Leaked gameplay of Skull and Bones looks like Black Flag meets Sea of Thieves with pirating, crafting, and more
A short clip of Ubisoft’s upcoming co-op pirate title Skull and Bones has been leaked online. The Technical Test Build features and explains game mechanics including quest structure, character progression, crafting and upgrading ships, hunting, battling other ships, and of course, being a pirate.
Skull and Bones was originally introduced back at E3 2017, during Ubisoft’s presentation, along with titles like Assassin's Creed Origins, Far Cry 5, Just Dance 2018, and The Crew 2, for the PS4 and Xbox One generation.
Developed by Ubisoft Singapore, it presents itself as an evolution of the open-sea pirate gameplay introduced in Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, with the added elements of a co-op adventure.
The gameplay showcased at the event appeared to be quite polished and towards the end of development, which was further emphasized by a "behind closed doors" playable demo experience by many creators during the expo. However, along with another of Ubisoft’s E3 2017 titles, Beyond Good and Evil 2, it entered development hell and kept getting delayed to the next fiscal year.
After being reportedly ’rebooted’ several times, as well as getting a visual change in the asset, indicative of a new direction, Skull and Bones finally seems to be gearing up for a release.
Arguably the best title of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is the sixth mainline entry, Black Flag, featuring the infamous pirate Edward Kenway in the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy. Undoubtedly the most fun part of the title is being a pirate, sailing the high seas, facing the wind, and battling enemy Man-O-Wars.
Following the immense success of the title, Ubisoft aimed to expand the pirate gameplay into a co-op title, somewhat in a similar vein as Xbox and
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