What do you think of this? "Pirates of Black Cove"

What is "Pirates of Black Cove"

Development Studio: Nitro Games
Publisher: Paradox Interactive

Core Gameplay
It’s the 16th century, the golden era of pirates, and this is your chance to become the pirate king and conquer the Caribbean. Start out as a humble pirate and earn fame and notoriety to become a recognized pirate captain. Eventually you will be able to join infamous pirate strongholds like Port Royal, Tortuga and others.
Getting promotions within the pirate brotherhood requires force, daring, guile and even deceit. But be careful because other pirates will be competing for promotions too. However, bribery, favors and outright assassinations will assure you climb the ranks faster. As you are promoted to higher ranks, you will own, manage and develop parts of the stronghold and entice other captains to join your fleet. After building your fleet destroy the other two pirate strongholds to become the King of All Pirates.
Combining elements from fast-paced naval action to light town management, Pirates of Black Cove is a game no pirate fan should miss.

Features
•Roam the open World with your Pirate crew and pick up missions as you sail the seas.
•Notoriety and fame brings you closer to your ultimate goal: the King of All Pirates
•Battle it out with rival pirates and nations on both land and sea
•Experience life as a pirate through three campaigns and eras
•Gather famous pirates to your crew, but be sure to keep them supplied with rum or they’ll side with your rivals
•Select your character from several different Pirate Captains, each with their own unique skills and features!

Credit: Press Fact Sheet

gameplay video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6NWF3AwlLk

interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NorlpzQKR2I

I'm definitely interested. If the RPG part is substantial enough I will be purchasing, no question.

I'll second that!

I"ll pass. It looks more RTS than RPG.

Besides…they used "pirates" and "Caribbean" in the same sentence.

Originally Posted by JDR13
Besides…they used "pirates" and "Caribbean" in the same sentence.

Those boats were manoeuvring in high speed. I too old prefer more RPG and less RTS. Still, not much details yet.

Originally Posted by JDR13
I"ll pass. It looks more RTS than RPG.

My interest definitely depends on which way it veers more toward. I don't really like RTS games much at all, though I did like Dawn of War 2 because it's basically a tactical RPG. A game like that with pirates would be aces.

Originally Posted by DoctorNarrative
My interest definitely depends on which way it veers more toward. I don't really like RTS games much at all

I actually like RTS games quite a bit, and have spent a significant amount of time playing some of them. Oddly enough, I don't like RTS/RPG hybrids though, which is what this game appears to be.

Saw an ad today - for Lego Pirates Of The Carribbean … And Jolly Roger has alo arrived here (an pirate-themed adventure game).

So … there's lots of pirates around for now …

Dunno, they do have levels and parties and several ships but i see no real tactics in naval combat and no up/down sails or use different ammo ; the buildings thing is also confusing .
From the little i have understand this is not an rpg (this is why i posted it in this section) but it may have rpg elements .
Personally i was hopping for something like "The Cutthroats" but obviously this isn't the case.

Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
Saw an ad today - for Lego Pirates Of The Carribbean … And Jolly Roger has alo arrived here (an pirate-themed adventure game).

So … there's lots of pirates around for now …

In casual games the perfect game was Doodle Pirate vs Ninja in Zombies Farm. But that was some time ago.

Now it would be more Angry Cut Zombie Birds on the Rope.

Originally Posted by Dasale
In casual games the perfect game was Doodle Pirate vs Ninja in Zombies Farm. But that was some time ago.

I'm not a big fan of casual games, but I thought Plants vs Zombies was the best I've ever played by far.

Originally Posted by JDR13
I'm not a big fan of casual games, but I thought Plants vs Zombies was the best I've ever played by far.

It's a great game, I can agree it can be considered as casual because it's a cheap production (but plenty polishing), and just complex enough to be more fun, very easy to enter in and not complicate controls.

Good game or not, if it had Zombies, it's also because it was in the current mood when it's been designed, so a good example anyway of the irony I used.

Originally Posted by JDR13
I'm not a big fan of casual games, but I thought Plants vs Zombies was the best I've ever played by far.

I like Zuma/Luxor… they are basically shooters.

Just to bump this up as the game got released - and it already has two patches… Man.
Well, at least they're quick.

Read a review of it in Norwegian. It got butchered. The bottom line was: Good idea, bad execution.

i played the demo a month or so ago and will probably never touch the game again even on a steam sale.

Originally Posted by Maylander
Read a review of it in Norwegian. It got butchered. The bottom line was: Good idea, bad execution.

Such a shame. I was hoping for something along the lines of Sid Meier's Pirates but with more depth, meatier gameplay, and character customization, but it seems that the execution was completely horrendous. The ideas are certainly there, but there's much more to competent game design than simply coming up with cool big picture concept ideas.

Originally Posted by curious
i played the demo a month or so ago and will probably never touch the game again even on a steam sale.

Pretty much.

Typically not my kind of game, but the look and feel of it and also its polished appearance - I'm interested.