All those extra months in the oven have produced a decidedlySea Of Thieves-shaped bun.

But this one is all realistic and gritty, more complicated, and is taking itself seriously.

It’s a decent USP to find a market.

A pirate ship in Skull And bones, covered in spikes to forestall boarding, and with a red sail with a skull and cross bones

Skull And Bones' somewhat self-conscious “will you live as a pawns or die as pirates?”

It will remind you, in fact, of an Ubisoft game.

Skull And Bones seems to have a more obvious rags to riches progression than in Sea Of Thieves.

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You begin the game as the survivor of a shipwreck and become, well, a mighty pirate.

Barnard narrated a gameplay video, where he took on a contract in co-op.

What stood out most to me was the camera in combat.

A high def screenshot from Skull And Bones showing a huge red-sailed pirate ship sailing away from an explosion

Three versions of the same character in Skull And Bones, wearing progressively more impressive pirate clothes

Three Captains in the Season Seven Sea Of Thieves update, each with different custom gear and ships

A tall ship in Skull And Bones sails around the edge of a strange, almost inverted rock island

A turquoise and yellow ship with black sails comes under fire from a cliffside fort, and a large merchant ship with blue and white sails, in a screen from Skull And Bones