Summary It's becoming more and more common that I see games with hefty price tags that lack any significant content, this game however lacks pretty much any content at all save for a few fetch quests and boring rep grinds. It's sad that for £50 all you do is sail around a pretty empty sea hoping to find other players so you can attack them, yes that bit is fun for a while but after 7 or 8 hours it gets tedious. Whats the point of fighting if they respawn back on their ship 30 seconds later, ok sink their ship, they then respawn on an island near by with ammo replenished so if you were involved in a three ship battle the first ship sunk will easy rejoin with full ammo and sink one of the other ships. It's sad that a game that looks and sounds great can be so shallow and dull, where are the Ai ships? where are the escort quests? where are the larger ships? Why can't we sail the ghost ship on death for a given time terrorising other ships, maybe sailing in a mist, it would be awesome. I would love ship progression, the whole point of spotting enemy ships at distance is so you can decide to fight or flee, in this game it's fight all the time as there are only two ship types. Such a missed opportunity. Lazy talent-less thinking is ruining yet another potential GOTY idea, I wonder if devs today have actually grew up on video games or they just took it as a career choice much like an atheist may decide to become a vicar for the company house and pension plan.
Worth A Buy I can’t agree more,the developers are gonna improve and expand the game,but we just have to see how long it Will take them my gues is in the next year or two
This game is disgusting, Microsoft and Rare need to answer for this, the lack of content is completely tacitcal, this game was designed to bring people onto the game pass.
It's like Microsoft can't figure out what it wants. Do they want a great flagship exclusive that will rescue the Xbone as a credible console or do they want to hype a game in order to cash in on what's basically a platform to sell DLC?
Worth A Buy I keep saying this exact thing to my friends but they keep defending it. I'm going to forward this video to them all and tell them to get a *belling* grip...
For £50 you get - 3 mission types. - 2 boats to choose from: the 3-4 man galleon or the 1-2 man sloop. - 4 outfit sets: Admiral, Sea dog, Bilge rat, Sovereign each set has 3 tiers tier 2 and 3 requiring X level with said mission giver. Same applies to weapons but they have 2 tiers. - Minor differences between outfit tiers, E.G the tier 2 Sovereign hat is the exact same as the tier one but is a slightly different colour with a different coloured feather. - No character customization: All characters are randomly generated and all the player does is pick what one they want, this is permanent so if you decide you don't like the look over all you have to delete the character and lose all progress to pick a new one. - A "fort" raid which if you are able to do without other people around can be easily done with 2 people, most likely soloed as well, rewarding 8K -Minimum- if not double (this varies each time). - A huge open world with less than 10 ships on the whole map making it seem quite empty. - Spammy melee combat where blocking is pretty pointless. - Ship customization costing a minimum of 70K gold so for new players you're forced to choose either save up for one piece of ship customization (Sails, body paint or figure head) or buying an outfit for yourself. It's fun with friends for a few hours without a doubt but it has no sustainability, the pvp is often unrewarding as most people interested in it have zero loot so after a fight you've used up your supplies for literally zero gain. You're basically grinding for the sake of grinding, there's minimal cosmetics right now (which will obviously be updated) but you can't help but think where the budget went. Yes it looks pretty but that's literally it, minimal cosmetics, simple ship and melee combat and three mission types. What. Did. The. Budget. Go. Into? And why the hell is this 50 quid?
Baha, it's 100$AUD Here, which, is around 20$+ more than the actual USD conversion rate, the gut's they have to take a F2P quality game and ramp the price up to 100$AUD is disgusting. Not sure how the price is in other currencies though (Other than Quid and USD), what suck's though, is State of Decay 2 is probably going to be the same 100$AUD deal, but I love SoD so I will probably buy that :) (After a Mack review of course) Also yes I know use the free two-week trial Xbox Game Pass.. I wouldn't even waste a free two week's trial on this game :P Glad we have Mack here to show us a TRUE review on the game :) @Jeppe Rito, Well not sure about a lot of other's, but I don't own an Xbox, have not had one since the 360 just came out and don't plan on going back.. so how does your technicality work here? Bad luck suck it up? Should own a Xbox then? why would I want to play the same crap game on two platform's and god forbid a Xbox controller.. So basically it would be a $330 console then a 100$ - 50$-50$ game? :D Sound's like a great deal for the content in this crap. (Not taking the piss out on you, it's just terrible how utterly bad this game is and the price they are asking for it.)
HuNTeR9507 They said it's a 10 year lasting game as in free content, high price tag is what is paying the workers making the game or all of it went into advertisements
QALibrary do you live in a hut or just think Mack is going to see this and say you're welcome? This can't be the first review of the game that you've seen.
No Man's Sky was Single Player Only (and largely still is). The fact that Sea of Thieves has fully functioning Multiplayer puts it in an entirely different class of game.
I’m so glad Mack can’t be bought. He gives honest reviews and I love that. Mack, you saved me so much money and I can’t stress enough that you are my favorite reviewer. Thank you for being honest and saving me another $50.
Yeah it could have been like there's some necromancy trinket that makes you captain of that and you summon that ship crewed by all the dead players (fill it in with those skeletons if not enough at the time). And if it got sunk, it goes back to normal until someone gets the trinket again.
Worth A Buy developers just are not creative as much as they used to be they could have done fleet battle pvp modes they could have added npc ships could have been ghost ships could have had port raids could have had the British navy as enemies as well like big boss ships
Love watching the Xbox fanboys defend this game. "It going to get better." "Just buy the Game Pass and you can okay for free." "It's not broken, I played for 30 minutes straight the other day.!"
Sea of Thieves is still the best game on the market in many ways. Blackwake looks like it's almost entirely a PVP ship battle simulator, Sea of Thieves should be looked at as more of a "Pirate Legends" simulator (that kraken is really disappointing though). Blackwake is all about teamwork, Sea of Thieves is more about goofing around on a ship. If I'm going to "role play" as a Pirate, Sea of Thieves looks much, much better. That said, it's definitely overpriced at the moment.
Also, you are looking at it as full pvp, is not, they have enough ships to encounter one from time to time, but the number one objective is doing the quests, and try not to get ripped by other pirates when cargo full of chests
Can i just say that as someone who has lived on a boat for 3 years and sailed around the South Pacific Ocean that the water looks absolutely amazing in this game. I cant say much for the rest of the game but just watching it gave me flashbacks of sailing offshore and that is EXACTLY what it looks like.
During the Beta (my physical pre-order copy hasn't arrived yet, which I'm now much less disappointed about after seeing how bad the launch was) I actually spent many hours just plotting courses in a one man boat exploring all the islands. I think there's a certain type of person who will spend tons of time playing this game.
Went in tonight and loads of people playing it, lots of full servers. it's had a big bug fix patch as the dev was actually in that stream I showed, the game was bugged and he apologised and then released a patch a week later :)
Thanks Mack, I found info on the patch for anyone interested steamcommunity.com/games/Blackwake/announcements/detail/1667893770970601591 Some Steam reviews are saying the community is full of arseholes but I'm sure many real pirates were arseholes too so it'll hopefully just add to the immersion.
2:51 I know but its a fast game I agree that maybe one step should be added to the reloading, but I think that that mechanic better suits the game style.
cosmetic upgrades instead of getting better cannons? What a hell is wrong with this game. I installed Pirates of the Caribbean (old game) a year ago and damn it's so good, it has world like in mount and blade. Of course, it shows his age, but compared to this? it's a masterpiece.
Yes indeed, that one. The controls were a bit shit, it took time to getting used to. I think walking forward was with mouse? dear lord ..... But you can rebind it. Now about sailing. You had to set your sails to the max and the ship would sail at it's max speed, depending on the wind and wind's direction. It's really easy when you learn the ropes. But that game is really something special if you can get over the - it's old. I will list few things that you can do in it: Open world is like in mount and blade. You can attack civil ships, pirate ships, navy ships. Hell you can even go to a port and start opening fire on ships there or even the port itself. You can buy better ships, upgrade your own ships, capture enemy ships, command more than one ship by placing your general there. Sell different goods for different prices - economy system. You could even invest (thought it was basic). Go to islands, do quests. I loved the ship combat. There are different ammo. Some kills crew, some attacks sails, some damages ship itself more. If you strict their sails, you could see them getting damaged, with holes and that slowed them down. You could board the ship and start ship boarding battle. It was so.... open - just like mount and blade. It's a bit dated in some aspects. I would loved if somebody remade it with proper controls and just everything advanced even further. That game probably needs manual to fully understand every feature haha. Still, by immersion factor blows most modern open world games. In that game you naturally became stronger. You couldn't just go in at take out tons of enemies or big ships at the start of the game. You had to have companions and build your small navy. Just realistic. Okay, I am stopping now.
the steam version that i mentioned earlier isnt a direct rip its also a remaster attempt to make it easier to control, if your a fan of it give it a go and remember steams refund policy if you dont like it.
