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[Draugoth]

 

[SJRB]

"Long live piracy" is an amazing slogan for a videogame.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

They really want to drop the same week as God of War Ragnarok…

 

[darkangel-212559]

I feel like no one cares about this. I'm watching the reveal but there's been zero hype or talk about it. Very bad start so far. Still let's see what the gameplay is like.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Its coming in hot…even after half a fucking decade

 

[darkangel-212559]

They really want to drop the same week as God of War Ragnarok…

Yup. Dead on the water. The games walking the plank!

 

[SJRB]

Props to Ubisoft for hosting a gameplay reveal and not having shown a second of gameplay 8+ minutes into the show.

 

[nominedomine]

Current gen only? Interesting.

I have been avoiding Ubisoft games for a while now, maybe I'll give this on a shot if it reviews well.

edit: wow, what a terrible logo.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Someone please Mod the main character with Jack sparrow

 

[darkangel-212559]

Let's see if this ship can TRULY SAIL ME HEARTIES

 

[DeepEnigma]

That is a pretty rad set for the interview.

 

[SJRB]

Holy crap isn't this the exact same gameplay video as the one that got leaked like a year ago?

 

[darkangel-212559]

It looks like this ship is sinking! ARRRR ME HEARTIES!

 

[Ristifer]

 

[Pagusas]

would be my most anticipated game ever if it wasn’t for the fact it’s an MMO.

 

[AJUMP23]

Nice to actually see this game. I wonder what there internal data says about this game, so much investment, they must expect it to make a lot of money.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[SJRB]

would be my most anticipated game ever if it wasn’t for the fact it’s an MMO.

Is it though? I'm still not really sure what this is, looks more like a PvEvP with opt-in PvP.

 

[CamHostage]

Holy crap isn't this the exact same gameplay video as the one that got leaked like a year ago?

Nope, totally different.

...They changed the logo. It's Skull and Bones now.

 

[Ristifer]

Looks like they need more MTX money for their gameplay reveals.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Gorgeous thing. Shame it's online only, but I know I can't help myself and be getting this since those ships makes my knees weak for some unexplainable reason.

 

[SJRB]

Dude what the fuck are they doing, lol

Good lord it's an endless barrage of menus to go through. Goddamn it just never ends.

 

[Arenafighter]

Looks like

Sry Ubisoft.. This is awful..

Sea of Thieves but even Worse

 

[Moon Grape Donut]

Lmao the number of Assassin Creeds assets

 

[MightySquirrel]

I dont think that marker is visible enough..

 

[DAHGAMING]

Sea of shit.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Those fire effects looks horrible ! Tf that ship sank like a tub in a few seconds. Way too arcadey.

 

[Ristifer]

HUD: The Game.

 

[AV]

I can't believe they didn't just kill this off. It'll be DOA. Dev costs must have been high enough that they just want to ship it and get something back from people who won't play Sea of Thieves "because cartoony".

 

[ManaByte]

I can't believe they didn't just kill this off. It'll be DOA. Dev costs must have been high enough that they just want to ship it and get something back from people who won't play Sea of Thieves "because cartoony".

This isn't even Sea of Thieves since you can't really explore islands. You're just controlling a ship, not a pirate.

 

[Hugare]

Ubisoft wanting to cancel the game but not being able to due to some contract with Singapore tells you everything that you need to know

Looks ok, but will probably get repetitive really soon and Ubisoft will abandon it 6 months later

 

[SJRB]

I like the concept of this but in typical Ubisoft fashion this is 1000 times more videogame-y that it should be.

- menu after menu for switching weapons, sails, ships, anything
- damage numbers
- health bars on ships and buildings
- huge aiming reticules
- "stay in the plunder area or you'll abandon the mission"
- arbitrary "plunder" bar that slowly increases while you defend an area
- you don't actually partake in plundering
- health bar, stamina bar [or whatever]
- a fucking wanted level indicator
- HUGE mission objective
- chat prompts
- a bunch of shit about speed/heading in the corner
- tons of repeated animations
- impact radius for weapons all over the screen
- danger compass indicator

The amount of on-screen garbage is ridiculous. What a ridiculous game. How can you make a game about plundering and then NOT let the player partake in the actual plundering? How is there no swordfighting? What the hell is this?

