Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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  1. Aiden_Cora
    Jun 16, 2019
    7
    Great sailing and swashbuckling adventure. Very fun concept of upgrading the ship/mobile base. mediocre Assassin's Creed.
  2. Verdan
    Nov 28, 2013
    7
    This game is bit rushed. When Assassin's Creed gets pushed out. My thoughts are "Oh awesome new story, historical views, new characters yay!". Waiting for a good game. Assassin's creed: black Flag is not bad game by any standard. It's just not ground breaking and awesome like the old ones. The story line is different and will play out to be nice, but side quests...Really? I liked toThis game is bit rushed. When Assassin's Creed gets pushed out. My thoughts are "Oh awesome new story, historical views, new characters yay!". Waiting for a good game. Assassin's creed: black Flag is not bad game by any standard. It's just not ground breaking and awesome like the old ones. The story line is different and will play out to be nice, but side quests...Really? I liked to collect optional stuff from each zone, yet it netted me nothing (I don't really like that i only get 1% when i complete a zone). Outside story mode this game has nothing to offer in terms of gamplay. Pirating is fun for a while, but since you blunder basically same resources (Women, new ships, slaves, art, gold yarrr???) all over...You are not feeling like a pirate.

    Quick fire round to pro´s and con´s.

    Pro´s:
    - Setting is not limited to cities only like older releases
    - Pirate setting is done nicely, you are spending time on a vessel
    - Crafting got useful again and ship customization looks awesome
    - Sneaking, fighting got updated amongst other things.

    Cons:
    - The "Real life" story is left out for good part of the game
    - You don't really have a clue about the grand schemes, so you are not pursuing a goal.
    - Little to no graphical improvements (Well they don't even need to those, but added them anyway. Game looks awesome!)
    - Characters are uninteresting
    - Optional stuff is optional...And useless. Why collect 15 fragments that will not grant you anything expect 0,5 progress sync story.
    - I´m pretty sure i have seen some character models in AC 1 3 as major storyline...
    - You need to wait a long time until story kicks in. Don't get bored until then.    … Expand
  3. meediocre
    May 6, 2014
    7
    Pretty pirate-simulator with some fun naval combat. Let down though by the usual repetitive quests, stupid sword-play combat, and lack of a particularly interesting narrative journey or characters. An improvement for sure on the last AC. The best aspect of the game is traversing the picturesque waters in changing weather conditions on a boat full of pirates singing a song. Not much tensionPretty pirate-simulator with some fun naval combat. Let down though by the usual repetitive quests, stupid sword-play combat, and lack of a particularly interesting narrative journey or characters. An improvement for sure on the last AC. The best aspect of the game is traversing the picturesque waters in changing weather conditions on a boat full of pirates singing a song. Not much tension or drama, plenty of grind.… Expand
  4. Banhammer0
    Dec 24, 2013
    7
    I tried to not feel disappointed on this one but I was. a lot. In some aspects Black Flag is an utter failure but in others it's amazingly well done and outshine the previous games in the series by far.
    The bad thing: Modern Abstergo plot
    I'm a fan of Assassin's Creed series and I think what they did with the plot is total BS. I'm talking about the modern-day plot not getting into    I tried to not feel disappointed on this one but I was. a lot. In some aspects Black Flag is an utter failure but in others it's amazingly well done and outshine the previous games in the series by far.
    The bad thing: Modern Abstergo plot
    I'm a fan of Assassin's Creed series and I think what they did with the plot is total BS. I'm talking about the modern-day plot not getting into spoilers here, it was absolutely terrible, both the idea and the execution of it. This was the most disappointing part.
    Another bad thing: GLITCHES, ARMY OF THEM
    Every part of the game is filled with minor glitches, patches fix a lot of them but it's super-common for camera to go crazy or the character having problems with scalling a 0,5 meters tall fence, or character falling to the ground in combat for no reason, or weapons clipping and animations desyncing...you get the idea I hope. It's just very rough on the edges.
    Last but not least: Controls
    It's obvious they are meant for consoles and they suck on PC. It's very hard to control character when free running or in combat. No target lock. Weird aiming (at least we finally have it implemented).

    Now to the good part: The World
    The world is HUUUGE. There are some reused assets but it's still a pleasure to explore new places and gather those little collectibles that I never cared about before.

