Atmosphere as thick as ocean fog.
I played through before watching the youtube video on the game page, so I'm thankful that I chose the second option at the ship wreckage. Seems to lead to a similar fate, in the end!
The writing is very engrossing, and easily carries the game along with the tense atmosphere.
The controls work well, though my instincts are always off when it comes to the camera rotation. That may just be me. Aiming the cannon and lighting a tower was done with such ease that I could continue sailing the entire time in most cases.
There's a point early on where the forest is dense and trees seemed to block my vision no matter how much I zoomed in or out with the mouse wheel. I smashed against the coast at this time but it seems no permanent damage was done.