Oh, I remember this story. This is a completely crazy story. The guys from Akella (game developer and publisher in Russia) who have created some good and iconic games such as "Sea Dogs" and "Pirates of the Caribbean".
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Pirates:_Captain_Blood]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Pirates:_Captain_Blood[/url]
The guys spent 7 years creating a new game that passed from one company to another, restarted from scratch several times and changed names. Nevertheless, all this time the game received positive reviews and even some awards at gaming exhibitions.
In 2010, the game was fully ready and handed over to the publisher. But it was not released! No one then understood what the f*ck was going on. It's hard to even imagine what it was like for the developers to realize that 7 years of your development ended in NOTHING.
Some investigations said that there were some shady guys who claimed their rights to this game... But this is a vague story, I didn't go into detail about what really happened there.
And when no one expected to hear anything about this game - suddenly, in 2021, a video from this game appears on the network, and even a whole playable build. I remember being surprised at the time that thanks to the visual style of the game, it looked quite good, even in 2021.
Even more surprising is that the game will still be released. To be honest, I'm shocked. I don't know who owns this game now, but apparently the graphics have been improved compared to the old build. I may be wrong, but visually it looks better than in the old builds.
I would like to know who is working on the game today, what improvements have been made, and what plans the developers have for further support of the game.
Just played the demo for a few hours - it looks cool, perky and fun. I love games in a pirate setting. The main character is brutal and slaps right and left, like good old Kratos. The game really resembles God of War in a pirate setting. The character controls are quite convenient, and in general I liked the gameplay. I will buy this game at release, but I would like to hear something from the developers themselves. Are there any further plans to support the game? Expanding the game world? Add-ons? Sequels? In any case, it was a story that lasted 21 years... It's unbelievable! :)
Post edited November 09, 2024 by lord_mendes
