Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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  1. ZabaZu
    Nov 26, 2013
    8
    This is my favorite Assassin's Creed game since Brotherhood. The game takes some of the mechanics from Assassin's Creed 3 (which I hated) and improves them slightly, but the atmosphere and story this time around is much better and really sucks you in. While the series still suffers from boring filler missions, the games mechanics make them fun enough. In my opinion, the game reallyThis is my favorite Assassin's Creed game since Brotherhood. The game takes some of the mechanics from Assassin's Creed 3 (which I hated) and improves them slightly, but the atmosphere and story this time around is much better and really sucks you in. While the series still suffers from boring filler missions, the games mechanics make them fun enough. In my opinion, the game really shines during the naval battles and pirate ship everything. Going from land to sea is seamless and easy, and your pirate crew sets the mood perfectly by cheering for the captain (you). They sing shanties while sailing to really bring the mood home. When you engage in battle, it is completely dynamic and increases immersion. When you can board an enemy ship, everything feels very dynamic which makes the experience feel authentic and makes you feel like you really accomplished something cool. After every battle you feel like a badass.

    The same can't really be said for the land fights though. The series has been making the stealth portions easier and easier, and the laughable ease of Assassin's Creed 3 remains fully intact. At least this time around, most of the bushes you hide in actually conceal you. You can still run right into an enemies face, then jump into a bush and they will act like they were "just seeing things", which is mood killing. If you played AC3, you know all about the land combat.

    This game is great solely because of the pirate theme and what they have done with naval battles. It feels like it is being tacked onto the Assassin's Creed brand in order to boost sales when it should have been a fresh new IP that could take full advantage of the amazing ideas introduced. The game gets an 8 from me because the pirate aspects truly hold the game up that much.    … Expand
  2. joacko1990
    Nov 19, 2013
    8
    The games looks beautiful immersive atmosphere and good story but There is one big issue .
    Running on i5 3570k 4,8 2 zotac 670 amp Edition Sli (RUNNING 55-60 FPS not all time They need to fix sli scaling right know
  3. 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
  4. mphst
    Nov 28, 2013
    5
    Same mistakes were made again like AC3. Soulness and Nonsense game story is boring. Ubisoft must understand that, last two games is not AC game. Maybe expansion pack of rookie assasins but, i didnt see any assasins whole two games. they need to get rid of being "callofdutiism". they didnt mess up any game like this, even PoP series.
  5. Sk3z
    Dec 11, 2013
    9
    Ok, naval combat is arcade, not simulation. Yes the mechanics are the same as usual, with very few innovations. Yes the game feels easy most of the times since you can counter anything and so on...

    Still this game has some magic, even with it's flaws. AC titles have always been full of details and this one it's way the better by this criteria. Some missions are boring, and the    Ok, naval combat is arcade, not simulation. Yes the mechanics are the same as usual, with very few innovations. Yes the game feels easy most of the times since you can counter anything and so on...

    Still this game has some magic, even with it's flaws.
    AC titles have always been full of details and this one it's way the better by this criteria. Some missions are boring, and the achievement madness is still there.
    Gameplay is good because it may totally be affected by one fundamental thing: the way you want to play it. You can win missions in a ton of ways, and you may enjoy the aspects of game the way you prefer. The game is incredibly polished, and the story BEHIND what's going on in the caribbean (if you don't know, every AC game is set on a double world, the present and the past) keeps you there wanting to get new material and unveil the facts you are still not aware of. In the game itself you'll find many many things to do, and most importantly, you'll see BEAUTY... Yes, i mean it. Frankly, i'm a huge fan of pirate themed stuff. I played every game on this theme, and while every each one had it's pro and cons, none had the thing that i enjoyed the most on this title: The feeling of being deep in the pirate era: the landscapes of the isles, are them big and covered with vegetation or loose low sand ones... the pirate crew singing pirate-ish songs (or not, while you can mute them with a screamed order!) while cruising through the waves of an late foggy dawn... Cruising your ship in a huge storm or through a placid clear sea... all these things are priceless.

    If i where to compare this game with other titles, i really would say this game should be put in the league of Skyrim, while being HUGELY better. Since the latter is aswell a game for exploration, history and arcade combat, i think the comparison should be true. This game won't leave you disappointed if you are seeking for something beautiful to try. Still, if you already played earlyer AC games and are seeking for something dramatically new, then you may not find it. The work have been done in other directions, clearly.

    For those arguing this is a bad port, you may not listen to them. Yes, this title may be ported, but you would not see that. This game is well ported, no bugs or annoying feature, and i won't say more.

    MULTYPLAYER: the multyplayer mode it's quite chaotic. Since i've not tried that deeply i'll only say that there have clearly been done a lot of work around it. It has potential.

    GAME CONS: While being an huge game full of content, as someone said sometimes it feels repetitive. You don't see this only in the scripted missions which are very similar most of the time, but also in the models. I believe that both the necessity to sell it for consoles and the vastness of things to be crafted and polished, led to a general lacking of variety in each one of the many aspects of the game (ship models for example).

    GENERAL CONS: Game has it's downs too. For instance Ubisoft force you to start the game through his annoying "Uplay" service, (yet if you want to play it offline you can, but without the special content you may have bought; "hey ubisoft, i've payed for it, what do you mean i cant unlock it offline? are you mocking me?" I won't argue politics here, i will only say that i had to literally fight with the Uplay software to make it work, since it was not working in the beginning (some conflicts with system files). Also, the game is clearly full of buyable content, making you wonder how much of it would be in the game itself if this marketing trend where not so fully adopted by the company.

    BIGGEST CON of the game, to me, was the general feeling that the lack of modding support, make this a ruined masterpiece. It's like you wonder if something like this game could be modded to be enriched, or converted into a simulation game... This game is so near to what i've always dreamed about, that it frustrates me so much. Why so few ships? Why fantasy ships? Why frigate on spanish army? Where are the Dutch, the French and the portuguese? Why wheren't you able to put accourate historically ships ingame? are you kidding, ship rams? Why can't i switch a captured ship with mine? Why so limited access to the ship itself? why only 5 things to trade? Why aren't there different types of cannonballs? You'll keep asking yourself these questions againg and againg.

    but you will enjoy the game nonetheless.

    9 out of 10 for me. (I am really surprised myself to have found a game so entertaining).    … Expand
  6. serp86
    Nov 24, 2013
    6
    Great pirate game with stupid Assasins/Templar non-sense. I really dislike the storyline of the Assasins Creed series with it's convoluted non-sensical mystic mumbo-jumbo In this you can mostly ignore those and just sail around pirating you can have tons of fun for hours very early. The rest of the game outside the naval battles is pretty eh. At least the protagonist is aware of howGreat pirate game with stupid Assasins/Templar non-sense. I really dislike the storyline of the Assasins Creed series with it's convoluted non-sensical mystic mumbo-jumbo In this you can mostly ignore those and just sail around pirating you can have tons of fun for hours very early. The rest of the game outside the naval battles is pretty eh. At least the protagonist is aware of how stupid the stuff he sees is and comments on it .

    Ubisoft should just completely drop the Assasins stuff and make game full Naval/Pirate game Cause thats awesome and i fully recommend to buy the game it at a lower price just for that.

    Optimization isn't optimal but it runs very well on my PC on basically maxed details with some glitches here and there. Didn't run into anything major yet.    … Expand
  7. kudryon
    Dec 1, 2013
    0
    Another garbage Ubisoft port. Nothing to see here. Awful optimization for PC......................................................................................
  8. dzcamper
    Nov 20, 2013
    10
    This is the best assassin's creed game i ever play. I soo love pirate concept and it's SANDBOX!!! But best thing is naval combat! I recommend evrybody ITS AWSOME!!!
  9. gletara
    Nov 26, 2013
    5
    Ahh a new AC game, remember when ubisoft stated they are putting a lot of effort in Assassin Creed 3? As Ubisoft claimed, the scheduler used for the rendering was ‘rewritten from the ground up and in AC4, the engine will use all the cores it needs until it sees that using more cores brings no more gain. Well it appears that ubisoft lied once more. My I5 2500k so call recommended processorAhh a new AC game, remember when ubisoft stated they are putting a lot of effort in Assassin Creed 3? As Ubisoft claimed, the scheduler used for the rendering was ‘rewritten from the ground up and in AC4, the engine will use all the cores it needs until it sees that using more cores brings no more gain. Well it appears that ubisoft lied once more. My I5 2500k so call recommended processor peg at 100% on 1 core and 5-15% on the rest, 2013 game running single core how awesome is that.After all optimizing game on the pc are not ubisoft priority anyway as stated them self. Good thing is naval combat is nothing short of amazing and revolutionary, a major improvement on AC3 which i do like if it isn't crippled by performance issue. Theme and setting are done very well, lush vegetation in stunning detail. They said the game would perform well even on low end machine, an overclocked 560Ti is apparently getting 40 fps on lowest setting and 800x600 resolution with vysyn turn off. Ashame really this could have been the best AC game yet after AC2 if it is actually enjoyable.… Expand
  10. Sgtdemondays
    Dec 3, 2013
    10
    Amazing game play!. Fantastic Graphics! great story line. an amazing game all a round! Best game of all the assassin creeds by far! the huge open world and ship combat is just beautiful.
  11. mucitel1
    Nov 20, 2013
    8
    The game looks quite good graphically. The story is rather short and all you really do is sail around or explore an island. While sailing or trying to do something you will often get 'area not available' and you will have to proceed with story. I would really like to see me being able to sail the distant lands on my own doing whatever i want I'm a pirate after all! This game reminds me ofThe game looks quite good graphically. The story is rather short and all you really do is sail around or explore an island. While sailing or trying to do something you will often get 'area not available' and you will have to proceed with story. I would really like to see me being able to sail the distant lands on my own doing whatever i want I'm a pirate after all! This game reminds me of Far Cry 3 a lot as some systems are similar. You have similar 'quick travel' options, you can create stuff from hides, hunt animals and tag enemies similarly. There are some minor glitches that we can look past, but I have been detected by enemies a few times and had to do it all over again.

