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18	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skull_and_bones.png]]
19	''Skull & Bones'' is a tactical 3rd person action video game developed and published by Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. Players take control of a customizable pirate captain and take them on a single player campaign and multiplayer-based world set in the Indian ocean during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy.
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21	The game is inspired by the success of the naval combat system in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''.
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23	The Premium Edition of the game released on February 13th, 2024, with the Standard Edition releasing three days later.
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25	Creator/DarkHorse published a three issue series set in the world called ''ComicBook/SkullAndBonesSavageStorm'' in 2023.
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27	!!The game contains examples of:
28	%%No citation* EvilVersusEvil: The game's major conflict is between corrupt corporations trying to monopolize trading routes and bloodthirsty pirates trying to raid every ship they come across.
29	%%No citation* FromNobodyToNightmare: The player starts out as a shipwreck survivor who captains a small dhow before slowly developing into one of the sea's greatest scourges.
30	%%No citation* TheMutiny: Your crew will turn on you if their moral isn't kept high enough.
31	* NothingButSkulls: The gameplay videos show that pirate ships can be decorated by placing whole piles of skulls near the bow of the ship.
32	* PlayerDeathIsDramatic: The gameplay video shows that defeat shows up a message "Piracy is Dead" in blood-red across the screen.
33	* SubsystemDamage: Tooltips in the gameplay videos explain that damaging the sails slows down the enemy ship, while damaging the hull either exposes it for boarding, or eventually sends it to the bottom of the sea.
34	* VillainProtagonist: The trailers emphasize that the player is a merciless pirate captain leading a cutthroat crew as they loot and destroy trading ships and enemy vessels.

Context VideoGame / SkullAndBones