Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Review , Champions of Norrath Clone?

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  • @mamumurako
    @mamumurako ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That “making a High Elf and forgetting to name your character” is so relatable. I unfortunately didn’t start over and just rolled with an High Elf named HighElf coz I’m so far through the game.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂 I did this far too many times than I'd like to admit.

    • @mamumurako
      @mamumurako ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming really bad UI design but I still enjoyed the game haha Have you played their first entry to the Sacred series? Really one of my favorites.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mamumurako I agree, apparently the mods make a huge difference. No I uavent played the first sacred but I've had tons of people tell me I need to.

    • @burnhart
      @burnhart 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      same, my lvl 105 high elf is named high elf :(

  • @imjustkey
    @imjustkey ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That rock show was the wildest best thing I’ve ever seen! Great video, but bear guy needs more screen time. Thanks.

  • @earlnuclear
    @earlnuclear 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This game is a definition of a flawed masterpiece. World size, depth of item and rpg systems, amount of small details. Its very ambitious.

  • @pointblank0020
    @pointblank0020 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why is a buff dude being addicted to Champions of Norrath so funny to me? Nicely edited video too. Good stuff and good luck with your channel

  • @vamremMX
    @vamremMX ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You made me willing to re-install Sacred 2 again, but I strongly recommend the last Community Patch (in Dark Matters site), which fix tons of bugs, and also adds the best improvements the community have been adding along these years. Also if you try Sacred 1, you should try it also with the ReBornHD mod, which adds the same quality of life and improvements like worthy enemies, more experience to level alone (which is needed in a game designed to level in groups online), etc.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you're getting back to the game. I did play with the community patch, just no mods other than that. I agree that the patch completely fixes the game and makes it so much more enjoyable. I've heard great things about sacred 1 with reborn so I'm looking forward to that for sure.

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great ideas…for PC! For console, not so
      much.
      Was Sacred 1 ever released for consoles?

    • @vamremMX
      @vamremMX 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@majorgear1021 No, just PC, even Sacred 2 is just PC if you don't have the old consoles of 2008 for which was released, and I remember was incomplete for consoles.

    • @DamianSzajnowski
      @DamianSzajnowski 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@vamremMXIt's recently got (or was supposed to get) a re-release, patch or something that made it compatible with modern console(s?) Not a console player, so not sure but look it up. Should be playable on newer Xbox, anyhow.

    • @vamremMX
      @vamremMX 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DamianSzajnowski Ascaron gone bankrupt after Sacred 2, the old talent has gone. Sacred Citadel and Sacred 3 are completely different games made by Ken, which had experience on mobile games, they never understood the "Diablo style". I doubt they want to compete against modern ARPGs like Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Lost Ark, Last Epoch, No Rest for the Wicked, and many others. Even Diablo IV can't reach the popularity of many of these new ARPGs, seems old talent abandoned Blizzard too. :(

  • @kevindavis5966
    @kevindavis5966 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm playing through the original Sacred right now on a vampiress. It's a pretty quirky game. As an aside, I recently found by accident a pristine copy of Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms for my PS2 at the local retro games store. My Snowblind collection is almost complete.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      I would always find these over the years for like super low proce because no one knew the games. Haha. Plans on playing sacred 2?

    • @kevindavis5966
      @kevindavis5966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming At some point; it’s on my Steam and GOG wishlists. Sacred is taking a while, I keep putting it down and coming back to it.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kevindavis5966 fair enough, I've done the same with this game for years so I'm gonna try and finally conquer it so I can leave this toxic relationship.

    • @kevindavis5966
      @kevindavis5966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming lol!

  • @Tytar
    @Tytar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A fellow new content creator that values production value but also knows about Champions of Norrath? Whaaaaat?! I may not cover it, but hot diggity dang I'm hitting subscribe today sir!

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate I really appreciate the kind words. I'll come check out your channel as well as you seem to be a cultured fella!

    • @Tytar
      @Tytar ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming Our format and way we interact with our audience per your comment section seem quite similar even though we cover different content! Pleasure to meet ya!

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tytar awesome to hear. Always good to have more content creator peers, should definitely share some ideas or have a convo sometime.

  • @grahbuckfan6
    @grahbuckfan6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great review. This just showed up in my recommendations, glad I clicked.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks mate I really appreciate it. Glad to have you here!

  • @Daschii
    @Daschii ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Malone im from germany, i search for champions Videos and i found your Channel and you are a great Person. Please keep going making great Videos. You are awesome!! Love to you and your family

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Dustin!! Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed this video and I will for sure be making more to come! I really appreciate it mate!

