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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace. Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway.
User reviews: Very Positive (8,541 reviews)
Release Date: 19 Nov, 2013
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"An Assassins Creed game that's not entirely boring! It's still a bit boring, but you've got a ship this time and can do piratey things, so there's that."
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Digital Deluxe Edition

This pack contains new locations to discover and explore: Sacrifice Island, Black Island and Mystery Island. Find the hidden treasure chests to get access to new outfits and weapons for Edward, and figureheads and sails for you ship. Obtain new and exclusives costumes, pictures, titles, relics and emblems for multiplayer!

Also contains:

  • The Castaway's Prize This pack contains The German Rapiers The Discoverer picture, title, relix and emblem.

  • DLC Aveline A memorable and epic adventure composed of 3 Aveline's mission unveiling a strange new 1st civilization artifact…

About This Game

The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace.

Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway. His fight for glory has earned him the respect of legends like Blackbeard, but also drawn him into the ancient war between Assassins and Templars, a war that may destroy everything the pirates have built.

Welcome to the Golden Age of Piracy.

Key Features



  • A BRASH REBEL ASSASSIN Become Edward Kenway, a charismatic yet brutal pirate captain, trained by Assassins. Edward can effortlessly switch between the Hidden Blade of the Assassin’s Order and all new weaponry including four flintlock pistols and dual cutlass swords.

  • EXPLORE AN OPEN WORLD FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITIES Discover the largest and most diverse Assassin’s Creed world ever created. From Kingston to Nassau, explore over 75 unique locations where you can live the life of a pirate including:
    • Loot underwater shipwrecks
    • Assassinate Templars in blossoming cities
    • Hunt for rare animals in untamed jungles
    • Search for treasure in lost ruins
    • Escape to hidden coves

  • BECOME THE MOST FEARED PIRATE IN THE CARIBBEAN Command your ship, the Jackdaw, and strike fear in all who see her. Plunder and pillage to upgrade the Jackdaw with ammunition and equipment needed to fight off enemy ships. The ship’s improvements are critical to Edward’s progression through the game. Attack and seamlessly board massive galleons, recruit sailors to join your crew and embark on an epic and infamous adventure.

  • EXPERIENCE THE GRITTY REALITY BEHIND THE PIRATE FANTASY Stand amongst legendary names such as Blackbeard, Calico Jack and Benjamin Hornigold, as you establish a lawless Republic in the Bahamas and relive the truly explosive events that defined the Golden Age of Piracy.

  • THE BEST ASSASSIN’S CREED MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCE TO DATE Put your assassination skills to test and embark on an online journey throughout the Caribbean. Discover a brand new set of pirate characters, and explore exotic and colourful locations. Additionally, create your own game experience with the new Game Lab feature – craft your own multiplayer mode by choosing abilities, rules and bonuses. Play and share your newly created mode with your friends.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions)
    • Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)
    • Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
    • Additional Notes: Windows-Compatible keyboard and mouse required, controller optional.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better
    • Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
    • Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better and GeForce GTX 400, GTX 500, GTX 600 and GTX 700 series. AMD Radeon HD4870 or better and Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series. Note: Latest GeForce drivers tested: 327.23 for all series. Latest Radeon drivers tested: 13.1 for Radeon HD4000, 13.4 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Vista and 13.9 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Win7 and Win8. Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
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218 of 229 people (95%) found this review helpful
5
marduk
109 products in account
Recommended
36.3 hrs on record
Posted: 28 November
Pros:
-Beautiful graphics
-Huge artistic work
-Vast world
-Naval battles are awesomeeeee!
-Main quest is captivating

Cons:

-Uplay
-Same old basic combat system
-Lack of difficulty
-Little to no changes in gameplay compared to the older ACs
-Uplay
-Uplay
-Seriously... Uplay...

Advice:

Disable Cloud Save Sync. I lost 15 hours of gameplay because of that idiotic setting and you can avoid that by simply disabling cloud sync.
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459 of 553 people (83%) found this review helpful
13
monzy
48 products in account
Recommended
23.7 hrs on record
Posted: 25 October
I let my target notice me. He tried to follow me. A crocodile ate him. I am an assassin.
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130 of 134 people (97%) found this review helpful
Fromage
96 products in account
Recommended
54.1 hrs on record
Posted: 7 October
The best Assassin's Creed game since Assassin's Creed 2.
This is coming from someone who hates pirates.

This game comes in three parts being a Assassin, being a ship captain, and being a ubi.... I mean Abstergo employee.

