Sea of Thieveshas evolved greatly since its release four years ago. Constant updates have added more treasure to uncover, collectibles to collect, and tales to follow, giving pirate fans a lot to do in the swashbuckling sandbox. Now, asSea of Thievesenters its fourth year, Rare is ready to shake things up with the introduction of Adventures and Mysteries.
Sea of Thievesis no stranger to large content updates and story-driven adventures in theform of Tall Tales. Adventures and Mysteries will take Tall Tales to the next level in one of the most ambitious additions Rare has made to the game. Rare wants to build upon the world ofSea of Thievesand create a bustling lore filled world for players to set sail in, and this new content should accomplish that.
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What an Adventure in Sea of Thieves Involves
One of the brand-new features coming toSea of Thievesin 2022 is Adventures. Adventures will serve as chapters in a much larger over-arching storyline and will slowly be added to the game each month. Each adventure willbringSea of Thievesplayers on a cinematic journeyacross the high seas. They will be released on a monthly basis and the story will take place over the span of two weeks. Players will be able to complete these immersive experiences over those two weeks, but if a player does not play during that timeframe, then they will seemingly miss out on the experience.
Adventures will add more iconic characters to the world ofSea of Thieves, which will make the world feel more alive and lived in. After a certain amount of Adventures are released, Rare willrelease a Special Adventurethat will serve as the climatic end to that narrative. These adventures may even end in a choice that will affect the overworld depending upon what the majority of the players select.
The first adventure to hit the high seas will be calledThe Shrouded Islands. The story will focus on the Golden Sands Outpost, with a mysterious fog surrounding it and making the residents of the outpost vanish. Players have to uncover what is going on at the outpost and hopefully rescue the residents before it is too late. Not much else is known story wise but with the release date set for February 17 players will not have to wait long to check out The Shrouded Islands for themselves.
What Makes a Mystery Different from an Adventure
The other new form of narrative content that is coming toSea of Thievesis called Mysteries. Mysteries will share some similarity with Adventures, as they too will be expanding upon the lore ofSea of Thieves.The big difference, however, is that to solve these mysteries, players will all have to work together by paying attention to clues both in the game and out of the game.
Mysteries will last longer than the two weeks allotted for Adventures and will require a bit of sleuthing from players. These mysteries will be taking inspiration from murder mysteries and ghost stories, so players will have to prepare their best Sherlock Holmes impersonations. Mysteries will serve as both a way to engage the current community of players and to hopefully pull more in with the out-of-game clues.
The first mystery will task players with solving the murder of a well-knownSea of Thievescharacter. Who that well-known character is and when they are going to be murdered is still unknown, as Rare has not officially confirmed when the first mystery will begin. It will start sometime in Season 6 and continue throughfuture Seasons, but the exact start date has not been revealed.
Both Adventures and Mysteries will work together to build a living and breathing world out of the currentSea of Thievessandbox. If Adventures and Mysteries prove to be a success, then there could be even more narrative content in the future. Players will just have to wait and see howSea of Thievesevolvesin the coming months.
Sea of Thievesis available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X
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