Wow, I haven't played Sacred 3, but this really sounds like an overly bias, hate filled review.
First of all, I did own and play the original, and while it did have some cool stuff to it, it was far from being a quality ARPG. I remember it was actually so buggy, broken and unstable at launch that I gave up on playing it. Only when the expansion pack was released, did I finally pick it up again and complete it. And even then, it was a snore fest of a game. I really don't understand why people would be surprised that Sacred 2 and 3 aren't very good either.
But despite that, this review really has me scratching my head. One moment, you rage about the game because they attempted something different in terms of loot and advancement. And then, the next moment you are chastising the game because it doesn't do anything innovative. What? It seems to me that trying to create a new way of doing equipment and advancement in an ARPG is pretty innovative. Maybe not successful, but at least they tried.
Lastly, the point about controls. Again, maybe they weren't successful with it, but I applaud them if they have attempted to do away with that Diablo style control system. I have always hated that control system. I don't feel like I am playing my character, I feel like I am playing the mouse pointer. Yesterday I started playing Diablo 3 on PS4, and I am just blown away by how much better it feels and plays with a controller instead of that gawd awful mouse driven control scheme. It made me seriously wish that PC ARPGs would get away from the mouse, and build a more console style control system.
So maybe Sacred 3 isn't a very good game overall, but at least they tried to do some things different, rather than be another reskinned Diablo.
You missunderstood something: This isn't a diablo style game, it's no ARPG, it's a top-down 3d brawler. One with horrible controls, unimaginative everything and cringeworthy dialoge. The "humor" of the Sacred series was always beyond retarded, but this..unholy shit. It's a quick unlubed arserape of an old mediocre francise that never lived up to it's potential, but was oddly fun at times.
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You missunderstood something: This isn't a diablo style game, it's no ARPG, it's a top-down 3d brawler. One with horrible controls, unimaginative everything and cringeworthy dialoge. The "humor" of the Sacred series was always beyond retarded, but this..unholy shit. It's a quick unlubed arserape of an old mediocre francise that never lived up to it's potential, but was oddly fun at times.