Best Sea Of Thieves Features Skull & Bones Didn't Ignore
Skull and Bones is going to feature some of the best elements from Sea of Thieves. Prior to the gameplay reveal, many thought it would plunder aspects from Assassin's Creed Black Flag and take on a familiar feeling from Ubisoft's prior successful pirate-themed game. While there are certainly traces of the studio's past handprint, much of what was revealed in the gameplay trailer highlighted features that were unique to Sea of Thieves, but they had a different format.
Until recently, many were unsure as to whether Skull and Bones would even launch because of the setbacks it received throughout its development process. Ubisoft fell silent on the issue for a time but maintained an insider program, which updated subscribers on specific details related to the state of the game. On July 7, Ubisoft finally livestreamed the anticipated gameplay reveal. In the closing moments, a November 2022 release date for Skull and Bones was announced, signaling players would be able to set sail in the Indian Ocean for themselves soon. Since the initial livestream, the game has been compared to other various pirate games such as the iconic Sea of Thieves.
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Some of the best features coming from Sea of Thieves over to Skull and Bones on launch day include outpost hubs, contract work, naval combat, cosmetic rewards, open-sea traversal, and a non-linear story approach. There are a multitude of differences between the two games, but they're a lot more similar than what many initially expected. Given the popularity of Sea of Thieves — and how much the game has evolved since 2018 — Ubisoft was smart to build offthe best RPG features.
One of the most obvious similarities that
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