tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565009690813079944.post4216276537555698405..comments2023-07-30T06:10:52.096-07:00Comments on Point of No Escape: Sacred 2, Titan Quest, Impressions & Comparisonsriffraffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11046595086356573879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565009690813079944.post-59476984421438411042010-12-28T23:01:58.112-08:002010-12-28T23:01:58.112-08:00Facing the same debate myself.
I just can't j...Facing the same debate myself.<br /><br />I just can't justify playing anymore Diablo the only thing I haven't done is winning a ladder and that's only because I have a job and don't smoke crack. However that's still my favorite style of game and there aren't a lot of good alternatives. Gauntlet on PS2 had fun co-op, Summoner was fun for a stint back in the day although I never tried the sequel, but nothing else really hooked me and there were some disasters. Raise your hand if you got a lifetime subscription to Hellgate and ended up paying $200 for a few months of multi-player without constant crashes and bugs or believed friends who said WoW starts at 70 only to find out after all the grinding raids and dungeons are just a new kind of boring unless frustration is your flavor of fun.<br /><br />Anywho, after trying and eliminating pretty much all MMOs and determining they all have the same basic turn offs I finally got around to playing the demos of both Titan Quest and Sacred 2 on PC today and I have to say I'm going with TQ.<br /><br />S2 seemed clunky and riddled with bugs the demo actually crashed on me twice I never even started it back up after the second time (perhaps this is not an issue on PS3?) In contrast when I got to the end of the TQ demo it left me wanting more and cursing them for putting a level 6 cap and finding myself out of demo material so quickly after only an hour or so.<br /><br />On the plus side S2 brings some uniqueness to the table. The quirky sense of humor reminded me a bit of Bard's Tale although it might get old after awhile but more importantly I liked the idea of balancing the leveling up of skills which are based on decreasing cooldowns while having penalties increasing by equipping items. Use more skills more often or have better gear? That might be oversimplifying but it seems to be a focus.<br /><br />Also they seem to have added in those "wouldn't it be nice if" features. Allowing multiple cameras, positional voice acting, NPC interaction without player input, etc. Case and point: tap Q key to pick up all nearby loot filtered by quality in your settings. It's hard to describe how awesome that is if you are going to invest any time into an RPG game. I've played other games which have a "loot all" option even though Diablo and TQ don't unless you count holding down alt but never one with such a large radius and the ability to filter what to pickup with the granularity of S2.<br /><br />Still TQ seems to be more solid and polished and delivers despite pretty much being a Diablo clone with only slight modifications just enough to remind you that you aren't actually playing a 3D Diablo. The biggest drawback seems to be the online community which is almost entirely comprised of cheaters which generally sucks the fun out of the game ... if I wanted a second job I'd be getting paid. That said the LAN play option with a few friends will probably be exactly what I'm looking for.<br /><br />You never know maybe just maybe Blizzard can stop getting distracted by their greed with WoW long enough to finish and release Diablo 3 before Activision gets their grubby paws all over it and causes the longest anticipated and largest disappointment of video game history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565009690813079944.post-39062363648037513622010-09-23T13:12:29.826-07:002010-09-23T13:12:29.826-07:00Very good article, I was just passing by looking ...Very good article, I was just passing by looking for a nice comparison of the games. I wanted to see which game I should start with a group of friends as a multiplayer hack-and-slash campaign. Just to let you know, I am going with S2 as many believe the campaign is greatly improved by the multiplayer aspect, where TQ is as much fun to play by yourself.Jeff Dnoreply@blogger.com