'We decided to structure the game… I know sometimes when we say 'linear' it's considered bad, but in this case we needed to close areas of the island off because we wanted to craft the story and detail.' It should come as no surprise, then, to learn that Delgado has previously held positions at Tequila Works (Deadlight, Rime) and Vertical Robot (Red Matter). Out of the Blue has gone to great lengths to create authored spaces enclosed environments dense with detail. That doesn't, however, mean that Call of the Sea is set in an open world. 'We want to tell a story about characters in their 40s – we're not used to seeing characters that have adventures at that age' Tatiana Delgado, game director We want you to feel like a detective, figuring out what happened on the island and what people were doing here.' 'We like to craft environments where you can just explore the details. There are puzzles related to their technology too – you have to fix a machine, but you'll need to try to understand how the gear mechanisms work before you can try to fix it,' she says.

The puzzles are related to an old civilisation that you're going to find – you might need to explore some ruins to try and figure out what a building was used for, for example. 'We’re trying to avoid that feeling of 'Oh, a puzzle. You have to explore to understand the world and learn how it works to solve its puzzles.' 'We wanted the puzzles to be integrated into the world. So whenever there’s a puzzle, you, as a reward, make the story go forward,' Delgado continues, explaining that the team has put much of its focus over the year of development into intertwining these elements as closely as it can. 'We want the narrative to be more important than the puzzles. Instead, the game centres on storytelling by way of solving the central mystery. These commendations are unlocked when the player reaches a specific promotion, delivers specific chests or hits other targets while on voyages with the Gold Hoarders.Call of the Sea is entirely non-violent too, featuring no discernable physical combat. Unless noted otherwise, titles & cosmetics are only rewarded upon reaching the maximum commendation grade.Ĭompany Commendations Gold Hoarders All commendations listed under a specific company will reward you a small amount of Reputation, for graded commendations this is rewarded once per grade. Some commendations unlock cosmetics or titles for purchase or immediate use. These requirements are, however, cumulative which means progress made will also also count towards future grades. Most Company commendations have five grades, with increasing requirements for higher grades. The list of commendations for each faction can be viewed within your reputation page (after opening the page, select which faction to view its list). On-screen notification when a new title becomes availableĬommendations are the Sea of Thieves achievement system, and are awarded after certain requirements are fulfilled. 3.10.11 Crews of Rage (Mercenary Commendations).

3.10.10 Legends of the Sea (Mercenary Commendations).

3.10.8 Ashen Treasures (Mercenary Voyages).3.10.7 Fort of the Damned (Mercenary Voyages).3.10.3 Reaper's Run of Shipwreck Bay (Part 3).3.10.2 Reaper's Run of Wanderers Refuge (Part 2).3.10.1 Rum-Runner Mercenary Voyage (Part 1).

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