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<blockquote><em>A lot has been speculated about the early days of Jack Sparrow and we're not even sure if this particular account is entirely accurate. It does explain some of the events that shaped this infamous pirate, but the journey can take multiple twists and turns depending on your choices, which may or may not end with you sailing into the sunset after lifting the Curse of the Black Pearl.</em>
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Welcome to Part 3 of the Build 14 Alpha 9 Preview series. This article will go more in-depth on one of the several completely new storylines available that will be available to you in "Pirates of the Caribbean: New Horizons".</p>
<h4>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=3|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}<em><strong>THE LEGEND OF JACK SPARROW MAIN QUEST
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<p>The Legend of Jack Sparrow main quest has Jack (or whomever you decide to play as) as a young man well before any of the films. He has run away from home and has just arrived in the Caribbean. To get things started right off the bat, Jack has been arrested and brought to a meeting with his father, who asks Jack for his help in a matter threatening the pirate nation. Not being a pirate himself, Jack refuses and sets out to seek fame and fortune on his own terms.</p>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=13|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}The player is now free to pursue his own course of action, choosing to act on, or ignore, the hints given by the various characters he meets. This provides a totally free-playing game for those who prefer to trust their own skills. For those who wish to live the Jack Sparrow story, there are several routes that may be taken before the story links into the more familiar territory of the film story line. This, the game follows fairly closely. It is not “script perfect†but the general highlights of the first film are in there.</p>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=4|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}There are many new characters to meet in this game and while film goers and Sparrow aficionados will recognise many of them. You will meet familiar friends like Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Mr. Gibbs and also familiar foes like Cutler Beckett and Davy Jones. Additionally, there's also totally new characters who may or may not be what they appear to be.
A new addition to the game play are “trap†quests. These will lead the player on a wild goose chase, or worse still, death (in game terms, that is!). The player will not be aware of these until it is too late! Unless he takes care to heed some of the advice given by some of the game characters. Other game characters, will of course, provide bad advice!
{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=7|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}A totally separate story line will lead the player on a treasure hunt. Here Jack has succumbed to the lure of gold. Of course also in the alternate version, there there will be pitfalls.
The game, other than some hints by various characters, gives no indication which storyline the player is on, nor if it is the right track or not. Whereas this might give lead to frustration to some, it does provide repeat playability, having to follow different options until the player achieves the story ending he wants.</p>
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The Jack Sparrow quest offers something for pretty much everyone. Obviously it's based on the films, but before the film section of the quest starts, there are many routes to take making for quite some open-ended gameplay. Even during the film section of the quest itself, there are always some alternate routes to try. This will ensure that even if you are very familiar with the films, you'll still gt some surprises along the way.
{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=1|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}Although we have many ideas for continuing the main quest with the stories of "Dead Man's Chest" and "At World's End" and we even have some character and ship models required for such extensions, for now the quest ends with the "Curse of the Black Pearl". If you have managed to make all the right choices, you will be able to sail into the sunset aboard the Black Pearl, free to go pirating as you see fit.</p>
<h4><em><strong>THE REAL JACK SPARROW</strong></em></h4>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=0|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}Being a fictional character from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, there is no real Jack Sparrow to speak of. In the three films, Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007), Jack Sparrow is played by the famous actor Johnny Depp. Originally conceived as a fairly straight-forward trickster character to guide the hero, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Johnny Depp's performance quickly turned him into the star of the movie.</p>
<p>epp's flamboyant and eccentric characterization, partially inspired by Pepé Le Pew and Keith Richards, turned Sparrow into an iconic anti-hero and the breakout character of the series. Depp earned his first Academy Award nomination, and in a case of life imitating art, Richards played a cameo role as Sparrow's father in the third film.</p>
