On paper, it's the pirate game we've always wished for, but is it the Assassin's Creed game we've always wanted or does it fall into the same traps as the previous title? Sailing the seas The game also introduces a new pirate protagonist in the form of Edward Kenway, alongside exciting prospects such as underwater exploration and treasure hunting. The one thing it did introduce was naval combat, which was one of the surprise successes of that game - one that Ubisoft has evolved into an often key focus of Black Flag. But it was slow to start, featured a dull protagonist and didn't do all that much new with the series.

Sure, it was massively ambitious and covered a really interesting part of American history in its own Creed way. On this fact alone it's fair to say that Assassin's Creed III was something of a disappointment. Dressing up the protagonist as a pirate can't disguise the fact that this is a series in need of a more severe reboot to really bring the fun. Black Flag makes us hold up a white flag in surrender because we've enjoyed playing it it’s a good game that fans will enjoy, just not quite the great game it could have been. Its combat system has got worse rather than better, though, while issues with stealth being pushed aside continues to persist.īut for all its negative quirks, there are treasure chests of positive ones too. It's all a bit the same in terms of gameplay, even if the world has done well to take us to an entirely different place. Although the format the open world takes can feel like a slight departure from the stealth-tinged, parkour-tastic acrobatics of the earlier games.įurthermore Assassin’s Creed IV still doesn’t innovate above and beyond its predecessors. The world is meticulously crafted, and there’s loads to explore, which is ideal if you’re a fan of open-world games.

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