

The water is quite beautiful in-game but what’s interesting is how well the water physics works.

Still it just looks good even as you sink. It’s may not win awards for its graphics, but for a budget title that’s going for 20 dollars, the game does look quite good. Honestly, graphically, the game is impressive.
#Blackwake servers 720p
When I dropped my framerate down to 720p most of my trouble went away. My computer is solid for their recommendations, and the hardware they’re asking for is quite old, but be aware that optimizations for that hardware don’t appear to be done and the game can run roughly. Now I know that the developers are probably working on generating new content and features for the game, and so optimization is not high on their list.
#Blackwake servers 1080p
Though my framerate was very inconsistent, to the point that I had to change the graphics to 720p to record footage of the game because the 1080p resolution of the game had a number of hitches and low frame rate. In fact, I have to say I was impressed by the graphics. The game actually has good looking water, and the ships and players are well detailed. The first thing I noticed about the game is that graphics in the game are actually quite nice. I don’t give it much leeway as you might see but ultimately the fact that it’s an early access game doesn’t mean I should change my standards. I’m judging it on the quality of the game it is today, and not promises of the future or what might happen. Yet, due to this being an early unlock I’m giving this game a proper review. Historically, I believe I’ve only bought one game in Early Access in the last couple of years, and that’s was Factorio, also the only game I reviewed in Early Access. I’m sure there are points where I have funded games in Early Access, but until a game is released it’s very hard to judge the final product.

I don’t normally believe in Early Access game. However I do like the idea of a pirate game and, as such, I was a bit eager to take a look at Blackwake. So similar to Hearts of Iron IV, I might not be the target audience here. I get bored of doing the same thing over and over with very little persistence. While others are talking about Skull And Bones, and Seas of Thieves, I’m looking at the second of the Humble Monthly July 2018 early unlock. Well, it’s unlike most Early Access games in that there’s no food and water foraging in the game, but we’ll have to see how it is outside of that. So we’re talking about an Early Access Multiplayer game about being pirates? Interesting.