Hello Mack! I just wanted to thank you for your complete honesty with all your game review! You've probably saved me at least 200 dollars, and given me some good laughs. Thank you!
How to get it for free if you are on the fence. 1. Go to the Microsoft store and get the game pass.(you do have to put in a CC but you won't get charged) 2. Then you just turn off auto renewal and you get the game and any other game on the pass for free for 2 weeks. Like so people can see.
No Man's Sky 2.0. Hype fooled gamers again. Why idiots keep falling for this shit I'll never know. I swear if you want to make money get an education in marketing and join the gaming industry.
At least this has functional Multiplayer, technically Sea of Thieves delivered everything they said they would. No Man's Lies is the most blatant case of overhyping a game in gaming history.
Even the part where you frantically carry your loot to your ship from a fort can be bypassed. You just have to beat the fort, abandon your ship, and hide the key somewhere. Then come back and it'll be there since the servers are persistant. Then you can get all the treasure at your leisure.
Buy game pass. It’s free. Lmao wat. As someone who was incredibly hyped for No mans sky this game shouldn’t be over 20$. The beta was like Destiny’s beta.
Twitch Clipz Yeah but it's not as bad as no man's Sky no man's Sky came out with no content the developer lied about the game and then they had the audacity to ask for $60 this game at least you have a choice to try it out through Game Pass it's not that bad and sea of thieves is a better game than no man's Sky ever was on its first release
Braun Stokes No men's sky sucks this game Sea of thieves suck both are uninspired games .. Sea of thieves is a only online game , much as no content so this game sucks harder than No men's Sky .. than the ridiculous of not even 5 pirates on a boat , uhm multiplayer only .. not even 5 is little sad or better so uninspired. At least we all have a choice .. choice of what ?? paying money to play games .. awesome choice .. own nothing pay money and play games you never own. Why not just demo's or beta's .. why pay in a services a services to play games Xbox live is needed , Gamepass a other service .. services in services .. my game library will hate services You are forced to pay money to play demo's and beta's .. awesome time we life in.
i'll buy it if they update the amount of ships that can be on a server and the amount of players....i ain't buying a pirate game with only a 4 man crew like wtf? even though me and my friends are craving to play this i'll wait for updates and see what they do, meanwhile i'll buy black wake now and see it for my self.
In the Alpha the most fun thing was running into other crews while treasure hunting, steal their treasure, guard yours. Having two or three crews running around the same island looking for treasure and the ensuing sea battle for that treasure. What a blast. Sadly it only happened once and it seems like they never heard the massive feedback to have more ships on the same server. And of course there was no fortress so this really was the only way to get the gold. You also could unlock the blunderbuss and different instruments so there was a little bit of progression there. Once again the biggest problem with Sea of Thieves is that Salt exists. And Blackwake I guess.
I've been watching streams of this the last few days and saw grown ass people going crazy about how amazing it is. They were literally doing the same 3 things over and over again. Attack other players, find chests, catching animals, it's sad how easily amused console players are now.
Just wanted to thank you for uploading regularly, Mac. When UA-cam is dead and devoid of content it always good to know there's probably still one of your video I haven't watched yet.
THE ONLY REASON THIS GAME HAS ANY PLACE IS IF IT IS FREE TO PLAY. W T F. I guarantee that Microsoft needed more official exclusives forcing them to make it a premium $60 game and it make their Game Pass actually worth it. Because they only have like 4-5 games on it. They cant market the game pass for $14 with like 2 games that you can play on the PC and 3 for Xbox. Seriously all the un-lockables are only visible things. Exactly like a Free To Play. It had to been made as one. That is the only thing that remotely makes sense of this piece of shit game for $60. I would however play it as a free to play with micro transactions...
This is my problem with this game, AND pubg. There's nothing to actually earn. just some cosmetics to grind out. Nothing "better" No progression. Nothing. GG. Knew from its announcement I wouldn't touch it. Just like pubg.
From Mack's vids, this game has: drinking and dynamic sea waves But other than that: Fetch quests to islands with no great rewards for 50 pounds. ($60 US)......... great no-reward grind. #No-reward grind. There's the warning. Thank you Mack. This is very informative of key elements that are lacking in a pirate game. This is basically a plush pirate arcade game. Like the 3D version of Minesweeper. MSoft just added achievements and a Miner to guide through the typical Minesweeper game.... NO INNOVATION. Again, thank you Mack.
Are you that braindead that you can't make your own opinion . I watched the whole video and while some points are valid , unlike him I didn't feel as negative and bitter. I had a blast and continue to have a blast. It's one thing if the game isnt for you but its another thing to hate a game just because it's the flavor of the month to shit on.
I perhaps didn't state my self well. I generally agree with Mac because we have extremely similar tastes in games. I played the game, as I stated, before watching the WAB. I thought the following: Its empty. There is not a ton to do It's repetitious Its charming It has potential It's over priced. Then I watched WAB and well... ^ I'm glad you like the game. I am still on the fence on it concerning everything but the price, which is entirely too high for the amount of content currently in the game.
I don't think I would say it's complete garbage. It's something that I tend to call a 'Dad Game'. Meaning its something to be played in quick bursts for fun social experiences in a relatively child friendly environment. The emergent experiences I have had in this game have stuck with me, and it's a solid foundation for a great game, I think. However. The amount of content does not justify a 60 dollar asking price. What is there is fantastic, I love this game, but is it worth a buy? Not at the current price. No. It's worth a free trial on the game pass and then waiting for a sale IMO. Which is a shame, but whats there is so good. Kind of like Elite Dangerous.
in the grand scheme of things, it’s still the same game as it was whenever they started the closed betas which I was a part of. Sure they added a few things here and there but nothing major enough to make you want to come back after a good session of playing
Could not agree more. Rarely has a game made me feel so angry that I have wasted so much money. I feel like I've experienced everything after about 2 hours. Thank you Mack for spreading the message to try to save others £50.
Agree, Played the game for 5 hours and we did everything over and over again. Its fun with a party but there is nothing else to do then do the same quests over and over again. Mobs? Skeletons, Players, Snakes. Sharks, Kraken.
@Merek Grimaldus Even when one has enough money; one questions whether one should waste money so carelessly especially when there are many other products to enjoy. Nice dinner; large steak, lobster or a shite game? I'll take the dinner. I would not recommend being those rich losers who waste their money on silly things like gold toilet paper and diamond dog collars or worse of all.... animal charities. (shivers)
Darken De la Espada personally I do not like lobster, but you clearly do. Does my opinion on lobster change the fact that you think it tastes good? Or that a lot of people think lobster tastes good? No it doesn’t.
Darken De la Espada in the end, it’s my money and I can spend it on what I like and what interests me. I have a ton of time put into this game already and I am not bored nor disgusted in the slightest.
Quick update for you Mack; we're over 2 years after release now, there's still hardly what could be considered content. There have been dozens of updates now, and a lot has been added to the game, but there's still just no actual, tangible content. Sure there's more to do, but there are plenty of times the game can feel just as dead/boring as it did on release, and at the end of the day, everything you do in the game will only ever get you a bit of gold to spend on cosmetics, and nothing else. Still no progression whatsoever. There's now a 3-player ship. The red barrels now have a fuse on them that you can light, so it goes off after 5 seconds (instead of having to shoot it yourself), the wheel, capstan, and masts on a ship can be destroyed, there's tons of new cannonballs (chain shot to take masts down, curseballs that apply various effects on hit like disabling the steering wheel or the cannons, putting the sails up, dropping the anchor, turning the crew drunk, etc), ships and players can be lit on fire, the fire will actually spread across a ship, destroy the masts, etc, eventually put a single hole into the ship (which immediately extinguishes all the fire on the bottom deck), there's harpoons on ships allowing you to reel in loot and do quick turns around rocks/islands, etc. There's also new world content like a megalodon and skeleton ships (alongside the pre existing kraken), which are honestly just annoying as fuck after the first two times you face them, because they always get in the way just as you're trying to get from A to B (especially kraken, which takes control away from the player). And a new area in the south east featuring earthquakes and volcanoes. Tall tales have also been added, a series of story quests that have some pretty cool puzzles and will eventually even take you beyond the map border (normally when you go to the border, the sea turns red and your ship starts taking damage). That's just a bit of a summary; a lot more has been added, but there just still isn't any sort of progression. You still start every session with the same ship, the same worthless amount of supplies, on the same equal footing as everyone else. All the equipment is the same (cosmetic only). The only main difference with two years ago is that back then I grinded the game for 2 weeks to get the 100k for a green ship hull, and now loot is so abundant you can get 100k per session. I hop on the game once every half year or so to see what's new, and I'm done exploring all the new content within an hour or two every time. Like yeah cool, they added fishing! Here's the process of fishing; 1. Throw the line out. 2. Wait for a fish to bite. 3. Fish will pull in random directions. Just push your rod the other way. There's no urgency here, no depth to it, no penalty if you fuck up. 4. After pushing and pulling on your rod for a while (around 10-15 seconds), the fish will tire out. 5. REEL, REEL YOU BASTARD, PULL THAT FISH IN. 6. After 5 or so seconds of reeling, the fish recovers and you loop back to step 3. 7. After looping through steps 3-6 about 3 or 4 times, you finally have your fish. It takes fucking 40 seconds to a minute to catch a fish. And they're absolutely fucking useless; you can sell them for a pittance, if you want any sort of valuable fish you have to specifically look for them around shipwrecks, skull clouds, etc. And sure, it's a free source of healing if you're on a long journey anyway.... But you can also just cannon a crewmate or two at an island as you're passing by, have them slaughter the local wildlife (everything dies in 1 hit anyway now), and they'll return in less than a minute with their inventories stocked full of chicken/pork/snake meat. They heal just as much as the fish do anyway. Then there's cooking, oh boy the depth you'll find there. 1. Dump a fish or piece of meat into the pan. 2. Wait a couple minutes. 3. Pick it back up. Only 1 piece per pan of course, and each ship only has 1 pan. So if you have nothing to do for 10 minutes, you can get enough healing supplies to last your crew one minute worth of combat. NICE.
