My (now 14 yo) son is one of the kindest and gentlest kids you could ever meet. Absolutely in love with nature, mini beasts and the like. Get him in SoT 4 player coop with me, his mum and older brother though and he’s a different beast all together. An absolutely bloodthirsty and relentless pirate! The rest of us usually try to avoid skirmishes but he’s that kid who’ll sneak up to a ship and blow the fuck out of them with a barrel whilst they’re fishing. He’s the first to board the enemy ship and violently take down the crew.
So many fun family memories in this game for me. I get that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but those who do enjoy it get a lot of pleasure from it. The game does have legs, and I hope it continues to do so. If you’re still throwing hate at it at this point, you deserve to be ignored and put firmly in the ‘bitter fanboy’ box.