“The Pirate Queen” with Lucy Liu Review - FandomWire

The VR market is flooded with interactive puzzle adventures, and “The Pirate Queen” with Lucy Liu adds to the ever growing list of games in the genre. Not only are players seeing more escape room style gameplay every day in the virtual space, there appears to be a trend towards pirate-based stories. The most memorable of these titles being the recent release of Skull and Bones, which has seen a somewhat mediocre reception. 

The Pirate Queen, taking aspects from the two aforementioned genres, puts it in a situation where the bar is set fairly high. While not every pirate story or puzzle game is successful, there are so many titles in the space that it becomes very difficult to create something unique and refreshing. 

The Pirate Queen is a breath of fresh air with a historically accurate narrative, but that is not the end of its appeal. The massively talented voice actress behind Cheng Shih is none other than Lucy Liu, best known for her roles in Kill Bill and Charlie’s Angels. Liu delivers a great performance as the leading lady, and also provides her own creative insight to the game as an executive producer.

The director of The Pirate Queen and founder of the studio, Eloise Singer, is an award-winning filmmaker who does an exceptional job in her direction. Her pacing of the narrative is well done, especially in instances where the player goes from a rapid escape, to slow and comfortable problem solving.  

The title has already received commendations for its immersive story telling, notably winning the Storyscapes Immersive Award at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. It also earned the Raindance Discovery Award in 2021. 

The message that the game leaves is one of empowerment, bravery, and women’s rights.

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