I am not disappointed by any means. If you set your expectations low and don't look at any sort of pre release content for a game then there is no way you can be disappointed. I did the same thing with Destiny, even with it being as flawed as it was, I had expected it to be as little as possible and the little bit of content found in it satisfied me since it went beyond my expectations. Just think about it, way back when(whenever you as a person think of gaming as reaching its peak in quality) there were no overhyped game trailers and such, people just looked at a game in the store and if they thought the concept was cool they bought it. The AAA companies behind these games are just as much at fault as us because we like to look into our games before we buy them now days to make sure that our investment will pay off in the form of entertainment. When we do these things however, it ends up spoiling the game for us as the consumers and that is why I think a large majority of gamers are dissatisfied with the current state of gaming. Then again I am just a fucking idiot so I might be wrong lmao just my thoughts.
Cryptotic yeah thats what i realised too, whenever i set my expectations to high i end up being pissed off when a game is released so i dont. Still wont buy it if it looks shit on release though.
Yeah he's an idiot he acts like Microsoft is begging people for fucking $60 and there's Game Pass that's basically giving people the game for free they've been advertising this for past month if you feel robbed by buying this game I'm sorry you're an idiot and I don't feel sorry for you
Braun Stokes Men people are comparing this game to no mans sky. Literally all the trailers I have seen have not been misleading In The slightest. I paid for what I saw and expected nothing less. I love the game and so do my friends.
yes, you can have expectations, but when your expectations are so high that you cant enjoy anything in the SLIGHTEST, then you have a problem. Your expectations were too high and mine weren't. I'm happy with the game and you are not so who won here?
Dragon Drew well the reality this game didn't live to your expectations because you have an issue get over it Microsoft doesn't care anymore if they're coming out with any AAA it's not going to meet game of the year status I came to this realization once I bought a PS4 last year and I left my Xbox One to collect dust I still have it but it's a dust collector
You’d be surprised how many people iv matched with that don’t know how to sail the boat and tell where there West and east is. Also why can’t I have 4+ players to match make on a small loop? I hate having to control the big ship.
It's almost there today, but wasn't two years ago. One of the largest issues remains that the "full PVP" model in Sea of Thieves isn't clever - and is broken. The devs seem adamant that this is a hill they'll die on.
Mack if you haven't seen it (i'm sure you have), look up the upcoming pirate game "skull and bones." its the sailing portion of AC: Black Flag turned into a full game. just wait for that.
Looks shit. When BF launched i was all over the forums screaming that they needed to take that and give it full mmo scale, massive sea with hundreds of Islands, clans could buy one and fortify, even earn revenue from making it a trade hub. Trade lanes could be attacked but trade ship npc would be tough enough to hold out for 10 mins, giving players enough time to get there and defend if not too far. Islands themselves raidable, shit could be stolen.Full upgraded islands would take a full fleet of players to breakthrough and land. Massive central land mass filled with secrets, loot, bosses etc and all pvp enabled. Massive storm surges, enemy boarding...Options are limitless... ...And they give us this small scale shite?
It's kinda funny. As time goes on we get less content and microtransactions etc in games, and the price goes up as well. Now the standard is becoming £50...
@Rolling Stone they added a lot of new quests and grinding to piratelegend is way easier now because of the new flags you can buy from different companies. Also they added bunch of new companies to make more variety in things to do now..
It might have little content, but I think it could be a decent platform that could be fun if they keep adding content and features. Feels like it was shoved out the door early, a year or so more work and it could eventually be worth it. It's like an MMO without any MMO features...
Mack: _"You know what this is to Blackwake? It's like sitting in the @#&! bath with a rubber @#&! duck! Well stick your rubber duck up your @#&! ass!"_ 😂😂😂😂😂 I literally *laughed out loud* at that moment! Even Tommy Lee Jones would have given that one a thumbs up Mack! 👍👍👍
Alright just gonna review Mack's review. But beforehand, I do want to say that the game's launch is unacceptable. And even now the game is still barely playable. 1. Mack, you say that the cannon loading isn't realistic but then you get mad that you have to track shots??? Shooting a few cannons to determine the distance to target is a real life tactic. Be more consistent with your points. 2. Yes the sailing is simple, it's an obviously cartoony game. But there is some depth to sail adjustments for better turning and drifting the ship with the anchor that you didn't touch on. 3. "You either dig up chests or catch pigs. That's it." Did you forget about the entire Order of Souls faction or????? 4. Also stop the Blackwake comparisons are pretty cringy. They're very different games. One's a team arena sim style game. The other one is a cartoony multiplayer open world treasure hunting game. Other than that, yeah this review has been pretty on point with my major complaints. Well done Mack. I give this review a 3/5
A lot of things. It is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. Sound design and visuals aesthetics are perfect. This is for sure one of the best looking games you can buy. In regards to content, the quests you go on are somewhat tedious if you're alone but if you have friends (or a good pub crew) it can be crazy fun. Sure this game has its up times and down times but I've had some of the most fun ever in a video game while fucking around with my pals in Sea of Thieves. I don't expect it to vibe with everyone, especially the likes of Mack, but for those who enjoy a social gaming experience this is really one of the best. Interacting with other crews (violently or peacefully) is almost always a lot of fun. Admittedly, shooting cannons at each-other usually won't win a fight fast. But there are a lot of other creative tools you can use to take down opposing ships. The beautiful scenery and organically unfolding adventures punctuated by bouts of action and social fun with other crews is really what makes this game shine. Furthermore, don't listen to what Mack said about SoT being a cash grab, it's clearly a passion project for Rare and it is a living game. Rare has plenty of plans to update the game and add more content. Please don't take my last point too seriously, I really don't want to come across as saying "but the game will be great one day!" because it excuses a lot of bullshit that happens in the AAA industry today. The point is that game is GOOD right now! And if the servers weren't fucking busted (because Rare doesn't know how to design an online service properly) I would totally recommend the game.
GTA V is going on 5 years old bud and that is also a pretty game with great sound design and great playability. I was excited for this title (SOT) however the reality has let me down rather remarkably. It is as you say a very pretty example of what the developers can do, but no tech demo should cost £50.
Beck Carter and I understand stand that but games should offer different experiences not all use the same mechanics. It's not supposed to be a super realistic pirate game that's supposed to be taken seriously.
One thing I find a bit boring is how you can only blow holes in the ship. That's the only thing you can damage on it. Imagine being able to damage the sails, the steering mechanism in general, the anchor, damaging canons etc.
Mack's bias is definitely showing in this video, but as a viewer you always have to consider reviewer bias. I always knew that Mack would NOT enjoy Sea of Thieves.
I mean yeah the bias is pretty disgusting but that's not what i was on about really. Imo if a reviewer can't look at something objectively they're a pretty damn bad reviewer.
It's actually a base psychological reality that no human being is capable of being totally objective. Obviously Mack wasn't trying very hard, but he does get "some" slack just for being human like everyone else and having preferences. The review itself is still valuable as long as the reviewer is consistent. If someone consistently hates something that you like, you might find that reviewer's "hate" list more informative than anyone else's list of favorites.
