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Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

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Based on 41 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: cdv Software Entertainment USA
Developer: Ascaron Entertainment
Genre(s): Action, Role-Playing Game
Players: 16
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Summary
Ancaria already awaits you! The mighty realm of the Highelves lies in ruins. The raging war for control over the T-Energy wears down the land and lures its denizens into fear and chaos. The world calls for a hero to end this war. Accompany six characters through the mystic - technological universe of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. Dwell on dreary paths or follow the ways of the light. The decision is yours alone, but be aware this decision will change the world. [Ascaron Entertainment]
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What The Critics Said
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Gamers.at
Sacred 2 has become exactly what we have all hoped for: One excellent dungeon crawler building upon the strengths of Sacred 1 and a worthy heir to the game’s legacy. Though it could’ve been much better as new ideas are a bit rare. Nevertheless, Sacred 2 remains a great game with high replay value. [Issue # 16]
LEVEL (Czech Republic)
One of the most captivating fantasy worlds you can find in RPG genre. If you can get over a little bit slower opening you’ll be rewarded by hours of adventures. Surprisingly good sense of humor for a German game! [Oct 2008]
Gamer.nl
Sacred 2 will probably stay in the shadow of "Diablo III", but still manages to be a pretty good game. The huge enviroment will gift you many hours of gameplay and the traditional style of playing works more than fine. This being said, Sacred 2 offers few new features but in the end the balanced gameplay and varied mission structure will be worth you while.
Read Full Review >GameStar
Ascaron's second monster-bashing game returns to the huge and beautiful realm of Ancaria. It inherits both the virtues and weaknesses of its predecessor - and bugs, too. Possibly the best action RPG for a long time, Sacred 2 is addictive as long as it's not crashing. Ascaron is already working on new patches, which should be available soon .
Read Full Review >Jolt Online Gaming UK
Out of the box bugs make a mockery of Ascaron’s hard work, making the difficult job of selling an already unfashionable genre even harder. But even we can recognise that despite everything, some of the sheen and charm has worn off the second time around. Whatever Ascaron has planned to make a success of next year’s console releases, they have some hard work ahead.
Read Full Review >Total PC Gaming
Sacred 2 has a passable single-player mode, but it comes inot its own online with the right company. [Issue#14, p.52]
G4 TV
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel doesn’t really do anything new or particularly better than any other level grinding RPG out there, but it does it all quite well and offers a massive world that will take ages to explore fully.
Read Full Review >Computer Games Online RO
The AI is pretty dumb, the pathfinding is indirectly and randomly reliant on the cursor’s direction, and there are some pretty ridiculous situations in which a “highly” intelligent person would think of “real sex”, but it’s at the same time the game is extraordinary through its “heart-pounding” addictiveness and the fact that it made me laugh out loud a few times.
Read Full Review >Play (Poland)
Ascaron team deserves a bow with a flourish for their creation: a beautiful, rich fantasy world. It also deserves a kick in the pants for spoiling the fun with lots of annoying bugs. But punishing the enemies using an electric guitar relieves the tension considerably. [Dec 2008]
PC Games (Germany)
Numerous glitches, crashes and bugs make Sacred 2: Fallen Angel an experience sometimes more painful than enjoyable. Yet, despite its technical flaws there is fun to be had with this game, as it easily improves the predecessors formula in lots of ways: Impressive visuals, a huge world to explore and some elaborate control mechanics make this a good game that is worth your attention, as soon as the developers have finished their job and released the necessary patches.
Read Full Review >GamingXP
Sacred 2 is a game that makes it really hard to write an article about. On the one hand, many aspects of the game have been successfully and outstandingly realized, on the other hand, there exist a lot of minor things that leave a bad impression.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel may contains some programming errors, but it's one of those titles that role "hack 'n slash" PC game lovers won't want to miss. It's long, it's cheap and it's a good reason to continue trusting in the PC platform.
Read Full Review >GamingExcellence
Sacred 2 improves upon its precursor in many ways. While some elements of it still need work, much of the game is a good example of the evolution of the hack-and-slash game.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Overlook the few minor irritating aspects of the game, and you'll find Sacred 2 to be surprisingly enjoyable.
