Ubisoft has shared a load details on Skull & Bones - the pirate game that it showed off at E3 2017. Essentially built around the naval combat system of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, it's a project that initially attracted a lot of attention, although we feel like much of that positivity went down the drain when people started to learn more about the game.
First thing's first, Skull & Bones is indeed an online title - it sounds like you'll need to be connected to the internet in order to play. However, you're not forced to fight against other players. The game will feature a mix of both PvE and PvP modes, a bit like The Division. You'll sail the seas, potentially meet other players on your travels, and jump into some competitive skirmishes if and when you feel like it. Bit by bit, you'll earn treasure and reputation regardless of your opposition.
So, does Skull & Bones have any kind of single player story or campaign? Ubisoft's comments on this are a little vague, but it sounds like there's going to be some sort of narrative tied into the overall game. The publisher also says "more details about the single player campaign will be shared at a later date." We'll need to hear more before we get a definitive answer, then.
How does all of this sound to you? Are you looking forward to Skull & Bones' fall 2018 release window? Enjoy a pirate's life in the comments section below.
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For me, the Xbox One exclusive Sea of Thieves looks much more fun, but hope this turns out well.
Loved Black Flag, but this is not for me.
Online only come on people why even EA dropped it with NFS.
@Flaming_Kaiser sigh* these devs/companies NEVER learn with this online only stuff. I get it with muliplayer but for single player content/campain? Just lost all interest....
@Sinton The Sea of Thieves big reveal at E3 I thought was a bit crap but the details I've heard about the gameplay make it sound a lot of fun. Skull and Bones is really just a loot and shoot in boats, I'm pretty excited about it so far myself.
this game looks horrible.plus online only sucks
@Sinton True. While I'm still skeptical with Sea of Thieves because...you know...Rare...atleast it has a lot more variety in gameplay than just shoot boats for loot. Skulls and Bones looks more like a multiplayer update for Assassin's Creed 4 than an actual full game.
As a fan of pirate games dating back to Sid Mierer's Pirates I will be keeping my eye on this one, but I don't have high hopes for it as of now.
I never went from excited to disappointed so fast after they confirmed it was online only. What a waste...
I really wanted this to be ACiv without the Assassins. A fully open world, single player Pirate RPG game with a great story and this 'Naval Combat' was a MP component. The best way to describe what I hoped for, would be Red Dead Redemption but with Pirates. A great Single Player open world game with the opportunity to go online with friends and have your own Pirate crew (posse) and have fun roaming around this big area in a similar way to riding around in RDR...
I want single player pirate game, like assassin creed blackflag but without assassin creed story, not online only game like For Honor
@Sinton for sure!! It blows this out the water literally!
as long as Ubisoft ACTUALLY have decent servers for this one, i don't see an issue with it being online, Overwatch is always online, MMO's like WoW or Neverwinter are always online and no one has any issues with them
this game is basically an MMO
I thought this game would be the single player pirate game I've always wanted (and I do mean always, a good pirate game is what I wanted since the day I found out videogames as a kid... Black Flag was a godsend to me), I was ready to preorder, and then they had to come out with their "online only" and destroy me completely. They can keep it as far as I'm concerned. I almost never play online, my internet sucks and I just don't like it.
"Online only"... Bah!
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Yeah, the E3 reveal was not that good, but it made me interested enough to search for more gameplay footage, and what I found seemed fun.
@SoulsBourne128 Yeah, Rare - Microsoft Edition, has a shady track record, and it wouldn't surprise me if Sea of Thieves turns out mediocre. If, however, it turns out to be good, I might actually be tempted to consider looking up prices for Microsoft's console...
These games like this and For Honor are the reasons I can't wait to see Ubisoft under Vivendi's control. Ubisoft is the only publisher that I never but games from, so from my perspective the Vivendi takeover can't go anywhere but up from here.
Lost all the excitement & interest when knowing it is online-only game. Same goes for Anthem. Kinda disappointed by all this.
Even the ship combat in Black Flag became tedious after a while but at least in that you could jump off at port or an island for some foot missions to break up the monotony. Anyway, Online only. Yuk!
Online only what's the sense in that ......................i'm thinking Titanic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fWDrZSiZs
@RoyalGuard Thats 2 sales less then they lost me to.
To me, it seems like something that would've been good for Black Flag multiplayer. I got bored during it's reveal because it looked like they really were just showing old footage of ACIV. I'm still unsure about Sea of Thieves but I like it's goofiness (being shot from a cannon) and the exploring part...just not a huge fan of online only.
Took the most interesting element from Black Flag.
Made it into MOBA...
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