Sea of Thieves

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Mar 27, 2018
    7
    I have been following Sea of Thieves progression very closely. Thankfully Sea of Thieves delivers in most areas and it’s unlike any other game I’ve ever played before and ultimately it was worth the wait. The gameplay is absolutely fantastic in my opinion and the uniqueness of doing certain tasks shines through in all areas, which in turn makes the game an incredible amount of fun. WithoutI have been following Sea of Thieves progression very closely. Thankfully Sea of Thieves delivers in most areas and it’s unlike any other game I’ve ever played before and ultimately it was worth the wait. The gameplay is absolutely fantastic in my opinion and the uniqueness of doing certain tasks shines through in all areas, which in turn makes the game an incredible amount of fun. Without a doubt the best way to enjoy this game is with friends. The co-op offerings are absolutely flawless and I’ve been able to play with my friends who are on PC with no problems at all and each time we’ve played its remained fun and unique throughout our time with the game. Sea of Thieves also allows you to play on your own and whilst it does provide you with some enjoyable moments when alone it’s not as good as when you play with friends, but it’s still worth playing it this way at times. Something that really impressed me about this game was the world in which the game takes place. It’s very big and no island feels the same and visiting each island was a pleasure to do because there’s always something different to find when you explore deeply, which is great. Don’t get me wrong the game could do with more content but I’m prepared to wait because the content that is included is more than enough to keep you satisfied for quite a while and there is enough variety to stop things from becoming boring especially when played with friends. A big part of this game is obviously travelling on your ship and thankfully everything has been done to perfection here. Sailing feels great and adjusting the sails and doing certain things actually matter so there is some realism here. The controls also hold up really well and I didn’t experience any problems at all with them, which is a bonus. The presentation side of the game creates a wonderful experience for me and I couldn’t have asked for any more here. Visually the game looks beautiful from start to finish and I was especially impressed with the weather effects in the game. The sound design is also brilliant and it captures the pirate atmosphere really well, which is great. At the end of the day as a game Sea of Thieves excells in my opinion and whilst some people may moan about the lack of content I don’t see that as a major problem because you make your own fun and content when you play. I think Rare have done a fantastic job with this game and it’s a game unlike no other, and without a doubt I’m going to stay with the game for a long time because I’m looking forward to see how the game grows and develops. The only caution with this one is it will require continued updates to keep it fresh and worth playing. My advice check it out on Xbox Game Pass before making the purchase if you are undecided if it's right for you.… Expand
  2. TonatiuhRP
    Jun 14, 2018
    5
    Sea of ​​Thieves is a videogame with an interesting premise, but a very limited content. For the high price of 60 dollars, we can barely get a couple of hours without going into the repetitive.

    The story they have created in Sea of ​​Thieves is pretty good, the game design is beautiful and the gameplay becomes quite realistic to a certain extent, but as I said before, it doesn't help    Sea of ​​Thieves is a videogame with an interesting premise, but a very limited content. For the high price of 60 dollars, we can barely get a couple of hours without going into the repetitive.

    The story they have created in Sea of ​​Thieves is pretty good, the game design is beautiful and the gameplay becomes quite realistic to a certain extent, but as I said before, it doesn't help much if there's no content or a variety of things to do. Sea of ​​Thieves seems to be an early access game with a lot of things to add, the problem is that it has been developing for many years.

