Let's get one thing straight.

To Sacred 1 fans, this game is a total disaster and an affront to old fans like myself.

To everyone else, this is an amazing CASUAL game where you sit on the couch and you play on the controller with your buddies.

This game can't be considered a true-to-Sacred game. You will be severely disappointed if you expect awesome loot sets, lots of cities and landscapes to explore, dragons to slay, and quests to undertake. It's NOT that kind of game. Sacred 3 is not Sacred 1 or 2. Not even remotely close.

This is a pure, casual hack'n'slash with terrible humor (that I love, because I'm a pun-man), cheesiness, and just plain fun. The game does not take itself serious. Even the bad guys joke about craving fish. This is not your in-depth Witcher story RPG, nor your immersion-filled world explorer like the old Sacred was.

The only thing that this game beats Sacred 1 at is the humor. Quite literally, the small, sarcastic remarks your Seraphim would make in S1 this game is saturated with that.
It beats Sacred 2 only with its camera. S2 camera was awful, but that's another topic for another time.

That said, would I recommend this game? Yes, because I'm 25 now and I have become a filthy casual. When I was a teen, I had all the time in the world to play Sacred. And I did. And I kicked ass with my level 206 Battlemage who destroyed everyone online. Those were the days. Those were times when I could play 12 hours a day and not worry. But I'm an adult now. I need a game that gives me something quick, something not too serious.

This game is perfect for that. And now that we have a TV with the Steam Link hooked up to it, it's perfect to just wind down after a long day with the missus and kill some monsters without having to worry what kind of loot we need. There's no backpacks to fill up here, no too intensive skill or talent trees to build. Anyone can pick up this game and have fun with it.

Don't get thrown away by the name. Sacred 3 is everything a casual game should be, but it is nothing like its predecessors. Other than a few references to the old Ancaria and its people and cities, the game doesn't resemble the old ones. The story and world still takes place in Ancaria, but that's about it.

TL;dr: Hack'n'slash. Casual. Fun. Kill stuff. No deep immersion, just pure enjoyment. Only casuals will enjoy this.

Let's get one thing straight. To Sacred 1 fans, this game is a total disaster and an affront to old fans like myself. To everyone else, this is an amazing CASUAL game where you sit on the couch and you play on the controller with your buddies. This game can't be considered a true-to-Sacred game. You will be severely disappointed if you expect awesome loot sets, lots of cities and landscapes to explore, dragons to slay, and quests to undertake. It's NOT that kind of game. Sacred 3 is not Sacred 1 or 2. Not even remotely close. This is a pure, casual hack'n'slash with terrible humor (that I love, because I'm a pun-man), cheesiness, and just plain fun. The game does not take itself serious. Even the bad guys joke about craving fish. This is not your in-depth Witcher story RPG, nor your immersion-filled world explorer like the old Sacred was. The only thing that this game beats Sacred 1 at is the humor. Quite literally, the small, sarcastic remarks your Seraphim would make in S1 this game is saturated with that. It beats Sacred 2 only with its camera. S2 camera was awful, but that's another topic for another time. That said, would I recommend this game? Yes, because I'm 25 now and I have become a filthy casual. When I was a teen, I had all the time in the world to play Sacred. And I did. And I kicked ass with my level 206 Battlemage who destroyed everyone online. Those were the days. Those were times when I could play 12 hours a day and not worry. But I'm an adult now. I need a game that gives me something quick, something not too serious. This game is perfect for that. And now that we have a TV with the Steam Link hooked up to it, it's perfect to just wind down after a long day with the missus and kill some monsters without having to worry what kind of loot we need. There's no backpacks to fill up here, no too intensive skill or talent trees to build. Anyone can pick up this game and have fun with it. Don't get thrown away by the name. Sacred 3 is everything a casual game should be, but it is nothing like its predecessors. Other than a few references to the old Ancaria and its people and cities, the game doesn't resemble the old ones. The story and world still takes place in Ancaria, but that's about it. TL;dr: Hack'n'slash. Casual. Fun. Kill stuff. No deep immersion, just pure enjoyment. Only casuals will enjoy this.