The new Pirates! game

Bizanich · 08-22-2005, 11:13 AM

So, I've been slowly getting re-hooked to this classic. New graphics = yay, almost all of the old gameplay = yay.

It's not a very deep game at all, still, but for some reason it's still addicting as hell.

I don't understand some of the changes....like sometimes I sail into a port that doesn't have a fort. In the old days I was able to attack every port. In this game, I sail in and I just dock instead of plundering the town. Maybe because I have a Letter of Marque and we're no longer at war, I dunno, that didn't matter in the old days.

Fighting 2 ships at a time is fun, and the swordfighting improvements make it harder....No more cutlass, high slash high slash auto wins hehe.

Anyone else playing this?

P.S. Fuck you to whoever took out the part where the port has a fort and you sail in, dodging fire and trying to make landfall to scale the forts walls. Now it's automatically a landbattle which, while more detailed then the old one and fun, I don't want to do all the time.

I guess it makes it harder to take on Ports with 500 infantry with just 92 Pirates like in the old days, that's probably the point...but still.

Communistbloc · 08-22-2005, 11:14 AM

After 10 days, I got bored as hell of the game and never played it again.

Ham n Cheese · 08-22-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Communistbloc

After 10 days, I got bored as hell of the game and never played it again.

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Bizanich · 08-22-2005, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Communistbloc

After 10 days, I got bored as hell of the game and never played it again.

It's not a deep game at all, this is true, but at the harder difficulty levels it does get...well, hard.

Quineloe · 08-22-2005, 11:36 AM

when was this released?

masteen · 08-22-2005, 11:37 AM

I've done battle with a pirate hunter close to a fort, and it was shooting, and I was able to return fire, but I don't think I was able to actually damage the fort.

Marry a fine bitch on the first trip, because them fine bitches are CRAZY dancers above Journeyman.

Bizanich · 08-22-2005, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by masteen

I've done battle with a pirate hunter close to a fort, and it was shooting, and I was able to return fire, but I don't think I was able to actually damage the fort.

Marry a fine bitch on the first trip, because them fine bitches are CRAZY dancers above Journeyman.

Oh my god, the dancing lol.

The first time I got a beautiful lady..my god, she moves so quick. I started getting it only because I started to notice the patterns. Like she went back, then down left down left....

That dancing is insane.

I forget when it came out, Quineloe, but it wasn't in the bargain bin when I snagged it, so it's not that that old. Firaxis released the updated version.

The items you get in the game are also crazy. Like the ruby ring I gave to my plain bitch in Nevis....she liked that

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Some of the items are weird, though....like the One Shot Pistol? Now I have a scene of me dodging a shot and shooting the bastard I'm fighting in the shoulder, but I can't tell how much it actually helps....whereas the armor I found I do notice a difference.

AngryGerbil · 08-22-2005, 11:50 AM

You are talking about the new Sid Meier game "Pirates!" ??

Kildace · 08-22-2005, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Communistbloc

After 10 hours, I got bored as hell of the game and never played it again.

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Communistbloc · 08-22-2005, 12:03 PM

It's been out since winter of last year or so. Anyway, I would play it at work in the middle of the night so it lasted me 10 days. If i was playing it without any disruptions, etc., 10 hours sounds about right.

Bizanich · 08-22-2005, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryGerbil

You are talking about the new Sid Meier game "Pirates!" ??

Yes.
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Zarcath · 08-22-2005, 01:12 PM

Was fun being piratey and all but the game lacked depth. I would acculmilate vast fleets and then just scrap them. Get the best boat, scrap it, get the shittest boat for some difficulty, scrapped it. I'd pillage 3-4 galleys just at the docks. The land-treasure hunting was retarded and the turn-based land combat was too mild. NPC's had shit for brains, I'd convince pirates to attack a colony and then either turn on them or watch them get slaughtered.

The different time periods were just as boring, just different colony ownerships.

If it could be modded so it'd be fun for more then a day I'd probably play it again.

Schar · 08-22-2005, 05:04 PM

I read at Gamespot recently that it's been (or is going to be very soon) reduced to 29.99, as has Civilization 3: Complete.

I've never played it myself, but i might pick it up now that it's cheap.

