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  1. Nov 2, 2016
    8
    If you like the Assassin's Creed franchise, you're gonna like this game. In my personal book, this is where the franchise peaked. It is relieving to play a character that often does not take the philosophical aspects of the story as serious as he ought (or as serious as you do), and who evolves from an actual terrible human being, who betrays the trust of those who mean little to him, andIf you like the Assassin's Creed franchise, you're gonna like this game. In my personal book, this is where the franchise peaked. It is relieving to play a character that often does not take the philosophical aspects of the story as serious as he ought (or as serious as you do), and who evolves from an actual terrible human being, who betrays the trust of those who mean little to him, and sometimes those who mean a lot to him, into a person we can sorta get behind. Also, probably the best ending I have seen in my life (in stark contrast to the joke of an ending that is AC Syndicate) Expand
  2. Nov 22, 2021
    0
    Stupidest **** game ever. My first and last AC game. Stupid chases trying not to climb a **** ladder, or climb a **** fence while at it. It's total ****
  3. Jun 6, 2017
    8
    What an amazing game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Me gustaría darle un 9 y no un 8, pero lamentablemente el pésimo rendimiento y los bugs que tiene no me lo permiten. Sin lugar a dudas amé este juego.
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  5. Feb 3, 2017
    9
    Amazing game. Beautiful, polished, consistent, with great characters, rich in content. My progress with main storyline was really slow because there was so many interesting things to do along the way. It took 8 days of playing for 5-6 hours a day, it's quite unique for a game to take so long to complete. And it ended just about when it was starting to be overly long. Still not perfect butAmazing game. Beautiful, polished, consistent, with great characters, rich in content. My progress with main storyline was really slow because there was so many interesting things to do along the way. It took 8 days of playing for 5-6 hours a day, it's quite unique for a game to take so long to complete. And it ended just about when it was starting to be overly long. Still not perfect but really not much more to wish, I heard it is very good but it exceeded my expectations. However one thing to mention is that the performance on 99,99% of PCs will be absolutely awful. I was running it on GTX 1080 in SLI so I had no issues, but once I tried with single card, performance is really not good, and add to this idiotic double buffered v-sync that locks your FPS to 30 if you cannot maintain stable 60. And without V-sync it is a tearing disaster. The game is not less demanding than the newest and the most demanding games of 2016. I don't know how it would go if I played it on average setup, probably not so good, but if you play without performance issues then the game is absolutely wonderful. Expand
  6. Mar 13, 2018
    9
    Had this game on my old Xbox 360 and now have it for the PS4. A great game, simply put. Side missions are fun and interesting. Naval combat is amazing. Hunting, crafting, upgrading your ship are all really great aspects of the game. Stealth is not really encouraged too much, but I myself just play it for what it is, a really great pirate game. One of the best games I've ever played andHad this game on my old Xbox 360 and now have it for the PS4. A great game, simply put. Side missions are fun and interesting. Naval combat is amazing. Hunting, crafting, upgrading your ship are all really great aspects of the game. Stealth is not really encouraged too much, but I myself just play it for what it is, a really great pirate game. One of the best games I've ever played and I've played a lot of them. Buy this and you won't regret it. Expand
  7. Mar 11, 2018
    10
    Assassin's creed IV is a masterpiece. The naval battles, the new addition to this game, are fast-paced, fun, and control really well. The main cities are also very detailed and are a joy to explore. The story is amazing, especially the ending, and the main missions are the most fun in the entire franchise with some typical AC missions and some new unique ones which are equally as fun.Assassin's creed IV is a masterpiece. The naval battles, the new addition to this game, are fast-paced, fun, and control really well. The main cities are also very detailed and are a joy to explore. The story is amazing, especially the ending, and the main missions are the most fun in the entire franchise with some typical AC missions and some new unique ones which are equally as fun. There are tons of side quests to distract you from the main quest, such as the assassination contracts, which are really fun to complete. The jumping and climbing mechanics are executed perfectly, i've never had any problems while climbing buildings. The wii u version has a map on the gamepad, which allows you to see where you are going without having to pause the game, a really useful touch. This is one hell of a game, and a must have for any assassin's creed fan. Expand
  8. Mar 7, 2017
    8
    I don’t quite know what to think about Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™. The pirate parts and the open-world collect-a-thon are great, the story is nice, but movement and hand-to-hand combat is severely lacking when one is used to Arkham City levels of perfection.
  9. Mar 17, 2017
    8
    Not a big Assassins Creed fan but I loved AC IV Black Flag!

