Rare explained that it will begin releasing clues - both in and out of the game - with the first Mystery set to have players solve the murder of a well-known Sea of Thieves character. Influenced by murder mysteries and whodunnits, Mysteries are stories that players will see players having to work together to solve. The second storytelling element Rare is introducing is Mysteries.

What if you miss an adventure and a chunk of the narrative? Will it still be relatively easy to jump back in without feeling behind? I certainly hope so and, ideally that's something Rare is taking into account - with recaps perhaps included in between adventures. However, I can't help but worry that the limited time these adventures run could be an obstacle further down the line.

It offers a chance to jump into the game as a fairly new player once again and to ride the wave of these changes as they happen. Tying Sea of Thieve's narrative together is certainly news to my ears.

'This is very much part of players being at the heart of the ongoing storytelling in Sea of Thieves and being responsible for moving the world forwards,' Rare said. The interesting part here is that the Sea of Thieves community will apparently be responsible for the outcome of the story (how exactly Rare didn't say), with the world - and ongoing storyline - changing as a result of those decisions. 'We want to get players to care about the places and characters.' In other words, the aim is for players to have more of an emotional attachment to the game - something that has been a struggle for me previously - so they feel like part of the story and the world.Įach season of Sea of Thieves is set to feature one 'special' adventure that will bring several story elements to a conclusion before the overarching narrative moves in a new direction. Adventures will act as a chapter within an overarching story that's unfolding in Sea of Thieves.Īdventures are a 'chance for players to immerse themselves in the world and the story of Sea of Thieves more', Rare said in the preview. The first of these features is Adventures which, according to Rare, are 'story-driven live events', which will release once a month and last two weeks - with a cinematic kicking off each new one. You might assume that means more regular, chunkier updates to seasons, but the developer is going one step further than that, with plans to add two new storytelling features to the game.

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