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This review is kinda huge now, but hey if you got time check this out!
(The review has been updated gradually along the game evolution, so take this into account)

First off, welcome to the biggest and most iconic Pirate video game ever made.

Well after reaching Pirate Legend and Athena's fortune Champion titles,
I'm finally able to make a review of this game, I hope it will help you decide if this game is worth it! I'll probably update this review the further I play. For now I'll be talking about the Adventure mode :)

Pros :
-Cool graphics and simulation of a pirate life.
-It's a game where you either get addicted or hate it in the first hours.
-Funnier with friends or randoms, but you'll learn so much faster in solo trust me.
-Satisfying sensation when you sink enemies boats and grab their loot.
-Good game if you want to chill and kill time (but sometimes it can be stressful especially if you have a lot of loots and you're getting focused by a reaper or red flag emissaries) since you will only get your money worth when you actually sell your loot.
-Active developer team (monthly updates, quick reactivity on problems in-game through their Twitter, so I would recommend to follow them there to not miss a thing and to always be aware of what's happening).
-A lot to experience, Stories, PVP, Fishing, Treasure Hunting, defeating Skeletons, world events, Seasonal events, Shipfight, collecting all achievements, and laugh with strangers :D

Cons:
-Intensive grind.
-Boring after a while. (Not really anymore, after many updates, the variety is huge)
-Slow content release even though it was way worse back when it came out in 2018.
-FPS optimization is a joke on huge islands (At full ultra I go from 120fps to 55 fps on big islands).
-PVP mechanic is old and boring (idk maybe they need to add some new guns or mechanics PS: in 2024 they did it!).
-Bugs after new updates are not even a surprise anymore.
-Servers issues is normal and the community is used to it (so an advice would be to never do an event the day it comes out because you probably won't receive your loot's coins, XP and achievements).
-Some events are only visible on their website and not in-game so sometimes you can miss them (Just stop it, we are lazy and hate to go through google to see our ♥♥♥ in-game event progression, just put it in game already ffs it's 2020).

Overall the game has a lot of problems but I still love the concept it does represent otherwise I wouldn't have reach one of the highest titles you can earn and I hope this game will continue to get the support it deserves. I haven't played such a great game in a while, so if you like intensive farming, bugs, coop and pvp but also the big map you're in the right place. We'll be waiting for you on the ocean :)

PS: If you're a veteran please help new players and don't bully them, that's what I do and I would have loved to be helped too when I started, so please do so they will always remember you, thanks fellow Legends.

So after 3 months, the game is still awesome, probably one of the best open world in multiplayer that I've played in a while. Nothing better but to fish with friends during late nights.

They finally added an Even tab in-game! Anyway I've been playing Arena, joined a competitive team and reached Legendary Sea Dog. So the Arena mode is way different from the actual game (adventure). It also have its pros and cons so here we go :

For the positive aspects :
- Helps you improve cannon shots
- Helps you improve your weapon accuracy
- TDM (Team deathmatch) is a lot of fun! It's like the endgame community event in the Arena
- You can make friends in this mode
- Since the last Arena patch, there's only one chest now and it's way better than before

Some negative aspects :
- Hitregs (When you hit players usually with weapons and you have the hitmarker but the server didn't register the damage, so sometimes you'll need to hit 3-4 time the player before he dies, and sometimes you may think they're cheater)
- Lobby waiting time : because the Arena mode is not the main mode, the playerbase is not that big here, so you might wait 10-30min in the worst case...
- Server region merge : Yeah well sometimes there's no server in EU (in my exemple) at certain hours and I usually get matched with NA players and I have an average of 200-250ms
- FPS optimization (Even on High-End PC you'll probably struggle to maintain a stable 144fps

They removed their own game mode called Arena. I don't know if it would now be an interesting game for pirate that love to PvP...
Quite a sad day for Sea of Thieves...

They added an alternative to the Arena inside of the Adventure mode!
Which means that you can now activate a totem on your boat which will transport you against another equivalent ship. Basically a great thing for the pvp community! Not to mention you can customize your own ship, name it how you want, and even create or join a Guild!

At the current state, I would seriously recommend this game to every gamers wanting to experience some adventure in the pirate world. In 2023 there is a lot of things to do, explore, farm, fight, collect and stories to experiences which are really amazing.

The game has now been released for PS5 consoles!
Which means even higher player base, meaning more fun, more fights and more friends.
If you're deciding to get the game on Steam, now is the best moment to be fair, we got the most content, the most bug fix, and also the most alive time for the game we ever had after 6 years of launch.

Not to mention that after so many new Pirate game trying to innovate and fail after a month, Sea of Thieves is still standing and going stronger 6 years after launch, and will probably live for another decade or so, this game is a classic and will probably never be replaced in the genre to be honest


Thanks for all the support I received for this review, I wish you all the best and hope you will have plenty memorable adventures on this gem of a game! <3

Gameplay 11/10
Framerates 0/10

COVID-19

Not worth it, the devs are extremely slow to release the other games so you only have one game that is Halo Combat Evolved, for the moment since the first released game is already empty of players. Also the animations are stuck to 60fps eventhough they let you have an unlimited fps options...

This game is not even finished and they haven't released the games promised in the descriptions. Don't buy it now, if you're really a big halo fan, just buy it when they have released all the games and optimized the 60 fps stuck animations.

Such a great game

Definitely the most gorgeous looking game of the decade
If you god a mid-high to high-end PC just go for it
The game is even amazing at medium graphics

Best game of 2019

It's great and all

Woaw !

For the moment I have 8GB of ram. On ultra I use 6 out of 8.
Using this awesome dlc I now only use 4GB out of 8GB :D

100% No fake, I checked on the task manager on live.
Again, magic, thanks so much devs

Great Game