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About
Sea of Thieves is a cooperative multiplayer action-adventure game developed by Rare.
Gameplay
The game features a cartoonish pirate aesthetic to it and features no plot whatsoever. The players set out to explore an open shared world. The first thing available to the players is player creation, as the game offers the players to choose one out of eight randomly generated characters. After that, the players are let go to the open world.
There is no certain objective present in the game. The players have to create a story for themselves.
Players can take mission known as voyages. Voyages require you to locate an island on the map, sail to it, find a treasure, dig it out, and safely bring it back to the game's hub island. You will get gold upon completion. Gold can be obtained either through voyages mentioned above, boarding and raiding other players' ships or clearing out a fort full of skeletons who have a lot of gold hidden in their stronghold.
The gold can be used to buy cosmetic upgrades, such as new ship bodies or skins for your weapons. There are four weapons present in the game, with the players being able to carry two at the time.
The game relies on the player to player interaction, as they are able to dance, use emotes or even get drunk together either on the ship or on the game's hub island bar. The ships cannot be appropriately handled by only one player, so it is a must to gather a team.
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Q9450 @ 2.6GHz or AMD Phenom II X6 @ 3.3 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon 7750
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5 4690 @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX-8150 @ 3.6 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 or AMD Radeon R9 380x
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 50 GB available space
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And now, I'm just going to calmly swim in the beautiful sea on my sloop :)
Defiantly worth your time especially with friends. Nothing better than carrying 4 hours worth of loot whilst being hunted by an enemy ship and having a giant war to defend your loot
This game is so unbelievably fun with friends. You have to take the game like a grain of salt and make your own fun, but that's what adds to the experience.
The PVP is phenomenally addicting. You would think that for a game called "Sea of Thieves" there would be more aggressive players attacking others and stealing their treasure. However, the playerbase has become more and more passive over time, to the point where many simply run away from you. The devs have slowly been creating this passive environment by making certain elements of the game easier (volcanoes, megalodons, sloops, etc).
There's no real reward for playing the game other than money to buy cosmetics. And I gotta say: I need more cosmetics. It's capitalism in action. 'Why yes, Rare, I do want that very expensive ship customization set that costs nearly $600,000 gold.'
The money-making missions can be very tedious and repetitive, especially when first starting out. In fact, the game in general can be quite unforgiving to new players, and many are weeded out in the process. However, only the strong survive—a reoccurring theme in this game. The people with the cool, fancy cosmetics? They're more than likely stronger and better than you (unless they're from the premium store, in which case they are losers).
The game has it's bugs, it has it's issues. I had to delete and reinstall it after a nasty crash. But I can forgive and forget.
The visuals. THE VISUALS. The game is gorgeous. I absolutely love the art style.
I am convinced there is no greater feeling in life than setting your ship ablaze in honor and respect after a lengthy and successful play session with your friends. THAT is what this game is about.
We need more pirate games. Arrgh lads.