Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Cheat Code Central
    Jan 8, 2014
    90
    Despite its issues, both technical and philosophical, I'm giving Freedom Cry a “must play” rating. I think it's an important start in tackling such a difficult and tragic topic via the medium of interactive entertainment.
  2. D+PAD Magazine
    Jan 3, 2014
    90
    All in all, Freedom Cry is an excellent addition to Assassin’s Creed IV.
  3. Game Revolution
    Jan 14, 2014
    80
    Adéwalé has his moments, but the real draw here is in the expansion of free-form gameplay both on land and at sea, meaning Freedom Cry succeeds at what it set out to do.
  5. Hardcore Gamer
    Jan 6, 2014
    80
    Freedom Cry is simply a great addition to an excellent game, offering a story worth experiencing across a setting worth exploring.
  6. IGN Italia
    Dec 27, 2013
    78
    Freedom Cry is a good DLC and lets you play as Adewalé, which is an interesting character. Sadly, all of your progress in this DLC is useless for the main game and its huge open wold.
  7. GamingTrend
    Jan 3, 2014
    75
    In the end, the DLC is $9.99, or double that for a season pass. While the story is compelling, it’s also fairly light on a meaningful denouement.
  8. Eurogamer Italy
    Dec 31, 2013
    70
    Adéwalé fights like a character from Django Unchained and the setting is still too good to refuse it, but Freedom Cry is another part of Black Flag that makes us want a game just about pirates, slavery and Caribbeans, without having anything to deal with Assassins and Templars. Please Ubisoft, do it!
  9. IGN
    Dec 17, 2013
    70
    For better or worse, Freedom Cry feels like an entire Assassin's Creed game distilled into five hours. That’s good, but it’s an Assassin’s Creed game that doesn’t include many of the steps forward that Black Flag so recently made.
  10. Metro GameCentral
    Dec 19, 2013
    60
    One step forward in terms of story and two back when it comes to gameplay, Black Flag’s first story expansion has its heart in the right place but that’s about all.
  11. GameSpot
    Dec 18, 2013
    60
    Freedom Cry is more than just another Assassin's Creed IV chapter with a reskinned protagonist, but its troubled handling of dark themes makes this a turbulent voyage.
  12. GameFront
    Jan 4, 2014
    50
    Nothing feels like it matters. Freedom Cry has an interesting protagonist with an interesting perspective in an interesting time and place, and reduces it all to numbers on a sheet and repetitive tasks, all while playing it incredibly safe with gameplay or storytelling.

Awards & Rankings

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#18 Best PS4 Game of 2013
16
#16 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2013
11
#11 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2013

User Reviews

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 254 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 93 out of 254
  2. Mixed: 113 out of 254
  3. Negative: 48 out of 254
  1. nascent
    Sep 20, 2015
    3
    A weak and ineffective game. Trying to achieve the same goal as Liberation did in the previous generation, Fredoom Cry is repetitive, withA weak and ineffective game. Trying to achieve the same goal as Liberation did in the previous generation, Fredoom Cry is repetitive, with uninteresting characters, predictable plot, with no twists. Mostly consists or sailing in a much reduced map, liberating slaves in plantations, and rescuing slaves ships in naval battles, which is extremely boring coming straight off of Black Flag. Very little to do with Templars or Assassins, and adds nothing to the overall series' story.

    No interesting or unique weapons, such as Liberation's whip. Just a blunderbus which really doesn't have a lot of use in this game, and a machete, which isn't much different to a typical sword. Typical darts are available, smoke bombs are as useless and pointless s always. There is a new firecracker side-weapon, that really has no use outside of it's introductory mission, as it activates very close to you and doesn't seem to bring as much attention as implied. Plus most of the missions encourage being discreet and undetected, rendering them redundant.

    Considering this was also sold as a fairly expensive standalone game, I feel sorry for those that bought this in such a way.

    Secrets are easy to find and offer nothing of value to the story or to your inventory, and missions are boring. You might as well just watch a quick Let's Play instead of playing this game.    … Full Review »
  2. Doutzen
    Dec 7, 2014
    4
    Black Flag was quite fun, but this DLC is boring. It's offering some motives from the original game, but they aren't that enjoyable with noBlack Flag was quite fun, but this DLC is boring. It's offering some motives from the original game, but they aren't that enjoyable with no interesting story attached and with a gameplay focused on liberatiing slaves.… Full Review »
  3. sems1193
    Jan 18, 2014
    6
    It'll serve you good if you're looking out for more of the Assassin's Creed Black Flag formula and for a refreshing topic that is seldomIt'll serve you good if you're looking out for more of the Assassin's Creed Black Flag formula and for a refreshing topic that is seldom touched upon in video games: slavery, but if you're looking out for an experience that pays off in the end, save your money. The soundtrack is really nice, however. Yes, Freedom Cry is a decent piece of DLC, but it offers nothing to the AC canon besides providing an insight into Adewale's story. Just don't expect anything mindblowing in the end.… Full Review »
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