Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Lifedoes a lot more than reference the DisneyPirates of the Caribbeanmovies.A Pirate’s Lifewill bring the characters of Davy Jones, Gibbs, and of course Captain Jack Sparrow to theSea of Thievesworld along with a handful of other directly-movie-related crossovers. However, according to developers at Rare, it also takes a good deal of inspiration fromthe originalPirates of the Caribbeanride at Disneyland.
Several new locations have beenunveiled for theSea of Thieves’highly anticipated crossover, including an explorable Sea of the Damned and the Sunken Kingdom. Players who go through the first Tall Tale in the game will be introduced to Sailor’s Grave through a slow narrative sequence that leads them through the Sea of the Damned. In one particular segment, players will toss a lever and slowly make their way through a cave grotto as a voice talks to them in the background, as pirate specters are seen off to the side.
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This introductory part ofSea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Lifeis a direct reference to the narration, animatronics, slow movement, and overall tone of the original DisneylandPirates of the Caribbeanride, but the team at Rare didn’t stop with a simple reference.Sea of Thievescreative director Mark Chapman told Game Rant during a preview for the game that they brought in the 1967 Disney ride’s voice actors and used the ride’s original sounds forA Pirate’s Life.
“A big part of the authenticity that we wanted to bring thesefamiliar locations to the Sea of Thievesis actually sourcing some of the original Audio that was in the original 1967 attraction,” Chapman said. “It gives me goosebumps hearing dead men tell no tales in the dead man’s grotto.” Chapman then went on to say that some of the original voice actors worked with Rare to record new lines on “original vintage mics” from the ’60s forA Pirate’s Life.He also pointed out that ambient and weather sounds, like seagulls, thunder, and wind, were also taken directly from the ride.
There are plenty of obviousreferences to thePirates of the Caribbeanmovies as well inSea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Lifetoo, though. For example, Chapman revealed that Rare brought in one of the stunt doubles for Captain Jack Sparrow to help with characterization in his animation, and the iconic Black Pearl ship will be discoverable, too. Newer fans of the franchise might not have known that thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise started as a theme park attraction, but it looks like the ride was more influential on the design ofA Pirate’s Lifethan the films.
Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Lifewill launch May 20, 2025 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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