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

    Cons:
    - Lack of story and sidequest.
    - Still not a good port for non SLI GTX 700's (If you have PS4 buy that version!)
  10. May 11, 2017
    8
    Great expirience of playing as a "pirate-assassin". Sea battles and the setting was charming, as for me. Customizing your ship and Edward's equipment is interested. But shipping on the opposite side of the map for some skin for your bullet bag is too tiring, as for me. But I cannot say the same about boarding ships. I also loved the songs which your team singing during the sea travels.Great expirience of playing as a "pirate-assassin". Sea battles and the setting was charming, as for me. Customizing your ship and Edward's equipment is interested. But shipping on the opposite side of the map for some skin for your bullet bag is too tiring, as for me. But I cannot say the same about boarding ships. I also loved the songs which your team singing during the sea travels. this game has wonderful atmosphere, which reminds Pirattes of the Carribean. I'm sure that developers inspired from those movies.
    I look forward to next chapters.
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  11. Jan 19, 2018
    10
    Assassins Creed Black Flag is masterpiece
    its have big open world full of things to do, side activity to complete, animals to hunt and use it for armor or weapons,
    big fishes to kill on water, explore under the water, upgrade your ship, destroy templers outposts and many more things aside of that it have great story, awesome game-play, and beautiful graphics for any platforms. i highly
    Assassins Creed Black Flag is masterpiece
    its have big open world full of things to do, side activity to complete, animals to hunt and use it for armor or weapons,
    big fishes to kill on water, explore under the water, upgrade your ship, destroy templers outposts and many more things
    aside of that it have great story, awesome game-play, and beautiful graphics for any platforms.
    i highly recommend this game for every one.
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  12. Dec 9, 2021
    10
    Imo best Assassin`s Creed game. An open world that was very enjoyable to explore. Good storyline
  13. Nov 27, 2017
    6
    The game itself is perfectly good, but the PC port is complete garbage. An i5 with a GTX1070 should not struggle to output a 4 year old game at medium settings.
  14. Dec 5, 2017
    8
    Analysis: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.

    History: The game has a VERY interesting story, it manages to fit like stories of its predecessors with mastery, however the writers could not explain it with clarity and neither the depth to the personages, making everything very superficial. Note: 7/10 Gameplay: Same as always. Same gameplay as Assassin's Creed III, but with a slight
    Analysis: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.

    History: The game has a VERY interesting story, it manages to fit like stories of its predecessors with mastery, however the writers could not explain it with clarity and neither the depth to the personages, making everything very superficial.

    Note: 7/10

    Gameplay: Same as always. Same gameplay as Assassin's Creed III, but with a slight worsening, yes, it gets worse. On the other hand, Ubisoft was a little more careful about bugs in the game, something hard to find in that game, but still, but nothing that would hinder a game immersion.

    Note: 8/10

    Graphics: There has been considerable graphical evolution since Assassin's Creed III. Water, rain, such as textures; all very beautiful. It is worth admiring the sunset as you cruise the Caribbean at the Gralha.

    Note: 9/10

    Final Note: 8/10

    Summary: It is a game that you are in under $ 10.00 and worth every penny. It has good graphics, story and gameplay, later of a time, began to repeat the story and extremely short.
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  15. Mar 5, 2018
    10
    (94/100)
    This one comes second for me. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag improves immensely on AC III and introduces another fun likeable protagonist. This is definitely the best pirate game as well as the second best AC game.
  16. Apr 16, 2018
    10
    This game is for me on par with the AC Revelations game. It is a 9,5 which rounds up to a 10.

    It took the mechanics of AC III, used them well and also provided a very exotic setting, freedom of exploration and memorable story development and cinematics. And energetic music too.

