SEA OF ​​THIEVES FIRST IMPRESSIONS SAILING IN COMPANY!

SEA OF ​​THIEVES FIRST IMPRESSIONS SAILING IN COMPANY!

Today, the highly anticipated Sea of ​​Thieves for Xbox One and Windows Store comes out and I have been able to play it for about 3 hours. Thanks to the change of time slot and after a lightning trip to the region of New Zealand via Xbox one console configuration , which allowed me to get ahead at the scheduled time of the premiere in Spain and these are my impressions.

All a visual and sound show

The final version of the game presents innumerable changes regarding the alphas, betas and more betas than we have enjoyed. Firstly, it is worth noting the technical section in the improved version for Xbox One X where the beauty of the title reaches an extraordinary level and a spectacular visual finish thanks to its artistic style and its resolution, the sea is a real savagery, but The new Rare does not stop there and the game on the ground does not disappoint either.

I can assure you that we are facing the most spectacular recreation of the ocean ever seen and although it is hard to believe, there are other details that will leave you speechless, such as the sunsets and sunrises or the starry sky in the night seen while diving with the sway of the waves on the surface, it is hypnotizing and magical.

Sea of ​​Thieves did not fall short at the sound level either, with some melodies that make you vibrate in moments of action, like the effects of the wind, the clash of swords or the creaking of the ship, forceful and realistic. Another good detail is found in the control vibration, where you can notice the power of the musket shot in your hands realistically. Then there are fine details, such as the alert that tells the rudder that it is centered, thanks to a small and subtle vibration.

There is still a lot to navigate

Seeing the final version we can verify that there will be many missions and although the lowest level is simple and short, it seems that with the advance of the game will also increase the complexity and variety, although it is certainly to be seen and it is the great fear that we all have with Sea of ​​Thieves .

Apart from the NPC of the tent that gives you what the main missions look like, there are other types of different or secondary missions that will give us other characters in each outpost, where we accept the missions and take the objects obtained during the crossing . Some more focused on trade, search for wild animals (mostly chickens and pigs), esoteric objects, kitchen materials such as culinary species. In spite of sounding ridiculous, we should not underestimate them , because the greatest reward obtained during the game session was the delivery of a box with spices with which I obtained almost 3000 coins, a much more attractive amount than the rewards given by the chests of the first missions.

An adventure in company

My three-hour experience was shared with other players and friends in a group of four, with whom the communication was constant and necessary to hoist sails, monitor the surroundings, repair the holes and drain the water or direct the course towards the destination. It is very important to collaborate in a team and to work all together.

The fun is assured and the hours turned into minutes and although I could not try the game alone I think it can be equally fun. The options are all valid, large galeote for three or four people or small boat for one or two friends, each with its pros and cons. The big boats are less manageable but they resist better, on the contrary the small ones are more agile and fast, but as you can imagine the shipwreck is just around the corner.

Some stories of high seas

As a final detail I will tell you that during the game we only met a couple of boats, but we avoided the confrontation, which if we met was the "fearsome" Krakenand without entering spoilers, the meeting seemed disappointing. I get the feeling that the best of Sea of ​​Thieves It will be in the micro stories that we will live in the encounters with other ships and in the small details, to give an example, during the game I made a jump to the sea from a rock of 30 meters high to reach the ship quickly, my character fell just between the rocks without suffering any scratch, the tension of the moment and the tranquility when immersing myself to the depths of the reef, together with the peace to feel the water slowing down little by little the fall was a simply beautiful moment.

During my visit to the sellers of objects, where we can buy aesthetic items, weapons and improvements to the ship, I realized that the prices of everything were excessively high, a detail that together with the amount of gold that we received during the first missions I have to think about two options that I hope Rare have balanced correctly: in more advanced missions the amount of gold we receive increases considerably or we may find ourselves faced with the dreaded problem of repetitiveness to achieve these improvements.

The adventure must continue

Sea of ​​Thieves is still a mystery after the first hours of play and we will only discover if it succeeds after playing it for many more hours, to get a clear idea of ​​what it offers, nevertheless Microsoft's exclusive star titlefor these first months has everything to succeed, fun for a single player, cooperative online and all wrapped up in a great super production, with an artistic and technical section that shrinks the soul and of which it is impossible to do justice to words, better to see it with your eyes. When pirates board, let the rum ..