If you enjoyed the old Sea Dogs games or Pirates of the Caribbean on the OG Xbox this is basically that but modernized (somewhat). My guess is if you played those older games you aren't going to care that the graphics aren't top-notch. Gameplay is good and perfect balance of depth/progression/freedom. A little buggy but devs are clearly still working to make it better. Absolutely worth the money, especially on sale.

I loved Seadogs back in the day and I have To Each His Own prolly have hundreds of hours in the original non steam Seadogs. What I really like here is the direction pointers for early quests especially in the jungle where it is easy to get lost! The graphics are marked and welcome improvement beautiful scenery and alot has been fixed however there are still some bugs like when you win a race the opponent took days to arrive in the tavern! I had great fun sinking third wave of enemy ships and former experience and veteran cannon but too many kept coming so when you're at 12-16 ships sunk you start to feel damage yourself. My own nation attacked me after epic battles and that spelled game over! Too many times I had a random bounty or nations turned enemies for no apparent reason. The original story is there too and it is improved but easier and smoother now. I love exploring and the adventure of pirate golden age is there and so many gems and treasure to find even gold nuggets! The ships look great! I feel the storms are too punishing and wish the hand guns would refill more. Hopefully they continue to support modding more cos this game has huge potential. The nation diplomacy needs to be stabilised and improved. Overall this is a rough diamond for the fans.

ITS TOTALLY WASTE OF TIME AND CRAP.