    Is is a great long-lasting taste when looking back at this game.
  17. Aug 3, 2018
    8
    Ok it was not that bad because it played it before 2 months with GTX 1070Ti and I was late for the lag ,but for this that there was back in 2013 - -1 score,the story is interesting,the locations are exotic but its repetitive and the distance between locations is big and the time to travel is really slow...
  18. Apr 5, 2018
    10
    Assassin's Creed 3 had many problems, but they did not concern the sea battles: Ubisoft accidentally embodied almost all the dreams of the authors of the domestic "Corsairs", only with the proper luster and scope. The problem is that in the plot campaign to become the captain of the ship it was necessary literally on one and a half missions, but Black Flag is devoted to pirates entirely.Assassin's Creed 3 had many problems, but they did not concern the sea battles: Ubisoft accidentally embodied almost all the dreams of the authors of the domestic "Corsairs", only with the proper luster and scope. The problem is that in the plot campaign to become the captain of the ship it was necessary literally on one and a half missions, but Black Flag is devoted to pirates entirely. The series for the first time rolled back along the time line: the barman Desmond Miles, being in the amazing device "Animus", traveled from the Middle Ages to the American War of Independence, but now the events moved half a century ago, when the Caribbean terrorized bukaniry.
    The new hero, thus, became the ancestor of the central characters of Assassin's Creed 3: Edward Kenway - the father of Kheitem Keneway and Grandfather Connor Kenway. And he's a pirate: after serving as a privateer during the recent wars between the metropolitan countries, he surrendered to the sea brigands, which, by the way, upset his wife, quite agreeing to poor farm life. In parallel, the old enemies of the Assassins and the Templars act in the colonies, and Edward accidentally gets involved in their affairs. All these adventures these days are parsed and recorded by the employee of the corporation "Abstergo", which seems to be going to make a family film from the material obtained. Edward - officially not seemingly an assassin, but he acts just like all the members of the brotherhood: he also fights, as he climbs on the roofs and hides in the bushes. All key mechanics of Assassin's Creed have not really been updated since the first part, and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag in this sense does not change anything. All battles, as well as six years ago, are won by counterattacks, any high constructions are subdued by one button, and everything can still be hidden in the grass, knee-high. The enemies have not become smarter, there are practically no new weapons and techniques, and all land tasks are a collection of primitive instructions from previous issues: catch up, run away, follow and overhear the conversation. Land on Black Flag has absolutely nothing to do. Even the most trifling naval battle - a large-scale show
    But, fortunately, you need to go down there only on key plot matters, all the rest of the time you can spend in the open sea. After a couple of hours of play you get your own ship (Edward will call it "Jackdaw") and you can immediately go to rob and kill. The sensations are tremendous: they are trembling with the helm, you are tactilely aware of the gigantic size and power of your brig, every wave and every breath of the wind. Even the most trivial battle is a large-scale show: the vessels are spinning, aiming at each other, exchanging a series of volleys, everything is burning, smokes and explodes. In this context, even outdated mechanics work in a new way: long-bored fights and parkour for the time being carried away again, when you take on board a stranger ship, jump between the masts and fence with the enemy captain. Going to the open sea, you never know exactly what awaits you. You can run into other pirates, you can get into a storm, you can loot a single schooner or track down victims larger, you can buy a diving bell and dive underwater, you can search for treasure or storm fortified forts. Extraction goes for upgrades: if you do not increase the firepower of the Galki, you can easily drown at the first meeting with a small enemy flotilla. Finally, you need to remember the team. After particularly loud clashes, almost half of all sailors may die, and they will have to recruit new ones: rescuing captured gangsters from shootings and gallows, hiring drunkards in taverns, luring captives on their sides or picking random drowning aboard. If the first and third parts of Assassin's Creed claimed a kind of pseudo-historical production, then Assassin's Creed 4, like Assassin's Creed 2 - is rather a motley themed show from a casino in Las Vegas. Everyone walks in bright clothes, big hats are decorated with funny feathers, the killers wear complex systems of belts and belts to take a dozen pistols at once, and if a black beard appears in the frame (and he is by no means the only historical figure , which you will meet), then it will look like it would look in a cartoon. But this is exactly what you expect from the game about treasures, rum, seas and jungles. Black Flag - a game for those who love filibusters rather a sample of "Pirates of the Caribbean"
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  19. Jul 6, 2018
    8
    Solid story telling. Fun noval combat, but it can get repetitive very fast especially if you are playing it continuously without doing other things. I did not play the assassination side quest much, but i think it is quite challenging and fun enough. There are a lot of things to do in the game, but as you might have already guested, the majority of them are not worth your time, likeSolid story telling. Fun noval combat, but it can get repetitive very fast especially if you are playing it continuously without doing other things. I did not play the assassination side quest much, but i think it is quite challenging and fun enough. There are a lot of things to do in the game, but as you might have already guested, the majority of them are not worth your time, like looting chests. But other things like finding treasure map is rewarding. This is best to do earlier in the game since the money you get at the time worth a lot more than after the end game (It has more meaning) .

    Overall, this is a great game not only for an assassin's creed fan but also for anyone who love adventure game as well. Just make sure not to stick to doing one thing for too long.

    *Played the game in 2018
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  20. Apr 24, 2022
    8
    Геймплей 4-ой части Ассасинов не подвергся серьёзным изменениям. Графика осталась на прежнем уровне: она детально рассказывает историю ассасина, вновь решившего перевернуть судьбу империй. Однако в игру добавили пистолеты, сабли и абордажное оружие, с которым игрок будет умело справляться.Геймплей 4-ой части Ассасинов не подвергся серьёзным изменениям. Графика осталась на прежнем уровне: она детально рассказывает историю ассасина, вновь решившего перевернуть судьбу империй. Однако в игру добавили пистолеты, сабли и абордажное оружие, с которым игрок будет умело справляться.
  21. Oct 1, 2018
    5
    Uhhhhh. Am I the only one perplexed by the amazing reviews of this game? No one else was frustrated with the movements? climbing and jumping on everything but what you want? Granted your running. Never getting to finish an enemy because your character highlights another character before you can finish the one you have disabled? What about ship fights and not being able to see when enemiesUhhhhh. Am I the only one perplexed by the amazing reviews of this game? No one else was frustrated with the movements? climbing and jumping on everything but what you want? Granted your running. Never getting to finish an enemy because your character highlights another character before you can finish the one you have disabled? What about ship fights and not being able to see when enemies are about to attack so you can't counter. Or when you finish a memory and only than do you see the optional objectives and you get an 80% sync so you basically replay every memory at least twice. The memory where you have to kill the captain from the rope swing I will probably never get 100% sync even after trying 20 times. Visiting old friends optional objective is completely insane this will be my fourth time replaying that memory. And the countless times the counter attack doesn't work even though your pounding the key through your keyboard. I will most likely have to replace my keyboard. This game has been nothing but a huge frustrating stress. I haven't been able to enjoy this game at all just determined to finish. I really dislike you Ubisoft so much so that I go out of my way to make a review about this game. Expand
  22. Jun 1, 2020
    5
    the game has it's moments and Edward is a cool character but my main gripe with this game is that at no point in this game did I feel like an assassin!!! It was JUST a pirate game with some forced long ass cutscenes in the middle to somehow link the game to the franchise. It's an alright game overall but very little to link it to the franchise.
  23. May 30, 2022
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 88 IIIIIIIIII====================
  24. Jun 5, 2023
    7
    Доработанные морские сражения, геймплей, исследование мира, неоднозначный герой и приключения - похоже то, что вы точно получите от этой части. Лично для меня всегда было приятно вернутся в эту игру, но больше всего запомнилось изменение характера персонажа после всех событий в игре. Если зайдет геймплей, то сюжет станет неплохим дополнение, недотягивающим, конечно, до предыдущих частей,Доработанные морские сражения, геймплей, исследование мира, неоднозначный герой и приключения - похоже то, что вы точно получите от этой части. Лично для меня всегда было приятно вернутся в эту игру, но больше всего запомнилось изменение характера персонажа после всех событий в игре. Если зайдет геймплей, то сюжет станет неплохим дополнение, недотягивающим, конечно, до предыдущих частей, но он старается держать планку. Expand
  25. Jun 24, 2021
    8
    Review - ITA

