I (finally) tried 'Assassin's Creed: Black Flag' again...

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Intro: 0:00
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New Save: 6:41
Abstergo: 18:26
Havana 22:12
Late Game: 27:41
The Remake: 29:08
What Would Luke Do Differently?: 33:45
Conclusion: 44:17
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a 2013 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Its historical timeframe precedes that of Assassin's Creed III (2012), but its modern-day sequences succeed III's own. Black Flag was originally released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in October 2013 and a month later for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. It was later ported to the Nintendo Switch as part of The Rebel Collection alongside Assassin's Creed Rogue in December 2019. The game was released for Google Stadia in September 2021.
The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and depicts the player as an employee of Abstergo Industries (a company used as a front by the modern-day Templars), who is manipulated into uncovering secrets related to the Assassin-Templar conflict and the precursor race known as the First Civilization. The main story is set in the West Indies during the Golden Age of Piracy from 1715 to 1722, and follows notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway, grandfather of Assassin's Creed III protagonist Ratonhnhaké:ton / Connor and father of antagonist Haytham Kenway, as he searches for fortune and a mythical location called the Observatory, which is sought by both the Assassins and the Templars. A major plot element concerns the attempted establishment of an independent Pirate republic in the Caribbean.
Unlike previous games, gameplay elements focus more on the ship-based exploration of the seamless open world map, while also retaining the series' third-person land-based exploration, melee combat, and stealth system. Multiplayer also returns, albeit with only land-based modes and settings. The game's setting spans the West Indies with the three main cities of Havana, Nassau, and Kingston, along with numerous islands, sunken ships, and forts. Players have the option to harpoon large sea animals and hunt land animals. For the first time in the series, naval exploration is a major part of an Assassin's Creed game, where Edward captains the Jackdaw, a brig he captures from a Spanish fleet in an early game mission. A number of downloadable content (DLC) packs were released to support Black Flag, including Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry, a story expansion that was later made available as a standalone game in 2014. Set over a decade after Black Flag's main campaign, Freedom Cry follows Adéwalé, Edward's former quartermaster who became an Assassin.
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[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

I'll be honest, most of the things that KZbinrs sell on their Channel just crap I don't care about, but these Superior VR glasses are really cool, I do worry about how long they last on the battery from Full to empty, I'm thinking it's some crazy small after all you did mention two hours on your flight, but I'm hoping they last longer than just 2 hours 4 hours is the least I would expect but I wonder if you can hook up some kind of adapter to them or something that you can just have in the pocket of your shirt while you play or it charges as you play and use it, something like that would be nice.

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

What do you bet they're going to try to turn skull and bones into an Assassin's Creed game? I mean that game's been in development for a long ass while, and it's been delayed several times because they started jumping in the market of things that people didn't like, and they don't want it to be an abject failure, So to avoid that they're probably changing the game significantly so that it's an Assassin's Creed game, but I'm willing to bet they're going to turn it into Assassin's Creed game within the RPG Style where you can choose your race sex all that stuff, and it will play like an Assassin's Creed game but it will mostly be a large pirate game, maybe they have other things they're going to go with it, like maybe you can choose not to be a pirate but you can fight Pirates, I don't know if this game is going to be multiplayer or if it's going to be single player I hope it's both because some people don't like the online stuff. But I am still willing to bet that they're going to turn skull and bones into an Assassin's Creed game.

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

The only thing I really hate about current technology is the reason why every electronic has to have access to the internet, there are some things that really don't need to be connected to your Wi-Fi for any reason, but they offer it as a Smart House kind of thing, but the thing is if you don't want it connected to the internet they don't make that an option, they make it so it has to be connected to the Wi-Fi regardless what you want as the consumer which is stupid. So you might think it's cool to have that fridge of years connected to the wi-fi, but do you see any reason your toilet should be connected to the Wi-Fi as well? I mean sometimes they just add stupid features to features to the things we purchase things that are completely unnecessary and not necessarily needed.

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

I have the sneaking suspicion that the reason why there are so many remakes coming out now is the fact that there is a writer strike going and an actor's strike at the same time. Because if you think about it when it comes to video games we want more video games we want more interesting stories and stuff, but a lot of the time even the fans want remakes of things in modern engines, I think it would be amazing to recreate the entire Ezio series into the modern gaming formats, I just hope they don't go to RPG, I like some of the gameplay and the new games, but I don't want it to be a slog Fest of RPG mechanics, I don't mind a visual upgrade and a larger world, that would all be really cool and I don't want them to change any of the mechanics too much, I mean that far better than the other remake they tried to do but that was within the same engine I want to upgrade dammit.

[@AlexJorgensenPresident]

Amazing to see Viture here! It is a never-go-back experience for me! No wonder Luke is so excited about them!

[@tonydeluna8095]

I have to admit Black Flag is a magical masterpiece

[@redfoofan4618]

Imagine them adding an El Dorado DLC to the remake, that’d be cool

[@tonydeluna8095]

@@redfoofan4618 thatd be awesome

[@weedthepeople2795]

They accidentally created one of the best pirate games ever.......I play it every couple years......Now on my fifth playthrough, I can run it easily on my regular laptop.....mobile Black Flag is even better!

[@wg8561]

Yessir 👍👍

[@VSN-wb2ly]

Magical would be the correct word instead of masterpiece, I love it in nostalgia perspective but I'm gonna be honest Ubisoft is always Ubisoft..

[@privatehudson516]

The npcs in Havana speak Spanish. In an age when AC games have English voice actors clumsily trying to do an accent and failing, that is actually refreshing.

