Dhruin
SasqWatch
While the focus is probably the console version these days, GamePyre has a review of the PC version of Sacred 2, with a score of 84%. Here's their conclusion:
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Sacred 2 - Review @ GamePyre
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Yeesh
Hopeless Curmudgeon
That sounds like a bit of a leap. Whatever you want to say about D&D's character level system, one thing you can't say about it is that it's been widely copied in CRPGs. It's so complex and convoluted and more than a little arbitrary, especially in the earlier versions. I'd be surprised to learn that Sacred 2 appropriates much of that system.
Dhruin
SasqWatch
No, it's nothing like it except in the very broadest terms. It is, however, a complex system for a hack'n'slasher, so perhaps that's what they meant.
Hümmelgümpf
Watcher
AD&D 2E wasn't all that complex, especially the variant used in BG. Let's see: 6 attributes, four skills for Thieves and some weapon proficiencies. And, of course, a bazillion of spells, but only spellcasters had to deal with that. Overall, once you picked a class the customization was almost over, unless you count items. Video games based on D&D 3.5 are significantly more elaborate.
You forgot the arcane multi- and dual-classing rules. And, of course, the spells are still a big barrier to a newbie, since you will have a spellcaster or two regardless of what your party is.
As for Sacred, yeah, it's a fairly comprehensive system (which is a big plus in my book).
As for Sacred, yeah, it's a fairly comprehensive system (which is a big plus in my book).