I thought this game was fine in the first half, the setting and world design is cool, I like being able to look like a diplomatic pirate, but the 2nd half is such a slog it is ridiculous. The main quest is basically a never ending cycle of meet guy, help guy and then get what you want, then guy directs you to new guy and repeat. 2 of the 3 factions in this game try and kill you and your governor yet you help them for constantly for no reason, it hardly has anything to do with the main plot.
Be prepared to spend half the game running to quest markers 500m away if you ran to it in a straight line through a mountain, only for the npc to say we will need a potion that wasnt mentioned before. Then you'll need to run 300m to a camp to craft the potion, if you're lucky enough to have all the ingredients. This happens about 2 times.
Horrible game, I'd be furious if I paid for it. Only reason i finished it is because my mom was watching me play it, and she liked the plot, which is decent, if you ignore all the filler it has for no reason other than to make the game longer.