The Assassin part is similar to the previous games, but it is improved.
- Sword fighting feels alot better than previous games, its more Batman-like (Arkham games) and less Counter-kill spam.
- Range weapons are powerful, but not over powered.
- They finally put stealth mechanics in the game!!!! A game about Assassins!!!! (You can hide in bushes, long grass and are able to move around)
- Mission design is really good, and more varied than previous games.
- Side missions are amazing too, they range from under-sea diving to whaling to taking over forts.

Being a ship captain is the best part of the game.
- I enjoyed exploring the high seas more than the storyline, I kept exploring till the point where all that I could was the main storyline.
- Your Ship is upgradable and the system is extensive.
- Ship combat is great. It consists of shooting cannons at each other and then boarding for some sword fighting to capture the ship. Its really addicting.

Being a ubisoft employee is in first person, and you mainly do hacking puzzels in it.
- Doing these puzzels unlocks background information, that is really interesting.

Multiplayer
- haven't touched it

Other Stuff
- Optimization could be better, but it is a beatiful game.
- Best play with a controller IMO, until you have to aim with a pistol.
- UPLAY :(

Rating: 10/10 -1 for UPLAY => 9/10
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596 of 837 people (71%) found this review helpful
4
Davidovich - 주비
327 products in account
Recommended
57.7 hrs on record
Posted: 4 November
YARR HARR, FIDDLE DEE DEE, BEING A PIRATE IS ALRIGHT WITH ME, DO WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE!
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90 of 116 people (78%) found this review helpful
Farsken
425 products in account
Recommended
49.7 hrs on record
Posted: 19 October
This is possible the best game, in this game franchise since AC2. And it's a really a good pirate game too.

Recommended to all Assassin's Creed fans out there. And those who want to give this franchise a try. Enjoy!
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290 of 431 people (67%) found this review helpful
Cake
239 products in account
Recommended
4.2 hrs on record
Posted: 16 November
Better then Assassin’s Creed unity.
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54 of 63 people (86%) found this review helpful
CountVerix
5 products in account
Recommended
82.6 hrs on record
Posted: 18 November
Assassins creed 4 black flag is an awesome game. It has great combat, both naval and when dueling. I found the story started off strong but got progressively worse. However, I enjoyed the game far past the end of the main story [which took me 25 hours, your results may vary] and I ended up getting 75 hours out of it. The multiplayer is miserable but the end game content and side quests are great. For some reason I was capped at 30fps, DAMN YOUN UBISOFT! While I hated teh ending off this game it had a ton of solid content and the main questline had some outstanding moments gameplay wise. The side missions and exploration are even better offering stories of their own and allowing you to make your own story.

Assassins Creed 4, Not revolutionary, but awesome! A solid 8.5/10
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47 of 53 people (89%) found this review helpful
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btecker
14 products in account
Recommended
363.5 hrs on record
Posted: 25 October
Okay, first off, I want to say I love this game down to its core. Sure maybe it has bugs and frame rate problems, but this is still one of my #1 Most Favorite Game!

Story: Amazing rich and emotional story though you are not tied to it and can go off and do whatever in the Jackdaw
Gameplay: This is where this game falls a bit. You constantly jump and climb on things you didnt want to. Though overall it's okay
Graphics: When you are looking at moutains, ect. in the distance they somtimes flash back and fourth and also textures take awhile to load in, though other then that, the lighting, weather,water and textures are up at the top for this generation.
Open World: Perfect, if you want to go to a bar and recruit some crew, to then go and invade a hideout and look the treausre to then upgrade your ship. Overall, I give open world 10/10

Overall, I would give this game a 9/10 for its perfect story and amazing open world. I would recommend this to anyone who has a mildy good pc or any consel who wants hours and hours of good open world fun!

