Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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  1. goodlordcz
    Dec 15, 2013
    8
    Assassin's Creed IV stands out in game play and environment, because it is based on pirate culture. Just sailing your ship around, boarding other ships and unlocking new stuff makes the game really fun to play. The story is still pretty good, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the previous games, like AC II. The Assassin order doesn't really have too much influence on theAssassin's Creed IV stands out in game play and environment, because it is based on pirate culture. Just sailing your ship around, boarding other ships and unlocking new stuff makes the game really fun to play. The story is still pretty good, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the previous games, like AC II. The Assassin order doesn't really have too much influence on the story, so AC IV is not exactly a sequel to the previous games. It also offers you some nice graphics, but the performance sometimes is really bad. You will need to have a really good computer to get to the max out of the graphics.
    AC IV has its bad moments, but it is still an excellent game that you should consider buying.    … Expand
  2. DrZed
    Dec 22, 2013
    8
    Oh my gosh... assassin´s creed is getting more boring again. First ones were pretty good and AC 3 was the best, but these "pirate thingies" are not so good. Oh yeah... the game also gets easier and more boring, but still... they did a good job.
  3. RealGameReviews
    Dec 30, 2013
    8
    Play as kenway in this 8-bit action adventure. highly acclaimed game which will thrill you for hours. also there are pirates and who doesn't like pirates. This game is great and i recomend it to you if you read this
  4. CptStuhlgang
    Jan 5, 2014
    8
    It's hard to rate this game, although it's the best game of the franchise in my opinion. First of all, the setting is great (nice open world and places just look beautiful) and I really like the way the story is told. The storyline itself is different compared with the other Assassin's Creed games and this makes this game so special (the story which is placed in the background (in theIt's hard to rate this game, although it's the best game of the franchise in my opinion. First of all, the setting is great (nice open world and places just look beautiful) and I really like the way the story is told. The storyline itself is different compared with the other Assassin's Creed games and this makes this game so special (the story which is placed in the background (in the "reality") follows on the events of the third part, but it's as bad as before and occupies only a small part in the whole game) The gameplay is solid and sometimes it seems to be too easy. And now for the problems: The graphics are great but I just don't get it why Ubisoft isn't able to develop a game, since Assassin's Creed 3, which runs smooth on good hardware GTX 680, Intel Xeon E3 1230v3 (30 FPS and worse on max settings)). I'm able to run Battlefield 4 and Crysis 3 on max settings without any issues, but this is a joke. Another joke is the recycling of older games. Almost the whole movement of Edward Kenway is copied from Connor in Assassin's Creed 3. I can believe that they don't have much ideas left, but this is ridiculous. Next thing: Optional objectives. I really like the idea of optional objectives, but sometimes I don't know if the developers even tested them (and don't tell me I'm just a bad gamer).
    At large it's a really good game, but it definitely doesn't deserve 10/10, because it's nothing new, they just changed the setting.    … Expand
  5. CaroDuce
    Jan 5, 2014
    8
    Honestly i'm not an assassin's creed fan at all, but this game has really taken my attention..
    I enjoyed the entire story line and the awesome graphic; I have appreciate a lot the crew's songs too (it could sounds stupid, but yep, i enjoyed them sailing the sea).. Maybe to easy
  6. Gaming5
    Jan 24, 2014
    8
    I really like this game when doing the assassin part of the game, but when you do the sea battles it gets rather old after you defeat around 50 ships. You just do the same thing over and over to win the ship battles no skill involved really once you have all your upgrades. I have not done any of the legendary ships yet though but the other max level Man O War ships are a push over unlessI really like this game when doing the assassin part of the game, but when you do the sea battles it gets rather old after you defeat around 50 ships. You just do the same thing over and over to win the ship battles no skill involved really once you have all your upgrades. I have not done any of the legendary ships yet though but the other max level Man O War ships are a push over unless you have more than one attacking you at the same time. I'm of course talking only about at max upgrades other than the ones you have to get from the treasure hunting. I also do not like how sometimes the character refuses to climb objects and you have to try to or 3 times just to get him to cooperate. Other than these few flaws the game is pretty good for the most part. The story is pretty good and the fleet missions are a great source of income. Other than the flaws i mentioned it's a fun game if your looking for a game to spend countless hours playing.… Expand
  7. raul4916
    Feb 4, 2014
    8
    This is a good game. You can get a lot of hours of play time. This is not a game you can play a second time. It will just be repetitive. I also did not like that it is a memory and you go back and forth from the "real" world and the memory. But it was worth the 30 dollars I spent
    Overall 8 out of 10
  8. tveph
    Feb 13, 2014
    8
    The game is about the golden age of piracy. Edward wants to be famus and rich and because of that he initially works for the Templars and the Assassins.

