October 26, 2013 by

After forcing myself to finish Assassins Creed Sims (Assassins Creed 3) I heavily despised the franchise like a dead dog spewing out turd. Then Ubisoft announced that Assassins Creed is going to come out every year and my attitude hasn't changed since. That is until Black Flag came out and I kind of want to take some of it back. Its not amazing or perfect, its alright, its fine and I'm quite immersed in the Caribbean plundering ships and killing people. Yes guys, you can finally kill people without the game slapping the controller out of your hand.


Yo ho Rum!

Assassins Creed IV Black Flag, looks, plays and feels good than its predecessors. Right off the bat everything looks so bright, but as you adjust your vision, a moving painting plays all over your eyes. You play Connors grandfather and Haythams dad, Edward Kenway and he's as ruthless and carefree than any other AC character I've ever seen and yourself because after Assassins Creed 3 the new team had no idea what to do now that Desmond was flicked off the plot table. Edward feels original and perhaps the most fluid character ever in this franchise. The environment looks so beautiful and yet so abundant of activities, shops and most of a sailing which plays a huge part in Black Flag. Naval Combat has never looked so exhilarating and fun and diving underwater hasn't felt so dense. The map is huge and the collectables are very interesting for a first. Black Flag has a crafting system to make equipment and such for yourself. These optional activities are what made me realized how Ubisoft has recognized there issues with Assassins Creed 3.





Time to go Treasure Huntin' !

However, Black Flag has the same problems it had such as loading screens and the ability to cringe in combat when one of the guards look at you funny. Sometimes, the movements won't register causing frustration throughout the campaign. Other times while boarding, the HUD wouldn't read if you killed that one guy from the ship. Then there are the missions which at times feel samey and repetitive so its a bit tiring killing and following a bunch of nobodies. But to be honest at least you were doing something because in Assassins Creed 3 I had no idea what I was doing or why I was making a little civilization Sim. For the multiplayer there are a new modes but its the same cat-and-mouse game so whats the point of playing it. But lets be frank here, with a number of things to do such as fishing and hidden cave findings if that's a thing or not, a likeable character and his journey, the ability to kill people without any restrictions is the biggest step of the franchise and it's a great improvement from Assassins Creed 3.



You thought you were sneaky didn't ya!

Assassins Creed IV Black Flag is an improvement from its predecessor and sets one step forward on the poop-deck of improvement. It has its flaws, but in the end it sets up a new adventure and a new type of creed.

Rating: 9.0

+ Beautiful environment.

+ Interesting character development.

+ No restrictions

- Bland Multiplayer


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