The saddest moment was, when Edward looked over the next table to all his friends which he lost. That is how the ending should be.

This is by far the best ending in the Assassin's Creed franchise

Edward was looking for riches but instead found himself

Edward's ending is the saddest of all the main characters, i almost cried here

Not many games bring a tear to my eye, but this scene...

The feels when you see black beard and the others sitting at the table :/ It's a shame this game had to end

can't bring myself to keep playing after the credits, it just feels wrong to disregard such an amazing ending like that and continue to do as he did before.

2:14 You know you've made your game WAY too sad when you see a fucking chair hauling ass away so nobody see's it cry

This ending is quite poignant. Edward, the grand pirate, who faced legions of enemies and massive ships of war, but you can see him so nervous on the pier. Waiting for his daughter, whom he thought he had left abandoned. Would she still love him? Would she care? His eyes show fear, but when she sees him, he brightens up. He knows he will be alright.

It’s 2019 and after all the new AC games this is still the saddest ending

That chair needed a moment to itself.

I don't know what to do with my life after this.. I feel empty.

Their all gone but not forgotten :)

WOW, I REALLY hope Ubisoft will do something like Brotherhood and Revelations, but with Edward - he deserves it. BTW, It's one of the saddest endings in the whole video game history ;(

If it wasn't for Edward simply looking back at the table one last time to see if his friends were there, I wouldn't have bawled like a bitch

When I found out how stede bonnet died i sailed straight to kigston and massacred every guard in that prison

This almost made me cry the first time.. I really liked Blackbeard and Charles Vane, since those where the only ones who showed true friendship and belief in Kenway (Besides from when Vane becomes mad). Seeing them when he looks over at the table almost got me to the point of tears.. AC2 & Brotherhood had the best intro of the AC series. AC4 has the best ending (in my opinion) As I feel pleased with everything I accomplished in the game. Seeing all the great characters sitting at that table makes you think how great they where & how you may (or may not) have connected with them in the game. Really really enjoyed this game, thumbs up to you Ubisoft.

This ending was so simple yet so perfect. They whole game you're being told that if you keep going, you'll find you're the only one going down your path. And finally in the end we see that everyone was right and Edward's poor daughter is the only one left

This and the scene where Edward and Bonny discuss feeling empty inside absolutely kills me. Everything just starts falling apart after Blackbeard's death :'(

when he looked at his friends it just get you in the right spot

I cried when I seen them all sitting around the table to see Edward off. 😢 the music too, so sad.

Fuck that "after Ezio" shit. Edward's story and AC 4 are my favourite. This ending only helped it be more memorable.

That was my last Pirate day.

After playing through Unity, I can't believe that I still found this game better in almost every aspect. Specifically, character development. As much as I hate to say it, Arno was by far the flattest most boring character in the AC franchise. He didn't show any progression of belief of his actions until the VERY END of the game. As moving as his final quote was, it doesn't make up for his lack of identity and character. And to think this game has been in development for years? Edward, on the other hand, has in my opinion gone through the most development in the series (yes, more than Ezio). He started out as a rambunctious privateer with no concept of the value of life. He joined the Assassin's Order for one sole purpose; receiving a reward. However, after the loss of (too many) friends, in the end Edward has come to realize the dangers of life, but also the joys of it. He no longer uses the Creed as a vessel for money, but he embraces it as a code of life, and chooses to live by it.

I played all the AC games, all the Max Payne games, all the GTA games, The Last of Us, Walking Dead season 1 & 2 and NONE of them made me tear up once, but this ending made me cry like a bitch!

This entire game and especially the ending specifically is all the more better once you realize that all these pirates existed in real life and the story respects their actuallives, like the the dates of their death correspond with their deaths in real life. It gets even crazier when you find that a lot of the relationships loosely existed. I know that's the whole premise of this franchise but fuck me the way it was executed. Some of the game play mechanics annoyed me but this game really was a fucking masterpiece.

I really didn't want this game to end, with the fact that it's finished and how sad the end was combined I cried like a fucking bitch. Nothing can be better than black flag.

Anyone saw the flying chair at 02:15 ???

mature when a Gamer realized that its all about a life lesson, not just game we are human begin always seek for money,gem and lost our faith,company and everything and become more complex too i played it when i was teen, i played again when i become adult and learnt many things

Definitely the best and saddest ending in the whole assassins creed franchise.

this still makes me cry, all these years later

I'm glad Adewale got to make it through this game. It was definitely sad reminiscing about the other dead captains, but Adewale was essentially the architect to Edward's morality. When Edward came back to the assassin island and asked why all the desctruction, Adewale basically told him his greed would be the end to himself and all around him. It was the turning point in Edward's behavior.