[@Sun-Eater616]

In fairness the valhalla background characters actually speak old English which I thought was an amazing touch

[@mighty_aaron702]

Yeah there accent is a little off but is alr

[@unlimited9171]

In valhalla they speak old english buddy

[@RobotWithHumanHair.]

Unity was so damn annoying, We’re in the depths of Paris and everyone sounds like they’re from England like what the fuck was that. Who thought that was a good idea, especially since they did the classic AC protagonist move of speaking English but sometimes speaking your native tongue and it was just wrong hearing an Anglo speaking French

[@davidstinger1134]

@@mighty_aaron702 accent can sound off because they are spaniard VAs, not latin americans. I know because I'm Spanish, I recognized all the VAs of NPCs from local TV shows and game dubs.

[@sharikobe]

AC Black Flag was truly a magical game for me. The first time I saw those sunkissed beaches and that clear, green-blue water, and those sea shanties, I was in love.

[@purwantiallan5089]

And also has tons of fun in terms of exploring everywhere around Havana.

[@karthanok6859]

Its like we reached a golden age of video games quality and went into a decline and lost that era

[@karlkarlsson9126]

Games often becomes "better" at the end of a generation due to all the prequels. And when a new generation comes it has to start over with new engines basically.

[@Lmarkot2]

Idk this year has been kinda amazing for games

[@karthanok6859]

@@Lmarkot2 I don't seem to remember if there is any game that makes a mark other than i think Baldur's Gate and maybe Starfield (only because of incoming mods) there may be enjoyable games but not so much as those that came in the golden age that can be replayed to this day and many game developers draw inspiration from

[@Lmarkot2]

@@karthanok6859 I get what you mean, but it’s hard to compare the modern age to the “golden age” because a lot of that could just be our nostalgia and child like wonder of the time, I mean this year alone I’d say has brought me some of my favourite gaming experiences, obviously bg3 and starfield, but also Zelda, Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter, etc.

[@terrypennington2519]

@@karthanok6859 I was gonna say Elden Ring but apparently that was released in February 2022 and I'm still coping with the fact that time is flying by and I'm only getting older ;-;

[@Ocelot35]

The old combat system was amazing. Made you feel like a badass and it always looked cool.

[@guillegarcia7146]

The combat system in black flag is so easy it gets boring pretty quickly

[@kawaii2811]

seriously once you figure out parry -> counterattack you never have to think again about combat. I get it looks cool but I dont get the nostalgia for it and I started at AC2.@@guillegarcia7146

[@JayShootHer]

I would always fought hand to hand or use their own weapons against them.

[@davidstinger1134]

The problem is that it's completely braindead.

[@johnxiong6983]

⁠@@guillegarcia7146True, it was cool but so so easy. I always tried to do different variations of moves during combat to make it feel more fun but it didn’t work. Plus, it felt like a step down from AC3’s combat which was more fun due to the cool kill animations

[@aravindleo10]

My First and Favourite Assassin's creed. Edward, The Characters The Vibe of the game the story the music all hits different ❤️

[@BlazingFire9]

Black flag and unity must be the best AC games,

[@Wpeoplee]

@@BlazingFire9 Nah not unity. Please don't put that game with black flag.

[@markarbanasin4]

@@Wpeoplee I've come to appreciate it, but people need to evaluate the plot / characters / depth in addition to the potential it's stealth systems and mechanics had. The stealth systems and world design are for sure top-notch and I'd say probably the best. But the rest of that stuff really hampers the overall game. For me, the Ezio trilogy is still the peak. And as the modern day started to lose steam the overall franchise did as well. With IV being the weird masterpiece that came out of the downfall.

[@Wpeoplee]

@@markarbanasin4 If I have to be honest, Parkour is the only good factor in unity and the aesthetic, even tho the Parkour is in-consistent and sluggish, it's manageable. Stealth is very basic and the detection system is still kind of broken after all the updates. It's how the detection is put in game, bug fix can't do anything. This game has a lot of issues that break my immersion and that makes me put unity into the below mediocre category.

[@wg8561]

​@@Wpeopleenah, unity is awesome. I love the period, location and it's super fun.

[@sabinandrews7421]

Imagine a Red Dead Redemption 2 type Black Flag game. Pirate themed with that amount of detail... Add some supernatural lore like my man Davy Jones, I'd play that game till I die

[@YaBoiDREX]

One is coming out called skull and bones

[@sabinandrews7421]

@@YaBoiDREX Yuck

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@sabinandrews7421Skull and Bones is basically an awful game that is like a ripoff to Pirates of the Caribbean.😅

[@JacoBee93]

@@YaBoiDREXlol that aged

[@RadioactiveDinosaur]

​@@sabinandrews7421 dude a Rockstar pirate game that plays like red dead would be sooooooo good...

[@wolf1nsoul]

Black Flag is still my favorite Assassin's Creed game, even after all this time!

[@wg8561]

It was my favorite until Origins and Odyssey came

[@lewisgreen5910]

Origins i get but not Odyssey@@wg8561

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@wg8561AC IV BLACK FLAG still far better than Origins and Odyssey btw since the parkour ability in Odyssey is exact same as Black Flag.

[@wg8561]

@@purwantiallan5089 they're all great, but I stand by my preference

[@RadioactiveDinosaur]

​@@wg8561 the only reason why Black Flag is my favorite is for pirate themes. I feel like Jack Sparrow Ninja Warrior 😂

[@Nel_Annette]

10 years on, I still love this game. It isn't perfect, none of the ACs are, but it's probably the last time I was truly in love with the series. The story is great, the acting is great, the characters don't feel like cartoon versions of themselves like later games do, Edward's arc is fantastically done. The sidequests are actually interesting!

