Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles
- January 30, 2024
- Mauris
- 4h median play time
Get on Steam"Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles" is a story-driven adventure game where you play as Rufus Monroe, an adventurous smuggler in the Caribbean. After a raid goes wrong, you'll face dangerous voyages, perilous piracy, and fatal fights against powerful enemies. The game is designed according to historical prototypes and challenges you to survive the dangers of the Caribbean and become a legendary pirate.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Revives nostalgic memories of the original Corsairs series and has great potential with interesting game mechanics.
- Good graphic quality, especially the water and ship designs, creating an immersive atmosphere.
- The naval battles and ship combat are enjoyable, providing a dynamic experience for players.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, crashes, and performance issues, making it frustrating to play.
- The autosave feature overrides manual saves, leading to potential loss of progress and stuck situations.
- Currently lacks open-world elements and trading systems, making gameplay feel linear and restrictive.
- story120 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 71 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as linear and heavily scripted, with a focus on smuggling and limited player choice, leading to a repetitive experience. While some players find the main quests interesting and the graphics appealing, many criticize the forced nature of the narrative and the lack of open-world elements, resulting in a tedious "running simulator" feel. Overall, the story has potential but currently feels underdeveloped and unoriginal, leaving players wanting more depth and freedom in gameplay.
“The main quests are interesting and revolve around smuggling.”
“For now, it's a very story-focused game, but the devs announced a lot of good, like free mode!”
“It still has a long way to go but it is already good fun and immersive and I like the way the story progress is told by using pictures and drawings instead of cut scenes.”
“The game offers a terribly forced story that is extremely short and 90% of the time you're playing a running simulator with no minimap, running from NPC to NPC. The ship combat is okay but lacks any resemblance to the original Sea Dogs.”
“This game is a joke. After an hour, the game just ends with a close intro about how the story will continue sometime in the future when they make more content.”
“For now, it is an ultra-linear piece of story without any elements of open world, including even selling of looted equipment.”
- gameplay70 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been noted for its potential, with many players appreciating the updated graphics and core mechanics reminiscent of classic titles like Age of Pirates and Sea Dogs. However, there are significant criticisms regarding the limited variety of gameplay mechanics, awkward controls, and a linear experience that leaves players wanting more depth and content. While naval battles and boarding combat are enjoyable, many feel that essential features from previous games are missing, and improvements are needed in combat dynamics and overall immersion.
“The game beautifully embodies the atmosphere of piracy with high graphics and addictive gameplay.”
“So far it seems to have some minor bugs but it doesn't stop gameplay and I am very much enjoying the naval battles as well as the boarding combat.”
“I really liked what I've seen so far; it reminded me of a game that marked my childhood, and I'll love supporting a game in the same style with updated graphics and mechanics.”
“Some mechanics that existed in Age of Pirates/Sea Dogs are not present, such as diplomacy, the ability to buy personal items in stores instead of just from street vendors, the option to manually set how many items you want to buy, having officers accompany you, selling to the ship (you get 3 fixed quantity options), walking around the ship outside of a fight... I'm not sure if these will be added, even in a different form, or not.”
“I reaaaaallllyyyy tried to like this, but it's just terrible. The narrator's voice makes me vomit, the movement and dynamics of the game are horrible, ship battle mechanics are weird, and the auto-aim does not make any sense... it's just bad.”
“Right down to it, the gameplay makes the game, and the gameplay here is just severely lacking.”
- graphics53 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with many praising the quality and visual appeal, particularly in terms of water effects and atmospheric settings. However, some objects, like buildings and bridges, appear overly simplistic or "plastic," detracting from the overall experience. While the graphics are not considered AAA quality, they effectively enhance the gameplay and evoke nostalgia for classic titles in the genre.
“The game beautifully embodies the atmosphere of piracy with high graphics and addictive gameplay.”
“Beautiful islands, intense naval battles, good graphics – overall, I recommend it.”
“Fancy graphics (the water looks amazing), nice locations, much more open world than the predecessors, dynamic sea battles, a gripping story, and they still managed to keep the корсары spirit in it.”
“I do appreciate what this game is trying to achieve; they are trying to rebuild and recreate Sea Dogs with a new engine and graphical state, but this is not it.”
