Choice of the Pirate

Your character starts at the very bottom, but can grow into a badass pirate legend. You'll soon captain you own ship and be given missions from several factions. You can help, hurt, or lie to mutliple factions. It's also possible to be neutral. Pros: -The story pulls you in right away and finds reasons for you to be invested in your character. -Action and intrigue throughout, no slow points or endless text. -Skills go up over time, based on what you choose. -Buy, capture, or recruit additional pirate ships. Each ship has it's own backstory. -Good replay options. Mainly through aiding different factions. -Plenty of choices and characters you can interact with. -Hunting down, out manuvering, fighting and boarding other ships is fun. -Curses, ghosts, mermaids, sea monsters, tyrants, and treasure. Cons: -The story is too short. It's a big problem and the only reason there are cons on this list. -Characters are pretty static. -The author tries to make it a mystery of who the pirate king is. But it's pretty clear there's only one candidate. Would have been so much better to have a big reveal in the final chapter. -The ending was wrapped up very quicly, with surprisingly no reprocussions. Doesn't really say what happens to you or the main characters. -I had alot of leftover money at the end. I wanted more things to spend it on, or leave a legacy. Overall: -Alana Joli Abbott is such a great writer, and I would definitely play another game by her. BUT the story suffers from being too short. All the elements of an epic tale are there, but never fully realized. I do recommend this, epsecially if you like pirates, but you may be disappointed by the end.