[@purwantiallan5089]

The story of AC IV BLACK FLAG also way better than AC ODYSSEY.

[@Tomlear99]

As someone from cymru (wales) it was so cool to see a main protagonist from wales with the history of pirates, the environment and world is so unique and I loved the travel and ship combat, was and still is my favourite assassins creed

[@taipaulsen4347]

I love how they changed edward’s heritage when matt Ryan, edward’s voice actor, audition to be welsh to match the actor

[@purwantiallan5089]

How old Matt Ryan is in 2024,​@@taipaulsen4347

[@ColdStarr]

I'm also Welsh and I loved when I was 14 playing this and finding Edward was from Swansea. First time I'd seen a video game character represent my homeland.

[@MYSTERYDISCS]

By far the best AC game. They captured a real magic with it that they haven't managed to recreate since.

[@Gohan_rod]

Being the medjay was pretty cool too, but nothing beats the badass master assassin pirate captain Edward.

[@Assassino275]

Unity and black flag both bought great formulas to the series that they refused to capitalize on

[@lepersonnage371]

What? this is barely an AC game, and by itself the ship stuff gets too repetative, this game has no good side quests, the combat of AC3 but simlified to the bottom and has no challenge in any way, just as easy as possible. People who say it's the best AC game are usually the ones who don't care about the AC in general.

[@lepersonnage371]

​@@Assassino275 they refused to capitalize on boats after BF? they kept bringing back the ship combat in some of the later and recent games. Not to mention skull and bones which is how they wante dto capitalize on that formula but they couldn't make it a good game apparently, so they are using assets of it to make a remake for BF to make money on it

[@MYSTERYDISCS]

@@lepersonnage371 You should really think about it a little more before you post things like this. It's not a good look. Why would you want to put his kind of negativity into the world? Take a deep breath and accept that a lot of people love this game and that has literally nothing to do with you or what you think about it. People like different things and that is 100% O.K. And by the way, I used to be like you ,writing dumb, angry comments because people didn't like exactly the same things as me. but I finally realized it was only destructive to myself and was making me miserable. It's never too late to stop being that person. Next time you want to make a negative comment try and post something positive instead. I guarantee it will make you feel better about yourself and your place in the world.

[@NotTideSlayer]

As an extension of your idea about "working your way up" to piloting a full-on pirate ship, I think it would be a pretty cool idea to let us use the different classes of ships, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Schooners are fast and small but super weak, brigs are stronger and have a ram but are slower and easier to spot, frigates lose the ram and some speed but get more cannons and armor, and man-o-war's are massive tanks but are obviously sluggish. It would be fun starting off w/ a junky schooner and working your way up to having a series of proper swashbuckling vessels that you could swap out and use as needed (i.e. schooners would be great for stealth/tailing missions and man-o-wars for massive sea battles).

[@Killicon93]

Cool tips for maximizing your enjoyment of AC Black Flag: Go to the HUD options and disabled Health and the Mini-Map. Health on foot isn't kinda needed since Edward can tank a ridiculous amount of damage (even without health upgrades) and while a health bar is handy on the ship the ship actually shows it's health diegetically. When the ships sails look tattered it's on the second section of the health bar and when the ship has visible holes with embers it's on its last third of the health bar. The minimap isn't needed for a smooth experience as your mission objective markers show up on your HUD, plus that any object you highlight on the big map also shows up on your HUD (plus it shows distance). Stealth becomes a bit more difficult as you can't cheat by looking at which way your enemies are facing via the minimap, but what it does is that it makes your eagle-vision actually feel highly useful. Sailing also gains a bit of difficulty as you must now keep your head on a swivel. You have to look at the sails to assess the wind, remember to look around to avoid hitting rocks during combat and the coolest part is that rogue waves become far more scary as you either have to spot them yourself or hear a warning from one of your crew mates. Your crew also points out any flotsam or aggressive enemy ships with either starboard or larboard/port-side and if you haven't learned before what those directions mean you absolutely will after having played Black Flag without the minimap. While these small changes do make the game a little bit more difficult it shouldn't actually be a problem as one of the common complaints of AC4 has always been that it is too easy. P.S. I always had trouble getting properly immersed into the settings of the AC games having an ever present GPS navigator and a health-bar that showed me that I'm almost impervious to damage and it took me far too long to realize that I should've turned those HUD options off.

[@gregc.9313]

Having never played this before I’m going to take this advice and run with it. Thank you. Game on!

[@Sinhsseax]

This is really nostalgic to me. I remember picking the exact same options for more immersion back when I was playing it religiously.

[@George-um2vc]

Tips like this are great, I myself despise cluttered HUDs, the first thing I do when I get a new story game is look for a mod the let’s toggle the HUD on and off with a hot key, or better yet an immersive HUD mod such as the goated one for Witcher 3.

[@gabrielg3866]

I play like this as well. The only thing is I wish there was a compass mod or something

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

AC1 did a pretty good job of allowing you to navigate the game diagetically with the HUD off, you could play pretty much the entire game HUDless.

[@Frost-EEZ]

I like how in AC Odessey you have to find the bounty holder in forts and kill them to clear the bounty. It added a little fun to the game and you had mercenaries chasing after you the whole time.

[@cheemz8547]

for me, black flag is the only game i can come back to and play for weeks without getting bored. That might just be nostalgia but there's so much fun to be had in this game.

[@NightLife360]

VAL-HA-LLA You must be trolling 😆

[@darrellmarcks6304]

I first played this when I lived in the Northeast U.S.. When I lived in the Caribbean a few years I replayed this game. Mind-blowing. The habitat and the water and the beaches... I could literally look out my window past the TV and see the same views. The plants and trees are pretty close to the same. It was amazing to be familiar with the jungle finally, first hand and play this game while randomly being distracted by "Oh wow, a travelers palm... neat."