    Rare said that more content will be added in the future, but until then I will continue thinking that in this videogame the true thieves of this sea are not the players...    … Expand
  3. bigmike102477
    Apr 12, 2018
    2
    Sea of Thieves is a fun game to play with your friends and goof a around for awhile. After playing the game for 30 hours and seeing what all it has to offer i am glad to say i bought the game on game pass it is not worth the 60 dollars at the moment. The Water on the game looks amazing it has to be the best water detail i have seen in any game. The quest you pick up from the outpost areSea of Thieves is a fun game to play with your friends and goof a around for awhile. After playing the game for 30 hours and seeing what all it has to offer i am glad to say i bought the game on game pass it is not worth the 60 dollars at the moment. The Water on the game looks amazing it has to be the best water detail i have seen in any game. The quest you pick up from the outpost are fun to do a few times but later on they get repetitive and boring. There is no progression in the game and everything you work for is cosmetics for your ship and your character. What i want from this game is more stuff to do. My favorite part of the game is doing the raids and slaying the skeletons to earn lots of treasure.… Expand
  4. VallejoMach
    Mar 24, 2018
    3
    Dull, boring and tedious doesn't even begin to describe just how mind numbingly bad this 'game' is. I say game and use the term very loosely as it lacks even the most basic aspects of what constitutes an average game. After the first couple of hours or so, entertainment goes rapidly downhill. Lacking in content, boring quests, no character progression of any meaningful kind.

    Looks nice    Dull, boring and tedious doesn't even begin to describe just how mind numbingly bad this 'game' is. I say game and use the term very loosely as it lacks even the most basic aspects of what constitutes an average game. After the first couple of hours or so, entertainment goes rapidly downhill. Lacking in content, boring quests, no character progression of any meaningful kind.

    Looks nice enough but it's ultimately shallow and mediocre at best. Sea of Thieves is 2018's No Man's Sky...overhyped and not much of a game.    … Expand
  5. RandomGuy102
    Mar 31, 2018
    0
    This game has no meanigful content at all and its a joke of a 60$ game. I wouldnt even really recommend you buying it with game pass for 10$ because it is just that boring. No progression system at all. You only play for cosmetics and after like 2 hours you have seen pretty much everything this game has to offer. Dont wast your money on this early access No Many Sky like game!
  6. Alonereaver
    Mar 29, 2018
    0
    Disappointed but not suppressed.
    Hype/Reallity
    old Rare/Actual Rare
    i will change plataform
  7. hgoon
    Apr 30, 2018
    0
    A criminally shallow game. The cartoony look will appeal to some but turn others off (it turned me off, but still gave it a chance). There is very little to do in this game and any thoughts of exploring will quickly give way to realisation that you need things to actually find if you are to explore. The islands are all bare and lifeless, the "quests" are all the same, very little animalsA criminally shallow game. The cartoony look will appeal to some but turn others off (it turned me off, but still gave it a chance). There is very little to do in this game and any thoughts of exploring will quickly give way to realisation that you need things to actually find if you are to explore. The islands are all bare and lifeless, the "quests" are all the same, very little animals etc. and boils down to doing one of 3 things, cage a chicken, kill a skeleton or dig a treasure chest all which is just turned in for gold.

    The ONLY thing you receive in the game is cosmetic items for all that gold you haul, that combined with a 1st person perspective means you don't even see your character, not that you would want to, the character models are deliberately made grotesque (even the mermaids are hideous). I'm thinking there was a strong SJW influence over this game with the "no one loses" mentality and only fat chicks allowed, beauty is forbidden.

    The only standout hope for the game is PvP ship battles, but the weaponry sucks. Ultimately this game feels like a $5 mobile game, and I don't see any reason to pay more for it. If you want a good game try building a boat in Ark Survival Evolved, it has incredible depth and freedom, a very underrated game.    … Expand
  8. Krankstar2K
    Mar 22, 2018
    3
    Sea Of Thieves feels like Rare came in with a water physic tech demo and then added a simple item fetch quest system and called this a complete game. Calling this a Rare title feels horrible as I love classic Rare.. anything from Kameo and back to DK Country.

    Simply put this game has a great sailing system, bare bones mechanics both in fighting, PVE, PVP, and customization. Take a look    Sea Of Thieves feels like Rare came in with a water physic tech demo and then added a simple item fetch quest system and called this a complete game. Calling this a Rare title feels horrible as I love classic Rare.. anything from Kameo and back to DK Country.

    Simply put this game has a great sailing system, bare bones mechanics both in fighting, PVE, PVP, and customization. Take a look at the announce trailer 2 yrs ago and tell me if you see anything new or changed.. and should I even say things were removed such as ability to open a chest.