    Ths game has amazing graphics but the the melee fighting is terrible and aftter you destroy all the forts and lengendary ships and normal ships the ocean looks empty because the ships don´t respawn.
  9. grafae
    Feb 7, 2014
    8
    This is a mightily impressive and sometimes incredible game. An AAA title that actually benefits from being one. I won't go into the positives, of which there are many, but I'll just say the movement can feel a little clunky and the missions are a little glitchy and can be repetitive. Apart from that, it may just be another game in a cash cow series, but there's no denying it's worth playing.
  10. luux
    Feb 9, 2014
    8
    not bad game............................................................................................................................................
  11. Tomle1202
    Nov 5, 2017
    8
    Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag sails out to be the best installment of the franchise since the second game, despite occasionally repetitive gameplay and technical issues.
  12. OHIC
    Jul 18, 2014
    8
    The best gameplay is the series, and it captures the atmosphere of its setting brilliantly, but ultimately feels a little bit strange like ACIII before it. Perhaps the locales were too "new" to support one of the big draws of the Ezio series: uncovering mysterious tombs and retrieving artefacts.

    The story is okay if not really good, but I'd prefer a story that's a bit humdrum but    The best gameplay is the series, and it captures the atmosphere of its setting brilliantly, but ultimately feels a little bit strange like ACIII before it. Perhaps the locales were too "new" to support one of the big draws of the Ezio series: uncovering mysterious tombs and retrieving artefacts.

    The story is okay if not really good, but I'd prefer a story that's a bit humdrum but doesn't make me wince with its many po-faced howlers (looking at you, AC:Revelations and ACIII). AC:Brotherhood took some knocks for its silly villains, but I'll take that camp theatrical scene-chewing over a story that thinks too much of itself any day. AC:R's writer does a much better job this time, supplying a story that carries you along well enough, with many nice little touches in the dialogue and some touches of daft WTF-ery. There's not enough there to make you really invested, and you'll see certain twists a mile away, but as games go it's decent.    … Expand
  13. behi8303
    Nov 11, 2014
    8
    Gameplay (of 10) : 8
    Story (of 10) : 8
    Graphic (of 10) : 8
    Sound (of 10) : 7

    Total : 7.9 / 10

    Total score is weighted average of four factors, respectively Gameplay, Story, Graphic, Sound.
  14. Robobob
    Dec 22, 2017
    8
    Finally got around to playing Black Flag when Ubisoft recently offered it for freed download for 1 week. I had just finished Assassin's Creed: Origins and absolutely loved that game and 100%ed it, which is the first time I did that for an open world game. Going backwards from Origins to Black Flag left me wanting in a couple ways.
    For one the controls are not as good as Origins and I    Finally got around to playing Black Flag when Ubisoft recently offered it for freed download for 1 week. I had just finished Assassin's Creed: Origins and absolutely loved that game and 100%ed it, which is the first time I did that for an open world game. Going backwards from Origins to Black Flag left me wanting in a couple ways.
    For one the controls are not as good as Origins and I often became very frustrated when "free running" because I would often grab onto things that I didn't want to climb. Why the Run button is the same as the climb button I'll never know. In Origins you pretty much run all the time which should be the case. There should have been a "grounded" button that prevented you from climbing while you run.
    As far as open world missions so, many were rinse and repeat with no story just a different target with a different random face, like the Assassin contacts. Also, for an open world game many missions had a very strict and narrow zone to operate in that almost felt very linear. You didn't have several options in how to complete a mission. It was Ubi's way or the highway.
    Aside from those complaints the game looks really beautiful on max settings on my new gaming rig. I love all of the lush tropical environments. The pirate theme and ship combat is one of the highlights of the game, though you need to do some major upgrades to make ship combat far less difficult. I'm sure I'll try and 100% this game as well because there are enough unique places to explore and different task to do.
    One thing I did like more than Origins was that some climbing areas were like puzzles as you had to figure out ways to certain Eagle perch views where as in Origins nearly everything is climbable and almost too easy.
    The ship fleet mini-game is barely a game but a good way to make some easy money though the combat is slow and tedious. It's a clever way to put the many ships you capture to good use. I wish the combat was a bird's eye view of your fleet attacking an enemy and you had little input but a few orders.
    One last thing is that I know I have a home base mansion somewhere in the game where rare and unique collectables accumulate but I can't remember what city it is in and can't find it on the map and wish that was better marked.
    All-in-all a great game for it's time that seems a little repetitive compared against recent iterations.    … Expand
  15. rogermorse
    Aug 24, 2014
    8
    I got the 100% in about 80 hours. I literally did everything there was to do and I don't regret it. Little secrets and collectibles unlock special weapons or outfits or records or notes that unveil many details about the whole templars-assassins-abstergo thing. Also, this Black Flag is not a normal assassin's creed. The conspiracy part is only explored through secrets (mostly), the storyI got the 100% in about 80 hours. I literally did everything there was to do and I don't regret it. Little secrets and collectibles unlock special weapons or outfits or records or notes that unveil many details about the whole templars-assassins-abstergo thing. Also, this Black Flag is not a normal assassin's creed. The conspiracy part is only explored through secrets (mostly), the story is very different from the other ones but that was expected (just think of the end of AC3).

