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Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life - Announcement Trailer
ManaByte
Gold Member
Rare deserves credit for actually getting Johnny Depp back when he's basically blacklisted in Hollywood.
reinking
Gold Member
ManaByte
Gold Member
Well this finally gives us some new enemies to fight beyond the various varieties of skeletons.
Conversely this can be seen as sea of thieves:Johnny depp needs money
Astral Dog
Member
I think Kingdom Hearts 3 looks better
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ManaByte
Gold Member
I think Kingdom Hearts 3 looks better
...different art style? That wouldn't fit in with Sea of Thieves at all.
SoloKingRobert
Banned
I think Kingdom Hearts 3 looks better
Completely different Art Style
Astral Dog
Member
idk, still looks cooler. I hope Sea of Thieves is fun at least
ManaByte
Gold Member
It's Rare's best game in 20 years.
JimboJones
Member
Would be nice to have more of a story mode to follow, the current SoT is a little repetitive.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
This genuinely makes a lot of sense and a great get.good job rare.
but it’s a good fit with the rare humor.
Havoc2049
Member
This announcement kinda blew my mind. I knew Rare would have a fairly big SoT announcement this E3, but I didn't think it would be this big. I've been playing with some of the stuff shown in the trailer on the SoT insider build, but didn't see the Pirates of the Caribbean tie in. Lol at Depp in the cell with the dog segment from the PoTC ride.
There is a nine chapter Tall Tale adventure and two more Tall Tale mini adventures, for a total of about 20+ hours of a story driven narrative.
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Relativ9
Member
Did they? I don't know, sounds kind of off too me, Davey Jones also sounds more like someone trying to do Bill Nighy than actually Bill Nighy himself...and they didn't put any voice credits in the trailer. I mean I guess it's probably them, they certainly look like them, I might be overthinking it.
Yeah I would also be surprised if that was actually Johnny Depp. I would guess it's an impersonator.
Roberts
Member
It has by far the best water in any game and when you get to witness one of those HDR sunsets you just know it is one of the prettiest games there is, despite having a cartoony art style.
CeeJay
Member
The art style doesn't do it any favours at times but when you are actually playing it can look genuinely beautiful.
Relativ9
Member
It's a great game (if you're into these sort of coop sandboxes) with some surprisingly beautiful graphics at times, but yeah it owes a lot of that to a great and clever art-style, not necessarily technical fidelity. Most PC's can run it fine, and the controls are definitely more suitable to PC.
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BusierDonkey
Member
The art style is deliberately simple, but the water tech is unmatched despite the game's age.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
ManaByte
Gold Member
This coming from the guy who just called Rift Apart the greatest platformer ever made.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
Which is true? Even non-gaming journalists are amazed by it. Just refresh your memory and see the critics and user reception:
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: Be The Pirate You Want To Be - With musket loaded and grog in hand, the freedom of the pirate life awaits. What will your legend be? An epic multiplayer adventu...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is an intergalactic adventure from Insomniac Games that showcases what’s possible for games designed around PS5’s SSD and DualSense wireless controller. Players seamlessly travel through different dimensions in mid-gameplay. The DualSense wireless controller brings...
www.metacritic.com
You can say it's "your" GOTY, that's ok then.
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Roberts
Member
Listen, sometimes critics misunderstand or undervalue original games, just like they occasionally do with movies or music. It takes time to see the genius of particular work. Now, after a few years it has been out, it is clear that the game transcends a traditional idea of a video game. It is an unique experience and as such can be called a prime candidate for GOTG title.Which is true? Even non-gaming journalists are amazed by it. Just refresh your memory and see the critics and user reception:
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: Be The Pirate You Want To Be - With musket loaded and grog in hand, the freedom of the pirate life awaits. What will your legend be? An epic multiplayer adventu...www.metacritic.com
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is an intergalactic adventure from Insomniac Games that showcases what’s possible for games designed around PS5’s SSD and DualSense wireless controller. Players seamlessly travel through different dimensions in mid-gameplay. The DualSense wireless controller brings...
You can say it's "your" GOTY, that's ok then.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
I gave you a like for your nice reply, but I don't really agree with you.
IDappa
Member
Have you actually put a decent chunk of time into it?. For some reason I don't believe you have as you are pretty much only pro playstation. I don't play SoT much any more but it was legitimately one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had for a while in gaming, get a good crew together and you are bound to enjoy yourself. There's a reason why it is so popular.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
If this was a thing a decade ago I'd be really excited. Are we going to get Cutthroat Island dlc next?
Twinblade
Member
Because of Amber Heard lying ass. She lied and Johnny Depp paid the price for it.
It's 5 tall tales so it's soloable story content, but will still be part of the normal shared server experience.Is this content single player? That’s the only thing I want. Game looks awesome but I have no interest playing in an open world where a douchebag can crash my ship and steal my treasure at any time. Make a 10 hour single player campaign fully offline and I’ll be there day 1
Werewolfgrandma
Banned
You said Ratchet is one of the best platformers ever? WTF. It's barely a platformer. I wouldn't put it in the top 50.Which is true? Even non-gaming journalists are amazed by it. Just refresh your memory and see the critics and user reception:
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: Be The Pirate You Want To Be - With musket loaded and grog in hand, the freedom of the pirate life awaits. What will your legend be? An epic multiplayer adventu...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is an intergalactic adventure from Insomniac Games that showcases what’s possible for games designed around PS5’s SSD and DualSense wireless controller. Players seamlessly travel through different dimensions in mid-gameplay. The DualSense wireless controller brings...
You can say it's "your" GOTY, that's ok then.
Places way higher in the 3rd person shooter with light platforming genre though.
Mattyp
Gold Member
More hours have been put into SoT then will ever be put into R&C, more hours have been put into SoT than TLoU2.
But the gamergate journalists in general on metacritic who don’t seem to know how to actually play a game do know what’s best.
Paperboy
Member
I bet the developers would love to ger their hands on the Monkey Island license since they've said they were (heavily) inspired by that game series when creating Sea of Thieves.
dem
Member
CeeJay
Member
Sea of Thieves is ALWAYS online and anyone who has put some time into it wouldn't have it any other way. Seriously, you can play the game solo and never meet another player over the course of a session. You can choose to avoid other players or choose to engage them, you can be passive, you can be aggressive, you can be friendly, you can be foe. That is part of the enduring appeal of the game, you just never know what will happen when you see a ship on the horizon. Sea of Thieves is unique and I can't think of another game where you can choose to play PVE, PVP, go adventuring or play through some of the stories all together on the same server at the same time with other players doing their own thing.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
What other platformer is better? NOTHING. Also check its genre on Metacritics in case you're confused.
Anyway, cheers.
lefty1117
Gold Member
Would prefer to play it single player. I think these guys could do a fantastic story driven single player game in this setting. The art style, humor, world design, all on point. Cool to see that it's a free update and out in just over a week? Wow this came out of nowhere! I'll give it a try for sure, but getting ganked after spending an hour and losing progress just because someone else is bored ... not my idea of fun. It's what drove me away from the game, and if that's still what the game is like then this will probably be a quick visit!