    Pros:
    - Beautiful Water Physics
    - Concept
    - Art style
    - Team Gameplay regarding ship controls and ship combat.

    CONS:
    - Quest System ( 3 Types of quests which are pretty much the same thing..just a new asset is used as the collect this and return concept.
    - Cosmetics ( Rare has literally only done cosmetics for the last like 15 yrs on the marketplace.. a couple small Kinect games don't count) .. why so few and why so generic?
    - No progression past a Rep system that is to this point completely meaningless past cosmetic unlocks.
    - No Leveling system
    - No Penalties for anything ( If grinding for cosmetic gold currency is boring .. all there is left is PVP.. problem is no bounties or anything to make one Pirate more fierce or a price on a head or anything to make people care.. the only thing to do is do everything you can in about 1 hour.. then just ruin the time of others without any thought on should or does it matter)
    - World has nothing to do.. no interaction with anything.. exploring feels pointless.
    - So few enemies and can we talk about how the animations (Snakes) are so freaking awful.
    - No Story, No nothing really..just a good team sailing game with nice water and weather effects on water.
    - So much missing.. only two types of boat.. No Canoes, No Harpoons, No loot, No Traps, Nothing interesting to collect.
    - Weapon Combat is bad, feels like what you see produced in college game design classes. Nothing slashing a horribly animated snake just to see if fall and disappear.

    My overall opinion is this game was created by a totally changed and corporate Rare.. Microsoft knew this game had no features and didn't care.. they used this as a big name title with lots of hype to convince people to NOT PAY 60 BUCKS AND INSTEAD SUBSCRIBE TO XBOX GAMEPASS which is honestly whats going on seeing they actually had ads up saying play for FREE.. 14 day trial and only 10 bucks/month. They want people to pay 10 bucks a month that way they are slowing paying into a Early Access game that isn't called Early Access !    … Expand
  9. butters25
    Mar 20, 2018
    6
    Sea of Thieves is a gorgeous game that is a blast when you enter and explore the game for the first time. However, after a few hours of playing you begin to wonder whether the game was originally a tech demo with content as an after thought. In comparison to all games that have come out by the beginning of 2018,Sea of Thieves doesn't seem to excel over any of them in any area other thanSea of Thieves is a gorgeous game that is a blast when you enter and explore the game for the first time. However, after a few hours of playing you begin to wonder whether the game was originally a tech demo with content as an after thought. In comparison to all games that have come out by the beginning of 2018,Sea of Thieves doesn't seem to excel over any of them in any area other than the beauty of sea travel. The developers claim it is "a game as a service" yet compared to other games of that nature like Minecraft and Fortnite, this game is a fully priced $60 and comes with significantly less customization and incentive to play. The core gameplay grows stale after a few voyages, and you begin to grow weary of the frequent encounter with other players camping at the outposts. The game could potentially be full of life in a year or two, but as of now it is simply a gorgeous game that leaves much to be desired.… Expand
  10. Tito23
    Mar 21, 2018
    2
    This game I feel like will be mostly positive just from people really wanting to have a good Microsoft exclusive, but long story short, this game is as large as an ocean but as deep as a puddle. It is just plain boring overall with very few fun moments with friends. Not much has changed from alpha, and seems like the appropriate price should be 30 dollars, not 60. Mediocre at best andThis game I feel like will be mostly positive just from people really wanting to have a good Microsoft exclusive, but long story short, this game is as large as an ocean but as deep as a puddle. It is just plain boring overall with very few fun moments with friends. Not much has changed from alpha, and seems like the appropriate price should be 30 dollars, not 60. Mediocre at best and suggest waiting a year to see if anything approves or even if it survives. I honestly would not be surprise if this game is talked about or played for a few weeks/1 month and then vanished. But hey, at least the graphics are pretty awesome.… Expand
  11. BaconMage
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Your forced to play with other people. So of course as soon as I jump into any game, within 30 seconds I'm sent to the brig and can't play, over and over and over and over and over again. Thank you toxic gaming community.… Expand
  12. WinterSoldierAM
    Mar 20, 2018
    5
    This game deserves a fair review, as do all others. It isn't a 9 and it isn't a 1, it's a 5 and here is why. Generally video game reviews grade on a scale from 4 to 10, meaning that mediocre games often get 6s and 7s. I do not agree with this standard. A 5 to me, is a mediocre game that has only a few enjoyable/good things about it. Sea of Thieves embodies this. The games looks good forThis game deserves a fair review, as do all others. It isn't a 9 and it isn't a 1, it's a 5 and here is why. Generally video game reviews grade on a scale from 4 to 10, meaning that mediocre games often get 6s and 7s. I do not agree with this standard. A 5 to me, is a mediocre game that has only a few enjoyable/good things about it. Sea of Thieves embodies this. The games looks good for the cartoonish graphics it is going for. The sailing is realistic and enjoyable. A journey with friends is very enjoyable and brings a ton of laughs and crazy antics. But that is where the good aspects stop. The game is a grind-fest for cosmetic items. You do fetch-quest after fetch quest for measly amounts of gold that translate to cosmetic upgrades. There is no over-arching story, only fetch-quests. The gun-play is as bare-bones as it gets, and the sword-play is only slightly better than that. The game gets boring quickly, especially if you play alone. Enemies, fetch-quests, and limited player interactions leave this game a boring slog. It is not a game I recommend regardless of the Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, and PC 'war' mentality. It is too expensive at $60 for what little content is available, and it isn't promising enough to invest in with an early access mentality.