    There is not much to say. I think that if someone likes the AC series, would like every AC. I personally found a big improvement from AC1 to AC2, and the standard has always stayed the same. Black Flag is a different approach that will for sure develop in a next chapter. The setting (pirates, sailing, caribbean) is very appealing to me and something different that made me forgive the lack of main story, little related to what has happened until now with Desmond. But as I said, there are some secrets to be found that will explain many things here and there about the whole conspiracy and desmond's past.

    On the technical side, it is wonderful. The best ocean ever, together with the Cryengine 3. HBAO+ still looks very very good and animations are wonderful. Combats are still a - , it is basically impossible to die while fighting 20+ enemies...too easy, but exploration and views will compensate that.

    85/100    … Expand
  16. jelikey
    Sep 8, 2015
    8
    this game is great successor of this AC series. storyline is a little boring. and supporting character has no impression. but the view of world is charming.
  17. Memhorder
    Dec 3, 2014
    8
    Good game. The graphics are nice on max. You really need a game pad to play this game right. I hooked a controller up and it makes a world of difference as opposed to using mouse and keyboard. i give this game an 8 because everything gets little redundant after a while but non the less it's fun
  18. CntrlAltDel101
    Oct 1, 2015
    8
    Never enjoyed an Assassin's Creed game before (and I tried them all) until I played this. The 40+ hours that followed were a blur of awesome. Thoroughly entertaining game, sadly the games before and after havn't lived up to the greatness of this title.
  19. Kamswagbb
    Mar 23, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Assassin's Creed IV Black-flag is very ambitious game that has a definite requirement for a good computer but if you play with a good PC the game play is very similar to Assassin's Creed 3 for it's ground combat it has the same annoying boss that are extremely difficult to fight no mater your strategy I find it way easier to shoot the person in the face and end the fight anti climatically. the naval combat is a huge upgrade from the hell of AC3 It is vary well polished but it still surprises me that Rogue was able to make it better. it's fluent and fast pace and really makes you want to be a pirate and take on a huge Man"o War for all it's metal. The story was huge disappointment Edward never seamed to show compassion for what was supposes to be heart throbbing moments only once did I really feel that there was one moment where I wanted revenge. then the fact that you don't become An official Assassin till the last three sequences, It's not called Pirates Creed it's called Assassin's Creed I expect to be an Assassin most of the game or a least more of a purpose then a pirate sailing around and stealing loot. I would have no problem if leading up to when you became an Assassin but change/ add more after that I don't care if I have let's say 22 sequences I loved playing the game and wanted more when it was over so give me more please. I think the game is a great sequel that has amazing graphics but needed more story to developed you as an Assassin, over all a very good game and very enjoyable… Expand
  20. Ripplecry
    Oct 18, 2016
    8
    Assassin's Creed serisinin ilk oyunundan beri takipçisiyim. Bu oyunu aldığımda ise oldukça önyargı ile yaklaştım. Okuduğum çoğu olumsuz yorumda AC3'deki gemi savaşları tutulduğu için yapılmış bir yapım olduğu yazıyordu. Ama oyuna başladığımda tüm önyargım yıkıldı. Kesinlikle baştan sağma bir yapım değildi...

