{"id":1211519,"date":"2026-02-21T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=601683"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:19:53","slug":"davy-x-jones-looks-like-doom-with-pirates-in-a-good-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/davy-x-jones-looks-like-doom-with-pirates-in-a-good-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Davy x Jones looks like Doom with pirates, in a good way"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A headless pirate corpse stands atop a mound of skulls and aims a pistol in art for Davy x Jones\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/davy-x-jones-looks-like-doom-with-pirates-in-a-good-way.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Parasight (<em>Blacktail<\/em>) has revealed its next game, and it\u2019s shaping up to be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/impressions\/598214\/doom-the-dark-ages-early-review-impressions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/impressions\/598214\/doom-the-dark-ages-early-review-impressions\">Doom<\/a> but make it pirates\u201d in all the best ways. <em>Davy x Jones<\/em> will cast you as the infamous pirate Davy Jones as he tries to escape The Locker, the pirate underworld, after being betrayed and robbed \u2014 oh, and beheaded. In <em>Davy x Jones<\/em>, the pirate is essentially split into two characters; the headless body Jones must work with the floating skull Davy to enact revenge against their nemesis, Blackbeard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The reveal trailer offers brief glimpses of the pair\u2019s battles against hellish pirates and a shark monster. Jones will have a pirate\u2019s arsenal at his disposal \u2014 a gun, a sword, and a grappling hook \u2014 and even Davy\u2019s head can be shot at enemies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">You\u2019ll also take command of Abby, a half ship, half whale who acts as \u201cyour base, your artillery, and your ally. Recruit legendary Officers to crew her and unleash devastating abilities like CANNONS in combat,\u201d according to a press release announcing the game. The trailer shows Abby being attacked by a giant-squid-inside-a-giant-skull monster, making us wonder if some sort of ship vs. monster combat will be part of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Davy x Jones<\/em> doesn\u2019t have a release window yet or confirmed platforms beyond \u201cPC &amp; Consoles.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/parasight.studio\/#studio\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/parasight.studio\/#studio\">The Parasight<\/a>\u2019s previous game, 2022\u2019s <em>Blacktail<\/em>, put players behind the bow of the Baba Yaga.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/601683\/davy-x-jones-doom-pirates-trailer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parasight (Blacktail) has revealed its next game, and it\u2019s shaping up to be \u201cDoom but make it pirates\u201d in all the best ways. Davy x Jones will cast you as the infamous pirate Davy Jones as he tries to escape The Locker, the pirate underworld, after being betrayed and robbed \u2014 oh, and beheaded. In Davy x Jones, the pirate is essentially split into two characters; the headless body Jones must work with the floating skull Davy to enact revenge against their nemesis, Blackbeard. The reveal trailer offers brief glimpses of the pair\u2019s battles against hellish pirates and a shark monster. Jones will have a pirate\u2019s arsenal at his disposal \u2014 a gun, a sword, and a grappling hook \u2014 and even Davy\u2019s head&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/davy-x-jones-looks-like-doom-with-pirates-in-a-good-way\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1211520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1211519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Davy x Jones looks like Doom with pirates, in a good way | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Parasight (Blacktail) has revealed its next game, and it\u2019s shaping up to be \u201cDoom but make it pirates\u201d in all the best ways. 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