    For those who enjoy it, good. You have every right to, but if you are one of the people discarding valid criticisms on here or other sites, know that it only hurts you and other consumers. Any game can be made fun with friends, that doesn't make the game good. Any game can be improved in the future, but it does not warrant $60 right now. If you really want to give this a try get a two week game pass trial from Xbox, that is the only way I can suggest for others to explore Sea of Thieves.    … Expand
  13. BlakeDuff
    Mar 20, 2018
    4
    Five hours in and I cannot in good faith recommend anyone purchase this game unless A: you have plenty of money and consider $60 a fair price for a scant few hours of fun, B: are not concerned with a game that leaves you very little to do and almost no reason to do what little there is, and C: you don't mind the technical issues currently afflicting the game (of which there are only aFive hours in and I cannot in good faith recommend anyone purchase this game unless A: you have plenty of money and consider $60 a fair price for a scant few hours of fun, B: are not concerned with a game that leaves you very little to do and almost no reason to do what little there is, and C: you don't mind the technical issues currently afflicting the game (of which there are only a few). Sea of Thieves has no story, no competitive multiplayer, no character progression (barring cosmetics), and only very little in the way of compelling gameplay. If you read a review claiming you can do anything in this game, you have been lied to, and the same goes for the "different experience every time" BS. There are three quest vendors and about as many shops. The shops all sell cosmetics, and nothing more. The vendors offer one type of quest each, but each of those quests are essentially the exact same: sail to a small, uninteresting island, kill skeletons/capture chickens/dig, bring the thing this gives you back, get paid. Wash, rinse, repeat. That's the overwhelming bulk, and the occasional session-ending glitches, boring combat (4 weapons total), and relentless repetition, all make this one a pass at $60. I could go on--there's only one type of enemy you can fight per land/sea (sharks/skeletons), there's almost no point fighting other players on those rare occasions you do find them, etc., but I won't bore you. It's fun to sail the ships, but there are only two, and you can't upgrade them in meaningful ways, only the cosmetics. Drinking grog and firing yourself out of a canon and sailing across the sea are all honest to goodness fun, but it's not worth $60 dollars by any stretch of the imagination. I am not saying nobody can have fun on this game, just that for the majority of people this will wear off quickly as the limited nature of this game's weapons, enemies, quests, tasks, and upgrades all become harder and harder to ignore. A beautiful grind for no reason is still a grind for no reason--aesthetics aren't a strong enough pillar to make this last. Do not forget No Man's Sky, and resist the hype. Pass this one while it's at full retail price, it just isn't worth it. Pick it up at ~$30 and enjoy it for what it is.… Expand
  14. Rad_Dudesman
    Mar 22, 2018
    4
    They're asking $60 for this game. If it was free to play I'd give it a 6 or 7. As a $60 I give it 4/10