  • @barbyfn
    @barbyfn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was my first big game, and I'm glad of it, it leaved the standards so high that now I can only play huge good games, and especially if they have a big modder community.
    For simple changes like re-name a character, or respec, there are external tools, usually used to cheat.
    Also, since Sacred 1 and 2 was tought to be played online, generally leeching XP in big groups like in Path of Exile or Diablo 2, today there is the ReBorn HD mod, which is a total overhaul to be playable in single player, with the XP, drop, and damage fixed to pass the entire game alone.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooh I didn't know about the single player xp change. I am looking forward to playing with mods once I've beaten vanilla! I can't wait!

    • @barbyfn
      @barbyfn ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@WoddahMaloneGaming Yes, it is for sacred 1, but in the Dark Matters site are guides to edit with a text editor a file to tweak the drop, I don't remember right now but it was very easy and rewarding in game.

  • @warmgummybear
    @warmgummybear ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WTF was that were you fighting a gas cloud!?

  • @incaseofimportantnegotiations
    @incaseofimportantnegotiations ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:22
    you never start on the bronze because after a couple of sidequests you just outlevel the whole world and get no XP

  • @atodasolahey1952
    @atodasolahey1952 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Key to this game is regeneration per hit on everything you equip. If you dont and just build up on damage. It can take a long as time to cast or use spells

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For sure, I usually only equip one ring or slot one into my armor since the dryad attacks fast enough it leaves for instant recast

  • @mattsmith2015
    @mattsmith2015 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the vids! Big fan of the old Dark Alliance games. And now you've inspired me to give Sacred 2 a try!

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome man glad you're enjoying. Let me know what you think of this game after you play it.

  • @KW-bg7by
    @KW-bg7by ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This game does look fun, I just don’t like the stress of knowing my character could die FOREVER lol! But great video woddah!

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha, it's only on hard-core mode. Normal mode you can die as much as you want and there's no real penalty.

  • @catalant4161
    @catalant4161 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another banger video! Damn I'm a die hard champions of norrath fan but I've never really played other games in the same genre besides Diablo. I have to say this one seems really cool to me though. I might pick it up on steam. Seems like such a hidden gem with the ng+ and the open world aspect. Really awesome looking game and great video, did not expect to see you in cat (bear?) ears but I dig the Arnold Schwarzenegger bear. Very excited to watch your streams

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha, thanks so much. I think you'd like the game if you can get past the first learning curve. Once you start focusing on stats and skills it becomes such a fun and addicting game!

  • @Zyxz
    @Zyxz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Put in a 100+ hours on PS3 for this game. First apartment with my wife and we didn't have internet. This is what we played, great couch co-op.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's an all time fave and still holds up

  • @incaseofimportantnegotiations
    @incaseofimportantnegotiations ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:10 dusted off my old pc and installed 32bit windows on it
    it could play for hours

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think mine was about 2 hours on average. Pretty good but annoying if it didn't save progress sometimes.

    • @incaseofimportantnegotiations
      @incaseofimportantnegotiations ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming i tired all the patches and it didn't work. but damn is this game beautiful on the main pc. it woks in UHD it works in UWS it works in surround all without effoert the physx is gorgeous.
      also it worked just like that on my touchscreen, fully playable.
      and i had to play it gf980 in mere 1920. worse than that i was lazy to re-arrange my screens from side pc so i in-steam streamed it from side pc to main pc screens with some arterfacting despite there being less than a metre of cable.
      if only someone to fix that it would be looking better than most modern games. physx was one of the best things ever made until nvidia killed it with greed

  • @Arinacat
    @Arinacat ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, i love your passionate and well-structured reviews. It's good to know that there are people out there who love the Sacred and Champions titles as much i do.
    I wonder what your opinion about "Grim Dawn" would be. It's one of the best Diablo clones / Hack & Slays / Action RPGs out there imho.
    It's from the developer team behind "Titan Quest" back in the day and shares the same engine + many mechanics with it, but is vastly improved in a lot of aspects.
    It's like a mix of Titan Quest mechanics + Diablo 2 + Warhammer Fantasy + H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror. The only true spiritual successor to Diablo 2 in my book.
    So, it comes with attributes, a dual class system + a third, class-indipendent, overarching skill tree (devotions) for passive proc effects (one can combine with regular skills) and sooooo much loot, some of it coming with additional skills on it aswell. The amount of possibilities when it comes to build-variety is simply astonishing.
    It even allows for a MMO-like "holy trinity" when playing in co-op. So, you can have a tank, taking all the aggro, a supporter, raising stats, armor, elemental defenses etc. and probably healing a whole bunch and damage dealers / glass cannons doing the big hurt.
    It has a big crafting system (you find blueprints, especially dropped by bosses. When you play for long enough you can even craft whole legendary sets if you have the ressources for it etc..).
    It has 2 awesome Add-Ons aswell, bringing even more quality of life stuff, items, new enemy types etc.
    (The first Add-On brings transmog for example. So, skins of everything you find will get saved at your skin-npc automatically. And you can add said skins for a little fee on that npc as often as you have the currecy for it to make your character look the way you want. And yes, you can play men and women (!))
    But be warned. When the game "clicks" for you, it will probably eat your lifetime like no other Hack&Slay game before.. :D

