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Skull and Bones review – a bad pirate game 11 years in the making
Ubisoft's Skull and Bones has been in the works for 11 years. Reportedly starting life as an expansion for the beloved Assassin's Creed: Black Flag before shifting into an MMO‚ then gradually turning into the multiplayer action game we see today‚ it's fair to say such a protracted development is seldom a good sign. Yet I held out hope that this could be the seafaring simulator of my dreams. I’d envisaged venturing the seven seas‚ meeting and recruiting memorable crewmates‚ maybe even participating in pirate politics‚ and growing attached to - and immersed in - this time period. Sadly‚ the result of all these efforts is a frustrating and often boring sailing game that is devoid of personality. By the time I reached the endgame‚ I’d forgotten I was meant to be a pirate at all.
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