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What you did, Akella? (PotC evaluation)

Ambrose LeGaillard

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Remembering the original SeaDogs, now I want doin' an evaluation ofPotC, also named Sea Dogs 2.

Game, General: the good news it's the introduction of the other storical rival on the Caribbean, Portugal. This a very nice adjoin. Other good news is that ports are more populated than original SeaDogs, cities have more space and roads, then they seem more like a real XVII century port ad city. I like much wander here and there seeing ordinary people move around me, and hearing the sound of a bustling city.

The bad news are that people hasn't much to say you: "good morning-how are thee-where is(tavern, shipyard, market) tell me about X and Y-end of my chats."
Not more, even for a regular person living in an isle.The only new around all the Caribbean is the arrest of a merchant from His Fatness Silehard. Oh, great news, I see. Nothing about the european wars, Cromwell and King Charles, Richelieu and King Louis, the 30 years war...these news can't come in the Caribbean, maybe the KGB blocked them from spreading around? Haha.

Ships: Good News: ships are made so better than before. This good, and I appreciate the good work.
Now the bad news: a scarce variety of them. Where is the fast barque, and the large variety of ships of the previous game? These models was ended in some european shipyard at La Rochelle or Dieppe?
Deep mistery.

Quests: I don't want touch this point.I have only to say that now I'm at Dashing level but no other governor want me under their command, except His Fatness Silehard, then I continue to weave the St.George flag.
Mah.
About escort quests: only barques and yachts go here and there? Fluyts, Pinnaces, Galleons, they haven't need of any escort ship? And why they aren't any request for join a convoy? Often I see big ships convoys theratened in the sea from pirate attackers, but why Akella hasn't adjoined the chance to be part in a merchant convoy?

Pirates ships:

I see that all pirates of Caribbean sea have a great Mallory and Arthurian culture, they have read the "Tristain and Ysolde" romance, and then, following the chivalric tale, they use black sails!!!

Ahem......a simple 2 words term, like.... flagging the classical Jolly Roger... some black flags and sails as any other ship....ooooh nooo, scandal!!! Black Sails or Bust!

Mah. I hate this choice. Stupid and unrealistic.

NPC's:

bah. Doing merchants like every other man no, mm? Governor must be fat and somewhat horrible at all costs? I'm against this caricatural choice.

Stop here for now. See Ya, Mateys.
 
Well, that's what we've got our modpack for, no? :cheeky

Rumours on stuff from overseas could be easily added, but it would be hard to actually have them make historical sense in the modpack because we've got so many different time periods.
 
The bad news are that people hasn't much to say you: "good morning-how are thee-where is(tavern, shipyard, market) tell me about X and Y-end of my chats."
Not more, even for a regular person living in an isle.The only new around all the Caribbean is the arrest of a merchant from His Fatness Silehard. Oh, great news, I see. Nothing about the european wars, Cromwell and King Charles, Richelieu and King Louis, the 30 years war...these news can't come in the Caribbean, maybe the KGB blocked them from spreading around?
The original game is supposed to be set in 1690, which means Cromwell and King Charles I are both long dead. News travels by ship, so there may be someone in the Caribbean to whom the death of King Charles II five years ago is news. :) The main topic of conversation for anyone keeping up with events back in Europe would be the Nine Years War. (And England should not be at war with Holland as they're both in the Grand Alliance against France. The Glorious Revolution, in which James II was kicked out by William III and Mary II, is also relatively recent news and probably a topic of conversation.)

: I don't want touch this point.I have only to say that now I'm at Dashing level but no other governor want me under their command, except His Fatness Silehard, then I continue to weave the St.George flag.
Go to Douwesen. There are some women standing next to the Governor's residence who have much more urgent concerns than what may be happening back in Europe. Find out why they are there, then go to see the governor. He will offer you another quest...
 
The original game is supposed to be set in 1690, which means Cromwell and King Charles I are both long dead. News travels by ship, so there may be someone in the Caribbean to whom the death of King Charles II five years ago is news. :)
I know this is an old thread, but wasn't the original game set on 1630?
 
Yep, 1630 it is:
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I booted the stock game on Xbox, by the way.

Maybe we could edit the video, so the correct year and location name are shown?
 
You'd need to re-record the narration as well. Doesn't Keira Knightley say "Port Oxbay"?

Anyone know how to contact her agent? :)
 
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