Metacritic reviews of Sea of Thieves are good in itself, but skeptical

The Pirate Sandbox MMO Sea of Thieves (Xbox One & PC) has received its first reviews on Metacritic. The press is generally happy with the game. However, there are doubts about long-term motivation and many players are already upset.

Sea of Thieves is a colorful pirate sandbox MMO where hundreds of players sail alone or in crews of up to four pirates in ships, completing quests or engaging in PvP. The game has already been tested by some gaming sites, and the first players have left their reviews on Metacritic.

However, the ratings so far have been rather subdued.

The press hopes for more content, players are rather disappointed

So far, only a handful of sites have given an initial rating on Metacritic. No scoring has been given by the press yet, as they want to test the game further. However, all previous reviews (as of 15:30 on March 21, 2018) are in agreement:

Sea of Thieves looks fantastic and is a lot of fun! But how long will that last?

The players feel similarly but do not hold back on scoring. Most dissatisfied gamers are not happy that:

• Sea of Thieves is too expensive. It costs around 70 euros unless you get it as part of the Xbox Game Pass along with many other games for 9.99 euros and can try it for free for 14 days.
• There is too little variety in quests
• Only 2 ships are available
• PvP is only interesting for griefers and trolls, as there are no penalties or rewards for it
• Progression only happens through cosmetic items

As a result, there is currently only a user meta score of 5.5 (Xbox One) and 5.4 (PC).

Here are the rating highlights of Sea of Thieves

The following sites have already created detailed reviews (but still without scoring) for Sea of Thieves. Read here the highlights.

Destructoid “With enough support, this could become a multiplayer classic!”

The testers at Destructoid were initially very enthusiastic about the great graphics and water effects. They had a great time playing in a group of four and made all sorts of mischief. Playing alone would be significantly less fun. But as during the beta, the question remains: “Is that enough?”

At least for the start, but if Sea of Thieves is to last longer, much more content is urgently needed and developer Rare must offer much support. Then Sea of Thieves could become a new multiplayer classic.

Venturebeat “Not the quest, but the journey itself is fun”

At Venturebeat, Sea of Thieves is viewed philosophically. In the spirit of the Zen motto “The journey is the destination”, the testers have a blast just making a lot of nonsense on the way to one of the generic quests.

They also love the water! (In fact, EVERYONE loves the water in the game, even the biggest haters). But even at Venturebeat, they hope for more content. Until then, they want to continue having fun with pranks on the high seas.

PCGamer: “Much more fun than in the beta, but how long will it last?”

At PCGamer, they see a clear improvement over the beta. The testers sailed through the seas, explored remote islands and searched in vain for the Kraken. In doing so, they admired the beautiful water.

According to PCGamer, you have to play Sea of Thieves with friends. Random groups are often less funny. They also hope for a soon influx of content.

RockPaperShotgun “Fun, until you meet other pirates!”

At RockPaperShotgun, they are less euphoric. While the testers there also had fun, it abruptly stopped when they encountered other players. From then on, they were mercilessly ganked and trolled.

Every other player immediately opened fire and for a large part of the evening, they were either fleeing or in the respawn area. This would contradict the game’s intent of exploration and a pirate community. Therefore, they at RockPaperShotgun hope for rules that steer the open PvP in healthier directions.

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