Potential successors and competitors to Diablo have always been warmly received by the gaming community. Still, a monopoly in the genre - even if it is not a very popular hack'n'slash - is a bad phenomenon that discourages developers. Alas, the first part of Sacred did not manage to throw off the Desura Online Games masterpiece from the pedestal, although, it should be noted, it went down in the history of the gaming industry as an outstanding project.
Action Sacred 2- sort of a prehistory of what happened in the first part. Before us is the same Ancaria, only a thousand years younger. That - but not that. It is ruled by seraphim, semi-divine creatures who know the secret of a mysterious T-energy that can change any matter. But, apparently, even the gods make mistakes: they decided to share the secret. A seemingly ideal candidate was chosen for this: who would better dispose of the world's good, if not immortal elves? They got the secret knowledge. Alas, in vain: even the eared people could not resist transforming everything and everyone, albeit for seemingly noble purposes. After a while, the flourishing lands of Ancaria began to turn into a kind of scorched desert, peaceful animals came to dinner with unknown evil creatures, and natural disasters consistently destroyed the remnants of civilization. It is here that the character controlled by us intervenes in the course of events. It is in his power to either save the world, or finally destroy it and gain power.
The player is given six characters to choose from - the Shadow Warrior, Inquisitor, Temple Guardian, High Elf, Seraphim and Dryad. We already know some from the first part, some we will see for the first time. Of course, everyone has their own weaknesses and advantages, their own unique abilities and vulnerabilities. The Shadow Warrior is excellent at all types of weapons. The Inquisitor is a master of hand-to-hand combat and a connoisseur of all kinds of dastardly techniques, both magical and completely devoid of any magic. The Guardian of the Temple is a mechanical creature that grows deadly pieces of iron from its limbs. High Elf is a powerful elemental mage (by the way, one of her spells turns a fragile lady into an incredibly strong fighter). Dryad is the most skillful archer. Seraphima is a kind of winged Valkyrie, capable of both slaying an enemy with a huge sword and healing an ally. Loki, you will understand what I mean). And, of course, the gamer will be able to play enough with the appearance of his ward: the color of the skin and hair, the hairstyle is a trifle, but nice.
The world through which we have to travel will be unusually vast (as much as forty percent more than in the first part, and even there it was so large that many abandoned the game without having mastered such a scale). An alarmingly large number of NPCs scattered throughout Ankaria, six hundred side quests, secret dungeons - this is not a complete list of what awaits us. In addition, all this will be beautifully decorated: even now, in the screenshots, you can see high-quality traced textures, perfectly detailed objects and locations, and simply beautiful landscapes and figures. Physically, the universe of Sacred 2 is not perfect, but it is quite satisfactory: the limbs of killed enemies scatter in full accordance with the law of gravity.
Fans of online battles are also lucky: the guys from Poki Games Studio took special care of them. The proposed single campaign can be overcome together with a friend on the home grid, or you can roll up your sleeves and take on a special cycle of missions for joint passage. At the same time, 32 people, divided into four groups, will be able to frolic in the vastness of Ancaria. By the way, there are several modes of team battles, one more beautiful than the other.
Sacred 2 promises to be a truly wonderful game, where all the components of a successful project are harmoniously combined: an excellent role-playing component, an exciting fighting game and fantastic graphics.
