Heard the Hype, watched the same few clips on various review channels along with the promise of a smart, unique detective game where your actions could mould the character into whatever style of 'hero' / ''anti-hero' you envisioned. I was unsure, but sounded like a adventure and character I could get lost into. To be fair the start, waking heavily hung over with a hotel room and struggling to gather your sense and bearings following a lengthy internal monologue, set the stage and promise of great things to follow. What follows though wears off very quickly turning into a RNG controlled, depression fest of dullness, with next to no detective work / action. Feast your eyes on various shades of browns whilst being bombarded by a script that like those students who argue Communism is the way to go and real Communism has never been achieved yet, all without the joy of telling them to fk off. As for the being able to mould your character into what you want, I never found that in the game although I tried many playthroughs and restarts searching for what all the 9 out of 10, 10 out of 10, Best game this year ! and so on the marketing promised. Infact didn't even enjoy the setting, dialogue or anything much. P.S all those who awarded it 10/10, 9/10 and gave it awards, deserve to go live in Martinaise.
I picked up both Sacred - Gold and Sacred 2 - Gold without knowing too much about either or being that into ARPGs, just like that style of fantasy setting and games fitting that niche, though had mostly stuck to RPGs. Then, that day came where I was looking through my games collection for something different genere wise from the last game I'd been playing and gave Sacreed 1 & 2 a fair shot at things. Really glad I did do because after completing a number of the early quests, things started to click and I began to see the depth, love and care the team behind the titles had put in there. What is really impressive to me is the world itself seems full of life and not just running to and from endless battle after battle. There is also within this world, factions vying for power, plenty of humour, surprises with quests that alter dependant of your alignment along with random events, seems like there's always something new to see. There's some indepth game mechanics powering it all under the hood, with runes, gear sets, combo powers and character builds. At first I had no idea on any of this, infact found it overwhelming. Overtime, slowly learning these systems through playing without much of a clue, the game becomes more and more addictive and fun, in a way I haven't really seen in current titles. Now at the point where have reached the mid thirties in level with a couple of characters and seeing synergy between skills i've put points in. Feels like had so much enjoyment yet looking at the map, there's a vast amount undiscovered. Can highly recommend both games, when they do click, you realise how special they are. Also discovered there is a Mod to resolve Sacreds original screen resolution. With this both games can stand up against anything else with the whole feeling of the living world the game is set in putting it up there with The Witcher series even. Finally Blind Guardian in Sacred 2 ! Epic.
I picked up both Sacred - Gold and Sacred 2 - Gold without knowing too much about either or being that into ARPGs, just like that style of fantasy setting and games fitting that niche, though had mostly stuck to RPGs. Then, that day came where I was looking through my games collection for something different genere wise from the last game I'd been playing and gave Sacreed 1 & 2 a fair shot at things. Really glad I did do because after completing a number of the early quests, things started to click and I began to see the depth, love and care the team behind the titles had put in there. What is really impressive to me is the world itself seems full of life and not just running to and from endless battle after battle. There is also within this world, factions vying for power, plenty of humour, surprises with quests that alter dependant of your alignment along with random events, seems like there's always something new to see. There's some indepth game mechanics powering it all under the hood, with runes, gear sets, combo powers and character builds. At first I had no idea on any of this, infact found it overwhelming. Overtime, slowly learning these systems through playing without much of a clue, the game becomes more and more addictive and fun, in a way I haven't really seen in current titles. Now at the point where have reached the mid thirties in level with a couple of characters and seeing synergy between skills i've put points in. Feels like had so much enjoyment yet looking at the map, there's a vast amount undiscovered. Can highly recommend both games, when they do click, you realise how special they are. Also discovered there is a Mod to resolve Sacreds original screen resolution. With this both games can stand up against anything else with the whole feeling of the living world the game is set in putting it up there with The Witcher series even. Finally Blind Guardian in Sacred 2 ! Epic.
Easy enough to figure out, runs on Windows 10 1920 x 1080 with no messing or editing required. Once get gist of whats what it's a great ARPG. Recommended
Apart from the earlier Warband no other game touches the experience Bannerlord provides. From very humble beginnings you can take on entire realms, walk around villages, towns and castles each uniquely styled after their faction. Choose to wander the lands as you will, be a trader and run trade caravans across distant lands, become supreme Champion horn your weapon skills in the Arenas, choose to serve one of the Lords who hold power or become the one who unites all under your banner. Massive improvement from the earlier Warband in every respect and only set to get better as time goes on. Switch from 1st person to 3rd person as you lead your forces in massive battles and sieges. One of the very few titles nowadays thats can genuinely provide those Wow moments and provide an experience none other can touch.
Game was great but no longer launches as Windows suspends program due to 32bit. Needs some update or fix
After eagerly awaiting the game to unlock soon the expectations and hype regarding playing a futuristic RPG where my choices had real impact on my story and in some form the gameworld were met with the reality it wasn't to be. Aimless NPC's march up and down the streets with little purpose or reason, other than to drop to a crouch, hands raised at the very slightest disturbance. Numerous other issues mentioned at great length elsewhere so won't rehash, but the enduring hope it would be rescued with updates. Add in all items gained lost upon reaching a certain point in the story, Keanu Reeves computer virus and weapon nerfs. Will most likely turn out ok if you want a FPS / weapon crafting game with mission / side mission structure. Most of the world lore and stories there in however will continue to exist in books and fan fiction set in this world rather than experiencing it within the game fully as touted. Not what I was hoping for TBH.
Tried to run after install, nothing. So then tried to verify and system hung on 94% had to reset computer. Attempted again and eventually did verify to 100 % but still doesn't run. Read about some players patch that solves this, downloaded and it does start the game somewhere in the background according to task manager, everywhere except on your screen. Gave job up as a bad do, uninstalled. At least it was in sale really cheap as if i'd paid £9 i'd be narked to put it politely.
Wasn't expecting too much, especially with the numerous similiar titles out there. However it has a good cyberpunk vibe right from the off that draws you into the story, better than most. Nice effective graphics and world making you want to progress just that bit further. So far enjoying what i've played.
