King of Seas

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Everyeye.it
    May 24, 2021
    70
    King of Seas entertains enough, and also knows how to relax a bit, like a nice drink. She has her limits, she doesn't have huge ambitions, and here and there she brings out pretty good ideas, especially in combat. And, for the bodies of a thousand whales, it works. It's very repetitive, but it works. It doesn't exalt, but it works. When taken in small sips, it goes down which is a pleasure. So bullshit the sails: may Davy Jones never hug you. What are you saying? Should a vote be given? Aye. A nice 7, it goes. Like the seas.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    May 25, 2021
    65
    While the cheerful island graphics and pirate themes are fun, King of Seas' over reliance on grinding quickly stifles the enjoyment. Exploration is highly enjoyable, but after you've seen everything, the story is the only thing left to pursue. Artificial barriers to extend the experience frustrate, as there is little satisfaction in grinding to victory.
  3. TheSixthAxis
    Jun 2, 2021
    60
    The ship combat and looting might carry King of Seas' piratical adventure for some, just beware that there's grinding through a bunch of stretched out story missions to get to the heart of the game. It's a game to break out when you're feeling extra piratey, but it has enough flaws that you should weigh them up before getting your cutlass out.
  5. Push Square
    May 24, 2021
    60
    The RPG elements mean you'll nearly always be making some forward momentum. Finding treasure, sinking ships, and completing missions rewards you with XP, and you can upgrade and customise various parts of your boat to ensure your vessel is ship-shape. What's more, each town has its own side missions to tackle, and a market where you can trade goods in a shifting economy. These parts of the game are its strengths, but working through somewhat confusing menus and engaging in predictable battles take the wind out of its sails.
  6. Pure Playstation
    May 24, 2021
    50
    King of Seas takes grinding too far in this simple but enjoyable sea-faring RPG. If you don’t mind spending hours chipping away at mundane tasks to make progress, more power to you. The naval gameplay is good but not enough to warrant the dozens of hours the game demands, and the story is, sadly, locked behind these painful barriers.
  7. Gfinity
    May 24, 2021
    50
    3DClouds' simple approach has left the final product feeling lacking in King of Seas. Yes, it is sort of fun, but it's not anywhere near as fun as it could have been. It would have been a much better game if they had spent more time building out the skeleton crew that exists here.

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#98 Best PS4 Game of 2021
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#85 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2021

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. babaganoosh08
    May 28, 2021
    7
    I have had a lot of fun with this game. It may not be for everyone as some may find it too much of a grind at times and it can feel likeI have had a lot of fun with this game. It may not be for everyone as some may find it too much of a grind at times and it can feel like you're a little underpowered in the beginning but some investment in the skill tree can really make up the difference. The text suffers from being a lazy port in that it's too small. Fine if you're on PC inches away from the screen but on a sofa a few meters away and it's difficult to make out a lot of the ship names sailing by or locations on the map. I have had a few crashes here and there and while annoying, you never lose much progress thanks to autosave every time you enter or exit a port. Hopefully, this will be fixed in the near future. The combat is simple and fun. You get to make use of the RPG element of the game by selecting equipment that suits you as well a four unique powers that range from sending a shark to attack the enemy ship, to becoming ethereal for a few seconds to increase speed and become immune to all damage.

    The game does well at offering new mechanics hours after the start to keep things fresh but it sometimes fails to explain certain things, especially when trying to determine your ship's stats on the inventory screen. Sometimes, items might show as a green increase to damage, for example, but it calculates critical chance into the power stat. At one point, at a glance, it looked like I had a cannon power level of 10k but in reality, it was about half that, so you have to be careful when equipping new gear that looks like it's an improvement.

    I recommend this game and for the price, you'll get your money's worth.    … Full Review »
  2. MickeyFinn
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Well after i wasted 2 days on the game the idiotic mechanics just kept building up on me, i finally uninstalled it et reinstalled Black Flag.Well after i wasted 2 days on the game the idiotic mechanics just kept building up on me, i finally uninstalled it et reinstalled Black Flag. A pity there aren't more games like this on ps. Anyway, to be avoided. Much worse than the 30y old Pirates! from which its inspired. Some bsod, the ships are too few and unbalanced. The brick is fine in speed and maneuvrability, but can't kill shyt with cannons. The galleon is unplayably slow, and the frigate is frustratingly average. Ofc u have jackshyt means to upgrade that They added some useless elemental effects that the player won't use but take all the time in the teeth. Finally the gamekill was 1) Level cap at 60. You can barely fill ONE skill tree, and forced pretty much to fill the bottom one, since it's the only way to refill crew life without going back to port. I mean YTF so stupid, devs.. u donlt want people to play ur game ? 2) You unblock conquering ports after a while, spending MILLIONS of gold to upgrade them just so they're taken back a few minutes later. U only get one flash cryptic message on the screen when that happens saying ununderstandable crap, that one port is preparing to attack another. U don't know which one is attacking, there are no ships at the given locations. Supposing u're not in battle at the moment to try to decipher their babbling. Just plain retarded overall… Full Review »
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