Sea of ​​Thieves

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Sea of ​​Thieves
Studio Rare
Publisher Microsoft Studios
Senior Developer Gregg Mayles
composer Robin Beanland
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 20th March 2018
platform Microsoft Windows , Xbox One
Game engine Unreal Engine 4
genre Action adventure
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
control Gamepad , keyboard and mouse
medium Download , Blu-ray
language English
Age rating
USK released from 12
PEGI recommended for ages 12 and up

Sea of ​​Thieves is an action-adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios . It was released on March 20, 2018 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One .

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Game principle and technology

General and game world

Sea of Thieves is a cooperative multiplayer - Action-Adventure ( MMO ), which thematically with pirates apart sets and in the first-person view is played. In the game's Cross Play between Microsoft Windows and Xbox One possible. Players can explore an open world with a pirate ship and take on various team roles of a crew. They can complete quests , collect items and compete in battles with other players ( player versus player ). The game itself is held in a comic graphic with cel shading and has a physics engine that also allows you to perform stunts . The non-player characters in the game belong, among other things, to different dealer alliances or the Order of Souls and pursue different goals. Dynamic matchmaking should ensure that players do not know exactly what to expect in the game world and that there are always enough opponents. There should be no loot boxes in the game , but optical changes and fun things like pets should be acquired through Micro Transactions .

Quest system and factions

In the outposts you can get orders for gold pieces. You will then receive treasure maps, bounty posters or letters that contain puzzles and point out where the next objective is hidden. However, there is no classic continuous plot. Instead, many little pirate stories are told, which consist of several individual tasks. On the islands themselves you can find different places and discover wall paintings, flags, campfires, statues or washed up floating debris. There are currently the following three parliamentary groups:

  • Gold collectors who receive treasure maps or puzzles to find treasures.
  • Orders of the soul, which are magically gifted and mystical witch beings who look for skeletal skulls. They work with the Goldhoarder by extracting information from the treasures using magic while they have the Goldhoarder search and dig for them. For the bounty contracts, skeletal heads must be obtained by defeating them.
  • Handelsbund who want to be supplied with goods. These are, for example, animals that can be found on the islands and are of varying difficulty to catch and transport.
  • There are also high sea fortresses of skeletons, which represent a kind of raid in the game.

Production notes

As a game engine was Unreal 4 used. The game was first announced in June 2015 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The first gameplay was shown a year later, at E3 2016. The game was originally due to be released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One in late 2017 , but this has been postponed to March 20, 2018. On the Xbox One version of the game, the game is part of the Xbox Game Pass flat rate game . In addition, accessories such as an external hard drive or a controller with a special design should appear for the game .

Before that, the game could already be played in alpha and beta versions. The alpha version already started in November 2016 and offered selected players to play a development version of the game. The closed beta started on January 24th, 2018 and ran until January 28th, 2018. On January 26th, however, an extension to January 31st was announced. A total of over 332,000 players took part. A second closed beta, for all participants of the previous one, ran from February 16 to February 18, 2018. A third closed beta took place from February 23 to February 25, and a fourth from March 2 to March 4 2018.

reception

reviews
publication Rating
4players 68
Meta-ratings
Metacritic 67

Sea of ​​Thieves received mixed ratings. The Metacritic review database aggregates 30 reviews to a mean of 67.

Golem.de thinks that at first glance the game with its cartoon graphics looks almost like a World of Warcraft for buccaneers, but then it has its own concept. In addition, team play, the distribution of roles and cohesion in the game are very important. We therefore recommend using the voice output. The search for treasure and the music as well as the detailed graphics and physics in the game were also praised. The PC Games praised the comic style, but also questions whether the game offer enough long-term motivation. The GameStar also criticizes the fact that you always have to be online for the game and that this is a "deficiency management", since four players are not enough to coordinate everything. The German-language online magazine 4Players criticized the lack of playful content and concepts, as well as the game itself, which was unfinished at launch.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Charlie Hall: Rare's next game is a multiplayer pirate adventure. June 13, 2016, accessed February 13, 2018 .
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  13. ↑ Page 2: The 3 factions of Sea of ​​Thieves - You get these orders at Goldhoardern, Order of Souls and Merchants - GameStar . ( gamestar.de [accessed on February 13, 2018]).
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  17. ↑ Chris Pereira: E3 2017: Sea Of Thieves Delayed Until 2018. In: GameSpot. June 11, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018 (American English).
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  19. ↑ New features of the Xbox Game Pass: Microsoft's flat rate games will soon be luring with pirates . In: Spiegel Online . January 24, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed February 13, 2018]).
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  22. ↑ Sea Of Thieves: The variety of environments in the trailer - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on February 13, 2018]).
  23. ↑ Sea of ​​Thieves: Closed Beta will be extended by two days . In: PC GAMES . ( pcgames.de [accessed on February 13, 2018]).
  24. ↑ Sea of ​​Thieves: 332,000+ players in closed beta . In: PC GAMES . ( pcgames.de [accessed on February 13, 2018]).
  25. ↑ Tobias Veltin: Sea of ​​Thieves - Second closed beta of the pirate game starts today. In: GamePro . February 16, 2018, accessed February 18, 2018 .
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