Sea of Thieves

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5.3

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  1. Cyricx
    Aug 4, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Getting griefed every five minutes, random game breaking glitches, little to no support and they appear to be down to one server so it’s just you and all the toxic losers who have nothing better to do but to troll you for twenty minutes straight not sinking your ship and killing you over and over. 1 star because the water is definitely where most of the effort went.… Expand
  2. shrunkmold26
    Jun 27, 2021
    0
    This game is fun for about a total of 30 minutes then you realise you have seen everything.
  3. Pierrotcaverna
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Every GAAS is disappointing and this isn't the exception. Truly forgettable game.
  4. FelixTheCat2
    Feb 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Que juego más malo la virgen santa, es una auténtica basura. Que pena lo que han hecho con RARE.… Expand
  5. Rollitin
    Apr 19, 2021
    1
    Do not. Don't deserve your time. Also buggy and broken. Not even indie game quality.
  6. YoloN14
    Jul 3, 2021
    10
    Good game of xbox. Best game of pirates. I recommend. And beter with the new update.
  7. Djdjdjd
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    This game is fully dependent on having gaming friends who have the exact same day schedule as you and the same device. The game has no extra settings to make it easier or harder depending on the size of your crew, and it does not work very well on PC if trying to join an xbox friend. So if you know someone who plays on the same device and has a day schedule to the exact same minute as you,This game is fully dependent on having gaming friends who have the exact same day schedule as you and the same device. The game has no extra settings to make it easier or harder depending on the size of your crew, and it does not work very well on PC if trying to join an xbox friend. So if you know someone who plays on the same device and has a day schedule to the exact same minute as you, then you'll like the game. However no-one has that and SOT has made it so u have to have that. No settings to make a way around that. Rare is the **** company of all time.… Expand
  8. Haskeuszq
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Bardzo ładna gra o piratach i cudowny tryb multiplayer. W tej grze jest pełno sekretów które na pewno będziecie chcieli znaleźć
  9. FelipePP
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo medíocre, com gráficos ruins e lançado com pouquíssimo conteúdo. As dlcs melhoraram um pouco.… Expand
  10. albericegames
    Feb 20, 2022
    3
    Jogo completamente horrível ,podem até falar que a agua do game é bonita , porem jogo extremamente repetitivo.
  11. JessiePinkman
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Incredibly boring and repetitive. This game should be free to play before you consider even downloading it, once you've played for an hour you have seen all it has to offer.
  12. zaneycritic
    Apr 30, 2022
    9
    Do not focus on earlier reviews, because this game has come back. The tall tales are awesome, you could play just tall tales for 20 hours, AND THEN play the real game. A magical, fun, heartwarming explore experience.
  13. Joshicus
    Jan 8, 2023
    0
    Every update more bugs are introduced than are fixed and at this point it feels like they care more about attracting new players than maintaining a fun and stable game
  14. illuminati8467
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    Like all ms games this gen its trash with microtransactions, selling my xbox and getting a ps4
  15. autosag1979
    Mar 27, 2018
    2
    This game sucks!! is the great failure of xbox the tomb of microsoft!!! Deserves a total fair review, as do all others. It isn't a 4 and it isn't a 1, it's a 3 and here is why. Generally video game reviews grade on a scale from 4 to 10, meaning that mediocre games often get 3s and 5s. I do not agree with this standard. A 2 to me, is a mediocre game that has only a few enjoyable/good thingsThis game sucks!! is the great failure of xbox the tomb of microsoft!!! Deserves a total fair review, as do all others. It isn't a 4 and it isn't a 1, it's a 3 and here is why. Generally video game reviews grade on a scale from 4 to 10, meaning that mediocre games often get 3s and 5s. I do not agree with this standard. A 2 to me, is a mediocre game that has only a few enjoyable/good things about it. Sea of Thieves embodies this ****… Expand
  16. bonq
    Mar 27, 2018
    2
    This game is worth like 10$, there's nothing to do after 1h of game play. Graphic is ok, but above that, no story, no amazing quest, you'll be better with AC 4: black flag if u want pirat experience xD
  17. fl4tline
    Mar 26, 2018
    3
    What happened to the economy in the Sea Of Thieves world? Was there hyper-inflation in the years since the chests of gold were buried by the previous generation of treasure-obsessed pirates?

    How else do you explain that it takes two days of adventuring, maybe some 20-30 chests of gold to buy one ... freaking ... jacket - not a tier-3 uber OP jacket - the first jacket upgrade in the    What happened to the economy in the Sea Of Thieves world? Was there hyper-inflation in the years since the chests of gold were buried by the previous generation of treasure-obsessed pirates?

    How else do you explain that it takes two days of adventuring, maybe some 20-30 chests of gold to buy one ... freaking ... jacket - not a tier-3 uber OP jacket - the first jacket upgrade in the game?!

    After two days of repetitive grind my increasingly desperate pirate calculated he would have to play for 60 solid days, collecting something approaching 2000 chests from INCREDIBLY repetitive missions to get the outfit he wanted and a few ship upgrades. What the heck, Rare, we have lives - and a huge array of other ways to entertain ourselves!

    This is the most grindy game I have ever played, coupled with problems like (literally) one type of enemy, snakes with more health than sharks, physics engine bugs that have sunken ships leaving the water and flying overhead(!), a tiny game world, repetitive under-populated islands, just 3 basically identical quest types and horribly poor balance between small and large crews when it comes to the much-touted skeleton forts, this game officially stinks worse than a bilge-rat boot.

    What a rush-job - a great graphics engine and a satisfying sailing mechanic do not a game make - virtually every mobile game has greater depth and variety. Do NOT waste your money - give it 18 months and check back in - or just go play Monkey Island, Sid Meier's Pirates or Ron Gilbert's underrated mobile game Scallywags to get your piratey-fix.

    No wonder Guybrush was so willing to sell "fine leather jackets" - he must have been the richest pirate in the whole Caribbean...    … Expand
  18. anthony15
    Mar 27, 2018
    0
    Fun game play at first in beta but after few days doesn't feel like there's anything new to do. Called Microsoft and they gave me FULL REFUND for the game as long as haven't requested any refunds in last 6 months. If not good game should call Microsoft and get refund and let developer know games has lack of content.
  19. DONTBUYSEAOFSHT
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    I made an account just now, because you might like to know...IGN actually gave this barebones $60 game a higher score than Alien Isolation (They gave Alien less than a 6). You know... A game that actually has CONTENT, a STORY, as well as this so called "Good Foundation". OH AND THERES NO MICROSTRANSACTIONS IN ALIEN ISOLATION BUT THERE IS GONNA BE FOR SoT!

    **** off, seriously just ****    I made an account just now, because you might like to know...IGN actually gave this barebones $60 game a higher score than Alien Isolation (They gave Alien less than a 6). You know... A game that actually has CONTENT, a STORY, as well as this so called "Good Foundation". OH AND THERES NO MICROSTRANSACTIONS IN ALIEN ISOLATION BUT THERE IS GONNA BE FOR SoT!

    **** off, seriously just **** off IGN. Rare had many years, and the support of a several BILLION dollar company... to at least animate a body for the Kraken, or actually put more missions. Maybe even adding more than literally, LITERALLY, 2 enemy NPCs on ALL the islands. Skeletons, and snakes. Would it kill them to add even just a spider? Microsoft exclusive budget couldn't handle it? And they call this a pirate game, wheres the british army trying to stop us from getting rich? Getting loot is WAAAY too ez, and it makes me feel more like I'm doing chores tha being an actual pirate. It was harder to steal a chocolate bar as a little kid, than it was to get loot from the skull island, which literally just has the same skeletons over and over and over again.

    There's only 2 melee animations in the ENTIRE sword fighting "pirate" game. I wish I was exaggerating. I am not. Forget about having a decent ship to ship battle because of the wonky controls and the extremely, and I really mean EXTREMELY limited arsenal. If you've done it once, you've done all there is to do with that. I don't even know what the point of looting is, because literally everything you can buy in the game is cosmetic only. Once you got all the gun types (which you could probably get in under 20 minutes) it doesn't help you do any better at anything. So why even bother? Don't let me start with the overpriced sail paintjobs. They don't make your boat any faster. There is nothing to do, and there is no reason to do anything once you played the first time. There is only TWO kinds of ships in a PIRATE game! WHY? At least put a ****ing row boat in the game we're not all that picky! You can't even fish or sell sharks and whales for money like in AC4. You can't even rob merchant ships because they do not exist in this game. How did Ubisoft make a better pirate game with actual looting, when the pirating was just a small part of the story? They really **** the bed with this game I'm sorry to say.

    But yeah sure, give Rare a pass because apparently all we need to sell a full priced game and get a decent review, is a "GOOD FOUNDATION!"

    And people wonder why more and more games keep coming out like this. Hyped up, unfinished, full priced, but it's ok because at least it had a concept...and now they have your money too...(like it's really that hard to imagine a pirate game ffs) Seriously being a gamer sucks sometimes these days.

