The Sacred Rings

 PC
Metascore
44

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
  3. Negative: 10 out of 18
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  1. Quandary
    70
    The difficulty level is such that you're sure to get caught out on at least one or two of the puzzles, but the pay-off when you solve them heals the pain. It's not a 'classic' but there's a lot to do and there's plenty of fascinating places to explore.
  2. Worth Playing
    65
    Fans of the adventure genre will enjoy The Sacred Rings because the puzzles and challenges are just that good. Just be warned – if you enjoy a good story, character development, or choices about anything at all, you won't find them here.
  3. Game Over Online
    62
    I can’t think of another game where the developers apparently tried so hard to make it no fun to play. As a result, The Sacred Rings is just a bad game. The puzzles are tedious, the locations are dark, and the premise is silly (you actually spend more time trying to reunite two dead lovers than you do dealing with the Sacred Rings).
  5. Adventure Gamers
    60
    While The Sacred Rings has plenty of familiar gameplay to offer puzzle lovers, the absence of original ideas and creative spark means the game will have a limited appeal.
  6. RPG Fan
    57
    There was nothing fun, enjoyable, or remotely redeeming about this game at all. The experience was akin to having a root canal.
  7. GameZone
    50
    Unbearably hard and quite frankly pointless puzzles and sub-par acting with sub-par characters leave this ring waiting to be destroyed in Mt. Doom.
  8. GamesRadar+
    50
    Only fans of the classic genre will really find much to get excited over in The Sacred Rings. The story is forgettable, the characters are lame, but the puzzles are definitely challenging.
  9. Game Chronicles
    50
    If you can't get enough of these types of adventure games, well, you're in luck. Sacred Rings delivers the age-old formula that began with Myst, once again. If you're looking for innovation in the world of action adventure games, you're out of luck with Sacred Rings.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. gold
    May 24, 2023
    8
    Впрочем повторили сюжетную структуру из первой части, только главы поменяли местами. Третья глава слабая: локация однообразная.
    Графика    Впрочем повторили сюжетную структуру из первой части, только главы поменяли местами. Третья глава слабая: локация однообразная.
    Графика хороша и без багов, всё работает хорошо… Хотя нет после сворачивания через кнопку «Виндовс» звуки дверей пропадают. Также при открытии игры звук в меню отсутствует, но как ставишь игру на паузу (то есть второй раз открываешь меню), то музыка появляется.
    С одной стороны вторая часть хороша, но могла быть лучше, с дугой же не то чтобы первая по сюжету была лучше второй.
    8.4/10    … Full Review »
  2. wisnoskij
    Aug 2, 2014
    9
    A great first person adventure. Head and shoulders above its predecessor.

    Think Myst IV era Myst-like. While the first game played like a    A great first person adventure. Head and shoulders above its predecessor.

    Think Myst IV era Myst-like. While the first game played like a somewhat poor amalgamation of Myst and Atlantis, this sequel adds in Syberia, and possibly Dracula, as more modern influences, and just does a far far better job of it.    … Full Review »
  3. JohmT.
    May 30, 2007
    0
    This is so boring i would rather watch grass grow! Hard puzzles, limited game play, this is not worth the time to even think about this rubbish
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