At its current state I can't play it without continuously stumbling upon something that takes me out of the mood.

Things I find wrong/broken/disliking in Caribbean so far:

-Ship crew being transferred between player's ships cannot be decided fully manually (wrong)
When having a ship you want to sell, you are forced to sell a small portion of it's crew too.

-Not being able to deny player's ships to stay out of battle (wrong)
Don't even consider having some ship purely for trading purposes, with that there is really also a lacking in ship commands as a whole.

-Removal of orginal task system, disallowing the player to gain relation/favors from lords (disliking)
In the orginal Mount and Blade the player could interact with the lords, giving a more immersive feeling of being part of a bigger diplomatic system. Even though interaction was repetitive, it managed to do its job.

-Ship's crew lacking individualism (disliking)
The crew of you ship is separated from the crew of your party. I understand why this was done, but it still makes ship crew looking like nothing but stupid sheep.

-Cargo items lacking explanation (broken)
Something that I strongly believe will be fixed in the future.

-Campaign map view not being rotatable (disliking)
When playing for hours not being able to rotate the camera makes the game kinda stiff.

-Not being able to deploy player's ship on land and leaving it (disliking)
The only way to withdraw from a ship is by sailing to town, turning the ship into to a magical box your party with no trouple can carry on their back. This also disallows you to set you ship at camp on deserted islands. A pirate forced to camp at towns is not a real bloody pirate!

-Can't walk around in cities/villages centers (disliking)
The cities and villages centers was a smal part of the original Mount and Blade, but it did big in keeping the game immersive.

-Walking into a village getting this message: "get_object failed for mesh: pic_village_s" (broken)
A small bug I am afraid i will see more of in the time to come, considered how little I have only played the game yet.

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Being a big fan of Mount and Blade I can't seem to find anything in this game that I really think changes the mechanics enough in any way that I can find it as fun or more fun than the original.

I fells like a dull and broken version of Mount and Blade but with ships.
If you have had you're share of fun in Mount and Blade its unlikely you will find any entertainment in this game to be had at all.

I would dare to call it unplayable if not forcing yourself to go on.

Final Verdict: 6/10
Its still Mount and Blade, even broken and dull Mount and Blade is still awesome. Also the game has a lot of potential to become good.

Buy advice: Buy on proximally 75% off sale or wait for it to be finished. Go and buy Mount and Blade Warband instead if you don't already own that.

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Edit: The more I force myself to play this the more disgusting it gets. Just had a battle where the command window saw me as the enemy and neglected me the right to command my troops.

Edit Edit: Troops can't be upgraded, so weak troops will remain weak no matter how many fights they attend. This is very sad to me.

Edit Edit Edit: The repetitive music is slowly driving me nuts.

Hi guys

After spending some time in this game. Here my review. Its real time, however you can pause the game or every now and then any events happen the game will automatically pause. To me this game is like a rpg and strategy. Mixture of sid meiers pirates + mount and blade combination. Sid meiers is classic and simple to play.

Pros

1) Freedom to roam around and do whatever you want. As a pirate or captain of any nations or even join the brotherhood pirates!
2) Similar to Mount and Blade but with extras like sid meiers pirates! Battle on Land and at sea, board ths ships!!
3) You have tons of skills as you level such as born leader, diplomat, fencer etc....(This is 1 of the few areas they done it well here with many traits available for you to choose once you gain certain levels.)
4)Tons of ship for you to sail, you can hire, upgrade you cannons or add in extras enchancements for you ships. You can have up to 6 ships in your fleet! You can choose your own flagship! how cool is that. Sailors in your ships gain experiences as you battle in sea and in land!
5) As you level, depending on the skills or traits you have your troop size will increase.
6) Tons of different of nations troops for you to hire such as Bucaneer fighters, English musketeers, Calvaries, Dutch irregular pikemens, veteran soldies, as you level depending on you troops survibility, it will level to veteran and fight better. You even have Cannons! Either you handle the cannon your self or hire a gunner, but theres a limit.
7) You can chat with any of the different nations such as French, England, Spain, Netherlands and Brotherhood, either join the,against them or neither have you own kingdom!!
8) Ability to invest in any of the towns and make money such as builds for fish, lumber , jewelleris etc.
9) You have tons of items to equip from head to bottom, swords, guns, shields etc. Inventory are more than enough. (another area they have done well mixing rps elements here)
10) There are npcs ships, pirates, different nations chips roaming around on their own, and also land npc roamers on their own too.
11) You can take control of towns and have you own kingdoms!! During land and sea battles, you can give commands!

