Another wonderful, and unfortunately final, game from Mimimi Games. Following in the footsteps of their other two real-time tactical strategy gems Desperados III and Shadow Tactics, this game takes those ideas and expands them with a huge cast of eccentric undead pirates as you explore islands searching for treasure and ghostly mysteries.
The voice acting is all extremely fun and adds a lot to the world and some of the personal stories for each pirate are as surprisingly touching as they are charming. The gameplay, like the others Mimimi excels at, is sharp and refined, giving you full control over how to stealthily take down your enemies without ever raising an alarm. The thrill of setting up a complex multi-character plan and pulling it off without a hitch always feels super satisfying.
The games have always been very upfront about save-scumming being integral to the overall way to enjoy the game by trying new tactics if something goes awry, but the story here manages to incorporate a reason for it happen since the plotline has more fantastical/magical elements to it. It's a welcome little addition!
There are not enough islands to explore so it starts to feel a bit repetitive in the back half. Also, although the giant cast is great, it hurts the overall story with less focus. The side stories are also cute but ultimately worthless. They add nothing other than some simple backstory, which is mostly annoying to get through as it's just busywork with paragraphs of dialog. Desperados III used mo-cap for cutscenes and it hurts to see it absent here, replaced with still images (that are very pretty!) and voiceover.
It's a shame then that Mimimi is closing shop, but they'll always has these fantastic games for all to play. The DLC and post game content here has legs, so you'll not be wanting. A stellar way to end their time in the video game field, but here's hoping we'll see them again one day.
The voice acting is all extremely fun and adds a lot to the world and some of the personal stories for each pirate are as surprisingly touching as they are charming. The gameplay, like the others Mimimi excels at, is sharp and refined, giving you full control over how to stealthily take down your enemies without ever raising an alarm. The thrill of setting up a complex multi-character plan and pulling it off without a hitch always feels super satisfying.
The games have always been very upfront about save-scumming being integral to the overall way to enjoy the game by trying new tactics if something goes awry, but the story here manages to incorporate a reason for it happen since the plotline has more fantastical/magical elements to it. It's a welcome little addition!
There are not enough islands to explore so it starts to feel a bit repetitive in the back half. Also, although the giant cast is great, it hurts the overall story with less focus. The side stories are also cute but ultimately worthless. They add nothing other than some simple backstory, which is mostly annoying to get through as it's just busywork with paragraphs of dialog. Desperados III used mo-cap for cutscenes and it hurts to see it absent here, replaced with still images (that are very pretty!) and voiceover.
It's a shame then that Mimimi is closing shop, but they'll always has these fantastic games for all to play. The DLC and post game content here has legs, so you'll not be wanting. A stellar way to end their time in the video game field, but here's hoping we'll see them again one day.
SurprisingSnake
3 months ago