King of Seas Preview

<p>In the 15 years since the remake of Sid Meier’s Pirates&excl;&comma; many games have attempted to take on the high seas in tall ships to emulate that classic&period; Most have fallen short in one way or another&period; However&comma; some have adapted the exciting mechanics of isometric ship combat into new experiences&period; King of Seas is one such game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Set to release early 2021&comma; this action RPG puts you in the role of deposed legacy leader left for dead and forced into piracy&period; Once you take on that role&comma; the high seas open up to you and allow you to explore at the whim of the wind&period; Initially&comma; it seems a bit slow&comma; but I suppose you can’t expect these ships to be moving too quickly&period; One notable difference from the Sid Meier game is the lack of requirement to follow the wind&period; It still plays a part but doesn’t bog you down to near-motionless&period; While that was certainly more realistic&comma; it was always frustrating when trying to maneuver&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-166745" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;24194034&sol;ss&lowbar;33a8145158bcf745bd40db9965c7a7ea09a46e3d&period;1920x1080&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Sunset King of Seas" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Maneuvering&comma; of course&comma; is one of the more important elements in King of Seas&period; You’ll have to be able to properly navigate your ship to pick up items cast or lost in the sea&period; These can range from resources you can use or experience points to level up&period; Trading&comma; fishing&comma; and even treasure hunting will all be part of this swashbuckling RPG experience&period; Just watch out for those sea monsters…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When you aren’t fighting off creatures of the deep&comma; you’ll still need those cannons loaded up and ready to fire&period; Naval combat will test your ability to anticipate maneuvers since every turn may take quite some time to execute&period; Loading up your cannons and firing broadside with any precision will require you to predict the movement of your enemy as well&period; Also&comma; you’re not just firing cannonballs&period; You can load up several munitions that can damage sails to slow the ship or injure the crew directly&period; The tactical choices you make will affect the outcome of any battle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-166744" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;24194021&sol;ss&lowbar;b8395d059da21a888a8fccdb2a9973748d432e51&period;1920x1080&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Open World Islands" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Heading back into the world of pirates without the multiplayer requirements or inherently slow pacing games like Sea of Thieves brings to the table will be refreshing&period; Pirate games have been slowly trying to ascend from the depths since the popularity of Assassin’s Creed 4&period; We’ve seen the genre revisited in the AC franchise&comma; numerous games featuring tall ships and broadside naval combat&comma; and even quite a few with the same isometric perspective King of Seas brings to the table&period; Hopefully&comma; this game can make enough of a splash that it won’t sink to the bottom never to be seen again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4>If you&&num;8217&semi;d like to see more previews&comma; check out our articles for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;prodeus-playtest-first-impression-epic-carnage&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Prodeus<&sol;a> and the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;tokyo-game-show-2020-online-highlights&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Tokyo Game Show<&sol;a> 2020&excl;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;