The 10 BEST And WORST Things About Skull & Bones

they will be feeding the fish welcome to Mojo plays and today we're taking a look at the pros and cons of ubisoft's long awaited Pirate game Skull and Bones now there won't be any taes to of this feat you brought me a good and honest hore Callie before we begin we publish new videos all week long so be sure to subscribe to Mojo plays and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos worst character creator this was true in the closed and open betas and we thought that Ubisoft might be working on implementing a more complex Character Creator at launch but that doesn't appear to be the case whether it's on ubisoft's radar for a future update is yet to be seen but it's severely lacking when you play Skull and Bones now there are very few customization op options Beyond skin tone body type hair color and style with no sliders to fine-tune things it's true that character creators are a rare appearance in Ubisoft games generally but in an RPG that's all about Freedom it would be nice if things were a little deeper take my hand not dying today best performance you are free to make your own luck now Captain Captain is it as as long as you don't tear us into the Blasted rocks on PS5 series X and PC Skull and Bones has been performing just as well as a new gen game should it's got quality and performance modes and in performance it runs at a very stable 60fps at least in the Early Access and the betas the crossplay also functions well and just requires you to add friends via Ubisoft connect it also hasn't got too many bugs though there has been a notorious glitch circulating where you get Marked for Death by the helm only for that to immediately expire and flood your screen with a dozen notifications for the same thing it's set to be one of ubisoft's most stable releases although that makes sense considering it's been in development for so long and changes so little from Assassin's Creed 4 what bleed for others when you can suck them dry worst PVP and where there is blood there are predators this one might be contentious because there's every chance you're one of the players who's excited for the opt-in PVP in skull and bones for a while there were rumors that there would be separate servers for PVP and PVE but that Now doesn't appear to be the case the game is heavily weighted towards PVE though there are a few modes that allow PVP this is in stark contrast to Sea of Thieves which does have a PVE only mode but that's not the standard the risk of being hunted down by your fellow Pirates is what makes Sea of Thieves so fun and that's essentially gone in Skull and Bones where you can simply say no thank you and never have to engage with other players at all we this game we're going to die go Cowboy La you failed Us best ship customization where' you swap that leaky tub of yours talk of your Deeds grows loud Skull and Bones predecessors Assassin's Creed Black Flag and Rogue didn't have too many customization options for the jackdaw and the Morgan respectively there are some cosmetics and even more for the adrestia in Odyssey but the ship customization in skull and bones is on another level you can have pets Furniture various pieces of Decor figure heads decorations Flags color schemes and saale patterns giving you the ability to really make the ship your own of course all all the best customization options are purchasable only with virtual currency this time it's gold and you can use it to buy Cosmetics for your ship and your character the only Silver Lining is that there are no pay to win mechanics to be found worst empty map yes we know in real life most of the sea is empty and those empty stretches of open ocean with no land in sight are a key part of feeling like it's you against the world but Skull and Bones takes that to a new extreme with vast sections of stormy sea that currently have nothing to do in them on the other hand Black Flag managed to have that sense of distance and scale without leaving you in the middle of the Caribbean with nothing to do there were always islands and places to explore not to mention plenty of ships to battle which is also true for sea of Thieves on top of that fast travel is tedious it costs money and the Fast Travel outposts and cities aren't exactly easy to find best sailing ah smell that salt spice and sin Captain the Indian Ocean holds many secrets and Mysteries because skull and bones is drawing from one of the best Naval Combat and traversal systems in any video game the sailing is as fun as you would expect though not so fun that it counteracts the boredom of the empty ocean you raise your sails to different levels to change your speed and you need to contend with the wind speed and wind direction so that you don't drift away and crash into some rocks some of the weather mechanics from Black Flag have also made it over namely swelling seas and rogue waves to avoid the rogue waves you have to sail directly into them in brace just like in Black Flag though there's no helpful mini map here to make them easier to deal with and yes we know the stamina bar for your ship is pretty stupid we think it's stupid as well but overall the sailing is fun worst lack of campaign what's a pirate's life without a little Peril and Mischief eh there's a very light story in the main quest you get from Scurlock but it's far from a true campaign you'll also eventually be able to join the helm and start an industry creating and smuggling opium and pirate rum around the Indian Ocean which is interesting but also not a story still sailing around with your friends is fun enough but when you compare Skull and Bones directly with games that do offer piracy gameplay with a full story I.E Black Flag it definitely falls short all this despite Ubisoft CEO ye gal saying that Skull and Bones isn't a AAA game it's a quadruple a game yeah sure a quadruple game with no story off you go we'll see each other soon best progression oh you'll do a decent job fairing we what say you work for Tatu my connections and your ship will net us more coin than there are fish in the sea something that might turn a lot of players off from Skull and Bone's biggest rival which is again sea of Thieves is that game's lack of progression between sessions plenty of things are saved but in other ways every time you jump back in you're just starting from scratch all over again this of course keeps things fresh but skull and bones is a game for those who want a more traditional arpg fair and want to level up and keep everything when they leave and come back you keep all your resources your money ships cosmetics and your level of infamy between sessions meaning you're always role playing and working on your character should my agents provide any more piss and swash know that opportunity will fall on you worst lack of swash buckling we already knew this but the lack of third person gameplay is a big issue in Skull and Bones third person is only used in the various outposts and the two hubs and all you can do is walk around and talk to Quest givers and access your cache in vendors sometimes you can find buried treasure with a map but there's no sword fighting or third person combat considering every other popular Pirate game or every other Pirate game in general has SW buckling including the game Skull and Bones evolved from this oversight is just baffling hopefully this is something that could one day be addressed in a large future update because it is very easy to get tired of the seafaring and we wish there was some more variety in the game play especially for the price of $70 best Naval Combat fire ha shock Ubisoft Singapore began life largely as a support studio for Assassin's Creed and its big contribution to the franchise was the naval combat in Assassin's Creed 3 which reached its apex in Black Flag and Rogue so it's hardly surprising that the naval combat Skull and Bones as bread and butter is excellent it's faster than in Assassin's Creed your ships are more mobile and you have way more options for creating loadouts in builds equipping different cannons will change the flow of battle and the role Your Ship plays and you can craft and upgrade armor and other weapons to make the combat more personal and dynamic if you love the ship combat in Black Flag you'll probably have just as much fun in skull and bones we just hope that someday we'll be able to actually board and fight on another enemy's ship instead of just Wrangle it on in you know that's that's one part of it that's really suffering there are you afraid to die are you checking out Skull and Bones what do you think of the game let us know down in the comments in a civil manner what you think about skull and bones and whether it's worth the Hefty price tag but why why would the far stoop so low as to become French puppets but before you do that don't forget to subscribe to Mojo plays for more great videos every day

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Length: 10min 41sec (641 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 21 2024