    Oh and no! I'm not happy at all that this game did bad. I wanted it the second I heard about it, because I loved the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies and Assassin's Creed Black Flag.I preordered full price right after it was announced because Rare was good. I had faith they could do this. I actually got really sad once I started playing the game and saw that all that hype was wasted... and there isn't a new first party pirate game coming anytime soon. That's messed up. It's fun with friends, but I've done a lot of regrettable stupid things with friends and still had fun. If you're actually dumb enough to give Alien Isolation a lower score than SoT, you would most likely be the type to have fun with friends watching paint dry, in the rain...

    On some other site some idiot removed my comments because I called out the games shortcomings. I hope he gets punched in the nuts every time he falls asleep for the rest of his life. People like that, and everyone of those "critics" who gave this game a positive review, is your ****ing enemy if you're a gamer. They would have every game go to ruin just like this one, when it was supposed to be good    … Expand
  20. CodMasters
    Mar 27, 2018
    4
    This is a glorified demo or No Mans Sky water edition.

    There are 3 voyages that you do and no matter what voyage you pick you end up doing the same things over and over. Go to island X kill some skeletons or go to island Y and dig up a chest. Maybe you like to collect chickens then go to island W and collect some chickens. The game is shallow and has very little stuff to keep players    This is a glorified demo or No Mans Sky water edition.

    There are 3 voyages that you do and no matter what voyage you pick you end up doing the same things over and over. Go to island X kill some skeletons or go to island Y and dig up a chest. Maybe you like to collect chickens then go to island W and collect some chickens.

    The game is shallow and has very little stuff to keep players coming back for more. Right now the only thing your working for is gold so you can buy some skins to look cool the problem here is the skins are over priced because they dont have enough skins to sell.For example there are several coats that all look almost identical the only difference is the color there is no variety in the gear you can buy.

    PVP can be fun at times having epic ship battles but those only happen 10 percent of the time. If you do try to level up fast then do a raid that takes 2-3 hours because you have to not only fight through waves of skeletons but you also have to deal with people that troll you. I can not count how many times my group has done a raid only to have some sloop show up steal the key then hide it so we cant find it. This is aggravating because you just wasted 3 hours not really enjoying the content because its so much rinse and repeat and you have nothing to show for your wasted time.

    There is also the issue with the fact that all the islands are identical sure they have different placement of assets but none of them have a unique character that makes me reorganize them as soon as I step foot on them. The servers right now only support 7 ships so the world feels like a empty place. If you want a ship simulator where you spend most of your time on a boat doing nothing then this is the game for you. I would say take advantage of the game pass and try the game for 14 days and then sign up for a month of the game pass. This game IMO is only worth $15-$20 not the full fledged 60 or more that Microsoft wants.    … Expand
  21. elvia_
    Mar 25, 2018
    4
    well made game engine, but nothing to do in game, same monster with different color, same quests over and over, only two events
  22. Maou
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    The game looks amazing, the graphics and animations are beautiful, but the game lacks so much content, I got bored after playing the game for about 5-6 hours. There is no character creation, you can't upgrade your ship, you don't have any kind of progression aside from some cosmetics even though you pretty much never see your character. It is disappointing and boring, I asked for a refund.The game looks amazing, the graphics and animations are beautiful, but the game lacks so much content, I got bored after playing the game for about 5-6 hours. There is no character creation, you can't upgrade your ship, you don't have any kind of progression aside from some cosmetics even though you pretty much never see your character. It is disappointing and boring, I asked for a refund. If you really want to play this game then my tip is this: Wait for a couple of months and see if it got any more content. If not: Don't buy the game.… Expand
  23. Sirglogg
    Mar 27, 2018
    2
    Game has a lot of potential but I think they will make the necessary changes. Game is very repetitive with no real reason to play
  24. RUNaPUFF
    Mar 27, 2018
    4
    Such a beautiful game. The art is clearly very well-done.

    However, for $60 there is no real game. The only three missions you really get are so pathetically repetitive. You could play for a single hour and finish every single mission type possible.
  25. nezgyl
    Apr 1, 2018
    1
    1 type of enemy in the game, wait 2 if you count Kraken. 3 types of fetch missions. No progression, pvp stats, ranks, guilds etc. You name it, this game wont have it. Oh and i guess there was more ships than 2 back in the pirate day?
  26. bongwater
    Apr 19, 2018
    0
    This is just 10 % of a game, everything that should be in it will only be available for microtransactions, how can you have microtransactions, when there is otherwise NOTHING to do?
  27. Dante00
    Mar 28, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Queria mais conteúdo no jogo tá muito repetitivo e isso enjoa rápido,minha nota é essa pq esperava mais do jogo.… Expand
  28. Grossi
    Apr 7, 2018
    2
    What a waste of time this game is... 30 hours doing the same **** to buy cosmetics... Better luck next time Rare because i'm done with this boring game.
  29. Skibz
    Apr 21, 2018
    0
    One enemy type (not including the bodyless kraken. A dismal amount of weapons. Finding treasure chests, only to realise you need to take it to some guy to open it who gives you gold every single time. Yuck..... We have the most powerful console and this is what we get, sad time to be a Xbox owner.
  30. CthulhuElderGod
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    You pay Rare to Beta test a concept!

    I wish this game worked and had character upgrades. The missions are simple. Search for X object while you kill the occasional skeleton or kill the skeleton because he is the X object. Repeat until you get bored. Issues include the following; clipping through geometry and getting stuck, which you will have to abandon your game to fix. Getting    You pay Rare to Beta test a concept!

    I wish this game worked and had character upgrades.

    The missions are simple. Search for X object while you kill the occasional skeleton or kill the skeleton because he is the X object. Repeat until you get bored.

    Issues include the following; clipping through geometry and getting stuck, which you will have to abandon your game to fix. Getting placed in jail for hours because you are on pc and others are on xbox or because you use a female character. Reward system at times seems to not give you xp or gold for finishing the mission. Also if you are on a sinking ship you can fall through the ocean or may have issues being able to use the ladders. Servers randomly kick you off for "not being active" even while you are sailing from far island to far island. After the 3/27/2018 patch the game requires to be reinstalled each time you what to play.

    Update: Now after patch game wont start at all.

    Visually this game should get a 7 out of 10.
    Game performance is 1 out of 10.    … Expand
  31. Vectorxchile
    Mar 28, 2018
    4
    sin contenido, 3 misiones, 1 tipo de enemigo, sin historia, sin sistema de progresion, 2 armas. Lo quite a las 4 horas, quizas en un año o dos años valga la pena si le meten contenido por ahora parece un early access
  32. MikkyDonald
    Mar 28, 2018
    4
    This is yet another $ 60 open-world piece of sh*t game with barely anything to do outside of killing the same skeletons on tiny-ass islands or fighting the occasional player online. This is yet another exclusive that fails to make the underpowered xbox one and its cousins fly off the shelves, and further proves that rare is a shadow of its former self.
  33. fatherfigure
    Apr 18, 2018
    2
    beautiful game to look at, gameplay gets very repetitive quickly.this is also a play with friends only game, not much fun as a single player.
  34. ScienceAdvisor
    Mar 27, 2018
    2
    A great tech demo, but this is not a game yet. In another two years this could be one, but right now it is just a good looking empty box. It is not even a sandbox, as you cannot carry out your own missions. There are three npcs that hand out missions, and they are always the same. Either hunt animals, skeletons, or treasure. No variation, no ability to do these things on your own, noA great tech demo, but this is not a game yet. In another two years this could be one, but right now it is just a good looking empty box. It is not even a sandbox, as you cannot carry out your own missions. There are three npcs that hand out missions, and they are always the same. Either hunt animals, skeletons, or treasure. No variation, no ability to do these things on your own, no character progression, no reason to play more than a few hours.

