Videogames about pirates tend to stick close to the same handful of mechanics, while injecting very little character into their typical bearded cast. But I’m also often disappointed by the result. As someone who often puts Barrett’s Privateers on repeat, I’m happy to try out games that boast swashbuckling and ship-to-ship cannon fire. If there’s a land-lubber out there who doesn’t enjoy tales of piracy, I don’t want to know them. But is it a glorious galleon, or a sloppy schooner? Let’s see wot Brendan thinks. There’s definitely some appeal to taking to the seven seas and plundering all the gold from unsuspecting merchant vessels, and this is what Tempest, a low-fantasy on the waves, has in mind. Rum, sea shanties, being trapped in your sinking vessel as it falls victim to a gargantuan sea kraken.
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