Don’t expect a story in Skull & Bones: it requires a very different approach from a narrative game

Ubisoft’s pirate game will focus more on players creating their own stories.

The landing of Skull and Bones on PC and next-gen consoles is finally approaching, and we already know many details of everything the hacker opened his world to. UbisoftThey keep coming up with little pills from the development team, like ship types and customization.

On this occasion, the game’s director, Ryan Barnard, gave an interview to True Achievements where he talked about the game’s narrative. If you are expecting a very detailed story, we have bad news for you: Skull & Bones is not a narrative game Under no circumstances.

“This is not a narrative game. We have narrative sections It’s like meeting key characters in the game, the Kingpins, who have their own stories that you’ll discover as you develop your relationship with them after accepting the contract,” explains Barnard.

The manager of the project continues: “There is a basic story in the game that builds all the knowledge in the world, but that is not the main focus”. “We want players to create their own stories and they can choose what kind of pirate they want to be.

We want players to create their own storiesRyan BannerBarnard, the foundation of Skull & Bones will be based on the progression systemwhere we will gain access to different plans that will give us different types of ships, weapons, armor and everything we need to explore the world and face the enemies we encounter in it.

In addition, the main idea of ​​Ubisoft is that after its launch, the responsible team support the game for years prolong its life with new content and apps that will include camps, factions and treasures hidden throughout the map.

After years of very complex development we finally have a release date for Skull & Bones: November 8 this year On PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. We’ve already seen that, and in a dedicated article we’ll tell you how Ubisoft’s pirate open world has changed.