Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

[Perversion]

Might this be the first good action RPG/hack 'n slash/Diablo clone for the current gen consoles? I know it's a PC port, but I read a review on Gamespot yesterday, never having heard of it before, and it looked interesting enough for me to pick up today.


I was in need of a good hack 'n slash, as the last good one I played was Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance on the original Xbox. I got it for the PS3. There's trophy support, 2 player co-op on the same console, 4 player co-op online, leaderboards, voice chat, PvP...pretty much a fully loaded package with pretty decent graphics, 6 different characters, and a fairly intriguing skill-building mechanic.


And on top of that, a lot of the in-game text I've seen so far (and a bit of the dialogue) is sorta humorous, in that it's either self-referential, or it references other video games. Sometimes it references the fact that you are playing a game. Yeah, not THAT original, but I can tell the devs/writers had some fun with it and did not take it too seriously, which in this genre is actually kinda a breath of fresh air.



I'm enjoying it so far. Although if I get INTO this into this, I can see it having long-lasting appeal, as max level is 200, and max skill level is 75.


I dunno why the Gamestop near me only got two copies for the PS3. It's not like this is some niche market title. Hell, they got in twelve copies of Devil Summoner 2 with the plush for the PS2. If anyone plans on picking this up for the PS3 (yeah, right), I'd be up for some online play at some point.

[Jeroak Nelave]

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I've thought about picking this up, but I want Cross Edge more than this, so unless i get lucky with this refi we are doing, and dont have to pay my mortgage in june, then i'll have to pass.

[Perversion]

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I've got a preorder out for Cross Edge, too. :3

[Duel]

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Alright, the fact that it has PVP and online co-op is enough for me to shell out the cash to get it. I'll pick it up soon.

[marcus]

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From what I heard, avoid the PS3 version if you can. It doesn't allow trading items offline. Despite mentioning this in the manual, the developers posted on the forums that they were working on a patch but the devs have been extremely unfriendly and unhelpful as the PC version has been out for almost a year and a lot of bugs they promised to fix haven't been touched yet.

The first Sacred was a pretty good hack and slash that took place in a massive world but the second one completely screws up the balance that made the original one fun. You'll probably end up starting a new game but leveling up the skills you use the most makes them cost more mana and increases their recovery time. You'll have a really powerful skill, but (for example) you could spam the skill 10 times in a row at level one, you could only do it 3 times in a row at level 5 and end up doing less damage because of how awful they balanced it.

It's a decent game, but look through an online guide to figure out how to build a proper character and base future characters off that. It's really, really, really, really easy to completely and totally ruin a character from the get go.

[Jeroak Nelave]

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Actually, the 360 version has alot of freezing and crashing issues...so take your pick of problems.

[Perversion]

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You're right...it DOES state in the manual that you cannot trade between two characters offline (I used to do this in PSO on the Xbox all the time...log into the game with my main character and another one I wanted to trade with, drop a powered up mag or armor with slots or other item on the ground, and picked it up with the other character), BUT it also states that throughout the game world there are Hero Chests, where you can stash equipment, and can take stuff out at any other Hero Chest in the game world...and I've not tried yet (only on my first character), but it states, and I quote, "When you have different heroes, they will all have access to the same chest. That way, you can exchange items between your heroes."


EDIT: The review I read said that the PS3 version has a few more framerate issues, but they're not gamebreaking, and a BIT more pop-in (decreased draw distance), both of which I HAVE noticed. But then again, I cannot compare to the 360 version, so I'm not really sure how much WORSE these slight issues are.


Oh, and the PS3 version is capable of being output in 1080p. :3

[Perversion]

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Sorry about bumping this, and hate to pull a Mora or Gloom "Play with me guyzzzzz" thing, but are there seriously no console-only gamers here that own a PS3 and would enjoy a good multiplayer co-op open world hack and slash with tons of character customization?



So yeah...come on guyzzzz....play with meeeee!

[Biggie]

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I have it on my Game Q.

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For Xbox 360
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[Perversion]

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Change that up and put it in yer queue for the PS3. :3

Also, if this thread goes nowhere after this resurrection, I'll let it die its natural death. But you guys are missing out.

[d2king10]

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I got the game for PC and I love it. Great graphics, great character customization, and it a huge world. Haven't ran into any bugs yet.