Malse · 08-22-2005, 05:55 PM

Pirates! was great. It's not designed to be some in-depth tactical wargame adventure you'll need 5000 played hours to beat, instead everything is just whimsically fun. If you're finding the game too easy, kick up the difficulty a notch, you can start a new game at whatever difficulty you want once you've played to the Divide the Plunder point on the introductory level. Swordfighting with military captains or Montalban on Hard+ gets a little rough.

My only real complaints about the game is that the Frigate is simply the best kind of ship, period (no point in sailing anything but that unless you're still in a sloop trying to get one), and the "sneaking into town" bit is goofy and inscrutable. They also played down the trading aspect of the original, but that's not a huge thing.

I bought it when it came out last Christmas, still fun to fire up for an hour or two on weekends.

Bizanich · 08-24-2005, 10:39 AM

I miss the trading element and hate the sneaking into town part

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08-22-2005, 11:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bizanich Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,481 +2 Internets	The new Pirates! game So, I've been slowly getting re-hooked to this classic. New graphics = yay, almost all of the old gameplay = yay. It's not a very deep game at all, still, but for some reason it's still addicting as hell. I don't understand some of the changes....like sometimes I sail into a port that doesn't have a fort. In the old days I was able to attack every port. In this game, I sail in and I just dock instead of plundering the town. Maybe because I have a Letter of Marque and we're no longer at war, I dunno, that didn't matter in the old days. Fighting 2 ships at a time is fun, and the swordfighting improvements make it harder....No more cutlass, high slash high slash auto wins hehe. Anyone else playing this? P.S. Fuck you to whoever took out the part where the port has a fort and you sail in, dodging fire and trying to make landfall to scale the forts walls. Now it's automatically a landbattle which, while more detailed then the old one and fun, I don't want to do all the time. I guess it makes it harder to take on Ports with 500 infantry with just 92 Pirates like in the old days, that's probably the point...but still.

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08-22-2005, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Communistbloc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 739 +0 Internets	After 10 days, I got bored as hell of the game and never played it again.

08-22-2005, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Quineloe Hard Rock Hallelujah Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,992 -24 Internets	when was this released?

08-22-2005, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
masteen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,303	I've done battle with a pirate hunter close to a fort, and it was shooting, and I was able to return fire, but I don't think I was able to actually damage the fort. Marry a fine bitch on the first trip, because them fine bitches are CRAZY dancers above Journeyman.

08-22-2005, 12:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
Communistbloc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 739 +0 Internets	It's been out since winter of last year or so. Anyway, I would play it at work in the middle of the night so it lasted me 10 days. If i was playing it without any disruptions, etc., 10 hours sounds about right.

08-22-2005, 01:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Zarcath Lead Farmer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 5,073 +12 Internets	Was fun being piratey and all but the game lacked depth. I would acculmilate vast fleets and then just scrap them. Get the best boat, scrap it, get the shittest boat for some difficulty, scrapped it. I'd pillage 3-4 galleys just at the docks. The land-treasure hunting was retarded and the turn-based land combat was too mild. NPC's had shit for brains, I'd convince pirates to attack a colony and then either turn on them or watch them get slaughtered. The different time periods were just as boring, just different colony ownerships. If it could be modded so it'd be fun for more then a day I'd probably play it again.

08-22-2005, 05:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
Schar Playing UT2k4 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 776 -1 Internets	I read at Gamespot recently that it's been (or is going to be very soon) reduced to 29.99, as has Civilization 3: Complete. I've never played it myself, but i might pick it up now that it's cheap.

08-22-2005, 05:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
Malse Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 63 +0 Internets	Pirates! was great. It's not designed to be some in-depth tactical wargame adventure you'll need 5000 played hours to beat, instead everything is just whimsically fun. If you're finding the game too easy, kick up the difficulty a notch, you can start a new game at whatever difficulty you want once you've played to the Divide the Plunder point on the introductory level. Swordfighting with military captains or Montalban on Hard+ gets a little rough. My only real complaints about the game is that the Frigate is simply the best kind of ship, period (no point in sailing anything but that unless you're still in a sloop trying to get one), and the "sneaking into town" bit is goofy and inscrutable. They also played down the trading aspect of the original, but that's not a huge thing. I bought it when it came out last Christmas, still fun to fire up for an hour or two on weekends.

08-24-2005, 10:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
Bizanich Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,481 +2 Internets	I miss the trading element and hate the sneaking into town part .