    Also good: The visuals
    This game is beautiful and there is no denying of it, and it's pretty well optimized aside from some FPS issues, but I was able to almost max it out on GTX 570. Surprisingly good job Ubisoft.

    I'm not really going into details because you can google them...I don't care.
    Mixed feelings, best get it on sale.    … Expand
  5. ChoicestGames
    Feb 27, 2020
    7
    For fans of the Golden Age of Piracy as well as stealth action-adventures with a bit of naval combat thrown in, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag ticks all the right boxes. The game also features great cutscenes, animations, mini-games, sea shanties and Ubisoft took the effort to resolve the game in a satisfactory manner (at least with respect to Edward Kenway's story). If you're not intoFor fans of the Golden Age of Piracy as well as stealth action-adventures with a bit of naval combat thrown in, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag ticks all the right boxes. The game also features great cutscenes, animations, mini-games, sea shanties and Ubisoft took the effort to resolve the game in a satisfactory manner (at least with respect to Edward Kenway's story). If you're not into these sorts of games though (i.e. lots of grinding in order to upgrade your character and ship, as well as stealth being a mandatory requirement for success) you could find elements of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag frustrating: I know I did.… Expand
  6. wolverine67
    Nov 21, 2013
    7
    The game is fun to play, and the graphics for the most part look great. My only observation that stood out was the low res textures for vegetation, and some bad character facial models. But all in all the game has more good than bad going for it, just wonder how they could have overlooked some details like vegetation etc. That being said could take away from the immersion in the game. WeThe game is fun to play, and the graphics for the most part look great. My only observation that stood out was the low res textures for vegetation, and some bad character facial models. But all in all the game has more good than bad going for it, just wonder how they could have overlooked some details like vegetation etc. That being said could take away from the immersion in the game. We are playing as pirates at sea, and roaming around the jungle Islands, so here's hoping for and update Ubisoft, but if not maybe some modder can fix it.… Expand
  7. plotlesviolence
    Jun 29, 2014
    7
    I feel kind of weird liking this game when I absolutely loathed AC3, but I'll try and explain why this iteration kept my attention the whole way through.
    STORY/DESIGN: (5/10) - On the one hand, the story is boring, and there's no real climax/payoff at the end, it's just a-bunch-of-stuff-that-happens that seems to rely on player time investment to make us connect emotionally rather than an    I feel kind of weird liking this game when I absolutely loathed AC3, but I'll try and explain why this iteration kept my attention the whole way through.
    STORY/DESIGN: (5/10) - On the one hand, the story is boring, and there's no real climax/payoff at the end, it's just a-bunch-of-stuff-that-happens that seems to rely on player time investment to make us connect emotionally rather than an interesting plot. On the other hand, the main character is somewhat unique in that his major motivation is making money and he aggressively wants to avoid joining either of the warring factions. But the most important part of the story is that, unlike AC3, it is mostly unobtrusive.
    GRAPHICS: (9/10) - this is a gorgeous looking game in almost every respect. There's a good variety of environments, from period cities of varying elevations (to facilitate the freerunning) to deep jungle to tropical islands.
    GAMEPLAY: (7/10) - this is kind of hit-and-miss, depending on what the game asks of you. Each of the 4 gameplay types represents about a quarter of the experience:
    Ship-to-ship combat is good (7/10), kind of like space combat games if you couldn't move up or down, but what makes it interesting is a very developed, shifting 3D ocean that is constantly buffetting your ship and changing the angles. I also like how quickly you go from sailing to aiming a side cannon at individual enemie on a ship, then swing over on a rope and go straight into hand-to-hand combat. One nice touch is that you can sneak-swim onto an enemy ship that's otherwise overpowered for your ship, kill all the soldiers in hand-to-hand, then return to your ship and conquer the now weakened and crippled ship in one shot. What I dislike about ship-to-ship combat is that, other than size and flag color, basically all ships you fight are identical in look and structure. I feel like they could have designed more than one enemy for you. Additionally, it would have been nice to go below decks for combat, instead of just up the masts once in awhile.
