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Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy

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82%Game Brain Score
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graphics, gameplay
82% User Score Based on 74 reviews

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Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Skyward Digital and was released on March 2, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

Witness the rise of piracy in this prologue to Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Command and customise a powerful warship on PC or in VR and take part in tense naval and land battles that will put your swashbuckling skills to the test.

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Audience ScoreBased on 74 reviews
humor1 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Fun and enjoyable naval combat with a pirate theme, reminiscent of classic pirate games.
  • Potential for an engaging sandbox experience with ship upgrades, trading, and ship capturing.
  • VR implementation adds immersion and a unique way to experience pirate gameplay.
  • Controls and ship steering are often described as clunky, glitchy, or poorly implemented.
  • Lack of content in the demo/full game including shallow mechanics, repetitive combat, limited quests, and minimal world interaction.
  • Graphics and art style are simplistic or unattractive to some, and the game feels underdeveloped or still in early/alpha stage.
  • graphics
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally described as simple, low-poly, and similar to styles seen in many other games, with some users finding them outdated or unattractive, especially character models and menus. While not the worst, the art style is often considered bland or embarrassing, with several reviewers noting it could improve with more detail. Overall, the graphics are functional but uninspiring, with gameplay being the primary focus over visuals.

    • “Although simple (vector based) visuals, a promising but not too complex pirate/sea battle game.”
    • “It has a low polygon art style with assets that look like they were taken from Humble Bundle low polygon asset bundle.”
    • “I saw the same style low poly graphics in many games, especially those dot-eye NPC characters common in simple low poly games.”
    • “The menus need work and the graphics are also freaking ugly - the art style is embarrassing but could be fixed if they added a few more polygons, especially to character models, which look like something out of RuneScape in the 2000s.”
    • “I saw the same style low poly graphics in many games, especially those dot-eye NPC characters that are common among simple low poly games.”
    • “It has a low polygon art style with assets that look like they were taken from a Humble Bundle low polygon asset bundle.”
  • gameplay
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers an immersive pirate RPG experience with VR features, but it is criticized for being repetitive, lacking depth, and missing many core mechanics such as diverse combat, content variety, and customization. While non-VR gameplay shows some variety, the overall experience is limited and underwhelming, with simple mechanics and insufficient content.

    • “So, non-VR gameplay is okay; not for me, but it shows there is a good variety of gameplay here.”
    • “It is a pirate game with RPG elements and offers gameplay in VR.”
    • “Interesting demo, the game has potential, but some mechanics seem missing or too simple.”
    • “The battle gameplay is exactly the same as the one in Furious Seas VR, yet neither that good nor fun at all.”
    • “This is a good introduction to the game, enough to catch the ambiance and gameplay. Unfortunately, it also reveals the whole content of the full game, which is clearly lacking content: no secondary quests, no city management, no trading (only two resources available, lol?), no exploration, very limited weapons (2 pistols, 2 melee), no equipment, items or armor, no character customization, no reputation, no random events, no crew management, few ships with limited upgrades and very basic customization, only cannon and boarding action (all the same) during naval combat.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story offers an engaging short storyline with combat and world exploration, providing hints about the full game's content. However, users have encountered bugs, such as being unable to progress in certain main story moments like celebrating with the crew in the tavern.

    • “You can experience the fighting and short story line it entails and also explore the wider world and get lots of hints about the things that will be included in the full game.”
    • “The main storyline bugged out when I was told to celebrate with my crew in the tavern, and there appears to be no way of doing that once I'm in the tavern.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is affected by buggy ship wheel controls, leading to a less smooth and reliable gameplay experience.

    • “The control of the ship's wheel is buggy.”
  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game arises mainly from its quirky first-person movement, which is comically slow, and the exaggerated camera perspective that makes the player character appear unusually tall compared to others.

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Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy is a role playing game.

Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy was released on March 2, 2022.

Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy was developed by Skyward Digital.

Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its graphics.

Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy is a single player game.

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