    This is not a game, for everyone. Those claiming it is an 8-10 are clearly self-delusional, trying to shill, or are M$/Rare employees. My guess is that they are hoping that if enough people are fooled into purchasing, then Rare will eventually add enough content to turn this into a compelling multiplayer game. Gambling like that is what Kickstarter is for. Not a *supposedly* AAA game company backed by M$.    … Expand
  35. Achtlos
    Apr 23, 2018
    1
    So much hype, so much push, so many MS executives playing this, exclaiming how good it was. The Beta was empty, the finished game is empty. In Australia, the (frequent) Server down times are exactly when you would expect to play it (about 7pm). It's great that it's on Game Pass, but I'll return when it has actual content. How was this game released in the state it is in? You can't "createSo much hype, so much push, so many MS executives playing this, exclaiming how good it was. The Beta was empty, the finished game is empty. In Australia, the (frequent) Server down times are exactly when you would expect to play it (about 7pm). It's great that it's on Game Pass, but I'll return when it has actual content. How was this game released in the state it is in? You can't "create your own fun" when there's 4 very bland things you can do in it. The community is NEVER nice and will immediately sink your ship and steal your things, probably because they are excited there's actually something that resembles a game. They tried so hard to "not be like Elder Scrolls online" they didn't make a game.… Expand
  36. Cyrodin
    Jun 16, 2018
    4
    While the game looks absolutely gorgeous, it´s so boring. It´s really fun for a few hours, but after that, everything feels much worse than before. The only thing you can really do, is this:
    1. Get a quest.
    2. Get to the location, where the item is. 3. Get the item. 4. Turn it in for coins. That`s all. Nothing else. Also, the only things you can get for the coins are cosmetics, which    While the game looks absolutely gorgeous, it´s so boring. It´s really fun for a few hours, but after that, everything feels much worse than before. The only thing you can really do, is this:
    1. Get a quest.
    2. Get to the location, where the item is.
    3. Get the item.
    4. Turn it in for coins.
    That`s all. Nothing else.
    Also, the only things you can get for the coins are cosmetics, which don´t help you in any way. There`s not point to actually engage ships, unless you want to grief and/or make other people mad. You even don´t get anything really special for defeating the kraken or the megalodon. Also, the game is SO overpriced, like really, 60-70$? It should be about 5-20$ max. I can`t get over the fact, that it was in development for 4 years and that´s all they could do. So, yeah, there is not much you can do in this game.
    Overall, it´s better than some of Rarewares other projects, but it´s still an absolute disappointment and an awful game.    … Expand
  37. marc2629
    Apr 3, 2018
    1
    A new low for modern video games. It is a real shame where we are with the state of modern gaming. I was right to be suspicious of the amount of hype surrounding this game. After playing for a couple of hours it becomes quickly apparent that there is very little to do in the game besides "have a laugh with mates" but even that wears thin eventually. I am SO glad I got this on game pass andA new low for modern video games. It is a real shame where we are with the state of modern gaming. I was right to be suspicious of the amount of hype surrounding this game. After playing for a couple of hours it becomes quickly apparent that there is very little to do in the game besides "have a laugh with mates" but even that wears thin eventually. I am SO glad I got this on game pass and didn't blow £50 on it.!
    Microsoft and Rare are laughing at us, To think these guys once made Goldeneye, Donkey Kong and Perfect Dark.    … Expand
  38. VaiPhil
    Apr 20, 2018
    0
    Esse jogo é simplesmente foda, podem jogar, ele vai te levar á um mundo de aventuras piratas com seus amigos
  39. Razv
    Mar 29, 2018
    3
    Another shallow game from MS. I didn't expect much from Rare given their recent repertoire, but still, this game received so much attention that it gave me a tiny bit of hope. Nope. This game is fun for the first few hours, while you look around, laugh with friends, and do the activities at hand. After about 3-4 hours however, you've pretty much seen all you need to see in the game. SoAnother shallow game from MS. I didn't expect much from Rare given their recent repertoire, but still, this game received so much attention that it gave me a tiny bit of hope. Nope. This game is fun for the first few hours, while you look around, laugh with friends, and do the activities at hand. After about 3-4 hours however, you've pretty much seen all you need to see in the game. So from that point on, everything is a repetitive and boring grind to expand your arsenal of cosmetic upgrades.… Expand
  40. Xeiruz
    Mar 27, 2018
    0
    It's a good game, bogged down by such dishonest marketing.
    This is the Microsoft's No Mans Sky.
  41. Kickingtheplace
    Apr 2, 2018
    0
    This game is a complete failure, played for the first 30 minutes then I gave up playing.
  42. Rushiefauld
    Apr 2, 2018
    0
    While 'fun', there is not alot to keep players coming back. Very shallow and empty. And the utilised streamers and youtuber to build this hype and that was shady when, yeah they've promised more content, but its just a dull rinse and repeat sailing sim
  43. Pablo921
    Mar 26, 2018
    0
    eu pensei que eu não sabia jogar e que o jogo era bom mesmo, dei varias chances ao jogo, vi varias lives do xbox mil grau cheguei a conclusão final. o jogo é ruim mesmo. infelizmente.

    não é questão de gosto, eu esperava mais do game.
    MONOTONO.
  44. Gimpstar
    Apr 1, 2018
    0
    Graphically beautiful, but gameplay is pathetic. Very repetitive missions and virtually no story. A hefty price tag for what you get. It will go free to play before long if it wants to be have a chance. Even PvP is lacking (and they respawn you at your ship in the same location so you can be camped) which is sad for a pirate game.
  45. gusman
    Mar 27, 2018
    4
    Vaya castaña... menos mal que lo tengo por el Gamepass, 20 minutos ha durado instalado. Entre los problemas para encontrar partidas y un juego totalmente aburrido esto es un early access a precio de AAA. Rare, que te ha pasado? Donde ha quedado Ultimate? :'(
  46. tripleK
    Apr 11, 2018
    1
    Bad doesn't even describe. It's not bad, it's just... nothing. a sea of nothing. It's basically a tech demo. It should NEVER be shown to the public in current state, let alone sold for $60. What a joke. Thank God for GamePass. My priars go to those who paid for this.
  47. borges09
    Mar 27, 2018
    7
    Jogo focado totalmente no multiplayer e com uma temática até então pouco explorada.
    Não é um primor técnico porém a diversão compensa.
    Ótima pedida para os donos do Xbox One.
  48. Overpowered1
    Mar 27, 2018
    5
    This game is an early access game in disguise, definitely not worth the £50 price tag at all.
  49. DirtDog13
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    On its face, Sea of Thieves sounds like a lot of fun. Travel the high seas with some friends, engage in naval combat, and plunder to your heart's content. There are moments when this vision acts itself out in fantastic ways, but that's all it is. Just moments.

    Rare has created a relatively beautiful world that is devoid of life. The game hinges on player's imagination and creating    On its face, Sea of Thieves sounds like a lot of fun. Travel the high seas with some friends, engage in naval combat, and plunder to your heart's content. There are moments when this vision acts itself out in fantastic ways, but that's all it is. Just moments.

    Rare has created a relatively beautiful world that is devoid of life. The game hinges on player's imagination and creating their own path, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There have been many games that rely on the player's ability to create their own story.

    Yet, with Sea of Thieves, everything feels empty. The only NPCs are quest givers, who are one-dimensional, and poorly crafted skeleton enemies. The enemies lack any creativity or thought. They are merely a stand-in obstacle for players to pass through. The enemies themselves don't amount to a challenge, until Sea of Thieves' clunky, outdated, and overall poor land combat kicks in.

    The land combat is not only dull and clunky, but downright bad. It feels more akin to a chore rather than a rewarding challenge as you try to secure your treasure.

    For a game touted as an open sandbox, it seems Rare built the sandbox but forgot the sand. There are three factions with three "different" quest types, but each amounts to fetching a chest, skull, or animals and returning them to the quest giver. There are skeleton forts to clear, but when melee combat feels like players are using low-level characters from Morrowind, the excitement from facing down a horde of enemies is completely destroyed.

    This leaves just fetch quests. The quests are nothing more than radiant questlines that have popped up in AAA RPGs: Go to x, find Y, return. Of course, as a game centering on pirating, there are treasure maps and riddles to solve, but the enjoyment is once again diluted thanks to the previously mentioned skeletons. Once again, fighting enemies should feeling challenging and rewarding, rather than an annoyance. It seems Rare threw the skeletons in because they knew not having mobs was creating too easy of an experience, so they hastily threw something together and here we are.

    In a game where cosmetic customization was touted over a more traditional progression system, cosmetic customization is severely lacking. I was extremely excited when I learned SoT would enter around cosmetics, rather than unlocking higher grade hulls or weapons. It should have been a fresh breath of air. Instead, the customization is barebones and lacking. Currently, there are only three items on ships that players can customize. Players cannot create anything truly unique. In a sandbox game. A sandbox game that touted cosmetic customization as the driving force behind its rewards. Player customization is also severely lacking. Players are limited to just a few clothing and hair options.

    Sea of Thieves is everything the gaming community has hated about recent release in one concise package. Lack of customization, bad AI, an empty world, bad combat, and fetch quests.

    The promise of "more content to come" cannot be the excuse developers turn to when they push out games that are half-finished, but that is precisely what Rare has done. It is not a promise of "Free DLC," but rather a promise of content that should have been in the game from its awkward and mostly broken launch.

    Let's get to the exciting parts, where Sea of Thieves really shows its value. NAVAL COMBAT.

    For a game built around PvP, SoT gets it right in isolated instances. Ship-to-ship combat is some of the most fun players can have. There's not much more exciting than sinking or looting an enemy ship, while on the flip side the feeling of loss as you abandon your sinking ship and its content is heavy. This is where SoT shines. The naval combat is fun, especially when your crew is coordinating together as you blast holes in the sides of enemy ships or frantically try to scoop water out of your hold as you try to keep your ship together.

    However, finding the instance of ship-to-ship combat is few and far between. Players are more likely to have their ship destroyed while they are turning in their fetch quests, or are on shore looking for treasure, than having their ship sunk as a result of ship-to-ship combat. There is no punishment for griefers who camp outposts (killing players near the quest givers as they try to turn in treasure, sinking empty docked ships) or spawn camp.

    In a game that relies so heavily on the sense of accomplishment from PvP, the feeling is completely ruined by players who have decided to take the easy way out.