Cons.

1) like what they said I dun think this is a completed game yet, during battles, you will have some scripts errors but you still can fight as per normal like mount and blade. Occassionally you will have some loose soldiers seperated from the rest most times when seige!
2) Having your own kingdoms is nice however there not much of dialogues and other things you can do yet besides the normal fighting, trading etc. Its still not complete yet.
3) Some traits although activated are still not working properly.
4) Not much quests available and no story modes.
5) This is still a 70% early access game and not sure when will it be be completed.

Overall i have high hopes for this game, this game is worth it if you see it on Sale get it, or keep track of the developments then you decide whether you want it, but there might be a chance the price will go higher so I will suggest if you like freedom to roam, sid meiers pirates +mount and blade games, get this on sale!

Well this is my first early access review, so you might want to keep that in mind. So so far, the naval combat is pretty fun, but what does suck is that the ships start out really far away from each other, so you have to wait a fair amount of time for engagement. The land battles are pretty cool. There a battle map, which you pull up by pressing back space. The only problem with it is it does not show terrian. Now this game can be laggy, but it is in early access. One big con in this game is you cannot walk around towns. Also the game is slightly unblanced at the moment, so your start is a little OP. So so far, this game is pretty nice, worth the price of $15.00 or so.
EDIT: Another major con is that you cannot play as a female character and be that rebel female pirate that goes aganist the old ways so on so on.

Let's see... Caribbean! released on april 29, 2014. and is based on the improved mount and blade: warband engine and it's a mix between economic strategy.. and it's an open world RPG game, It's set in the caribbean region and it has pirates, Spain, Netherlands, Pirate faction, Smugglers, England, France, Etc.
there was a few bugs but now I couldn't encounter some. this is the perfect game and I recommend it.

Pros:
-Cool Armors
-Cool Weapons
-New Trade system
-Ships!
-Naval Battles!
-New recruit system
-Cannons!!
-Traits
-You can be a pirate
-From the beginning you can join any faction or not
-Custom weaponry, Like a pistol-axe kind of thing.
-Golden Armors!!! and/or custom armors
-Mount and blade feel to it
-Better graphics
-Good looking armors and weapons

Cons:
-A little bit of lag and game freezing when entering towns for a few seconds
-A little lag in the naval battles
-No reticule for aiming!!
-if you're climbing in the boarding stage you can lag and fall off
-Clunky naval battle if you're new... it's very complicated

This game is unfinished (Duh) seems to me like the game is almost finished with the amount of content there is.
my personal rating? 10/10.
It is my game of the year

This game,
is a game based on Mount and Blade. It looks like a mod, but its a full game.
Its early access so most content is missing.

What you can do so far:
-lead your own army of cavalry, infantry, cannons and sailsips
-govern small villages and large cities, customise them
-ally with the 5 nations (Spain, Netherland, England, France and the Pirates) or start your own kingdom
-level up and customise your characters look and equipment
-accept small quests
-trade with the ports/villages

El Presidentes rating:
When this game is done, you will get a decent pirate game based on Mount and Blade. The already integrated features are already good, but could use small reworks. But that is what early access is made for.

