“Legend of the Sea”, produced by Ubisoft Studio in Singapore, has finally been launched after a long delay since the first trailer in 2017. This sea and mountain shooting game focuses on players aiming to dominate the pirate world. Build your reputation by going through different events and being in danger. Of course, the official hopes that players can experience the real pirate life inspired by pirate legends in the game. However, the official release of the closed beta version recently discouraged many players due to its playability. Now, can the official version be launched? Let’s take a breath of the game and wait for the editor to review it for everyone. The game will be launched on February 16, 2024, and supports Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC platforms.
▲You need to be connected to the Internet to play
▲The opening animation is good
▲Everything starts from this ship
The plot is weak and aimless after leaving the sea.
“Wrath of the Sea” begins with very careful animations to guide players through the game. Although there is not much time to play, you can see the shocking feeling at the beginning of the game. Soon the player will be asked to choose an appearance and then start the game. There will be a lot of text at the beginning describing how the player needs to start the game. But gradually I realized that the plot behind it was very weak, and most of the content had no connotation or purpose, that is, how the protagonist became a special thief in the sea. Most of the time, one or two sentences or short plot dialogue are used as a transition. This will make the more impatient players end up finishing the game without understanding the plot. Not only does this not have a sense of immersion, but in the end they are just playing the “game”.
▲The opening animation performed well
▲After entering the city, I found myself confused.
▲Start the pirate life after getting the first ship
You can’t change your appearance, you can’t buy your appearance.
If you have seen the trailer, you can see the appearance of the ships and characters shown in the content of “War of the Furious”, with a variety of choices and seemingly rich and distinctive appearances and special effects. But in fact it is far from satisfactory. First of all, the appearance selected by the player at the beginning of the game cannot be set by himself. He can choose from several character appearances. However, until the player gets the first ship, he discovers that many appearances need to be purchased with game gold coins, and even some particularly beautiful appearances require class gold to purchase. The deluxe version reviewed this time comes with a set of ultra-luxury ship special effects and a set of clothes that look like a very luxurious pirate. Otherwise, you can only use a very shabby wooden boat and simple rags. The game is also very considerate in providing different sets, allowing players to purchase specific appearances according to the theme. The appearance value of the game gold coins is quite high. Of course, players need to choose to improve the ability rather than the appearance.
▲Characters can only be fixed.
▲The appearance of the deluxe version is pretty good
▲At first you can only look at the wood
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Point-to-point missions on an open map
As a ubisoft game, it also implements the previous style. “War of the Furious Sea” has an open map for players to explore the sea at will. Players can sail aimlessly in the sea, or reach different ports, or even develop some collection points and treasures. Most of the tasks require players to go to a designated place to collect or fight, and then return to the starting point to submit the task, slowly increasing the pirate level in order to improve their abilities, and go to farther places to challenge more powerful enemies. However, doing too many tasks will make players feel very homework-like. However, apart from these two elements, players can only look at the items that can be purchased in the city, or find other tasks to complete. The tasks are divided into main tasks, side tasks, and bounty tasks, all of which are carried out in a point-to-point manner.
▲The collection process is quite boring
▲Continuously completing meaningless tasks
▲A large number of point-to-point tasks
Circle shooting naval battle without ship battle
“Wrath of the Sea” is mainly about sea battles, but it is a pity that the ship battle is missing. In other words, all the battles are ship-to-ship collisions or shooting battles on the sea. However, the combat style of the game can be said to be fixed and does not change much. First, players can install a variety of guns on the ship, and then install defense equipment with different capabilities. The method of combat is to find the enemy’s weak point, which can be shot or directly bumped into. By using the opponent’s blind spot, you can shoot more effectively without being attacked. Of course, as the game becomes more difficult in the later stages, the number of enemy ships will also increase, but once you adapt to the game, you will know that you usually shoot each other in circles with the opponent’s ships. It feels like it is limited by level or force, and you rely on repair tools to maintain your health. When an enemy ship approaches, you can shoot an iron hook to steal more items, similar to a “finishing move”.
▲Find out weaknesses and target attacks
▲Boarding the ship is an animation but there is no combat
▲Can attack other players’ ships
Changes in numerical values and less changes in combat equipment
For the combat equipment on the ship, the value is mainly improved by switching guns and equipping defensive items with different effects in the game. Weapons can also be changed by players purchasing blueprints in the store or finding blueprints on the map to develop them. Making items in the early stage requires money, which can easily lead to a shortage of funds. Players can reduce expenditures through plunder. In addition to the distance, there are even differences in attack power and cooling value on equipment. However, since many of them have level restrictions, basically the higher the level of equipment, the better. In addition to using money, you also need to provide a lot of materials to complete the equipment. Unless you have a lot of time, there is no way to try every equipment. Equipment can be set up before departure or on the fly while in the city.
▲It’s just a numerical difference
▲Development drawings available for purchase
▲The more advanced the weapons, the better.
Summary: A long and boring sea game with a level system
In fact, the development process of “War of the Seas” was not smooth and was repeatedly delayed. After the official version was finally released, it did not have the elements it should have, including the battles that can be boarded on ships, and the in-depth plot. The picture quality and gameplay of the game are also unable to attract players. The actual game screen is very different from the trailer. There is no super large number of ship battles and there are not many beautiful appearances, unless players are willing to pay extra money. The battle mode of the game is just pure shooting and navigation. There may be slight changes in later games, but it is not recommended to spend more time collecting materials and participating in boring battles. As ubisoft has announced a year-long plan for the game, it is indeed very worrying whether it can attract players to continue playing. The next update will be the first season on the 27th. I hope the game will perform better. In summary, if you like pirate-themed maritime warfare, “Wrath of the Sea” can still be recommended, but you have to endure the intense and repetitive play feeling.
▲It takes a lot of time to go to another place
▲The picture quality cannot be said to be good.
▲There are boring mini-games to collect materials
▲A large amount of collection means it takes a lot of time
▲Rise to notoriety and become the Pirate King!
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