What makes Sacred 2 so special to you?

[BingBongHallo 31]

Hey! 

It's quite the question, isn't it? 

Sure, there are hundreds upon hundreds of action RPGs, and a few are even a little bit good, but why Sacred 2? What is it that keeps us coming back after all these years? 

For me, it's a mixture of two things. First, you've got the world. In a way it's aesthetically similar to The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (one of my all-time favs). The rolling, expansive landscapes, the lush forests, and the cute, rushing rivers. Second, you've got the strange, eccentric charm that permeates all the way through from the game's very core. If anything, it's up there with titles produced by Hideo Kojima. Cheesy, odd, bizzare even, but there's just so much cheese mixed in tightly amongst the core mechanics that you can't help but fall in love with the game's entire character. 

So, what is it about Sacred 2 for you? 

[Hooyaah 2,827]

It's love.

When one considers the total immersion one may experience while playing Sacred 2 and the excruciatingly detailed world, so carefully crafted as to enthrall its audience, there is little wonder why I love it. It is a synergy of sights, sounds, experiences, emoting interactions, with an environment so rich and captivating. It compels one to remain much longer than anticipated and lures one back sooner than intended.

Check out the thread below and participate, if you will. Experience some visual examples which surely capture ones imagination and even ones heart.

 

 

[BingBongHallo 31]

3 hours ago, Hooyaah said:

It's love.

When one considers the total immersion one may experience while playing Sacred 2 and the excruciatingly detailed world, so carefully crafted as to enthrall its audience, there is little wonder why I love it. It is a synergy of sights, sounds, experiences, emoting interactions, with an environment so rich and captivating. It compels one to remain much longer than anticipated and lures one back sooner than intended.

Check out the thread below and participate, if you will. Experience some visual examples which surely capture ones imagination and even ones heart.

 

I couldn't agree more. Truly sage words, friend. It's definitely the only RPG I've got the most playthroughs out of over the years, and many more to go hopefully. It baffles me how there's always something new, matter how hard you thought you'd previously scoured the world. 

Thank you for the link. I, too, am a collector of screenshots so I'll be stopping by there soon! ❤ 

[tovie 16]

I remember falling in love with this game as a kid, the prettiest game I had ever seen with so much detail in the world, its clear a whole lot of love went into making it. all the quotes inscribed on the statues, the silly conversations the villagers have with each other, the relaxing atmosphere, they all come together to make the game very immersive. I love ancaria so much! compared to similar games with a randomly generated world like diablo 2, that could never be as charming as this one

 

I wish all areas had as much love as the first ones tho. few of the statues in the jungle or the dryad islands have inscriptions. I was for example disapointed theres nothing inside the big temple in the jungle (not the one in the middle) and the amazing dryad city in the trees is underused, possibly because its somewhat hard to navigate the first few times. the wasteland doesnt have any sidequests and is a pretty bland trek towards the great machine.

 

whenever I play sacred 2 it I wish it had even more, more combat arts that synergized a bit better so you dont just spam the 1 or 2, more challenging bossfights, more hidden secrets, more fun questchains... theres a few very fun ones but the game could have used memorable quests maybe a small puzzle here and there would be cool or some more quests with varying possible endings. all the content that is there is pretty top quality and the theres so many memorable things about this game. the wide variety of builds also ads to the fun, so many different stats and modifiers to experiment with.

 

while the combat can be a bit janky sometimes its very enjoyable once you get the hang of it and the mechanics behind the combat are very solid and addicting.

 

this game is a gem, one of the best rpg experiences ive ever had and the one I keep coming back to the most.