    -This is a pirate fantasy roleplaying game where you can't create your own pirate (you choose from randomly generated appearances) and you can't name your pirate. -There is basically one type of enemy in the game: Skeletons (I'm not counting rattlesnakes since they have no real    They're asking $60 for this game. If it was free to play I'd give it a 6 or 7. As a $60 I give it 4/10

    -This is a pirate fantasy roleplaying game where you can't create your own pirate (you choose from randomly generated appearances) and you can't name your pirate.

    -There is basically one type of enemy in the game: Skeletons (I'm not counting rattlesnakes since they have no real combat or counter play to them. they just sit there and poison you if you step on them)

    -There are no new types of weapons or equipment to get or use. There are no upgrades. There are no levels. There are no skills or talents. There's nothing to acquire other than new skins for the things you start with.

    -There are two types of boats in the game. Big boat and little boat. You don't earn or acquire either, you just start with whichever you choose in the menu. If it sinks it doesn't matter. It just respawns. If you die it doesn't matter. You just respawn and can be teleported back.

    -There are no stakes in this game, no meaning to anything, and no sense of ownership over anything you have. It's a pirate themed chat room with nice water. It feels like an early prototype tech demo that belongs nowhere near store shelves.    … Expand
  15. StayDown
    Mar 21, 2018
    2
    I enjoyed Sea of Thieves for about the first hour before I realised nothing almost nothing had changed from early footage of the game. On the second to third hour, my enjoyment sank like a stone.

    While the game is beautiful - and sailing around can be quite relaxing, it's also incredibly tedious. The world is empty. A litany of small, uninteresting islands exist where you might find    I enjoyed Sea of Thieves for about the first hour before I realised nothing almost nothing had changed from early footage of the game. On the second to third hour, my enjoyment sank like a stone.

    While the game is beautiful - and sailing around can be quite relaxing, it's also incredibly tedious. The world is empty. A litany of small, uninteresting islands exist where you might find chickens, pigs, snakes, or skeletons that present no real challenge when it comes to getting in the way of your 17th fetch quest.

    Battling other real players is slightly more interesting, but even that feels dull and anticlimactic.

    The only benefit here is the game is "free" on Xbox Game Pass. It may be worth a try or an occasional dip in if you want to casually drift around aimlessly for 90% of your gaming session. You certainly don't want to pay full retail price for this - a game which feels very much like a beautiful looking free-to-play title.    … Expand
  16. TonySoprano10
    Mar 21, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can i say? This game promised so much for the players and is so empty, i am so disappointed.

    Pros:
    -Graphics are pretty cool
    -Best Water of all time in games
    -Can be fun (only about 3 or 4 hours)

    Cons:
    -Repetitive
    -Boring
    -No sense of Progression
    -A lot of Bugs (Not receiving gold for delivering treasures etc.)
    -Battles on sea are just terrible and gives you a slow pace which upset you.
    -You can beat Boss Kraken in 2 minutes    … Expand
  17. fbnaulin
    Mar 20, 2018
    5
    A game that sparks your imagination. Oh, the theme, landscapes, ship physics, sound effects. Sadly, that fantasy does not live beyond the first hours, since there is no content and long-term cycles that support it. I hope Xbox could find their right step in this late phase of current console generation.
  18. apf91
    Mar 20, 2018
    2
    Please DO NOT buy this game full price, they've sold you on a game with pretty waves.Igave it a two because the waves are so pretty. The island has virtually nothing, the ocean floor has nothing, the sharks are glitchy, the things you kill just disappear into thin air. This could've been so much better, I am so disappointed, my wife and I didn't play the beta we decided to wait and are letPlease DO NOT buy this game full price, they've sold you on a game with pretty waves.Igave it a two because the waves are so pretty. The island has virtually nothing, the ocean floor has nothing, the sharks are glitchy, the things you kill just disappear into thin air. This could've been so much better, I am so disappointed, my wife and I didn't play the beta we decided to wait and are let down. I wish i had played the beta, i would've known that It is not finished, it is empty save for pigs chickens and skeletons. It is dead...I paid 120 for two copies and man do i feel stupid, The only thieves in this sea is Rare.… Expand
  19. Captiosus
    Mar 22, 2018
    5
    [Update: This review is based off playing both betas and ~15 hours of the retail release via Xbox Game Pass playing predominantly as 3-4 man galleon crews and as a 2 man sloop.]

