I’m not sure exactly when TopWare Interactive is releasing Raven’s Cry other than that nebulous Q3 2013 launch window, but I’d say it’s worth a look if you’re into the whole pirate-themed video game (and want to see how this stacks up to Assassin’s Creed IV, I guess). The game looks to fill a more “realistic” niche other pirate themes have teased, but have yet to deliver on. The story is pretty interesting and in combination with developer Octane Games’ promise of real-world locations and historical accuracy in some of the game’s elements, should make for quite a game experience that’s hopefully not just action-oriented.

As Christopher Raven, who as a young boy saw his family slain by pirates, players will hop into his boots as an older, vengeance-fueled pirate as he sets sail to do in those who ripped his life apart. yes, indeed it’s a completely single-player RPG, which means the developer is concentrating on delivering a rich story, character and hopefully, game world to interact with.

PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 owners can look forward to this one later this year, but expect more to be revealed at this year’s E3 or thereabouts, even if TopWare doesn’t make an appearance there. Getting as much info and gameplay footage out is going to be important, as this game has been in development before Ubisoft’s new AC game and it would be a total shame if it got caught up in the unfairly stupid “rip-off” category too many ignorant Internet denizens who know no better than the AAA franchises they slavishly follow year after year. As usual, we shall see – this one on my radar, that’s for sure…