Ah fuck it, I know it's against the meta here but I got it yesterday for 38€ and I actually really like it. Didn't play the beta, didn't see any videos beyond the initial trailer years ago and just got it because I like those kind of games.

Oddly it reminds me a lot of Freelancer, you sail, you fight, you trade, you humm to the shanties, you upgrade your gear and ship and sometimes you do all of that together with other players. I don't care for the hand to hand combat or the land gameplay of Blackflag cause these were actually the things I liked the less, and to be honest I also would not need the land gameplay in Skull and Bones since the real character of the game is your ship.

If you're fine with that and get it a decent price tag, it's a really entertaining and fun game. For me after 6 hours of gameplay it would land somewhere between a 7 and an 8 out of 10 I think and I can really see myself playing for a longer time :)

[–] Chet_Awesomelad@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

Glad you're enjoying it!

[–] NIB@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The review is pretty fair and somewhat agrees with you.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I don't expect it'd even be worth $20 to me, but I can sort of understand the online appeal. Sometimes having a relatively basic game happen in a shared open world, where people can choose to cooperate, adds some fun moments. The Division and Sea of Thieves would be examples of that. Watch Dogs 2 also had some very good times where you might be driving around, and without any "prompts" or loading, have a chance to join a midcity chase with/against another player.