Someone on resetera said it best:
They're asking $60 for this game. If it was free to play I'd give it a 6 or 7. As a $60 I give it 4/10
- This is a pirate fantasy roleplaying game where you can't create your own pirate (you choose from randomly generated appearances) and you can't name your pirate.
- There is basically one type of enemy in the game: Skeletons (I'm not counting rattlesnakes since they have no real combat or counter play to them. they just sit there and poison you if you step on them)
- There are no new types of weapons or equipment to get or use. There are no upgrades. There are no levels. There are no skills or talents. There's nothing to acquire other than new skins for the things you start with.
- There are two types of boats in the game. Big boat and little boat. You don't earn or acquire either, you just start with whichever you choose in the menu. If it sinks it doesn't matter. It just respawns. If you die it doesn't matter. You just respawn and can be teleported back.
There are no stakes in this game, no meaning to anything, and no sense of ownership over anything you have. It's a pirate themed chat room with nice water. It feels like an early prototype tech demo that belongs nowhere near store shelves.
...But if all that sounds good to you and you think it's great for $60, then so be it. But I think a lowwww score is well justified and easily explained.