Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Action, TPP, science fiction, stealth, sandbox, Pirates, ships, co-op, historical, 18th century, PS Plus Premium, PS Plus Extra, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
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The fourth major installment in a bestselling TPP action-adventure game series. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal in cooperation with other Ubisoft’s inner studios. The main story in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is set in 18th century.
Last Update: December 12, 2013
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Game Guide & Walkthrough
Guide to the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag contains a complete description of the main storyline walkthrough with all secondary missions. What is more, you'll find here a list of ship wrecks and treasures with a map to localize them easier.
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[2:36] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag accolade trailer
The main pros of the game
- Engaging Naval Combat: Many reviews praise the naval battles and ship mechanics, highlighting the fun of sailing and engaging in sea combat.
- Open World Exploration: The game offers a vast and immersive open world, allowing players to explore various islands and engage in numerous activities.
- Strong Pirate Theme: The game successfully captures the essence of piracy, with players enjoying the pirate lifestyle, including treasure hunting and ship upgrades.
- Good Story and Characters: While opinions on the story vary, many players appreciate the narrative and character development, particularly Edward Kenway as a protagonist.
- Graphics and Soundtrack: The visuals and soundtrack are often noted as high points, with players enjoying the detailed environments and immersive sea shanties.
The main cons of the game
- Technical Issues: Many users report bugs, crashes, and performance problems, particularly with the Ubisoft Connect launcher, which can hinder gameplay.
- Forced Online Connectivity: The requirement for a constant internet connection, even for single-player mode, frustrates many players, especially when Ubisoft's servers are down.
- Repetitive Gameplay: Some players find the gameplay repetitive, with certain missions feeling tedious or overly familiar.
- Weak Modern-Day Storyline: The present-day segments of the game are often criticized for being dull and unnecessary, detracting from the main pirate experience.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Cloud Saves: Users lament the lack of cloud saving options, which can lead to lost progress and frustration.
- Improved Combat Mechanics: Some players feel that the combat system could use updates to make it more dynamic and less simplistic.
- More Freedom in Gameplay: There are calls for more freedom in mission structure, allowing players to skip or choose their paths without being forced into certain segments.
- Better Support for Controllers: Issues with controller compatibility and functionality have been noted, particularly for specific setups like HOTAS and joysticks.
Summary
- Overall, while Assassin?s Creed IV: Black Flag is celebrated for its engaging pirate-themed gameplay and exploration, it is marred by technical issues and design choices that some players find frustrating.
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GAMERS Score
Average score from 12620 votes. 3869 players anticipated the game.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Description
The series of Assassin's Creed is one of the most popular brands in the Ubisoft portfolio. Keeping a 12-month-long publishing rhythm, the company decided to release the next complete part one year after the launch of Assassin's Creed III. Again, Ubisoft Montreal was assigned to develop the game with the help of other teams (including Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Sofia and Ubisoft Montepllier).
Plot
The protagonist of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for PC, X360 and etc. is Edward Kenway (grandfather of Connor Kenway who appeared in Assassin's Creed III), Welsh pirate living in the 18th century who pretending to be an assassin, learns about a legendary Observatory, enabling to observe every living person. Greedy filibuster decides to keep the secrets of the Observatory for himself, thus becoming a part of the ancient conflict between the Templars and the Assassins. The action takes place on the Caribbean, a year after the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), during the golden age of piracy. As in the previous games, the creators managed to include authentic events and characters in the plot. Players can meet e.g. Edward Teach (Blackbeard), Benjamin Hornigold, Calico Jack Rackham, Anna Bonny or Charles Vane.
The game world is divided into over 50 unique locations. The most important of these are the three major cities – Kingston, Havana and Nassau, each representing a different architectural style. There are also small fishing villages, sugar plantations, hidden bays and ancient ruins. The main protagonist can sail the seas due to his own ship – Jackdaw, which can be upgraded throughout the game (e.g. you can add ram, reinforced hull, and canons).
Gameplay
Standard gameplay elements (e.g. acrobatics and spectacular duels) familiar to fans of the series have been improved with several innovations. One of them is diving skill that enables to explore the wrecks. The changes were also applied to the sea battle system, in particular opponents’ AI. The combat mechanics is based on solutions applied to AC III. Apart from standard hidden blades, the protagonist can use cold weapon – sabers, broadswords, etc. and up to four guns.
Game modes
Again, apart from the main campaign, the game offers extensive multiplayer mode with numerous maps and characters you can play as. The most important new feature is Game Lab, a tool that enables modifying over 200 different game parameters and thus creating custom versions of multiplayer modes. Moreover, Wolfpack co-op mode is now a separate multiplayer module called The Wolfpack Experience, including its own story and additional features.
Technology
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on PC, X360 and etc. uses AnvilNext engine tested in Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. It offers high-quality visuals with lots of details and natural-looking animation of characters and objects.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
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Assassin's Creed Series
A series produced and published by the Ubisoft corporation, which was born as an open-world action game, but years later made a turn towards the action RPG genre. The series debuted in 2007 with the game Assassin's Creed. Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond and Corey May are considered to be the creators of the brand.
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows November 19, 2013
PlayStation 4 November 12, 2013
Xbox One November 22, 2013
Nintendo Wii U October 29, 2013
PlayStation 3 October 29, 2013
Xbox 360 October 29, 2013
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Core i5 2.5 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB (GeForce GTX 460 or better), 30 GB HDD, Windows Vista(SP1)/7(SP1)/8
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