    Sailing the ship can be fun but I was looking forward for bigger interaction. I haven't finished the game yet, but so far I find my pirates rather useless. They do help during ship vs ship battles, but you can't really use them elsewhere (yet?). I remember calling assassins in AC:B to aid me in combat a lot, but in Black Flag you have more 'stealth' missions. Hiding in bushes for a minute or so, so you can learn enemies path to know when it's time to move. Sailing the ship is okay, but I think they should let you scroll out further to really see what's going on around you.

    Overall I give this game 8/10. It's fun to play and I'm looking forward to finish it soon, which I usually don't do with most new games.    … Expand
  12. gibbstar
    Nov 24, 2013
    9
    I'm relatively new to the AC line of games; they never appealed to me because of their strong console port setup. I got AC3 free with a new graphics card last year, so I gave it a whirl. I wasn't too impressed, although the graphics were good. There were tons of control related glitches, mostly pertaining to the fact it was a poorly done port from the console, i believe. This was after theI'm relatively new to the AC line of games; they never appealed to me because of their strong console port setup. I got AC3 free with a new graphics card last year, so I gave it a whirl. I wasn't too impressed, although the graphics were good. There were tons of control related glitches, mostly pertaining to the fact it was a poorly done port from the console, i believe. This was after the game had been out for a while and had all the DLC out, so it's like they didn't even care to patch it to full functionality.
    AC4, however, exhibited none of these technical flaws so far. I've played the game about 38 hours and have been having a great time. I havent had any crashes, lock ups, frame rate drops (the settings are all on ultra/high) and things are great. I love pirate games like the classic sid meirs (sp?) pirates! game from early 90s on the com64. It's rare to find a good pirate game, and this has tons to do.
    I love upgrading and customizing my ship, weapons, clothing etc to fit my playstyle, and just sailing around the huge sandbox attacking ships is also fun.
    There are some things that could be improved, but for what it is (a console port) it is awesome. The people that are saying it's the same as AC3 with pirates are being ridiculous. Of course a lot of the same things from other AC games are going to be in it, it's another installment of the AC franchise. If they changed how everything worked people would cry about that. If you read most of the reviews, the complaints are petty. It runs great on my mid-level machine maxed out, plays better than the last AC, and is Pirates!!!    … Expand
  13. bulreporting
    Jan 5, 2014
    0
    Game is broken. Will not save majority of progress. It displays the save icon after every in-game milestone but when you attempt to load a save, you find that the last 75% of progress is gone. That means out of every 10 hours, you will lose 7 or 8 hours and will spend another 7 or 8 hours replaying it, and it may not even save that progress either. This is a known issue. It has been aGame is broken. Will not save majority of progress. It displays the save icon after every in-game milestone but when you attempt to load a save, you find that the last 75% of progress is gone. That means out of every 10 hours, you will lose 7 or 8 hours and will spend another 7 or 8 hours replaying it, and it may not even save that progress either. This is a known issue. It has been a known issue since the game was released two months ago. So far I have yet to see an Ubisoft response on the issue, if only to acknowledge the problem, let alone any work towards a fix.… Expand
  14. Praesi
    Nov 25, 2013
    9
    Who like AC have to play this one. Its the best AC Gamer so far. It has the same Problems like every other AC, with melee combat and sometimes climbing. But its nothing compared to the good stuff this Game bring up. Nice Quests, good Voiceacting, alot more animations in combat. They reduced the Watchtowers and added nice stealth mechanics, with overworked enemy/spot system. With everythingWho like AC have to play this one. Its the best AC Gamer so far. It has the same Problems like every other AC, with melee combat and sometimes climbing. But its nothing compared to the good stuff this Game bring up. Nice Quests, good Voiceacting, alot more animations in combat. They reduced the Watchtowers and added nice stealth mechanics, with overworked enemy/spot system. With everything maxed out, this Game looks just beatifull and runs so smooth(GTX 670). Stunning graphics, Light-Shadow..everything. "Currentgen" Port to PC and what a nice one. Shipbattles are just Fun too, amazing Water (visuals and physics). Its a realy good AC Game with alot of Content and funny new stuff.… Expand
  15. GPReS
    Nov 12, 2014
    5
    It seems quite fun and intriguing in the beginning, but... then you remember that Desmond is dead and frankly speaking the story is not that mystically fun anymore, than you start to notice that you've played 40+hrs of the game and the story is completed for 12% only, and the game itself - 40%... and you already fed up of this boring need-for-speed like ships (after full upgrade), hardIt seems quite fun and intriguing in the beginning, but... then you remember that Desmond is dead and frankly speaking the story is not that mystically fun anymore, than you start to notice that you've played 40+hrs of the game and the story is completed for 12% only, and the game itself - 40%... and you already fed up of this boring need-for-speed like ships (after full upgrade), hard coded and scripted legendary ships, boring ship fights (as you can kick all asses without significant efforts) and all the other boring and repetitive things. The last so much boring part was Brotherhood, and once again they decided to do this... Unfinished game without soul and creativity...… Expand
  16. 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
  17. freacrou
    Dec 29, 2013
    6
    It is totally missing the epicness of AC2 and AC1, there are no cathedrales or dungeons, instead you can swim in piss with make you feel like a real A$$ pirate and blonde. You would think the world is huge, but there is so much rehashing of content, it is nowhere as big as AC1 and pointless to explore. The characters are rather bland and the killing of Desmond in AC3 made story about theIt is totally missing the epicness of AC2 and AC1, there are no cathedrales or dungeons, instead you can swim in piss with make you feel like a real A$$ pirate and blonde. You would think the world is huge, but there is so much rehashing of content, it is nowhere as big as AC1 and pointless to explore. The characters are rather bland and the killing of Desmond in AC3 made story about the ancestors lose its connection. Whats positive is the sandbox that the developers created. Also they got rid of QTEs, its not as as AC3, but still lacking big storywise. When AC2 was a 10, then I am giving this a 6.… Expand
  18. irmscher
    Mar 19, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well. What can I say... this is my 1st Assasins Creed game (few hours into very first Assasins Creed doesn't count), and probably the last one. Pirate theme and sailing is the only thing that kept me playing and reach 71% main mission completion. After that the "assassins" part of the game just become unbearable with all those repetitive missions and **** up controls. The main story is quite good up until around middle of the game and then just becomes MEH. I don't have more time to waste on this "fun simulation" crap.… Expand
  19. daskind
    Jan 9, 2014
    10
    i loved assassins creed 1 - especially the character altair - and assassins creed 2. i was kind of dissapointed by the sequel in the war of independence. the story was boring - and the only charismatic character, connors father, turned out to be one of the bad guys. ok. but ac 3 is just great .. the atmosphere, the graphics and voice acting. it is near superbness .. but: there are flaws,i loved assassins creed 1 - especially the character altair - and assassins creed 2. i was kind of dissapointed by the sequel in the war of independence. the story was boring - and the only charismatic character, connors father, turned out to be one of the bad guys. ok. but ac 3 is just great .. the atmosphere, the graphics and voice acting. it is near superbness .. but: there are flaws, such as bugs. and there is many of them. maybe that´s fate of open world games ..… Expand
  20. Azerniss
    Nov 25, 2013
    9
    Great game, nice map and gameplay, especially the naval combat. You get most upgrades too fast though, and there could have been more, more diverse upgrades.
  21. theLionheart
    Nov 25, 2013
    9
    second only to the legendary assassin's creed II, black flag is without doubt one of the franchises best releases.
    black flag's gameplay is refreshing and gives you the tools to get lost for hours in the huge world filled with pirates scums,honest traders,evil templars and brave assassins. edward, like the game is a much stronger character than his grandson (connor from assassin's creed    second only to the legendary assassin's creed II, black flag is without doubt one of the franchises best releases.
    black flag's gameplay is refreshing and gives you the tools to get lost for hours in the huge world filled with pirates scums,honest traders,evil templars and brave assassins. edward, like the game is a much stronger character than his grandson (connor from assassin's creed III). the plot is superb thanks to good writing and sticking to historical fact as far as famous pirate deaths (some of the best scenes the game has to offer).the second plot (21st century) is compelling as it relates the other games, answers allot of questions but bring the tension up with a brilliant ending. in short assassin's creed IV black flag is one of the best games i got to play in the last decade. 9/10    … Expand
  22. red259
    Nov 25, 2013
    6
    I took the time to write a review, because I don't want people to get misled by the hype and run out and blow all their money on this game. There is no way this game is a 10. The premise of the game is interesting and the game is ambitions. I enjoy the graphics. However, the controls are absolutely terrible. Its even worse than I remember from brotherhood. Its very difficult to do anythingI took the time to write a review, because I don't want people to get misled by the hype and run out and blow all their money on this game. There is no way this game is a 10. The premise of the game is interesting and the game is ambitions. I enjoy the graphics. However, the controls are absolutely terrible. Its even worse than I remember from brotherhood. Its very difficult to do anything without the game thinking your trying to do something else. I have found the game to be extremely frustrating due to the poor control design. Unfortunately, since the story is not that great the only thing that could save this game is the game play, but you need intuitive controls for that. If this had been the first attempt of a company at a game maybe I could be a bit more forgiving. However, this is another game in a long series of games and apparently the company could not be bothered to fix problems that have existed in their prior games. Bottom line is that it was a game with potential, but poor game design has really taken the fun out of it.… Expand
  23. justanhonestguy
    Jan 13, 2017
    1
    Had a previous review that gave the game credit for excellent programming, graphics, historical setting, art design, level design, and good parkour. Gave it a few bad marks for combat mechanics, AI behavior, and other things not all that bad even when added up. I hadn't given up totally, and the game had a rating of just under 50% for me, until reality set in. What absolutely KILLED theHad a previous review that gave the game credit for excellent programming, graphics, historical setting, art design, level design, and good parkour. Gave it a few bad marks for combat mechanics, AI behavior, and other things not all that bad even when added up. I hadn't given up totally, and the game had a rating of just under 50% for me, until reality set in. What absolutely KILLED the fun factor for me was "NO SAVE FUNCTION". I want to save the game when I want to save the game. Take this outdated arrogant attitude and shove it, dudes, don't tell me when I can save the game. I complete a half hour's worth of whatever level, then I die, or have to do something else in the real world, and I have to start all over again? I have to repeat the entire hour possibly. because you said so?? That's not fun, guys, that's called work and I get enough of that during the day. Combine that single catastrophic bad design element with the pervasive and absolutely buzz-killing ultra modern office "Oh it was all a dream a-la Total Recall" moments, and throw in the arrogant Uplay overlay, and as they say in the orchestra, "Viola!!" A great effort by programmers, art guys, and the people that envisioned the awesome piratey goodness of the initial concept, squandered, and I mean absolutely destroyed down to the nanometric level of subatomic dissolution type destroyed, and this game holds the current title in Just an Honest Guy land of "Game that fell the hardest from the highest". I am sincerely so disappointed in the flawed execution that I have to give it a 2.... Uninstalling in frustration.… Expand
  24. Thixtalk
    Feb 16, 2018
    5
    Assassin's Creed: Black Flag is a very bad game. This game have nothing good to stay you in the game.
    Let's begin with start:
    1. Graphics. Graphics have not passed the test of time and it is very terrible. Recently, I quietly played in Max Payne 1-2, but in AS IV everything is very bad and not playable, the character just dummies. 2. Gameplay. It's very easy gameplay for children. And    Assassin's Creed: Black Flag is a very bad game. This game have nothing good to stay you in the game.
    Let's begin with start:
    1. Graphics. Graphics have not passed the test of time and it is very terrible. Recently, I quietly played in Max Payne 1-2, but in AS IV everything is very bad and not playable, the character just dummies.
    2. Gameplay. It's very easy gameplay for children. And it isn't interesting. Even swimming on ships they managed to make boring
    3. Story. Disgusting, terrible, frustrating, boring, not interesting. The game does not have charismatic or interesting characters.The very history is developing very slowly.
    4. Parkour. Since AS 2, nothing is changed.
    5. Additional tasks. As it usually happens in the AS, I didn't find any interesting tasks.    … Expand
  25. Syadin
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    This game is absolutely a masterpiece. Very rarely is it ever that I enjoy a game as much as I am enjoying AC4. They have added countless things, a very intricate naval system, and the graphics are outstanding! This is exactly what the Assassin's Creed franchise needed to make the game fresh again.

