Yo-ho, yo-ho…
- Sea of Remnants is NetEase’s newest teased release
- It features a musical rendition and pirate theming
- But as of yet, there’s not much to go on, but a lot to speculate
It wasn’t too long ago that NetEase was many people’s least favourite company, especially in its native China. Often seen as prioritising profit over fun, the company has seen a dramatic turnaround in public opinion, partially fuelled by the success of recent releases such as Marvel Rivals and Once Human. Now, they’ve unleashed a brand-new nautical teaser for what could be their next hit, Sea of Remnants.
What is it? Well, we don’t actually know yet. But we know that it’s set to have a somewhat toylike aesthetic, be set on the open waves and firmly on the Errol Flynn-like swashbuckling side of things.
But, whether or not it’ll be turn-based, open world, or something entirely different is still up in the air. But the teaser trailer itself shows off a lavish, colourful aesthetic and plenty of intriguing locations for your strange little action figure characters to explore.
Beyond the horizon
Given how ambitious NetEase have been with their recent releases, and the naming convention, I wouldn’t be surprised if Sea of Remnants is an attempt at replicating Sea of Thieves. An open-world pirate RPG has been a niche that has served Rare very well indeed, and despite attempts such as Skull & Bones, no one has dethroned them.
But if anyone can do a concept that’s already been done before, albeit better and flashier, then NetEase may be able to pull it off. They did, after all, do so by dethroning Overwatch with Rivals, which seemed an impossible task at one point.
Although in the RPG space, there’s a huge breadth of great releases out there that NetEase would be competing with. Don’t believe me? Just dig into our list of the top 25 best RPGs on Android and iOS to find some amazing new releases that barely even scratch the surface of what’s available!