    GAMEPLAY Il combat system risulta praticamente identico al capitolo precedente della saga, sempre molto intuitivo e rapido, e che quindi rende estremamente facile sterminare orde di nemici con pochi click. Purtroppo qualche volta, in situazioni un po' strette, come ad esempio nelle conquiste di navi, Edward non rimane in guardia e si prende quindi i colpi in arrivo
    Review - ITA

    GAMEPLAY
    Il combat system risulta praticamente identico al capitolo precedente della saga, sempre molto intuitivo e rapido, e che quindi rende estremamente facile sterminare orde di nemici con pochi click. Purtroppo qualche volta, in situazioni un po' strette, come ad esempio nelle conquiste di navi, Edward non rimane in guardia e si prende quindi i colpi in arrivo direttamente senza possibilità di difesa. A mio avviso rimane comunque divertente.
    Le missioni non proprio variegate, le cose da fare alla fine sono sempre le stesse; inoltre ho trovato particolarmente frustranti le missioni di pedinamento, che impongono di fare alcune cose precise e macchinose per essere superate.

    GRAFICA
    La grafica è discreta e ci sta per l'anno in cui è stato prodotto il gioco. Non manca però qualche glitchettino ogni tanto. Il peggiore tra tutti indubbiamente quello per cui, non avendo la nebbia volumetrica attivata, si vedono solo i punti da conquistare dei forti navali muoversi, mentre tutto il resto della scena rimane invariato.

    NARRAZIONE
    La narrazione parte in modo abbastanza lineare e con una storia piuttosto banale e scontata. Tuttavia non manca più avanti qualche colpo di scena e qualche personaggio dalla caratterizzazione molto gradita.
    Ho trovato particolarmente interessanti e significative le fasi finali, che non si sbilanciano nell'esaltazione della vita da pirata ma quasi anzi la analizzano sotto una luce critica ed universalizzante.

