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What is the best Sea based game out there in your opinion? (fedia.io)
submitted 1 week ago by Novamdomum@fedia.io to c/games@lemmy.world
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I'm talking about things like:

most realistic physics most aesthetically pleasing sea most fun to play most immersive (pun intended (I'll sea myself out)) most activities available at sea most variety of sea going vessels

Games with impressive seas that I've played so far:

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Triremes and heaving seas) Just Cause 3 (Sparkling blue mediterranean seas) Sea of Thieves (Monsters and pirates) Sailwind (Gentle seas and actual sailing mechanics) Silent Depth 2 Pacific (Sneaky WW2 subs) Cold Waters (Sneaky modern subs) Uboat (Beautiful WW2 seas, rare shooting opportunities) Subnautica (Thalassophobia and crafting)

I've also noticed that Ships at Sea has just gone on sale. If you've played it recently was it any good?

I also need to add Fluffy Sailors which I bought today. So cute and so much fun :)

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[–] libra00@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Gotta go with the old school here, Sid Meier's Pirates! No water physics, graphics from 2004, etc, but so much fun that I've been playing it since the original came out in 1987. Hell, i was playing the 2004 remake just last week even.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you might like Jaws on the NES play it online here https://vimm.net/vault/?p=play&mediaId=426

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Holy shit that is cancer, the audio is so bad I can't even turn the volume on like 1%. I'm gonna go ahead and say I probably missed the boat on that one, but I appreciate the suggestion.

[–] tal 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're super-into it, have you tried Port Royale 2, which also came out in 2004 and is kind of the same sort of game on the age-of-sail combat side?

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah I've played it, I preferred Pirates! because it's more about the adventure than just endless combat. Honestly I rarely even shoot the cannons on my ship except to very occasionally chain-shot someone's sail or grape-shot their crew before I go board the ship and win it via fencing, so I'm not even all that into the combat.

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wow... 1987! Shows that fun isn't necessarily about high end gfx :)

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

When I first started playing video games they were 320x200 in 4 colors, and they weren't even good colors, they were cyan, magenta, black, and white., so yeah, I'm not that fussed about graphics.