Yeah they are, one of them had the funding of one of the most wealthy companies on the planet and the other is just an indie title with little funding in comparison. The fact that the indie game came out on top shows the lack of quality and honesty shown within the gaming industry today. Don't get me wrong I am having a good time playing it, but the fact that people had to lie to sell a game is pathetic.(I don't look much into game trailers and showcases and things of that nature because I have realized it's all a lie)
"The fact that the indie game came out on top shows"... The bias of the reviewer. No one lied to sell Sea of Thieves. Blackwake looks like a great competitive game, but I almost never play those. Sea of Thieves is right up my alley.
Hey Mack, has your opinion changed on the game? I have heard that the devs have added a lot of content and since the game is coming to Steam I'm looking forward to trying it out. P.S. Sorry if I'm misspelling your name, not sure how you pronounce it in your country. Hope you're well!
Sid Meier's Pirates, POTC/Sea Dogs 2 and Age of pirates/Seadogs: City of abandoned ships still remain the best pirate games to this date. Those are all singleplayer adventure/RPG-ish games so its a little unfair to compare them to this but its kinda sad that no other game have managed to surpass them.
How does the kraken actually look underwater? Anyone ever dived into the waters to see where those tentacles are attached to? Wouldn't be surprised if there ain't a real kraken down there and just those tentacles reaching the ground...
How many kinds of quests does any other game of this genre have??? The quests are fine. It’s just the variety of enemies and non enemies that needs work.
I would say you need to broaden your game library I can add the following quests to educate you if you like. Escort Ai ship from A ---> B Board Ai ship, klill it's crew and steal it's cargo Hunt down the Black Pig enemy Pirate ship last seen bla, bla, bla, Take this cargo to this island and deliver it to blabla (you will be ambushed both at sea and on land when you arrive) I never paused to think for them 4 quests, all off the top of my head, so imagine if I brainstormed with a group of devs for a whole day. Stop defending LAZY development.
It's probably been said before, but I too have played the beta, then tried the "game" on release day for free with the 14-days free trial gamepass thingy. "Played"/tested for 10 days, with different crews, friends and randoms, and by myself. Then stopped and uninstalled. Every word here is true. terrible money grab. The term "No Man's Sea of Fails" floats around. I agree.
I remember first seeing trailers for this and thought "Oh, its another bad [more kid friendly] console rippoff [this time of Blackwake]". Then later I thought it looked alright. And now I found out I was initally correct.
If nothing else, this game has raised the bar for ocean water and wave effects. I look forward to seeing that same technology coupled with some actual content in future games.
Hey Mac, have you heard of the Game Midair? It goes into Open Beta next month and I figured you might care because it's trying to be a spiritual successor to Tribes 2 and I know you like Tribes as much as I do.
i was gonna buy the game with some friends just to have some fun even though you have like only 6 ships on a map or 4 man crew ''absolute bs'' but just for fun like i said until we saw the 60 euro price tag lmao... btw mac i want to buy blackwake since it indeed looks more immersive i found a digital copy here for 11 euro's but next to it it says early acces then you have another copy for 16 euros it says standard edition? is there a difference between the 2?
The ship controls look alright. Not everything needs to be a simulator. I enjoyed the Pirates of The Caribbean game back in the early 2000s and that had simple controls.
I was interested to see your review of this game. I’d agree that it lacks content big time. What surprises me though is your point of no progression being a downside, since I’ve seen in other RPGs you talk down on the leveling and perks because it creates a false sense of gaining power instead of focusing on building your own skill. I could be thinking about another reviewer, and if you’re not the one who’s said that completely disregard that bit of my comment lol. I agree having something slightly more meaningful to buy with the gold would be great. Maybe not something that is outright better, because I do honestly very much like the idea that battles are on even ground and come down to Crew skill, but maybe like different cannonballs. One that starts a fire that doesn’t cause holes for sinking, or a short range one that makes multiple holes but much less range. Variety, not power, basically.
Summary
It's becoming more and more common that I see games with hefty price tags that lack any significant content, this game however lacks pretty much any content at all save for a few fetch quests and boring rep grinds. It's sad that for £50 all you do is sail around a pretty empty sea hoping to find other players so you can attack them, yes that bit is fun for a while but after 7 or 8 hours it gets tedious. Whats the point of fighting if they respawn back on their ship 30 seconds later, ok sink their ship, they then respawn on an island near by with ammo replenished so if you were involved in a three ship battle the first ship sunk will easy rejoin with full ammo and sink one of the other ships.
It's sad that a game that looks and sounds great can be so shallow and dull, where are the Ai ships? where are the escort quests? where are the larger ships? Why can't we sail the ghost ship on death for a given time terrorising other ships, maybe sailing in a mist, it would be awesome. I would love ship progression, the whole point of spotting enemy ships at distance is so you can decide to fight or flee, in this game it's fight all the time as there are only two ship types. Such a missed opportunity.
Lazy talent-less thinking is ruining yet another potential GOTY idea, I wonder if devs today have actually grew up on video games or they just took it as a career choice much like an atheist may decide to become a vicar for the company house and pension plan.
If this game were £10, I would play it just to have a pirate called "Roger the Cabinboy"
Worth A Buy I can’t agree more,the developers are gonna improve and expand the game,but we just have to see how long it Will take them my gues is in the next year or two
This game is disgusting, Microsoft and Rare need to answer for this, the lack of content is completely tacitcal, this game was designed to bring people onto the game pass.
It's like Microsoft can't figure out what it wants. Do they want a great flagship exclusive that will rescue the Xbone as a credible console or do they want to hype a game in order to cash in on what's basically a platform to sell DLC?
Worth A Buy I keep saying this exact thing to my friends but they keep defending it. I'm going to forward this video to them all and tell them to get a *belling* grip...
The only thieves in this game are the developers
Marc Bruh that made me piss myself.
I hope you had a towel handy.
The publishers and Microsoft deserve a that appellation too.
It's the publisher who does the thieving.. the devs usually don't have a say
For £50 you get
- 3 mission types.
- 2 boats to choose from: the 3-4 man galleon or the 1-2 man sloop.
- 4 outfit sets: Admiral, Sea dog, Bilge rat, Sovereign each set has 3 tiers tier 2 and 3 requiring X level with said mission giver. Same applies to weapons but they have 2 tiers.
- Minor differences between outfit tiers, E.G the tier 2 Sovereign hat is the exact same as the tier one but is a slightly different colour with a different coloured feather.
- No character customization: All characters are randomly generated and all the player does is pick what one they want, this is permanent so if you decide you don't like the look over all you have to delete the character and lose all progress to pick a new one.
- A "fort" raid which if you are able to do without other people around can be easily done with 2 people, most likely soloed as well, rewarding 8K -Minimum- if not double (this varies each time).
- A huge open world with less than 10 ships on the whole map making it seem quite empty.
- Spammy melee combat where blocking is pretty pointless.
- Ship customization costing a minimum of 70K gold so for new players you're forced to choose either save up for one piece of ship customization (Sails, body paint or figure head) or buying an outfit for yourself.
It's fun with friends for a few hours without a doubt but it has no sustainability, the pvp is often unrewarding as most people interested in it have zero loot so after a fight you've used up your supplies for literally zero gain. You're basically grinding for the sake of grinding, there's minimal cosmetics right now (which will obviously be updated) but you can't help but think where the budget went. Yes it looks pretty but that's literally it, minimal cosmetics, simple ship and melee combat and three mission types.
What. Did. The. Budget. Go. Into?
And why the hell is this 50 quid?
It was undoubtedly made to be a free to play. Probably changed a month before hand.
You get in on xbox and pc, so technically ~25-30
Baha, it's 100$AUD Here, which, is around 20$+ more than the actual USD conversion rate, the gut's they have to take a F2P quality game and ramp the price up to 100$AUD is disgusting. Not sure how the price is in other currencies though (Other than Quid and USD), what suck's though, is State of Decay 2 is probably going to be the same 100$AUD deal, but I love SoD so I will probably buy that :) (After a Mack review of course)
Also yes I know use the free two-week trial Xbox Game Pass.. I wouldn't even waste a free two week's trial on this game :P
Glad we have Mack here to show us a TRUE review on the game :)
@Jeppe Rito, Well not sure about a lot of other's, but I don't own an Xbox, have not had one since the 360 just came out and don't plan on going back.. so how does your technicality work here? Bad luck suck it up? Should own a Xbox then? why would I want to play the same crap game on two platform's and god forbid a Xbox controller.. So basically it would be a $330 console then a 100$ - 50$-50$ game? :D Sound's like a great deal for the content in this crap.
(Not taking the piss out on you, it's just terrible how utterly bad this game is and the price they are asking for it.)
Budget? You mean ocean graphics.