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I live meeting new people that live these types of games as well. Grim dawn is actually on my list of games to play/review! I've got a couple others before it but im super looking forward to playing and streaming it!

  • @daveverhoeven2288
    @daveverhoeven2288 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Funny thing is Arnold isnt even from germany but from Austria

  • @greyroo
    @greyroo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great review, great game.
    Just wanted to chime in that by using the Community Patch and the Enhanced Edition mods I was able to get the game to run perfectly on windows 11 at fullscreen 2560x1440.
    Not a bad feat considering it's age.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks I really appreciate it! It's so crazy hoe much the modding community has done for this game! So blessed

  • @Riggy2k3
    @Riggy2k3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great vid! It was fun watching you play some of this on stream and I love the editing! Keep it up dude

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for coming by mate was great to see you as always!

  • @Thinh-Nguyen.
    @Thinh-Nguyen. ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome review as always really enjoyed watching you play this game brother your jokes always hit German bear had me dieing 🤣

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, so glad you enjoyed, the German bear might become a recurring character.

  • @Gsoda35
    @Gsoda35 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    fun 8/10, Diablo 2 alternative 8/10.
    lovely review! 10/9

  • @Misterclank
    @Misterclank ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video, i hope you make an Review to the first game, Sacred 1 is awesome

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am for sure planning on playing sacred 1 at some point.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed!

  • @MwestTech
    @MwestTech ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done video, lots of great dad jokes but the best part is you always do a great job of exposing me to games I never knew about.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks mate, I really enjoyed making this one. I know I always play the most obscure stuff. 😂😂

  • @ES-kw7hq
    @ES-kw7hq ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Malone, I’ve been enjoying your FF top list videos. Have you considered making a top 10 FF game list? I hope I see that in the future one day.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will for sure get back to more ff list but unfortunately my ff videos don't get really any traction so will do more once I'm partnered. Hopefully in a few weeks!

    • @ES-kw7hq
      @ES-kw7hq ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming Sounds good man, can’t wait.

    • @ES-kw7hq
      @ES-kw7hq ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming I just found your FF game tier list from a year ago…not sure how I missed it but I’m watching it now. This pretty counts as a 10 list, but if you were planning on making a new/similar one, I would be down for that too.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ES-kw7hq ya I need to do an updated one by the end of the year for sure!

  • @incaseofimportantnegotiations
    @incaseofimportantnegotiations ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why would you need to start over if you outlevel the world on silver before you get to the gate
    and you have a ton of runes just to level another skill

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      If you don't understand hoe the runes work you can drastically increase your cooldowns to where some skills are unusable. Some it doesn't matter but especially when you get into the higher difficulties you can't have a bricked character.

    • @incaseofimportantnegotiations
      @incaseofimportantnegotiations ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming
      you can pivot there's no hard level cap or extremely bad parabolic scaling like in other games
      maybe it won't be a minmax character but still there's more chance to survive than diablo 2

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@incaseofimportantnegotiations ya id say you can for sure "complete" the game but it will be a slog. But if youre trying hardcore then min maxing is a must. That should go without saaying though I suppose.

  • @kobrabubbles626
    @kobrabubbles626 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🤣🤣🤣 KobrraBubbles redeems: Cat Ears and Tail for 0 points.

  • @KW-bg7by
    @KW-bg7by ปีที่แล้ว +3

    **Cat ears redeemed**

  • @matthewchristie2186
    @matthewchristie2186 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Had this on my 360

  • @DarkturtleX
    @DarkturtleX ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite ARPG

  • @playsianer7918
    @playsianer7918 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing Video!
    For me Sacred 1 and 2 are the most underrated and best Game ever, with the Community Patch.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am still yet to play the first one but im really looking forward to it. I've heard tons of great things and the community has been urging me.

    • @FalconStrikeGames
      @FalconStrikeGames ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sacred 1 was damn good!

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FalconStrikeGames I've downloaded it so gonna give it a try.