    The game's "Pirate Code" does nothing to deter players who endless grief and troll, for no purpose other than to ruin the experience of other players. Rare is trusting players to self-police and it is already clear, players cannot be counted on to do so.

    SoT could have been a fantastic and unique experience, but instead it feels desolate and empty, hampered by bad gameplay.    … Expand
  50. christian_mom_
    Mar 28, 2018
    1
    Parents, this game is not for children. This game has satanic symbolism and its going to put a curse on your pure children. My son was even temporarily controlled by the Devil, he said "Mom, its just a game". My heart was torn in half. I felt I have failed as a mother. But my husband got an exorcist so we managed to get the devil out of him. Please do not commit the same mistake as I have.
  51. benald
    Apr 6, 2018
    3
    A stunning world ruined by it being empty. Open world games need a reason to explore them. Simple fetch quests that are rinse and repeat just don't cut it.
  52. gingersnap225
    Apr 10, 2018
    3
    This game is just far too expensive for what you get. It feels incomplete and quickly gets boring. The quests are repetitive and the sailing is tedious. I found that there was very little that I actually enjoyed about the game. The single player seems more tacked on than anything. There is no explanation on how to play. The first time I logged in, I had no idea what I was doing. IThis game is just far too expensive for what you get. It feels incomplete and quickly gets boring. The quests are repetitive and the sailing is tedious. I found that there was very little that I actually enjoyed about the game. The single player seems more tacked on than anything. There is no explanation on how to play. The first time I logged in, I had no idea what I was doing. I realize now that I ghosted on a few people, but the game gave me no indication of what I was supposed to do.

    I was excited that XBox was finally going to have a good exclusive game, but Sea of Thieves falls way short.

    Honestly, I have very little nice things to say about the game. It's pretty. The animation is cute, but come on, is that really enough to make this a "good game"? No. Don't buy it. It's an unfinished product and Rare should not be commended for that. Avoid the game at least until they provide more content.    … Expand
  53. Jhean
    Dec 20, 2018
    3
    Very bad, microsoft ruins everything

    hope they fix the game, actually it sucks
  54. cheeseray12
    Mar 21, 2018
    6
    The game has been out for about 2 days now and I have about 15 hours in the game with 3 friends in co-op and it has been a completely mixed bag. I agree with almost every other sensible review that isn't blind Xbox fan-boy praise or people angry its not Eve online pirate edition that this game is beautiful, but does not have a lot going on. I kind of knew this when I got the game, but toThe game has been out for about 2 days now and I have about 15 hours in the game with 3 friends in co-op and it has been a completely mixed bag. I agree with almost every other sensible review that isn't blind Xbox fan-boy praise or people angry its not Eve online pirate edition that this game is beautiful, but does not have a lot going on. I kind of knew this when I got the game, but to put it bluntly; the game is TOO SIMPLE. There is NO progression except cosmetics or systems for crafting or gathering meaningful resources and honestly thats crippling. It means as soon as the gameplay gets even a little stale you lose all reason to play it. That being said, the game that is there is entertaining for about 10 hours. In that time you have probably seen every mission type the game has to offer a few times and with the lack of a real progression system, probably grown tired of them and their underwhelming rewards. Speaking of, about 90% of the time in the first 2 days of play, the rewards will sometimes take upwards of a half hour to appear in your coin purse and your reputation bars will stay stagnant untill you restart the game a lot of the time.

    That being said, once you get done with the mediocre PvE offerings, whats left. Well the PvP... exists and its not that bad. The ship piloting controls feel realistically weighty and shouting orders to your friends is really fun in the heat of battle when you know all of your stuff is on the line. These things make the PvP fun, what doesn't make it fun is the god awful melee combat. Its clunky and awkward and to be honest, I am convinced there is some kind of hidden stamina system as it seems my character randomly stops swinging for no reason. Most games have bars for this or symbols or something. This extends to the PvE as well but it is way more noticeable in the PvP.

    So I have kinda roasted this game a lot, but one thing I will say is it is fun with friends. Its buggy enough to laugh at and gives you a fun enough sandbox to screw around with while you scream pirate themed slurs at your enemies while you spew grog on your imprisoned friends. If you look at it with a bit of imagination it is really quite fun, but so is almost any other game. This is $30 worth of game at maximum. Pick it up on sale.

    edit- i took a point off because I glitched through the hull of the boat into the ocean twice in an hour, one time it got me killed lol    … Expand
  55. erfanbasket
    Apr 13, 2018
    0
    worst game i have ever seen. shame on rare and microsoft for this piece of ****
  56. Azula-1994
    Mar 30, 2018
    1
    No Man's Sea... After playing this game for a mere 3 hours I suddenly realized that I had done everything there is possible to do in the game there are 3 fetch quests, pointless multiplayer with zero rewards and kracken with no rewards and no body. After that, it just turned into a repetitive boring grind fair play to rare, though they have managed to make a game with even less contentNo Man's Sea... After playing this game for a mere 3 hours I suddenly realized that I had done everything there is possible to do in the game there are 3 fetch quests, pointless multiplayer with zero rewards and kracken with no rewards and no body. After that, it just turned into a repetitive boring grind fair play to rare, though they have managed to make a game with even less content than No Man's Sky which is a fantastic achievement the 1 score is for the graphics which are brilliant otherwise it would have been 0.… Expand
  57. PrimalBanana
    Mar 31, 2018
    5
    First off Microsoft have some cheek asking full price for SoT. The game itself is beautifully made. the art style is gorgeous and the sounds are great. playing either on console or PC feels good and smooth. The games physics are incredible when it comes to ships and water. Throughout the testing phases that went on throughout development, content was always a big concern and the fullFirst off Microsoft have some cheek asking full price for SoT. The game itself is beautifully made. the art style is gorgeous and the sounds are great. playing either on console or PC feels good and smooth. The games physics are incredible when it comes to ships and water. Throughout the testing phases that went on throughout development, content was always a big concern and the full release hasn't done anything to address that concern. The game basically consists of point to point missions which gets boring quick. you basically have 3 mission types. Where's the adventure? the Stories? If you are playing solo or as a two man team you will be getting wrecked by galleons a lot. You'll also encounter griefers patrolling outposts just destroying stuff for lols. i don't see the game having a long term future in all honesty. You really need 4 players to fully enjoy the game and it wont be long before your crew deserts to other games. Far Cry 5 gives SoT its first big test in a few days. The game world has been beautifully crafted but it just feels so empty. where's the AI ships so you can pirate them? where's the variety is hips? surely fishing should have been in the game? wheres the variety of NPCs and animals? the game just lacks any depth i'm afraid which is a great shame. The whole progression system is pointless and just one big grind. In conclusion there is a sea of potential here but the game has the depth of a puddle and feels bare bones.… Expand
  58. arnav99
    Apr 29, 2018
    1
    Sea Of Thieves is honestly one of the worst triple A games to have come out in a long time and just shows that the industry really thinks that consumers are stupid and will gobble up anything shiny even if it's a whole lot of nothing. Sure the water looks great but seriously? Is that all what's needed for this game to have such a bunch of delusional fanboys that'd defend this fundamentallySea Of Thieves is honestly one of the worst triple A games to have come out in a long time and just shows that the industry really thinks that consumers are stupid and will gobble up anything shiny even if it's a whole lot of nothing. Sure the water looks great but seriously? Is that all what's needed for this game to have such a bunch of delusional fanboys that'd defend this fundamentally flawed game to death?

    The content this game offers is disgustingly insulting and extremely bare bones... it's honestly surprising, a triple A studio who has been developing this game since 2012 with backing from a behemoth of a company i.e. Microsoft and we get a game that barely engages you up to 4 hours what with little content it has.

    Selling this at triple A price is a sin, such a disappointment and more importantly what a boring game this is.    … Expand
  59. kuehnau
    Apr 10, 2018
    0
    When I think of the high seas, I think of games like Sid Meier's Pirates, Risen and Assassin's Creed Black Flag. Each one of those games offers interesting and fun game mechanics in a attempt to simulate the concept of piracy.

    So Imagine my surprise when I discovered Sea of Theives is nothing more than a shallow imitator of any of the above games. Simple fetch quests, bare bones    When I think of the high seas, I think of games like Sid Meier's Pirates, Risen and Assassin's Creed Black Flag. Each one of those games offers interesting and fun game mechanics in a attempt to simulate the concept of piracy.

    So Imagine my surprise when I discovered Sea of Theives is nothing more than a shallow imitator of any of the above games. Simple fetch quests, bare bones mechanics in almost every aspect, a complete lack of polish, these are just a FEW of the problems Sea of Theives have as of the launch date.

    I have no idea how they managed to RUIN a game about sailing the high seas and comitting piracy, but they managed to do it in a way that is just completely awful.    … Expand
  60. John_Mullins
    Mar 25, 2018
    3
    The next No Man's Sky...

    complete and utter trash.

    No progression

    No Story

    No plot

    No point

    The same 3 quests repeated until you beat your face off a wall just to get a new sensation.

    This is a mobile phone game for 60 **** dollars that shouldnt be even considered an Early Access for 30 dollars.