    Freerunning (3/10) hasn't really changed from AC3, but the environments are quite a bit better and smoother, particularly in jumping from tree-to-tree. It's very intuitive, but it's still hold-down-a-button and point the analog stick, whereas any true platformer would require individual presses of the jump button. There's also a swimming mechanic for underwater side missions, which is cool, but slow and eventually gets boring.
    Combat (5/10) has a few new enemy types that often require a different button press (i.e. "stun") to defeat certain enemies, plus the ability to throw enemies (off ledges or into other enemies) instead of insta-kill adds another layer. And sometimes you have to press a button to grab a human shield just before you're shot. But it's still way too easy to be fun most of the time.
    Stealth (5/10) is still functional but not improved. It's still based primarily on moving between bits of grass and insta-killing anything that gets near. Your only other options are a berserker dart (makes an enemy attack his friends), hire dancers to distract guards, and a smoke bomb escape; that's fairly paltry compared to any other stealth game.
    DESIGN: (9/10)
    The game starts with you experiencing the major gameplay types (ship-to-ship combat, freerunning, stealth, then combat) all the in the first mission with only a few seconds of cutscenes intruding on that. There are FAR fewer enforced-slow-walk-for-plot-exposition parts than in AC3, though there are still some. Similarly, you spend very little time in the "future" world outside the animus, another great choice, although even this half-hour total was still the worst part of the game. I never even got to the sailing portion of AC3 because I couldn't tolerate the pathetic "platforming" and the fact that they buried the good stuff so late in the game, but AC4 understands that it is a game and puts its best feet forward. There are a bunch of side missions, and you never have to do any of them more than once if you dislike one. And if you just like open-ended missions where you get to a guarded target and assassinate him, there are like 30 of those as "assassin" side missions. So it's a long game (21 hours) but it held my interest long enough for me to beat it. If they could just make you actually press the "jump" button when they wanted you to jump and made the melee combat more challenging/interesting, this game could have been a 9/10 easily.    … Expand
  8. vangomaextreme
    Dec 23, 2013
    7
    This is for all those poor souls like me who have a low end PC that supposedly doesn't quite meet minimum requirements (my case Nividia 630M and i7 2.3 Ghz) but who really enjoy the series and feel bummed that they can't play this game. If you optimize for the lowest settings it still looks pretty good and although the framerate can dip occasionally it is actually playable. So if youThis is for all those poor souls like me who have a low end PC that supposedly doesn't quite meet minimum requirements (my case Nividia 630M and i7 2.3 Ghz) but who really enjoy the series and feel bummed that they can't play this game. If you optimize for the lowest settings it still looks pretty good and although the framerate can dip occasionally it is actually playable. So if you love the series and are willing to shell out it is a fun experience and you can get pretty much the same enjoyment that everyone else is getting just be prepared to make some sacrifices and have the occasional frustration. If you can handle that then you will get to see a fairly remarkable game and enjoy it till like me you can afford your next rig. Besides even people with super duper rigs seem to be having optimization problems so it could be it has just been poorly optimized in general. Bottom line on low end machines it is playable with some sacrifices!… Expand
  9. PowerGamer
    Jul 5, 2021
    7
    A 2021 review for a 2013 game. I enjoyed this game for many hours, got to 53% completion, but gave up on it in frustration. The game has some major issues from a 2021 perspective.
    1) No native widescreen support. You have to use someone's 3rd party patch.
    2) The UI is very cumbersome. The UI is mind numbingly unintuitive from a 2021 perspective. 3) The controls are bad. It's hard to    A 2021 review for a 2013 game. I enjoyed this game for many hours, got to 53% completion, but gave up on it in frustration. The game has some major issues from a 2021 perspective.
    1) No native widescreen support. You have to use someone's 3rd party patch.
    2) The UI is very cumbersome. The UI is mind numbingly unintuitive from a 2021 perspective.
    3) The controls are bad. It's hard to switch weapons, even knowing how to switch weapons to begin with. A lot of the controls make no sense.
    4) The graphics are dated. To be expected for a 2013 game, but it's worth pointing out.

