AC Black Flag absolutely deserves a remaster, and aside from graphical improvements it should also improve on combat and stealth, like giving us the ability to crouch.

One of my favorite games of all time. And one of my favorite stories I’ve experienced in a game. The ending gets me Everytime

Black Flag and Rogue are my favorite games in the Assassin’s Creed series. Sailing around, collecting shanties, attacking ships, visiting all the different islands was a splendid experience.

In a world without gold , we might've been heroes

This may be my favorite of the original ac styled games. The world was huge...the story was good. And gameplay was fun. The Mayan outfit was op as hell, and it was awesome. And freedom cry was a GREAT dlc

I replayed this game in november/december and I couldnt stop playing. Just a top tier game.

I remember when I finally beat the game, I nearly teared in the end with Anne's Parting Glass and Edward 'seeing' his fallen comrades, truly an emotional moment there, and I will never forget sailing Jackdaw in the storm. The Carribean is always a fascinating place for me, which is a plus. Really glad that you pointed out the simliarties of the background between ACBF and RDR2, where both protagonists are outlaws surviving a era that did not want groups like them

So far i would strongly add this point that the combat system of ac 4 and ac3 especially with those brutal animations was just phenomenal

The very first ever assassins creed game I completed and it’s still my favorite:)

Currently paying this game again after 8 and a half years in 2022. Still one of best for me. I like how the older games allowed you to buy any gear you like without having to increase your level as long as you have enough money and/or resources. Also picking up enemy weapons make it a lot more realistic. Definitely worth buying in 2022!!

Hell yeah. Replaying this one at the moment. One of the most brilliant AC games out there.

I imagine if ubisoft decided to make similar AC setting, with the new engine, but with the old combat and stealth mechanics, it would be really really fun exploring west indies jungles

I remember having the black flag app that made it possible sending ships on missions when I wasn’t playing. New experience for me back then, thought it was really cool.

I sank so much time into Kenway’s Fleet, it’s a great incentive to seek out higher level ships on the overworld and has a decent strategy element to it that feels refined from mingames in previous entries. You don’t want to fill your fleet with all Man O Wars because you need smaller and faster ships to quickly finish off battles against less powerful enemies, and you get the in game currency as well. Black Flag is probably the best jumping on point after the first game or II because Edward acts as a player surrogate in learning about the world of Assassins and Templars, and adds to the lore by introducing Sages. Little about the story ties back into the journeys of Altaïr, Ezio and Connor, so newbies don’t feel like there’s a lot of lore to catch up on from previous games yet there’s enough for seasoned fans to pick up on and in new ways such as Abstergo’s verdict on the marketability and how to market characters from previous games.

I remember being SO skeptical of this game because of the pirate theme seeing gimicky at the time. But I ended up getting it as my first PS4 game and I will never regret it. AC is usually always my new console game.

19 minutes! Nice! I really enjoy these longer videos from you - especially since I value your opinion, etc.

I’ve played and finished this game like 7 times. For me it’s the most fun game of the series. Edward’s personality is just captivating, the open world is stunning and the naval combat and exploration is the most fun thing in the world. Especially the sea shanties. I don’t know if it’s the best assassins creed game, but it’s my favorite AC game

Short answer: yes Long answer: yesssssssssss In all seriousness I think this is quite possibly my favourite AC game, and that is largely down to Edward, his character development over the story is second to none and I love seeing his journey from selfish greedy pirate to humbled assassin. The ship combat is fun for hours on end and the Caribbean is beautiful to explore. Is the game perfect, no, but I would say it’s pretty close, the modern day is somewhat lacking and yes the tailing was obnoxiously outdated by this stage in the series but I would still play this over almost any of the others. It is absolutely still worth buying and playing, the Kenway Saga (3, Black Flag and Rogue) is where Ubisoft should be looking for ideas going forward (although I maintain Unity is the perfect AC realisation and that is the exact model of what these games should be)

I'm on the Discord and I asked for this video! Tysm for making it!

6:38 Edward didn't kill Vane, just knocked him you can see Vane in the prison mission

Man I remember replaying this game about a year back for the first time in awhile and I was so invested in Edward and his story. It’s so tragic to see all of Edwards comrades fall due to his selfishness. I always find myself invested in the characters in this game. It’s very uplifting watching him morph into a better person by the end of the game. Watching that scene with all his dead comrades sitting at the table had me tearing up. This is my favorite assassin’s creed overall. My favorite feature of the game was the shanties. Something about sailing the open sea while your crew sings is just so amazing. I would totally recommend this game it’s an overall fun and emotional story with fun gameplay.

This was my second to last platinum of 2021! It really surprised me, especially after binge playing 2-3 in the months prior. Didn’t quite beat Revelations for me, but I enjoyed it more than all the others I’ve played so far.