Read Full Review >Gameplayer
The consistent humour of the game as well as the hours of gameplay that can be casually enjoyed cooperatively with friends makes Sacred 2 stand above the usual clone variety of fantasy RPG.
Read Full Review >Meristation
Sacred 2 is a pure, old school hack'n slash made for old school fans of the genre. There is no will of experimentation and it uses the classic formulas for player archetypes, combat, evolution or loot. It´s certainly enjoyable if you love the genre, but it doesn't offer anything new and at some moments it suffers from technical glitches and other small annoyances.
Read Full Review >IGN
As far as Diablo-style hack-and-slash action-RPGs go, Ascaron Entertainment's Sacred 2 is the best genre entry since Titan Quest.
Read Full Review >GameZone
If Ascaron patches in fixes for the bugs, to shore up the game, this will be quite entertaining and should provide a lot of fun. The graphical elements are, for the most part, well done, and the game has a very good vibe to it – it does not take itself too seriously, while at the same time telling a decent story.
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
Still, this game is at home on the PC, there's no mistake. It's too bad that home isn't a terribly comfortable one.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
There really is a lot to like about Sacred 2, but only as long as you are willing to put up with the constant need to micromanage your journey with a high tolerance for FedEx-type questing.
Read Full Review >games(TM)
Fixes addressed, Sacred 2 should scratch that nagging ARPG itch between now and Diablo III. [Jan 2009, p.121]
PALGN
For those with a passion for exploration and character development, you can't go past the lush landscapes of Sacred 2's Ancaria to give you a long-lasting level grinding fix.
Read Full Review >RPGamer
If you like Diablo-style games, Sacred 2 is for you. The single and multiplayer options included provide nearly endless replay value for fans of the hack and slash genre.
Read Full Review >GamePro
Though it has flaws, Sacred 2 has more than enough personality to make it a solid action RPG.
Read Full Review >DarkZero
For the people on the lookout for a new RPG to play and especially the ones who are awaiting Blizzard’s Diablo 3, Sacred 2 might just pass the time for you. It won’t replace your Diablo 3 thirst, but it will give you something to play in the meantime.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Sacred II nails the unfettered joy of exploring a wide-open fantasy world and ties it to the always-amusing process of building a heroic avatar to meet the stiffest of challenges. To dismiss it merely because of its (dozens of) missteps is to lose out on the many things it does well.
Read Full Review >Total Video Games
Despite being a deep RPG that delivers a lot of scope for fans of the hack 'n' slash genre, Sacred 2's 16-player online multiplayer is its only real stab at originality.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Although Sacred 2: Fallen Angel doesn't break any new ground, it does impressive work freshening up an old formula.
Read Full Review >Cynamite
Basically a nice Action-RPG which is its own worst enemy with repetitive gameplay, complicated inventory and a dull story.
Read Full Review >PC Zone UK
If you liked "Diablo" and are salivating at the prospect of getting back into its dungeons, Sacred 2 will keep you going until "Diablo III"'s release. If you didn't, Sacred 2 will be an experience comparable to having your eyes pecked out by eagles. [Jan 2009, p.74]
PC Format
Mindless hack-n-slash nonsense, in a very pretty world. [Jan 2009, p.98]
Absolute Games
All the sore spots that we hated in Sacred Underworld have found a new home in the sequel. Take any modern MMORPG, and it will offer you all the same things as Sacred 2: rudimentary story, copy/pasted quests, constant grinding. And much more than that.
Read Full Review >PC PowerPlay
Okay, so there's plenty of irritating stuff but we're here for the clicking, and there's plenty of clicking to be had. This is no challenge to Diablo or even Dungeon Siege, but the world is big and there's plenty of stuff in it to murder. And isn't that, at its heart, the essence of the action RPG? [Christmas 2008, p.79]
Destructoid
If it weren’t for all the bugs, Sacred 2 would get a better score, but as it stands now it needs some significant patching to reach its full entertainment potential.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
Sacred 2 is the best Diablo clone since Titan Quest and its excellent expansion, Immortal Throne, and while the compulsion to play is there, the unholy alliance of clicking and collecting works and works well.