    Indubbiamente uno dei giochi più graditi della saga, e penso che valga la pena provarlo per capirne il perché!
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  26. May 30, 2023
    7
    Another Assassin's Creed game. I miss some things from the previous ones. But he also has some new, good ideas. I miss parkour. The graphics are currently not knocking down, but it is acceptable. Story is acceptable. However, it still plays well, boating, side missions or clearing the map is fun.
    I honestly really wanted to play.
  27. Jan 17, 2022
    8
    좋은 컨텐츠의 추가가 게임플레이 전체를 변화시켜버린 예. 다만 2편이후로 돌아올줄 모르는 형편없는 스토리텔링이 발목을 잡는다. 지붕을 뛰어다니는 기존 시리즈의 DNA를 많이 잃어버린것도 아쉬운 부분.
  28. Nov 30, 2022
    8
    Этот ассасин был чем то новым, вроде и продолжение косвенное 3 части, как бы приквел к ней с днк Дезмонда Майлса, но все равно игра стала чем то новым. Корабли, пиратская жизнь и возможность прожить жизнь пирата! Что может быть лучше?! Песни, боже, чего они стоят, в путешествие по морю слушать их просто невозможно устать. А физика корабля заставляет тебя чувствовать что ты реально за рулёмЭтот ассасин был чем то новым, вроде и продолжение косвенное 3 части, как бы приквел к ней с днк Дезмонда Майлса, но все равно игра стала чем то новым. Корабли, пиратская жизнь и возможность прожить жизнь пирата! Что может быть лучше?! Песни, боже, чего они стоят, в путешествие по морю слушать их просто невозможно устать. А физика корабля заставляет тебя чувствовать что ты реально за рулём настоящего корабля, а море не повинуется кому попало, так что нужно становиться в этом деле лучше. Отдельная похвала за битвы с легендарными кораблями, они выдались лично для мня очень интересными.
    Из минусов хочу отметить слабый сюжет, как по мне он очень не очень, а то как Эдвард приходит к тому что бы стать ассасином просто в голову не укладывается, то есть действует он с начала игры как Ассасин, но становиться им не сразу, поэтому считаю что это очень слабо проработанный сюжетный момент.
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  29. Jun 28, 2023
    9
    top game of the series///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  30. Jun 8, 2022
    10
    Uma das histórias mais legais que já vi, jogo simples mais muito bom, infelizmente a ubisoft nunca dá a tenção merecida pra seus jogos, é horrível vc platinar o jogo e não receber todas as conquistas.
  31. Nov 23, 2020
    9
    I played ac 1,2, little bit of 3,4,unity and odyssey. And 4 among them is best experience. Story is great. Main quests are bit repetitive (following a person). But overall gameplay is great.
  32. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    el juego tiene una historia con muchos buenos personajes y una jugabilidad hermosa
  33. Jun 13, 2020
    7
    On the advice I decided to try playing. It seems like at the beginning it was not bad, but I did not like the plot, in the middle of the game it became boring and I had to finish the passage. 7 points.
  34. Jun 10, 2023
    7
    boring game-play , did not have a good story , less interesting than Assassin's creed 3
  35. Jul 9, 2021
    10
    Along with the AC Brotherhood series, Black Flag for me was one of the best games of the serie. The inclusion of boat and its customization was incredible and it brought such a inovation for the serie! I highly recomend this game, even if it was release many year ago.
  36. Aug 12, 2020
    9
    Buen Juego, mis únicos puntos negativos son su nivel de facilidad, y algo en la historia, ya que en cuanto a gráficos, jugabilidad, buena ambientación, como dije al comienzo, buen juego
  37. Jun 14, 2021
    9
    правильный ассасин третьей части с допиленной механикой, и допиленными кораблями. Наверное лучшее что происходило с ассасинами со времён братства. Эту часть я строго рекомендую к прохождению всем
  38. Aug 22, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  39. Nov 15, 2021
    9
    Definitely in top3 AC games, boat battles are 10/10, great design and feeling. Main hero is a bit out of the main templar/assassins story but maybe this made it better.
  40. Dec 2, 2020
    1
    Well ain't this game dressed up well in some nice graphics? Yea that's why it gets 1 point: For graphics! The game starts with the main character following someone, the next quests will be you tailing/following and it's best RUNNING after someone. But then you'll have quests where you will have to sneak past someone.. SNEAK.. THE ONLY GAME IN THE WORLD WITHOUT A SNEAK BUTTON. Ugly rottenWell ain't this game dressed up well in some nice graphics? Yea that's why it gets 1 point: For graphics! The game starts with the main character following someone, the next quests will be you tailing/following and it's best RUNNING after someone. But then you'll have quests where you will have to sneak past someone.. SNEAK.. THE ONLY GAME IN THE WORLD WITHOUT A SNEAK BUTTON. Ugly rotten game with some nice graphics. Cheap. Play if you're under ten, or brainless, or if you like Steven Seagal movies. Expand
  41. Jan 6, 2021
    7
    This game is quite good to play even in 2021. Pretty serviceable graphics, tight combat, and amazing set pieces. Black Flag has its epic moments however they are burried under hours of boredom like Chasing/Trailing Missions and this game has alot of them . The Naval Combat is just pure epicness and the Ship-to-Ship combat really Added to the excitement .
  42. Nov 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the atmosphere and environment. The world is massive and the story thrilling. Some bugs may have occured but i still love this game and see it as one of the best ac games so far. Expand
  43. Sep 6, 2021
    10
    очень недооценённая игра!!!!
    хороший сюжет и ОТЛИЧНЫЙ геймплей на кораблях
  44. Nov 25, 2020
    6
    Tek kelimeyle berbat bir hikaye anlatımı ve karakter anlatımı oyundaki hiçbir karakteri hatırlamıyorum sadece gemi savaşları için 6 puan aldı daha fazlası kesinlikle olamaz
  45. Nov 30, 2020
    10
    To me Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is ultimate Assassin's Creed experience. Specially for a game that came out in 2013, it had insane amount of good content, huge map, interesting story and one of the best video game soundtracks ever.
  46. Dec 18, 2021
    6
    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  47. Dec 25, 2020
    7
    Il migliore della saga, ma solo per il comparto navale. il resto? identico a tutti gli altri.
  48. Dec 30, 2020
    3
    Gra denerwująca. Będąc 2000 m od celu ze zlecenia zabójstwa wszystko jest ok ale jak tylko próbuję okrążyć wyspę na której się znajduję tym samym oddalając się od przypuszczalnego obszaru jego pobytu o jakieś 20 m to gra wywala z komunikatem że cel uciekł bo byłem zbyt daleko.
    Podobnie mało realizmu gdy próbuję postacią podpłynąć do statku wroga. Wyświetla się znaczek że ktoś ze statku ma
    Gra denerwująca. Będąc 2000 m od celu ze zlecenia zabójstwa wszystko jest ok ale jak tylko próbuję okrążyć wyspę na której się znajduję tym samym oddalając się od przypuszczalnego obszaru jego pobytu o jakieś 20 m to gra wywala z komunikatem że cel uciekł bo byłem zbyt daleko.
    Podobnie mało realizmu gdy próbuję postacią podpłynąć do statku wroga. Wyświetla się znaczek że ktoś ze statku ma do mnie strzelać mimo że nikt na statku jeszcze nie wie o mojej obecności. Nawet gdy podczas próby podpłynięcia schowam się nagle za skałą aby uniknąć trafienia to i tak dostaje mimo tego że to nawet niemożliwe. Wrogi statek jest w stanie wykryć małego płynącego gracza w wodzie a nie potrafi wykryć mojego dużego statku bo nie znajduję się na jakimś żółtym jebanym polu. Mała postać jest lepiej widoczna niż ogromny statek. Plus kurwa za realizm. Nawet jak jakimś cudem uda mi się podpłynąć moją postacią i zabić całą załogę, to i tak jeśli wrócę na swój statek to załoga przeciwnika nagle się odradza i normalnie jest walka. A jeśli chodzi jeszcze o zlecenia zabójstwa to często jest tak że muszę szukać celu na całej wyspie. Jak mnie zobaczy to zaczyna uciekać biegając po całej wyspie. Wystarczy że stracę go z oczu i już dostaje komunikat o tym że cel uciekł. Nie mógł uciec przecież statkiem bo żaden akurat nie był przycumowany przy wyspie więc jedynie mógł się schować na owej wyspie i musiałbym go szukać na całym jej obszarze, co i tak bym musiał robić nawet gdyby mnie nie wykrył.
    Często jest też tak że w momencie kiedy wcisnę przycisk odpowiadający za poruszanie się np. w prawo i do tego Shift to i tak bohater postanawia wspinać się na przeszkodę przed nim mimo tego że nie kliknąłem klawisza odpowiadającego za taką czynność.
    Przeciwnicy są tak głupi że nie wiedzą gdzie jestem nawet jeśli na ich oczach wejdę do krzaków.
    Jeśli zabiję kogoś będąc w krzakach, tym samym odpali się animacja w której mój bohater chowa ciało do krzaków to potem jeśli wróg nie wejdzie do krzaków to nie zobaczy ciała. Jeżeli jednak postanowię zabić kogoś nie będąc w żadnej kryjówce tylko normalnie stojąc a następnie wrzucę jego ciało do krzaków aby go nie znaleźli, to przeciwnicy i tak zobaczą ciało z jakiś 20 m nawet po ciemku w nocy.
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  49. Jan 1, 2021
    8
    Same old Assassin's Creed with a lot of sailing and ship battles.

