7/26/2023 0 Comments Sail forth steam![]() My absolute favourite though was a cannon that fired a spread shot. Cannons are not created equal in Sail Forth, and have different power levels, reload speeds and ranges to experiment with. More than anything though I liked to spend my spare planks on new cannons. As long as you have the wood the world is your oyster. Or if you’re like me you’ll manage with less cannons and buddies so you can whip the boat around at a moment’s notice. Maybe you want a big galleon that fits lots of people and cannons on board, and don’t mind sacrificing maneuverability. Each boat you can buy has its own strengths and weaknesses. You’ll get them as rewards for completing tasks like transporting an item to another map or saving a ship from pesky pirates, and can spend them on upgrades, crew or even entirely new ships. Planks really make the world go round in Sail Forth. Islands are usually the best place to start, because boxes and enemies drop planks (which can be used to repair the ship or as currency) and map fragments which will add a new location to your world map and allow you to move forward on your adventure. Initially I thought that having smaller maps instead of a single sprawling ocean to explore was a little disappointing, but it means that you’re never sailing for longer than a couple of minutes between points of interest. There’s a nice variety of friends, foes, and items littering the seas, and exploring never feels like a chore. There’s plenty of things worth blasting in the world of Sail Forth, from people on land and sea creatures in the depths to crates full of goodies. ![]() By holding down the aim button you can see the areas that each cannon equipped to your ship can reach, and then it’s just a case of pointing and shooting. Once you’ve gotten used to getting around it’s time to get to grips with everyone’s favourite boat weapon, the cannon. When the wind is acting up and blowing against you then sail tilting is key, and if you don’t line it up just right you’ll stop moving entirely. The shoulder buttons control the tilt of your sail, and you’ll need to get that angle just right if you want to hit top speeds. Outside of simple acceleration, your main foe in terms of getting around is the wind. By pressing A multiple times you’ll raise more and more sails until you hit top speed, whereas B lowers them if you need to check something out and holding the button once you stop even allows you to row backwards slowly. ![]() It’s easy enough to learn how to control your ship at a basic level, but there are a few systems to master. The moment you boot up the game you’re dropped into a small watery area on a dinky little wooden boat and after a few quick tutorials are sent on your way to scour the vast expanse of water for supplies, potential crewmates and maybe even a pirate or two. When I saw Sail Forth shadow drop its colourful boat adventure during Nintendo’s House of Indies event I was excited to get back on the water and start exploring.Įxploring really is the name of the game in Sail Forth. ![]() For many years I found a new home on the digital waves, and even after going cold turkey this year Ship of Fools brought me back to a life of cannon fire and hole repairing. Most of this is due to an ungodly amount of time spent hunting down other players and digging up treasure in Sea of Thieves. When it comes to sailing the seas in video games, I’m pretty well versed in hoisting the mainsail and tacking against the wind. ![]()
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