Something is wrong in the world. People belive this is inferior to a game called Diablo ???
However, it is not the greatest Hack n Slash RPG ever made, for that title belongs to Sacred, and here's why
I believe a fantasy game with swords and sorcery should have a traditional fantasy setting. I want to see Dragons and Elves in a beautiful landscape. I want to venture into dark dungeons one moment and then walk in the sunlight the next. Don't get me wrong, i love to battle the undead, fighting skeletons and mummys (which is still possible in Sacred) but nothing beats fighting a Dragon!
I want to go inside houses and shops unlike Diablo, Titan Quest, even Guld Wars. Why? ... because i do.
Another thing that appeals to me is the different landscapes, mountain, forest, desert. I remember fighting some mummys in the desert thinking 'this looks so right'. Even the different types of trees just add that certain something. Sacred has beautiful art. Castles, houses, farms, even walls, they're all drawn perfectly. It's a pleasure just to travel through a town or pass a farm or enter a building.
Sacred makes Diablo look drab.
One thing that let Titan Quest down was the character selection. Both Diablo and Sacred are vastly superior with a good choice of character types. It's a personal thing, but i believe Sacred has the upper hand. For instance the mage in Sacred looks to me more how i imagine a mage to look. Gameplay wise Diablo and Sacred are both Hack n Slash and on the surface it would seem that all you do is left click on the enemy. Sacred has a little more to offer. For instance, nothing beats being an elf when using a bow save being an elf whilst riding a horse and using a bow!
The skills are better and i like the fact you have to find them on your travels. It gives the game more depth. Even the spells are better. Just watch a mage in action to see how awsome spells look in the game. With the expansion playing a Dawrf in Sacred is probably the best character design i have ever seen in a game. He can fight, he can shoot and he can even pull out a flame thrower!
Combinations of skills and weapons in Sacred is the real draw of the game and will keep avid players glued for a long time yet to come. That is until Sacred 2 is released.
So where was i? ......... oh yes, i remember .......... why is Sacred the better game? ............. simply .......... everything in Diablo has been done better in Sacred and then some. The rest of you can stay in your dark holes trying to kill the devil, good luck to you. It's like comparing Doom to Far Cry. As Legolas once said 'Elves do not walk in the dark earth'.