Review

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PS3)

By Mitchell Dyer
October 30, 2009 13:18 PM PST
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Wait, Whallop, Repeat

Sacred 2's biggest issue is that, in spite of its gorgeous world, complete with beautiful architecture and vibrant colors, there is an alarming array of technical problems. Sacred slows considerably when a group decides they want you dead, and the walk leading up to each objective is filled with distracting screen tearing and an embarrassing amount of objects popping in and out of existence. You'll definitely want to install Sacred 2: Fallen Angel to your hard drive, if only to avoid the maddening limitations of loading new areas every time you enter them.

Because experience points come fast, upgrading your attributes further categorizes your character as a unique resident of the realm. The constant stream of spendable points keeps you hooked to level up just one more time before packing it in, and the reward just keeps piling on. With three online comrades, carving up Ancaria is even better. But that's four folks who've now got to patiently wait for a tree to pop into place before they can continue their cooperative battle cry.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is a mindless blend of walking, jamming on the attack button, and repetitive objectives -- but it still ends up being a lot of fun, provided your patience can tolerate the crippling halt after a technical meltdown. It's not a deal breaker, but it'll certainly tip the scales in the wrong direction for anyone using Sacred as a genre stepping stone.

PROS: Seemingly endless amount of things to see, do and kill with online buds; diverse array of character classes; extremely rewarding.
CONS: It's a technical catastrophe; minimal story means lots of mindless, repetitive questing.