions) that gives me vague references, but it does not explain to me whatsoever what i will be doing in the game, or how this is done or presented. Is it realtime? Is there any co-op? Is it all offline? Are there pickupnplay aspects outside of the main (single?) story arc? Is there any character building? What about levelling and itemisation? Reviewer mentions predefined characters - am I forced to play through these or are they customisable to some degree? What are these characters?

Secondly: The reviewer takes a position that requires me to have played (or read reviews of) PC version of game or several other games. It would have taken perhaps two paragraphs to tell me A. the main story B. rundown of characters C. a brief discussion of mechanics.

Summing up, I feel no more enlightened after reading this review than I was before. I know virtually nothing about the gameplay, the experience, the graphics (other than cheap quips and trying to decipher screenshots supposedly selected to support further quipping), or the mechanics of play. Disappointing!

Can't decide wether I'll go PC or PS3 on this one..

PC cheaper but FUCK Securom, PS3 more expensive, huge plasma screen, but no mouse support.. arghh can't pick!

Fantastic game. If you're a fan of games like the console versions of Baldur's Gate, D&D:Heroes or the great Dungeon Siege and Titan Quest games on PC you'll feel instantly at home with Sacred 2 (360 version). I can't agree with much of EG's review - it comes across as mealy-mouthed and half-hearted. I've played around 7 hours of Sacred 2 and I'm loving it. In truth, I didn't expect to - but the gameplay, the visuals and the overall atmosphere won me over.

I did an install to HDD and I've had no problems with load times and very, very few issues with framerates. The game did install a patch via Live upon first starting up so maybe they've fixed both those issues and the corrupt Save problem (here's hoping).

This is a game for fans of those old skool hack'n'slash RPG collectathons - if loot's your thing, stat managing rings your bell and you can't resist the lure of a nearby dungeon just screaming out to be plundered - congratulations, you just found a new best way to watch your weekends and evenings disappear down a very engrossing timesink.

Aye, poor review. I came to this with no idea what this game was about, and I'm leaving with still no idea. How do you fight? Turn based? Real time? How do you move? How does the game progress and open up? Etc...

I don't feel like I should have to research the PC version just to understand a review for a different platform.

WTF