Read Full Review >Gaming Nexus
A decent action RPG with some interesting and unique character development. It may take some time to appreciate, and many won’t. It’s worth a look, but it’s not for everyone.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
It needs to be said that Sacred 2 is still rife with minor bugs, but patches are slowly mending the game-crashing bugs and graphical mishaps. This is just one of many clues that point towards an overambitious design document that didn’t have enough time or manpower to execute fully.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer UK
Proof that more isn't necessarily better. [Christmas 2008, p.80]
GameSpy
What it misses is the nuance, the charm and the challenge that marked both the original games and the best of the Diablo clones (such as Titan Quest). In short, Sacred 2 is a game that's easy to miss without really missing out.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 104 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Miles A gave it a3:
Having played Sacred I knew what to expect form the new version. Go kill things and fetch things for NPC's. What I hadn't counted on was having to HARD BOOT my computer constantly because it freezes.
Hubert W gave it a4:
The last (and seemingly final) patch for this game was in April of 2009. As of October 2009, this game is still a buggy piece of junk that will crash at every opportunity...even on systems with specs well beyond its recommended requirements. This is really too bad, because the game itself is not that bad in the rare moments you're not cursing it out for making you slog through the same places you've already gone to because your last manual save was 30 minutes ago (for a game this buggy, not having auto-save is doubly damning). When the game is not busy crashing to the desktop, you'll get a diablo-style hackfest that is not altogether original or inspired, but it will at least satiate your need for the action 'RPG' du jour until something better comes along. Unless you're extremely desperate for a mediocre diablo clone, buy a game that actually works.
Jason gave it a4:
It crashes when you kill a monster. It crashes when you enter a dungeon. It crashes when you finally find that last piece of armor to complete your set. It crashes when you enter dialogue with an NPC. It crashes before it even loads the splash screen. Sacred 2 could have been a monumental game, but the dorks at Ascaron who released this bug-ridden excuse for entertainment should be flooged. When it does run for an extended period of time, it's great fun, but those moments are few and far between. It doesn't help that the save system is archaic; you're forced to exit to the main menu when you save, and the game doesn't even bother to auto-save AT ALL. That means that unless you're saving and exiting every few minutes, the chances of losing all the progress you've made are pretty good. I guess we can all be consoled by the fact that Diablo 3 will run properly.
Hayden C gave it a3:
This game is full of bugs. There i said it. from the ridiculous secu-rom piracy protection to the unplayable singleplayer and the uber buggy multiplayer. The game has already had an enormous amount of patches, and considering i live in a country where we don't get unlimited bandwidth i have almost gone over my limit just patching it! I was a huge fan of ascarons games from port royale to sacred 1 but this has let them down. It requires more testing before it is released. Shame on you ascaron.
Brent D. gave it a5:
Well here's my thoughts I like the combat system and all that seems cool but seriously the person who decided on the camera angles is stupid. I mean REALLY the camera is so bad because me personally the camera angle makes me feel dizzy and sick and it RUINS the game. Yes I said it Ruins the game they need to make the camera like RF online or World of Warcraft style this is the biggest piece of crap I have bought the entire year all because of one Flaw that hinders your ability to enjoy the game and in this case its the Camera I will never buy another product from this company because I can expect only what I see and thats a Piece of crap in a box with pretty graphics. Good Game and Epic Fail.
Johnc gave it an8:
The game has been out awhile now, awesome graphics even on the lowest settings, huge world to explore with plenty to see and do and good characters to experiment with. If you liked Diablo and Titan quest then this is a must have. The flip side: the load times are not as good as they could be, and the manual unlock system if you don't have internet is a major pain in the behind. My system is close to the high end recommended and I have to use the lowest graphic settings to stop the gaming jerking when I am facing multiple enemies. Even worse the manual is very confusing and poorly laid out. Great game, buy it, but buy it cheap.
Andreas B gave it a1:
Sacred 2 is a complete waste of money! It seems they spent all the time in trying to make the game's graphics and no time at all in the playability. The big thing about RPG's is that it needs to be challenging.....there is no challenge in Sacred 2.....a 5 year old will find it boring upon reaching any level beyond 3. Not mentioning all the bugs still apparent in the game either! We should all be refunded!
