User Rating: 9 | Sacred PC
OK, I was watching out for this game since I played the demo. I never really cared much for the dated graphics of Diablo, so I was happy to play a game that had the game play of Diablo with MUCH better graphics. My only real complaint is the game is soooooooooo buggy. Especially out of the box, I had just installed Windows XP service pack 2. The insane CD verification conflicted with the new security feature of SP 2. Now I’m all for companies trying to make sure their game isn’t pirated, but I thought that CD verification was just a little much. The game also has a few glitches like character misplacement, a weird animation to get off of the horse when attacked, and just overall, it has way too many obvious flaws. The extra potions are DEFINITELY kool. And one of my favorite graphical enhancements is EVERY piece of armor show up on my character, and the graphics are all cosmetic.. not based on the level of protection. And some of the spells are very pretty to look at. Other than that, I pretty much agree with Gamespot’s review… but I thought some of the scores should have been higher.