    The voice acting is amazing, the graphics are outstanding, and the characters really grow    This game is absolutely a masterpiece. Very rarely is it ever that I enjoy a game as much as I am enjoying AC4. They have added countless things, a very intricate naval system, and the graphics are outstanding! This is exactly what the Assassin's Creed franchise needed to make the game fresh again.

    The voice acting is amazing, the graphics are outstanding, and the characters really grow on you. I haven't been as emotionally invested into a video game character as I have become with Edward, since AC2 with young Ezio. Anybody who picks this game up, I can assure will thoroughly enjoy it, and another great thing that Ubisoft did was, instead of making the pirates how most people view them, they made them exactly how they were in the Golden Ages.

    What really pisses me off is all of the people who are giving this game negative reviews. I can assure you that not one of the negative reviews is actually about what the game brings to the table, which is WHAT REVIEWS ARE, they are not about you not being able to run the game. People are complaining saying "Oh, this game sucks, nothing to see here, it doesn't even run properly." Wrong, actually these people just have terrible graphics cards and need to stop crying and get their parents to buy them a new PC. I can run this game fully maxed constant 60 fps. Then you have some people who say this game has terrible graphics and rate it with 0. I don't know if these people are delusional, playing on low settings on a 240p monitor, or just feel the need to cry about something because of their terrible childhoods.

    To anyone who is contemplating on purchasing this game, it is a must, and I can assure you that as long as you aren't a child, mentally retarded, or like to complain because your upset with your current life status, then you will have some of the most fun you ever will with a game in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.    … Expand
  26. Demorase
    Jan 23, 2014
    0
    Zero for the utterly inane optimization and incompetence from Ubisoft.

    What kind of idiots would put dynamic physics for EVERY SINGLE foliage on screen and not even put an option to disable said physics without removing everything. Unbelievable.
  27. Muath
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    Absolutely one of the best games i've ever played, a very huge world to explore and a very gripping story, brilliant naval combat, and it's well optimized for NVIDIA cards.
  28. kimikazio
    Jan 5, 2014
    2
    A simple OK game, but not an Assassins Creed Game

    The story starts ok, and then it goes backwards.. Edward isnt even an Assassin, why ubisoft made an assassins creed game with the main character not being an assassin? The first person view and Abstergo as entertainment company made me want to ragequit the game instantly and play AC2 thinking that AC4 was a baaaad nightmare that never    A simple OK game, but not an Assassins Creed Game

    The story starts ok, and then it goes backwards.. Edward isnt even an Assassin, why ubisoft made an assassins creed game with the main character not being an assassin?
    The first person view and Abstergo as entertainment company made me want to ragequit the game instantly and play AC2 thinking that AC4 was a baaaad nightmare that never happened.

    Ac3 was really bad and empty, AC4 is a total Lie. If someone is thinking about buying it, wait till its on Steam sale for 3 bucks, more than that its worthless.

    Definetly, Ubisoft is sick with the call of duty fever, yearly releases and yearly deceptions, i have no more hope on Assassins creed anymore.
    Also started the Aveline DLC on AC4 and after 10 minutes it was totally boring and uninstalled the whole game.

    Assassins creed died with Ezio Auditore. It's not worth to play the 3rd or even this new one.

    AC1 was like: wow it has potential, will look for the future
    AC2 was like: oh my god this is the best series
    AC:B was like: oh my god this is the best series, second part
    AC:R was like: not as good as previous games, but its okay. (they should have explained better what happened with Lucy at the beginning of the game)

    AC3 was like: what am i playing? i have the feeling that im not understanding anything

    AC4 was like: Assassin's Creed R.I.P. 2013    … Expand
  29. aburke99
    Mar 12, 2014
    0
    It is hard to like the game after you lose all your save progress. UPlay killed my save game. After looking online, this problem is very widespread and they have all sorts of suggestions on how to prevent future saved game loses. If they know this is a problem, then they either need to fix it or implement their own suggestions so that people stop losing all of their progress.
  30. Duskspark
    Nov 21, 2013
    8
    A ridiculously large Carribean game world filled with stunning detail, memorable characters, secrets to collect and discover and a surprisingly well crafted storyline. "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" boosted my hope for the franchise again after a disappointing third installment. Even though the engine still takes a bit of getting used to, it quickly becomes easy to see its advantages.A ridiculously large Carribean game world filled with stunning detail, memorable characters, secrets to collect and discover and a surprisingly well crafted storyline. "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" boosted my hope for the franchise again after a disappointing third installment. Even though the engine still takes a bit of getting used to, it quickly becomes easy to see its advantages. There are some audio issues at times and some may find it hard to run the game, but nvidia already released a driverupdate to fix a noticable amount of that.… Expand
  31. fat_funny_freak
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    First of all I would like to say OFF HATERS, now, with that done lets get into the actual review.

    The game starts of like many others have with you being chucked right into the mist of battle and expected to know what to do, and from there on its pretty much what you would expect from previous games until....... you get your first ship. This is were the game flourishes, ship combat    First of all I would like to say OFF HATERS, now, with that done lets get into the actual review.

    The game starts of like many others have with you being chucked right into the mist of battle and expected to know what to do, and from there on its pretty much what you would expect from previous games until....... you get your first ship.