    If you are PC gamer and after playing AC Odyssey, I wouldn't go back further than AC Origins. Even though this one is rated as one of the best. Ubisoft still sells the game but they don't bother at least updating with a widescreen patch, etc.
    Wait till there is a remastered version of this game if it ever happens.    … Expand
  10. jonoawesomeguy
    Nov 19, 2013
    7
    An important note- despite how great the naval combat is, it literally made me motion sick so I was only able to play a small portion of these sections. If you get seasick, try to avoid these parts of the game. Also, I was unable to play the FPS sections of the game because the FoV was locked to about 60 which also made me motion-sick. Caveat emptor- let the buyer beware.

    As someone who    An important note- despite how great the naval combat is, it literally made me motion sick so I was only able to play a small portion of these sections. If you get seasick, try to avoid these parts of the game. Also, I was unable to play the FPS sections of the game because the FoV was locked to about 60 which also made me motion-sick. Caveat emptor- let the buyer beware.

    As someone who has never actually played an Assassin's Creed game before and someone who has recently completed both Splinter Cell: Blacklist and FarCry 3 (both from Ubisoft) within the past 6 months, to me, Assassin's Creed IV really does nothing new, judging by the heavily borrowed concepts from the 2 aforementioned games. Despite the mostly unoriginal campaign, the graphics are pretty good and the PC port as a whole is decent, with the exception of the Abstergo entertainment FPS parts of the campaign.
    Starting with the gameplay, Assassin's Creed IV does barely anything new and what it provides is essentially the same seen in some of Ubisoft's other IPs. Examples of what Black Flag 'borrows' can be seen through none other than the crafting, hunting, assassinating, body hiding, climbing and looting mechanics. Crafting, hunting and looting mechanics within Black Flag are pretty much identical to that seen in FarCry 3- you craft holsters to hold more weapons, pouches for ammo etc. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FARCRY 3. Hunting is also pretty much the same, down to the animations and cutscenes for skinning the corpses of the animals (this time around, they let you skip the cutscene, which is a positive). Onto the assassinating, climbing and body hiding mechanics, they are so similar to those seen in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, that it may as well be a reskin of the game, but with hidden blades or swords sometimes. I don't have a problem with iterating gameplay features, but when these mechanics are so similar to games that the same publisher have the rights to or even released within the same year, I feel cheated. Also, the freerunning system felt like cheating the game- kind of like how Sonic is jokingly called 'press W to win', AC4's freerunning could be compared to 'press shift-W to win'.
    However, the seemingly more original gameplay from Black Flag comes in the form of its combat and naval aspects. The actual combat of the game is very well done, with a free-flowing combat system which makes fights seem very fluid and satisfying. It's somewhat similar to melee combat in Sleeping Dogs. The naval combat is enthralling and engaging. From the previews of the ship combat, I was worried that the naval elements were just going to be the worst parts of the game. Fortunately, they are surprisingly fun- much thanks to the execution of the concept which makes the ship handling feel adequate and exciting.
    The actual PC port is quite well done- plenty of options for users, fully rebindable keys, reasonable controls that actually work very well and the performance is fine (on an ATi Radeon 5800), so long as you leave ambient occlusion on SSAO, shadows not on soft, motion blur off and the antialiasing off (AA made my game extremely laggy and blurry), the game will run fine. It may not have run as well for me as the game is Nvidia optimised, so keep that in mind if you have a Nvidia card. The actual game's graphics are very nice, but in my opinion, does not qualify as 'next-gen'. The graphics are on a similar level to Tomb Raider (2013), but I subjectively think that Tomb Raider has better graphics, again, maybe because that game was AMD optimised so I was able to play it on relatively higher settings. I personally expected next-gen to be on a similar level to Crysis 3, but that may be asking too much.
    If you are looking for a decent PC port, you are in luck. However, if you are seeking a game which has original gameplay, you are looking in the wrong place. Assassin's Creed IV is a good-looking (but not quite next-gen in my opinion) game which has diverse gameplay features, but most of which are unashamedly 'borrowed' from Ubisoft's other IPs, making it seem as if they are merely sticking to a formula to make money.    … Expand
  11. thegameon1
    Feb 28, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the game is awesome but these stupid ubisoft or ac developers specifically do not know how to write games for multicore computers, or too lazy to optimize it for pcs because consoles have 4 to 8 cores and they run fine there but when it comes to pc it only utilizes 2 cores other 2 cores jus chilling at 40% or less. i dont know why is it so hard for them to fix their engine or the game. counter strike source or global offense doubles the fps by enabling multicore rendering and there are many OLDER games can do that where Assassins creed never was able to, bravo, u guys got the dumbest coders. game is filled with bugs also and fps locked at 62 fps and it barely runs at that and i a have i5 750 4.0ghz with gtx 670 sli pc. im giving 6 because game is not smooth at all it stutters and **** all the time.
    AC developers say that they have been working with nvidia for a while now and it runs like **** on nvidia cards lol really? at which part of the game you guys work together exactly ? how to ruin the game part?
    gpu run at 85 or 88% the most in sli mode and thats if youre lucky. You guys cant even utilize powerful cards of course the game will run like crap.    … Expand
  12. Motcritic
    Nov 30, 2013
    7
    While I don't like some aspects of this game, it's one of most fun games I ever played.