[@believeinmatter]

Honestly, this is my favourite Assassin’s Creed game of all time. I’ve played through it 4 times and still, this video makes me want to play it again. Cheers for another great video man ❤

[@lepersonnage371]

If someone says this is their favourite AC game, then it mean they don't like AC in general

[@garrettjvb]

I recently played this game. It's amazing how well it holds up! The mechanics still work, and the story is great.

[@VITURE]

Thanks for having us Luke, great video! We can't wait to fully immerse ourselves in the new Black Flag remake on VITURE One. 😎🏴‍☠

[@kennedymiyamoto4314]

I’m quite literally replaying it currently, just got the 25% synchronized achievement and am progressing steadily through the game. It is indeed special.

[@danieltober8574]

i actually enjoy the modern time elements of AC, they’re an integral part of the story. the whole story is based off of the triple helix allowing for going through the memories of your ancestors and so mission completion is down to how accurately you recreated that memory. so you are playing as a person in modern times who is exploring those memories. i just wish they were more fleshed out. like in AC 3 you could actually do stuff as desmond. in black flag you were able to go back to modern times whenever you wanted, but there’s hardly every anything to do. i did like what they did let you do, i just wish there was more

[@otrrsuns3t]

The ship mechanics are amazing. Sailing in high speed only slowing down to pick up a wreckage, a crew mate or to plunder

[@zurfey]

Black Flag was the first AC game that I 100%'d. I've 100% completed over half of the AC games and beaten every one except Syndicate. Great game, and it's predecessor Rogue is an underrated and beautiful prequel to AC3 and eventually Unity.

[@woof9408]

Was my first and last Assassin's Creed game. It was the first PS4 game I bought and loved every minute of it.

[@kyvian251]

Same here, it motivated me to play every other game in the franchise… and read a lot into the lore

[@davekeyart7641]

Almost 10 years old ... omg... I still remember playing it at a dorm every day after school when it came out.

[@purwantiallan5089]

2024, AC IV is 11 years old game now.

[@Anxiou5Panda]

This is such a great timing. I just finished replaying the game for the 6th time, I think. I'm glad I was able to grab it for free way back then. Here are some of my suggestions too for the remake, if it ever gets to see the light of day. 1. AI - Please for the love of piracy, crowded combat (such as when boarding) can be quite annoying. Your crew attempts to attack an enemy and if you happen to be standing in from of him, you're the one that's gonna get hit, and yes, while it does not damage you, it certainly interrupts your movement, making you vulnerable to enemy attacks. I understand that's "semi-realistic", but to be fair, in actual fights, if your allies have decent IQ, they will definitely know when to stop an attack if you're in front of them, unless they've already committed, and your stupid ass deliberately stood up in the line of fire. 2. I also hope the enemy's line of sight and hearing is improved. I noticed the enemies do not really notice it when you're making loud noises, except for instances where you're firing a gun, throwing a smoke bomb, or shooting an explosive barrel. You can also assassinate an enemy from a hiding spot, and you won't get noticed even if the victim's ally is standing right in front of them. In addition, weather conditions IMO should affect their senses (and maybe even yours), so if it's heavily raining, your footsteps are "covered", thunder can hide a gun shot, low light conditions and fog affecting their line of sight, etc. 3. Some collectibles are scatted on smaller islands (or islets?) and shorelines, and it can be quite tedious to be honest. My idea is to approach a highlighted area near the locations (same thing with docks/ports, wreckages, whaling spots), and then you press E or S to interact with it and then a short and skippable cutscene plays out with either Edward or his crew going to it. 4. Speaking of cutscenes, I hope we can skip ALL of it if we want to. There are some cutscenes related to boarding that are unskippable and yeah... it gets tiring real quick. 5. Diving can be annoying at times, because if you control Ed to turn left or right, he does it unnaturally IMO (I could be wrong here), like from 0 degrees straight to 90 degrees if that makes sense. I think that doesn't work that way in real life lol. The camera angle gets glitchy too. 6. I hope we can actually build our own crew. They do not have to be actual historical figures, but I would like to see a doctor, a shipwright/carpenter, cook, helmsman, etc. Ade already covers the role of a Quartermaster. This means introducing other systems in the game. For example, after naval combat, some of your crew members get injured, if left untreated they can die, so recruiting a doctor solves that problem. Ship damage is obviously present, so hiring a carpenter or a group of carpenters solves that problem as well. In fighting can also occur so Ade can act as a mediator for that one. 7. The legendary ships are also an amazing inclusion, but I feel like you can only enjoy them once your Jackdaw is like 70 - 100% fully upgraded. You can use a trick to defeat them quite easily, but it's not as challenging IMO. You also cannot capture them so that's a bummer. I hope we can fight them earlier on and get rewarded for doing it well. For example, the La Dama Negra boasts nigh impenetrable armor so I was thinking, what if you can board the ship, kill the captain, and get rewarded with the Elite Hull upgrade with reales and other resources. The HMS Prince boasts a strong broadside cannon, so you board it, kill the captain and get rewarded with the Elite Broadside Cannons if not the Elite Heavy Shot upgrades with reales and other resources. The El Impoluto boasts a strong ram attack and is the most difficult of the 5 to defeat so, same thing, if you can board it and kill the captain, you are rewarded with the Elite Ram upgrade, the special ram attack, and resources. Lastly, the "twins" HMS Fearless and Royal Sovereign, both boasts a nice pincer attack, so I would imagine killing both captains from each ship should give you either Elite Broadside Cannon Upgrade or just plain 10k real from one, and then other resources from the other. 8. Pirate Hunters are kinda meh even at level 4, so I think a level 5 would be nice. I'm thinking one Man O War, 2 frigates, 2 brigs, and maybe 2 schooners if not 4 gunboats coordinating to definitely offer you a great challenge. 9. I am not sure about this, but a land bounty system would be a nice addition too, I think. For instance, after acquiring 1 star raises suspicions, meaning the patrolling guards would pause frequently to spot you. At 2 stars, they will immediately get alerted with your presence if you're nearby. At 3 stars they will actively search for you over a larger area (represented by a circle on the minimap). This means that you'll have to be more cautious, using cover more frequently, and SWITCH OUTFITS more often. 10. Speaking of outfits, I think Black Flag was the first ever AC game that introduced item stats, although it's not really in your face. Remember the Templar and Mayan outfits? Both outfits protect you from gun shots at varying degrees. I think the former has like a 50% chance to "dodge" gun shots, and the latter completely absorbing it. I actually welcome it, just as long as, it doesn't make your character rely on it. Let's say, the Whaler outfit provides X% more damage to the harpoon, the Feline outfit reduces fall damage, the Governor outfit provides you with discount from vendors, the Pirate and Pirate Captain outfits provide you with more plunder, etc. Sorry for the long post. I'm just hyped for the remake haha.