Very good ending and very good game... The thing that makes the ending good is the fact that you get to see all these memorable characters like Thatch and Bonnet for one last moment. Ubisoft did a great job with the characters in this game. They all have great personalities and it makes you care about them... If all the characters were as flat as in other AC games, then the ending probably would have sucked... So yeah, good job Ubisoft with that... A good way to improve the series...

Edward is still grieving over his lost friends in this video, while Ezio had a lifetime to recover from the loss of his family. Imagine how powerful a scene it would be if Ezio saw his family together one last time before passing on.

Edwards story was sad but unique, he lost Mary, and blackbeard, his wife died but was survived by his daughter, his son later turned to templar. His story was very enjoyable and unique

Knowing how it all went down after this though, makes this scene five times more depressing.

Not only that it kills you with Edwards dead friends sitting at the table but few minutes later his own child says that his wife is dead and for years! *THE FEELS* TT_TT

I legit was not ready for this ending on my first playthrough... Still tear up everytime i rewatch it. I lost my best friend a few years back and i imagine him sittin next to them in the scene.... ✊

2:21 Friends together again for a moment...

2:20 made me cry I fell in love with everyone in the game story but Mary was the best :)

Knowing what happens to edward after, makes it much more sad, a shame that he never get to meet his grandson. A have to say it, Ezio's story is epic, but the Kenway family's story is just emotional. I hope Eivor can get to the level of this characters. Miss you Ezio, Miss you Edward, Miss you Connor, Miss you Desmond. #MakeACgreatagain

one of the saddest moments in the series... the animation at 2:28... just the slight catch of the throat before putting on his hard face again... finishes me off every time... epic

the ending make made cry because of the people that die and the song I'm still kind of crying too it so sad 😭😭😭😭

This ending made this my favorite assassins creed. The look at all the lost friends along the way was one of the best video game moments I’ve ever had

I never cry in video game endings but this on really hit me so down because Edward realized in the end that he did whatever it took to be rich and he became so narrow minded he barely payed attention to his surroundings like the death of his friends. And after Mary's death he started to realize that because of him, he lost his friends and his wife because of his selfishness and when he looked and saw his friends sitting at the table, I straight up felt a huge knot in my throat and tried to hold in my tears because that ending was the most beautiful ending I've ever seen in a video game. THE FIRST VIDEO GAME ENDING I EVER CRIED ABOUT!

The chair and song always get me. 7 years later, no game hit me like this one

I'm sorry, but I can't stop from laughing now that I see that chair in the background at 2:16.

I actually cried at the end of black flag. I think this is the best assassin's creed game ever made in story or control!

I hate that Edward is killed, his daughter kidnapped, and son turned into a Templar. But I'm kinda glad they didn't show that part in the game

Probably the best game I've ever played and probably ever will play. Everything from the story and character development and voice actors make this game what it is.

Every once and a while I come back to this video and watch one of the most emotional endings in gaming. Even after all these years.

Thanks a lot for uploading this, so I can watch this for a hundredth times and cry a hundred times over.

i loved this game and still do. beat it today. i just about cried at the end with the song while showing all of the other pirates. I was so glad Anne didnt die, when you have to leave her outside the temple i thought when you come back she would be dead but thank god that didnt happen. i give this game a 9.70 out of 10. i do wish Edward would have decided to be with Anne though and she wuld sail with him and be a mother, thats really the only part i didnt like about the ending but still an amazing game, thank you Ubisoft for making a better game than AC3.

*In a world without gold, we might have been heroes...*

This is my favorite ending in any game now. It's perfect and it goes along with the song. Especially when Edward sees his fallen friends and meets his daughter. Good job, Ubisoft, damn good job. :')

I can't be the only one that cried like a bitch at the end

The feels hit when you see Edward's dead friends at the table.

So many feels in this game. Thanks for restoring my faith in the series, Ubisoft.

Seeing all the lost friends there is just soul crushing, I love this game

"You're a good man Edward. And if you'd learn to keep settled in one place for more than a week, you'll make a fine father too." From this quote to her song. Imagine the men who were told this, because i am sure there were a few. A great man doing what he believes in. Not just being a Pirate but to believe in something bigger then the few people who controlled everything. Just a name that rode the waves; true sailor!

I couldn't help but cry a little when I saw black beard, Mary and the rest of the gang..

this ending pops up in my head so now and then , and everytime i see the old friends of him i shut a tear , such a good ending

This is genuinely my favourite ending to a game ever, seriously, why can so few other games end on a seriously emotional note like this :')

black flag. hands down one of the best assassins creed games, beautiful singing too

You can tell Edward was about to cry

James kidd was my favorite

Anyone else come back here every now and then?

