This game has plentiful bugs, UI problems, UX problems, weird design decisions, and general missing features/content (including things promised in the Kickstarter that launched it). This would probably be fine, but the game has been abandoned by the developers and will not receive any updates to fix any of these problems or add any content, despite promises to the contrary. The game does not stand on its merits at this time, and sadly never will.
I wished very much that this game would be... better. It didn't even have to be that good, as I was adding it to a collection alongside Patrician 3 and King of Seas. I just wanted to sail around with a ship and do... stuff. Not a high bar by any stretch. Alas it quickly became clear from the controls that the game was originally designed for mobile, swiping from menu to menu and pressing big buttons to perform simple actions. For me that was an immediate problem, as it just doesn't provide the feeling that I wanted from such a game. Worse it also felt like a bit of deception - I wanted a PC game, not a mobile game. Also quick to rear its ugly head, bugs! Sometimes quests wouldn't trigger correctly even during the tutorial, and you'll see plenty of text items showing their name-in-code rather than the block of text they're supposed to have fetched. Meh. The tutorial itself is a bit of a mess, a convoluted and lengthy means to introduce you to every tiny piece of the mechanics... one. at. a. time. Save yourself, don't buy it. It's a regret even at the sale price. It's worse than a bad game, it's a disappointing game - so full of potential... and failing to capitalise. I'm off to remove the DLC from my wishlist.