[@sorendaniels754]

Good points, and I'd like to add one that has always bugged me. The ship stealth thing seems very gamey to me. Like you're telling me I can sail a couple hundred meters behind a hostile ship and they won't see me? I call bullshit. I think ship stealth could be done more realistically, like by using fog and thunderstorms and other dynamic weather conditions to hide your ship, or maybe running up different flags to get closer to ships of the same nation before they notice you. I think there are ways to realistically include ship stealth in the game, but having line of sight cones just doesn't do it for me. In the real world, a ship would spot you from miles away on the open ocean.

[@Anxiou5Panda]

@@sorendaniels754 Ohh yes! Thanks for including this one. Yeah, it's a bummer indeed. Your suggestions are nice too.

[@SavageGameHawk]

I played ac 2 the other day and the items have stats lol

[@shinobimsh5687]

​@@SavageGameHawkand unlike Ac4 stats are very important in 2 if you want to take down enemy in 2 hits

[@SavageGameHawk]

@@shinobimsh5687 I’ve never felt like it was hard to take down enemies at any point in these games lol

[@bRnNotice]

AC Unity has a really bad ass sequence that's crossed over with the "real world" aspect of the game. It's like a crossover of a bunch of time periods because of a "firewall shutting down Abstergo systems". That's about as far as they need to take the "real world" game sequences IMO

[@leandromadeireira8840]

it's sad for me that this is the best pirate game i've ever players, because there's only two and one you need to play multiplayer. the age of pirates is such a cool theme to not being explored.

[@ryanspinks4781]

Love that you mentioned “My Octopus Teacher”! I did a study abroad in college and got to spend a week with him swimming around the sea kelp forests. The dude is just as wild as he looks in that documentary and his team is awesome!

[@RLC1700]

I honestly miss the modern day with Desmond. Mostly, I miss the intrigue of the animus and going into the past for a reason.

[@danieltober8574]

what i didn’t like about the story is that edward just starts being able to do everything assassins can do without even training or ever having been exposed to the creed. like imagine in AC 3 connor not meeting his mentor, just finding his dad’s hidden blades and then just being a boss

[@pattywagon8544]

They have copious amounts of DNA from hundreds of the most bad ass assasins in history.. it comes natural. And conner would have been bad ass without his training. Achilles have him knowledge and wisdom. But conner faught like a animal. Idk. Don't think too much about it and just enjoy the artt

[@danieltober8574]

@@pattywagon8544 “don’t think too much about it and just enjoy the art” the whole purpose of art is to provoke thought. you may be fine doing that, but to me, if thought isn’t put into something as basic as “how is our main character able to perform these almost super human feats of skill that is the foundation of this game” doesn’t make sense, then i’m gonna count that against the writers and that’s gonna lessen my enjoyment. what i’m looking for in a story is good storytelling and good characters. if that’s not fulfilled, i can’t just “not thing too much about it and enjoy it”. but more power to you for doing that, not a knock against you doing that

[@pattywagon8544]

@danieltober8574 I didn't say don't think about it at all. Just don't over think it to the point you ruin it for your self. And I do believe all the main protagonist are nearly super human. They have the blood of the super race that birthed adam and eve

[@diegeticfridge9167]

People knock all the trailing missions but man….. I like the conversations and listening to the dialogue

[@markryan4662]

Man I love this game so much.. I remember playing this when I was in high school and staying up till three exploring the forests.. truly a masterpiece

[@beckstheimpatient4135]

I worked on this! It was amazing fun - definitely one of the best projects I've been on.

[@LadyOfTheEdits]

You did?

[@shinobimsh5687]

OK why did you guys nerfed so many mechanic from 3 then? Like smoke bomb not being ranged weapon, blend takedown etc(I know you won't reply but anyway)

[@ayushoraon990]

I think why "Edward" was such a good and interesting character, also "Bayek" from Origins because they both were made by the same team and also the same Game director Ashraf Ismail. He also was the game director for AC Valhalla. Sadly he was fired. He was the only one who was keeping the franchise still floating, with now him gone idk in which direction the franchise will go because he was innovative and brought in new ideas when games like Ac Unity and Syndicate failed.