<p>Sparrow is the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean Sea and can be treacherous, surviving mostly by using wit and negotiation rather than weapons and force; although he will fight if necessary, he tries to flee most dangerous situations. Sparrow is introduced seeking to regain his ship the Black Pearl from his mutinous first mate Hector Barbossa in the first film, and in the sequels, attempts to escape his blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones while battling the East India Trading Co.</p>
<h4><em><strong>IN THE GAME</strong></em></h4>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=5|limitcount=2|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}The main quest starts out in the Grand Cayman townhall with a quick introduction to some of the characters. This scene leaves Jack, and therefore the player, in complete and utter confusion about what is going on, but it does a good job of introducing us to the world and setting up things to come.</p>
<p>Jack's father, Teague Sparrow, serves to introduce the pirates in the game. Although he appears only here and not later in the game, he has a big role to play. Note how he actually does look like Keith Richards!</p>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=2|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}One of the choices you can make enables you to sail around with a famous Dutch pirate who has, despite his reputation, done a lot of good for the Caribbean.</p>
<p>Although Cayman is one of the new towns in the game, it looks just like the original game's Douwesen, though slightly updated with English soldiers.</p>
<p>However, the original Douwesen (now Kralendijk) has been greatly modified to look a lot more Dutch. The following screenshots contain some samples taken in the original stock game main quest. Note also the new soldier skins!</p>
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We hope you enjoyed this preview. Stand by for the Build 14 Alpha 9 full installer to finally be released soon. We experienced some delays, but it's looking good now for a release next weekend. We have fixed some further bugs and have many updates to the Bartolomeu o Portugues main quest. Hopefully we will also be able to include the fully updated Jack Sparrow storyline.
This is Part 3 in the Build 14 Alpha 9 Preview series. Part 2 gave you a preview of the Bartolomeu o Portugues main quest, while Part 1 showed you some of the new interfaces and loading screens and contained some images on the addition of the United States of America into the game. Check out both the previous editions if you haven't done so already. <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/game-news/new-horizons/235-build-14-alpha-9-preview-part-1.html">Part 1</a> <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/game-news/new-horizons/239-bartolomeu-o-portugues-storyline-preview.html">Part 2</a></p>
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<p>
Welcome to Part 3 of the Build 14 Alpha 9 Preview series. This article will go more in-depth on one of the several completely new storylines available that will be available to you in "Pirates of the Caribbean: New Horizons".</p>
<h4>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=3|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}<em><strong>THE LEGEND OF JACK SPARROW MAIN QUEST
</strong></em></h4>
<p>The Legend of Jack Sparrow main quest has Jack (or whomever you decide to play as) as a young man well before any of the films. He has run away from home and has just arrived in the Caribbean. To get things started right off the bat, Jack has been arrested and brought to a meeting with his father, who asks Jack for his help in a matter threatening the pirate nation. Not being a pirate himself, Jack refuses and sets out to seek fame and fortune on his own terms.</p>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=13|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}The player is now free to pursue his own course of action, choosing to act on, or ignore, the hints given by the various characters he meets. This provides a totally free-playing game for those who prefer to trust their own skills. For those who wish to live the Jack Sparrow story, there are several routes that may be taken before the story links into the more familiar territory of the film story line. This, the game follows fairly closely. It is not “script perfect†but the general highlights of the first film are in there.</p>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=4|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}There are many new characters to meet in this game and while film goers and Sparrow aficionados will recognise many of them. You will meet familiar friends like Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Mr. Gibbs and also familiar foes like Cutler Beckett and Davy Jones. Additionally, there's also totally new characters who may or may not be what they appear to be.
A new addition to the game play are “trap†quests. These will lead the player on a wild goose chase, or worse still, death (in game terms, that is!). The player will not be aware of these until it is too late! Unless he takes care to heed some of the advice given by some of the game characters. Other game characters, will of course, provide bad advice!
{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=7|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}A totally separate story line will lead the player on a treasure hunt. Here Jack has succumbed to the lure of gold. Of course also in the alternate version, there there will be pitfalls.