    Graphics are great, the towns look very nice, the landscape of both missions and islands is amazing, the sea looks nice enough and the waves behave very smoothly. The character movement is very good, definitely an improvement, you can connect most of the movement you want to make, rarely you will    While I don't like some aspects of this game, it's one of most fun games I ever played.

    Graphics are great, the towns look very nice, the landscape of both missions and islands is amazing, the sea looks nice enough and the waves behave very smoothly.
    The character movement is very good, definitely an improvement, you can connect most of the movement you want to make, rarely you will start to jump and grab places you didn't meant too.
    The missions are mostly well made and fun, and while some might say they are too easy, I think they are just fine because I like to go through the story, I hate bottlenecks of repetitive tries due to chance or difficulty, for the sake of being hard. Sea combat is fun. Boarding ships is fun if you roleplay them, don't go immediately to the goals and you will be immersed into nice visuals and combat.

    But this game has a lot of downsizes. Very easy naval combat, too easy, specially when attacking naval fortress's, the repercussions of pirating are basically none. Land combat is also extremely easy, its all about knowing what type of enemies you are facing and hit the according button, but, its fun, very fun, still way too easy. The map size is extremely small (caribbean islands packed into a 20km per 20km give or take) and the view ranges of enemy ships is ridiculous low, we are talking about having an enemy ship 50 meters away from you and they can't see you!! This game design choice obliterates the immersion of being at sea, the feeling of being alone, of spotting enemies on the horizon, storms are well made but they come and go in a minute, rogue waves and water tornados are just too easy to avoid. Due to the map being so filled with islands and ships, immersion is completely crushed.

    All in all, its a fun game to play, but once you play it the replay value is null, this means that for a open world game something went wrong when they designed it, kinda remembers me of Sleeping Dogs, making an open world that serves no purpose since only the missions have any value.    … Expand
  13. PHJ
    Feb 25, 2014
    7
    Assassin's Creed IV Blackflag is a great and an outstanding Pirate game, but is far to be a great Assassin's Creed game, I think they should explain better how the main character become an assassin.
  14. TheCapedCritic
    Jan 7, 2014
    7
    Let me just start by saying that Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is a good game, it's by no means perfect but the pirate setting is a really refreshing change of pace from the previous installments in the series. The addition of ship combat in particular has kept me coming back to play the game (I mean who doesn't want to be a pirate sailing across the sea pillaging.. I mean practicingLet me just start by saying that Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is a good game, it's by no means perfect but the pirate setting is a really refreshing change of pace from the previous installments in the series. The addition of ship combat in particular has kept me coming back to play the game (I mean who doesn't want to be a pirate sailing across the sea pillaging.. I mean practicing wholly legitimate business :P) But seriously from a technical standpoint the controls feel much more fluid than past games, particularly in combat, and the graphics are absolutely astounding. However I will say that while the game gets a whole lot right, there are some minor issues Black Flag does suffer from. Particularly I found that the story seemed to drop off at certain points and also that the shooting mechanic felt kind of sloppy Even with these minor problems I found in the game I still found the experience very enjoyable and would recommend it to fans of previous games or even if you're new to the Assassin's Creed franchise altogether.… Expand
  15. android19samus
    Jan 15, 2014
    7
    It's a fun game, I have to say. There's lots to do, the boat combat is simplistic and fun, and stabbing people is still just as good as it always has been. The problem is that half the time half my progress doesn't get saved. I play in short sessions so I only lose about half an hour, and it doesn't happen all the time, but it is certainly annoying, and makes me enjoy the game much less.
  16. superkitty
    Mar 10, 2014
    7
    feels like a new beginning for the franchise, far better than the mediocre third game, but all it's changes to the formula make it feel less like an AC game. they should sever all ties to assassins creed and separate it into a spinoff pirate franchise.
  17. Look444
    Dec 11, 2015
    7
    This game is to Assassin's Creed 3 what 2 was to the first one. Even though the story is written in the same way as the other games, the mechanics feel somewhat different. It's the only game apart from AC2 that has truly had any innovations up until 2015. They incorporated the ships from AC3 and then they got rid of it in Unity to come back to old boring style.
    It's truly one of the only    This game is to Assassin's Creed 3 what 2 was to the first one. Even though the story is written in the same way as the other games, the mechanics feel somewhat different. It's the only game apart from AC2 that has truly had any innovations up until 2015. They incorporated the ships from AC3 and then they got rid of it in Unity to come back to old boring style.
    It's truly one of the only decent AC games left.    … Expand
  18. gloriouspotato
    Dec 31, 2014
    7
    A decent game I suppose but nothing particularly impressive. The game refines some of the mechanics introduced in AC3, but still suffers from a whole lot of filler type side quests and collectibles which probably consist of 60-70% of the game. Naval combat remains the highlight of the game and is for the most part quite enjoyable, though boarding ships can become a tedious affair due toA decent game I suppose but nothing particularly impressive. The game refines some of the mechanics introduced in AC3, but still suffers from a whole lot of filler type side quests and collectibles which probably consist of 60-70% of the game. Naval combat remains the highlight of the game and is for the most part quite enjoyable, though boarding ships can become a tedious affair due to how chaotic and clustered it can get.