HuNTeR9507
They said it's a 10 year lasting game as in free content, high price tag is what is paying the workers making the game or all of it went into advertisements
No Mans Sea
Original game name suits it already "Sea of Thieves"
Atleast no mans sky had progression...
Cool joke fuckwit
You watch Tucker eh🤔
Mark Murray A year after release
they should have released this game on April 1st cause its a fucking joke
Level 99 bruh that fucking killed me!! 😂😂😂
Are you saying 9/11 was a joke?
You Sir won the internet today :D nice one !
Level 99... make more vids
Just checked your channel and your content quality is verrrrrry good!
James Goodhew you say he sounds like your mother ?
This industry is a sea of thieves
Thank you for letting me save my money
QALibrary do you live in a hut or just think Mack is going to see this and say you're welcome? This can't be the first review of the game that you've seen.
raynell hobbs it is the first review I seen but I was thinking of getting it when it's on sale - maybe a year time
Raynell, show us on the puppet where the bad man touched you
Mack's review on this game is good, a lot of people avoid a no-mans-sky buy where the game looks great but there's nothing to do.
No Man's Sky was Single Player Only (and largely still is).
The fact that Sea of Thieves has fully functioning Multiplayer puts it in an entirely different class of game.
Is it just me or does anyone else smell a 29.99 DLC coming soon.
rxibot all dlc will be free
Expect the game to get f2p
Örnest Örnsen possible but doubtful. This game will most likely have a large following.
@@1wandersmann 🤣
I’m so glad Mack can’t be bought. He gives honest reviews and I love that. Mack, you saved me so much money and I can’t stress enough that you are my favorite reviewer. Thank you for being honest and saving me another $50.
Imagine a ghost ship? That would be crazy. They could have done so much more. What a fucking joke of a game.
Yeah that would have really changed the game, devs today are not gamers tbh
yea theres lots of pirate lore they could have used like the flying Dutchman.
Yeah it could have been like there's some necromancy trinket that makes you captain of that and you summon that ship crewed by all the dead players (fill it in with those skeletons if not enough at the time). And if it got sunk, it goes back to normal until someone gets the trinket again.
Worth A Buy developers just are not creative as much as they used to be they could have done fleet battle pvp modes they could have added npc ships could have been ghost ships could have had port raids could have had the British navy as enemies as well like big boss ships
Marc Minicuci
Technically there is a ghost ship. When you die you get to see it. But yea, I get that isn't what you are talking about.
When you hear his laugh u know the answer lol
Budget of this game:
85% water quality
15% other stuff
Love watching the Xbox fanboys defend this game.
"It going to get better."
"Just buy the Game Pass and you can okay for free."
"It's not broken, I played for 30 minutes straight the other day.!"
I dont know why they defend Microsoft so much.
Some people just like this game!???
I’m a Xbox console gamer and I think this game is pure shite. I’m currently saving money to build a PC haha
Draycole basically. It's like an auto response to a game you don't like.
Sea of Thieves is still the best game on the market in many ways. Blackwake looks like it's almost entirely a PVP ship battle simulator, Sea of Thieves should be looked at as more of a "Pirate Legends" simulator (that kraken is really disappointing though).
Blackwake is all about teamwork, Sea of Thieves is more about goofing around on a ship. If I'm going to "role play" as a Pirate, Sea of Thieves looks much, much better.
That said, it's definitely overpriced at the moment.
Also, you are looking at it as full pvp, is not, they have enough ships to encounter one from time to time, but the number one objective is doing the quests, and try not to get ripped by other pirates when cargo full of chests
Can i just say that as someone who has lived on a boat for 3 years and sailed around the South Pacific Ocean that the water looks absolutely amazing in this game.
I cant say much for the rest of the game but just watching it gave me flashbacks of sailing offshore and that is EXACTLY what it looks like.
Bro there's not even an actual anchor if you go under the ship. It's just sound effects.
During the Beta (my physical pre-order copy hasn't arrived yet, which I'm now much less disappointed about after seeing how bad the launch was) I actually spent many hours just plotting courses in a one man boat exploring all the islands. I think there's a certain type of person who will spend tons of time playing this game.
Bruvvy Not gonna lie the randomness of your insult made me laugh.
Triggered.
Bruvvy go drunk you're home
The worst thing for me is I was genuinely excited for this but, thank you Mack for helping me aviod this catastrophe.
stay away
Soon i will unless it has a great sale price
Is Blackwake still going well? Seeing SOT just makes me want to play Blackwake even more, might give that a go.
Buggy, gimmicky but going to the right direction.
Blackwake is dead
dead blackwake is forever early access game
Went in tonight and loads of people playing it, lots of full servers. it's had a big bug fix patch as the dev was actually in that stream I showed, the game was bugged and he apologised and then released a patch a week later :)
Thanks Mack, I found info on the patch for anyone interested steamcommunity.com/games/Blackwake/announcements/detail/1667893770970601591
Some Steam reviews are saying the community is full of arseholes but I'm sure many real pirates were arseholes too so it'll hopefully just add to the immersion.
2:51 I know but its a fast game I agree that maybe one step should be added to the reloading, but I think that that mechanic better suits the game style.
The biggest problem is there is nothing to play for as your character never advance and is all cosmetic
I'm so happy I just ran across Worth A Buy's Channel, keep up the awesome work man :)
cosmetic upgrades instead of getting better cannons? What a hell is wrong with this game. I installed Pirates of the Caribbean (old game) a year ago and damn it's so good, it has world like in mount and blade. Of course, it shows his age, but compared to this? it's a masterpiece.
a form of this is available on steam, its called sea dogs: to each his own
Yes indeed, that one. The controls were a bit shit, it took time to getting used to. I think walking forward was with mouse? dear lord ..... But you can rebind it.
Now about sailing. You had to set your sails to the max and the ship would sail at it's max speed, depending on the wind and wind's direction. It's really easy when you learn the ropes.
But that game is really something special if you can get over the - it's old. I will list few things that you can do in it:
Open world is like in mount and blade. You can attack civil ships, pirate ships, navy ships. Hell you can even go to a port and start opening fire on ships there or even the port itself. You can buy better ships, upgrade your own ships, capture enemy ships, command more than one ship by placing your general there. Sell different goods for different prices - economy system. You could even invest (thought it was basic). Go to islands, do quests.
I loved the ship combat. There are different ammo. Some kills crew, some attacks sails, some damages ship itself more. If you strict their sails, you could see them getting damaged, with holes and that slowed them down. You could board the ship and start ship boarding battle.
It was so.... open - just like mount and blade. It's a bit dated in some aspects. I would loved if somebody remade it with proper controls and just everything advanced even further. That game probably needs manual to fully understand every feature haha. Still, by immersion factor blows most modern open world games. In that game you naturally became stronger. You couldn't just go in at take out tons of enemies or big ships at the start of the game. You had to have companions and build your small navy. Just realistic.
Okay, I am stopping now.
the steam version that i mentioned earlier isnt a direct rip its also a remaster attempt to make it easier to control, if your a fan of it give it a go and remember steams refund policy if you dont like it.
Puzzle Pirates has more depth than this game
Hello Mack! I just wanted to thank you for your complete honesty with all your game review! You've probably saved me at least 200 dollars, and given me some good laughs. Thank you!
Hey just wondering if you'll WAB Frostpunk.
Looks really nice.
How to get it for free if you are on the fence.
1. Go to the Microsoft store and get the game pass.(you do have to put in a CC but you won't get charged)
2. Then you just turn off auto renewal and you get the game and any other game on the pass for free for 2 weeks.
Like so people can see.
Cryptotic I'll wait till a better exclusive comes out to cash in my free trial.
Have you tried Tempest? Looks similar in terms of 'ermagerd pirates'
No Man's Sky 2.0. Hype fooled gamers again. Why idiots keep falling for this shit I'll never know. I swear if you want to make money get an education in marketing and join the gaming industry.
Bruvvy maybe not to the level of NMS, but the hype it has been getting plus the result is definitely reminiscent of it.
At least this has functional Multiplayer, technically Sea of Thieves delivered everything they said they would.
No Man's Lies is the most blatant case of overhyping a game in gaming history.
At least NMS is like $20 now and actually worth it.
NMS would only be worth it if the developer made it f2p, with an apology , have some principles and don't support NMS or sea of thieves.
fastdak25
You have Pepe profile picture so your opinion doesn't count, even if you're right
Even the part where you frantically carry your loot to your ship from a fort can be bypassed. You just have to beat the fort, abandon your ship, and hide the key somewhere. Then come back and it'll be there since the servers are persistant. Then you can get all the treasure at your leisure.
Buy game pass. It’s free. Lmao wat.