    Skip this trash.
  61. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    4
    I don’t know what to say about this game. I feel like I am at a loss having to describe my feelings about this game. I have a hard time calling this a game. There is nothing to do, I felt nothing playing this game.

    It was interesting at first trying to figure out how to sail my ship but after I figured it out. It was pretty easy to replicate it. To simplify this game, it’s a game that    I don’t know what to say about this game. I feel like I am at a loss having to describe my feelings about this game. I have a hard time calling this a game. There is nothing to do, I felt nothing playing this game.

    It was interesting at first trying to figure out how to sail my ship but after I figured it out. It was pretty easy to replicate it. To simplify this game, it’s a game that has fun firsts. The first time you do something its fun, the second time. It’s not even where its less fun, its just not fun.

    I’ll check back with this game in October/November and see if I like it but as of right now. This is above and beyond my biggest disappointment of the year. Which is good news, get the disappointment out early.    … Expand
  62. bigbusiness87
    Mar 24, 2018
    5
    Sea of Thieves feels like a concept demo or game-design project to show off how cool a pirate game could be - but instead of actually making that game - they added multiplayer functionality to the demo and then charged full price for it. The core mechanics of the game show promise and it makes for a good base for a potential future game that could be great - but Sea of Thieves has glaringSea of Thieves feels like a concept demo or game-design project to show off how cool a pirate game could be - but instead of actually making that game - they added multiplayer functionality to the demo and then charged full price for it. The core mechanics of the game show promise and it makes for a good base for a potential future game that could be great - but Sea of Thieves has glaring issues with even the best parts of the game. The world largely feels barren and empty, most islands might have some of the 3 animal types or skeletons but moving through them definitely feels more like a sandbox or theme park than an actual inhabited world. That would be forgivable if there were actually any reason to explore the islands aside repeating one of the three basic mission types that never really play out any differently unless you run across other players.

    And when you do run into other players - the game seems was more exciting and interesting - until you realize the futility of the whole meta. The combat is basic and doesn't get any more interesting once you spend a few hours with it. Hitting seems delayed at times and is not very satisfying - either in PvP or PvE. Ship combat - what is supposed to be the strong point of the game - starts to fall flat when you realize two good crews facing off against each other usually just ends in a stalemate when both sides run out of resources. It's hilariously easy to keep your ship from sinking and being it that there are no forms of leveling or non-cosmetic progression - there's also no real difference to how fights will play out. The four weapons in the game are available to everyone to be swapped at any time while on a ship and the three firearms function essentially the same. And sure you may be able to launch yourself onto another ship and get lucky enough to keep them from repairing the damage just long enough until they sink.

    But when you realize they will just keep spawning a nearby island and the process will just repeat itself over and over again - it almost becomes worth it to avoid fights altogether (which is totally possible given there are no ways to close the gap between a trailing ship and their target as long as they don't hit something). The spawn system in the game is also easily exploitable in other ways and you can set up shop on an enemy ship murdering them just as they spawn over and over until they decide to scuttle the ship or move to a different server.

    The whole game really seems to be a missed opportunity to make something a lot more interesting. The non-ship combat is bland, the voyages are repetitive, and the ship combat becomes more of a hassle than it is fun the more people pick up the meta. The level of cosmetics in the game at launch is also laughable for a game that is supposed to be largely about cosmetic customization. I really hope somewhere down the line the game becomes something great but as it stands right now Sea of Thieves is just a mediocre game with cool looking water that can hold your attention for a days of heavy play - a week or two if you play it lightly. Rent or wait on this one for sure - it has the depth of a mud puddle three days after raining.    … Expand
  63. Xaipher
    Mar 27, 2018
    0
    This is my first review on this site and I am here to say STAY AWAY FROM THIS GARBAGE GAME. My friend bought this for me as he wanted to play with someone and was sooo excited to play it. I warned him that it will be an open empty world AAA hyped piece of s*%@ and after playing it for an hour I realised just how shockingly awful it really is. This game has NOTHING to offer anyone with aThis is my first review on this site and I am here to say STAY AWAY FROM THIS GARBAGE GAME. My friend bought this for me as he wanted to play with someone and was sooo excited to play it. I warned him that it will be an open empty world AAA hyped piece of s*%@ and after playing it for an hour I realised just how shockingly awful it really is. This game has NOTHING to offer anyone with a brain and is more suited to the vaccinated, brain-dead, autistic children of today who are easily exicted by keywords and flashy graphics. STAW AWAY FROM THIS INSULT TO GAMING!!!… Expand
  64. JordyUK
    Apr 3, 2018
    0
    feels like a water physic tech demo with fetch quest's added on which is a real shame this game could easy be a 9 if it wasn't so shallow maybe ill revisit in a year :/
  65. eirikhjel
    Sep 18, 2018
    2
    As wide as an ocean, and as deep as a puddle.

    Sea of Thieves has extremely basic combat, very few weapons, no upgrades to your gear or your ship, very little content, extremely little choice in playstyles and generally nothing to do in it. Very disappointing, people are so bored that griefing others is the only way to entertain yourself.
  66. GamerJosh0137
    Apr 3, 2018
    5
    Definitely not the game I was hoping would put my faith back in Xbox exclusives. There just isn't enough there. In fact it's almost nothing other than the occasional rush you get from trying to take down another crew. The thing is there really isn't a reason to do anything at all unless you love collecting cosmetics. It is truly a shame, the game is gorgeous and had unlimited potentialDefinitely not the game I was hoping would put my faith back in Xbox exclusives. There just isn't enough there. In fact it's almost nothing other than the occasional rush you get from trying to take down another crew. The thing is there really isn't a reason to do anything at all unless you love collecting cosmetics. It is truly a shame, the game is gorgeous and had unlimited potential but unfortunately it fits too close to Xbox's new direction. Make a very pretty but EMPTY shell and slap a price on it. Substance is what us xbox fans need and as much as I would LOVE to put away the playstation and come back home, Sea of Thieves doesn't even come close to making that a reality. When you are a fan that knows what Rare, and Microsoft are capable of to playing this game for the first time.......smh it's a tragedy.… Expand
  67. CreepyB4by
    Jan 18, 2021
    3
    Forced PVP ruins the game. Also, this game gives ppl an excuse to be As****es online, as if online players needed an incentive. I know, people are going to say if you care about PvE, don't play. Well, the truth is that this game is mostly PVE, if you look how it's set up. The grinding for factions, the money grind, the story quests. All of that is smoke and mirrors to coax PvE focusedForced PVP ruins the game. Also, this game gives ppl an excuse to be As****es online, as if online players needed an incentive. I know, people are going to say if you care about PvE, don't play. Well, the truth is that this game is mostly PVE, if you look how it's set up. The grinding for factions, the money grind, the story quests. All of that is smoke and mirrors to coax PvE focused players out onto the ocean so PvP focused players can kill them, steal their stuff and feel like big bad pirates. Then when the player they end up robbing complains, they can blame the game for their actions, they can blame the player they just killed, they can blame the developers or anyone else they can think of other than themselves.

    They should have made the game fun and friendly to everyone instead of making it favor PvP focused players while intentionally disadvantaging PvE focused players. For all the people that are going to tell me this is a PvP game, like I mentioned already, there's a lot of PvE content for a PvP focused game. Arena is PvP, Open is a ganker's paradise. It's anarchy. If you're good at PvP and you have a crew of 4+, then it's open season to roam around and kill people at your leisure, for everyone else it's a nightmare of constantly looking over your shoulder, losing your progress and putting up with griefers. Imagine if GTA had no passive mode and you had to do all of the missions in the public lobby where you could have some one roll up and kill you at any time. That's what this game is like except it will usually be 2-4 people on a ship instead of one guy in a vehicle.    … Expand
  68. JM81
    Apr 8, 2018
    4
    Sea of fetch quests.

    Seriously, outside 3-4 fetch quests, this game has basically one more thing to do. That's pretty terrible.

    You can however get around 10-15 hours of fun from the experience, learning to sail, cooperating, trying to solve riddles, but more than that and it gets *very* repetitive, and yeah, boring.
  69. Kirmm
    Mar 26, 2018
    5
    All you giving 9's - we know you are from Rare. The game is so **** shallow on release it's painful. It's not worth 60 **** bucks.
  70. asshol
    May 6, 2018
    0
    Sea of Thieves is the most boring game I have ever played. The amount of content in this game is akin to a free-to-play tech demo. The game is entirely bare-bones. Customization is boring, and irrelevant in essence. Solo play is impossibly boring. It is fun for about 20 minutes, adding 3 friends doesn't change that in the slightest. The entire game is repeated escort missions. It is theSea of Thieves is the most boring game I have ever played. The amount of content in this game is akin to a free-to-play tech demo. The game is entirely bare-bones. Customization is boring, and irrelevant in essence. Solo play is impossibly boring. It is fun for about 20 minutes, adding 3 friends doesn't change that in the slightest. The entire game is repeated escort missions. It is the most basic game-play ever seen. This game sucks. It is worth playing only if free. Do not purchase this game.… Expand
  71. Zoke20
    Mar 25, 2018
    5
    This game is a solid 5.