It touched my heart when he saw his old friends. I started crying

Well I have to say this: THIS IS THE BEST AC GAME AND ENDING EVER seriously though this ending got me it was Sooo sad and I normally don't get sad over stuff like this but the character development was so bloody good that's why I got sad when Edward seen his old friends like Stede bonnet James Kidd thatch ect this Is honestly the best game I've ever played the song really went well and it's the fact that we have followed Edward, adewale,thatch,Stede bonnet ect through the game and we know the characters so well it's like there family then some die and it's nice at the end to see them all there even if some are dead it's just an amazing way to end the game personally my favourite it totally revived the series well done ubisoft

Edwards saga is the greatest of all the stories in AC. This is what we need more of.

2:19 Oh God, those feels. T_T

Just played through this again 10 years later still gets me in the feels

2:16 Check that chair on the right (seen on tumblr)

Its 2022 and still the best ending of all AC games thanks ubisoft

I love all the Assassins Creed games pre-Unity (well, Rogue was pretty good), but this, in my opinion, is the best in the series. 2 was an amazing journey, and Bh and Rev. were a great continuation and resolution of that journey. However, this is the only game in the series to make me cry. This whole game was such a pleasure. Seeing Edward make mistakes and grow was truly compelling, and this ending was absolutely perfect. It's sad, but also beautiful because you see Edward become a real man and find his true calling in life. He is the last of the scourge of the west Indies, and he finally finds something greater to live for. It's just beautiful. None of the other AC's illicit the same response from me as this one when they end. Just an amazing game.

the ending to this game hit me really hard. It made me cry for like two days straight, and still makes me really sad when i think about it

Most touching moment since Soap's death, Dom's death, and any other awesome character's death ^_^

Assassins Creed IV was the first one I played, years later I played the whole series and I can still say ACIV is my favorite

This still remains to me one of the best endings I've played in a game. Was the story anything special? No, However if you bothered to complete the story and pay attention the ending is pretty epic seeing all the old faces you encountered. The Song the Parting Glass is a very very good song to go with this. You knew these characters and they developed them pretty well. Well done ending.

6 years from now .... And I can still feel the vibes of the last song ...

it would be sad but when you see the flying chair at 2:15 hilarious.

I played this game for the first time just recently, and the ending was such an emotional gutpunch, to find out Edward's wife had died while we were off chasing after riches and the observatory, especially since giving her a better life together with him was his whole flimsy justification for all his actions was not something I expected them to drop when the credits had already started rolling... It feels so soberingly realistic too; Sometimes people just die, and you can't anticipate it any more than you can prevent it.

The greatest scene in all of video games

2:20 That's the saddest part of the ending. Everyone he lost along the way. Edward must've thought "I'm the last one left."

The graphics on all of the AC games have been pretty great, but this was my favorite....absolutely stunning....

I held back my tears but I still cried a bit and made me realize to always cherish ones you love cause you will always miss them. Excellent game Ubisoft

This ending gave me the shivers, almost cried.

I just finished the game in 2024 for the first ever. What an ending and what a game.

The game teaches you family and friends is more important than money or fame. Great ending. It had me feeling down for a few days when I beat it last January.

The game surprisingly has a lot of heart to it. Edward starts off as a selfish man who becomes more mature and respectful of others, even to enemies in a way. The way he looks at the table and sees the faces of all his friends who have died is very emotional. He wanted riches and his name to remembered, and he pretty much got it, but it came with a cost that he never knew he would have to pay. But in the end, he gained more than most men can say they ever did.

I loved this game and when he saw his friends round the table... that got me I was teary eyed.

I like that Hornigold still gets to sit at the table. He may have been a traitor, but he followed his convictions to the very end.

AC4 is by far my favorite. Amazing fighting mechanics, great story, awesome characters (how can you go wrong with pirates?), and such beautiful scenery. Great game.

I just finished the game and I knew it would end eventually but what do I do now? What have I left from a great story with even greater friends? I have no shame to say that I cried when I saw Thatch and Kidd and even Bonnet, sitting around the table while Anne sang. I cried for a strong pirate, James Kidd, who deemed me worthy to let me call her Mary Read. I cried for a great leader, Blackbeard, who trusted me enough to let me call him Thatch. I cried for all the friends I've fought with because even if I replay the game, I will never be able to meet them like I've met them the first time. I wish I could go back in time. Not to change things. But to relive cherished memories.

Black Flag made full use of its historical backdrop, introduced and developed the arc of a rounded three dimensional and conflicted protagonist, had amazing side characters and its narrative felt both grounded in the caribbean struggles and ambitious in the characters conflicts. Good pacing: nice start straight into the action, good development of characters and build up towards a powerful finish. Add a bittersweet ending and you have ubisoft's best story and protagonist. Period.

I missed this game always This is one of the best game I ever played .

I cried when he looked at the table rest in piece friends :)

That song always gets me in the feels

It took nine years but I can finally watch this ending without breaking down into a sobbing mess 🤣

I downloaded this game on my playstation this year and I never thought the story would get me so choked up to fight my tears from falling... I have to say, bravo 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️