As someone who was incredibly hyped for No mans sky this game shouldn’t be over 20$. The beta was like Destiny’s beta.
Twitch Clipz Yeah but it's not as bad as no man's Sky no man's Sky came out with no content the developer lied about the game and then they had the audacity to ask for $60 this game at least you have a choice to try it out through Game Pass it's not that bad and sea of thieves is a better game than no man's Sky ever was on its first release
Braun Stokes No men's sky sucks this game Sea of thieves suck both are uninspired games .. Sea of thieves is a only online game , much as no content so this game sucks harder than No men's Sky .. than the ridiculous of not even 5 pirates on a boat , uhm multiplayer only .. not even 5 is little sad or better so uninspired.
At least we all have a choice .. choice of what ?? paying money to play games .. awesome choice .. own nothing pay money and play games you never own.
Why not just demo's or beta's .. why pay in a services a services to play games Xbox live is needed , Gamepass a other service .. services in services .. my game library will hate services
You are forced to pay money to play demo's and beta's .. awesome time we life in.
The Rise and Fall of Sega Blame Netflix for that last part.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought “The beta was basically the full game? Destiny all over again”
You have to pay for game pass though lmao, not free is it. This game doesn't deserve any price tag, should a F2P fucking shit game
Well let's just imagine that there are little fairies infinitely preparing the cannons for you.
This game will be dead in a few weeks at most
Some might even say "Dead in the water"
Ya boy Bobby idk if it’ll even last a week lol.
Jeppe Rito obviously a guy in denial. Its shit, sorry to say. New content? Well that better happen FAST!
@Thr4shie
I'm very *salty* right now.
i'll buy it if they update the amount of ships that can be on a server and the amount of players....i ain't buying a pirate game with only a 4 man crew like wtf? even though me and my friends are craving to play this i'll wait for updates and see what they do, meanwhile i'll buy black wake now and see it for my self.
In the Alpha the most fun thing was running into other crews while treasure hunting, steal their treasure, guard yours. Having two or three crews running around the same island looking for treasure and the ensuing sea battle for that treasure. What a blast. Sadly it only happened once and it seems like they never heard the massive feedback to have more ships on the same server. And of course there was no fortress so this really was the only way to get the gold. You also could unlock the blunderbuss and different instruments so there was a little bit of progression there.
Once again the biggest problem with Sea of Thieves is that Salt exists. And Blackwake I guess.
Goddamit Mack! I was trynna sleep and then this notification came through
Good one Mac, you're back on form! Haven't laughed this much since the City Skylines review.
I've been watching streams of this the last few days and saw grown ass people going crazy about how amazing it is.
They were literally doing the same 3 things over and over again. Attack other players, find chests, catching animals, it's sad how easily amused console players are now.
I agree that it should have loads more content but what is there is actually a lot of fun.
stronghold 2 and crusader perhaps for a retro wab?
Assassins Creed Black Flag and Rogue is superior to this garbage.
And Rogue was shit. Black Flag is the best pirate game to date.
@Codered08 well compared to this cowshit Black flag and Rogue are amazing.
"...Left the them in the water like wobbly dildos!"... I almost fuckin choked!!! lol
MACK is the truth of UA-cam
KIng Green he's been the truth of UA-cam but he's being over-critical I think this game is worth a try but at the same time it has flaws
That story about the coins on the boss island is kind of how I feel in EVE Online when I have officer modules in my cargo hold in low sec.
I wish far Cry 5 was a pirate game, would be a change and something interesting.
Far Cry Blood Pirate
MrNangle or somewhere In outer space on an alien planet
James Goodhew stop watching fox news it's making you paranoid
Just wanted to thank you for uploading regularly, Mac. When UA-cam is dead and devoid of content it always good to know there's probably still one of your video I haven't watched yet.
The only thieves in sea of thieves are the developers 😂
This is my go to comedy channel for when I wake up in a morning, worth a buy is sieving I can hear it in his voice.
THE ONLY REASON THIS GAME HAS ANY PLACE IS IF IT IS FREE TO PLAY. W T F. I guarantee that Microsoft needed more official exclusives forcing them to make it a premium $60 game and it make their Game Pass actually worth it. Because they only have like 4-5 games on it. They cant market the game pass for $14 with like 2 games that you can play on the PC and 3 for Xbox. Seriously all the un-lockables are only visible things. Exactly like a Free To Play. It had to been made as one. That is the only thing that remotely makes sense of this piece of shit game for $60. I would however play it as a free to play with micro transactions...
Npc ships or group raid bosses (for example huge pirate hunter ships/ fleets as in AC Black Flag) would help. What do you guys think?
Atofu the devs would have to give a shit
This is my problem with this game, AND pubg.
There's nothing to actually earn. just some cosmetics to grind out. Nothing "better"
No progression.
Nothing. GG. Knew from its announcement I wouldn't touch it. Just like pubg.
Yeah PubBoring is shit.
TheSkiingJeep same with Fortnite
I agree that just spending time sailing is very relaxing.
if you want to spend time just sailing play black flag.
@bud the cyborg. Yes I would like to do the same but not for $60
From Mack's vids, this game has: drinking and dynamic sea waves
But other than that: Fetch quests to islands with no great rewards for 50 pounds. ($60 US)......... great no-reward grind. #No-reward grind. There's the warning.
Thank you Mack. This is very informative of key elements that are lacking in a pirate game. This is basically a plush pirate arcade game. Like the 3D version of Minesweeper. MSoft just added achievements and a Miner to guide through the typical Minesweeper game.... NO INNOVATION.
Again, thank you Mack.
mack always keepin it one hunnid 💦
Mack: "Sea of thieving BASTARDS" referring to the devs.
I laughed so much at that! XD
I already know what you're going to say before watching the video. :P
Wish I could buy you a beer friend, love your vids. Keep it up!
Skipped to end to see the inevitable. Such a shame.
I am going to try the 'free trial' before watching this. But I know Mac, and Mac is right.
ThatTaffer I say make your own opinion. This game is great in my opinion.
Are you that braindead that you can't make your own opinion .
I watched the whole video and while some points are valid , unlike him I didn't feel as negative and bitter.
I had a blast and continue to have a blast.
It's one thing if the game isnt for you but its another thing to hate a game just because it's the flavor of the month to shit on.
I perhaps didn't state my self well. I generally agree with Mac because we have extremely similar tastes in games. I played the game, as I stated, before watching the WAB. I thought the following:
Its empty.
There is not a ton to do
It's repetitious
Its charming
It has potential
It's over priced.
Then I watched WAB and well... ^
I'm glad you like the game. I am still on the fence on it concerning everything but the price, which is entirely too high for the amount of content currently in the game.
I don't think I would say it's complete garbage. It's something that I tend to call a 'Dad Game'. Meaning its something to be played in quick bursts for fun social experiences in a relatively child friendly environment. The emergent experiences I have had in this game have stuck with me, and it's a solid foundation for a great game, I think.
However.
The amount of content does not justify a 60 dollar asking price. What is there is fantastic, I love this game, but is it worth a buy?
Not at the current price. No. It's worth a free trial on the game pass and then waiting for a sale IMO. Which is a shame, but whats there is so good. Kind of like Elite Dangerous.
in the grand scheme of things, it’s still the same game as it was whenever they started the closed betas which I was a part of. Sure they added a few things here and there but nothing major enough to make you want to come back after a good session of playing
Could not agree more. Rarely has a game made me feel so angry that I have wasted so much money. I feel like I've experienced everything after about 2 hours. Thank you Mack for spreading the message to try to save others £50.
Well! my £50 is going towards FarCry 5 instead! at least I'm getting a good 30+ hours of content for my cash!
Agree, Played the game for 5 hours and we did everything over and over again.
Its fun with a party but there is nothing else to do then do the same quests over and over again.
Mobs? Skeletons, Players, Snakes. Sharks, Kraken.
i like it. i just relax solo slooping. but everyone isn't a loner like me.
Not everyone has enough money to waste on a shite game either. lol
Darken De la Espada get a better job
@Merek Grimaldus
Even when one has enough money; one questions whether one should waste money so carelessly especially when there are many other products to enjoy. Nice dinner; large steak, lobster or a shite game? I'll take the dinner. I would not recommend being those rich losers who waste their money on silly things like gold toilet paper and diamond dog collars or worse of all.... animal charities. (shivers)
Darken De la Espada personally I do not like lobster, but you clearly do. Does my opinion on lobster change the fact that you think it tastes good? Or that a lot of people think lobster tastes good? No it doesn’t.
Darken De la Espada in the end, it’s my money and I can spend it on what I like and what interests me. I have a ton of time put into this game already and I am not bored nor disgusted in the slightest.
Mack where can I get a transcript of this video?