    - Gameplay - Combat is more or less the same as Assassin's Creed 3, except this time there's A LOT of sailing and battles out in the ocean. If you like shooting cannons and mortors while steering a ship, then you'll love it. At first, I found the sea battles to be tedious, but realized my ship was under leveled. Once I
    Same old Assassin's Creed with a lot of sailing and ship battles.

    - Gameplay -
    Combat is more or less the same as Assassin's Creed 3, except this time there's A LOT of sailing and battles out in the ocean. If you like shooting cannons and mortors while steering a ship, then you'll love it. At first, I found the sea battles to be tedious, but realized my ship was under leveled. Once I upgraded the necessary parts, the battles went much more smoothly. I personally don't enjoy steering a large ship, as I find it clunky in general, but with a story about Pirates, it can't be helped.

    The parkouring the series is known for is good, but there were some parts where I would jump to my death even though my camera was pointed towards a climbable ledge. These were far and few inbetween, so it wasn't too bad. Smoke bombs and darts can allow you to go about an area in many different ways. Though I did feel it was too easy to level pouch upgrades to the max, which in turn allowed you to cruise through pretty much any situation. You need animal skin to craft things, but all of it can be suprisingly bought in shops at an average price. This took away the need to hunt, which is a negative.

    - Narrative -
    The story and characters are probably my favorite part about Black Flag. Assassin's Creed stories have never disappointed me, and this one upped the bar. Edward was a very interesting character. He starts off as this greedy and selfish pirate, but slowly matures into a much more noble character through failures and loss. I love seeing characters grow through hardships. The comrades Edward meets were also very likable. They had their own interesting back story and personalities.

    Of course, there's the main story of Assassin's Creed, Abstergo. I thought Abstergo Entertainment was a cool way to continue the story of the modern day Assassins and Templars. The building is full of bonus content that unravels more mysteries about the story. It was mysterious and interesting.

