Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag: game review

One of the greatest gaming adventures of our time returns with yet another exciting title, perhaps the most successful franchise of recent times is played in a world full of pirates, naval battles and, of course, a lot of murder. Know more about Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag.

The title is available for Xbox One and PS4 consoles, also being compatible with the previous generation: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U, in addition to also running on PC. Put on your pirate outfit and let's explore this new world.

History

The game takes us to the year 1775, at that time piracy was booming, in this scenario Edward Kenway ventures between ships and navigations. With the end of the war between the kingdoms of the region, our protagonist is forced to go to the fields, but unhappy with his current life, Edward returns to adventure and ends up accepting to work for pirates in a small vessel.

In one of the navigations, the vessel that Kenway works on is hit by a storm, this opens a gap for an enemy attack, the invasion is led by an assassin, all of Edward's crew is killed, leaving only the protagonist who with his skills defeats the invader, steals your clothes and assumes your identity.

In order to rescue a treasure promised to the assassin, Kewway leaves for Havana. Arriving at the destination, the hero is faced with something much bigger than he imagined, a mission makes him enter headlong into a life of crime.

The scenarios chosen to set this trip are the Caribbean beaches and Havana in the 18th century, which brought Ubisoft the opportunity to abuse the graphics, always using a lot of light and shadow, the particle effects stand out. It's impossible to go through the game without stopping to enjoy the views recreated by the developers.

One of the challenges for games where the water element is used a lot is to develop an effect where the synergy between depth, light and mechanics works all the time. However, as expected from Ubisoft, they do it with mastery, it is fundamental in the visual comfort of the game, after all, the theme chosen was naval, that is, every environment needed to be portrayed with perfection. Some points are still a little behind, such as skin texture and equipment, but nothing that hinders the player's experience.

gameplay

The gameplay remains similar to its predecessors, with few changes compared to the 3rd game in the franchise. In very well thought out and elaborate tutorials, the basic commands are presented, it is possible to perceive the concern with newbies in Assassin's Creed, but also the care with the oldest fans of the game.

Unfortunately, the downside of the gameplay is something recurrent in the franchise, players are already used to facing problems such as: climbing a wrong wall, getting stuck or taking too long to get down and the constant jumps to different places than the command given by the player. Even though they are small errors, in moments of great action they end up disturbing the game experience a little.

But, it's not just mistakes that the gameplay lives on, the combats are still amazing, getting into a fight changes the controls, so that the player can have a complete experience. With a simple combination of keys it is possible to use items from the scenario to attack, perform beautiful combos and even use an enemy as a shield to protect yourself from shots.

Soundtrack

Something always striking in the adventures of the assassins was the soundtrack present in their games, the franchise was brightened by the voice of Madeline Bell, who was responsible for the theme music of all its predecessors, but in Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag she was replaced. The soundtrack is still very well crafted, but the most attentive fans will miss the old theme.

Something that has become increasingly common in games is dubbing in Portuguese, as well as texts. Unfortunately, the synchronization between the game and the dubbing did not happen, which often causes great discomfort, most players prefer to listen to the voices in the original English and follow the subtitles in Portuguese.

Another flaw in the audio is the absence of effects in the Cutscenes, for example: when the protagonist enters a bar, there is no noise of voices, the wooden floors do not creak, the bottles breaking do not make a sound.

Fun

For those who are used to tutorials that never end, you will be surprised by the proposal of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag, in the first 10 minutes you are transported to the middle of a naval battle, when the protagonist has his ship sunk, he swims to the beach to find the person responsible, on dry land he starts a hunt worthy of an assassin, the target's items helped him get to Havana, in short, a very exciting start.

A very cool feature is the opportunity to modify your ship, install weapons and defenses according to your progress. In this game, it is also possible to carry out actions at sea, such as attacking ships and looking for treasures, all this at any time of the game, making the game more dynamic.

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For those most attached to the history of the game, the sad news is the end of Desmond Miles' participation, his last appearance was actually in Assassin's Creed III, the entire plot in relation to Abstergo has been modified, now you are the new employee of Abstergo Entertainment .

One point that could be negative about this change was the first-person camera, we believe they wanted to give a more personal experience in the historical context of the game, so you become one of the descendants of Edward Kenway. For the most attached, this news will bring some strangeness.

Conclusion

For those willing to venture into a world of treasure hunting, piracy and sea battle at a murderous pace, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will not disappoint, despite the fact that the market is becoming saturated with the franchise. However, the historical campaigns, impeccable graphics and excellent gameplay still provide good fun.

Unfortunately the multiplayer mode doesn't work due to failures on the Ubisoft server and the game's sound effects leave a lot to be desired. Still, it's worth taking on the role of this pirate killer for a while.