Captain Blood Steam Charts & Stats

If you're thinking about getting Captain Blood, here's my quick take: it's a fun, swashbuckling throwback with plenty of charm, though not without some rough spots. The combat and pirate atmosphere really shine, and there's something nostalgic in how it all comes together. However, I did notice a few issues: the audio isn't well balanced (some dialogue is hard to hear under music or effects), there are minor graphical bugs here and there, and the camera follows that old-school style, similar to early Resident Evil games — might take a bit to get used to if you're more into modern third-person controls. Still, I enjoyed it overall. If you're on the fence and want to see the game in action, I recorded a full walkthrough here: https://youtu.be/_YqyaQ52q0g

waited over a decade for this game... then the devs made me wait an extra 5 hours... worth it though. fun pirate game.

During the PS3/360 era I was a budget hack and slash maniac. Any game that borrowed from or was inspired by the GoW formula that would show up in the 2 for 3 bins at Gamestop was a must play for me. Heavenly Sword, Conan, Lords of Shadow, Dante’s Inferno, Afro Samurai etc. I was also a fan of anything pirate themed, so when this game was announced I was thrilled, and devastated when it was canceled. It stung even more so when in found out it was almost completely done by that point. Having this game in any form now is amazing, but to see it look and play so great is icing on the cake. Anyone who misses the simple fun of that era needs to play this. Is it a lost masterpiece? No. But for those of us not completely jaded who miss when you could take a chance on a used copy of AA game for $15 and find a couple dozen hours of fun, this will feel like a warm blanket.

Another game resurrected from development hell and it feels great! It definitely feels like a product of its time and has the ps2 jankyness/tone, in a good way. Reminded me a lot of Prince of Persia - Tons of fun, straight to the point action - The voice acting is very b-movie and adds to the charm - Some audio desync (+the default audio mixing is pretty bad), bugs and 1 crash but nothing game breaking. Really feels fresh and engaging

I am FASCINATED by this game It was shelved for YEARS, was originally developed by Akella the same team of Postal 3 it managed to hold onto driftwood long enough for a guy from the dev team and a guy from the publishing team to make their OWN NEW PUBLISHER, get the rights, polish it up and release it again 20 years later The game is definitely very janky, some audio mixing is shotty and i had a juicy crash right at the end but i am so entranced by it, it's jaw droppingly pretty at random times, the combat is so meaty and chonky i love it, and it has such a campy pirate vibe i cannot get myself to complain. I doubt everyone will get to this level of devotion like my dumbass but for what it's worth i enjoyed my time very much

This game is basically nostalgia injected into your PC. Its almost perfectly emblematic of the early PS3/Xbox360 era where games weren't afraid to be a little janky and to try new ideas. Going with an aesthetic rather than trying to make everything photorealistic to inflate the numbers. Its a simple game but it was trying something relatively new at the intended time of release and is a perfectly serviceable romp through the pirate era with flat characters that are really only meant to prop-up that you're a pirate. Buyer beware, if you're expecting something spectacular you won't find it here, its a budget title in every possible way and its not too long. The low asking price is fine, you shouldn't expect anything magnificent. For what you're paying for vs. what you get I think its a bargin.

There's a reason this game never made it back then. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to see this released once and for all. Just to experience this game that I've seen in screenshots almost 17 years ago. But don't be fooled into thinking that this is ''improved'' or anything, it's still the same game that leaked online years ago, with the same issues. Resolutions just don't work properly and squish the visuals, audio mixing is completely off the track, combat has no impact whatsoever, combo meter serves no purpose, ranged enemies are borked, quick-time events are non-sense, etc. I can't prove it, but I feel like this game had no work done on it other than just being ported to steam. I'd be massively surprised if it got any meaningful udpates either. Captain Blood looks super cool for its time and has a lot of personality, but it's a super mediocre God of War clone. There's no depth to combat, no parries, blocking serves no purpose, there's no platforming, there's... just cool 2005 visuals and pretty fun finishers. Should you check this out? Sure, to experience a piece of gaming history, but this is a barebones, half-baked experience not far off from Duke Nukem Forever. I give it a thumbs up just because it exists, because this alone has merit.

I have been smiling the first hour of playing this game and I initially tried the demo for 5 minutes and then instantly bought the game. Anyone remember Fighting Force on the Playstation?? This game gave me that vibe when playing it and if people recall, games used to be fun back then even though they were very linear. Such simplistic times and nowadays when companies make open worlds, people complain it's too boring and that there are too many "fetch quests". That is why we need to go back to these types of games to just follow the path, enjoy the story and game play, then call it a day after 6-10 hours instead of having to do 50+ hours in open world tedious crap. So far I am enjoying it as it is bringing back that nostalgic old era of gaming and not many do that these days unfortunately. This game just has more of that old school happy feel to it and I am happy to give my $32, it may not be the same for others but there is a demo to try before you buy, so do not buy the game and give it a negative review because it wasn't what you were expecting. Each time you come across something new, a tutorial explains the buttons and how to use it etc. Different coloured and types of enemies cannot be grabbed, so you will need to dodge, block/counter, throw a bomb, pick up a weapon the enemy dropped or a box/barrel and what ever else is available. Also there are quick time events (QTE) which is pretty cool, upgrades for combos, character, finishers and obviously the age and style of the game, there is a bit of jank with the game play and bad camera angles at times but that it how it was back then which was fun and we had no complaints. Only issue I have had so far is the audio keeps skipping at times when I launch the game, so I just close it, relaunch it and problem solved. Not sure if it's the Nvidia overlay that bugs the sound out when the games loading, also you need to just play around with the sound settings in the game to get the right feel of the music, vfx, dialogue etc. I give it a thumbs up and a recommendation if you are an old nub like myself who misses these types of games, also to support the developers and publishers.

They did the thing that every gamer would want for a project, for it to just get finished. It doesn't need a major amount of modernisations (but the ones in place here are great), it doesn't have to get completely scrapped and remade from the ground up if it's suddenly the next console generation, we just want the playable experience start to finish. I honestly wouldn't care a ton about a game like this if it didn't have such a development and release attached to it, but this is pretty fun stuff. Glad to have this game in a form playable on a wide range of devices! EDIT: Further into the game, it's much more fun once you max out at least one combo. Like Sonic Unleashed, the default attacks do little damage and you have to buy combo moves. Then upgrade them... [i]Individually...[/i] to deal more damage. It's weird, but I can manage. The gold earnings seem to scale well with the amount of stages as long as you find enough secret chests of 1K gold, I hope I can be fully upgraded by the end.

I truly PRAY ps2 era action games become as popular as boomer shooters. We truly need more. Where is Captain Blood 2?