Though I've ridden the ride like eight or nine times, I've never seen any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. I think I just got caught up in some serious pirate burnout, brought on by too many lame indie rock chicks and all the stupid "YO DOG PIRATES AND NINJAS SHOULD FIGHT" crap that came and went a few years back. That and I guess I haven't really enjoyed anything Johnny Depp has done since Blow. Anyway, with that in mind, it shouldn't surprise you to hear that I wasn't really too keen on checking out the latest game to bear the name, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned. But this Propaganda-developed action-RPG looks pretty promising and it's set before the films, giving the game a cohesive universe to work with without forcibly strapping its narrative to that of a simple movie.
It's just one example, but it was a pretty effective one for the brief time I spent with the game. It sounds like you'll have plenty of other opportunities to shape the world as you see fit and experience a long, twisting narrative. To hear Propaganda's Dan Tudge tell it, there are around three novels' worth of dialogue in the game, or around 180,000 words. I realize that isn't exactly a useful number, since games don't often get broken down into word counts, but hey, that at least sounds big.
All of that action is backed up by a great-looking stylized world that will feature some familiar locations from the films. It'll also feature the open sea, as you'll be able to put together a crew and set sail. Ship combat--including ramming other ships into tiny pieces--will also be a factor, though only the on-foot stuff was on display for this demo. It was certainly enough to leave me interested in seeing more. You'll be able to hit man-sized crab monsters in the face with an anchor yourself this fall on Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3.
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