Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

[h1]Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced[/h1] [hr][/hr] [h2]Introduction[/h2] It's been 13 years since I played for the first time the original Black Flag on my PS3. It was a simple day, going home after school, and my dad had a pleasant surprise, a Disc of a game that seemed to be familiar. I was so excited to play this game back then, what I've seen in that game 13 years ago, for me the visuals were already like resynced. All of these emotions alone, had me waiting for this massive improvement for over a year after hearing about the leaks of a "Black Flag Remaster". It's the setting everyone was happy to get back to, because for it felt familiar, cozy, pleasantly beautiful - sailing through Caribbean Sea, singing shanties, getting drunk, fighting pirates, and so much more. For me Ubisoft has achieved this again, giving me the same nostalgic vibes, and a taste of what I remember it was something good. [hr][/hr] [h2]Story[/h2] From the beginning until the end, the game offers peak AC story, with a character we all grew and love. I really appreciate Edward's determination for getting rich, this is what I've been struggling in the past 3 years but let's focus on the game here. Additionally to the main story, there have been some nice additions, that improve the game, and I enjoyed them. The voice acting again is at it's highest level, delivering the emotions to support the played character, growing an attachment to each one of them along the way. [hr][/hr] [h2]Characters[/h2] After playing AC: Shadows, this game is a cleanser for my soul. If that game had characters that displayed 0 emotions, here I was left almost in tears. As I previously said, finally I can see characters that really motivate you, that have a desire to achieve something, be it big or small. Edward is on the path of getting a better life, by getting rich. The path he does to get there is rough, and I really like the fact that they put his character be at the right place at the right time..., I guess, but you get the point. Each one of them has a path ahead, and being a pirate that path can lead only to demise, this is what all of them already knew. I really enjoyed Black Beard's ark, and how he has grown and changed as a character. Also big shout out to my boy Stede Bonnet, what a great guy. Most of the characters displayed in this game, have lighten up my curiosity for the history of pirates that roamed the Caribbean Sea, and I rarely get interested in something real, after I play a video-game. [hr][/hr] [h2]Gameplay[/h2] I genuinely enjoyed the gameplay, both in combat and stealth, but the parry is not enjoyable, and there were many times when I pressed the block button, but wasn't getting it. I could parry in Elden Ring bosses far more easily than here, this was the only thing that got me frustrated at times, but overall is ok. For some reason, they simplified everything that comes with the fighting part, I had literally no issue at all and I enjoyed the fighting, and also the usage of the rope dart, gun fighting and berserk/sleeping darts was really enjoyable. What I enjoyed very much, is the fact that here we had no skill points, no leveling up system, back to how it was, simple, without overcomplicating advanced improvement systems, just collect some animal pelts and upgrade some gear that's it. That was for the character part, but for the ship, it was a bit grindy, but it was fine. There is no "grind" when you actually enjoy the naval fights tho. The "AAA experience" moments included pettings animals, collecting a bunch of collectibles, and grinding the hell out of naval contracts... to hang up as decorations in my base. Remember, as soon as you get access to naval contracts, start adding ships to your deck, and send them to loot the collectible items. Since it will get really tiring and you will just wait (like I did) lots of hours to grind these god forsaken items. Overall, the gameplay was really good, it gave me everything I came for. [hr][/hr] [h2]World and the weather[/h2] Black Flag's world was really big back in the day, and to today's standards it didn't fell short. On the contrary, I really enjoyed the fact, that I finally can travel less, enjoying the travel, instead of having massive mythology realms to roam and have nothing to do. Don't get me wrong, I went WOOOW exploring Valhalla's, Odyssey's and Origins' base and DLC and mythological space, but maaan I was so tired, I wanted to finish the game already, and it derived from the course of action. Here, we have an improved looking world, with a couple more side-quests, which made the travel in different parts of the map enjoyable. When it comes to the weather, the world is indeed beautiful when it rains, when it's sunny and even when you're sailing and get hit by a massive tornado. Well done on this part. [hr][/hr] [h2]Graphics and optimization[/h2] The visual part of the game is amazing, breathtaking. I had no fps drops. Overall, the game was very balanced and optimized from the beginning, of course maybe with small issues that were fixed fast within the first week but they weren't noticeable for me. [hr][/hr] [h2]Conclusion[/h2] I totally recommend this piece of art to any AC fan that has been here along the way. Let's hope the next installment will be like this, if not BETTER in all aspects.