King of Seas Reviews

Bad knockoff of Windward

Fun little game only had to grind a little to complete it

Very well done Ship Battler, simple and fun

It's a good game. Thought: -More camera features would keep me coming back for more.

gameplay is bad the UI is bad Good idea but bad execution Seems like a cheap copy of Windward

I had read all the mixed reviews, set sail with low expectations, and those expectations were met. King of C+ There's plenty of strengths here. It looks and sounds great, controls are solid, narrative is concise, and there's little optional side features to challenge yourself with if you want. If you just want to cruise the seas and do some trading, this is serviceable. High points: there's no sense of urgency or ship morale to micromanage, the escort missions are fair (no scripted ambushes), and item system makes it clear which components are upgrades compared to what you have currently equipped. Everyone is already on top of the weaknesses. Progression is grindy, gameplay is repetitive, and there's no replayability beyond knocking out achievements like a chore. A lot of the design choices seem indicative of a grander plan that was scaled back along the way. Low points: NPC ships level with you and early game is extra tedious, map exploration is gatekept by needing to find cartographers to sell you tiny pieces of the world map, navel combat is monotonous and there's no real incentive to swap ships or to alternate strategies. At times it was genuinely a relaxing and engaging experience, but I think it's fair to say it can get frustrating (don't attempt a boss fight without range 10 cannons). If you aren't put off by the idea that this is a much slower paced game than it looks, you might enjoy it. Obligatory "get it on sale" recommended.

Its fun for about 5-6 hours before you realise its just more of the same as you progress. For a few bucks, sure, why not. Just don't go in expecting a sweeping nautical adventure.

Set in a lame water world of random samey looking small islands. Doing anything but the main quest, with its constant cutscenes, is difficult since there is no proper map that shows ports or places of interest. You can't go buying and selling since you don't know where anything is even if you've already been there. The map just stays blank except for showing main quest related places. Also, gets annoying to constantly be tempted into picking up the tons of random loot in the water. Even more annoying to stop for it constantly when it's on land. Ship combat is actually pretty good though and the game is often only about $2. Highly recommend trying the old Uncharted Waters: New Horizons on SNES instead for a proper epic game of this kind.