Sacred: Gold Edition

This game is Isometric-style, which means sort of a helicopter viewing angle . Other games with this camera perspective are Diablo II and Age of Empires 2. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. 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. The gameplay involves close-range, ranged, and magic-based combat. All 7 classes can do melee and ranged, with some better at one or the other. Magic also includes skills, and all classes have skills. Most have some magic too. There is an NPC in the game called the Combo Master. 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. The game allows you to ride a horse, as well as engage in combat of all 3 types from it. There are all kinds of different horses in the game, and the better the horse, the more expensive it is to buy. You can also find them in the wilderness, and I hear there are exotic(read: possibly monstrous) ones out there. Who wouldn't want to ride a Nightmare? :) The game consists of wandering around and doing quests, both main and side. Money flows easily. 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. There's a lot less vanilla gear than magical, which can get boring. If they're all magical, it can be hard to tell which one is better. Interestingly, the Charisma stat affects both poison damage and trading prices. 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. All in all, I liked the game, because it has what I look for in an RPG- excitement and replayability.

I know sacred is a fun game but this dvd didnt contain a key code. You have to have a a keycode for sacred and sacred underworld to play this game on multiplayer!

Where is my key code???

Sacred Gold is an OK game, with vast areas to explore and unique monsters to hack and slash. Gameplay gets somewhat repetative, and many of the secondary quests are lame, like searching for cookies for some old lady. The graphics are good, especially for an older PC like mine.

My main complaint is with armor and weapon selection. Many games will let you try out equipment before you buy, to make sure that you're upgrading your character and not downgrading them. 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. There is no such animal in this game. You do the math here, and it's not so easy. If you buy a new expensive sword for instance, believing that it will enhance your character, and you're wrong.... you're out a lot of money. The sale price back to the merchant is now a fraction of what you just paid for it. This really lowers the fun value for me. That's why only 4 stars for this game. 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. Example; "I learnt how to use a sord..." It's kind of funny when you read it, and I guess humor is always good :)

However, all that being said, the game is very fun to play and for the most part, I've really enjoyed playing it. I hop onto the back of a horse and ride to unknown lands killing off bad guys along the way. The Gold Edition is priced right, and you'll find the game to be a great way to kill some time. Works great with Windows Vista Home Premium. Try it out for yourself!

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.

The game in itself is entertaining, however it did not come with CD keys, nor can they be found on the CD's, they are necessary to play in the multiplayer mode. I have written various emails to Ascaron, the makers of the game, in order to solve the problem, however help and/or solutions have been non-existent. Reccomendation: If you want to play multiplayer, look for a different game.