Ubisoft Original Game Skull and Bones First Impression Review (Xbox Series X)

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I feel like it has been a while since we had an open-world pirate game, but we got one for 2024. Ubisoft and one of Ubisoft’s Original Games Skull and Bones which was first announced back in 2017 by Ubisoft Singapore at an E3 event. I remember because I was there when it first got announced and I was excited because I love video games that incorporate wooden ships and pirates. This game when I first heard about it, I remember when I was a kid I used to play a lot of Sid Meier’s Pirates which still to this day is one of my favorite pirate games ever. Even though Skull and Bones is nowhere on the same level as Sid Meier’s Pirates, it has some good elements, and that is something we will talk about right now.

Story So Far

So the story begins where you are shipwrecked after an intense battle, and you start with a small tiny raft ship and eventually meet your first Kingpin John Scurlock who helps you on your journey to become the most fearsome pirate Kingpin ever. Throughout the story, you will encounter many different factions that are constantly at war with each other for dominance over the sea and islands, but nothing compares to the major factions that control most of the regions.

Gameplay

The first thing you should do that is important for any game like Skull and Bones, is the reputation ranking system, in this case, it is Infamy, as your Infamy rank keeps going higher and higher, players will be able to unlock more blueprints. There are a total of 10 tiers of Infamy with Kingpin being the last tier. To progress and earn Infamy points to your rank, every action you do in the game contributes to it, from sinking ships to plundering settlements or even hunting down wildlife.

The game entirely is about 90% sea and 10% land, so if you are a fan of games where you get to be captain of your ships, especially a pirate captain then this is for you. Most of the time you spend on lands buying and selling stuff, crafting and cooking, talking to NPCs for quests, and