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Fun & Addictive - Not Difficult I just bought this game and already am addicted. I do agree with some of the other people's gripes about the repetitive nature of the game - there are several places where the animation and sequence of character interaction is identical and could be mixed up a bit. The graphics are awesome and the views when sailing the seas is great - the colors and the overall flavor of the Carribean is well represented. The game is almost too easy when playing in the lowest 2 levels. I found it very hard to beat named Pirates in the 3rd level, however, so I'm sticking with Journeyman level for awhile until I get more practice with the sword fighting. As a woman, I have the usual complaint I have with most RPGs which is lack of female characters - in this game, you don't have the option of playing a female pirate. I would like to see an expansion pack with a female lead character. The romance storyline would have to be altered for that character, but the female character could have a relationship with another pirate. Speaking of the romance storyline, I found it extremely difficult to get the steps correct when dancing with the governor's daughter until I found an online game guide that gave the sequence of steps which follow a set pattern of 4. This made it easy to learn and without that guide, I doubt I would have ever mastered that aspect of the game. I also wish that the personal status screen would keep track of all the romances your character has - not just the one with the highest rating. The character should be able to have several different romances simultaneously, but the status page only keeps track of one. I also wish the pirate did not age so quickly - my first character was too old to fight well at 35, so on my next character, I found that not dividing the plunder was the best way to keep him from aging rapidly, thus allowing me to get further with the character. The drawback to this is carrying around too much gold that you risk losing to another pirate in battles at sea. I wish there were an option of burying your treasure - as far as I know, this isn't possible. Since you can find hidden treasures that other pirates have buried, you should have the option of burying your own treasure. I hope they make some improvements and put out a new version - with female characters as well as some of the other enhancements that it needs. Still, this is a very fun game.