

Sure, there's a story, and sure, there are several collectibles to hunt down. Pirates of Black Cove makes a few missteps, but it excels in the most important area: the sea battles. I'm astounded at how much time I spent chasing down and sinking ships just to steal a few pieces of eight here and some good old-fashioned grog there. This problem can get even worse when your pirates have had too much grog and are staggering about.īut you won't have a lot of time to worry about it before you get back out on the open water with the itch to open fire on some more trade ships. Thankfully, I was able to have my hero get onboard the ship to reset my troops' locations.

In fact, I once had several troops get hung up on a signpost just yards away from our ship. This type of scenario is rare while at sea, since the area you'll be traveling is so open, but it gets to be more of a problem on land where you'll have to escort a group of pirates around densely packed landscapes. Once I found it, it promptly got itself hung up on a rock where I was able to mercilessly pound it with a nonstop rain of cannonballs. I had one instance where I was supposed to track one of the fastest ships in the area. pathing could have used some more refinement. Pirates of Black Cove has a few technical difficulties. Drug and Alcohol Reference, Mild Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Mild Violence