“No matter what I did with my graphics, it just crashed in the middle of boarding combat!”
“As a big fan of the old Pirates of the Caribbean game from 2003 and the following mods, I was just hoping for someone to port the whole thing to a more up-to-date new engine and modern graphics.”
- optimization16 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is a significant concern, with players reporting stuttering and low frame rates, particularly in urban areas, despite decent performance in less populated settings. While some improvements have been noted compared to similar titles, many users feel that further optimization is essential for a more enjoyable experience. Overall, the game shows potential but currently suffers from performance issues that detract from gameplay.
“This is a demo game but is moving in a better direction than others in its genre... better optimized, visuals and sound effects.”
“Performance is alright at 70-100 fps playing 3440x1440 using RTX 3080 Ti and 5600X.”
“However, optimization issues remain a concern.”
“However, it needs optimization because in some places the game starts to stutter (in cities) sometimes.”
“Unfortunately, there are still issues with optimization; I have been getting 30-45 fps in large towns, such as Barbados.”
“- Optimization is pretty not okay; I mean it's not that unplayable, but it's not fun for sure.”
- atmosphere13 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its captivating embodiment of piracy, enhanced by high-quality graphics and dynamic naval combat. Reviewers note that it successfully preserves the spirit of classic pirate adventures, creating a unique and immersive experience that resonates with fans of the genre. Overall, the atmosphere is described as both addictive and reminiscent of beloved past games.
“The game beautifully embodies the atmosphere of piracy with high graphics and addictive gameplay.”
“- Naval combats are dynamic and the atmosphere is captivating.”
“However, they strive to preserve the spirit of the original games and recreate the atmosphere of pirate adventures.”
“It reminds me of the atmosphere of similar games from the past.”
“However, it comes close... it has a special atmosphere.”
- music10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with players appreciating the quality of the soundtrack, though they note its limited variety. Many users express a desire for the option to add custom music, similar to features in other games, to enhance their experience further. Overall, while the existing music is enjoyable, there is a clear demand for more flexibility and variety.
“One of my favorite aspects of the series is Yury Poteyenko’s music.”
“I understand that due to copyright issues, you can’t add his music to the game.”
“But please make it possible for players to add their own music to the game, like in the GTA series, where there’s a separate folder for a custom radio station.”
“But when I’m at sea or in a storyline location or a place like catacombs, the native Corsairs Legacy music/sounds would play.”
- humor6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by a blend of pirate-themed satire and amusing moments, such as the antics of flying birds. However, technical issues like lag and unresponsive controls detract from the overall comedic experience, leaving some players frustrated rather than entertained.
“More trading, more pirate humor and satire.”
“Flying birds seem pretty funny, though.”
“The humor in this game falls flat; the jokes are stale and fail to land.”
“I expected some laughs, but the attempts at humor are more cringeworthy than funny.”
“The comedic elements feel forced and often disrupt the flow of the game.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the forced storyline and linear quests that require excessive backtracking. The repetitive nature of running between locations, combined with inventory management issues, detracts from the overall enjoyment and pacing of the gameplay. While there is some potential, the current implementation of grinding feels more like a chore than an engaging challenge.
“While I think this game has some potential, at this moment in time I can't recommend it. The ship combat is okay, but the forced storyline is tedious, and you spend more time running place to place than fighting or sailing, making the game very repetitive after a short while.”
“Right now though, the linear quests are becoming tedious, particularly as I'm over-encumbered and having to speed walk everywhere with no way to offload items by selling them as the shops are closed.”
“A bit of grinding in the early story.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs, glitches, and freezing issues that significantly impact gameplay. Many recommend waiting for fixes before playing, especially for those who are sensitive to technical problems. Overall, the early access version is described as broken and unpolished.
“Then if you add in the early access stuff, it's broken and buggy and glitchy as all hell.”
“But, if you are new to the series or if you are intolerant to buggy games - just wait until one day (hopefully) developers will fix the game.”
“Died, picture freezes on a nearby city and the game locks up.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Players highlight that the game offers significant replayability, encouraging them to return even years later for new experiences and challenges. Many express a desire for the game to maintain high replay value.
“This will greatly increase replayability, and players will come back to the game even years later to try out new experiences.”
“I want the game to have huge replay value.”