Recently got back to playing this game, idk if it’s nostalgia or what but I’m having so much fun with it nowadays

This is one of those games where you can tell Ubisoft actually put so much love and care into it unlike the newer games

This one is just one of my favorites of all time. The ship combat and sailing are what makes it so great, and the first person hacking is another cool feature. Edwards story is really fun and equally dramatic. I love how ubisoft took the same pirates of the caribbean story and made it fun again

No matter the year...it will always be the best AC game of all time

This game introduced me to that inhumanly beautiful song “the parting glass”. I straight up get a little teary every time I see/hear that ending

It’s such a fun game. I need to go back and play this game along with the others. Edward does grow and I love his journey. Great video. I look forward to a that ranking video. I’m very curious

Never clicked so fast. IMO this is peak assassins creed

An interesting note about the Jackdaw. So as you all know, its a Brig, a 2 mast sail with a large gaff on its mizzenmast (The triangle-like sail that moves around in the back, in other words.) In the real world, Brigs are mostly used as quick and easy transporters before the Clipper became a thing. But in many cases, it was used in the navy as well, fitted with at most over 20 guns. Yet, as i counted all the cannon ports on the Jackdaw, it could hold over 46 cannons, give or take. Ships with that cannon load are typically classified as Frigates or Corvettes. So... why is the Jackdaw a brig and not a frigate? Well, typically a ship is classified by its rigging and sail layout and mast count. Think of it as judging what a car is by its engine, and not its chassis. Equally, to judge a ship by its gun count is giving it a rating. Like a Man 'o War, the big block of wood with a hundred guns on it. They're rated as "First Rate Ship of the Lines" which are essentially the equivalent to judging a gun by its calibre. Based on that title, you can gather that a Man 'o War would be at the head of a battle line, which was typical of naval warfare back in the age of sail. 2nd Rates being behind the 1st rates, so on and so forth. But with a gun count of 46 or so, the Jackdaw's technically a 4th rate. A 4th rate, which realistically would be dominated by frigates and smaller versions of the HMS Victory, imagine seeing a brig in that line. Quite impressive, strange, and interesting, innit? (The rating system is based on the Royal Navy, i don't know about the other countries' ratings for their military ships.)

This guys content is so much better than what his numbers reflect. Deserves more recognition.

Woah the intro music gave me such a big nostalgia hit

The music is also badass and entertaining. I never thought a game could make me want to listen to drunken shanties on the open seas. Just, good vibes.

2013 was a good year for games but I remember as a kid being crazy excited about this one I watched constant videos and once I got my hands on it it gave me a feeling I haven’t felt for a game until today I’ve got the gold edition on my Ps5 and am playing once again. I think it would be a great game to remaster but they prob won’t lol

What a great video to kick off the new year ;)

I waited for this review for a long time haha, thanks you, it is a great start for 2022 :)

Hands down THE BEST assassins creed game imo. Dont get me wrong, I love AC1/the Ezio Trilogy/AC3, but Black Flag was and is my favorite entry in the series to date.

The novelisation goes into a lot more depth for Edward’s backstory and how he got to that naval battle and encounter with Duncan Walpole (Duncan’s own journey to that point is fleshed out in the novelisation of the 2016 film), including his relationship with Caroline. It also shows what happens when Edward returns to England with Jennifer, setting up how he gets to where he is in Haytham’s own backstory as depicted through Haytham’s journals in Forsaken. The novelisation is framed as an account by Edward for Jennifer, so there’s plenty of hindsight observation on his character and decisions, such as admonishing his earlier impression for dismissing the blood cube as a mere ornament upon finding it in Walpole’s things.

Great job putting this review together!!!

I've heard such great things about this particular game over the years I literally just bought the Gold edition just a minute ago and came in here to look at the review and yours is the 💯first one that I saw

Black Flag was my first Assassin's Creed and I totally loved it !

Nothing brings me to tears faster than the ending song for AC4. All of them sitting at the table. Honestly felt like the ending of the good Assassin Creed mainline games. Rogue was spectacular and Origins also had its highlights. But front to back from Voice acting to mechanics will never be topped by Assassin's Creed 4.

Great review! This helped me make a decision on which AC game to play as I've not played AC previously.

Your videos are so consistent and great bro looking forward to another year of bangers

Thank you!! I know some ppl love and hate this game because of the pirate theme but I always wanted to know if its worth it today.

Good Video! For me AC4 has with Revelations the best Story in the series

Definitely enjoyed the main story as well as the side assassin's contracts, naval contracts with the overall high/under seas adventures here and there. I could do without the modern day computer hacking bit with its own puzzle contents. My girlfriend loved the "frogger" puzzles back in the day, so I would just hand her the controller when those bits came up. So, it was a win-win!

O want to get this game for my birthday, and this video solidified it on my wishlist.

This game truly can be pirates of the Caribbean come to life but it’s so much more. Truly excellent.

I actually have always really disliked naval combat since AC3. However, I still liked this game. The story was pretty solid.

Great video. I never get tired of videos that gives praise to this fantastic game! It's a must play in my opinion!

My son has been telling me about this game, I love game's like this so I watched your video. Great video explaining every detail I wanted to know. Thanks!! Looks like I'm going sailing 😊

Man a remake or remster would be dope , the two features I always wanted was the ability to fight single handed with one of your swords as well as dual weild and the ability to control your hood(I hate boarding a ship with no hood on)

Bought it again recently just for the platinum on PS4 lol, hell yeah

Well done,subbed

What's funny is I actually watched a different video of yours for black flag and decided to replay it again as soon as I finish it you make this video I find that hilarious

You like Edward even more when you realize he's voiced by the legendary Matt Ryan, who also plays Constantine, both acted and animated.

