Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2658 Ratings

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  1. Ubisoft_Forever
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    I will support Ubisoft until the day i die. I bought AC Valhalla Day 1 and i will do same with Far Cry 6. I want to play Assassin's Creed Unity as last thing i ever do, before i die. Ubisoft (alongside Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment and Capcom) is one of my favorite game developers of all time and i mean it. They have got so much undeserved hate from tasteless haters who never evenI will support Ubisoft until the day i die. I bought AC Valhalla Day 1 and i will do same with Far Cry 6. I want to play Assassin's Creed Unity as last thing i ever do, before i die. Ubisoft (alongside Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment and Capcom) is one of my favorite game developers of all time and i mean it. They have got so much undeserved hate from tasteless haters who never even cared to play Ubisoft games. Anyway i just wanted to truly thank Ubisoft for every video game they have done and thanks to that made my life so much happier and better in general. Watch Dogs and AC Unity were games that helped me to get over my depression and for that i'm forever thankful for Ubisoft. Thank you.… Expand
  2. asfj
    Dec 21, 2013
    0
    This game is disguised under an epic illusion. It seems the map is very big, but where most elements repeat.
    Too many repetitive side missions. And the main missions are very repetitive as well. In addition, the environment is very repetitive. Anyway, every thing is repetitive, making the game fatiguing.
    I remembered AC II was so enjoyable, while You never expect an experience as    This game is disguised under an epic illusion. It seems the map is very big, but where most elements repeat.
    Too many repetitive side missions. And the main missions are very repetitive as well. In addition, the environment is very repetitive. Anyway, every thing is repetitive, making the game fatiguing.
    I remembered AC II was so enjoyable, while You never expect an experience as assassin in AC IV. This franchise has lost the soul of assassin. The only left is a coat. When I was playing the game, I always ask myself: why I have to wear like an assassin?
    The pirate part is not bad for me, but I am soon bored with flat sea face, and you will soon be bored with The naval battle under same pattern.
    This is a game, lack of soul, full of repetitive mechanism and will be forgotten soon.
    Never compare AC IV even with GTA V which is still 10 times better than AC IV in quality.
    IMO, The AC III and IV shouldn't be in Assassin's Creed franchise.    … Expand
  3. danield80
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    The sailing part of the game is perfect, entertaining, satisfying.
    The part on foot is worse than in other older and newer ac games. Too simple "run from-bush-to-bush" sneaking, easy combat. Uninspiring assassinations. Most of the missions are "tail" and "eavesdrop." The story is being incessantly interrupted by some "I don't care about" present day chapters.
    Pity, considering the on sea    The sailing part of the game is perfect, entertaining, satisfying.
    The part on foot is worse than in other older and newer ac games. Too simple "run from-bush-to-bush" sneaking, easy combat. Uninspiring assassinations. Most of the missions are "tail" and "eavesdrop." The story is being incessantly interrupted by some "I don't care about" present day chapters.
    Pity, considering the on sea missions are awesome, the graphics are great (for 2013). Ubisoft should've made a new IP only about the sailing. But that wouldn't make that much profit as ac game would do.
    7.7/10    … Expand
  4. gud1
    May 23, 2020
    4
    What i liked :
    - the way how developers packed up ground and sea gameplay mechanics
    - world detalization. On PS3 it looks the same as on PS4 and it looks amazing. Its actually polished AC 3 engine, which was a breakthrough it time of AC3. - Game packed with side activities related to Caribean Pirate theme. - Water battles looks very impressive. And now come sad things (( : - Name    What i liked :
    - the way how developers packed up ground and sea gameplay mechanics
    - world detalization. On PS3 it looks the same as on PS4 and it looks amazing. Its actually polished AC 3 engine, which was a breakthrough it time of AC3.
    - Game packed with side activities related to Caribean Pirate theme.
    - Water battles looks very impressive.
    And now come sad things (( :
    - Name of the game is wrong : there is 5% about assassins and 95% about pirates. Ubisoft should do these games (Black flag and Rogue) as separate IP.
    - Main story is poorly written and flat . It stimulates to skip boring cutscenes pretty soon.
    - Main protagonist constantly wines about money : mone , money that , lifetime money , blah blah money. Actually the whole story is about drunkard who always wants to get more money. Other side characters are even more mediocre and you barely can recall their names when you see them.