    TL;DR: Sea of Thieves is ambitious but falls flat. The open world is lifeless and becomes boring fast. Quest design is tedious. PvP is a slog. All progression is cosmetic and death/destruction carries little    [Update: This review is based off playing both betas and ~15 hours of the retail release via Xbox Game Pass playing predominantly as 3-4 man galleon crews and as a 2 man sloop.]

    TL;DR: Sea of Thieves is ambitious but falls flat. The open world is lifeless and becomes boring fast. Quest design is tedious. PvP is a slog. All progression is cosmetic and death/destruction carries little risk or reward. Too shallow to be worth buying, too little content to justify staying subscribed to the Game Pass if this is the only game you were anticipating using the game pass for.

    During the betas people making these observations were shouted down with the standard rallying cry of "it's a beta, not everything is available!". But now that the full game is here... well, it hasn't changed much from beta. You get quests and items more frequently - and yes, the kraken is there, albeit quite a disappointment once you realize he's a two trick pony - but the core gameplay loop remains unchanged. It will take an hour or two to acclimate to navigation and land combat but once you've done that you've pretty much hit the climax of the experience. All of the quests are the same, mostly revolving around fetch quests. The islands themselves are bland, feeling like drab copy/pastes just plopped into the ocean, with the same terrain and predictable enemies. Sailing the open seas becomes rote early on as the only threats you encounter are fellow pirates; there's no anti-pirate enemy AI (think the British Navy as the antagonists to the Pirates of the Caribbean). Fall off the ship and get too far away? No problem, a handy merman will just teleport you back. Ship destroyed? No problem, merman will send you to another. Losing treasure hurts until you realize the only thing you'd be doing with that gold is buying more cosmetics anyway.

    Rare's idea that they wanted to create a game where anyone can jump in with friends regardless of level is novel but it ultimately means this coop action RPG lacks any carrot on a stick. It's all stick. Unless you're REALLY interested in playing dress up and exterior ship designer, there's little motivation to play long term. Given how one of the chief complaints about Destiny 2 right now is that it focuses too heavily on cosmetic items, I feel like leaning heavily on cosmetics as the primary 'progression' system in a 2018 coop 'mmo-lite' is going to blow up in Rare's face.

    PVP is simply tedious. Some say it's tactical but I don't see the tactics in it. These fights almost always devolve into circling in and out of range endlessly until one side or the other tries to run - then you either chase or are chased and the whole thing repeats. But for what? If the ship you attack has no treasure, you get nothing. If it has loads of treasure - more gold for buying cosmetics so, yay, I guess? I suspect it will only be a matter of time before PvP in this game turns into a slower version of The Division's Dark Zone, where people do it more to grief others rather than for any reward or excitement.

    I'm tired of hearing the "this game is for people with imagination" excuse because that logic holds no merit. Your imagination is limited to the tools you are given. Consider it this way: You can have the most ornate sandbox with the most expensive, finest sand in the world but if you only have a plastic bucket and a plastic shovel, what you can do with that sand is limited even if your imagination is as vast as Calvin and Hobbes'. Now add in the fact that a game like SoT is even more restrictive on those tools; In your in-game bucket you can literally do only two things, scoop water or vomit in it. You have buckets of wood planks but can't do anything with them except patch ship holes. Your shovel exists only to dig up treasure. If you read a review which uses the buzzphrase 'emergent gameplay', stop reading it immediately. There's no real emergent gameplay here after the first few hours. No ship building. No outpost building. No social hub a la Tortuga. No real risk in the world due to only 6 possible ships in the map at any given time. No bounty system. No player engagement outside of emotes and PVP.

