good game, but...
This game reminds me of Sid Miere's Pirates, which I like a lot. But, I think it would be better if you could give the ability of changing the controls to fit the player better.
Reviews for "Black Sails"
okay
this is good, but the battles are tough if the other ships arnt around you...
the allegience system could also be better, mabey a bar to show how friendly you are with the other nations or somthing like that
and i hope to see a black sails 2
Great
It's a fantastic game, great graphics and easy to learn to play. It is a hard game to play, I get often killed, but very addicting!!!
I hope there will be a sequeal!
Well...
It would be a top rated game if only you put in more information about what we're fighting. It's so hard to get a good start at the beginning because sometimes your ship will fight 1 small craft, and sometimes 1 huge craft. Of course you've given the option to retreat, but with know previous knowledge of what you're retreating from, a person prolly won't hit that regularly, which will prolly result in a pissed off loosing player. I personally thought your idea was fantastic, you just need to give a lil more info.
good game...
...but it does have some pretty hefty flaws, which put a major damper on the game experience as a whole. It has been mentioned a few times now, but here are a few things I think you should improve in (hopefully) a sequel.
1) Better Navigation - Make it possible to know approximate routes of ships.
2) Trade - Include trade and trade items into the game. I mean, the ships of the other nations aren't simply on the ocean for the hell of it. And a trade system would make more sense with the overall idea of having to capture towns. More towns --> More Trade and More Trade Items --> More Money --> Better Ships
3) When capturing other towns, some monetary reward would be nice
4) Balance out the economy - Everything is waaaaay too expensive for the little amount of money/gold you get in return. After 3 fights (with relatively low monetary treasures) I was unable to fully restock my crew
5) Allow us to control fleets. For one, it seems a bit unfair to be fighting against two fully equipped pirate ships at the same with with a total of 100+ crew, while you only have one single ship with 80 crew at your disposal. For another, it would give a feeling of power, being able to hit the sea with a fleet of ships following your command, or conductin trade on your behalf. This could be possible after capturing more towns and setting up more trade routes.
6) Mission/Quest system - I think it would be grand to receive quests or missions (could be combat, trade, transport/pick up or recon based) from the faction you belong to.
7) More than just 3 nations - simply what it says on the tin :)
8) A bit far fetched, but something like in-game events that have an impact on how you act. E.g. a war breaks out between two nations, you are trading with both of them, both of them ask you to ally with them to defeat a common enemy. How do you react? Who do you help? Does it pay off to be neutral?
The list goes on.. but adding things like that would definietly give the game a lot more depth. I'd be happy to discuss this more with you if you are interested. Just send me a message to my account, and maybe we could work on something together.
Cheers and keep it up!