    - Visuals & Sounds -
    The game overall looks good, though some climbing animations could be better. I'm taking experience from Uncharted, so I'm a bit spoiled. You'll hear your crew singing as you're sailing the ship, there's mysterious music playing while you're uncovering secrets in Abstergo Entertainment, so the music is overall good.

    - Replay value -
    There's paid DLC. Aside from that, you can only go back to complete side missions, and collectables.

    Thanks for reading.
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  50. Jan 9, 2021
    10
    It had anything I wanted.
    This is one of the best games I've ever seen.
    You can explore the world and enjoy killing enemy's. I played AC 2 & 3 too but this one was better.
    I played on Xbox 360.
  51. Feb 28, 2022
    6
    AC IV: Black flag is the first game of the AC franchise that I ever have played.
    I many aspects the game is very interesting: story, gameplay, graphics, sound, setting.
    But I am not a fan of battles at the sea.
  52. May 30, 2021
    10
    Это один из самых лучших ассасинов, игра 2013 года но выглядет очень красиво, у данного ассасина достаточно неплохая графика, даже по сей день, очень красивая игра, с отличным сюжетом, жалко что юбисофт с 2017 года забыла что такое assassin's creed(((Это один из самых лучших ассасинов, игра 2013 года но выглядет очень красиво, у данного ассасина достаточно неплохая графика, даже по сей день, очень красивая игра, с отличным сюжетом, жалко что юбисофт с 2017 года забыла что такое assassin's creed(((
  53. Mar 13, 2021
    9
    Güzel oyun. Tavsiye ederim. Oynanması gereken bir oyun. Bu tarzdan hoşlananlar sevecektir.
  54. Mar 17, 2021
    10
    Best Assassin's Creed game ever made! So full of life and content, great characters, great story, fun gameplay, cool assassin outfit, huge map to discover. Amazing game.
  55. Mar 18, 2021
    8
    An amazing AC game. A really good blend between classic elements and new mechanics.
  56. Apr 15, 2021
    10
    Message to Ubisoft : Keep doing what you do and just ignore these haters. They have never understood your games. All they want are some mindless fast-paced nonsense games. They don't wanna think, they don't wanna explore, they don't wanna learn. They will never understand what you do. Just ignore them and focus on people who actually support / love your games. Thank you for the games youMessage to Ubisoft : Keep doing what you do and just ignore these haters. They have never understood your games. All they want are some mindless fast-paced nonsense games. They don't wanna think, they don't wanna explore, they don't wanna learn. They will never understand what you do. Just ignore them and focus on people who actually support / love your games. Thank you for the games you have done in past 10 years. This message goes to everyone who has worked on these games and who feel that fans don't respect their work. They do and i do and i have huge respect for everything you have done. Can't wait for AC Valhalla DLC's, Far Cry 6 and all your future projects. Expand
  57. Apr 20, 2021
    10
    Black Flag is best AC game ever made.
    AC 3 was huge fail, but somehow Ubisoft managed to learn from it's mistakes and delivered timeless masterpiece.
  58. Apr 22, 2021
    7
    A mediocre game of assassin's creed games. Good in the sea but mediocre fighting, mediocre story.
  59. Sep 27, 2021
    9
    Последняя и лучшая часть серии "Assassin's Creed".
    История о человеке который просто хотел выжить и стать достойным человеком.
  60. May 5, 2021
    9
    has great story, characters, nice and well-made mechanics, stealth might be tedious and graphics are dated, but it's really great. The best game of the entire franchise
  61. May 15, 2021
    9
    By far the best AC in the franchise! Every part of this game is amazing. The parkour/climbing is top notch. It feels smooth and amusing. The combat is also top tier because of its incredible and satisfying animations. Both Animus and Non-animus gameplay is fun which is rare for an AC game. The dialogues and character development is good as well as the story. The only negative part of theBy far the best AC in the franchise! Every part of this game is amazing. The parkour/climbing is top notch. It feels smooth and amusing. The combat is also top tier because of its incredible and satisfying animations. Both Animus and Non-animus gameplay is fun which is rare for an AC game. The dialogues and character development is good as well as the story. The only negative part of the 4th AC game is its tailing missions. They are fun, do not get me wrong, but they get a little repetitive towards the end. Expand
  62. May 12, 2021
    8
    One of the best ac ever.

    Exploration, ship fights, forts, locations, treausure hunting. Pirates of the caribbean music plays automatically in your head when you are fighting to take over a ship. Sadly parkour is still **** They didn't improved upon 3. When you are sailing sometimes storm and tidal waves happens which is great mechanic. Hunting is not bad but you can buy
    One of the best ac ever.

    Exploration, ship fights, forts, locations, treausure hunting. Pirates of the caribbean music plays automatically in your head when you are fighting to take over a ship.

    Sadly parkour is still **** They didn't improved upon 3.

    When you are sailing sometimes storm and tidal waves happens which is great mechanic.

    Hunting is not bad but you can buy everything from the shop which makes hunting pointless.

