Preview: Sea of Remnants Blends Sea of Thieves Piracy with Persona 5’s Style—Is There Depth Beyond the Surface?

Alright, so here’s my take. Bear with me; this might zig-zag a bit, but hey, that’s how my brain works sometimes.

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I spent some bleary-eyed hours navigating through the crazy world of Sea of Remnants. I came out of it a bit baffled, loaded with questions. You know, the kind that make you scratch your head until you’re sure you’ve gone through a layer or two of scalp. I mean, what’s up with the combat system? It reminded me of the clunky days of early MMOs with those vendor paths that somehow made grocery shopping seem straightforward. And the storytelling? Man, the storyline wandered like a lost cat without a name tag, probably because it’s got no English voiceovers yet. Yep, I said it. But even with these hiccups, there’s something there, like finding a cool sticker in a cereal box when you were expecting the toy. It’s all decked out in this insane style that I couldn’t peel my eyes away from. Everything is bursting with exaggerated life, like a wild party with characters that seem to have walked straight out of a comic strip, arms waving all over the place. Seriously. Even if I didn’t catch every plot twist, I couldn’t stop grinning like a fool.

Anyway—wait, where was I? Oh right, the game itself. Still in its baby diaper phase, that one. Kind of like seeing a blueprint for a mansion when all you’ve got is a tent. Bugs, crashes, you name it, it was probably there. Not to mention, I don’t speak Mandarin, so I was stumbling around with placeholder text like a confused tourist. So yeah, clarity was scarce. Keep that in mind if you ever get around to checking it out, alright? Things might be quite different when, or if, this thing ever truly comes together.

What’s fascinating in Sea of Remnants, though, is its love for surprises. Think Sea of Thieves but with a sprinkle of this and a dash of that—RPG mechanics? Oh yes, tossed in like spices in grandma’s mysterious soup. Not sure if it was all on purpose or just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. There’s this crazy number of companions you can recruit, like you’re trying to build a pirate-themed version of The Avengers or something. Multiplayer, yeah, that’s going to be a thing too, apparently—an online playground for those who fancy themselves as captains.

Now, about those battle scenes I saw—they were as simple as cereal but looked fab to the eyes, you know? I’m a sucker for turn-based battles, and sure, I’m hopeful they’ll finesse this into something with more meat and potatoes, like those turn-based games I adore. Will they pull it off? No clue, but they have my attention for sure.

It’s not all chaos, though (well, mostly). The charm is undeniable. The characters are like puppets with hilarious, over-the-top movements. There was this one time, I clobbered a huge ape boss only to have it come after me with its own ship—cannons and all. Tell me that isn’t the type of ridiculous that keeps things interesting. Not sure what’s next in this cut-and-paste adventure, but even when the pieces don’t fit, they’re at least interesting to look at.

The setting’s got its own flavor too. Typical pirate shenanigans, right? Wrong. There’s this punk flair—vibes like teens busting out of detention to swish swords around as pirates. The moon under the sea? Sure, why not? Weird puppets that reset like video game lives? You bet. And that aesthetic, so sharp, it might just cut you.

Thing is, can Sea of Remnants stitch all these bits into something that actually makes sense? Your guess is as good as mine. It’s like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle where half the pieces are still being carved out. It’s got potential, though, no doubt about it. If it eventually clicks together, it’s going to be one wild ride. Pirates getting turn-based while hauling friends along for the chaos? If that’s not ambitious, I don’t know what is.

I’ll just be here, twiddling my thumbs, waiting to see if this oddly exciting hodgepodge comes together into something coherent. Or maybe it won’t. But who doesn’t love a tale with a hearty dose of pirate madness?