INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
continually returned to this game, despite its frustratingly clumsy controls and unreasonable demands on my limited PC.I was also a fan of
that Pirates of the Caribbean offered, but with the consistent action of Pirates!A long 15 years later, I might finally have what I was
ocean, populated by other players as well as AI foes.Peak time on the High SeasIn my gameplay session, I was almost constantly engaged in
some kind of naval combat in a world that felt extremely busy.At the start of the demo, I was given the choice of three ships, each with
different strengths and weaknesses
There was a large frigate - good for firepower but lacking on speed - and two smaller ships which were faster and more maneuverable,
offering different special abilities.I opted for a smaller ship called the Jaeger, as it was light and nimble enough for me to run away from
down in exhaustingly accurate details
While you need to work with the wind like any real ship, your vessel in the game is relatively easy to control, able to reach great speeds,
make sports car-tight turns and fire relentlessly
around the same level as me
Do enough damage and you can get close enough to board a ship (a cutscene) or you can simply send them to the depths
real, players in the game world
And, then the Portuguese came.The game gave me the objective of finding some Portuguese merchant vessels to loot and eventually I found some
through using my spyglass
I could see other players in my session near me that I could have attempted to forge a temporary alliance with but bolstered by the
confidence of all my previous victories I went in all cannons firing.It was carnage
The ships encircled me as I had done to others and swatted me like the fly I was
Towards the end of my session, I came across a ship wreck which I could loot for one of three things: treasure (of course), repair materials
dive into what it might offer
The idea that you can don the colors of a nation in order to get close enough to attack another ship without them attempting to flee.All of
this action also true of the multiplayer 5 versus 5 mode that I played during E3 2017 too, though that was more team-based than the fend for
this is a ferociously action-packed game, especially since I had recently been playing the very different and more leisurely paced Sea of
and skill to be consistently successful in
breaking alliances with other players will be an integral part of playing Skull and Bones
shipwrecks for more than treasure, this is the first time in playing Skull and Bones that I've had a hint of it having some degree of
We've still got a while before it launches in 2019 and I'm looking forward to seeing more.If you are too, you can sign up for the beta right
TheIndianSubcontinent is reporting live from Los Angeles all week to bring you the very latest from the show floor
Head to our dedicated E3 2018 hub to see all the new releases, along with TheIndianSubcontinent's world-class analysis and buying advice
about the next year in gaming