[@loki_l_1380]

Love the game to pieces. This and AC2 were both super special gaming experiences for me as a young teen. One thing I remember about black flag however is how broken sword combat is. Literally with the counter button you can just instant kill every enemy around you when they try to attack. I did this for almost an hour nonstop in the plaza of the first town you visit at the beginning of the game when the guards attack you. Literally broke that playthrough because of how much money I looted off all those guards. Whats really funny too is that the game will run out of guards that are loaded into the level and you have to wait a second before an entire new pack showed up.

[@Dark2857]

A bit late to the party but hey here's my two cents: Black Flag was my first ever AC game I got it on PS4 and I 100% completed it inside of 2 weeks, I loved it so much I bought it again on PC specifically so I could mod in the Legendary Ships and become the true scourge on the high seas, while doing that is fun I really think it also shows a side of the game that it was never designed for mainly the Man of war ships sure you make use of one for a mission but the fact you cant upgrade the Jackdaw to a man of War with absolutely absurd resource costs feels like a missed potential. After Black Flag I got AC Rogue which I read a review that said "AC Black Flag except instead of sandbars there are icebergs" I quite thoroughly enjoyed it in-face I enjoyed it so much I have 8x more total time played on Rogue then I do on Black Flag, also that Templar Assassin killer outfit is next level design wise. (I could gush about this specific title for at least 9 paragraphs but really that's not something I want to leave here...) After that I decided to try AC3 but I gave up on that game despite being in the american revolution era and being an american myself I never completed the game because of a number of issues I could never get over, the instantly respawning guards for one thing, another is that child connor sequence I simply couldn't stand it I very near quit the game during it, but I stopped at about 70% completion and uninstalled the game because I just stopped caring.

[@stevemaenhout9996]

i got black flag when it came out and played it everyday for a year, this game will always have a special place in my heart.

[@lyseryy]

It's unbelieveable that the older Assassin's Creed games has much more dialogue, it's not like AC Odyssey or Valhalla, looks like they are lagging when they're talking. And the storylines is not that good than the others. AC BF, is one of the best in the franchise (imo). Great video as always.

[@joemeehan885]

We should have had a trilogy with Beyek and Kenway

[@Goose_Willis]

The Order 1886 could make a good open world game set in London or Paris, etc. It has huge potential to be Ghostbusters : 1886. Kinda like AC 2, meet new personalities that get you weapons. Side quests that that takes you to of the beaten path places to fight supernatural enemies while maintaining the overarching narrative. And make it an RPG. Possibly with multiplayer..... Multiplayer is not for me, but it could work for the folks that want it.

[@dinomania7948]

IS nobody gonna talk about how he pronounced VAL-HALLA , VALA-HA!

[@mikerochburns4104]

Bottle this memory and cherish it, because we both know the remake is gonna suuuuuk major donkey balls! In just 10 years, Ubisoft have totally forgotten how to make great games, but improved immensely at implementing _'cash shops'._

[@klaas6681]

This is still a great looking and playing game. And I am happy the naval combat and water physics were also (partly) implemented in Odyssee.

[@t0ky0balling57]

Black Flag is the first AC game I played start to finish and definitely one of the best. Instead of remaking it they should make a sequel.

[@blazestar2126]

2:27 the part about the monstrosity ships is so true! I've done that so many times no matter how many run-throughs i do and i almost get the sea floor wiped with me each time because i was dumb enough to challenge them. Black flag is honestly and amazing game, and even though i only have the PS3 version its still awesome to play!

[@Ocelot35]

"It has limitations." Oh thank you sweet mother of mercy.

[@nftvegeta538]

ok so i still cant get my old saves back ? im acually pissed bro i wanted to continue where i was last time i played it was 2 years back all my game saves are there like unity and rouge but not black flag bro i dont want to start over again ...what is this ?

[@Garrus1995]

Black Flag will always hold a special place in my heart because I bought a PS4 at launch with my own hard-earned money; I had just recently started working my first job and saved up for the system and a couple of games, Black Flag being one of them. It was very worth it because it quickly became one of my favorite games in the AC franchise and in all of gaming. If they do make a remake, I really hope they do it justice.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

I love historical settings so for me in the older assassin's creed games I found the modern day stuff immersion breaking but I understand that is personal preference

[@Ethan21428]

Ah, the Golden Age of P̶i̶r̶a̶c̶y Assassin's Creed when genuine love from its creators was still able to shine through.

[@brandonmclain2933]

Black flag was almost a perfect game for me.. too many tailing missions brought it down a bit for me.. eliminate like 80% of those and the game is perfect

[@Kaynos]

I can't believe this game is 10 years old. I still have memory of this game like it was last year.

[@lukeluke333lukeluke]

This was my second favorite game in the series but over time. I think its my favorite. Its just so fun to play and replay over and over. There's just something spacial about this game.

[@aravindleo10]

AC4 black flag and AC 2 the goated AC games.!!!

[@keiichi8191]

11:01 Yes please! The Order: 1886 had such an interesting world that I felt like we were barely able to dip our toes into, and it's a tragedy that the negativity feeding frenzy surrounding it destroyed any chance of a sequel.

[@CyraXFactor]

The Order could have been revolutionary. It was the Cyberpunk of its time. The graphics and cinematic gameplay are still impressive to this day. I love werewolves, vampires, I love Victorian England and I love third person shooters. Such a massive shame that it didn’t pan out. It was rightfully scrutinized though. It was very short, with very little gameplay and that gameplay was very padded out with walking sections and dialogue that went on for too long. If they were given two more years to develop the game, it would have been incredible.

[@sonnydemichele4903]

Bro the water animations in this game for 2014 is still amazing even on the switch!

[@XxC0RPS3MAK3RxX]

Thank you for glazing one of the best ACs. I remember the sails having physics feeling so realistic as a kid. You could just plunder for hours and never get bored.