    The Good: The game is absolutely gorgeous, sailing is fun, the PvP is dynamic and fun. The cosmetic only progression means that the only thing you can ever lose from combat is that you must wait a bit longer to get a feather in your cap. The ship map/compas combination of the game does a good job of making navigation not overly simple, nor tedious. The bad:    This game is a solid 5.

    The Good: The game is absolutely gorgeous, sailing is fun, the PvP is dynamic and fun. The cosmetic only progression means that the only thing you can ever lose from combat is that you must wait a bit longer to get a feather in your cap. The ship map/compas combination of the game does a good job of making navigation not overly simple, nor tedious.

    The bad: There is nearly no content outside of PvP. I don't just mean quests, I mean content. The Battle Field games are PvP only... but they have CONTENT, guns, vehicles, upgrades, equipment, different things to get and or do. In one class alone you have Easily over 30 options between guns and equipment.

    Sea of Thieves has.
    4 Weapons, unlocked from the start of the game.
    2 Ships, that can not be changed in any game play relevant way.
    That's it for character choices... everyone has the same basic kit of stuff at all times otherwise...

    There are exactly 3 types of quests, with minor variations, but they are all essentially fetch quests, really basic fetch quests.

    Personally I don't mind the quests too much, they are there to move players around so that you can run into each other for pvp. The Ship to Ship pvp in the game is its high point... I can get into very technical critiques of their game balance but the main problems are the lack of variety.    … Expand
  72. Ddog123_19
    Mar 27, 2018
    5
    Before i move on to the many negatives i will start positives. Sea of thieves is a stunning beautiful game and is very fun and creative. Sea of thieves is a fun unique game and you could do some stupid stuff which makes the game fun. But Sea of thieves is incredibly boring! I played the game including betas for at least 2-3 days and if you don't have friends to play with the game isBefore i move on to the many negatives i will start positives. Sea of thieves is a stunning beautiful game and is very fun and creative. Sea of thieves is a fun unique game and you could do some stupid stuff which makes the game fun. But Sea of thieves is incredibly boring! I played the game including betas for at least 2-3 days and if you don't have friends to play with the game is boring and very challenging to get anything done even sailing the sloop. With friends however the game is fun for a few hours. Sea of thieves feels like it is in early access mainly because its all the same and really nothing to do. Buy a voyage get the chest sell the chest and it goes on and on and on because its the only thing you can do as of now. If i were you wait a few months for more to come out and my review will update as time goes on. As of now do not buy Sea of Thieves in its current state.… Expand
  73. CarlosA
    Mar 27, 2018
    5
    O jogo possui uma proposta interessante, inovadora e muito promissora. No entanto, peca muito na questão do single player sendo que é praticamente impossível pratica-lo no jogo, pois todo o jogo foi criado para o modo coop então o modo single faz apenas uma ponta no jogo só pra dizer que tá lá. Por mais que seja legal estar com amigos, as vezes você quer dar uma relaxada jogando sozinho eO jogo possui uma proposta interessante, inovadora e muito promissora. No entanto, peca muito na questão do single player sendo que é praticamente impossível pratica-lo no jogo, pois todo o jogo foi criado para o modo coop então o modo single faz apenas uma ponta no jogo só pra dizer que tá lá. Por mais que seja legal estar com amigos, as vezes você quer dar uma relaxada jogando sozinho e se você quiser fazer isso em Sea of Thieves só vai ter stress pois você não consegue carregar vários itens( Baús, Caveiras, galinheiros e etc...) ao mesmo tempo tendo que dar infinitas viagens entre o navio e as ilhas e também enfrentar sozinho outros jogadores que geralmente estão em equipe, ou seja, o single player do jogo é pura frustração. Já o modo coop é bem legal e divertido entre amigos, mas não demora muito para ficar cansativo já que as missões são muito fracas de conteúdo e também repetitivas, rapidamente a imersão de inicio que o jogador sente se esvai rápido ao perceber as mecânicas do jogo e você deixar ser um pirata para ser uma player robótico. Acredito que Sea of Thieves tenha potencial para ser um jogo bem melhor do que é, quem sabe nas futuras atualizações o jogo não dê uma repaginada!?… Expand
  74. Willizard
    Apr 9, 2018
    1
    A Hollow experience. It feels more like a proof of concept then an actual game. The only thing that triggers me more than 'sea of disappointment' is the people who somehow defend rare and recommend this game. No progression, no consequence, no point to anything. same repeated missions on same lacklustre islands. To charge full price for this game is a joke. Don't defend Rare and don't buyA Hollow experience. It feels more like a proof of concept then an actual game. The only thing that triggers me more than 'sea of disappointment' is the people who somehow defend rare and recommend this game. No progression, no consequence, no point to anything. same repeated missions on same lacklustre islands. To charge full price for this game is a joke. Don't defend Rare and don't buy games like this as it sends a message that we are willing to pay for empty nothings.… Expand
  75. Lee_Fall
    Jul 15, 2018
    0
    Boring and not worth the money I payed. Maximum 2 days of playtime before you realise its DOA. Do not buy!
  76. AzaLooPa
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    Игра заебатая, но ставлю единицу чисто из-за блокировки игры в РФ. Контора пидарасов, которые считают, что это правомерные """санкции""". Верните бабло хотя бы тогда в долларах
  77. TML777
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Article 1
    The Sea Calls To Us All
    Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, nationality or creed. Статья 1 Пиратом может стать каждый В мире Sea of Thieves рады пиратам любого пола, возраста, расы, национальности, сексуальных предпочтений или религиозных убеждений. Russophobes and nationalists    Article 1
    The Sea Calls To Us All
    Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, nationality or creed.
    Статья 1 Пиратом может стать каждый
    В мире Sea of Thieves рады пиратам любого пола, возраста, расы, национальности, сексуальных предпочтений или религиозных убеждений.
    Russophobes and nationalists
  78. jezzy114
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Article 1 The Sea Calls To Us All
    Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, nationality or creed.
    Without Russian. Thank you and goodbye, stupid corp of gaming. I cant play with my 3 Russian friend cause you just wanted it. Shame on you. Everyone.
  79. Lttrev
    Apr 5, 2019
    0
    This is Exibit A of why you never preorder. Microsoft ant Rare got your money back in 2017 and immediately hit the money they needed to not go over budget. Stopped working on the game immediately i would imagine. Literally gave everyone a bare empty world and nothing to do within it. Rare and Microsoft should be ashamed of this rip of a product. Bad business. Watch everyone shift rightThis is Exibit A of why you never preorder. Microsoft ant Rare got your money back in 2017 and immediately hit the money they needed to not go over budget. Stopped working on the game immediately i would imagine. Literally gave everyone a bare empty world and nothing to do within it. Rare and Microsoft should be ashamed of this rip of a product. Bad business. Watch everyone shift right over to Sony now. This game actually made me buy a PS4 it was so bad.… Expand
  80. Krispo123
    Mar 25, 2018
    2
    A lot of fun for a couple of hours, but that's it. It's just getting repetative and boring, no progression at all. If you don't really care about cosmetics there is nothing to spend the money on. I was hoping to upgrade the ship. It feels like No man sky, but on the sea.
  81. Sakaniator
    Mar 22, 2018
    5
    Seriously, no damage control can avoid the fact this game is terrible, is a disgrace. MS is going downhill, imo thanks to this new CEO, nevertheless, to the game:

    It is not really a game, it is a sort of a high tech, interactive, pirate themed virtual chat room. If you have cyberbuddies and you want to get along, drink some beer while pretending youre playing a game, maybe you can    Seriously, no damage control can avoid the fact this game is terrible, is a disgrace. MS is going downhill, imo thanks to this new CEO, nevertheless, to the game:

    It is not really a game, it is a sort of a high tech, interactive, pirate themed virtual chat room. If you have cyberbuddies and you want to get along, drink some beer while pretending youre playing a game, maybe you can enjoy this thing. Thats all. It is vague, it has terrible gameplay and it is poor on variety. I honestly wonder if these devs actually play any games to tell the difference between a good or a bad (or a disgraceful) game. No damage control nor any politically correct **** discourse on how can games be inclusive could ever save this project.

    Im not rating it a 4 or worse because the visuals and songs are ok, it actually has good graphics. But the rest is terrible. No man's sea. Sad.    … Expand
  82. Negoti8r
    Mar 25, 2018
    2
    Bad game design. Lovely looking waves. If you are new to the game and have just loaded up with three other friends for your first taste of pirate life, you’d better hope you don’t come across another more experienced crew before you’ve even set sail on your first mission.

    Before we’d even figured out how to sail properly, because of course no tutorials, we were taken out and sent to a    Bad game design. Lovely looking waves. If you are new to the game and have just loaded up with three other friends for your first taste of pirate life, you’d better hope you don’t come across another more experienced crew before you’ve even set sail on your first mission.

