Is a surpisingly good game. Now that I've finished my rant about Bloodlines, lemme talk a bit about the game I managed to pick up instead.

Managed to pick up another RPG called Sacred (with the special Plus pack as well). It's actually quite an enjoyable game, in the Diablo sort of style. You run around and smash evil monsters on the head with your sword, and can upgrade your abilities and skills as you gain experience. On the surface, that idea is fairly similar to a LOT of action RPGs out there, so nothing to catch your eye there.

The characters are quite interesting. You've got a Vampiress / Knight, some kind of Angel, and the standard fighter (Gladiator), Mage and a couple of elf type characters. One with a bow, one a martial artist. Bit of variety, and some interesting ideas in there. So when I traded in Bloodlines, I figured I would give this one a go.

I've managed to play it for a couple of hours since I got it, and after deciding on the Vampire / Knight, I have been having all sorts of fun trouncing brigands, and evil wolves and goblins and whatnots. Combat is easy enough, and the enemies aren't too difficult at this stage. I'm looking forward to developing some of my skills as a Knight AND a Vampire, so that I can further trounce bad people and complete more quests.

I've only managed to complete a few simple ones so far, and I've only explored a TINY fraction of the game (yes, it's one of those that tells you how much you've explored and completed) so I've got a ways to go yet. As with all games of this nature, the multiple character options mean that I'm just gonna have to play it through several times, so there's gonna be a bit of time I'll need to sink into this game. Might take me a lil' while to finish it...

(I'd still rather be playing Bloodlines, but this is good just the same... *sigh*)

More updates another time...