[@BSparksGaming]

My favorite Assassin’s Creed game.

[@Shaman1879]

I actually prefer the older style of combat vs the newer ones, especially the combat in AC Brotherhood my personal fav AC title. The old style just seemed to flow a lot smoother with really cool animations. Not a fan of the newer style but that's just me.

[@shinobimsh5687]

Brotherhood is best ac game but ac2 has better combat imo

[@Magabes_]

The combat system back then served the narrative and fantasy that the game was trying to present, whether that's good or not is up to what the player is expecting from the game that they're playing. There are many combat focused games out there, but you wouldn't expect such complexity in those terms from Naughty Dogs for example. I think AC Revelations did the best enemy variety to grant some sort of difficult combat, and I think Black Flag should've gone that way a bit more rather than every enemy being killed easily.

[@Crow_Yes]

How ironic that I just listened to you say that the trailing missions were completely absent from Valhalla just as I finished the trailing mission in the Ireland dlc. Looking forward to more trailing missions with a detection system that alerts the enemy instantly without fail! 👍

[@oukeith]

Black Flag=GOAT

[@rufus5208]

it's definitely the game of all time

[@jmmywyf4lyf]

This was the first AC game that I disliked

[@shorougaljudaibi7719]

​@@jmmywyf4lyfwhy did you dislike it?

[@brandon_jens6620]

I can't help but feel the main thing fueling love of Black Flag is nostalgia. So many people think it's the best in the series and while it does so much right, it's main missions are very boring and repetitive and have you tailing or eavesdropping on someone in about 75% of them, it's so boring. The side missions can be repetitive as well. I literally could not tell you anything about the plot of the main story.

[@jingleballs9935]

Stop ruining the party ofc it’s nostalgia like most people liking old games.

[@brombombadil]

Sure nostalgia is part of it, but there's a magic they captured with the sailing that was not repeated in following titles. They couldn't capture that magic in Rogue even.

[@nahqiv]

​@@brombombadil sailing existed before Black Flag and was excellent. They just decided to fill up the world with even more pointless collectibles on copy pasted islands to extend playtime. It was just tedious.

[@gvngbvngiggy]

I replayed it this year for the first time in like 5-6 years and its still my favorite despite being a bit outdated and so frustrating at times but literally all assassins creeds are frustrating lmao

[@golgothgaming5270]

always amazed and love the actual time and effort you put into your videos man

[@adammoynihan2589]

The only issue stopping Black Flag from GOAT status is all the tailing missions.

[@bjarkisteinnpetursson9736]

It’s amazing to me that people can say “it takes 20-30 minutes to get going” without batting an eyelid. That’s a quarter of a movie. That’s a full episode of TV.

[@Gr00t]

Luckily this isn't a movie or a show

[@bjarkisteinnpetursson9736]

@@Gr00t And I’m not lowering my expectations to trudge through 30 minutes of nothing.

[@ogrimzyz8643]

@@bjarkisteinnpetursson9736fym “lowering your expectations”? The story is great.

[@pherron7471]

Some games take 4 hours or more. 30 minutes is nothing.

[@MistahJay7]

Imagine comparing a Video games narrative pacing to a Movie.....

[@BenthewildchildE750]

When I play this game I always don’t pay bounties and the only time that I lower my wanted level is when I have an encounter with a pirate hunter ship. It is more fun that way to me.

[@jonesyboi3936]

I love the cut from "The Gall!" To Edward wearing Duncan's uniform and what that implies😊

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

If they would make a game like this again with a longer storyline and more places to explore… 😍

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

Rogue got less plot and shitton of stuff to explore

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

@@gabs5513I said a game like this, so not exactly the same one. I agree this one was perfect.

[@lepersonnage371]

nothing like listening to players to realize that they want just more of the same

[@MistahJay7]

I honestly would love a Dark and Gritty Linear narrative Pirate game that embraces a more Mature tone like you said.

[@stancedstyfon1234]

Id like to see all those green areas that are not explorable become explorable in the remake...and would would be built like the frontier in ac3, where theyre essentially parkour playgrounds with all the climb able trees to free run through

[@NicholasBalanta]

This... expand on the available towns and areas.

[@davidbeer5015]

Your remark about the wanted system and the ease of getting out of trouble is definitely a change I would make. Coming to this after AC3, it was jarring how on land there's...virtually no consequences once you are no longer detected, and at sea it's a simole pay off. I think the notoriety tiers of 3 were great, just needed to be a bit tougher to clear your notoriety and become incognito again. Maybe on top of that...a way to swap flags to blend into one set of ships or the other?

[@zockroach]

This game is essentially brotherhood with hella pirates.. and boats.. and like super sick nostalgia from getting the ps4 when it was low stock. It's so good. Can't wait for console refinement.

[@max3932]

THat game is an absolute masterpiece. Got it when i was 8 and am hooked on the Assassins Creed series till now. I have completed it on 100% 7 times till now and i think to do it agfain:)

[@michaelwhorton8286]

I played Black Flag 9 years ago on the Xbox 360 and haven't played it since. I recently bought it for the Xbox One and can't wait to play it. It's my favorite Assassins Creed game. I have the Sea Shanties in my car and I listen to them while I'm driving. Over the last few years I've been playing all the Assassin's Creed games and the dlcs.

