Ubisoft has always developed games that have always been known for being efficient. In 2020, it has set a record of "releasing five 3A in a year". However, such a big factory that emphasizes the speed of development has a game that has been developed for 9 years since its inception. For it, Ubisoft has invested $120 million .
After 9 years of repeated reversals, personnel changes, and gameplay adjustments, Ubisoft finally confirmed that the game will be released within the year not long ago. And it is the multiplayer online naval battle game "Blue Sea Black Sail". This afternoon, some players leaked a real-machine test video, through which everyone can more or less glimpse some game content.
What does the live demo tell the player?
The real-machine demo video of "Blue Sea Black Sail" leaked this afternoon is not too long for a total of 6 minutes. The players are mainly shown the following points:
Sea battlefield
Ship, character customization
Collect and explore features
In-game environment and natural landscapes
Here it is necessary to talk about the background of the creation of "Blue Sea Black Sail". Originally, Black Sail was developed as a DLC for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, but Ubisoft temporarily changed its mind and insisted on making it a multiplayer online game based on naval warfare.
After that, when Ubisoft was working on the Assassin's Creed sequel, the naval warfare element dropped dramatically. We have reason to believe that this is Ubisoft creating the market environment for "Black Sails".
Within the year, "Blue Sea Black Sail" will be released, and Ubisoft chose to announce the live demonstration video warm-up at this time, which is completely understandable. Of course, there's not much that a 6-minute video can show, so we'll only discuss what's already there.
Too much like the old game new game
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag is an intergenerational game that is still considered by many players to be the best Assassin's Creed production. It was on the basis of its naval warfare system that Black Sail was conceived. However, judging from the trailer this time, many elements of "Black Sails" are somewhat too similar to "Assassin's Creed: Black Flag".
The docks in the trailer, the characters' outfits, and the layout of the town all have the shadow of Nassau in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.
When you come to sea, this sense of familiarity is even more obvious. Looking off into the distance from a high mast and using telescopes to search for enemy ships, veteran players are familiar with it.
The hull is basically the same as the Jackdaw, and even the UI design is very similar to the game 9 years ago.
It is said that "farmers who don't want to be One Piece are not good assassins", and in the multiplayer online game "Black Sails", Ubisoft borrows many elements from Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. Floating objects at sea, enemy strongholds are still the same set of things as before. The most outrageous thing is that even the character's action of opening the treasure chest is consistent with Edward Kenway.
What does Black Sails bring to players?
Of course, "Blue Sea Black Sail" still has a lot of merit. For example, elements such as the texture, fineness, and simulated construction of the screen can attract many players. Multiplayer online games themselves have a social nature that single-player games do not have. The number of players determines whether the long-term operation of the game can be achieved.
Relatively speaking, there are not many games related to naval warfare on the market, and "Sea of Thieves" counts as one; The recent fire of Fear of Hunger is just a variant of "Werewolf Killing".
And "Blue Sea Black Sail" comes from Ubisoft, and years of development investment have increased their emphasis on the game. Players don't have to worry about the game's subsequent updates, and if you think about Honor, you'll find that Ubisoft is actually a very nostalgic game company. The rate at which online games are updated is often inversely proportional to the rate at which players' enthusiasm dissipates.
In the 9 years of development, "Blue Sea Black Sail" has experienced problems such as internal friction of the development team and unclear gameplay goals, but Ubisoft has carried it. As early as the beginning of last month, Ubisoft has launched a test program for "Black Sails", and players who qualify in the next few days will be able to officially enter the game to experience.
Look forward to Ubisoft's first "time-consuming and labor-intensive" development of the work, can live up to the players' years of waiting for it~