The Age of Sail is a romantic period of naval history for Europe - the 'wooden ships and iron men' era of history as 17th to 19th-century warriors fought on the high seas in gargantuan vessels. The massive open-world is one of the big pluses this game has to offer, the players being able to roam freely across the three main cities of Havana, Nassau and Kingston.This is probably me being hopped up on the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Master and Commander as well as the Hornblower novels I've been binging, but I thought this would be a fun topic for this part of the forum. Unlike the previous titles of the franchise, Black Flag offers a gameplay focused on naval exploration, Edward Kenway being the captain of the Jackdaw, a brig he captures from a Spanish fleet. Set during the Golden Age of Piracy and following the story of the notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is definitely the most famous title when you think of pirate based video games. Sea of Thieves looks really promising and we can’t wait to get our hands on this innovative pirate themed title. Some other gameplay elements include hunting for treasures, gathering resources to craft equipment and engaging in battles. The player joins a crew and takes the helm of a pirate ship, steering it around the sea by coordinating with the whole team of sailors. Sea of Thieves is an upcoming 2017 action-adventure video game where the players have the ability to write their own stories using in-game tools and resources, as stated by the game’s developers. As a captain you are able to buy a variety of sailing vessels, each with its own features, and use them to visit the over 50 ports that are availabe, from Erengrad to Sartosa. Your role, as a mighty pirate, is to lead your fleet into battle, plunder as many ships as possible, fight sea monsters and become a real legend in the process. So, as you can see, there are definitely plenty of gameplay options to choose from.īased on a tabletop game, Man O’ War: Corsair includes elements of high adventure, naval combat and exploration, the players roaming freely across the oceans from the Warhammer universe. It takes place in the XVII Century Caribbean area and it offers an immense diversity of in-game activities, including but not limited to, leading your own fleet, becoming a mercenary, getting enslaved and working in a mine, declaring war on Spain and rushing into naval battles. With various types of resources, in-game objectives and ship attributes, Age of Booty is a pirate themed title worth trying.īased on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine, Blood and Gold Caribbean is an open-world RPG with economic strategy elements included. With a map design that reminds us of tabletop titles, such as Catan, this downloadable real-time strategy video game may seem a little simplistic but it’s, in fact, quite a pleasant and moderately complex trip across the oceans. In Age of Booty, the gameplay mainly revolves around steering a boat around a sea composed of hexagons also called Hexes, the players controlling their ship by selecting a Hex as a destination. Pirate101 can be enjoyed either as a free-to-play title or a subscription based one, its immense cloud world being open to anyone. The gameplay is extremely varied, taking command of a ship, engaging in turn-based battles and befriending companions being just some of the available in-game activities. This massively multiplayer online role-playing game allows players to assume the roles of daring pirates who set out on various quests to find treasures and fight various enemies. This action role-playing video game offers quite a lot in terms of gameplay variety, the player character being able to buy ships, recruit a crew of loyal officers and fight together in complex naval battles, complete with wind mechanics and the possibility of changing ammo type. In Pirates of the Caribbean, the player takes the role of Captain Nathaniel Hawk and goes on numerous quests on behalf of any of the countries that control the islands of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

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