[@SirDenzington89]

I’m playing AC 4 again after probably 10 years while I wait for some stuff to come out and it holds up amazingly well. It’s just as fun in 2023 as it was in 2013. It’s blows my mind that there’s yet to be a pirate themed game to top this in all these years and no sea of thieves doesn’t count and now seeing the footage from skull and bones, it’s a downgrade. In ACBF you can do everything, wanna attack a fort? Cool, destroy the walls then dock and run into the fort you just destroyed and kill the commander. Wanna loot a warehouse? Cool. Jump off your ship, find the guy with the key, disable the alarms and empty the whole thing. Now 10 years later, we’re pulling up to land and doing a mini game to harvest resources. Wanna know how you got resources in ACBF? Plundering ships just like it should be

[@Robmb93]

Best game ever! So much nostalgia. Loved watching you love on it, Luke!

[@arapatawhite3667]

Besdies AC 3, I think I spent a huge amount of time playing black flag, probably my most played AC game, not including the RPG era. I do agree that a more grounded story representative of the time would be really cool to experience. I did think they did a great job with Edward's character and how he evolves and grows considering the limitations, but yeah, I'd love that. Also I did like the animated combat, it did make you feel pretty OP, but I loved it anyway haha

[@toadmilk]

I played this through again a couple weeks ago, such a goat game

[@PapagenoX09]

I found the Abstergo stuff interesting but couldn't get far enough into it because I suck at the Frogger-type minigame one needs to solve to pick up all the necessary clues.

[@The_Bug0222]

Last time I rode Pirates of the Caribbean I thought “Damn, Rockstar would make a damn good (RDR2-style) pirate game”

[@gregc.9313]

Sadly, that would make too much sense for this nonsensical timeline we’re currently dragging through

[@shinobimsh5687]

Will they even come out of America lol

[@ben07643]

playing as a pirate is so much fun.first time i played this was in 2022.this is the first and only AC I have played so far

[@otoos1284]

I missed out on this one when it was released almost a decade ago, just started playing it on xsx, and Im loving it

[@downtheshore359]

I just installed this game again last night, to mark the 10th year anniversary I loved this video, I would love to see A new updated Black Flag Game!!!! The sea shanties are amazing, one of the best gaming experiences I ever had, maybe my best. You touched on all the things I would like to see changed, especially the Ubisoft parts, I would love to see the Unity combat Engine used for Black Flag. It seems more challenging and more nuanced, You should play / review Pirates Gold (the grandfather of all Pirate games) I still love that game, I wish that could get a massive update,

[@dirtysteel]

I like your spin on allowing you to earn the position of captain on a ship and eventually having your own ship. Like what if you had to play a deckhand at the beginning, Like manning the sails, firing the cannons, or boarding ships for taking of the ship. THEN it feels earned to have your own ship. I also like giving you the option of what you would do with prisoners from enemy ships and how the world will treat you from those actions. This would allow different playthroughs with different endings or outcomes. I still think that it should retain its sandbox feel and expand on that aspect with larger Islands to explore and conquer. But you would need a lot more sea to explore, stretching between continents. If it was just going to be a graphics overhaul, they could give us the same that they did for The Witcher 3 you just make it an update for free. But that is just wishful thinking.

[@Gookbox69]

Luke explaining the terrain limitations in engine are strangely prophetic with that Todd Howard audio clip the editor added. Now that's what I call foreshadowing.

[@13loodbanex]

We have the same bucket list game. Glad to see someone with the same heavy bias to this incredible setting and aesthetic. If you haven't I beg you to watch the series Black Sails. Some of the best writing and dialog reliant on the heavy weight performances, paired with exceptional storytelling devices in a series. I'd love to see these storytelling devices used in games, where I believe they fit perfectly.

[@shibernyan2009]

Played this game for the first time just a few months ago, fell in LOVE. I'm talking top 10 favorite games of all time. It was just so much fun. And man I miss games with such quality storytelling. It felt like a breath of fresh air after playing so many uninspired modern games. I agree with you on its faults but regardless, it's a fantastic game. I really hope the remake rumors are true (hopefully it's more remake than remaster). Even if it turns out worse than the original, the original is still there so I wouldn't mind. All I ask is that they at least make some improvements.

[@maxgriffin7870]

Havnt heard anyone being up the order since it game out. I remembered how revolutionary the graphics where and the setting/universe was so dope

[@user-tf3ye5fe4w]

37:11 so true, they could even add the brutal punishments known that occured on pirate ships with the gore and everything

[@The_Real_Dream_Chaser]

Singing on the boat was what i liked the most lol

[@warrikata]

Thats one of the best games of all time. The settings, it all just... fits. I finished it with 97% completion without even trying lol

[@Nameless0665]

I'm playing Black Flag for the very first time. I wanted to see what the hype was about. Around the time it originally released I had honestly gotten AC fatigue. Fast forward I gave the series a break and came back to Origins, which was refreshing, but it was missing a lot of the essence of AC. Black Flag is truly a breath of fresh air because it feels like a more refined "Old AC" if that makes sense

[@KWPZ21]

I only played it on the Switch and finished it today. I bought it as a bundle with AC Rogue. I played Rogue 1st. It's such a chore to play. I played Black Flag after finishing Rogue and I like it more. Getting the things on Black Flag doesn't feel like a chore compared to Rogue.

[@Ryeve]

My favorite soundtrack in AC, only title screen intro where I take it in for a minute before starting my game

[@bensonk1939]

20:54 fridge repair tech here. Just a heads up on your fridge telling you it needs a new filter: Your fridges filter has 0 sensors to detect if they are clean or not. That “reset filter” button is connected to a timer and it will go off roughly every 5-7 months regardless of the state of the filter. Do with that information what you will.

[@longjohn526]

I still play this game every couple of years ..... When I played it a year ago I found several mods that enhanced the LOD's, fixed/enhanced the shaders and added RTGI .... There is a newer mod I haven't tried yet that gives the main characters 4k textures