Sacred, new competitor to Diablo?

[Sal Paradise]

Ascaron put out "Port Royale" which is a very good Carribean Pirate game. Calling it a Pirate game isn't really fair, though. It is an economic management game with a pirate element to it (i.e. you can play as a pirate). It takes place in the 16th and 17th centuries and is wonderfully detailed in its mechanics.

I absolutely hated "Divine Divinity". It just didn't "feel" right the whole time I was playing it. It felt like a cheap Diablo 2 clone. "Sacred" so far doesn't look that way. In fact, it looks completely different and really fun. I hope it is more open-ended than Diablo, but less open-ended than Morrowind. Morrowind was a stinker because of its inability to really define which way the story is going. Some people like that, but I hate it. I like a controlled linear progression, but I also like numerous side quests and multiple paths for victory.

I am posting this mainly to bump the post in hopes that someone who owns the game will post a little about it. No one will remember me here, except Occhi, but I check in all the time, mostly to read the discussions. I am looking for a new game as most of the stuff I have been playing is pretty old. Hopefully, Sacred will be the one.

Currently Playing:

Neverwinter Nights: HotU
Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour
Battlefield: 1942 (I just got this one)
Freedom Force (again)