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Wo Long (nah kidding but there is an amazing boss on a pirate ship) also Lies of P Overture.

Yoku's Island Express

Wind Waker bitches

 

[HYDE]

I hate that game. Only mainline Zelda I could never finish. I made it to the Tower of the Gods and never went further. Such a bore to play.

It is an amazing game try again swab.

 

[RSchmitz]

Uncharted 4

 

[Gaiff]

It is an amazing game try again swab.

Nah, it's padded to hell. Tried it 4 times, always quit. Snoozefest of a game with endless boring sidequests.

 

[semiconscious]

I don't like this either, BUT ain't nobody is gonna tell me that their story telling isn't amazing, especially for an open world game. They want you to progress the story the way it was designed, that's why you can't do wtf ever like in other games. You might think that this is a bad thing, an outdated design, but there's a reason why they haven't abandoned this for all these years. It's not like they couldn't do it, but if they do, you might miss what they want you to see, and for the main story, i am fine with that.

different strokes. i'm thinking i'm not as impressed with rockstar story-telling as are you & others. what i loved about rdr2 was the atmosphere, environment, & free-roam gameplay, which's what i also liked about old-school assassin's creed (never crazy about the missions in those games, either). afa actual story-telling, i preferred the first rdr (i know, go figure)...

myself? i'll be content with the rumored remake of black flag if it ever manages to appear. really loved the original...

 

[Xbox 360 slim]

So no Skull & Bones (lol) or Sea of Thieves. I already played Black Flag, so not that one either.

Despite being one of the more popular fictional setting, pirate games are uncommon, especially in the AAA space. I could also play some lesser-known games if they are good. I hear Sid Meier's Pirates is still the gold standard, so maybe I should give this a shot?

Recommend me some pirate games and I do mean pirate, so no game where all you do is control a vessel. I want to hunt treasure, discover islands, swashbuckle, raid ships, etc.

-Skies of Arcadia: Played it (not what I'm looking for. I want traditional piracy)
-Wind Waker: Played it (hate it)
-Assassin's Creed Black Flag

Keep an eye on crosswind

 

[Beechos]

Besides pirates i remember playing uncharted waters alot on snes back in the days.

 

[Garnox]

Many moons ago, someone on Gamefaqs recommended I play Suikoden IV for my pirate adventure fix.

Still yet to play it, but want to. Obviously harder to come by these days. How ironic, gotta take to the open seas to play the game.

 

[Gaiff]

Bought Sid Meier's Pirates (2004) and installed it. Will report back.

 

[CGNoire]

So no Skull & Bones (lol) or Sea of Thieves. I already played Black Flag, so not that one either.

Despite being one of the more popular fictional setting, pirate games are uncommon, especially in the AAA space. I could also play some lesser-known games if they are good. I hear Sid Meier's Pirates is still the gold standard, so maybe I should give this a shot?

Recommend me some pirate games and I do mean pirate, so no game where all you do is control a vessel. I want to hunt treasure, discover islands, swashbuckle, raid ships, etc.

-Skies of Arcadia: Played it (not what I'm looking for. I want traditional piracy)
-Wind Waker: Played it (hate it)
-Assassin's Creed Black Flag

Pirates Gold via Dosbox still my favorite with awesome music.

 

[Kupfer]

Gaiff
Arrr, be ye fond o' them sorcerous VR games, matey?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Try Shadow Gambit.

Its tactical stealth strategy genre. One of my favourites. Playing Commandos Origins currently, having a blast.

 

[Stafford]

Risen 2.
It's far from perfect and not as good as the first one, but at its core it has that typical Piranha Bytes charm and it kinda NAILS the feeling of climbing up to become a badass pirate captain and achieving things.

I was going to mention this one as well. I played it on 360 back then, so you can bet that framerate was quite bad, hell, I even finished the first one on it. But it was the typical things only this studio did that made it worth it.

I think PB is no longer around, are they?


That being said, it's a damn shame there aren't a whole lot of pirate games. So incredibly much potential. Especially so for a RPG.

 

[Signalis]

Risen 2

 

[Cakeboxer]

 

[GymWolf]

This one is kinda promising

 

[archangelmorph]

#NotMyGuybrush

 

[Gaiff]

Gaiff
Arrr, be ye fond o' them sorcerous VR games, matey?

No, but I have a VR unit we don't use at work, so I could bring it home and try this game on it. Forgot the brand. It's not Occulus though.

 

[Bradamante3D]

Try Windward II. Multiplayer, but it's a single player like (PvE) experience against humans.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I guess Anno 1800 kinda counts cuz it has pirates and you could technically imagine urself a pirate taking islands and destroying trade ships while u build ur empire.

 

[phant0m]

There was an MMO i played some years back which was decent. Do not remember the name though.

Atlas?

 

[showernota]

There was an MMO i played some years back which was decent. Do not remember the name though.

Pirates of the Burning Sea?

 

[Damigos]

Skull and Bones of course
Its a AAAA game

 

[diffusionx]

Uncharted Waters 2 (it's on NSO now)
POE2 Deadfire
Sid Meier's Pirates
Tropico 2
Galleon
Port Royale series

 

[flying_sq]

A leftfield take, but Tropico 2?

 

[Buggy Loop]

Skies of Arcadia.

One of the GOATs

Best Sega game I have ever played

 

[Guardian Monkey]

So no Skull & Bones (lol) or Sea of Thieves. I already played Black Flag, so not that one either.

Despite being one of the more popular fictional setting, pirate games are uncommon, especially in the AAA space. I could also play some lesser-known games if they are good. I hear Sid Meier's Pirates is still the gold standard, so maybe I should give this a shot?

Recommend me some pirate games and I do mean pirate, so no game where all you do is control a vessel. I want to hunt treasure, discover islands, swashbuckle, raid ships, etc.

-Skies of Arcadia: Played it (not what I'm looking for. I want traditional piracy)
-Wind Waker: Played it (hate it)
-Assassin's Creed Black Flag

Go to an ocean of your choice and take a nearby boat. Congratulations, you are now a pirate! You can hunt treasure, discover islands, swashbuckle, raid ships, etc. Enjoy! The graphics are amazing and the mechanics are unparalleled to any game. You only get one play through though so good luck!

 

[Vlodril]

Atlas?

No, did that game ever come out?

Pirates of the Burning Sea?

Yes. I guess it's older than i thought. From what i remember when i played it didn't have to play with others but maybe you need to later on. Still it was fun for a while.

 

[DaGreatBeRich]

assassins creed 3 had pirates, and the boat combat started there, not in black flag.

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[yogaflame]

Oh sorry, I thought you are looking for pirated games, never mind

 

[phant0m]

No, did that game ever come out?

As in you could buy/play it? Yes

As in leave early access? No

It was in EA for about 3 years with active development until they abandoned it.

You can actually still buy it on Steam but hasn't gotten an update in over 2 years now

 

[Hookshot]

Yoku's Island Express

Why was there never another of these?

 

[Vlodril]

As in you could buy/play it? Yes

As in leave early access? No

It was in EA for about 3 years with active development until they abandoned it.

You can actually still buy it on Steam but hasn't gotten an update in over 2 years now

I actually got it on release try it with a friend there was nothing there and never went back to it.

 

[Gaiff]

So, I tried Sid Meier's Pirates, 2004, and I don't think it's good at all. The combat isn't real combat. You don't get to explore towns, only barren lands with landmarks to find treasures, the ship battles are awful, the menus are janky and badly done, AND it doesn't lend itself to modern displays/hardware. At least it was cheap, but I'm done with that.

There's a demo for this. Will try it out.