    This is were the game flourishes, ship combat is so well refined and not to mention my favorite part is ship boarding, when you attack a ship enough its disabled and you can board it and slaughter its crew, THIS IS SO FUN!

    The sound is ok, I found a few times where the sound of a sword hitting an enemy what out of time with the action itself, and the sword sounds are much quieter then what they usually are, the musics pretty good, there are some new animations which give a feel of "A new assassin".

    The story seems ok so far, nothing special but walking around in Abstergo Industries is nice because god rays nice colour pallet Nice Place.

    I was planning on giving this game a 9.5/10 only because of the screen tearing im getting, I run the game on a gtx 670 and am playing it at optimal settings for my PC and if I enable V Sync that just drops my frame rate harder then the anchors in the game, the reason im giving it a 10 is to offset all the haters, this game is a massive UP for the series, it took a small element from AC3 and made it the sole chemistry for AC4, ships.

    Again, OFF HATERS.    … Expand
  32. Frantzelino
    Nov 21, 2013
    8
    Well,10 is so much for an AC game, and nothing below 5 would adress to a game of such quality,so i think an 8 or 9 at best gives a full picture of what AC4 have to offer us.If u buy it for the story and the go-on from AC1,then u will be very dissapointed, but if we leave the story apart,the whole gameplay and setting of the game will blow your mind in excellency. Solid pakour-free runWell,10 is so much for an AC game, and nothing below 5 would adress to a game of such quality,so i think an 8 or 9 at best gives a full picture of what AC4 have to offer us.If u buy it for the story and the go-on from AC1,then u will be very dissapointed, but if we leave the story apart,the whole gameplay and setting of the game will blow your mind in excellency. Solid pakour-free run execution(in the best ubisoft standards), quick and fun battles, amazing animations(especially when u achieve a combo), dozens of things to do to a fully open and interactive world, a better execution of the… Expand
  33. Necrotaur
    Nov 21, 2013
    8
    Compared to the previous two AC titles, Black Flag regains a lot of the momentum the series had. The graphics, sea battles and sailing aspect are top notch, and the lush jungle islands are fun to stop off at and explore. The Kenway story isn't bad, though the Abstergo section is wayyyy too meta and uninteresting for its own good. Controls are about the same as previous games, i.e. notCompared to the previous two AC titles, Black Flag regains a lot of the momentum the series had. The graphics, sea battles and sailing aspect are top notch, and the lush jungle islands are fun to stop off at and explore. The Kenway story isn't bad, though the Abstergo section is wayyyy too meta and uninteresting for its own good. Controls are about the same as previous games, i.e. not good. You'll probably fail each chase sequence at least once because your character decides to go down a ladder instead of run past it.

    Anyhow, I'm about 6 hours in and apart from control issues I'm enjoying Black Flag a lot. If you've been burned by Revelations or AC:3, this will make up for it.    … Expand
  34. Timmyblookbug
    Nov 23, 2013
    8
    A user review pointed out how shallow Black Flag's naval combat is, i noticed the same issues and initially felt disappointment myself.
    I hanker after a sandbox pirate sim with AAA production values, and some reviews lead my to believe ACIV had a bit of that going on.
    However, after mastering the ships controls and a few upgrades, something clicked. The naval combat in this game is    A user review pointed out how shallow Black Flag's naval combat is, i noticed the same issues and initially felt disappointment myself.
    I hanker after a sandbox pirate sim with AAA production values, and some reviews lead my to believe ACIV had a bit of that going on.
    However, after mastering the ships controls and a few upgrades, something clicked. The naval combat in this game is amazing fun. It just works and if you're not overly cautious you can find yourself in some tight scrapes and the battles can be thrilling. It's pure arcade, but not dumbed down, it's masterfully designed for sheer enjoyment.
    I also noticed many user reviews claiming "poor console port" then only siting control issues. Yes this game was designed to be played using a console controller, a great deal of third person games are. If you enjoy this type of game why not buy a controller? Cheaper than most hi-end gaming mice. Is mouse and keyboard sacrosanct or something? We get a superior version of a console game to play on pc, we're not losing we're gaining. I only have sympathy for this kind of bleating when a game that plays better with mouse and keyboard, like Skyrim for instance, is shackled with an unwieldy console menu system or something of that sort. Otherwise, just buy a bloody controller.    … Expand
  35. Nippur
    Jul 22, 2014
    0
    One reason should be enough. And it's called U PLay. I'm not buying these ubisoft games anymore. I don't like to be forced to feed your data mining software. I also don't like to be forced to have another game client on top of Steam. And I don't like to have the game crashing to desktop that often.
  36. Epsilon24
    Dec 2, 2013
    10
    Even though this is very far from what I would have imagined as a sequel to the Assassin's Creed I played in 2008, it's hard to blame the game for this departure from the original. AC4: Black Flag is over the top entertaining and one of the most addicting games I have played in a long time, while still looking absolutely stunning, even on low-end machines. Except for the controlsEven though this is very far from what I would have imagined as a sequel to the Assassin's Creed I played in 2008, it's hard to blame the game for this departure from the original. AC4: Black Flag is over the top entertaining and one of the most addicting games I have played in a long time, while still looking absolutely stunning, even on low-end machines. Except for the controls (controller recommended) the game is very well ported to the PC and runs very smoothly.… Expand
  37. Arrahant
    Dec 10, 2013
    8
    It's great to be in an open world 18th century pirate world; treasure maps, naval battling, black flags with skulls on them: it's all in here and it's simply amazing.
    Sadly the game is way too easy: combat is very easy if you counter timely, the sneaking mechanics are very basic and predictable, and enemy AI is weak. Also, the game holds the player by the hand way too much. I like the    It's great to be in an open world 18th century pirate world; treasure maps, naval battling, black flags with skulls on them: it's all in here and it's simply amazing.
    Sadly the game is way too easy: combat is very easy if you counter timely, the sneaking mechanics are very basic and predictable, and enemy AI is weak. Also, the game holds the player by the hand way too much. I like the feeling of finding things out by myself (yet it does make the game accessible). Nevertheless, being in this brilliantly crafted world still makes for a 8/10 game imo!    … Expand
  38. OneAsianGamer
    Nov 29, 2013
    8
    The series that is Assassin's Creed went down a bit with the last game, but AC4 certainly has brought it back up. First of all, AC4 has picked a much better setting than the American Revolution, because instead of paper signing, we now get swashbuckling pirate adventures. This game has also made great improvements on the sailing mechanic that was in AC3 and now it's mandatory, unlike inThe series that is Assassin's Creed went down a bit with the last game, but AC4 certainly has brought it back up. First of all, AC4 has picked a much better setting than the American Revolution, because instead of paper signing, we now get swashbuckling pirate adventures. This game has also made great improvements on the sailing mechanic that was in AC3 and now it's mandatory, unlike in AC3 where it was merely a gimmick to collect more useless money. Speaking of money, it also has use now, since ship upgrades are expensive and add to game play, rather than idiotic city improvements or home decorating. I've heard that there are technical issues, but those aren't fair to judge a game by since my computer ran it perfectly fine. However, one thing that can't be excused is that most of the land missions are a little boring when compared to naval missions, since tailing or eavesdropping missions can be annoying to play. This time around in the present you are a silent protagonist working for Abstergo Entertainment, a mega corporation which is using the memories of Desmond to make AC4. The present day has its own set of collectibles, and the crew that was working with Desmond also makes much welcomed appearances in the story. To wrap things up, the environments are pretty, sailing is fun, there is a lot of exploration, and I personally had great fun with it and so might you.… Expand
  39. MaestroVolpe
    Mar 19, 2014
    0
    I was actually optimistic that Assassin's creed tried to shake up their tired old formula for a new game. This is not the case. I'm not sure which is more repetitive and irritating, the main quest line or everything else. It's a Ubisoft game, so 99% of the gameplay is just unlocking towers and collecting random items to unlock clothes. The other 1% is just maddeningly repetitive andI was actually optimistic that Assassin's creed tried to shake up their tired old formula for a new game. This is not the case. I'm not sure which is more repetitive and irritating, the main quest line or everything else. It's a Ubisoft game, so 99% of the gameplay is just unlocking towers and collecting random items to unlock clothes. The other 1% is just maddeningly repetitive and frustrating. For a game that seems confident that you can play to your style, I've never had to restart, reload and repeat so many missions because one tiny little detail sent the entire situation out of control, and almost 99% of that was because of the game's ridiculously irritating control system which is equally likely to send you in the wrong direction as the right one.

