An early gameplay screenshot of Armada of the Damned.
The game would have put players in control of a character with a predetermined appearance and personality.[3] The choices the player makes in the game would change the appearance and personality of the character. The game's main focus would have been to allow players to choose how their character is perceived in the world.[4] This would have given players the opportunity to decide whether to be feared or respected.Exploration of the game world would have covered both land and sea.[3] Combat would have been in real-time and would have given players an opportunity to customize their weapons. The open world would have been filled with wandering artificial intelligence and, depending upon the manner in which the player interacts with the AI in the game, the world and main plot would change to suit the player's actions. The game would also have allowed players to make allegiances with nations based on the pathway they chose. When the game's designer, Alex Peters, was asked about sword combat, he said the player will be able to "attack, parry and counter their enemies", but when asked about ship combat, he replied, "Without giving away anything at this early stage, our approach is vastly different than any other game.".[1]
Plot
Small details have been released about the plot. Though the game takes place in the universe of the film series Pirates of the Caribbean, it would take place before the events of the film series and is not connected to it in any way, featuring an original plot.[1][3]
However, it seems as you progress through the game you'll choose to be either a dreaded, feared pirate or a respected, legendary pirate.
Many sources as IGN have give away some reliable info about the main character James Sterling. He is supposed to die in the game at the hands of The Spanish Admiral Maldonado, in the launch trailer James is seen being dragged into the ocean's abyss by mystical undead forces. They will give him the chance to be the most dreaded pirate of the seven seas or be legendary. The curse placed upon Sterling endows him with a supernatural pirate body like certain other "tricky" pirates who we've seen before in the franchise. Throughout the game the player must make many choices that will ultimately seal the fate of James in one way or another. He displays many abilities due to his curse. He is seen to have the ability to control weather, change his form into a zombie-like appearance, and to be able to change the form of his ship, The Nemesis. It also appears likely that these abilities extend beyond the ship and might include his crew as well (suspected), possibly endowing them with abilities similar to the player. The player would have used these abilities on his quest to recover the lost part of his ship as the main adventure.
