Black Flag brings fun and excitment back to the franchise. Find out how in our review!
The story of Black Flag is fun, exciting, and full of humor and pirate fun. It feels like the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. It is fun, exciting, humorless, and also features the occasional tenderhearted moment. We are happy that the series has done away, even if temporarily, with the heavy-handed religious focused story from the past. Still, if you ware wondering what happened to Abstergo, the evil corporation bent on world domination from the previous games, don’t worry. You are working for them.
Welcome to Abstergo Entertainment.
While out of the Animus, you will be an employee of Abstergo Entertainment taking on the first-person perspective. This company has partnered with Ubisoft to deliver a game loosely based on actual pirate history starring Edward Kenway, and you are the test subject or QA Tester, whichever you prefer. You are a part of the Sample 17 project and you are helping the company to prepare to release the Animus across the world giving people access to altered versions of historical events for entertainment purposes. The last game released was called Assassin’s Creed: Liberation. As meta as this may seem, dissecting the mystery of Abstergo is a fun distraction from the core gameplay.
Did we mention yo can hunt sharks?
Black Flag truly deserves the title as the fourth game in the series. This is not an expansion by any means. The series takes a completely new direction focused on fun and action rather than heavy-handed religious beliefs and ancient artifacts. This game could stand on its own without having to tie into the series. It is fun, exciting, and it reignites the flame of imagination in every gamer. While there are a couple of flaws such as repetitive missions and lack of true free running control, this is by far the best game in the series. Cheers to the idea of Ubisoft exploring more of the Caribbean with Edward Kenway. Parlay.
Score: 9 / 10
