Black Sails: The Ghost Ship
Developer(s)Deck 13 Interactive
Publisher(s)Astragon Software
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
    • EU: Apr 22, 2010
Genre(s)Adventure

Black Sails: The Ghost Ship is an adventure game developed by Deck 13 Interactive and originally published by Astragon Software on Apr 22, 2010 for Windows.

Plot and gameplay

In the year 1884, the player is an investigator trying to solve a mystery. When her ship capsizes, she and another survivor are rescued by a strange abandoned ship.

The game uses the game engine as that used for Ankh and Jack Keane.

Development

The game was released internationally onto Steam in September 2015.[1][2] Jan Klose, Creative Director for Deck 13, said "With the resurgence in popularity of adventure games, we felt the time was right to bring Black Sails-The Ghost Ship to a North American audience".[3]

Critical reception

4Players deemed it a "truly interactive thriller".[5] Adventure Treff praised the title for not artificially extending its run-time with unnecessary sidequests.[6] ComputerBild praised the game''s three alternate endings that allowed the player to have agency.[7] AdventureGamers felt the voice acting was just passable.[8] Gamestar praised the subtle use of soundscape to create a sense of tension and drama.[9] Die Hard Game Fan thought he game was let down by its poor plot, presentation, and mechanics.[10] Spieltipps felt that lovers of Deck 13's Ankh would be disappointed by this title.[11] Pressa2Join thought the game had a good story, well told.[12] CommonSenseMedia noted the game may not be suitable to children due to a moment of implied rape or sexual assault toward a young girl.[13] Tiscali felt that the game's classic-ness meant it also added nothing new to the genre.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Deck 13 will release creepy point-and-click adventure Black Sails: ... | GameWatcher". www.gamewatcher.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Tiscali. "Po úspěchu v Německu k nám míří adventura Black Sails - The Ghost Ship". Games.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Popular Horror Adventure Black Sails-The Ghost Ship Embarks for North America". www.gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Ehrenhofler, Courtney (9 October 2015). "Review for Black Sails: The Ghost Ship". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Test (Wertung) zu Black Sails - Das Geisterschiff (Adventure) - 4Players.de". 4Players (in German). 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Stein, Michael. "Black Sails - Das Geisterschiff". Adventure-Treff (in German). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Black Sails – Das Geisterschiff". computerbild.de (in German). 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Black Sails: The Ghost Ship review". Adventure Gamers. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Black Sails: Das Geisterschiff im Test - Grusel-Adventure von Deck 13 - GameStar". www.gamestar.de (in German). 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Review: Black Sails (PC) | Diehard GameFAN 2018". 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Black Sails: Deck 13 säuft ab". spieletipps.de (in German). 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Smith, Rebecca (26 September 2015). "Black Sails - The Ghost Ship Review". PressA2Join. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Black Sails: The Ghost Ship - Game Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  14. ↑ Tiscali. "Detail čtenářské recenze Black Sails - recenze". Games.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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