Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1141 Ratings

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  1. Simoss13
    Aug 25, 2023
    9
    After many years I tried Black Flag as I was interested in the pirate theme. Luckily I was impressed.
    Coming into the franchise fresh I feel I'm missing some key points in the story that would of been through the games library arc but the main story of Edward was easy to understand and surprisingly interesting.
    I liked the open world nature of the game. Being so vast at the time would of    After many years I tried Black Flag as I was interested in the pirate theme. Luckily I was impressed.
    Coming into the franchise fresh I feel I'm missing some key points in the story that would of been through the games library arc but the main story of Edward was easy to understand and surprisingly interesting.
    I liked the open world nature of the game. Being so vast at the time would of been novel as only few games achieved this on 7th Gen hardware. The graphics are beautiful, except for the characters face, still hold up today. There are some minor frame drops, it's as bad as other titles with less impressive graphics.
    Music is fitting. My favourite is being on your ship sailing in the seas hearing your crew sing shanties, really builds the mood of pirate theme. I just find blending assassins/templars with pirates in the Caribbean a little jarring.
    The upgrade system is fair. However, I did find I had to do some grinding for the resources needed at times.
    The game is worth your time clocking about 45hours on the main story and extras. There is some critiques I have though:
    - The platforming can be janky causing some frustration. I did die a few times where the character was climbing instead of running (or vice versa)
    - The open world is refreshing, I didn't feel the world was exactly "alive" compared to games like GTA. So travelling to islands seem like "copy-paste" and takes some immersion away
    - Post the 3/4 mark, the games missions tends to repeat themselves too often    … Expand
  2. FrankCreeper
    Jul 28, 2023
    8
    A beatiful sequel of Assassin's Creed 3 with a fantastic free roaming style....and a great setting of atmosphere and a beatiful story.Still worth it to play after a decade only one thing is bad the repetitive of combat system style P.S. (I Played both version of the game PS3/PS4 and XBOX360)
  3. Dartza
    Jul 21, 2023
    8
    Ship combat and exploration are the highlight in this entry. If not for some of the stealth missions and subsidiary game systems, this would be a masterpiece.
  4. Spidertime99
    Jun 17, 2023
    8
    Assassin's Creed Black Flag invites players to embark on an immersive pirate odyssey that's brimming with adventure. The game's open-world Caribbean setting is a sight to behold, with its stunning landscapes and vast seas. However, while the naval battles and exploration are thrilling, some players may find the land-based missions and repetitive side activities to be a tad lackluster.Assassin's Creed Black Flag invites players to embark on an immersive pirate odyssey that's brimming with adventure. The game's open-world Caribbean setting is a sight to behold, with its stunning landscapes and vast seas. However, while the naval battles and exploration are thrilling, some players may find the land-based missions and repetitive side activities to be a tad lackluster. Additionally, the story, while enjoyable, occasionally loses focus and fails to deliver on its full potential. Despite these minor gripes, Assassin's Creed Black Flag remains a swashbuckling experience that successfully captures the essence of piracy and offers plenty of excitement for fans of the franchise.… Expand
  5. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best Assassin's Creed games not bc of gameplay bc your basically invincible if you just time your counters right even 10 ppl can't kill you, the story is absolutely amazing and the end had me in tears looking back at the friends that died bc of their and your own selfish pursuit of money and fame that towards the end of the story made Edward realize that there is more to life than just money and became one of the assassin's… Expand
  6. MitoX
    Feb 28, 2023
    8
    O jogo está muito bom independente da plataforma que vc jogue, a dublagem está aceitável e as missões são bem elaboradas e criativas a história consegue te prender,a vegetação e densa os cenários são ricos em detalhes a água e espetácular uma das melhores águas que eu já vi em jogos de vídeo game, eu só n do uma nota maior por que o jogo tem muitos bugs chatos e estressante o combate ficaO jogo está muito bom independente da plataforma que vc jogue, a dublagem está aceitável e as missões são bem elaboradas e criativas a história consegue te prender,a vegetação e densa os cenários são ricos em detalhes a água e espetácular uma das melhores águas que eu já vi em jogos de vídeo game, eu só n do uma nota maior por que o jogo tem muitos bugs chatos e estressante o combate fica muito repetitivo e as vezes não funciona bem sem contar os bugs que acabam com sua experiência como em uma cutscene que um personagens mata vários NPCs com uma pistola só que quando ele faz isso ele atira em direções opostas quebrando todo o realismo do jogo… Expand
  7. guihooded
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    uma das melhores criações da equipe responsável pela franquia Assassin's Creed. vale o replay!
  8. Saadthelegend
    Sep 26, 2022
    8
    لعبة ممتازة لعبتها حوالي ال200 ساعة في البلايستيشن 3
    وال25 ساعة في الكمبيوتر