    One final note: You may read some people saying you can solo this game. You "can" in the sense of you can start the game and man a sloop by yourself. But you won't be able to do anything of significance without at least one other player.    … Expand
  20. Fluffy_
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    At first i was really... really interested in this game, especially after 2015 E3 which MS show us a gameplay of a pirate game with cartoonish graphics. As a pirate fan i got excited the moment i saw it and started to hype, imagining how good this game is gonna be and what possibilities in terms of gameplay it may offer.

    Then came the alphas with a taste of what we should expect, with    At first i was really... really interested in this game, especially after 2015 E3 which MS show us a gameplay of a pirate game with cartoonish graphics. As a pirate fan i got excited the moment i saw it and started to hype, imagining how good this game is gonna be and what possibilities in terms of gameplay it may offer.

    Then came the alphas with a taste of what we should expect, with simple but cool mechanincs, the ship handling, the beatiful sea, fetch quests and... thats it. With poor aesthetics and dull missions this game started to be a pain in the ass, losing my attetion couple hours after, even playing with a group of friends this is not a good experience much less a rewarding one. There's no solid progression, everything is cosmetic. The enemys are repetitive and stupid, the pvp laughable.

    Gonna give this a chance with gamepass but i can't see a promising future for sea of thieves, unless they add more content and vary the voyages.    … Expand
  21. AirtonDiniz
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Não consigo criar palavras para dizer o quanto esse jogo esta quebrado, sinto falta de um jogo bom para o xbox.
  22. ultraviper
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    only 2 ships in a game based on sailing ships. only 3 mission types and they're all very similar: find treasure on a specific island and return it, find specific types of pig or chicken on any island and return them, or find skeleton pirate leader on specific island and kill him, then return his skull. pvp is only fun for griefers as there is no reward for doing it. there is no progressiononly 2 ships in a game based on sailing ships. only 3 mission types and they're all very similar: find treasure on a specific island and return it, find specific types of pig or chicken on any island and return them, or find skeleton pirate leader on specific island and kill him, then return his skull. pvp is only fun for griefers as there is no reward for doing it. there is no progression of any kind, only cosmetic "upgrades." very frustrating to play solo: if you're steering, you can't do anything else on your ship like changing speed or checking the map. if you let go of the steering wheel to do those things, the ship goes off course.… Expand
  23. KhatiaSouza
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogo todo quebrado, quero meu dinheiro de volta! não sei o que é pior o jogo não ter um modo história ou não ter outros mapas.… Expand
  24. vreynauld
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    + Great water and sailing physics.
    + Enjoyable music and shanties.
    - Boring gameplay loop. - Three factions, all give fetch quests. - Bottle riddles are also fetch quests. - PvP favors griefers, who are already out in force, spawn camping outposts. - Pointless if you aren't in a crew of at least 3; sloops are too easy targets for larger galleons. Not worth $60. Content just    + Great water and sailing physics.
    + Enjoyable music and shanties.

    - Boring gameplay loop.
    - Three factions, all give fetch quests.
    - Bottle riddles are also fetch quests.
    - PvP favors griefers, who are already out in force, spawn camping outposts.
    - Pointless if you aren't in a crew of at least 3; sloops are too easy targets for larger galleons.