The game, other than some hints by various characters, gives no indication which storyline the player is on, nor if it is the right track or not. Whereas this might give lead to frustration to some, it does provide repeat playability, having to follow different options until the player achieves the story ending he wants.</p>
<p>
The Jack Sparrow quest offers something for pretty much everyone. Obviously it's based on the films, but before the film section of the quest starts, there are many routes to take making for quite some open-ended gameplay. Even during the film section of the quest itself, there are always some alternate routes to try. This will ensure that even if you are very familiar with the films, you'll still gt some surprises along the way.
{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=1|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}Although we have many ideas for continuing the main quest with the stories of "Dead Man's Chest" and "At World's End" and we even have some character and ship models required for such extensions, for now the quest ends with the "Curse of the Black Pearl". If you have managed to make all the right choices, you will be able to sail into the sunset aboard the Black Pearl, free to go pirating as you see fit.</p>
<h4><em><strong>THE REAL JACK SPARROW</strong></em></h4>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=0|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}Being a fictional character from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, there is no real Jack Sparrow to speak of. In the three films, Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007), Jack Sparrow is played by the famous actor Johnny Depp. Originally conceived as a fairly straight-forward trickster character to guide the hero, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Johnny Depp's performance quickly turned him into the star of the movie.</p>
<p>epp's flamboyant and eccentric characterization, partially inspired by Pepé Le Pew and Keith Richards, turned Sparrow into an iconic anti-hero and the breakout character of the series. Depp earned his first Academy Award nomination, and in a case of life imitating art, Richards played a cameo role as Sparrow's father in the third film.</p>
<p>Sparrow is the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean Sea and can be treacherous, surviving mostly by using wit and negotiation rather than weapons and force; although he will fight if necessary, he tries to flee most dangerous situations. Sparrow is introduced seeking to regain his ship the Black Pearl from his mutinous first mate Hector Barbossa in the first film, and in the sequels, attempts to escape his blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones while battling the East India Trading Co.</p>
<h4><em><strong>IN THE GAME</strong></em></h4>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=5|limitcount=2|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=right}The main quest starts out in the Grand Cayman townhall with a quick introduction to some of the characters. This scene leaves Jack, and therefore the player, in complete and utter confusion about what is going on, but it does a good job of introducing us to the world and setting up things to come.</p>
<p>Jack's father, Teague Sparrow, serves to introduce the pirates in the game. Although he appears only here and not later in the game, he has a big role to play. Note how he actually does look like Keith Richards!</p>
<p>{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=29|limitstart=2|limitcount=1|detail=0|overlib=3|displayname=0|displaydetail=1|imageshadow=shadow|float=left}One of the choices you can make enables you to sail around with a famous Dutch pirate who has, despite his reputation, done a lot of good for the Caribbean.</p>
<p>Although Cayman is one of the new towns in the game, it looks just like the original game's Douwesen, though slightly updated with English soldiers.</p>
<p>However, the original Douwesen (now Kralendijk) has been greatly modified to look a lot more Dutch. The following screenshots contain some samples taken in the original stock game main quest. Note also the new soldier skins!</p>
<p>Â </p>
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We hope you enjoyed this preview. Stand by for the Build 14 Alpha 9 full installer to finally be released soon. We experienced some delays, but it's looking good now for a release next weekend. We have fixed some further bugs and have many updates to the Bartolomeu o Portugues main quest. Hopefully we will also be able to include the fully updated Jack Sparrow storyline.
This is Part 3 in the Build 14 Alpha 9 Preview series. Part 2 gave you a preview of the Bartolomeu o Portugues main quest, while Part 1 showed you some of the new interfaces and loading screens and contained some images on the addition of the United States of America into the game. Check out both the previous editions if you haven't done so already. <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/game-news/new-horizons/235-build-14-alpha-9-preview-part-1.html">Part 1</a> <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/game-news/new-horizons/239-bartolomeu-o-portugues-storyline-preview.html">Part 2</a></p>
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<a href="http://piratesahoy.net/game-news/new-horizons/251-the-legend-of-jack-sparrow-storyline-preview.html" target="_blank">View the full article</a>