    Not intuitive, not engaging, not very impressive.    … Expand
  40. Iluvatar21
    May 5, 2014
    4
    HOW I RATE: 10-9 score: perfect or near-perfect don't exist; 8 score: one of the best games ever. Top score; 7-6 score: great but not one of the best; 5-below score: serious flaws.
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    Apart from being a pirate simulator, which it pulls off quite well, AC4 is a poorly optimized console port of a once great series.
  41. CBZ
    Nov 22, 2013
    8
    As a big fan of the series, having played all the PC games (hated AC3), I can say that they have really produced the best game so far. There are many things to praise, such as the visuals, the technical aspect, the story, the streamlined movements and the naval combat. The only things that I dont really like are the anymus fragmets, which are everywhere but they are useless, and the factAs a big fan of the series, having played all the PC games (hated AC3), I can say that they have really produced the best game so far. There are many things to praise, such as the visuals, the technical aspect, the story, the streamlined movements and the naval combat. The only things that I dont really like are the anymus fragmets, which are everywhere but they are useless, and the fact that its almost impossible to fall or trip. That takes away the fun and excitement of chasing people not knowing if your next jump might not be right. Now EVERY jump will make it unless you do something really stupid. They should have an option of no falling available to be switched on and off in the menu.… Expand
  42. CardinalStorm
    Nov 23, 2013
    10
    I think most gamers who visit Metacritic have learnt to ignore the typical fools who give ridiculously low scores due to inadequate hardware or pirate versions of the game that either don't work properly or are simply not up to date.

    For those that want the typically honest, straight-up review from myself, pull up chair for a simple one. Combine the "I fancy messing around for a    I think most gamers who visit Metacritic have learnt to ignore the typical fools who give ridiculously low scores due to inadequate hardware or pirate versions of the game that either don't work properly or are simply not up to date.

    For those that want the typically honest, straight-up review from myself, pull up chair for a simple one.

    Combine the "I fancy messing around for a while" freedom of GTA with the beauty and crafting of Far Cry 3 and the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean oh, and add the usual Assassin's Creed and you've got Black Flag.

    Up until this point, Assassin's Creed has pretty much been the same old thing; which is not a problem for those of you who, like me, enjoy the games. But, to be honest, after a hour or two of ACIII I'd had enough, the enjoyment I had from the first two games was completely gone. Ubisift must of detected this stale feedback of ACIII and obviously decided to really mix things up, and wow, what a result!

    So, you've got your usual Assassin's Creed gameplay, you know, running around towns, killing guards, blah blah blah, and then you've got what is, quite literally, the best depiction of naval adventure and battle that's ever graced a computer. Once you've completed the introductory bits (usual AC sort of stuff) you basically get your own warship and crew and then you choose to do whatever it is you want to do, be it following the game or not.

    Sailing, treasure hunting, swimming, diving, harpooning, bar brawls...........and on, and on.....

    Assassin's Creed Black Flag simply puts the fun back into AC, fun that left the series after ACII.

    Oh, and if you've got a decent rig (GTX 670+) then you're in for a visual masterpiece. The towns look better, the shadows are better, the animation is better, the details are better and the water? Well, it's spectacular, combined with very good time of day lighting and outstanding weather effects. Audio is also extremely good. The PC version (which already far surpasses what the PS4/XBox One can achieve) is also receiving a Physx patch for even more effects.

    With an i7@4.2Ghz, GTX 680 and 12GB RAM, I'm running it completely maxed (apart from High Env quality and Low God rays) at 2560x1440 and it runs at a smooth frame rate; granted, not 60fps solid, but a very acceptable and more than playable 40-45fps.

    Just make sure to disable VSync in game and run D3DOverrider, forcing VSync and TB.

    I don't often give 10/10 for anything in life, but when there's nothing else quite like Black Flag available, it is truly epic.    … Expand
  43. davidgbf
    Nov 24, 2013
    10
    This game surprised me! I thought it'll be just a little continuation of AC3, but the game is a hole new world, a very beautiful world. The sea battles are awesome! And the game is very optimized to PC. Perfect!
  44. fox294
    Dec 10, 2013
    8
    I wish I could give this game two scores.

    The pirate (in-animus) part of the game is pretty great. In fact, the parts that focus on simply being a scallywag and scoundrel on the high seas are phenomenal. Ultimately, the game itself gets weighed down under the weight of the assinine and trite Assassin's Creed mythos and loses steam. Even so, the fantastic attention to detail and the    I wish I could give this game two scores.

    The pirate (in-animus) part of the game is pretty great. In fact, the parts that focus on simply being a scallywag and scoundrel on the high seas are phenomenal. Ultimately, the game itself gets weighed down under the weight of the assinine and trite Assassin's Creed mythos and loses steam. Even so, the fantastic attention to detail and the euphoria of piracy are enough to earn a solid 8.5.

    BUT. The Abstergo (out-of-animus) portion of the game is an abomination. Every second I spent outside the animus was a moment of my life I'll never get back. I felt like Ubisoft was shoving this nonsense down my throat. If anyone at Ubisoft happens to read this, here's a message: NO ONE CARES ABOUT ASSASSINS, TEMPLARS, OR ABSTERGO. STOP MAKING ME RUN AROUND AN OFFICE BUILDING WHEN I COULD BE SWASHBUCKLING. 0/10 for this part.    … Expand
  45. Matinski
    Feb 19, 2014
    1
    I loved the AC games up until AC3. I heard that Black Flag was better so I went out and bought it. To be fair it is a better game than AC3 but it is so horribly optimised for the PC that I don't even want to play it anymore (I got to memory 2). It lags and stutters when panning and is just horrible to play. I have a good gaming PC and don't have issue with any other games.

    If you are    I loved the AC games up until AC3. I heard that Black Flag was better so I went out and bought it. To be fair it is a better game than AC3 but it is so horribly optimised for the PC that I don't even want to play it anymore (I got to memory 2). It lags and stutters when panning and is just horrible to play. I have a good gaming PC and don't have issue with any other games.

    If you are buying this on PC then DON'T.    … Expand
  46. exxr
    Nov 23, 2013
    9
    Great game. Haven't finished it yet but so far it doesn't disappoint. Only a couple of issues, the controls sometimes have a mind of their own (not sure if due to consolitis) and the game needs you to get heaps of money which can be tedious to achieve.

    Other than that the graphics and the world are awesome, the story is good and no crashes at all which is a nice thing.
  47. HONDOMAN
    Nov 23, 2013
    9
    I was genuinely surprised at this Assassin's Creed. After the last one, I had lost hope in the franchise and figured they were going to milk it. This game turned the franchise completely around. This game is right up there with Assassin's Creed II and Edward is on par with Ezio. The setting is just beautiful and the characters are some of the best. The new approach to the assassins is alsoI was genuinely surprised at this Assassin's Creed. After the last one, I had lost hope in the franchise and figured they were going to milk it. This game turned the franchise completely around. This game is right up there with Assassin's Creed II and Edward is on par with Ezio. The setting is just beautiful and the characters are some of the best. The new approach to the assassins is also neat. The thing holding it back is the performance. While most of the time it runs fairly smooth, some other times it will drop frame rate for no reason. Over all an awesome game.… Expand
  48. Ulson
    Nov 24, 2013
    9
    Black Flag joined Assassin's Creed 2 at the very top of my fav games list. Game is filled with side missions and activities, music is beautiful, views are breathtaking and characters are incredible James Kidd is my favourite character in all AC series). Every fan of Assassin's Creed will be ecstatic, people who don't like series won't be dissapointed. Thanks to Ubisoft for that incredibleBlack Flag joined Assassin's Creed 2 at the very top of my fav games list. Game is filled with side missions and activities, music is beautiful, views are breathtaking and characters are incredible James Kidd is my favourite character in all AC series). Every fan of Assassin's Creed will be ecstatic, people who don't like series won't be dissapointed. Thanks to Ubisoft for that incredible experience!… Expand
  49. Shane_IL
    Nov 23, 2013
    9
    I must say that after being disappointed by AC3, this title has restored my faith in the franchise. My opinion is possibly biased by an academic interest in pirates, but I am truly absorbed into the game. The openness of the game is a vast improvement on what was attempted in AC3 (where most of the open map areas were empty and dull) in terms of game-play and graphics. I do have to deductI must say that after being disappointed by AC3, this title has restored my faith in the franchise. My opinion is possibly biased by an academic interest in pirates, but I am truly absorbed into the game. The openness of the game is a vast improvement on what was attempted in AC3 (where most of the open map areas were empty and dull) in terms of game-play and graphics. I do have to deduct a point though due to some graphic bugs and due to the control interface (since AC Revelations) which I find unintuitive. All in all an absorbing title with some amazing graphics.… Expand
  50. 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
  51. sg4rb0
    Nov 22, 2013
    9
    I have no idea how you can say it's boring. I'm about 4 hours in, and I love it. This is my first assassins creed game, so I cannot compare it to a previous version. However, I am really enjoying the story line, and stuff like being stealthy, catching thieves, pick-pocketing people, creating distractions, fighting with various weapons, sailing and shooting ships etc etc. I enjoy theI have no idea how you can say it's boring. I'm about 4 hours in, and I love it. This is my first assassins creed game, so I cannot compare it to a previous version. However, I am really enjoying the story line, and stuff like being stealthy, catching thieves, pick-pocketing people, creating distractions, fighting with various weapons, sailing and shooting ships etc etc. I enjoy the different platforms you use also. So far I really love it a lot. If anyone has every played the fairly new tomb raider game, it reminds me a little of that. However, tomb raider was a little short! Hopefully this will take a longer time to complete. Awsome!… Expand
  52. GamerNumberOne
    Nov 24, 2013
    10
    This years Assassins Creed is just awesome. Great graphics, awesome gameplay and an amazing story. And the rain gives me orgasms...it just looks so good!
  53. nitai007
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    assassins creed 4 is an amazing game and a grand improvement over AC3. the map is just huge, one of the bigger games i have ever seen.the story is great. it isnt a heavy or too serious story, though it does have its great moments. the story is fun and interesting, and is supported by greatly written cast of characters. the characters are interesting and greatly help the plot. overall iassassins creed 4 is an amazing game and a grand improvement over AC3. the map is just huge, one of the bigger games i have ever seen.the story is great. it isnt a heavy or too serious story, though it does have its great moments. the story is fun and interesting, and is supported by greatly written cast of characters. the characters are interesting and greatly help the plot. overall i enjoyed the story it was written good and was fun.
    the gameplay is mostly fun. the games stealth system is greatly improved over AC3, but it still needs tweaking and it isnt as good as its supposed to be. the game has a lot of stealth, and the system just doesnt feel built for it sometimes. still some stealth missions are fun. the combat system is great. its fun and cool and the fighting animations are great. animations in general are top notch! from climbing to running the games animations are amazing. the graphics are also amazing, and its one of the best looking games ive seen. the engine isnt as powerfull as cryengine, but the game is so well made that it still looks spectacular. the sea, sunsets, citys and jungles all look amazing. jungles in particular have tons of detail, and the lighting there is great. the game in general is extremely detailed, much more than other games. given that this game is also so huge, there was a lot of effort built into it. naval combat is also great and fun. boarding ships does get repetetive though. even so its still fun. the draw distance is also spectacular. weather effects are, again, some of the best ive seen, especially the waves. the music in the game is mostly good and fits the game. when your crew starts singing its also pretty fun. the parkour system is overall great. you do stumble to your death for no reason some times, but overall it works pretty good. parkour on your boat is a bit annoying. underwater segments are also great and cool.
    EXPLORATION is a huge part of the game, and it is done masterfully. you allways want to find new locations and explore. finding collectibles in the game is also fun. in most games i dont care about collectibles, but in AC4 they are done really good. tailing missions and evesdrop missions are still in the game, and theyre annoying as ever.