    Before we’d even figured out how to sail properly, because of course no tutorials, we were taken out and sent to a black loading screen of death. Upon our spawning to a new ship in a new location...what the should on or horizon... the same crew in the same boat... same result. Repeat the same cylcle of set sail, death, spawn repeat and you have three hours of boring and frustrating game play. No missions complete, no loot, our enemies weren’t even getting anything for it I presume as we hadn’t anything to steal. Nevertheless they kept pursuing and killing us for three hours. Why would you design a game where that is possible Rare? Oh and there’s no character progression beyond the appearance of your character and ship... so glad It came with game pass and I didn’t Have to pay full price.    … Expand
  83. BreezyBrock
    Apr 6, 2018
    0
    When you release a game (and it's no longer in Beta), you better release the full game.

    If I pay more than $80 for a game, I better be getting the FULL game. This game is worth $20, at best. When you can find more content in an Atari game, the game is not worth +$80. Sea of Thieves has so much potential. Rare was a fine studio that produced many of my favorite games as I was    When you release a game (and it's no longer in Beta), you better release the full game.

    If I pay more than $80 for a game, I better be getting the FULL game. This game is worth $20, at best.

    When you can find more content in an Atari game, the game is not worth +$80.

    Sea of Thieves has so much potential. Rare was a fine studio that produced many of my favorite games as I was growing up. After the release of SoT, my faith in Rare has been shaken though.

    Remember when you bought a game and you didn't have to download a patch or update because they shipped the ENTIRE game upon release? It's been quite a few years so I can understand if most of you can't remember. Games are evolving and unfortunately Rare isn't evolving with them. I'm actually impressed that Rare was able to sink so many hours into development, push the release date back multiple times, and still manage to promote SoT as a finished product. I mean, come on guys. Day one and the achievements aren't even popping? This is basic stuff. At this rate we'll have the complete game by 2020!

    Just be patient everyone, maybe they'll include pirate stuff soon! You know, PIRATE STUFF! Like more than 2 ship types! Or can you imagine more than 3 weapons? Because they can't!

    I get that it's an open-world game and it promotes teamwork, which I love, but it's pretty irresponsible to tell me I'm getting an Xbox game when I'm really getting a half-eaten ham sandwich. Except the ham sandwich would have more features and less updates.    … Expand
  84. Vinicius_Rocha
    Apr 20, 2018
    0
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  85. Rapida716
    Oct 4, 2018
    0
    One of the best "exclusives" on the Xbox. The game is not worth a cent, but the price tag is from her like in AAA projects. Do not buy or play this game, monotonous world, fun the first hour of the game. I would give it to -10 points if I had the opportunity, and so my traditional 0 points out of 10 ..
  86. j133760
    Mar 22, 2018
    4
    This game reminds me of No Mans Sky. Its pretty shallow, overly simplistic, and the world feels empty. The game is a relentless sequence of rinse and repeat fetch quests, that are boring in every way and lack any real hook or reason to be doing it in the first place. Theres no gear, everything is cosmetic, this effectively means theres no progression or character growth, only arbitraryThis game reminds me of No Mans Sky. Its pretty shallow, overly simplistic, and the world feels empty. The game is a relentless sequence of rinse and repeat fetch quests, that are boring in every way and lack any real hook or reason to be doing it in the first place. Theres no gear, everything is cosmetic, this effectively means theres no progression or character growth, only arbitrary ranks with the games three factions. There are 3 types of quests, and thats it. Seriously. Go to an island and find treasure, find chickens, or go to an island and kill skeletons.

    The combat is inexcusably bad. Theres a single attack button for swords, which have a 3 hit combo. And thats it... For a game in 2018, I have no idea why Rare thought it was ok to do that. Combat is so bad, it shouldn't even be in the game. Skeletons have broken AI and are no challenge. All you have to do is stand on a rock and it breaks the AI and path finding, and they will just stand there while you mash at them.

    The game gets boring real quick once you figure out youve seen and done everything the game has to offer after the first hour of gameplay. After you learn the mechanics, theres nothing left but the grind. And my oh my is it a grind, the stuff of legend. Since theres no gear, no levels, no equipment or gadgets, no progression, not even a story line or a plot, theres not much this game has to offer.

    A terrible disappointment, through and through. If your set on getting this, DONT BUY IT for $60, thats a total rip off. Get Game Pass by Microsoft, you can play it for 14 days for free (trial.) Overall, the state the game is in is completely inexcusable for a AAA release in 2018, most of the games systems are so archaic its a joke.    … Expand
  87. MrAngryEyz
    Mar 23, 2018
    4
    I really wanted to love Sea of Thieves. The concept of getting together with 3 of my friends (who I convinced to try this game) and plundering the high seas sounded exhilarating. The first half hour of the game we were blown away by the environment, the sailing mechanics, and loved the minimalist UI and tutorial.

    Unfortunately a few hours in we started to notice the same thing    I really wanted to love Sea of Thieves. The concept of getting together with 3 of my friends (who I convinced to try this game) and plundering the high seas sounded exhilarating. The first half hour of the game we were blown away by the environment, the sailing mechanics, and loved the minimalist UI and tutorial.

    Unfortunately a few hours in we started to notice the same thing everyone else has. This game is shallow. After playing it for a little while it feels like someone built the engine, and put those side quests in that people tend to complain about in other games, but forgot to put the main game in. The primary game is fetch quests with a few random events tossed in.

    Sea of Thieves has the framework of a game that could be brilliant. I halfway believe maybe it will become that game in a year or so. If so I'd be more than happy to pay for it. But for now, i could not recommend anyone to buy this essentially early access game at full price.

    Side note: that water is beautiful. Rare should license out whatever tech they used to make that happen.    … Expand
  88. MrEmjeR
    Mar 27, 2018
    0
    This game is little more than a scam in my eyes. A pretty, shallow present wrapping with an empty (sand)box inside. Don't get me wrong, the first few hours are fun, mainly if you play with friends. Just fooling around and everything is new. But after a little while, you realize, this is it, there isn't anything more in this game.

    As game developer I can't help but notice the lack of    This game is little more than a scam in my eyes. A pretty, shallow present wrapping with an empty (sand)box inside. Don't get me wrong, the first few hours are fun, mainly if you play with friends. Just fooling around and everything is new. But after a little while, you realize, this is it, there isn't anything more in this game.

    As game developer I can't help but notice the lack of effort that went into this game. This is what made me come to the conclusion of scam. If you were to make an asset-list from all items, objects and things in the game. and compare this to other similarly priced games. You would start to understand what I mean. This game has about 10% of the effort put into it compared to your average $60 experience ($85 if you buy this in Europe)

    There are no cheap cosmetics, a getting hat will take you 5 hours of play (if you don't fool around) and changing your ship color or sail at least two full days of play. (and since barely anyone paints their ship, it's hard to tell them apart) This grind is there for two reasons: To keep you playing for longer, since there is not much else to play towards, and to sell future micro-transactions.

    One thing that personally stuck out to me as a sore thumb is the music. I love the concept that they made. There is no soundtrack, but you get two instruments, to play your own music with friends. It's really fun to make your own pirate song. But this hole thing turns into a pain when you realize there is only 4 songs, and not even the most known shanties. (maybe a few more you can discover, but haven't found any of them) After a while this will get to your nerves as they become very repetitive after hours of play. It is just a detail, but it shows the enormous lack of effort that went into this game. With this concept they could easily have made 30+ shanties or more varying instruments like a flute, a drum or a guitar.

    My recommendation: don't, DO NOT, buy this game at full price. But surely check it out with the xbox game-pass. It's worth experiencing, but not worth wasting money on. This game is another example of sickness that is spreading in the Industry.    … Expand
  89. molivos1
    Mar 30, 2018
    2
    Game is beautiful. Best water in a sea based game EVER. Style is fun and looks great. Gameplay is pretty good too. Sailing is enjoyable.

    That's it. There's NO CONTENT. AT ALL. It feels like they made the first closed beta, polished the game shell and made it nice. Then stopped. They HAVEN'T ADDED ANY CONTENT YET. It's fun for a few hours with friends, then there is literally nothing    Game is beautiful. Best water in a sea based game EVER. Style is fun and looks great. Gameplay is pretty good too. Sailing is enjoyable.

    That's it. There's NO CONTENT. AT ALL. It feels like they made the first closed beta, polished the game shell and made it nice. Then stopped. They HAVEN'T ADDED ANY CONTENT YET. It's fun for a few hours with friends, then there is literally nothing else to do. It currently has around 3-4 hours playable content. The missions are all IDENTICAL. The PvP is non existent and completely pointless. There are so few systems that there's no progression. There's 4 weapons and they are all dull and uninteresting.

    There's no tutorial help, I had to google for an hour to figure out that you have to press 'E' to bring up a hidden menu with your quest objectives. The PC version is just a terrible console port. Sure, it works fine but the menus are terrible for mouse/keyboard.

    Don't know what else to say, it's 70% of a perfect game, it's just not finished.    … Expand
  90. Sloppylou
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    This game is actually awful. I really want to know what the hell rare had been doing all these years while making this game because it wasn't putting content in it. 3 fetch quests and a public event and thats it fellas. Actually trash.
  91. Duelcast
    Mar 31, 2018
    5
    Very good visuals, great multiplayer experiences but it seems that the game is lacking a lot of content especially when the game has a AAA price tag of £50 if you decide to get a physical or digital copy & don't use Xbox's Game Pass subscription service.

