<s>
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
brawler	B-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	B-Application
series	O
,	O
despite	O
notable	O
differences	O
in	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
Silver	O
,	O
which	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
from	O
former	O
development	O
studio	O
Ascaron	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
that	O
the	O
earliest	O
it	O
could	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
early	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
brawler	B-Application
called	O
Sacred	B-Application
Citadel	I-Application
acted	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
story	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
XBLA	O
,	O
PSN	O
and	O
Steam	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Southend	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
classes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
but	O
those	O
from	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
have	O
not	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
four	O
player	O
co-op	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seraphim	O
–	O
guardians	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
"	O
Heart	O
of	O
Ancaria	O
"	O
and	O
their	O
sacred	B-Application
bond	O
between	O
its	O
people	O
had	O
kept	O
the	O
land	O
at	O
peace	O
for	O
centuries	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
've	O
since	O
been	O
forgotten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Keen	O
Games	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
publisher	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
following	O
the	O
Gamescom	O
announcement	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
called	O
for	O
fan	O
feedback	O
on	O
desired	O
features	O
for	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
its	O
official	O
community	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
Martin	O
Wein	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
the	O
weakness	O
of	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
I	O
want	O
to	O
mention	O
the	O
Quality	O
Assurance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
target	O
for	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
this	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
very	O
important	O
milestone	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
's	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
wrote	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
could	O
be	O
disappointed	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
genre	O
would	O
prefer	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
footnotes	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
review	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
worse	O
than	O
Ride	B-Application
to	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
,	O
just	O
that	O
Ride	B-Application
to	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
"	O
left	O
 [ him ] 	O
in	O
a	O
better	O
mood	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