Quick update for you Mack; we're over 2 years after release now, there's still hardly what could be considered content. There have been dozens of updates now, and a lot has been added to the game, but there's still just no actual, tangible content. Sure there's more to do, but there are plenty of times the game can feel just as dead/boring as it did on release, and at the end of the day, everything you do in the game will only ever get you a bit of gold to spend on cosmetics, and nothing else. Still no progression whatsoever.
There's now a 3-player ship. The red barrels now have a fuse on them that you can light, so it goes off after 5 seconds (instead of having to shoot it yourself), the wheel, capstan, and masts on a ship can be destroyed, there's tons of new cannonballs (chain shot to take masts down, curseballs that apply various effects on hit like disabling the steering wheel or the cannons, putting the sails up, dropping the anchor, turning the crew drunk, etc), ships and players can be lit on fire, the fire will actually spread across a ship, destroy the masts, etc, eventually put a single hole into the ship (which immediately extinguishes all the fire on the bottom deck), there's harpoons on ships allowing you to reel in loot and do quick turns around rocks/islands, etc.
There's also new world content like a megalodon and skeleton ships (alongside the pre existing kraken), which are honestly just annoying as fuck after the first two times you face them, because they always get in the way just as you're trying to get from A to B (especially kraken, which takes control away from the player). And a new area in the south east featuring earthquakes and volcanoes.
Tall tales have also been added, a series of story quests that have some pretty cool puzzles and will eventually even take you beyond the map border (normally when you go to the border, the sea turns red and your ship starts taking damage).
That's just a bit of a summary; a lot more has been added, but there just still isn't any sort of progression. You still start every session with the same ship, the same worthless amount of supplies, on the same equal footing as everyone else. All the equipment is the same (cosmetic only). The only main difference with two years ago is that back then I grinded the game for 2 weeks to get the 100k for a green ship hull, and now loot is so abundant you can get 100k per session.
I hop on the game once every half year or so to see what's new, and I'm done exploring all the new content within an hour or two every time.
Like yeah cool, they added fishing! Here's the process of fishing;
1. Throw the line out.
2. Wait for a fish to bite.
3. Fish will pull in random directions. Just push your rod the other way. There's no urgency here, no depth to it, no penalty if you fuck up.
4. After pushing and pulling on your rod for a while (around 10-15 seconds), the fish will tire out.
5. REEL, REEL YOU BASTARD, PULL THAT FISH IN.
6. After 5 or so seconds of reeling, the fish recovers and you loop back to step 3.
7. After looping through steps 3-6 about 3 or 4 times, you finally have your fish.
It takes fucking 40 seconds to a minute to catch a fish. And they're absolutely fucking useless; you can sell them for a pittance, if you want any sort of valuable fish you have to specifically look for them around shipwrecks, skull clouds, etc. And sure, it's a free source of healing if you're on a long journey anyway.... But you can also just cannon a crewmate or two at an island as you're passing by, have them slaughter the local wildlife (everything dies in 1 hit anyway now), and they'll return in less than a minute with their inventories stocked full of chicken/pork/snake meat. They heal just as much as the fish do anyway.
Then there's cooking, oh boy the depth you'll find there.
1. Dump a fish or piece of meat into the pan.
2. Wait a couple minutes.
3. Pick it back up.
Only 1 piece per pan of course, and each ship only has 1 pan. So if you have nothing to do for 10 minutes, you can get enough healing supplies to last your crew one minute worth of combat. NICE.
Again Thank you Mack Just saved me £50 because I almost bought this but my thinking head said "No wait for the rest of Mack's review" glad I did.
Glad to be of service
I am not disappointed by any means.
If you set your expectations low and don't look at any sort of pre release content for a game then there is no way you can be disappointed. I did the same thing with Destiny, even with it being as flawed as it was, I had expected it to be as little as possible and the little bit of content found in it satisfied me since it went beyond my expectations. Just think about it, way back when(whenever you as a person think of gaming as reaching its peak in quality) there were no overhyped game trailers and such, people just looked at a game in the store and if they thought the concept was cool they bought it. The AAA companies behind these games are just as much at fault as us because we like to look into our games before we buy them now days to make sure that our investment will pay off in the form of entertainment. When we do these things however, it ends up spoiling the game for us as the consumers and that is why I think a large majority of gamers are dissatisfied with the current state of gaming.
Then again I am just a fucking idiot so I might be wrong lmao just my thoughts.
Cryptotic yeah thats what i realised too, whenever i set my expectations to high i end up being pissed off when a game is released so i dont. Still wont buy it if it looks shit on release though.
Yeah he's an idiot he acts like Microsoft is begging people for fucking $60 and there's Game Pass that's basically giving people the game for free they've been advertising this for past month if you feel robbed by buying this game I'm sorry you're an idiot and I don't feel sorry for you
Braun Stokes Men people are comparing this game to no mans sky. Literally all the trailers I have seen have not been misleading In The slightest. I paid for what I saw and expected nothing less. I love the game and so do my friends.
yes, you can have expectations, but when your expectations are so high that you cant enjoy anything in the SLIGHTEST, then you have a problem. Your expectations were too high and mine weren't. I'm happy with the game and you are not so who won here?
Dragon Drew well the reality this game didn't live to your expectations because you have an issue get over it Microsoft doesn't care anymore if they're coming out with any AAA it's not going to meet game of the year status I came to this realization once I bought a PS4 last year and I left my Xbox One to collect dust I still have it but it's a dust collector
You’d be surprised how many people iv matched with that don’t know how to sail the boat and tell where there West and east is. Also why can’t I have 4+ players to match make on a small loop? I hate having to control the big ship.
You should re-review this game tbh, it's had a shitton of updates and they added everything that was missing and far more
It's almost there today, but wasn't two years ago. One of the largest issues remains that the "full PVP" model in Sea of Thieves isn't clever - and is broken. The devs seem adamant that this is a hill they'll die on.
Hows the open world in Black Wake? :^)
Also the game is completely free on xbox pass (which works for PC users) and Xbox Pass has a 14 day free trial
As usual with these “have fun with ya mates” games, this lacks enough content, and the content it does have is repetitive.
Just wondering will you be able to WAB 'A Way Out'?
Yes playing it today
Worth A Buy Great, thanks. If you Thumb her up I'll buy it.
Mack if you haven't seen it (i'm sure you have), look up the upcoming pirate game "skull and bones." its the sailing portion of AC: Black Flag turned into a full game. just wait for that.
Yeah seen that
Looks shit. When BF launched i was all over the forums screaming that they needed to take that and give it full mmo scale, massive sea with hundreds of Islands, clans could buy one and fortify, even earn revenue from making it a trade hub.
Trade lanes could be attacked but trade ship npc would be tough enough to hold out for 10 mins, giving players enough time to get there and defend if not too far.
Islands themselves raidable, shit could be stolen.Full upgraded islands would take a full fleet of players to breakthrough and land.
Massive central land mass filled with secrets, loot, bosses etc and all pvp enabled.
Massive storm surges, enemy boarding...Options are limitless...
...And they give us this small scale shite?
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Your player avatar is the ship. you can't walk around the deck and go on land and such..
Osac haha thanks, forgot he mentioned it while back. I'm still gonna watch for it tho
It's kinda funny. As time goes on we get less content and microtransactions etc in games, and the price goes up as well. Now the standard is becoming £50...
Revisit this game its a lot better now
Not really
@@Tasluk maybe not for you but maybe mack likes it a lot better now. Remember everyone has different opinions.
@Rolling Stone they added a lot of new quests and grinding to piratelegend is way easier now because of the new flags you can buy from different companies. Also they added bunch of new companies to make more variety in things to do now..
It might have little content, but I think it could be a decent platform that could be fun if they keep adding content and features. Feels like it was shoved out the door early, a year or so more work and it could eventually be worth it. It's like an MMO without any MMO features...
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Mack: _"You know what this is to Blackwake? It's like sitting in the @#&! bath with a rubber @#&! duck! Well stick your rubber duck up your @#&! ass!"_ 😂😂😂😂😂
I literally *laughed out loud* at that moment! Even Tommy Lee Jones would have given that one a thumbs up Mack! 👍👍👍
Alright just gonna review Mack's review. But beforehand, I do want to say that the game's launch is unacceptable. And even now the game is still barely playable.
1. Mack, you say that the cannon loading isn't realistic but then you get mad that you have to track shots??? Shooting a few cannons to determine the distance to target is a real life tactic. Be more consistent with your points.
2. Yes the sailing is simple, it's an obviously cartoony game. But there is some depth to sail adjustments for better turning and drifting the ship with the anchor that you didn't touch on.
3. "You either dig up chests or catch pigs. That's it." Did you forget about the entire Order of Souls faction or?????