Okay here is my review and i hope that you and the makers of this game read it. (pardon for spelling)

I give this game about a 3.5 out of five stars

Pros- It has the MB feel to it which is satisfying. Yes is a F.S. version but if you read it it clearly states it.
This game has a HUGE amount of potential. Just about everything runs smooth. Plus think of the wonderful mods you'll probably be able to find on the darkest corner of the internet.
Land battles are smooth and indepth to a degree. Will be better with the use of cannons ;)
New format for towns. It is a bit weird but cool
Able to make a town produce what you choose (with resources available)
Cons
Naval Battles are clunky and laggy. But bare-able.
No aiming reticle for Naval Battles
No companions
When climbing to the crows nest you could lag off and drown
No commands for allied ships
Controlling towns i think should be more in depth especially if you played warband diplomacy. That mod engine could greatly benefit this game. And i think there should be other options to sieging.

Yes this is a beta version, But honestly i dont think you guys are at 70% completion. And i hope you aren't. 30/40% sounds better. I have faith in you guys, This has a VERY high potential rate. If done right this game could last years.
I felt this game was worth it, and im able to put up with the bugs and glitches. But hey that's me. If you're not sure you should get it, add it to the wishlist and check the updates and news periodically.

-Spartacus

Overall a good game. Has a lot of potential. Yes, it needs fixes, but that is the whole point of Early Access.

Pros:
- 95% of the textures are 5x better than the original Mount and Blade: Warband textures.
- Naval combat with different types of ammo and over 30 different ships.
- Boarding combat with boarding jump ropes, crow's nests, and climbing.
- New and overhauled city screen.
- Better looting of resources. Trade screen is better.
- Ability to upgrade your ship and her cannons.
- Field artillery that shoots grapeshot. Gunners can man the artillery.
- A trait system.
- A good crew/ship/soldiers manegement screen.
- Interesting weapons, like the axe-pistol.
-New command system with minimap.
- Much more!
Cons:
- Many bugs, such as falling and glitching off the mast while climbing.
- You will find that when you control a field cannon yourself you reload really fast. OP.
- I find that the damage done to a ship by each individual cannonball needs to be increased. The naval battles go at a slow pace, making boarding 10x more fun.
- Almost no quests, leaving you too conquering and attacking as a passtime.
- Sieges always use the same map.
- You climb the ship masts and ropes too fast.

Overall a good game. I would like to see it flourish and get popular. If you think it looks fun and/or feel like supporting it, go ahead. I think it's worth it.

It is a very interesting concept and has an air of mystery to it. My only problems are the world map is only fixed to one camera angle which is an annoyence when wanting to look at a enemy troop from a different angle. It is also a shame that I can no longer visit inside the taverns to look for likely companions. It also to my dismay that there is a battle timer before the land battle starts where you ave to wait a minute before any real fighting is going to be done, it is also infuriating to know that I have no control over my land forces what so ever leaving me to wait for my men to move where I want them to. It is however interesting to see cannons in which my men can use and fire upon enemy units. I also love the boarding system, and this is where the core of the game really excels at and am glad that it is better than what I had expected, it was remeniscent of the old 'Sid Miers: Pirates' where you have a top down view of your ship and can give orders on the small U.I. In the corner of the screen. Would I still recommend this game? Yes, although it has issues it is small in comparison to the potential it has to achieve wonderful things, I can overlook some issues but do expect it to be fixed when the polished version comes out. That is only a small portion of what this game has to offer and I hpe many of you will come to enjoy it.

Its alot different than what you'd find in a typical mount and blade mod. Same feel, but mechanicals and gameplay have changed. If you are a mount and blade fan and like pirates go ahead and purchase it you wont regret it. 70% is pretty accurate its got enough content to be fun and they are consistantly adding more.
Devs, Content I would like to see;
-make cannons movable before battle starts
-add more battle item objects pallisade barriers, stakes (to place to dismount calvary)
-more formation options
-more ship upgrades
-working cannons for sieges
-rare ships or units
-ability to dock ships in town if you want to raid with a small fleet
-lower profit margin on goods too easy to make millions in an hr or 2

So far, so good. Can't wait to see where this game goes. Takes me back to my 100's of hours in M&B: Warband (this game is on the same engine). Great ship battles. Still in early access, so you do come across some WTF moments, but well worth the money in my opinion.

