Top 10 Best Things About Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Each Assassin's Creed game has improved upon the last. From more engaging storylines to increasingly responsive parkour mechanics, the series has seen steady progress.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag introduced a larger open world, naval battles, and a greater emphasis on stealth, making it even more immersive. You'll sit down for a quick session and suddenly find that four hours have flown by.
Below are the best aspects of the game and why it stands out as one of the finest in the series.
It's fun to get into the battles and then, if outmatched, run. Likewise, you can sail around the outside of an existing battle and fire cheap shots at the ships and then sneak in for the booty.
Amazing character, but doesn't look that handsome in the game compared to him on the cover.
The melee combat was great at making you feel like a badass assassin, being able to slash through huge amounts of enemies. However, I did think it was too easy, as you could easily stay in one place and counter kill the people. There's an exception for the enemies who you can't counter kill, but the ones you can are in more.
All of the Assassin's Creed games have had a story based around stealth, but occasionally you're going to have to get into a conflict. This game deals with the mechanics of that better than the rest.
You'll find yourself slipping between islands while tailing a ship and having to blend in while eavesdropping on your enemies. All very tense and exciting.
In Brotherhood, you got to make friends and then send them off to do side missions without you and only needed them for an occasional assistance call. In AC4, you'll be recruiting crew to help you run faster and larger ships.
Thank God they got rid of that terrible character.
While there are a couple of cutbacks to the "real world" within the game, they are few and far between and you don't have to follow an entirely separate storyline.
There are some and you can follow them if you like, but it's pretty easy to skip them and save yourself some sitting around time.
All video games seem to be getting better at this, but AC4 is definitely setting a standard. For open world, you get some pretty amazing in-game scenes.
From iguanas and boars to crocodiles and hammerhead sharks, you'll need to stealthily hunt all sorts of animals to upgrade your person. Not down with killing animals? Don't worry, there are plenty of dogs, goats, and sheep to pet along the way.
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The main characters seem somewhat more friendly and trustworthy than in the other games. They are definitely less obnoxious and whiny.
All games seem to have theme and mood music, but in this game, you get both the score behind your missions as well as the singing of the crew. Don't worry, you can have your character tell the crew to shut up.
Everyone has the best facial hair in this game.