4. Also stop the Blackwake comparisons are pretty cringy. They're very different games. One's a team arena sim style game. The other one is a cartoony multiplayer open world treasure hunting game.
Other than that, yeah this review has been pretty on point with my major complaints. Well done Mack. I give this review a 3/5
Shawn Courtney tell me what's redeeming about this game
A lot of things. It is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. Sound design and visuals aesthetics are perfect. This is for sure one of the best looking games you can buy.
In regards to content, the quests you go on are somewhat tedious if you're alone but if you have friends (or a good pub crew) it can be crazy fun. Sure this game has its up times and down times but I've had some of the most fun ever in a video game while fucking around with my pals in Sea of Thieves. I don't expect it to vibe with everyone, especially the likes of Mack, but for those who enjoy a social gaming experience this is really one of the best. Interacting with other crews (violently or peacefully) is almost always a lot of fun. Admittedly, shooting cannons at each-other usually won't win a fight fast. But there are a lot of other creative tools you can use to take down opposing ships.
The beautiful scenery and organically unfolding adventures punctuated by bouts of action and social fun with other crews is really what makes this game shine. Furthermore, don't listen to what Mack said about SoT being a cash grab, it's clearly a passion project for Rare and it is a living game. Rare has plenty of plans to update the game and add more content. Please don't take my last point too seriously, I really don't want to come across as saying "but the game will be great one day!" because it excuses a lot of bullshit that happens in the AAA industry today. The point is that game is GOOD right now! And if the servers weren't fucking busted (because Rare doesn't know how to design an online service properly) I would totally recommend the game.
This game will be great in a year or so... just wish I didn’t pay $60 this far in advance...
GTA V is going on 5 years old bud and that is also a pretty game with great sound design and great playability. I was excited for this title (SOT) however the reality has let me down rather remarkably. It is as you say a very pretty example of what the developers can do, but no tech demo should cost £50.
Hahaha this review was brutally honest. I love it! Thanks Mack
*sea of memes*
How do u like no mans sea?
Yea no wonder it doesn't have the same features as blackwake it's not blackwake
Skeletondude13 he was comparing the fucking ship combat
Beck Carter it’s still not blackwake?
Beck Carter and I understand stand that but games should offer different experiences not all use the same mechanics. It's not supposed to be a super realistic pirate game that's supposed to be taken seriously.
One thing I find a bit boring is how you can only blow holes in the ship. That's the only thing you can damage on it. Imagine being able to damage the sails, the steering mechanism in general, the anchor, damaging canons etc.
Don't care whether or not the game is good really. Question is why tf you're comparing blackwake to sot when they're 2 very different games...
Mack's bias is definitely showing in this video, but as a viewer you always have to consider reviewer bias. I always knew that Mack would NOT enjoy Sea of Thieves.
I mean yeah the bias is pretty disgusting but that's not what i was on about really. Imo if a reviewer can't look at something objectively they're a pretty damn bad reviewer.
It's actually a base psychological reality that no human being is capable of being totally objective.
Obviously Mack wasn't trying very hard, but he does get "some" slack just for being human like everyone else and having preferences.
The review itself is still valuable as long as the reviewer is consistent. If someone consistently hates something that you like, you might find that reviewer's "hate" list more informative than anyone else's list of favorites.
Yeah they are, one of them had the funding of one of the most wealthy companies on the planet and the other is just an indie title with little funding in comparison. The fact that the indie game came out on top shows the lack of quality and honesty shown within the gaming industry today.
Don't get me wrong I am having a good time playing it, but the fact that people had to lie to sell a game is pathetic.(I don't look much into game trailers and showcases and things of that nature because I have realized it's all a lie)
"The fact that the indie game came out on top shows"... The bias of the reviewer.
No one lied to sell Sea of Thieves.
Blackwake looks like a great competitive game, but I almost never play those. Sea of Thieves is right up my alley.
Hey Mack, has your opinion changed on the game? I have heard that the devs have added a lot of content and since the game is coming to Steam I'm looking forward to trying it out.
P.S. Sorry if I'm misspelling your name, not sure how you pronounce it in your country. Hope you're well!
I like sea of thieves, the game is fun. Would recommend.
Nicholas Cagee I don't think it's worth $60 but I don't think it deserves all this hate
More like 70€ in the micro store...
I agree with you they said more content incoming, I enjoy it a lot
I'm a console gamer, and I still enjoy your reviews! You're allowed to be Utterly Wrong, and I respect your right to be so.
Sid Meier's Pirates, POTC/Sea Dogs 2 and Age of pirates/Seadogs: City of abandoned ships still remain the best pirate games to this date. Those are all singleplayer adventure/RPG-ish games so its a little unfair to compare them to this but its kinda sad that no other game have managed to surpass them.
How does the kraken actually look underwater? Anyone ever dived into the waters to see where those tentacles are attached to? Wouldn't be surprised if there ain't a real kraken down there and just those tentacles reaching the ground...
The water is too dark to see it, how convenient.
Yeah just found this: gamingbolt.com/sea-of-thieves-kraken-does-not-possess-a-body-underwater
What a joke.
I mean it is so weird you nail it every time man you hit the nail right in the epicenter!!!!!!! Another epic review thanks for the honesty haha.
Best SoT review ever. Mature, wise and honest. Idk really why some people can't see the BS in the game. 2 many fanboys.
How many kinds of quests does any other game of this genre have??? The quests are fine. It’s just the variety of enemies and non enemies that needs work.
I would say you need to broaden your game library I can add the following quests to educate you if you like.
Escort Ai ship from A ---> B
Board Ai ship, klill it's crew and steal it's cargo
Hunt down the Black Pig enemy Pirate ship last seen bla, bla, bla,
Take this cargo to this island and deliver it to blabla (you will be ambushed both at sea and on land when you arrive)
I never paused to think for them 4 quests, all off the top of my head, so imagine if I brainstormed with a group of devs for a whole day. Stop defending LAZY development.
It's probably been said before, but I too have played the beta, then tried the "game" on release day for free with the 14-days free trial gamepass thingy. "Played"/tested for 10 days, with different crews, friends and randoms, and by myself. Then stopped and uninstalled. Every word here is true. terrible money grab. The term "No Man's Sea of Fails" floats around. I agree.
I remember first seeing trailers for this and thought "Oh, its another bad [more kid friendly] console rippoff [this time of Blackwake]". Then later I thought it looked alright. And now I found out I was initally correct.
If nothing else, this game has raised the bar for ocean water and wave effects. I look forward to seeing that same technology coupled with some actual content in future games.
Hey Mac, have you heard of the Game Midair? It goes into Open Beta next month and I figured you might care because it's trying to be a spiritual successor to Tribes 2 and I know you like Tribes as much as I do.
I think those lines in the wind are a stylistic choice though. It helps you with the direction of the ship, but fits in nicely with the aesthetic.
The game looks great tbh, no arguments at all about the graphics, especially the sea.
The game will probably be remembered for it's sea tech, I agree!. Thanks for the reply.
Rare are great with creating original styles. This game reminds me of grabbed by the ghoulies for the original xbox.
I agree with how diluted the combat is.
Why can somebody not just make a pirate RPG where you can buy and steal huge ships? That would literally be a dream come true if done right.
i was gonna buy the game with some friends just to have some fun even though you have like only 6 ships on a map or 4 man crew ''absolute bs'' but just for fun like i said until we saw the 60 euro price tag lmao... btw mac i want to buy blackwake since it indeed looks more immersive i found a digital copy here for 11 euro's but next to it it says early acces then you have another copy for 16 euros it says standard edition? is there a difference between the 2?
The ship controls look alright. Not everything needs to be a simulator. I enjoyed the Pirates of The Caribbean game back in the early 2000s and that had simple controls.
4 people to run a galleon? What? :D
I do like the idea that you can leave the ship and explore the land.
It needs the British and Spanish Empires chasing you around with huge ships.
"Sea of thieve-ing bastards"
Genius
I was interested to see your review of this game. I’d agree that it lacks content big time.
What surprises me though is your point of no progression being a downside, since I’ve seen in other RPGs you talk down on the leveling and perks because it creates a false sense of gaining power instead of focusing on building your own skill.
I could be thinking about another reviewer, and if you’re not the one who’s said that completely disregard that bit of my comment lol.
I agree having something slightly more meaningful to buy with the gold would be great. Maybe not something that is outright better, because I do honestly very much like the idea that battles are on even ground and come down to Crew skill, but maybe like different cannonballs. One that starts a fire that doesn’t cause holes for sinking, or a short range one that makes multiple holes but much less range. Variety, not power, basically.
Sea of Thieves = 1 questionably located rubber duck.