Release Date: January 12, 2023
An adventure sailing simulator taking place during the times of great geographical discoveries. Sailing Era lets the player explore a massive ocean while battling pirates, making discoveries, romancing tavern guests and trading in many culturally diverse harbors.
Sailing Era is an anime-styled hybrid of an adventure game, eRPG and a sailing simulator. It was developed by the Chinese studio GY Game and published by the Shanghai-based bilibili, also responsible for publishing F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch. The game released on the PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. A free demo is available on Steam.
The game is set between the 15th and 17th century, in the time of great geographical discoveries. With the ocean no longer being an impassable boundary, every young navigator dreams of acquiring their own ship and sailing into the boundless waters. Some hope to change their destiny, others to make history through their discoveries and achievements.
The player gets to know four of such sailors: Abdullah, an Arabian pearl fisher, Yun Mu, a researcher from the Ming dynasty, Yoshitaka Shizuma, a Japanese boat builder, and Andrew, a Portuguese adventurer.
The game revolves around exploring coastlines and areas past the oceans. The in-game map is of 1:1 scale, faithfully reproducing oceans, lands and monsoon currents.
During their voyages, the player can visit over 200 exotic harbors, each with their own types of goods and unique quests. While in a harbor city we can replenish supplies, trade with local merchants, accept quests, make investments or recruit new crew members. We can also create our own research team to explore lesser-known areas. Our actions also affect the growth of the harbors, increasing the variety of available goods and the quality of available ships.
There are four playable captains in Sailing Era: Abdullah, Yun Mu, Andrew and Yoshitaka Shizuma. Choosing one of them means dedicating ourselves to their storyline. The chosen protagonist stats their journey at their birthplace, gradually discovering more unknown regions, recruiting more crew as well as upgrading and expanding their fleet.
There are over 30 available characters, each with unique skills that can prove helpful at different stages of the journey. The main protagonist also has a number of traits and special abilities which can be unlocked and upgraded as the game progresses.
There are 10 historical ships featured in the game. The player can sail on caravels, galleons or even create their own unique vessels.
Exploring the ocean and trading in diverse harbors aren't the only things Sailing Era has to offer. During our travels we'll often encounter adverse weather, find abandoned wreckages and hidden treasures, as well as face pirates ready to plunder and sink us. During naval battles, we can fire our ship's cannons and board the enemy vessel, sending our men into melee combat.
The visuals of Sailing Era are two-dimensional and make use of an anime artstyle. The game's atmospheric soundtrack adds to its charm.
Platforms:
PC Windows January 12, 2023
PlayStation 4 July 20, 2023
Nintendo Switch July 20, 2023
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System Requirements for Sailing Era Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-2320 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 750 or better, 15 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or better, 15 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Sailing Era Video Game.
Screen Rant: 3 / 5 by J. Brodie Shirey
Sailing Era can be a slow experience, as oftentimes there is no clear way to a given objective. However, this adds to the game’s overall sense of discovery, and sailing across the clear blue seas is surprisingly soothing. Players hoping for a more action-packed RPG experience may wish to stay in the harbor, but anyone looking to get lost in the feel of touring the world aboard an old-fashioned naval vessel might find Sailing Era up their alley.
Lords Of Gaming : 8.5 / 10 by David Schallert
It’s a game that takes inspiration from one of my favorites of all time, so no matter what tiny issues I have with it, I can’t stay mad. It doesn’t always succeed in living up to Uncharted Waters, but the additions that it does make are solid. The best summary I can give is this: I’ve played a hundred hours of this game and am still excited to return for more. If you’re new to the sail anywhere genre, this could be a revelation. There isn’t much else out there that does what this game does. On the other hand, if you have played Uncharted Waters before, this may just be the return to form you are looking for. But be wary of the differences. They weren’t enough to ruin it for me, but I would understand if they did.
Digitally Downloaded: 2.5 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
Sailing Life has depth, and if you can deal with its rough edges, you may appreciate the grand vision and intent behind it all. I would buy Sailing Life 2 in a heartbeat if the team polished the foundation up and got a better translation team, worked on the consistency of the aesthetics, and made the breadcumb trail less obtuse. Unfortunately, as unrefined as this is, it’s very difficult to imagine this finding much of an audience.
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