    overall this game is amazing and i cant praise it more. exploration is really fun, the design is great and the story is good. this is the ultimate pirate game. i highly recomend it!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  54. darkcerb
    Nov 25, 2013
    8
    Large open world with an interesting lead, and no desmond!

    I suppose I'm biased really, not only was the boat sections the only redeeming quality of three imo I'm also a sucker for pirates, I thought making the player the main character of the real world was perfect and really fit the meta concepts of the series, the only down side is you're mute and completely un-responsive which    Large open world with an interesting lead, and no desmond!

    I suppose I'm biased really, not only was the boat sections the only redeeming quality of three imo I'm also a sucker for pirates, I thought making the player the main character of the real world was perfect and really fit the meta concepts of the series, the only down side is you're mute and completely un-responsive which becomes incredibly grating at many points of the real world story arc.

    My only complaint is I wish there was more to the world, it's big geographically but feels stale...they're getting close though if they keep up with this trend and hopefully with a more interactive real world story arc the next game could be truly fantastic.

    Oh and my five year old pc plays this just fine, not sure where the technical complaints are coming from really.    … Expand
  55. Sablcious
    Feb 1, 2014
    2
    Horribly casual, good-looking game. ACIV pretty much typifies what's wrong with the pastime of video gaming today -- über casual, semi-interactive gameplay layered under pretty visuals. Only recommended for gamers who got into the pastime around the time the Nintendo Wii appeared. For anyone else, get your friend(s) to play it while you watch, drunk!
  56. Aiden_Cora
    Jun 16, 2019
    7
    Great sailing and swashbuckling adventure. Very fun concept of upgrading the ship/mobile base. mediocre Assassin's Creed.
  57. jon-h86
    Apr 9, 2014
    1
    This game has a great engine(1 point). It would have been a great game if it wasn't so boring. It has very little to offer other than repetitive tasks and one dimensional characters. Truly a horrible waste of resources. Unplayable
  58. vianna77
    Oct 6, 2014
    0
    It gives you sea sickness after playing... you just can`t figure out if you are throwing up because of the stupid game or because of the fact that everything keeps moving after you close the game.

    Since AC2, all those games are getting worse! Only bought it because it was almost free in Humble Bundle. Well. If you are looking for a good game, try something else.
  59. 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
  60. Maitrify
    Jul 3, 2022
    0
    Horrible game. Just more of the same with no real polishing or fixing of issues that have been in the series since the beginning. Controls are worse off than before due to the unorthodox nature of the jungle and the like. Trying to move in this game feels like fighting against quicksand.

    Horrid port and this game effectively has killed the AC series for me. 3 was bad enough but this was    Horrible game. Just more of the same with no real polishing or fixing of issues that have been in the series since the beginning. Controls are worse off than before due to the unorthodox nature of the jungle and the like. Trying to move in this game feels like fighting against quicksand.

    Horrid port and this game effectively has killed the AC series for me. 3 was bad enough but this was the nail in the coffin.    … Expand
  61. Thatweirdguy
    Nov 28, 2013
    6
    Good Game but with issues the PC versions always faced Fps bugs, and graphics issues and poor performance other then that it can be considered as a great game
  62. 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
  63. WiiDiEs
    Nov 26, 2013
    5
    Game is great.No questions asked but the optimization is one of the worst i saw in my life.This game is beautifull but tehnically it barely runs.And it has a short story.
  64. Sabatasso
    Dec 4, 2013
    5
    Yet another timesink from with the AC stamp on it. The graphics is quite fine and even though the animations are mor jittery than previous releases it looks good overall. The story isn't really bad but it isn't very good either and you're very confined during story missions, unlike the original.

    The naval part of the game is very shallow yet probably the best part about the game. Enemy    Yet another timesink from with the AC stamp on it. The graphics is quite fine and even though the animations are mor jittery than previous releases it looks good overall. The story isn't really bad but it isn't very good either and you're very confined during story missions, unlike the original.

    The naval part of the game is very shallow yet probably the best part about the game. Enemy ships have a single hit location and once you've damaged it enough you can board it. Sounds arcade-ish? You're right, it is. The waters are littered with floating cargo and survivors, and I mean LITTERED. They're everywhere. Enemy ships pop in large amounts so if you're in the mood for some pirating, you can literaly hang around outside any harbour and shoot anything that moves... and there's a lot of movement. Too much to be honest. The boarding is incredibly boring and repetitive, so you'll soon resort to settle for half the loot and just sink the bastards. With a few upgrades you can sink 2-3 ships in the same time that one boarding sequence takes so you'll actually earn a lot more that way. The only reason to board is to heal your ship mid-combat.

    Otherwise the game is more or less like the prequel.    … Expand
  65. masterx1234
    Dec 29, 2013
    3
    Yet another unoptimized console port, and ubisoft said that assassins creed black flag would be better optimized than assassins creed 3. they lied to the PC gamers and thats why i will never buy another ubisoft games, because they obviously dont give a shi* about PC gamers.
  66. Alby94play
    Dec 12, 2013
    3
    Take ACIII, add guns, boats and some palm trees and TA-DA!! you have Black Flag... sad, really sad...
    Another garbage sequel for a series lost years ago...
  67. shamon
    Aug 5, 2014
    2
    This is among the worst stupidest games they made in the series....the whole ship battle thing is so stupid and frustrating, trying to aim and control the ship at the same time is a horrible frustrating experience

    and "assassin abilities"?...edward is just some guy who stole the clothes of a real assassin...how does that give him assassins creed abilities?? and how does this make it an    This is among the worst stupidest games they made in the series....the whole ship battle thing is so stupid and frustrating, trying to aim and control the ship at the same time is a horrible frustrating experience

    and "assassin abilities"?...edward is just some guy who stole the clothes of a real assassin...how does that give him assassins creed abilities?? and how does this make it an assassins creed game?...the is the most stupid plot in these series so far it has nothing to do with anything...there's really no point in this game at all.    … Expand
  68. S1D1K
    Dec 1, 2013
    9
    What an amazing edition from the Assassin's Creed franchise!

    This game was easily an enjoyable title, there was always that one game that I wanted to play to remind me of the well known Pirates Of The Caribbean. The visuals in this game were superb, absolutely stunning horizons and lush landscapes. There were plenty moments where i found myself grunting in frustrating as how the    What an amazing edition from the Assassin's Creed franchise!

    This game was easily an enjoyable title, there was always that one game that I wanted to play to remind me of the well known Pirates Of The Caribbean. The visuals in this game were superb, absolutely stunning horizons and lush landscapes.

    There were plenty moments where i found myself grunting in frustrating as how the controls felt as if they we stacking against each other, let alone how often your character is clinging on to anything whilst running around aimlessly.

    When it comes to naval battle's it really does show this game off. I did enjoy how well the combat mechanics worked, very fluid and smooth, and very easy to understand. However I would have liked if they would have implemented a free motion camera to view ship distance from shores in case you're a clumsy driver like my self.