This one ranks at the top for me. Having worked on it with the actors themselves at the mocap studio makes it even more memorable to me. I worked on all AC since AC 3 but this one has something special to me. Cheers, from Montréal, Canada

Thanks for the time stamp bro! Hate spoilers. I like Black Flag but the world map sometimes is overwhelming. So many islands.

I swear after watching a few of your Assassins Creed vids about a week ago I went looking on your channel for a review of this game and was surprised to see there wasn't one. This is only about the 15th example of KZfaq reading my mind 😄

We need a remastered version of this game.

I revisited this recently to 100% it...and god damn its good

Good video as always keep up the good work. Side note: Man I would want to see a reaction video of the new IGN top 10 list of Best AC games.

I just picked this up and man oh man the ship battles and sailing are FUN!!

Just bought it for less than $10 In short, YES...BUY IT

Absolutely yes! I don't even need to watch the video (but I will). This is easily one of the best games in the franchise second only to the ezio trilogy. Not even in the ways that most people think. The characters and story are masterfully done and they handle the creed and conflict between assassins and templars so well. Better in a pirate game than in the following assassin games

I'm on a playthrough of this right now! Been playing through all the games from the first

I can NOT watch the Blackbeard’s tale trailer without getting chills! The way he speaks of Edward is almost terrifying “ The deadly scourge of the sea” makes him sound like a legend.

We all now that if black flag isn't the best of the trilogy, it's at least one of the top 3

Oh dude honestly from my playthrough of this game I'd say that it's a game that may not go out of style. There hasn't been a game that has done pirates as good as Assassin's Creed Black Flag and to still keep the Assassin's aspect to it and not to mention the historical side as well. Seriously one of the best games you can play

Playing this on ps5 and it's just stunning, I moved the game over to the console ssd,. I've started from AC1 and gone through to black flag, on sequence 1 still. AC 3 looked amazing on ps5. I do have the Edward Kenway cosplay, takes ages to put on!

I just purchased the crimson cloak, such a good design, especially with the British Cutlasses!

Im still having a hard time believing it's 2022.....just pretended as if the title said 2021.

This and rouge are definitely worth buying, personally id say theyre my two favorites in the series

The way you explained the story man Incredible Should you buy series is really amazing

Omg yes, I'm so happy you made this

One of the best game to ever be made. Truly a masterpiece.

I didn't like AC4 at first when I had it on PS3. Didn't see it as a true Assassin's Creed. But I decided to give it a shot a few years back and so glad I did. It's one of my favorites now. I got it for really cheap too, even though I had to return my first copy cause it didn't work. But after that, it worked perfectly. Really great game

Actually thinking of buying it and this video popped up thanks!

Happy New Year Bro

When a game makes you feel nostalgia for a time period you are no where near in you know it’s amazing

How many times do I have to say this. Any year you can buy this game.

im not kidding i am currently on a ac marathon right now...thats how i discovered your channel lol, and have just finished blackflag, it is such a strong competitor to ezio trilogy, maybe not story wise but gameplay wise definitely surpasses it...i was waiting for your take on it

This is my favorite AC game by far, it was so fun, the world is beautiful and extremely fun to explore, the characters are extremely lovable and you feel for them, Edwards character development is done extremely well and you see him grow as a person throughout and try to fix his wrongdoings, the 4 ship boss fights are awesome, the ending is heartfelt, it’s a great game, would truly recommend it 💯

Imagine pirating a pirate game

I was living under a rock and never played the series at all. I just started with Odyssey this week. I am sad that missed the steam sale for Blah Flag but I now know I love the art and the concept of this series and I want to play the games as they I fold in the time line. I am looking forward to this one most.

May The Creed bless you on your voyage And Happy New Year

What a great channel!

I absolutely love this game I’m doing an AC marathon and going in order can’t wait to get to it again.

Please do more videos about assassins creed origins i would love to see it

this game was the ac i grew up on , i remember it was free with xbox live on the 360 , i was in like 4th grade and i wasn’t even allowed to play it , the memories i have is insane. i remember the rage i had with the no detection missions and i never even understood the story i just liked being a pirate

this youtuber should have so much more subscribers at least 1million

Haven't played this assassins creed game yet! Looking forward to playing it!

There were literally goosebumps when I played this game first time when the title screen came. I can't forget this masterpiece

Ah that ending. Hits me right in the feels every time.

This is great! Playing now on SwitchOLED and it’s really fun! I’ve played all but the first one this and Rouge. How I missed it first time around I don’t know. lol

Oh god the music still gives me the chills.

My absolute favorite AC game and top 10 game of all time. Finally got it on my switch, probably my favorite version of it. Great on my xbox but that portability

It has been years since I played this game, but even still that damn song hits my heart. “So full to me the parting glass, Goodnight and joy be with you all”

A review for Black Flag could come out every new year, and I’d still watch it.