[quote name='Dalerax']Just played this game for the first time and I'm very, very bad at it. However, I see the appeal, especially with multiple playthroughs and learning new things every time you die. For instance, I was sailing through my second playthrough until I was boarded by enemy pirates. I immediately sent my crew at them to attack, and my whole crew was wiped out. I realized afterwards that I probably could've just opened the doors and drained the oxygen from the room they were invading...[/QUOTE]
Stick with it, and don't feel bad about setting the difficulty to "easy."
Even on that setting it took me over 24 in-game hours and multiple, multiple attempts to beat it once. Still have not beaten it on "normal."