| Sail Forth | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Festive Vector |
| Publisher(s) | Quantum Astrophysicists Guild |
| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Andrew Nack |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | 21 December 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Sail Forth is an action-adventure game developed by Festive Vector and published by Quantum Astrophysicists Guild. It was released on 21 December 2022 for Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. [1] [2] [3]
In Sail Forth, the player assumes the role of a captain, commanding a fleet of customisable ships in an open-world adventure game. The goal is to navigate across the ocean, discovering and exploring many islands scattered throughout. [4] The game is available in English, German, Mandarin, Japanese and Portuguese.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 77/100 [5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Life | 7/10 [6] |
Sail Forth received "generally favorable" ratings from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic. [5]
Nintendo Life compared the game's world to the procedural generation of No Man's Sky with the visual aesthetics of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker . They praised said visual style, as well as the actual mechanics of sailing, but found that the game was held back by technical limitations of performance and controls. [6]
Eurogamer described the game as "busywork" but found that the game's mechanics and theming made the busywork enjoyable. Compared to Wind Waker, they found that the game did a better job at integrating clues to future parts of the game: areas the player could not yet reach or resources they could not yet use. [7]
PC Gamer praised the realism of the game's sailing mechanics, incorporating realistic sailing techniques while remaining accessible to a casual audience. [1] In contrast, Softpedia opined that realism in sailing was not a primary goal of the game, but that it functioned best when evoking a sense of open-world adventure. They praised the ally-recruiting and fleet-building for improving the sense of exploration, and the "Free Sail" mode for furthering this gameplay. [8]
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