    Other than that, this game is a definite MUST have if you are into plunder and pillaging!    … Expand
  69. AssassinM
    Dec 4, 2013
    10
    This is an awesome and great and amazing game!!!
    The campaign missions was interesting and a lot of fun and also upgrading my ship and Edward (the main pirate your playing with) was fun too!
    Overall the graphics on PC don't have high recommendations and after all it's one of the most beautiful graphics I've ever seen! Looks great, great gameplay... Best assassin's creed game that I played 10/10
  70. mareak
    Dec 9, 2013
    10
    I was skeptical at first to buy this new franchise because I am afraid of the bad port. However after the installation and right after 79++ hours in game, this is truly the best AC series ever. The pirates experience can be enhance further if all this ships in the game can be commandeer.
  71. Bionic-Reviewer
    Dec 20, 2013
    10
    Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a good game. Combat is good, plenty to do after beating the storyline. There are some bugs, but nothing too gamebreaking. The storyline takes a while to leave the "Pirate doing pirate-y stuff with pirate-y friends" phase, though its still fun and the ending was good. Edward started out rather flat as a character, but grew more complex later. Ship combatAssassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a good game. Combat is good, plenty to do after beating the storyline. There are some bugs, but nothing too gamebreaking. The storyline takes a while to leave the "Pirate doing pirate-y stuff with pirate-y friends" phase, though its still fun and the ending was good. Edward started out rather flat as a character, but grew more complex later. Ship combat is intuitive, and boarding is fun. My only complaint is that the framerate an take a hit during some larger boarding procedures such as Man of War and Frigate attacks. Overall, good game, but don't come in expecting the same sort of story as AC III.… Expand
  72. detrios
    Dec 17, 2013
    10
    I played assassins'creed one, and give up in 1hour, and I not play the other... I'm a pirate fan, and I bought black flag, and it's incredible, the naval battle are a game in the game, I love it, it's very immersive, the fight is nervous.
    We buy first for playing in multi with my brother, but we are both in solo for the naval combat ;)
    it's a good experiance to live with a good graphic    I played assassins'creed one, and give up in 1hour, and I not play the other... I'm a pirate fan, and I bought black flag, and it's incredible, the naval battle are a game in the game, I love it, it's very immersive, the fight is nervous.
    We buy first for playing in multi with my brother, but we are both in solo for the naval combat ;)
    it's a good experiance to live with a good graphic card.
    the hater are assassin's creed fan, but for other player, it's a game to own    … Expand
  73. sergej
    Dec 28, 2013
    1
    Not like the game The game is not like the game did not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game did notNot like the game The game is not like the game did not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game did not like not like the game The game is not like the game did not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like the game is not like… Expand
  74. tman1x1
    Jan 17, 2014
    10
    This game really fixed many of AC3's problems. Overall a great game with good gameplay. The ship combat is brilliant and the fleet missions are great for making passive income.
  75. MattPatt
    Jan 18, 2014
    1
    First of the story was a disappointment and not to mention the ending! (worst ending in any ac game in history) and without Desmond the gameplay outside the animus was boring and confusing.

    There is no variety in the level design! (blue water and forests is all you see) The missions is follow this guy, follow that guy, follow those guys or make your way into this castle by climbing    First of the story was a disappointment and not to mention the ending! (worst ending in any ac game in history) and without Desmond the gameplay outside the animus was boring and confusing.

    There is no variety in the level design! (blue water and forests is all you see)

    The missions is follow this guy, follow that guy, follow those guys or make your way into this castle by climbing but watch out because your character sometimes jumps the wrong way and you have to climb again and again and again.

    They have now limited the weapon use and got rid of hammers, daggers, and other weapons leaves you with only swords, hidden blades (wich sucks in ac4) and pistols.

    Kind of a !!!!!SPOILER!!!!!!

    Kenway is not even an assassin which makes the games title very out of place because Desmond is dead and your character is not an assassin... Yeah good job there assassins creed story writer, good job.

    Other than all that this is not a game i enjoyed playing, i just had to keep struggling to see the end.    … Expand
  76. hosein_rasouli
    Jan 18, 2014
    9
    the series of ac is always prefect ac4 is too.sailing is great in this game but after a while its gonna boring and this is when happen you sink some men o war and u see its to easy and boring . finding chest and animous fragment on world map was boring some effect of naval war like shooting to sails wasn't good but if u just complete missions u will not see that difficulties if wethe series of ac is always prefect ac4 is too.sailing is great in this game but after a while its gonna boring and this is when happen you sink some men o war and u see its to easy and boring . finding chest and animous fragment on world map was boring some effect of naval war like shooting to sails wasn't good but if u just complete missions u will not see that difficulties if we want deduce: ac 4 is great game for his fans and who want play its for first time. great graphic .great game play .great story but its have some little difficulties and i think its not important… Expand
  77. wizilinx
    Sep 24, 2014
    5
    What shame.. No game can be good when it performs like a dog.. I have loads of games (similar to this) and they run smoothly without faffing around. I just don't understand why a games company can do this??? If you look on the web you will see loads and loads of people wanting to fix time lags!!

    Second, the game gets off to a bad start.. The first mission you will probably end up    What shame.. No game can be good when it performs like a dog.. I have loads of games (similar to this) and they run smoothly without faffing around. I just don't understand why a games company can do this??? If you look on the web you will see loads and loads of people wanting to fix time lags!!

    Second, the game gets off to a bad start.. The first mission you will probably end up looking for help. I spent two hours roaming around doing nothing. When I read up on advice it directs you to go into a "red area" which you would assume was unavailable.

    Game gets better and better but normally I would have stopped wanting a refund!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  78. ragerino
    Mar 6, 2014
    5
    The game mechanics and controls of the sandbox are as bad as they have ever been. The pirate ship battles have been nice in the beginning, but fun faded away as soon as they got very repetitive. Especially when the bad controls and game mechanics get in your way. Imagine attacking a huge ship because you need the goods it's carrying. After a long fight, you need to kill 15 members of theThe game mechanics and controls of the sandbox are as bad as they have ever been. The pirate ship battles have been nice in the beginning, but fun faded away as soon as they got very repetitive. Especially when the bad controls and game mechanics get in your way. Imagine attacking a huge ship because you need the goods it's carrying. After a long fight, you need to kill 15 members of the crew and get the flag down. With almost no health you manage it to climb the ship mast and just before you reach the flag the protagonist jumps randomly down the mast and kills himself. Those moments have been frustrating to me. I can not imagine how a reviewer could give this game almost the same or even better score than GTA-V got.

    I could imagine that Ubisofts upcoming title Watch Dogs will be based on the same crappy sandbox. This time I'm going to wait on some user reviews before I buy this game. I don't trust professional reviews any more.    … Expand
  79. monroe076
    Mar 11, 2014
    5
    The franchise really jumped the shark with this one as assassinations and history are no longer the foundation of the gameplay. Now you basically have a glorified mini-game (sailing around in the Jackdaw) and collectables as the centrepiece which is as tedious as it sounds. The story is straight out of a Uwe Boll film, and I swear you can almost imagine the voice actors flinching whenThe franchise really jumped the shark with this one as assassinations and history are no longer the foundation of the gameplay. Now you basically have a glorified mini-game (sailing around in the Jackdaw) and collectables as the centrepiece which is as tedious as it sounds. The story is straight out of a Uwe Boll film, and I swear you can almost imagine the voice actors flinching when doing their third rate lines. Not that this franchise ever had a satisfying story it was always more about the characters. That being said I never connected with this character, previous protagonists especially Ezio had a personal matter setting them off into the world, this guy just wants to earn some money. I mean, that's nice for him but it doesn't make me sympathize or immerse.

    As a cherry on top this game coming from a franchise which used to proud itself in its presentation of history contains almost no historical facts at all. Like, in the first 2 cities you have maybe 3 or 4 buildings you can check in the animus and that's pretty much it. All in all, this game made me really sad because of its pampering to the lowest common denominator.    … Expand
  80. 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
  81. 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
  82. Fishtacular
    Jul 21, 2016
    9
    GRAPHICS: The graphics were amazing. Oddly, the rendered cut scenes seem to improve as the game progresses; advancements in tech during development? Don't listen to reviews complaining about low FPS, they are reviewing their own hardware and not the game. A game with less detail, fewer polygons, smaller textures, fewer models, less physics, etc. will have higher FPS on the same hardware.GRAPHICS: The graphics were amazing. Oddly, the rendered cut scenes seem to improve as the game progresses; advancements in tech during development? Don't listen to reviews complaining about low FPS, they are reviewing their own hardware and not the game. A game with less detail, fewer polygons, smaller textures, fewer models, less physics, etc. will have higher FPS on the same hardware. It has nothing to do with optimization and everything to do with there being more eye-candy. Tearing is eliminated with V-Sync. The open world and the ships are a beautiful work of art.

    SEQUEL: This is the first Assassin's Creed game I have ever played, so I cannot compare the previous version with this one. There are negative reviews here saying it's just like the previous one, but with pirates and some improvements... Do they know what a sequel is?

    GLITCHES/CRASHES: There were a couple of crashes though, and probably related to my multiple monitor setup and using V-Sync with monitors of different refresh rates... Don't judge me! It's as stable as my other games played the same way. Some "glitches" seemed intentional because it's supposed to be a "simulation", not real. Play Saints Row IV and you'll see what I mean by intentional glitches for effect.

