I Played The Skull and Bones Closed Beta...

I played the Skull and Bones Closed Beta for about 6 hours and I am thoroughly unimpressed. It strips out a lot I loved about Assassin's Creed Black Flag and is missing key features that should be in every Pirate game. Skull and Bones has been in development hell for 10 years and the result doesn't look so good...

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[tneonrider]

I don't know why they thought giving us 50% the pirate experience was a good idea when they gave us 100% the experience in black flag

[neonmatt]

Ubisoft literally was THIS close to having it all. They had the absolute PERFECT blueprint in AC Blackflag! All they had to do was take out the "Assassin" in Blackflag, give the player the option to create their pirate and customize with gender, ethnicity, look, clothing etc and craft an epic narrative story of say something liken to Pirates of the Carribean at World's End. Where you are the last of the Pirate Kings and the East Indian Trading Company and British Royal Navy are after you and your goal is to find your very last hidden treasure to split with your crew to live out the rest of your days. Allow Island and cave exploration, swim to sunken treasures and shipwrecks, sword fight with other pirate factions, maybe even have mutiny in your own crew if they feel they aren't being managed correctly! Have mythical creatures like the Kraken, or cursed Skeletons etc. That would have been the pirate experience that EVERYONE would have thrown money at. Instead, they make a game that belongs on a mobile app. WOW

[roamanxo]

Bethesda: Starfield's game design is 10 years behind.
Ubisoft: Hold my beer.

[pixelarrowproductions]

I am flabberghasted. Frankly stunned. Astonished, even. Floored, if you will. How in the goddamn fuck do you make a pirate game with no guns or swords. Thats just completely wild.

[Criddy]

an authentic pirate fantasy without swordfighting...

[stephanusandi]

Before AC : Black Flag, the closing realistic game about pirates for me is Sid Meir's Pirates (2004 version). Despites the cartoonish graphic because of it's an old game, the game's mechanic itself are quite complex and fun.
- You can board enemy ship and challenge enemy's captain.
- You can travel by land to find treasures, sneak into cities, meet people, etc.
- You can find a lover/wife by seducing Governor's daughter and by luck also get useful informations/items.
- Get reputation by doing multiple quests, raiding, capturing wanted men, etc.
- Declaring war and being hostile against enemy nations.

Sadly, there are not much typical games with these kind of mechanic like this anymore.

[izzymore]

the pirate fantasy: me personally it was always be a pirate captain who raids ships and gain a reputation that is feared among the seas. as well as having a brutal way of fighting multiple swordsmen at once.

im completely shocked that you cant even board ships during naval battles

[jonnorton]

wow, they legit were like "how terrible can we make this"

[timotmon]

You can't have a pirate experience without hidden treasures, sword fighting and drunk on rum swashbuckling .. You just can't.

[_flip]

The way I feel about this game: 25% arcade pirate game, 25% UI in your screen ruining the immersion, 50% of fading screen teleportation

[yasifaizi]

Ubisoft got one of the most talented developers out there. THE ONLY ISSUE they have is the lack of direction and purpose of their project.
They need to sort that out, and quickly.

[mercthejerk]

Rockstar would probably be able to make the best possible pirate game if they made it

[spooder-man]

Should've canned the game when they had the chance

[loek]

This game had me so hype, however it turned into a cheerful, colorful, way to much fantasy having joke. They had a real chance to make a gritty pirate game and went this route.. truly unbelievable

[amenable_crayon]

I was so hyped when it was first announced but i dont even know if im going to buy it anymore

[MasterMayhem]

All we wanted was a full on pirate experience to rival Sea of Thieves

[Landscape_]

Ubisoft keeping failing on going back to the roots just make me appreciate more those old games

[fluffyx]

I've never really been into pirate games, but the way my friend described it made it sound really fun and I was honestly a little excited to see what it was all about. When he finally go to play the open beta he was very disappointed and uninstalled it in about 20 minutes.

[bencorrigan]

Scrap the whole game and remake black flag with no trailing missions. Instant hit!

[luffyfries]

The fact that you can’t fight and look for treasure is just a waste of a pirate game