    Some cutscenes gets boring over time(when you open a bar, or take over ship)and you can't skip them.

    Atmosphere is really great.
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  63. May 11, 2021
    8
    8/10
    Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery good
  64. May 28, 2021
    9
    The best AC game ever, jointly held wih AC2
    The lighthearted pirate story, grounded gameplay and new mechanics for its time brought me countless hours of fun.
    Golden games like this, AC2 and FarCry 3 just make me wonder what the hell happened to UbiSoft nowadays, just rehashing the same game and dumbing down the mechanics each iteration. I recently played AC Odyssey and was disappointed
    The best AC game ever, jointly held wih AC2
    The lighthearted pirate story, grounded gameplay and new mechanics for its time brought me countless hours of fun.
    Golden games like this, AC2 and FarCry 3 just make me wonder what the hell happened to UbiSoft nowadays, just rehashing the same game and dumbing down the mechanics each iteration. I recently played AC Odyssey and was disappointed with the Character handling and lack of deeper interactions with npcs, felt more like controlling an npc than an actual game character.
    This and AC2 are the best examples of what it means to be a true Assasins Creed, among the best games ever made.
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  65. Jun 13, 2021
    10
    Outra Obra de Arte
    A história
    O clima
    As Navegação
    Tudo muito bem Feito
    Sempre tem alguma coisa para fazer
    História Simplesmente umas das melhores quê eu ja vi em um jogo.
    Se você gosta de Piratas não é um jogo quê você vai se arrepender
  66. May 9, 2022
    7
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 7.
  67. Jun 29, 2021
    10
    I think this is the best Assassin's creed game and one of the best if not the best pirate game :)
  68. Jun 6, 2022
    9
    Graphics - 9/10
    Gameplay Mechanics - 9/10
    Sound Effects - 8/10
    Storyline - 9/10
    Characters - 9/10
    Music - 10/10. Amazing!
    Overall - 9/10

    Huge open world, many stuff to do, great storyline, insane characters, evil enemies, and a perfect ending.
    You should buy and play this game if you haven't already.
  69. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Solid world design, outstanding graphics, good characters, enjoyable story, good music.
  70. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I like this game a lot, it has so much that others games never had, not going into details but it is very good.
  71. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Like many people here have already said it's actually absolutely decent or even great game, haters can go home.
  72. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Who cares if some losers hate these games honestly? Majority of actual gamers seems to enjoy these games a lot, so who cares really, absolutely nobody cares about these whiners lol.
  73. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    great masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful game
  74. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    If you are looking for fun to be had, it would be this game for sure, i'm dead serious, it's worth it.
  75. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Not regretting trying it, here's the lesson, never take negative reviews seriously on metacritic until you have tried certain game for yourself. You might miss out on many outstanding games that are hated for dumb reasons.
  76. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    If you are like me and wanna just have some fun, i might recommend trying this game, worth it.
  77. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    xxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxx
  78. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Best game in the history of games, if you hate this game then i hate you, it's that simple.
  79. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    One of the best games ever made, i'm so glad these games finally get respect that they deserve, better than Skyrim.
  80. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    GTA 5 might be best game of all time overall, but game like this will be forever in my heart no matter what. Highly recommending!
  81. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    GTA 5 might be best game of all time overall, but game like this will be forever in my heart no matter what. Highly recommending!
  82. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    No amount of hate will take away absolute masterful craft of these amazing games.
  83. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    If you feel like bored and there's not much to do in your life, you might wanna try out this great game.
  84. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I was surprised to find out that so many on steam and youtube actually really like this game, i thought it got some hate, but haters are always pathetic minority
  85. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Sound/music 10/10------Graphics 10/10-------Story 8.5/10----------Characters 9/10
  86. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?
  87. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily
  88. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I honestly don't care if some people hate this game, these haters couldn't find good games even if they tried looking for them.
  89. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece!
  90. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Beautiful game, is it absolutely perfect? No, no it's not (but no game is btw). Is it good game tho? Absolutely.
  91. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I wish when i'm 80 years old, i would still go back and play this game or some other similar games that they made in 2010s, good stuff.
  92. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    “Every strength is also a weakness. The opposite is true as well.”- Neil Strauss
  93. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Све у свему, врло лепа игра би се поновила и такође препоручила другима
  94. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    солидна врло лепа игра би се поновила и такође препоручила другима!!!!!!!!!!
  95. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    helvítis mjög flottur leikur myndi spila aftur og mæla líka með öðrum
  96. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします
  97. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    un ghjocu super bellu bellu ghjucaria torna è cunsiglierebbe ancu à l'altri
  98. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    super tre bela ludo ludus denove kaj ankaŭ rekomendus al aliaj!!!!!!!!!!!!
  99. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    logħba super sabiħa ħafna terġa 'tilgħab u tirrakkomanda wkoll lil ħaddieħor
  100. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Në përgjithësi më pëlqen shumë kjo lojë, është pothuajse perfekte shumë e ftohtë
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. 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,
  2. 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.
  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]