    Oyunun grafikleri takdire şayan. Tüm ayarlar ultrada 50fps altına düşmedi. İyi    Assassin's Creed serisinin ilk oyunundan beri takipçisiyim. Bu oyunu aldığımda ise oldukça önyargı ile yaklaştım. Okuduğum çoğu olumsuz yorumda AC3'deki gemi savaşları tutulduğu için yapılmış bir yapım olduğu yazıyordu. Ama oyuna başladığımda tüm önyargım yıkıldı. Kesinlikle baştan sağma bir yapım değildi...

    Oyunun grafikleri takdire şayan. Tüm ayarlar ultrada 50fps altına düşmedi. İyi bir sistemle gözleriniz bayram ediyor. Ubisoftu senede bir Assassin's Creed oyunu çıkarmakla eleştiriyorlar. Ama bu kadar kısa sürede böyle bir şahaeseri oraya çıkarmak takdir edilesi birşey.

    Oyunun hikayesi yan görevler olmadan 35 saat sürüyor yaklaşık olarak yan görevleri daha yapmadım. Hikayesi başlarda sıkıcı gelse bile özellikle 6.diziden sonra güzelleşiyor.

    Oyunun hep +'larından bahsettim gelelim eksilerine.

    Eğer serinin diğer oyunlarını oynamış ve hikayeye hakimseniz sizide mutlaka rahatsız etmiş olmalı. Oyun korsanlık ve denizciliğe odaklı, suikastçi bile son 2 dizide oluyorsunuz zaten oyun 13 dizi. Bu yönüyle diğer Assassin's Creed oyunlarının gerisinde kalıyor. Seriye hakim değil ve hikaye odaklı oynamıyorsanız bundan şikayet etmezsiniz.

    Ve başka bir eksi daha: Uplay
    Ubisoft kendi oyunları için steam, origin gibi bir sistem oluşturmuş. Oyunu oynamak için Uplay zorunlu. Bu iş can sıkıcı olabiliyor.

    Birazda multiplayerden bahsedelim. Assassins Creed hiçbirzaman multiplayer odaklı bir oyun olmadı. Bu yüzden multiplayerden fazla beklentiniz olmasın. Genede serverleri dolu oyuncu rahat bulabiliyorsunuz.

    Gelelim sonuca. Oyun kesinlikle oynanmayı hakediyor indirimlerde 40tl altına düşünce kesinlikle almalısınız. Kuruşuna kadar hakediyor. Genel puanım ise 8/10.    … Expand
  21. renogza
    Dec 27, 2015
    8
    Oh my gosh... assassin´s creed is getting more boring again. First ones were pretty good and AC 3 was the best, but these "pirate thingies" are not so good. Oh yeah... the game also gets easier and more boring, but still... they did a good job.
  22. bigboss9191
    Mar 17, 2016
    8
    Bad port, good game. Vsync is horrible. Turn it on when FPS drops it will turn you down to 30 fps. Turn it off and then suffer ultimate screen tearing.
  23. Shadow1
    May 15, 2016
    8
    I dont played this game on Xbox 360 , but I played this game on PC and I love it . Normal Graphics and Amazing storyline for Assasins Creed from 3 . Assasin's Creed 4 Black Flag better than Assasin's Creed 3 but worse than Assassin's Creed 2 because Assassin's Creed 2 the best Assasin's Creed Game . In Assassin's Creed 4 very much parkour and interesting missions on ships and this gameI dont played this game on Xbox 360 , but I played this game on PC and I love it . Normal Graphics and Amazing storyline for Assasins Creed from 3 . Assasin's Creed 4 Black Flag better than Assasin's Creed 3 but worse than Assassin's Creed 2 because Assassin's Creed 2 the best Assasin's Creed Game . In Assassin's Creed 4 very much parkour and interesting missions on ships and this game very interesting . 8/10… Expand
  24. fl04ter
    May 11, 2016
    8
    AC Black Flag was one of my favorite installments. I really think this one shined where AC III kind of flopped. The story alone is a wonderful one and really captures the greed of Edward Kenway and how it was more important than family, even though he was doing it for his wife. The pirate ship battles were great and very enticing but at some points they became a bit repetitive but all inAC Black Flag was one of my favorite installments. I really think this one shined where AC III kind of flopped. The story alone is a wonderful one and really captures the greed of Edward Kenway and how it was more important than family, even though he was doing it for his wife. The pirate ship battles were great and very enticing but at some points they became a bit repetitive but all in all it was a great. If you're a fan of the AC series and also a fan of pirates than this game is definitely for you. I give it an 8 out of 10 just because some parts are repetitive but I've come to expect that out of Ubisoft, sadly.… Expand
  25. Mankiniman
    Nov 2, 2016
    8
    If you like the Assassin's Creed franchise, you're gonna like this game. In my personal book, this is where the franchise peaked. It is relieving to play a character that often does not take the philosophical aspects of the story as serious as he ought (or as serious as you do), and who evolves from an actual terrible human being, who betrays the trust of those who mean little to him, andIf you like the Assassin's Creed franchise, you're gonna like this game. In my personal book, this is where the franchise peaked. It is relieving to play a character that often does not take the philosophical aspects of the story as serious as he ought (or as serious as you do), and who evolves from an actual terrible human being, who betrays the trust of those who mean little to him, and sometimes those who mean a lot to him, into a person we can sorta get behind. Also, probably the best ending I have seen in my life (in stark contrast to the joke of an ending that is AC Syndicate)… Expand
  26. Ash98
    Jun 6, 2017
    8
    What an amazing game.

