Sea of Thieves’ Kraken Design is Disappointing

Nothing is more iconic in pirate lore than the Kraken, so its inclusion in Sea of Thieves is not surprising. When the creature was first leaked, gamers were shown the blackened sea and powerful tentacles and believed there was something scary under the water. However, it has recently been discovered that there is, in fact, nothing under the water.

[isarai]

Y'know i thought this might be the case a while ago(you can even check it in my comment history) looks like i was right, disappointed...

[sprinterboy]

Kinda what I thought also.

[PurplePeopleEaters]

Wow....

[X-Alchemist]

If I’m paying full price I’d want a little more than just the tip of the tentacle.

[DJStotty]

To be honest i might to more bothered about trying to defeat the kraken, than glitch the game purposefully just so that i can see it has no body.

[subtenko]

Looks like Microsoft are the thieves here, you're the one getting robbed xD

[RacerX]

Let's play a little game I like to call, "just the tip," and see where things go from there... LOL

[DeadSilence]

No reviews and game already out? What?

[Obscure_Observer]

@DeadSilence

It´s a multiplayer focused game. Just like Sony did with Gran Turismo Sport, Microsoft wants the servers to be heavily populated so gamers and reviewers can have a full and deeper experience together. Reviews will be out in a couple of days.

[PurplePeopleEaters]

REVIews for GT sport came out right away

[Obscure_Observer]

@PurplePeopleEaters

"REVIews for GT sport came out right away"

No. It didn´t.

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[PurplePeopleEaters]

6 reviews came out the same day on that metacritic link.

[Obscure_Observer]

@PurplePeopleEaters

5 (FIVE) reviews out 82? Really? Like i said; SAME thing as SoT. There will always have people rushing reviews for some clicks and whatnot. SoT is not exception.

http://n4g.com/news/2154955...

[PurplePeopleEaters]

5 is still better than none. Stop trying to move the goalposts.

I’m not talking about random reviews on N4G. Either consistently use N4G as a metric or don’t.

[PurplePeopleEaters]

THE fact is you think reviews for GT sport came out a couple days after its launch... you are wrong.

[PhantomS42]

Probably a terrible idea seeing as the servers are trash and not working right now. Online only FTW /S

[UCForce]

You are talking nonsense. The reviews of GT Sport come right away when it launched. @Kribwalker I know the free content of Sea Of Thieves is coming, but from what I heard it will come out on June.

[Belinker300]

I smell a rat

[rainslacker]

GT Sport really wouldn't require extensive game play to really determine if it did what it did well. A few races, overview of the license stuff, and a good understanding of the game would be enough to determine if it'd be good for the short and long term.

SoT, being an MMO, would require more time to really form a good idea on how it should be rated. It could be fun for the short term, but could also get boring fast if the content wasn't there to support the long term.

[Z501]

You clearly wrote "No. It didn't"

You were wrong.

[Xenophon_York]

@Obscure_Observer

Not the same.

[Kribwalker]

how is it not the same?

[UCForce]

@Kribwalker That’s because GT Sport reviews was on when the game has launched. It was right in schedule. But Sea of Thieves reviews take way too long. It should have right in schedule. By the way, I know Sea Of Thieves free content is coming but 3 months ? That’s take too long.

[Kribwalker]

That makes no sense UC. It’s a MMO, and GTsports reviews weren’t immediate either. And the free content isn’t 3 months away, that’s when Paid MTs would be added they said. They said content and adjustments will be continuously released

[Gamist2dot0]

Tis no Krakan. Just ye coconut tree under water matey.

[trooper_]

Lol!

[cellfluid]

Smoke and mirrors lol

[Cyborgg]

You can't even see the Kraken when your under the water. Like I said in the other article

[81BX]

The game design isn't for you to fight off the body. The water goes black and when you're in it you see black. You're supposed to fight the tentacles.

[UCForce]

You are basically fight the Kraken, not tentacles. Kraken is a tentacles monster just like Cruthulu. I’m sorry, but that is most delusional statements you have made.

[trooper_]

You're supposed to fight tentacles when they hyped up an epic Kraken battle?

Yeah, okay.

[81BX]

Well that's the design they went with. Like it or not

[SegaGamer]

@81BX
"Well that's the design they went with. Like it or not"

Then they shouldn't have hyped it up to be so much better than it actually is.

[meka2611]

They never hyped up the kraken battles; in fact you had to do some searching or watch just one of the trailers that showed it, so not sure where you got this hype from.

[trooper_]

Then why did they hype it up so much?

[bluefox755]

The Kraken was probably the most hyped thing about this game, and the one thing I never imagined they'd screw up.

[SegaGamer]

I have been seeing this so much with so many games over the last 3 or 4 years. The over hype is ridiculous and people fall for it every time.

[meka2611]

When did they ever hype up the kraken? Maybe articles did but the developers barely talked about it.

[Elda]

$60??

[The_Jackel]

that krakens me up rrrrrr hahaharrrrrr

[Godmars290]

Going to be interesting to see how things are like a month from now.

[Cyborgg]

A think a big game that's going to be in all the headlines is coming out in a month from now

[ILostMyMind]

😂😂😂

[StormLegend]

And... just like that the hype for the kraken is gone.

[Kostche]

they was more intrested in getting MT in the game, than actually making proper Kraken, maybe after few sales and some MT sales they will invest in it

[Tedakin]

You realize all games are smoke and mirrors right?

[georgenancy]

its called laziness.Stop trying to defend this shit

[Christopher]

It's called optimized design and coding. The opposite of lazy.

[stuna1]

How so!?!?

[Tedakin]

So you're saying in a video game if you glitch the camera you can see the seams? I can't believe it.

[PizzaSteve]

They either were lazy or didn't know how to make a full Kraken.

[Angelin]

Or they smartly optimized the game by not using cpu cycles for something that’s not visible

[Father__Merrin]

Cant wait to try this on pc

[chris235]

no kraken = no purchase

[UnHoly_One]

This might set the new bar for the most astounding thing I've ever seen on this site.

Somebody glitched the camera, to see something you aren't meant to see.

So you guys are attacking the game because something isn't there, even though in the game it's impossible to see that it isn't there, and it has zero impact on the gameplay?

I have played 3rd person games (I think some of the AC games were like this) where you can manipulate the position of the camera until it is inside of an NPCs head.

OMFG there is no brain in there! It's just empty and you can see the back of their eyeballs! It's ridiculous! 0/10

Jokes aside, what the hell am I missing here?

I mean, tentacles come up and attack you and the ship, apparently, which is exactly what they said before launch.

You’re not supposed to see anything underwater.

I don’t care if any of you like the game or not, I know you’re all going to hate it, but this is the stupidest thing to be fake angry about that I’ve ever seen.

[ILostMyMind]

The Kraken's body will come in MT. Don't worry.

[subtenko]

Wait for a real Kraken with Skull and Bones on PS4!

[Christopher]

And XBO and PC...

And, honestly, temper those expectations from there as well.

[subtenko]

lol Hi Christopher! ^_^;

[Angelin]

Oh c’mon! We are used to see the empty interiors of characters in games, should they include organs for immersion? Does that really count in the end? :)

[Eidolon]

You guys are really blowing this up. They never hyped the Kraken, people did, and they left it in a shroud of mystery, because that's what it was supposed to be, they can't say "No, it doesn't have a body, the black sea hides it". The Kraken is not what people bought the game for. First time I'm reading about a Kraken, and I was interested in Sea of Thieves for over a year.

[Haki1112]

having a blast with some buddies today some people should actually try playing it lol