Of Ships & Scoundrels
Did you like Pirates? Do you like turn-based combat? Do you like random maps and exploring?
Then this game could be something for you. For an early access Indie title, it’s got surprisingly good graphics (especially the sea), a real story in single player mode, and some funny mystic creatures. There’s a touch of Age of Wonders, but the battles are less tactical.
POSITIVE
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good graphics
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mystic creatures pimp the pirates scenario
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nice story (no Heavy Rain, though)
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high replay value (random quests, random maps, hotseat mode)
– Real player with 9.4 hrs in game
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Looks amazing, nice atmosphere and unique interesting game mechanics. I like it!
You know where the journey is heading. With some little improvements in EA and more content I will be able to put hours in this :)!
Good strategy will lead you to your victory and will demolish your friends, but don’t forget about the immersive story though. Good price for a good game! Go on like this.
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
XO
(I backed this game on Kickstarter, and helped out with alpha and beta testing…)
XO has a lovely mix of tactics and strategy within a relatively short three to five hour game run. But learning XO well enough to survive that final run will take you much longer. It’s a game to be played many times as you learn more about the ships, the factions, the enemies, weapons and circumstances. Each time you’ll learn how to survive longer, how to make better use of the ships, systems and resources you encountered, and how to better choose through the event paths in order to win faction allies as you go.
– Real player with 89.9 hrs in game
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I’ll split this review to what I enjoyed and what I did not.
What I enjoyed
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You really get the feeling of trying to build together a rag-tag fleet of military and civilian ships, fleeing away from a seemingly unstoppable enemy while building up your arsenal, firepower and the capacity to support your fleet. Awesome feeling. :)
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Lots of interesting concepts, boarding, resource harvesting, different kinds of weapons to counter different enemies. Really enjoyed different weapons, upgrades, ship types, keeping civilians in cargo holds (then performing a crew transfer to abandoned/disabled ships) and the ability build up my fleet. :D
– Real player with 51.9 hrs in game
Scallywag’s Honor
THE LAST STAND
The Caribbean Sea, your sea, has been the home of true freedom for ages. Calico Jack, William Kidd, and many other great pirates had sailed these waters in the past.
Now the heroes are gone. Hanged, burned and killed in battles against navies of Spain, France, and the United States. Colonial powers began to control the water and ravage the lands without any regards to people and their history. The true free world and the pirates almost vanished. The last few insignificant islands are waiting to be smashed by the unstoppable colonial foot.
But what would happen if SOMEONE would unite them? If a legendary captain would arise once again? Can the free world be saved and the history was rewritten?
SAIL THE MOST FRIGHTENING SHIP IN CORSAIR HISTORY
Directly control your ship. The most frightening vessel in history. The ones who had seen him claim it has supernatural powers can summon sea beasts and storms on his demand.
DEFEND THE ISLANDS FOR DAYS
Each defense lasts for 3 days. Better win territory, gather resources and set up your buildings during the first two days because on the last one the mighty colonial armada will arrive!
UNITE THE FREE FLEET
You are not alone. All the pirates on the island want to help you. Key to victory is to tactically summon proper helper ships and fighters on the proper time. Or maybe you want to save the resources for building or next days? You decide.
REBUILD THE DEFENCES
After winning back some land you can decide to spend resources on defensive structures or to push forward and invest in the fleet. Structures stay with you forever. Fleet helps only during the current day.
UPGRADE YOUR SHIPS AND STRUCTURES ALONG THE CAMPAIGN
No matter what style of gameplay you fancy there is always something to upgrade or improve for the next battles. Will you invest in strong towers? Maybe the fleet? Or is it time to boost your own ship?
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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
This game is awesome! I am replaying it after a few months playing other games right now and giving the turn based system a try. it is great. the combat is different if you play turn based or real time with pause so you can experience two different game styles. i think that it would be a lot better if you had both in one play-through but then again by not having it they make different stats more important for different modes. like dex is more important in RTWP and is absolutely useless in turn based mode, unless you just want to go first every round.
– Real player with 460.1 hrs in game
One of my all time favorite games. A true modern rpg masterpiece.
– Real player with 233.6 hrs in game
Black Baron
Nice indie game! Also I like CHINESE names here, i’m studying this language and I found there are some references and funny jokes, really cool! That’s what I call “attention to details”! 黑色男爵!!!
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
Nice graphics, kinda interesting gameplay. It’s pretty hard to stand out in indie gaming nowadays
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game