    I thoroughly enjoyed the maps in which the game was played in, the graphics were tremendous when being played at 1440p high settings. Although the game is quite badly optimised in terms of performance, my RX 480 8GB managed to power through most of the game. Awesome combat, i mean REAL awesome. Edward Kenway is a rocking protagonist to play as, i love the way    What an amazing game.

    I thoroughly enjoyed the maps in which the game was played in, the graphics were tremendous when being played at 1440p high settings.

    Although the game is quite badly optimised in terms of performance, my RX 480 8GB managed to power through most of the game.

    Awesome combat, i mean REAL awesome. Edward Kenway is a rocking protagonist to play as, i love the way he moves! Boat fights are massive, and upgrading the Jackdaw and Edward is really important.

    My favourite part of the game was definitely Havana. Very fun part of the game, scouting the map collecting all collectables and assassination galore!

    You are missing out not playing this gloriousness!    … Expand
  27. Nyakuya
    Dec 20, 2016
    8
    Me gustaria darle mas puntaje a este juego, pues su historia fue la más triste de todo assasin's creed y sin duda alguna su final es muy emotivo. AMÉ y ODIÉ la historia de este juego, y eso es lo que hace que hoy mismo lo vote de forma positiva.

    Me gustaría darle un 9 y no un 8, pero lamentablemente el pésimo rendimiento y los bugs que tiene no me lo permiten. Sin lugar a dudas amé este    Me gustaria darle mas puntaje a este juego, pues su historia fue la más triste de todo assasin's creed y sin duda alguna su final es muy emotivo. AMÉ y ODIÉ la historia de este juego, y eso es lo que hace que hoy mismo lo vote de forma positiva.

    Me gustaría darle un 9 y no un 8, pero lamentablemente el pésimo rendimiento y los bugs que tiene no me lo permiten. Sin lugar a dudas amé este juego.    … Expand
  28. Zazcallabah
    Mar 7, 2017
    8
    I don’t quite know what to think about Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™. The pirate parts and the open-world collect-a-thon are great, the story is nice, but movement and hand-to-hand combat is severely lacking when one is used to Arkham City levels of perfection.
  29. marcelus
    Mar 17, 2017
    8
    Not a big Assassins Creed fan but I loved AC IV Black Flag!

    Pros:
    - Pirates, ships and naval battles!
    - Caribbean landscapes! :)
    - Silly characters and better AI compared to AC III
    - Is waaaay better than III and AC Unity :P
    - Simple but fun multiplayer.

    Cons:
    - Lack of story and sidequest.
    - Still not a good port for non SLI GTX 700's (If you have PS4 buy that version!)
  30. igor_zagray
    May 11, 2017
    8
    Great expirience of playing as a "pirate-assassin". Sea battles and the setting was charming, as for me. Customizing your ship and Edward's equipment is interested. But shipping on the opposite side of the map for some skin for your bullet bag is too tiring, as for me. But I cannot say the same about boarding ships. I also loved the songs which your team singing during the sea travels.Great expirience of playing as a "pirate-assassin". Sea battles and the setting was charming, as for me. Customizing your ship and Edward's equipment is interested. But shipping on the opposite side of the map for some skin for your bullet bag is too tiring, as for me. But I cannot say the same about boarding ships. I also loved the songs which your team singing during the sea travels. this game has wonderful atmosphere, which reminds Pirattes of the Carribean. I'm sure that developers inspired from those movies.
    I look forward to next chapters.    … Expand
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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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