Check it out :)

Sid Meier's Pirates + Mount & Blade = Awesomeness

I bought the game Caribbean! very early in its developmental and alpha stage and I loved it. It was simple and fun i played it for hours, but all the changes with towns, the economic system, and battle commands among others has made me stop playing it. I wish the creators would just go back to the way they had it before updating the market system the layout almost map like thing for inside towns and the whole battle command thing, I find it more complicated and confusing the main thing is the towns that alone has basically stopped me from playing the game. If the editors and creators can read this please change it back to how it was before the simpler the better I know personally it would get a lot more playing time from me. I would still recomend it for people it is fun the changes are just taking away from that fun simplicity.

So far this game has brought the same happy moments Mount and Blade has giving me. Caribbean may be in alpha but it already has tons of good features like naval combat and sieges. Anyone who does plan to play this may want to save often because it crashes alot being in alpha, but this game looks very promising. 9/10 will be rated to 10/10 if they add multiplayer and fix naval combat.

Hi, i bought Caribbean because i think that is a good game. The only thing that i don't like for now is that, when you start, you have 50 men... it is boring starting with a lot of men, for me is better starting from zero :)

If you like Mount and Blade then this is probably for you, I've played this for a few hours and the visuals are outstanding and look gorgeous, the sounds especially for firearms sounds amazing and the game is very addictive. However I know this is still an Alpha but the Naval battles are terrible and boring, I don't get the point in them at all, I try and avoid them because they're that bad, On the plus side the boarding battles inbetween ships are very good. Also the Ai in this are very stupid and keep getting blocked, so this can get annoying.. overall I would give the current version of the game a 7/10 and is improving every update.

Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest--
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Play 'Caribbean!' and support the devs--
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
It's a game built on the Mount & Blade engine so you can't go wrong--
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

ships battles on sea sucks in my opinion. since its such a huge chunk of the game there is no way i can recommend this game. 2/5

looks promising so far, layout and gameplay (ship combat) a little bit confusing coming from previous Moun&Blade titles but i think i'll get used to it

This is a somewhat negative sounding review despite being a "recommend", but this is meant as more of a heads up that this "potential" game is still in really, really early access.

If you are reading this before full release, it's likely I don't have a ton of hours on it. It's important to note that devs claim to have 70% of the CONTENT in (which I'd believe), not have a 70% finished game (which would be a horrible, tremendously ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ty lie).

And that really could about sum it up, though it seems a little unfair without more context.

Some parts seem pretty cool. Some parts are complete crap. Even in my short playtime, I was impressed by the ship models and the town layouts (completely new systems for everything from the menus to trading) and so on. I was not impressed by the poorly thought-out boardings, and the mediocre ship combat systems and so on. There is a ton of content for sure - this is not just an expansive Mount & Blade mod or well done expansion pack like F&S. It's more like Warcraft 2 to vanilla Starcraft - things look kinda similar, the controls are very similar, and the method of getting from point A to B is very similar. But at this point, what should end up being the best aspects of a game like this are just beginning to be developed, and many of the actual gameplay mechanics are still pretty lacking.

I'm not saying you shouldn't buy this, as the devs have worked pretty hard and seem to be pretty good at keeping the community up to date with how things are coming and putting out what seem to be fairly. Just be prepared to accept that while it might end up being Mount and Blade: Pirates!, it's still a ways off. I made my mind up after reading the dev blogs, and certainly don't regret my purchase, but at the same time have no issues admitting that I got wayy too exicted about what this game will become and probably won't play it much again until that time.

Recommend, but only if you're prepared to accept that you might not find it super fun at the moment either, and that Steam will probaby put it on sale for a ♥♥♥♥ing dollar three days after the full release.

Good game reminds me a bit of the mount and blade game. It needs to fix boat battles alot it's really buggy and does not not look good at all. The gameplay is decent and good, i would personally like them to work on fixing bugs and enchant the gameplay.

7,5 of 10 if you like these type of games. I hope more players buy it so they may update it faster