    • @FalconStrikeGames
      @FalconStrikeGames ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming it had a lot of good elements from D2 which made it even better for me personally. I'm sure you're gonna enjoy it!

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FalconStrikeGames I'm a suckered for these types of games so I'm sure I will. 😂😂

  • @MsDeathGuy
    @MsDeathGuy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The first one was great ,this one was good.Don't bother with the third.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The first was the best to you? I still haven't played.

  • @ajaxslamgoody9736
    @ajaxslamgoody9736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good Review

  • @Barnabas3060
    @Barnabas3060 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this game I played through it maybe 5 or 6 years ago, but I still think about it and I’m not even a fan on Diablo style rpgs. Somethin about sacred 2

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was extremely unique, im looking to get back into it with the mods

  • @grimrevan4660
    @grimrevan4660 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No Grim Dawn mention? It's my personal favorite ARPG. Lots of build variety a requires an eye for detail in making a build work. I have a nearly maxed out char where I am still using a lv 30 weapon that makes mobs explode because it is so perfectly dialed in to my build. Get into it and it will blow your mind.
    I also loved Sacred 2, but Sacred 3 was modled after Sacred Citadel instead of advancing 2's formula. Citadel was a decent Beat'em Up Brawler RPG, but Sacred 3 should have carried the series to new heights and instead was a steamy pile of dog shitaco.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      I actually haven't played grim dawn yet but I plan to. And sacred 3 looked super un interesting to me

  • @SleepWarz
    @SleepWarz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The forgot to name your character part hit hard fml

  • @dc1939
    @dc1939 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Arnold is from Austria lol

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey.... we don't need that kind of negativity here.

    • @nicktronson2977
      @nicktronson2977 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@WoddahMaloneGaming Was about to post the same thing, but glad I'm not that negative.

  • @totomen666
    @totomen666 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    try playing Sacred 1

  • @zakan4898
    @zakan4898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have problem with Sacred 2. First is that of course i don't know how to create a good build xd and second i like too much the first one- first one is for me a legend that made my childhood and playing in sacred 2 is just weird. I have exacly the same filing the worst best game i played i love it but the shadow of orginal is always up on me.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      I really need to go back and play the first one, I still haven't to this day!

  • @radicalcentrist4990
    @radicalcentrist4990 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a type of game that we call Eurojank, which are low budget games made by small european studios that have a lot of creative ideas and ambitions but not the budget, or skill, to make them into polished experiences. Eurojank games are either love or hate experiences, they either really click with you because the unique and creative ideas are so good that the lack of polish doesn't matter, or you'll just despise them because they're too janky to be bearable. Some of the most notorious examples are the Gothic games, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, the first Witcher, Mount & Blade, Risen, Two Worlds, the Divinity franchise until Original Sin.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's actually the perfect description. I need to search up more euro jank titles

    • @MrDoggson
      @MrDoggson ปีที่แล้ว

      Pairing this with Two worlds? Disgusting

    • @radicalcentrist4990
      @radicalcentrist4990 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrDoggson as I said in my definition, these are the types of games that you're either really feeling or despise. I don't like Two World but some people are actually feeling it.

    • @burnhart
      @burnhart 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i love most of those games :) add populous the beginning, knights and merchants and the cultures series to that list of amazing but a bit janky games made by european studios

  • @arcaneknight9799
    @arcaneknight9799 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Play Two Worlds lol

  • @thewadz5878
    @thewadz5878 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you just review the game instead of cutting to you trying to make a joke every 10 seconds?

  • @cmudd9788
    @cmudd9788 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't know if you've ever played Grim Dawn but if you haven't I highly recommend it. There are 8 classes to choose from and with the dual class system there are 56 different combinations you can play as or you can choose to play a pure class giving you 64 different ways to play the game which makes for a ton of replay value. I also love the way they let you respec because you don't have to spend a massive amount to completely respec if you only want to make minor changes. Instead you can remove individual points from certain skills and move them to another skill for a minimal amount of gold. The only thing is that you can't change your secondary class after you choose one. There are also no mounts like in Sacred 2 but there are builds that will make your movement speed so fast that you won't need a mount. It's not a perfect game but I've really enjoyed it over other PC games like Diablo and Torchlight.

    • @WoddahMaloneGaming
      @WoddahMaloneGaming  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I havent yet played it but I do have it in my steam library. I've been recommended it quite a but and am looking forward to playing it. Will possibly stream it in the near future.

  • @LightSaber83
    @LightSaber83 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Min 11:03 HaHaHa 🤣

  • @Paganichi
    @Paganichi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The cringe needs to stop

  • @bangposter69
    @bangposter69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sacred 2 is not as good as champions