    Sea of Thieves quickly gets very repetitive as it pretty much is get a quest from one of the 3 vendors that the game offers which is    Very good visuals, great multiplayer experiences but it seems that the game is lacking a lot of content especially when the game has a AAA price tag of £50 if you decide to get a physical or digital copy & don't use Xbox's Game Pass subscription service.

    Sea of Thieves quickly gets very repetitive as it pretty much is get a quest from one of the 3 vendors that the game offers which is the gold hoarder which is get chests, Order of Souls get skulls from past pirate captains & the merchant which is get pigs, gunpowder barrels etc and deliver it back to a certain outpost within a time limit. Once you have got your quest you get on the ship, travel to the island that the game tells you to go to, get the treasure or skull or barrel etc, take it back to the rep vendor and cash it in for gold which can be used to buy cosmetics and a bit of experience which can be used to level up your vendors which will allow you to upgrade them which will give you quests that are slightly harder than the ones that you have previously done, for example longer quests meaning that you have a better chance of getting more chests & skulls to get you more money. Once you have sold your loot that you have got on your adventure you just repeat by buying new quests from the vendors and voting for them on what one you want to do next in your ship.

    Even though the game has it's technical issues I feel that Rare is doing a good job communicating with the Sea of Thieves community by releasing developer update videos explaining what the studio plans to do about tacking these issues and keeps us up-to-date via the status page on there forums and twitter.    … Expand
  92. Arthainius
    Mar 27, 2018
    2
    Solo is pretty bad experience all around. With a crew this game is a blast for about 5-6 hours then even the hardest content feels super repetitive. Other then the "skins" which are mostly just recolors of other items, there is 0 progression in the game. It feels like it should be free to play with the option to maybe buy some skins. They may have ended up making more money going thatSolo is pretty bad experience all around. With a crew this game is a blast for about 5-6 hours then even the hardest content feels super repetitive. Other then the "skins" which are mostly just recolors of other items, there is 0 progression in the game. It feels like it should be free to play with the option to maybe buy some skins. They may have ended up making more money going that route as well. After the first update I have to further lower my score. A complete re-download of the game for 3-4 bug fixes is pathetic and a dark sign of things to come.… Expand
  93. SeriousGameFan
    Apr 2, 2018
    0
    This game being on Xbox Game Pass was the first bad sign. Shallow content, microtransaction-filled game, typical of Xbox titles nowadays. At least with No Man's Sky, the Sony reps admitted the game could have used more development. The talking heads at Xbox won't ever admit that, and went ahead and pushed out this turd like used car salesmen -- every one of them: Phil Spencer, LarryThis game being on Xbox Game Pass was the first bad sign. Shallow content, microtransaction-filled game, typical of Xbox titles nowadays. At least with No Man's Sky, the Sony reps admitted the game could have used more development. The talking heads at Xbox won't ever admit that, and went ahead and pushed out this turd like used car salesmen -- every one of them: Phil Spencer, Larry Hryb, Albert Penello, et al. Don't know why they didn't discount it like they did with ReCore; guess they didn't want too many budget titles in their library. This was the last straw -- I'm off Xbox now and getting a PS4. Just in time for God of War and Detroit: Become Human, and later this year Spider-Man. Microsoft can keep their Gears/Halo/Forza and microtransactions.… Expand
  94. sszaki
    Mar 28, 2018
    2
    Im rating the game as it stands in current state and with current retail prices. Game is a joke... I got bored of it after just two sessions with my friends and during those 6 hours i experienced whole game and had fun for couple hours. Game should cost at most 19.99 or be free to play or part od Xbox live (not even game pass) its so unfinished that no man sky or da were super complete onIm rating the game as it stands in current state and with current retail prices. Game is a joke... I got bored of it after just two sessions with my friends and during those 6 hours i experienced whole game and had fun for couple hours. Game should cost at most 19.99 or be free to play or part od Xbox live (not even game pass) its so unfinished that no man sky or da were super complete on release date. And those two games were made by relatively small developers with just bigger companies that supported them with marketing. Something completely different than rare and ms.... Ashamed all people that says that this game is full and its victim of fanboy hate....… Expand
  95. ErosBr
    Mar 21, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No history mode, my journey is still ramping up, and I'm hoping the rocky start will give way to something more fulfilling. If there's one thing I appreciate so far, it's that I can always look forward to a few laughs when playing with my crew of choice. That alone is enough to keep me coming back for now, but I can't imagine a group of goofs has the lasting appeal a game like Sea of Thieves critically requires.… Expand
  96. TVinterfrost
    Apr 20, 2018
    0
    Stupid and bad game that only Xbox can apprecaite due to the lack of exclusives they have.
  97. Fakk2
    Mar 25, 2018
    4
    Wow, I was hoping for at least a game that was worthy of my XBoxOneS purchase/upgrade from my OG XBOne, and super long wait for a REAL exclusive to finally hit the market, and was hoping this was at least the fun, and beautiful, game it was claiming to be. Sadly, after only a few hours of gameplay, I have come to the conclusion that it's very boring in a short amount of time, which is notWow, I was hoping for at least a game that was worthy of my XBoxOneS purchase/upgrade from my OG XBOne, and super long wait for a REAL exclusive to finally hit the market, and was hoping this was at least the fun, and beautiful, game it was claiming to be. Sadly, after only a few hours of gameplay, I have come to the conclusion that it's very boring in a short amount of time, which is not good at all considering how long I waited for this release.

    If the constant enemy camping at outposts isn't bad enough, the $60 purchase for a game teeming with near nothing to do but wander around aimlessly for hours is BS, and I'm taking this game back for a refund, or a trade in of some kind. It's just not what I was hoping for, so now I must wait again for another Exclusive to hit my XBox One S that might be worth of the purchase, but we all know this game just is not the winner it was touted as being. It seems that many others feel the same way, and I thought the following comments sum this game up the very best!

    "Sea of Thieves has no story, no competitive multiplayer, no true character progression, and only very little in the way of compelling gameplay."

    "If this game were a movie, it would be a straight to DVD type of movie".

    "This game, I feel 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. Not much has changed from the alpha, and it seems like the appropriate price should be 30 dollars, not 60".

    That really sums up how I felt about this game, and that is why I'm giving this game a rating of 4 out of 10. This game is the HAZE of this Generation. Hoped to be a great exclusive, okay with some friends for a few hours I suppose, then becomes so boring that you just want to place it back on the shelf and wait for more content to come for the game, (for free), one day to help make this the game it should have been in the first place, (much like No Man's Sky has been).    … Expand
  98. TheFogDoctor
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    I wish I could leave a negative score. This is quite literally THE most broken game OF ALL TIME. We did a skeleton fort while fighting 4 other galleons, got the key, and left. We were getting chased, so I jumped ship and hid on an island while my team scuttled a ship and came back to pick me up. We got attacked by the kraken and got sunk, so I went to go hide on a rock with the skeletonI wish I could leave a negative score. This is quite literally THE most broken game OF ALL TIME. We did a skeleton fort while fighting 4 other galleons, got the key, and left. We were getting chased, so I jumped ship and hid on an island while my team scuttled a ship and came back to pick me up. We got attacked by the kraken and got sunk, so I went to go hide on a rock with the skeleton key, and got randomly teleported back onto the ship. We went back to get the key and it disappeared. DO NOT BUY THIS **** TIER GAME.… Expand
  99. sgy0003
    Mar 25, 2018
    3
    You know how PS4 got screwed by No Man's Sky? Well, you could say this is No Man's Sky of XB1.
    So much essential contents are missing, like No Man's Sky.
    The quests are boring and repetitive, like No Man's Sky The Current "endgame" current is boring, like No Man's Sky The Customization for your ship and your character is limited, like No Man's Sky. I also feel the fact that Rare    You know how PS4 got screwed by No Man's Sky? Well, you could say this is No Man's Sky of XB1.
    So much essential contents are missing, like No Man's Sky.
    The quests are boring and repetitive, like No Man's Sky
    The Current "endgame" current is boring, like No Man's Sky
    The Customization for your ship and your character is limited, like No Man's Sky.

    I also feel the fact that Rare decided to make this game multiplayer-heavy was a stupid decision. Not everyone has time to sit down with their buddies or would prefer to play by themselves. Why not give the option to hire some AI crews for your ship? The game's only saving grace is its art-like graphics. The sea can look amazing from time to time.

    Until Rare release post-launch content in regular intervals, I would stick with AC4: Black Flag if I wanted to play a pirate game    … Expand
  100. Eloyjf
    Mar 23, 2018
    4
    Realmente é um jogo bonito e tem uma proposta de Multijogador online interessante,mas falha em entregar conteúdo,narrativa e emoção nas Gameplay.
    A Microsoft prescisa colocar de volta na cabeça que o Multijogador online não é apenas do que seus jogos prescisa,história sempre foi e será algo forte no conceitos para os jogos.
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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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