Pirates of Black Cove
Do I recommend this? undecided.. first few missions, weird and stupidly easy.. pirate clan missions are like a “tutorial” phase.. Buccaneer clan missions are a bit more entertaining, at least until you need to defeat the Kraken, then it becomes impossible! cant do any damage unless you’re RIGHT on TOP of the tents, which kill you within 4 hits (and seeing as there are four tents, you’re F’ed.). you want a decent ship?? save up EVERY LITTLE F’ING piece of eight to buy a ship at 5000 in pirate clan, 4500 in buccaneer clan, and haven’t seen the corsair clan yet.. but decent stats, however you wont have any money left for upgrades! if you build up your starter ship, sure it could survive 90% of ship battles, but any ships WORTH the hassle kill you in 2 shots, are faster than you, and don’t get slowed down after taking heavy damage as EVERY OTHER POS ship you fight.. this game is basically a grinder game.. hit tons of POS ships, collect thousands of gold, and HOPE you survive the impossible Kraken fight! PS: the Kraken fight seems to happen too soon in the “story”.. SHOULD be closer to the last few missions, i think..
– Real player with 27.6 hrs in game
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I remember getting this because I was looking for a game similar to Sid Meier’s Pirates!
While I felt this game didn’t offer a lot, I still enjoyed it and played it till the end.
The game is fun and easy to pick up, and as long as you go into it knowing they are not being serious (at all) you can enjoy it without to much cringing. (Mr. P….)
The things that I can only comment about are:
Captain Quickdraw - OMG his voice was painful.
Skills - Apparently the hero units had them. I think I only really ever used them in the beginning, once or twice perhaps.
– Real player with 26.3 hrs in game
Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Facts:
One time I played this game instead of studying for midterms. I never did better on midterms in my life.
Opinions:
This game is minigame-based-game-making done right. Sailing, naval battles, land battles, swordfights, dancing, sneaking into and out of town, and searching for treasure are each done in distinct minigames which are (except for sneaking and searching) engaging enough that I never think, “Aww, dang, THIS again. If only I could skip this.” (and sneaking and searching are only needed rarely enough to be a nice change of pace 90% of the times).
– Real player with 227.4 hrs in game
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“SAIL HO!
The lookout reports a sail on the horizon.
Shall we?”
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I don’t know how many times I saw that phrase in the past. I must tell you, that I’m in an easy, yet really hard position to share my view about this game. Because how could I write a subjective review, while being an ultimate fan of “PIRATES!” C64 version? Just look at my avatar here… :)
Some reviewers here already shared some really useful and detailed information about certain parts of the game… “pros and cons” are known for now… so for this time, let me please share my feelings, impressions, and express my passion for the game with you instead. Hence this won’t be a “generic” game review.
– Real player with 76.2 hrs in game
Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
“Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End” is a pretty good port of PS2 game.
Despite it’s name - the game have actually a bit of “Dead Man’s Chest” and “At Worlds End” in term of story and it is a way more simplified version of the movie plot as you may guess.
Also the game takes only certain key scenes so if you didn’t watch movies you will be confused as f*ck while playing this game.
I want to point out - for a simple Disney movie tie-in video game
developers did a really good job with overall gameplay and level variety.
– Real player with 11.5 hrs in game
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Tags: 3PAA - Third Person Action Adventure
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library
TLDR: Corridor leverpull. Primitive arkham style fighting. Superficial thin story. Button mashing oriented. Pass.
The game established a gameplay loop fairly early on of fighting a few guys, pulling a lever, getting a short dialogue or cutscene. Most of the dialogue is fluff and activities aside from reaching the end of the level include finding easter egg like optional areas in which you can free additional prisonners for completionism sake. You can also grab gold which I was not clear on its use, and you can pick food items.
– Real player with 10.7 hrs in game
Sid Meier’s Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic)
This Review has some CRITICAL information missing from the home page to enable you to play through with out loosing all your gold/guns to a security check.
This game is a literal port of the late 80’s and 90s version of the PC game.
CRITICAL PIRACY CHECK INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW.
This game was designed with a anti-piracy feature (I know ironically funny) where each page of the instruction manual had a pirates flag on it with a real pirates name. During the game you sometimes come across a pirate and it asks you to identify the flag. If you choose incorrectly you will loose all your gold, all your cannons, and your crew will be very very unhappy.
– Real player with 318.1 hrs in game
This game back in the DOS days when it came on about 15 bajillion 3.5 floppy disks was the bomb. I used to sit up for 48 hours straight guzzling jolt cola to stay awake (because that was the one and only and first ENERGY drink aside of strong coffee), no lie. If you don’t know what Jolt cola is, well that’s your loss….lol I’ll tell you like my Mom told me…. LOOK IT UP!!!!! AHEMM…. The game, right… let’s see. well you are on a ship see in the carribean, see and you are either a loyalist or you are a black bloody pirate who takes any ship or town he comes to and he rapes the town and pillages the women…..AAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
– Real player with 25.6 hrs in game
A Percent of a Pirate
I paid $0.54 for this game and I don’t know if it was worth it. I often buy kid games because I have a child and figure they will play these at some point. I also find them relaxing and a nice little break compared to the high paced competitive games I often play. This is an interesting Math game that I found very confusing. The math is right, but confusing at times, especially how sometimes they do this diagonal arrow thing. It took me a moment to realize they only wanted the answer for one arrow at a time. It at first seemed complex and confusing when trying to understand what they actually meant/wanted as it lacks direction. I finished this in an hour and a half and probably could have done it sooner, As of now I could still request a refund with this being under 2 hours played, but I’m not that annoyed with it to do so. I just think if I had a child attempting to do this I’d have to really sit down and explain a lot of the problems as it was not intuitive to me. I don’t think this is a bad game, but it’s very short. There are definitely far better options that are easier to understand, especially for a game designed for young children. Based on that, and the lack of replay I do not recommend it, even at it’s current price.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
very short can finish it in less the half a hour
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG
The year 1689. Captain Blood’s Odyssey has reached its end – a legendary corsair took over as governor of Jamaica. The Caribbean needs new heroes – notorious adventurers who would set sail under the black flag for a hazardous journey and Spanish gold, becoming the scourge of the tropical islands!