    Graphics are fine, as is the sound design. Edward's story/life journey is interesting enough, but often feels irrelevant in the grand scheme of the whole modern templars vs modern assassins plot though.

    Overall rating: 7.5/10 (rounded down)    … Expand
  19. KAOS661
    Sep 4, 2014
    7
    This game to me is proof that they are slowly getting away from all the things that made the Assassin's Creed franchise so good. I used to be a HUGE AC fan and I still am a big fan of previous games but I'm really losing interest in AC. It is just not the same anymore. I can't find many redeeming qualities. It's still decent but not what I it once was.
  20. SiAScORCH
    Nov 4, 2014
    7
    The game is quite good and I will say that the graphics are amazing, especially out in sea. I have logged quite some hours on this game and I will admit that at times it becomes repetitive which at times can be boring. I've actually yet to finish the game but I know that I'm not far from it because I was there when a friend beat it, but instead I'm doing the side missions and what not.The game is quite good and I will say that the graphics are amazing, especially out in sea. I have logged quite some hours on this game and I will admit that at times it becomes repetitive which at times can be boring. I've actually yet to finish the game but I know that I'm not far from it because I was there when a friend beat it, but instead I'm doing the side missions and what not. It's a great game to play and I don't think you'll regret investing time into it, so I would recommend that you play the game if given the opportunity.… Expand
  21. FairReview
    Jun 22, 2015
    7
    EDIT: I played this game again, now i give it a 7/10

    Well, this game had the worst music in all AC games, the most laggy AC game, the story wasn't interesting at all ( just the ending ), i have played all AC titles at least 2 times, except for this one.

    This game had the best stealth missions, and ship battles were awesome, i hope Assassin's Creed: rogue is better
  22. sevifc
    Feb 26, 2016
    7
    Viajamos a la época de los piratas. Se centra muchísimo mas, como es lógico, en la mejora y jugabilidad en mar, no dejando de lado lo clásico en la saga.
  23. nyeven
    Jan 9, 2018
    7
    I can't run this game on ultra with a GTX 1080 in 2018. Enough said about its optimization.

    The graphics are beautiful on high settings on which I played. They captured well the Caribbean aesthetics. The gameplay is pretty off from Assassin's Creed. Stealth is not encouraged and the gameplay is not interesting enough for a game about pirates. The story is pretty stupid, full of    I can't run this game on ultra with a GTX 1080 in 2018. Enough said about its optimization.

    The graphics are beautiful on high settings on which I played. They captured well the Caribbean aesthetics.

    The gameplay is pretty off from Assassin's Creed. Stealth is not encouraged and the gameplay is not interesting enough for a game about pirates.

    The story is pretty stupid, full of plot holes. What was Robert's motives and why didn't he simply kill you? Rogers survived your assassination... I mean, come on...