    CONTROLS: This is the only reason the game doesn't get a 10 for me. The "E" key is used for so many things it gets frustrating. Hiding in the bushes with a fresh corpse I just assassinated and another soon to be in front of me, I am faced with a few options for the "E" key: Assassinate, Whistle, Loot, and Carry. There are 4 things at the same time, and the "E" key can handle two because it will distinguish between holding and just typing "E". I was forced to loot my corpses to get that option removed, sometimes that didn't go so well. Also, running... I want to run, not climb every damn thing and slow me down. Maybe there is a way to run normal separate from free run that I haven't discovered yet, but if there isn't there should be. They would have to assign more keys to fix this, and they cannot do that on consoles. They would have to resort to some sort of selection cycling. But listen to what the complaint is... I have too many things my character can do. That's what makes it awesome.

    The outside world in the big office building is a little distracting. I'd rather just do the "simulation" the entire time, but maybe that's part of the Assassin's Creed theme that makes it a sequel? Anyway, the whole office and hacking computers could be dumped. It's extra, and a distraction from the real game. No points lost for having extra.

    After reading the first part of my review, you may be wondering how it got such a high score from me: It blew me away. The waves, the ships, the weather, epic sea battles, sword fights, guns, stealth, beautiful story line, excellent voice acting, harpoon fishing, swimming combined with spelunking, diving, treasure maps, cut scenes, huge open world map, beautiful imagery, this game has even more than that.The amount of work put into this... It is a masterpiece. I have 83 games in my steam inventory alone. I also use Origin and Uplay, and some games overlap. But of the hundreds, maybe thousands, of video games I have played in my life, this one is way up there with the wow factor. Amazed it was on sale for under $10. It rivals games I have bought for magnitudes more money. As with every purchase you make, buy it on sale. It's dumb to pay full price for anything.    … Expand
  83. 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.
  84. CoreGamer1408
    Dec 1, 2022
    4
    I have played some AC games way back in the day on PS3. This is a free drop from Ubisoft Connect. The fundimental flaw of all AC games is that I am playing a game within a game. Taking a VR trip inside in a characters ancestors memories is kind of immersion breaking. This series would of worked without the sci-fi elements. I would of happily played an line of descendant assassinsI have played some AC games way back in the day on PS3. This is a free drop from Ubisoft Connect. The fundimental flaw of all AC games is that I am playing a game within a game. Taking a VR trip inside in a characters ancestors memories is kind of immersion breaking. This series would of worked without the sci-fi elements. I would of happily played an line of descendant assassins throughout the history.… Expand
  85. 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.
  86. 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.
  87. kuczmcym
    Feb 8, 2019
    7
    By far the best assassin's creed game. The pirate ship mechanics are unique and fun to play.
  88. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    Neden bu oyuna bu kadar çoşuluyor anlamıyorum. Hayır yani 3. oyunda gemi mekaniklerinin aynısı var. Üstüne eklediği birkaç şey dışında hiçbir şey yok, ama insanlar 3'ü sevmeyip bunu seviyorlar.
  89. 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
  90. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    6
    While the story and on foot gameplay didn't engage me, the ship gameplay and combat made for a solid time waster of a game. Chill to just wander around the map collecting stuff.
  91. Berkay219
    Jul 28, 2021
    8
    nice game played.
    There is a very minor optimization problem, but it can be overlooked..
  92. Alvelian
    Dec 14, 2022
    7
    Интересное пиратское преключение. Если вы не являетесь душным фанатом ассасинов, а просто хотите добротную историю в духе пиратов карибского моря, то игра для вас
  93. samtoy3
    Aug 30, 2023
    6
    Ana hikayesi ortalama altındaydı, beğenmedim. Abstergo hikayesinin güzel potansiyeli vardı Shaun ve Rebeccayla ama işlenememiş. Yan görevlerde Assassin kontratlarında da hikayeler vardı ama 5 hikayeden sadece sevdiği adam tapınakçı olan kadının hikayesi aklımda kalmış. (aksanlı konuşuyordu ondan olabilir.) Saga hikayesinden umutluydum ama o da potansiyeli olup kullanılamamış bir hikayeAna hikayesi ortalama altındaydı, beğenmedim. Abstergo hikayesinin güzel potansiyeli vardı Shaun ve Rebeccayla ama işlenememiş. Yan görevlerde Assassin kontratlarında da hikayeler vardı ama 5 hikayeden sadece sevdiği adam tapınakçı olan kadının hikayesi aklımda kalmış. (aksanlı konuşuyordu ondan olabilir.) Saga hikayesinden umutluydum ama o da potansiyeli olup kullanılamamış bir hikaye olmuş. Hikaye konusunda oyun ortalamanın altında, hiçbir kısımda aman şimdi ne olacak diye meraklandıramıyor. Grafikleri ilk başta çok kartonumsu ve mat geldi ama sonrasında alıştım ve güzel görünmeye başladı. Haritalar ise çok tekdüze olmuş, düz bir koridorda ilerliyoruz hissi veriyor tâbi 2-3 tanesi hariç. Oynanışa gelirsek, gemi kullanımı gayet zevkli fakat bordolama kısmı sıkıcı olmuş. Dövüş sistemi o kadar basit ki tek tuş spamlayarak neredeyse herkesi kesiyorsunuz, sanki oyun sizin yerinize oynuyor, bazende düşmana fokus olmuyor ve saçma sapan dövüşler dönüyor. Avlanma sistemi karada çok basit fakat denizde gayet başarılı olmuş. Kendimize yaptığımız geliştirmeler pek bi fark yaratmıyor ama gemiye yaptıklarımız çok etkili oluyor. Oyundaki kostümlerde güzel yapılmış. Bana göre oyunun en saçma kısımlar ise haritada belirli ana görevleri yapmadıkça özgür değiliz, oyunun sonlarına doğru açılan mekanikler var, nedenini anlamadım. Oyun AC3'ten bir tık daha iyi, fazlası değil. 6/10… Expand
  94. 420guy69
    Mar 21, 2020
    2
    Gave this game a 2 because:
    1. The game is unoptimized for PC, constant tearing, and FPS drop.
    2. The story is fine. It isn't that unique cause the characters you kill, They say something that sound really boring. 3. Stealth is dumbed-down into a point where trailing missions are actually fun than just killing people with your sword. 4. Gameplay is the same, except Ubisoft made it    Gave this game a 2 because:
    1. The game is unoptimized for PC, constant tearing, and FPS drop.
    2. The story is fine. It isn't that unique cause the characters you kill, They say something that sound really boring.
    3. Stealth is dumbed-down into a point where trailing missions are actually fun than just killing people with your sword.
    4. Gameplay is the same, except Ubisoft made it worse. The animators created the worst finishing moves and attacking moves in the history of gaming. Kenway just stabs a British Soldier with the worst sound fx i also heard. Just a stab to the right and a stab to the left. In AC3, there are variety of choices in the game to kill your guy, and amazing animations. It doesn't get me bored unlike in AC4.
    5. Trailing Missions: This is explained by videogamedunkey, where half of the game is just trailing missions, It's generic, and boring. You just follow this dude, kill or tail another guy.
    6. Optional Objectives. This mechanic really annoyed me throughout the AC franchise playthrough, Ubisoft said it is "Optional" so it is up to the player if they want to do it or not. But Ubisoft shames them with a 50% Sync rate. It feels like you are being forced to do the Optional Objectives, and those objectives are really frusturating to the point where you just said: **** you ****ersoft, I'm doing it my way."

    And conclusion:
    The game is really boring and the same, there's nothing unique and it feels generic. Ubisoft didn't add anything new to the game, while the Game Critics sits there and start writing a review for a game that didn't even come out yet. It took me 3 days to beat the game because it just felt boring.    … Expand
  95. Kujin
    Jan 27, 2021
    7
    AC4 is one of those "if they gave it one-two more years, it would've been a masterpiece" situations. This is pretty much the best Assassin's Creed game of the pre-Unity generation, combining great story, a lived-in open world and innovation to create a uniquely fun action experience. It's full of pirate's romance, great music and vibrant folliage. Black Flag's bugginess is pretty much deepAC4 is one of those "if they gave it one-two more years, it would've been a masterpiece" situations. This is pretty much the best Assassin's Creed game of the pre-Unity generation, combining great story, a lived-in open world and innovation to create a uniquely fun action experience. It's full of pirate's romance, great music and vibrant folliage. Black Flag's bugginess is pretty much deep in it's core, and with how overkill the road to 100%-ing it was, there're a lot of little things that bring the whole game down… Expand
  96. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    6
    Не понимаю любовь к этой игре гринд один сплошной ну сюжет неплох но не более юби парашники лучше б сделали ммо а сделали ммм
  97. Svetlendrius
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    A good assassin, with a good plot, is held in one breath, a large world of beautiful locations.
  98. Tsunowa
    Sep 25, 2020
    7
    Didn't like many aspects on gameplay, too much tailing and boring puzzles, but the thematic and all the ambience was really cool, a plus for pirate's songs.
  99. jingnwo
    Oct 1, 2020
    5
    Graphic is great but too boring story line. Very tiring to finish the whole story.
  100. YIshuishen
    Oct 24, 2020
    7
    说实话，这一部不错的刺客信条，海战与海盗元素十分新颖。 但任务很无聊，画质很不好，优化太烂。
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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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84

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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