    لكن للأسف من الجزء الذي بعده المسمى روق هو نسخ لصق من هذا الجزء
  9. Arw2231
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    o blackflag foi minha primeira experiência com ac, eu amei esse jogo, a história é legal, os gráficos me surpreenderam pois na época do PS3 só tinham jogos cinzas que não me agrada já o ac4 e colorido, tem ótimos gráficos, a gameplay e viciante, o mapa é gigante e vivo com vários baús e fragmentos que faz o jogador explorar cada pedacinho do mapa, a minha experiência com ac4 foi incrível,o blackflag foi minha primeira experiência com ac, eu amei esse jogo, a história é legal, os gráficos me surpreenderam pois na época do PS3 só tinham jogos cinzas que não me agrada já o ac4 e colorido, tem ótimos gráficos, a gameplay e viciante, o mapa é gigante e vivo com vários baús e fragmentos que faz o jogador explorar cada pedacinho do mapa, a minha experiência com ac4 foi incrível, e fiquei com sentimento de culpa por ter pirateado esse jogo… Expand
  10. V7q
    Jun 19, 2022
    8
    I recommend playing and familiarizing yourself with this game. I had fun playing this game.
  11. Ardho
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    I don't like naval battles, but this game is amazingly good, one of the best in the AC series
  12. Rendell
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    -Una entrega inesperadamente buena. No hay palabras solo juegalo, esta entrega pulió todo lo de assassin's Creed 3 y lo mejoro en Black flag
  13. the-last-ahmet
    Dec 6, 2021
    10
    the game is so good the ship handling battle mechanics story graphics are awesome! but ship tracking missions are disgusting
  14. Kvantaliani03
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  15. Domdom21br
    Nov 9, 2021
    8
    é o melhor jogo dem questão de dublagem brasileira? não; é o melhor jogo em graficos no ps3? não, é a melhor historia do ps3? também não, mas o jogo é extremamente divertido e o kenway é muito interessante, embora os inimigos não sejam burros e as partes da abstergo sejam , vale a pena jogar
  16. ente2ente
    May 26, 2021
    9
    Good mix of seawar, 3rd person fight games, stealth game, action adventure, diving, RPG and a lot of beach and sun. I love freeing slaves and cooperating with female pirates. And those great ideas with the sleeping and berserker arrows for the blowtube, the treasure hunting and gathering. It's not perfect (after 70 hours I won't replay that much) but very very great. One of my favouriteGood mix of seawar, 3rd person fight games, stealth game, action adventure, diving, RPG and a lot of beach and sun. I love freeing slaves and cooperating with female pirates. And those great ideas with the sleeping and berserker arrows for the blowtube, the treasure hunting and gathering. It's not perfect (after 70 hours I won't replay that much) but very very great. One of my favourite games with Red Dead Redemption!… Expand
  17. Dinerofresco
    May 5, 2021
    8
    This game was great I never got to play the next gen version of this game but its a solid assassin's creed game with a good setting and story but not the best game in my opinion but possibly the last good assassin's creed game , that could be controversial but I dont care
  18. YigidOx2
    Feb 12, 2021
    8
    I guess Ubisoft didn't know that its engine was not suitable for multi-person battles at the time. There are a lot of bugs in the board thing, but it does. Also, Edward's story about going on this journey is ridiculous. Then they rescued it again with the events that developed. Also, did BlackBeard, a guest of legends, die this way? However, it is really a legend to drive a ship as youI guess Ubisoft didn't know that its engine was not suitable for multi-person battles at the time. There are a lot of bugs in the board thing, but it does. Also, Edward's story about going on this journey is ridiculous. Then they rescued it again with the events that developed. Also, did BlackBeard, a guest of legends, die this way? However, it is really a legend to drive a ship as you want on this large map.… Expand
  19. DestroyerM24
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    This is my first Assassin's Creed I have ever played and since then, I started playing other AC titles. I absolutely loved the pirate theme, the ship battles are amazing with the epic ships battle. The map is huge and well-made. I absolutely loved every part of this game. The only thing i found not worth was the multiplayer, yeah, I think that AC titles aren't good at multiplayer, and thisThis is my first Assassin's Creed I have ever played and since then, I started playing other AC titles. I absolutely loved the pirate theme, the ship battles are amazing with the epic ships battle. The map is huge and well-made. I absolutely loved every part of this game. The only thing i found not worth was the multiplayer, yeah, I think that AC titles aren't good at multiplayer, and this is absolutely ok, probably no-one bought this game for the multiplayer because singleplayer and the story is what matters here, and those two things were done so great, I think that this deserves a clear 10/10.… Expand
  20. genarkandur
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    If you want to travel in a big open world, participate in ship wars and assassinate some people this game is just awesome. I didnt have big expectations and now i am happy with what i get.
  21. SaiyanKing
    Nov 10, 2020
    10
    I really loved Black Flag. I missed a good present storyline but it was fine how Ubisoft handled the special situation. The game itself was great. The protagonist, the story, the graphics, the setting, the ship and all its mechanics. I enjoyed that Black Flag really much even tho the assassin storyline began really late
  22. PatitoCosmico67
    Jul 29, 2020
    8
    Buen juego de piratas, con protagonista carismatico y juego de assassin's creed bastante correcto
  23. HulluUkko
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    I bought this back in 2016, but it's still very good in 2020.

    Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is the best Assassin's Creed game in the series, mainly because I like pirates. And this settings gives fresh air from the "normal" Assassin's Creed games.
  24. A7madAssassin
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    This is my favorite Assassin's Creed game. Everything about this game is amazing
  25. Josuesniper
    Jun 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es uno de los mejores assasisn creed que se han creado con el 2 tiene una buen a historia un buen mundo abierto y sobre todo un increíble desarrollo de personaje… Expand
  26. LatinCritic13
    May 18, 2020
    9
    Forget about the American Revolution, in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag we are introduced to Connor Kenway's Grandfather, Edward Kenway, a Pirate turned to Assassin fighting and finding his way of life in the notorious times of plunder, rum, and women in which turned out to be very best AC title since AC2. The combat has been vastly improved from the first, the naval combat is exciting,Forget about the American Revolution, in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag we are introduced to Connor Kenway's Grandfather, Edward Kenway, a Pirate turned to Assassin fighting and finding his way of life in the notorious times of plunder, rum, and women in which turned out to be very best AC title since AC2. The combat has been vastly improved from the first, the naval combat is exciting, and of course, the exploration of the West Indies is astonishing to wonder around on. The real star in ACIV is the history and that makes it one of the best gaming experiences we have ever got. Plus, the voice acting in this game is way sharper than its predecessors and I can see why this game is so good compared to the others. I thought this game would be a tragedy as AC3, then I realized Black Flag is an important piece of relic in AC history.… Expand
  27. FidelGastro
    May 16, 2020
    8
    This game looks perfect. A freedom of moving, lot of sandbox things. But i feeled a bittersweet taste from this.
    I was dissapointed that its didnt continue in story of Desmond.
    Good humor in game.
    It could be way worse ... so 8/10
  28. Jyadaus
    May 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you think its a pirate game, its 10/10. If you think its a Assassin's Creed game, its 6/10.

    Main scenario is very bad. You are just following mans. Edward Kenway is sometimes copy of Ezio, sometimes Altair. And other characters are very bad. I don't remember any single of them. (Before finish the review i remember Adewale lmao)

    Also, we arent Assassin. And on last 2 sequence, we are playing as an Assassin. Funny fact?

    Openworld? Its really good. We can travel freely, we can fight freely. We can conquest castles, we can find treasures, we can do Assassin contracts. Best openworld on the AC series.

    Combat and parkour is really bad. We are killing an Assassin without any train of Assassin. Its like game is fighting and climbing automatic. Ubisoft thinks gamers are stupid. I really miss AC(I)'s combat and parkour systems.    … Expand
  29. drongodan
    Feb 27, 2020
    9
    Good graphics, great exploration. Fun missions. Story was a bit naff tho. Definite improvement over III
  30. Axelgu
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos que joguei trilha sonora impecável,considero o melhor da franquia,a história é de cair com queixo,se você tiver oportunidade compre vai valer muito apena.
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#5 Best PS3 Game of 2013
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#11 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2013
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#15 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2013

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2013
    90
    All the distinguishing features of the series – the Templars, parkour and brutal assassinations – are here, but now they are not the core, they are just elements of the best pirate game ever, of a Red Dead Redemption at sea. [13/2013, p.52]
  2. Impulsegamer
    Nov 16, 2013
    90
    Black Flag is a remarkably new take on the series, and I would go as far to say it’s the finest entry we’ve seen to date.
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  3. XGN
    Nov 15, 2013
    85
    With the new Assassin’s Creed we find ourselves in the Caribbean with a new main character called Edward Kenway. Black Flag focuses on the sea battles we saw in the third game and continues with this, with some new additions. Overall, you’ll be busy for a while – 40 hours, give or take – but the story isn’t that compelling.
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