When you zoom in your view, you can see that there is a certain level of detail in the polish of structures and units, but it is not at a groundbreaking level. Tides of Fortune is a 2D strategy browser game, and as such there isn’t much room for the graphics to shine. This is why the game has a certain degree of complexion, it is impossible to perfect all aspects of your haven at the same time, which is why it requires critical thinking and good planning.

In order to defend yourself, you can build walls and upgrade your defenses over time. Successful raids will grant significant resource gains, but do remember that you are prone to attacks as well. You can attack any player, but careful not to engage players with a higher level than yours to avoid getting crushed. When attacking, you are advised only to select offensive units, while the defensive units of your fleet are best used when being under attack. If you decide to raid another haven, you wait for your fleet to arrive and reap the rewards as it returns (resources, raid ranking, prestige points and more). The combat system is not graphically engaging, and it revolves more around clicking and waiting. As you start developing your haven the costs of upgrading structure rises and that is where your resources will be spent, but at the start the quest rewards will keep your resources healthy, coming to a point where you can’t spend them as fast as you’d like. This time sink can be shortened by using the game’s paid currency – Rubies. The beginning of the game is not resource intensive, but as you keep expanding the time sink involved increases. The tutorial and daily quests will guide you on how to build your basic structures and upgrade them. The game sets you off on a small island, where you will be given a small piece of land which is later upgradeable.

The written language of Pirates: Tides of Fortune is also in pirate tongue, which can be changed at any time if you have difficulties understanding it. The fool that I was, I learned not long thereafter that she was speaking in Pirate tongue! The “tutorial lady” is fully voiced and will accompany you throughout the game, making sure you know the ropes before setting sail on your own. Right as I entered the game, I was greeted by a gorgeous lady with what I thought was an accent of Scottish descent.

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