    - Around 75% of the gameplay you will spend on getting on the ship , getting off the ship , and boringly sailing . In couple of hours you will be tired of songs that you crew sing and you will question yourself , why developers did not add the button DISABLE SONGS PERMANENTLY into the option menu, instead of forcing you to press down button regularly.
    - Because of the setting of the whole game (pirates , ships , masts , ropes) there are a lot of small objects around the player all the time, which makes AC3 style "stick to closest object" traversal mechanic to go crazy and most of the time you are trying to fight controls , instead of enjoy smooth parkour run.
    - All side activities are insanely repetative and do not contain any entertainment information around them : open X chests , gather X prisms , open X bottles ... etc

    Overall it is very nieche game , for the people who are obsessed with Pirates and sailing thema. It should be called Pirate Simulator instead of AC.    … Expand
  5. Luahanseng
    Sep 9, 2020
    8
    By trying the game and playing it for the first few hours, it’s a fun game! The exploration is immersive you can really feel like you are a pirate captain. The naval experience is still the best to date (year 2020) way better than the present game AC odyssey. Just so happen I am not a fan of naval battle, maybe because i don’t want to get so side track from the story so much or I don’tBy trying the game and playing it for the first few hours, it’s a fun game! The exploration is immersive you can really feel like you are a pirate captain. The naval experience is still the best to date (year 2020) way better than the present game AC odyssey. Just so happen I am not a fan of naval battle, maybe because i don’t want to get so side track from the story so much or I don’t want to get to the point where I forget the story already because of playing too much side quests. And to play it in 2020 although it’s a beautiful game, I don’t want to play a 6 years old game for 40-60 hours or more. The narrative of previous title is still better in my opinion maybe because they focus to much in its open world. My other complain is the treasure map quests, on my first try I am really excited about it, it’s a new, fun and immersive experience but right after your first treasure hunt, the effort and difficulty vs the reward is just not worth it. I like the protagonist better than AC3. He is next to Ezio. Overall, it’s a well-made game and still very original to date, but just not a fan of it.… Expand
  6. AndreyCloud
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    This has to be hands down the best Assassin’s Creed game I’ve ever played, if not the best in the series. Great story, great combat, fun missions and things to pursue. Loved upgrading my gear, ship, and the hideout. I love the pirate setting and size of the map, ship combat, music, love the whaling mini game. I really enjoyed all of it honestly, it had a great mix of seafaring andThis has to be hands down the best Assassin’s Creed game I’ve ever played, if not the best in the series. Great story, great combat, fun missions and things to pursue. Loved upgrading my gear, ship, and the hideout. I love the pirate setting and size of the map, ship combat, music, love the whaling mini game. I really enjoyed all of it honestly, it had a great mix of seafaring and city-oriented story missions. I found myself actually invested in all the pirate stories, and how well it blended historically. The animus stuff and real world stuff kinda seemed out of place, but considering the previous one ended with Desmond’s death, it still interested me where the real world story would go from here. If you love assassin’s creed or never played it, you have to play this one.… Expand
  7. MartinEzy225
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    Arguably the best Assassin's Creed I have played and the most fun game I had in a while. For such an old release, this game is fantastic. Edward is a badass with the Jackdaw, the combat is fun and the Caribbean setting is so beautiful. Good gameplay + good setting + good story = Masterpiece. The only bad thing about this game is the tailing missions which take so much time and are very boring.
  8. Alernew
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Один из лучших асасинов
    Большой открытий мир неплохой сюжет
  9. AQbornking
    Nov 23, 2020
    9
    I played ac 1,2, little bit of 3,4,unity and odessey. And 4 among them is best experience. Story is great. Main quests are bit repetitive (following a person). But overall gameplay is great.
  10. SantiPar
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    As my first ASSASSIN'S CREED i can say that it made me interested in the series. I found it very joey-able with it's fluid game play. The story is good and the characters charming. Overall very fun game.
  11. VincentValen
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    Easily one of the most enjoyable and beautiful games I ever seen back when I played it. Great story and main character is such a bad a**. The gameplay was so fun and lost myself in this games beauty many times while loving the combat. Even today in 2020 as I write this review years later. This is the best Assassins creed i've ever played. One of the best games the last 10 years, highlyEasily one of the most enjoyable and beautiful games I ever seen back when I played it. Great story and main character is such a bad a**. The gameplay was so fun and lost myself in this games beauty many times while loving the combat. Even today in 2020 as I write this review years later. This is the best Assassins creed i've ever played. One of the best games the last 10 years, highly recommend, go back and enjoy it!… Expand
  12. Elanonimous
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    me gusta mucho este juego que el anterior por el gameplay mejorado que tiene a compasión del anterior pero especialmente por la evolución del personaje y el sistema de combate en barco.
