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''Sacred'' is a [[Hack and Slash]] game in the vein of ''[[Diablo]]''. It follows the hero as he goes on a quest to defeat some demon, destroy the necromancer Shadarr, and save the lands of Ancaria by collecting the five elements. You probably won't notice that much, as you'll be a bit busy using the spells to destroy your enemies. There are six classes in the original (Gladiator, Seraphim, Vampiress, Battlemage, Wood Elf and Dark Elf) with two more added by an expansion pack (Dwarf and Daemon). Each class has its own special abilities learned from runes found around the game world.
An expansion for the first game, ''Sacred Underworld'' was released in August 2005, and takes place shortly after the events of the main game. Both Shadarr and the Shakkara Demon have been defeated, but this victory did not come without a price. Prince Valor is dead, leaving Ancaria without a ruler. To make matters worse, a dark wizard named Anducar has rallied the demons of the Underworld (''Sacred's'' equivalent of Hell) under his banner with the intention of invading and conquering Ancaria. With the help of Valor's lover and widow, Vilya, the heroes of Sacred must venture into the Underworld and defeat Anducar before his demonic legions destroy the world. Joining them are two new classes: the Daemoness, a female Demon who was betrayed by Anducar and now seeks vengeance, and the last of the Dwarves.
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Tragically, not long after ''Sacred 2'' was released, developer Ascaron suddenly went bankrupt, causing the loss of the rights to [[No Export for You|export Ice and Blood to the US]]. Thankfully, German developer Deep Silver was able to acquire the IP, and has made both ''Ice and Blood'' and the international Gold Edition of ''Sacred 2'' available for digital download.
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* [[Absurdly High Level Cap]]: ''200''.
* [[After the End]]: Both games, but most visibly the original, since it takes place [[
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Both games have a substantial amount of ingame books. The first game contained mostly lore books which included several theories on the origins of the Seraphim and how Anducar became lord of the Underworld. The second game, in keeping with its [[Lighter and Softer]] nature, contains texts on the various gods of the world, descriptions of the various regions, and texts that are just plain silly, such as ''orcish cooking recipes''.
* [[And Man Grew Proud]]: The backstory for the sequel.
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* [[Most Annoying Sound]]: '''HEEEEEEEAAAAAAATHAAAAAANNNNNNN!!'''
* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Not so much in the first game, but in the second game, there's at least one friendly member of each enemy race.
** The three heroes from [[
* [[No Export for You]]: When Ascaron, the developer company, went under, the rights to localize the sequel's expansion in the U.S. went with them. Thankfully, the international version of the expansion is still purchasable.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Shaddar}} in the first game.
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* [[Timed Mission]]: The first game has some. Thankfully, the time limits are (mostly) fairly reasonable.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Part of the Vampiress and Daemon's power set.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Completing the Blind Guardian sidequest rewards you with {{spoiler|the instruments of each band member as powerful Legendary weapons. The two guitarists' guitars are two-handed swords, the drummer's drumstick and cymbal are ''a sword and shield'', and the lead singer's microphone is a '''magic staff'''.}}
* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]
* [[X Meets Y]]: Sometimes described as ''[[Diablo]]'' meets ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''.
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