Sailing Era

Item: Sailing Era
Rating: 61
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-03

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Summary

Engaging and addictive gameplay, spiritual successor to Uncharted Waters.
Excellent art and visuals, robust exploration.
Poor naval combat system, weak quest design.
Persistent bugs and unfinished state.
Repetitive gameplay, lacks freedom and core features.
Frustrating shipbuilding and economy.

Emotions

Satisfaction25%Disappointment20%Frustration19%Excitement7%Anger4%

Reviews (sample size): 578
Helpful reviews: 75%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 1%

61%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
39%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1018
Negative points: 1490
Gameplay points: 749
Perf. points: 18
Rec. points: 247
Misc points: 334

Point	Description	Importance
Highly Engaging and Addictive Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game for its captivating, fun, and addictive nature, highlighting its depth, rich content, and well-thought-out mechanics. Many found themselves engrossed for hours, appreciating the blend of simulation, management, RPG, and story elements. Importance 100%	Players consistently praise the game for its captivating, fun, and addictive nature, highlighting its depth, rich content, and well-thought-out mechanics. Many found themselves engrossed for hours, appreciating the blend of simulation, management, RPG, and story elements.	100%
True Spiritual Successor to Uncharted Waters Description A significant number of players, especially fans of the Uncharted Waters series, consider this game a worthy spiritual successor. They note its successful integration of classic elements from various Uncharted Waters titles (II, III, IV, Online) while offering modernized graphics and improved systems, fulfilling a long-standing desire for a new game in the genre. Importance 75%	A significant number of players, especially fans of the Uncharted Waters series, consider this game a worthy spiritual successor. They note its successful integration of classic elements from various Uncharted Waters titles (II, III, IV, Online) while offering modernized graphics and improved systems, fulfilling a long-standing desire for a new game in the genre.	75%
Excellent Art and Visuals Description The game receives high marks for its beautiful and exquisite art style, particularly its 2D character illustrations and cutscene images. Players appreciate the detailed and attractive visuals, noting that the graphics are modern and appealing without being monotonous. Importance 27%	The game receives high marks for its beautiful and exquisite art style, particularly its 2D character illustrations and cutscene images. Players appreciate the detailed and attractive visuals, noting that the graphics are modern and appealing without being monotonous.	27%
Competent Sailing and Naval Combat Description The sailing mechanics are generally well-implemented, with good controls and an immersive experience. While naval battles are often described as having low difficulty, they are still considered good and manageable, especially with controller support. Importance 17%	The sailing mechanics are generally well-implemented, with good controls and an immersive experience. While naval battles are often described as having low difficulty, they are still considered good and manageable, especially with controller support.	17%
Deep and Rewarding Trading System Description The trading system is frequently highlighted as excellent, neat, and satisfying. Players enjoy establishing merchant guilds, discovering high-profit routes, and the strategic depth involved in buying low and managing resources, which provides a strong sense of accomplishment. Importance 13%	The trading system is frequently highlighted as excellent, neat, and satisfying. Players enjoy establishing merchant guilds, discovering high-profit routes, and the strategic depth involved in buying low and managing resources, which provides a strong sense of accomplishment.	13%
Robust Exploration and Discovery Description Players enjoy the extensive exploration system, which includes discovering real and fictional wonders, cultural relics, and new places. The game's focus on collection, treasure hunting, and learning geographical, historical, and cultural knowledge is a major draw, providing a satisfying sense of adventure. Importance 10%	Players enjoy the extensive exploration system, which includes discovering real and fictional wonders, cultural relics, and new places. The game's focus on collection, treasure hunting, and learning geographical, historical, and cultural knowledge is a major draw, providing a satisfying sense of adventure.	10%
Strong Narrative and Character Development Description The game's story is generally well-received, with engaging plots, humor, and well-written side quests. Individual crew member storylines are particularly praised for adding emotional depth and providing powerful skills, making character interactions a significant part of the experience. Importance 9%	The game's story is generally well-received, with engaging plots, humor, and well-written side quests. Individual crew member storylines are particularly praised for adding emotional depth and providing powerful skills, making character interactions a significant part of the experience.	9%
Relaxed and Player-Friendly Experience Description Many players appreciate the game's casual approach, allowing them to play at their own pace without time pressure or linear progression. The absence of frustrating mechanics, pay-to-win elements, or death by age contributes to a stress-free and enjoyable experience. Importance 9%	Many players appreciate the game's casual approach, allowing them to play at their own pace without time pressure or linear progression. The absence of frustrating mechanics, pay-to-win elements, or death by age contributes to a stress-free and enjoyable experience.	9%
Acceptable Localization Quality Description Despite some minor inconsistencies or oddities, the game's translations, particularly the Japanese localization, are generally considered acceptable and readable. Players found that any issues did not significantly detract from their overall enjoyment. Importance 6%	Despite some minor inconsistencies or oddities, the game's translations, particularly the Japanese localization, are generally considered acceptable and readable. Players found that any issues did not significantly detract from their overall enjoyment.	6%
Responsive and Dedicated Developers Description Players acknowledge the developers' active engagement, frequent updates, and responsiveness to feedback. This commitment to continuous improvement and optimization has positively impacted the game's quality and player satisfaction. Importance 6%	Players acknowledge the developers' active engagement, frequent updates, and responsiveness to feedback. This commitment to continuous improvement and optimization has positively impacted the game's quality and player satisfaction.	6%
Effective Character Recruitment System Description The game features a good system for recruiting companions, with many unique characters joining the fleet through events. Players enjoy leveling up and equipping heroes, and the ability to recruit cleared protagonists in subsequent playthroughs adds to replayability. Importance 6%	The game features a good system for recruiting companions, with many unique characters joining the fleet through events. Players enjoy leveling up and equipping heroes, and the ability to recruit cleared protagonists in subsequent playthroughs adds to replayability.	6%

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