  13. Brayan12
    Jul 11, 2020
    8
    First assassin's creed game I ever played and I enjoyed it a lot. Will recommend
  14. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 19, 2021
    9
    The pirate aspect of the game and the main character have a lot of charm to them. However, if you had a problem with the Desmond gameplay in older games, well Ubisoft took a massive turd on your face this time around and instead gave you a first person walking simulator that is removed from the actual story.
  15. Tempest99
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    My favorite game in the franchise. They really improved the Naval combat they introduced in the previous title and let us enjoy a game with pirates always a plus. Edward Kenway took some getting used to but by the end, i found him likable enough. 9.2
  16. BeanLaden
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    One of the best games in the franchise, Black Flag doesn't pull any punches. With a fantastic story and a good gameplay in a fantastic setting and world. Black Flag will have a deep place in you heart
  17. SpringZulu
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Finally something that different the Assassin Creed series getting more repetitive but this a fresh new air for assasin Creed series
  18. J____s
    Oct 9, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich liebe dieses Game… Expand
  19. SpiiRiT_zRuby
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Un gran juego, personajes, la inversión pirata y historia mejorables pero aceptable
  20. Grippa123
    Dec 28, 2020
    8
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  21. Apocuk
    Feb 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is good game grapich chractrr and more is the excating and folow i like them… Expand
  22. Freeedom
    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
  23. UbisoftisKing
    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.
  24. SolaireMengao
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Improving basically every AC III features, Assassin's Creed IV is has again brought the series to the masterpiece level it was in the Ezio saga.
  25. jfrance10
    Nov 5, 2021
    10
    By far my favorite Assassins Creed game to this date. Great game mechanics and great story.
  26. Sylwek
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    My first and favourtie Assassin's creed game. gameplay was fun. And i liked the protagonist and the quick action when a Animal attacks you. But i diddn't know who the antagonist was. Also the game has quite a couple bugs. Like one time i was sabotaging a ship and there was a pirate that had his pistol super to glued his hand. But i just laughed it off. And i wish this game had co-op.
  27. Varg616
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Amei a navegação,a caça e a temática.
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  28. comalley455
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    We need more pirate games like this!!!!! Black flag is such an epic game with a likeable main character and fun gameplay.
  29. david6612
    Feb 22, 2022
    9
    As pessoas não sabem votar no metacritic,7:9 é uma nota muito injusta,merecia pelo menos 9.1, ,é sem dúvidas o melhor Ac que já joguei,as missões de assasinato de alvos são incríveis,foi o Ac que tirou assasins screed da lineariedade de sempre,proporcionando um mundo aberto em que você se sente livre,podendo andar de barco,escalar cidades,olhando o mar dentro de uma cidade do jogo sabendoAs pessoas não sabem votar no metacritic,7:9 é uma nota muito injusta,merecia pelo menos 9.1, ,é sem dúvidas o melhor Ac que já joguei,as missões de assasinato de alvos são incríveis,foi o Ac que tirou assasins screed da lineariedade de sempre,proporcionando um mundo aberto em que você se sente livre,podendo andar de barco,escalar cidades,olhando o mar dentro de uma cidade do jogo sabendo que pode ir naquilo,sem contar as canções de navios que são extremamente lindas,a história do jogo nem se fala,melhor Ac que já joguei.… Expand
  30. chernandez31
    Feb 23, 2022
    8
    Probably the most underrated in the franchise. Back in 2014 the game really exceeded my expectations.
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#7 Best PS4 Game of 2013
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#3 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2013
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#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2013

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. GamingTrend
    Apr 20, 2014
    90
    The PlayStation 4 version of the game is mechanically the same as the PlayStation 3 version, but the new engine is eye-poppingly awesome.
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  2. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jan 30, 2014
    83
    Ubisoft significantly improved the multiplayer side of things. Also, story takes you places.
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  3. Thunderbolt
    Jan 4, 2014
    80
    It’s difficult to imagine Assassin’s Creed ever leaving the sea behind.
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