    But there are lot of pieces of amazing writing. The IT guy's character is hilarious and well written. Some pirates are their jokes are amazing ("It's a ship not a boat", "We are pregnant!" etc.)

    But those small pieces of amazing writing are shunned away with a clumsy main story.

    The game is also waaay to big. The main story is too long, considering what it actually tells and side quests and missions are simply way to repetitive. There are some gems among them, but it doesn't pay off to suffer through the rest of the missions.

    I enjoyed the modern story much more than Edward's story. Too bad it's very short and not finished at all.

    Overall, a disappointing experience that tries to be both an Assassin's Creed game and a game about pirates and then falls flat between the two.

    If you are a fan of a series, I suggest only doing to the main story and not playing many hours per day because you will get burnt out.    … Expand
  24. Demon2017
    Jun 18, 2022
    7
    Многие обожают эту игру, но по мне - она хуже даже третьей части. Да, в ней клёвый сюжет, но сами миссии очень скучные, ведь почти половина из них - это слежка за кем-то, что очень раздражает. В игре мало дополнительных миссий и основные дела в открытом мире - это собирательство всякой фигни. Игра неплохая, но на мой взгляд, переоценённая.Многие обожают эту игру, но по мне - она хуже даже третьей части. Да, в ней клёвый сюжет, но сами миссии очень скучные, ведь почти половина из них - это слежка за кем-то, что очень раздражает. В игре мало дополнительных миссий и основные дела в открытом мире - это собирательство всякой фигни. Игра неплохая, но на мой взгляд, переоценённая.
  25. Pharaoshka
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    I played more than 100 hours in this game. I liked a lot of things, battles, pumping the ship and pumping the character. The weak points of this game are graphics, plot and sound. Mostly I am pleased with this game.
  26. Tilt1k
    Feb 6, 2019
    7
    Most overrated Creed for me. I dont have the Assasin feeling from this one it just feels very not assasin. Naval combat gets boring after like hour and two. Still an assassins creed, some good characters and fun to play through just not as good as previous titles.
  27. kuczmcym
    Feb 8, 2019
    7
    By far the best assassin's creed game. The pirate ship mechanics are unique and fun to play.
  28. res0nancer
    Jun 5, 2023
    7
    Доработанные морские сражения, геймплей, исследование мира, неоднозначный герой и приключения - похоже то, что вы точно получите от этой части. Лично для меня всегда было приятно вернутся в эту игру, но больше всего запомнилось изменение характера персонажа после всех событий в игре. Если зайдет геймплей, то сюжет станет неплохим дополнение, недотягивающим, конечно, до предыдущих частей,Доработанные морские сражения, геймплей, исследование мира, неоднозначный герой и приключения - похоже то, что вы точно получите от этой части. Лично для меня всегда было приятно вернутся в эту игру, но больше всего запомнилось изменение характера персонажа после всех событий в игре. Если зайдет геймплей, то сюжет станет неплохим дополнение, недотягивающим, конечно, до предыдущих частей, но он старается держать планку.… Expand
  29. elolugo
    Apr 27, 2020
    7
    Good game but bad assassin's creed game. Tying your shoes is more difficult than this game and there is no downside to being combat centered instead of stealth approach
  30. Wodzu_Andzej
    May 30, 2023
    7
    Another Assassin's Creed game. I miss some things from the previous ones. But he also has some new, good ideas. I miss parkour. The graphics are currently not knocking down, but it is acceptable. Story is acceptable. However, it still plays well, boating, side missions or clearing the map is fun.
    I honestly really wanted to play.
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#31 Best PC Game of 2013
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GameCritics
    Mar 5, 2014
    60
    Ironically enough for a game which centers around the concept of genetic ancestry, however, it continually lets itself down by refusing to break away from its own tired and worn-out heritage,
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  2. DarkZero
    Jan 16, 2014
    90
    Fans that were bummed out by Assassin’s Creed III will most likely find Black Flag to be a welcoming return to what they love about the series, with a great story, amazingly crafted world and smart additions to the sailing that make it a refreshing part of the Assassin’s Creed formula.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 30, 2013
    90
    Makes up for the failings of AC3, delivering a fantastic, engaging open world experience. [Jan 2014, p.78]
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