These guys could learn a thing or two from Sea of Thieves.

 

[Wandering Leopard]

If only I didn't play prefer single player games. I watched it but is there really no sword/melee combat?

 

[Ristifer]

I like the concept of this but in typical Ubisoft fashion this is 1000 times more videogame-y that it should be.

- menu after menu for switching weapons, sails, ships, anything
- damage numbers
- health bars on ships and buildings
- huge aiming reticules
- "stay in the plunder area or you'll abandon the mission"
- arbitrary "plunder" bar that slowly increases while you defend an area
- you don't actually partake in plundering
- health bar, stamina bar [or whatever]
- a fucking wanted level indicator
- HUGE mission objective
- chat prompts
- a bunch of shit about speed/heading in the corner
- tons of repeated animations
- impact radius for weapons all over the screen
- danger compass indicator

The amount of on-screen garbage is ridiculous. What a ridiculous game. How can you make a game about plundering and then NOT let the player partake in the actual plundering? How is there no swordfighting? What the hell is this?

These guys could learn a thing or two from Sea of Thieves.

Plunder DLC coming in 2023.

 

[GladiusFrog]

Actually looking forward to this, Pirates are awesome and I like what I see.

 

[The_Mike]

They really want to drop the same week as God of War Ragnarok…

Eh the game is not really catering to the same kind of people.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Eh the game is not really catering to the same kind of people.

How come this never gets said in CoD week for different game genres?

 

[Urban]

Wait what?

I cant even move freely on the ship?
So as a player im the ship and only commanding the people instead of be a player that really needs to work and move from side to side on the ship.

Oh boy lol

 

[DeepEnigma]

Wait what?

I cant even move freely on the ship?
So as a player im the ship and only commanding the people instead of be a player that really needs to work and move from side to side on the ship.

Oh boy lol

 

[The Dead Flag Blues]

I can see the gameplay loop becoming repetitive very quickly.. Feel like I've already seen everything the game has to offer. Can't even do anything on foot except in settlements it seems like. Same cutscenes every time for boarding etc. Won't be surprised if this flops.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I don't have a good feeling about this game. Sailing in AC IV was fun, but I never felt like it deserved it's own game focused solely in this type of mechanic.

With so damn many multiplayer games, I can't see this doing well for a reasonable amount of time at all. Even Sea of Thieves, that is not my cup of tea either, look way more appealing than this.

 

[Aion002]

As someone that enjoys AC naval combat:

 

[Sosokrates]

Next gen only huh..

Hope theres a 60fps mode, then again many ships might be demanding on the CPU.

 

[Fredrik]

So close yet so far. Again.
Imagine just taking AC Black Flag and build on that, remove the AC story, focus on pirating, single-player, more loot, treasures on far away islands, etc.

 

[Lone Wolf]

No campaign. God of War releasing next day. Fuck this game.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

“infamous pirates thrive by crafting”

And little old me thought they are just stealing shit.
You learn something every day..

 

[Kssio_Aug]

So close yet so far. Again.
Imagine just taking AC Black Flag and build on that, remove the AC story, focus on pirating, single-player, more loot, treasures on far away islands, etc.

Yeah, they should have done a full on pirate single player game! That I would approve.

Also, it took them way too long to release this... AC Black Flag was released almost 10 years ago. Why it took them so damn long to release an MP game based on it's naval mechanics?

 

[SoloKingRobert]

There's a Rumour... Everytime your ship sinks you'll have to pay $1 to repair it.

 

[spawn]

Competing with God of War. They've got balls

 

[Roman Empire]

Ubisoft has to hire people to work in UI and UX because their bloated menuing is so backward that takes a toll on players' enjoyment of their games. This sucks ass.