Question Sid Meiers' Pirates anyone?

CaptainWarmonger

CaptainWarmonger

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This game is what really got me into pirate stuff. It has dueling, ship battles, dancing for women where of course you wanted the most attractive one :] You would go plundering for a while, go into port and sell your loot, then you would have to share the money with your crew. You could also upgrade your ship and a whole bunch of other stuff.
 
This was one of my first pirate games. It predates POTCO and definitely is one of my all time favorite games. I have it on Steam and occasionally play it when I'm looking for something to do.

I'm still trying to find Montelban... I think my furthest save is glitched as I cannot find his fort, even with a completed map.
 
Seems like an interesting game, but what I always felt was missing from most pirate games were realistic elements. They over glorify everything and make it feel too cinematic. I would love to see a Witcher-esque Pirate game offering the all-around rawness and completeness the Witcher series has (TW3, to be specific).

I'd give anything for a true Pirate experience with a massive open world, a good story (multiple narratives, decision making, different endings), realistic conditions, large scale ship battles with large crews, more real life elements and more pirate-y additions like (not sure if I'm allowed to say this - gonna attempt to PG-word it) pleasure houses and a wider range of inappropriate vocabulary.

But regardless of my ideas above, I'm going to play it and see for myself - the Steam reviews have gotten me interested.
 
John Foulroberts said:
This was one of my first pirate games. It predates POTCO and definitely is one of my all time favorite games. I have it on Steam and occasionally play it when I'm looking for something to do.

I'm still trying to find Montelban... I think my furthest save is glitched as I cannot find his fort, even with a completed map.
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One of my all time favorites too.
 
Darkslinger said:
Seems like an interesting game, but what I always felt was missing from most pirate games were realistic elements. They over glorify everything and make it feel too cinematic. I would love to see a Witcher-esque Pirate game offering the all-around rawness and completeness the Witcher series has (TW3, to be specific).

I'd give anything for a true Pirate experience with a massive open world, a good story (multiple narratives, decision making, different endings), realistic conditions, large scale ship battles with large crews, more real life elements and more pirate-y additions like (not sure if I'm allowed to say this - gonna attempt to PG-word it) pleasure houses and a wider range of inappropriate vocabulary.

But regardless of my ideas above, I'm going to play it and see for myself - the Steam reviews have gotten me interested.
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Yeah true. Pirates does have a story though. In most ways pirates is more realistic than POTCO.
 
Darkslinger said:
Seems like an interesting game, but what I always felt was missing from most pirate games were realistic elements. They over glorify everything and make it feel too cinematic. I would love to see a Witcher-esque Pirate game offering the all-around rawness and completeness the Witcher series has (TW3, to be specific).

I'd give anything for a true Pirate experience with a massive open world, a good story (multiple narratives, decision making, different endings), realistic conditions, large scale ship battles with large crews, more real life elements and more pirate-y additions like (not sure if I'm allowed to say this - gonna attempt to PG-word it) pleasure houses and a wider range of inappropriate vocabulary.

But regardless of my ideas above, I'm going to play it and see for myself - the Steam reviews have gotten me interested.
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OH you can also attack enemy nations towns and forts. Once you siege down a city your nation takes control. That was kinda cool to me. Your more like a privateer in this game.
 
This was also my first pirate game. Loved it and still occasionally play it when I'm feeling nostalgic or just want to have some fun. I moved on to The Patrician from there.
 
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