-BlockbyBlock


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bugs1025
46 products in account
Recommended
106.7 hrs on record
Posted: 2 November
Black Flag is not a normal Creed game. Mostly because its amazing, and no game with an "animus" in the story should be called amazing. The other AC games are good don't get me wronge I like them alot; but, not GTA, Fallout, Elder Scrolls good. Black Flag is nearly just that. Everything in the game is polished and open. The naval combat is a blast :p, and the melee combat is great. My only gripe is it is restricted to typicall AC themes. I.E. don't killing civilians, no taking someone elses ship and building that one up, limited to what weapons you can hold on to. The story is ok, but sometimes unbearably in accurate how they portray real pirates(simular to ACIII), and they are just there to move the plot. The whole animus thing is bearley a discussion and is still needless. They could have just made it you are a pirate, go and pirate things. No need for the same old story of made up blah blah in historical local, but the open world lets you forget about that.
With the world being so big and grand, and your crew singing while you sail its easy to get sucked in. The mini games are a lot of fun and at times just I just like to play a game of checkers while listening to the "live band" who will play period music.(and each region gets their own songs based on the inhabitants. Like a English settlement will play old English and Irish songs) One grip I do have for this game is its a bear to run. Most are lucky to see 30FPS. I modded it and it tends to run around 45-50fps at 1080 with ultra on everything but shadows with an i7, 2gb nVidia, and 16gigs ram. So make sure you can run it. This is a game I would highly recommend to people who even hate the series, because this AC shouldn't of bothered with the name Assassins Creed #. No it is to good! This is just Black Flag to me, and Black Flag is great!!!!!!!!!
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147 of 237 people (62%) found this review helpful
Aussie
41 products in account
Recommended
298.1 hrs on record
Posted: 11 November
I let my gametime speak for itself.
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113 of 180 people (63%) found this review helpful
5
Deus Ecks
344 products in account
Recommended
100.7 hrs on record
Posted: 10 October
Why are pirates called pirates? Because they arrr
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88 of 142 people (62%) found this review helpful
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Couch_BL00dField
158 products in account
Recommended
41.2 hrs on record
Posted: 11 November
It's good until UPlay deletes my save game.
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71 of 114 people (62%) found this review helpful
LemonKush + Sunny #KGTV
380 products in account
Recommended
5.2 hrs on record
Posted: 27 October
I love this game it is by far the best assasins creed for a while. I would recommend this game to almost anyone.
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18 of 22 people (82%) found this review helpful
Woahstrewth
51 products in account
Recommended
83.8 hrs on record
Posted: 28 November
Best Assassin's Creed by Far.

Story is so-so but the excitement of the navel combat more than makes up for it. Legitamitely one of the only games where the vehicle sections are my favorite part.
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157 of 273 people (58%) found this review helpful
6
Curpulence
90 products in account
Recommended
3.5 hrs on record
Posted: 20 November
Too much water 7.8/10
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25 of 36 people (69%) found this review helpful
[CPC] Froh
1,505 products in account
Recommended
71.6 hrs on record
Posted: 3 November
An interesting Assassin's creed where you play a pirate.
Probably one of the best arcade naval game available.

If you don't like this part, forget about the game, it's an important one.

If you like this part, the rest of the game is really great too. A lot of unlockables to track and things to do.
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13 of 15 people (87%) found this review helpful
Tee
85 products in account
Recommended
25.1 hrs on record
Posted: 27 November
Although I was largely dissapointed by AC3, AC4 thankfully was not the same. Although the combat is largely similar and some of the missions are repetitive, the story is engaging and the pirate gameplay is fantastic.
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11 of 12 people (92%) found this review helpful
5
Vortexash
206 products in account
Recommended
54.7 hrs on record
Posted: 15 December
Assassin's Creed IV is very different to the other games in the Assassin's Creed franchise, which is why some people might critisize the game for straying too far from it's original purpose. However, I absolutely loved the game. Although Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag sets much more focus on being a pirate and sailing a ship, it definetely feels awesome to be an assassin pirate.

There are lots of incentives to upgrade your ship and yourself, and to complete side missions and general activities. The story of Black Flag is definetely one of the best stories I've ever connected to (since the dialogue is almost always matched with the gameplay), and especially near the end you gain a deep understanding of the story.

But of course, what's a good story without good gameplay? AC4 never dissapoints a pirate's wildest fantasies. I still remember the first time I rammed into a ship and swung onto the ship, wiping everyone out in a fury of pressing two buttons. The combat is rather bland and requires little skill, but feels really cool nevertheless.

In the end, whether you've played every game in the franchise, have no clue about the games or just wanting to be a badass pirate, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is sure not to dissapoint.

8.8/10

P.S pistol-swords
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Touuqe X
123 products in account
Recommended
6.7 hrs on record
Posted: 24 October
Has to be my favourite Assassin's CreedS yet.
Good story.
Good gameplay, even though it isn't very well optimised.
Motherfudging Pitrates!
Love the battles between ships and then boarding then, just so awesome.

Only problem I have had is the controller support, sometimes my controller would just stop working after a cutscene or load screen. Also Uplay sucks, but there's not much you can do about that.

7 Seas/10

RIGHT LADS, PACK YOUR BAGS AND COME ABOARD AS WE HOIST THE BLACK FLAG!
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SpeedhackCwack
64 products in account
Recommended
30.0 hrs on record
Posted: 23 September
Plunder Simulator 2014
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Title: Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Genre: Action, Adventure
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Date: 19 Nov, 2013

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