Jack Rackham wasn’t planning on becoming a pirate, the life of a smuggler was good enough for him. Unfortunately, during another cargo delivery, he got into a series of events that would change his life forever.
Dive into the historical pirate life simulator in the carefully recreated environment of the Caribbean region at the end of the XVII century. The project is based on a ground-based RPG mode where you control the main character and a mode where you control a sailing boat. Stand at the wheel and see what adventures await.
Take part in an exciting story that connects historical facts with the world of the book «Captain Blood: His Odyssey». The game’s story is set on an island named Barbados shortly after the events of the original books.
A wide range of blades and guns were created on the basis of well-preserved historical samples, museum pieces, and their replicas. The real prototypes also formed the basis of ships, fortifications, and cannons.
During the careful study of all models the development team was responsible for, we were consulting with historians. The project also tries to come as close as possible to the economy of that time while keeping the game balanced.
Features:
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Fascinating role-playing game;
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Full freedom of developing the main character;
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Different ways to resolve conflicts;
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Complete immersion into the mysterious world of pirates;
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Land and sea gameplay;
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Choices have an impact on the fates of the characters.
King of Seas
King of Seas
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In King of Seas
| Genre | Adventure game |
| Campaign | Yes |
| Game length | 25 Hours |
| Difficulty modes | N/A |
| Metacritic | 68% |
– Real player with 26.9 hrs in game
Good game, sailing and battle very similar to the old Sid Meier “pirates!”. Other than full controller support, there’s no reason to play this if you have pirates! I’m also not going to harp on things that are commonly addressed in other reviews (i.e. lack of camera rotate).
No ship boarding, only sinking. Also, aiming is bad - the old game(s) had a larger margin of error - in this game your aim needs to be perfect. Game would benefit from some lines to help aim cannons and abilities (example, voodoo boom).
– Real player with 25.2 hrs in game
Risen 2: Dark Waters
Risen 2 is a third person open world action roleplaying game made by Piranha Bytes, the team that gave us the Gothic games and of course the first Risen game. It’s hard to talk about Risen 2 without referring to their previous games, which I’ll call ‘PB games’ for short.
To summarize: Risen 2 sometimes feels like a ‘PB game lite’ but it’s certainly not completely dumbed down from previous PB games. The atmosphere and the ‘feel’ of the PB games is there, so I’ll enjoy playing this game more than I would 9 out of 10 similar games. The fact that melee combat is almost as bad as it was in Gothic 3 and the absence of ‘real’ magic are the only two problems that certainly knock off some points in the final score for Risen 2.
– Real player with 74.2 hrs in game
It is very difficult to recommend this game because depending on your personal preferences, it can either be a wealth of unpleasantness or it can, as I have in the end perceived it, be a gem of extraordinary substance and enjoyment although in a wierd way.
Warning: This will be quite a lenghty review where I try to outline in detail the great drawbacks of the game as well as the great features about it.
First off, I will state all of the unpleasant aspects of this game and if anything I mention seems unacceptable, better to stay away from it as it is a game that not everyone will enjoy and it can be difficult to grasp.
– Real player with 69.2 hrs in game
The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas
If you want an easier version of The Guild 2: Renaissance, then this is the game for you. Yes, it does have less options for customizing yoour character, but no big-e. Just like The Guild 2: Renaissance:
1. Pick a Map.
2. Pick Your Faction…and yes, it still isn’t really that clear who’s sheild is who’s.
3. Pick Your Mission…I believe they are still the same as The Guild 2: Renaissance.
4. Customize Your Character…again, yes, customizing your character has less look wise, but everything else is pretty much the same.
– Real player with 1560.4 hrs in game
One of my favourite classic games from back in the day. So happy to see it on Steam with all the content available. I still have the original CDs of these games, along with their manuals. Which I hold on to and it brings back nostalgia.
The things I really love about the GUILD II is the production chains and management. All the various shops and raw material harvesting buildings. The character classes are also interesting as well. The Craftsman and Patron classes are my favourite. I enjoy woodworking, black smith, mining, forestry, farming, tavern, bakery, and plenty of other crafts around those. The other classes are alright and I like them as well too.
– Real player with 192.5 hrs in game
Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond
Reminiscent of beloved side scroller games like Donkey Kong, Captain Sabertooth is truly a pleasure to play. The cutscenes were beautiful to watch, and some of the backgrounds were gorgeous. I especially loved scenes where you could see the pirate ship in the background, so detailed!
Controls were smooth and easy to navigate, the character actually had weight to it, making it easy to navigate jumps and tricky areas.
I especially enjoyed some of the functions like the map, where if I got lost I could steer my way back, and find where quests were.
– Real player with 8.3 hrs in game
got it for my nephew who'#s coming to stay soon. Last time he was here he enjoyed watching me play crash bandicoot but it was a bit much for him. Naturally gave it a whirl. Nice graphic flow and a it doesnt punish failure which is good for a tounger game. Cool thing to explore may have to “help” him as an excuse to have more time on it. Quality
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game