    Not worth $60. Content just isn't there to make this game worth playing more than a couple hours.    … Expand
  25. Not_Casual
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Sailing feels great. Riding the waves and hearing the creaking wood of the ship really sets the mood. Its all downhill from there... The map is tiny and all there is to do is repeat the same three kinds of fetch quest. You can try everything there is to do in this game in five hours or less. After that, you're just grinding the same three quests over and over again for gold that lets youSailing feels great. Riding the waves and hearing the creaking wood of the ship really sets the mood. Its all downhill from there... The map is tiny and all there is to do is repeat the same three kinds of fetch quest. You can try everything there is to do in this game in five hours or less. After that, you're just grinding the same three quests over and over again for gold that lets you buy mostly useless cosmetic items and two guns. Pvp is pretty lackluster and boring. All ships are essentially the same save for cosmetic items, so pvp is just a tedious contest of who runs out of resources first. Having to upgrade to win10, use the nightmare that is the Microsoft store, and spend 60$ for this grind fest is simply not worth it in any way shape or form. This should have been dropped on steam for 20$ at most.… Expand
  26. igxx
    Mar 21, 2018
    2
    Great visuals, good base game, but that's were it stops. This game has enough content for 4-5 hours, and then u have to make the rest yourself. Sadly to do something awsome u kinda need more then 24 people(which u can't..). Meh mby with constant updates for 2-3 years, mby it has enough to do.
  27. FabioHellboy
    Apr 19, 2018
    0
    The game itself delivers a tecnhical masterpiece, but the lack of content and servers issues destroyed the overall experience. Just one map? Just 3 weapons? U kidding microsoft
  28. neropx
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    If this game was a movie it would be a straight to DVD type of movie. Makes sense why it went straight to gamepass I guess. This game is easily forgettable and pretty repetitive. Feeling repetitive after 2 hours is not a good sign. I also don't like the art style or the clunky gameplay mechanics. Nothing AAA about this, and could easily pass as a free-to-play title.
  29. DeiviDXbox
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    Full price por um jogo q só entrega multiplayer com mecânicas enjoativas isso é um roubo, eu esperava mais de um jogo feito pela rare ainda mais pq ela não faz um jogo completo faz anos. RIP RARE
  30. Sideris
    Mar 20, 2018
    2
    For a game about sailing the deep blue seas on an adventure with purpose, Sea of Thieves prefers to stay on the shallow end of the pool. The game was seemingly shipped devoid of any useful content. Full of fetch quests and boring, repetitive environments, this games best moments are at the start of the game when you’re first learning how to sail properly with your friends, shooting eachFor a game about sailing the deep blue seas on an adventure with purpose, Sea of Thieves prefers to stay on the shallow end of the pool. The game was seemingly shipped devoid of any useful content. Full of fetch quests and boring, repetitive environments, this games best moments are at the start of the game when you’re first learning how to sail properly with your friends, shooting each other out of the cannons, winning your first PVP ship battle, or just simply drinking beer in the inn.

    When the novelty of these “firsts” wears off though, you’re left $60-100 down with an empty shell of a game that has nothing for you to do but collect cosmetics, do chores, or fart around. You could easily call this game “No Mans Sky: Water Edition” and it would be almost entirely accurate. Both shipped incomplete at FULL retail price when they should have cost $30, both have absolutely nothing exciting to do, and the combat for both games (a noteworthy portion of them) is clunky and unfun.

    It’s time to stop rewarding game developers for creating poor, unfinished experiences and time to start demanding more for our money. I had the luxury of playing Sea of Thieves through Xbox’s game pass, but many people spent their hard earned money on this, and that’s a tragedy in itself. No more pre-ordering, no more excuses, no more waiting 6-12 months for them to so “generously” add the rest of the game you paid for. Take a stand.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 71
  3. Negative: 2 out of 71
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    75
    Sea of Thieves provides all the necessary tools to the players willing to dive together in great naval adventures, full of smaller quests and epic sea battles.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 1, 2018
    80
    An amazing world full of promise, but currently rather empty. More updates will be key. [May 2018, p.74]
  3. games(TM)
    Apr 20, 2018
    70
    We have nothing but respect for Rare's vision with Sea of Thieves, but it is a game as likely to chew you up and spit you out, as it is to embrace you. If the wind is in your favour then it can be a delight, but a storm is never far off if you lose momentum. The real test of the quality and efficacy of Rare's plan will be in how it manages to evolve and grow in the weeks and months to come. [Issue#199, p.67]
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