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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a pirate paradise
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced | PlayStation 5 (reviewed), PC, Xbox Series X/S | ★★★★☆The year was 2013: Pope Benedict XVI resigned, Margaret Thatcher died, Breaking Bad ended and traces of horse meat were found in beef burgers sold by the likes of Tesco and Lidl. And Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag. The pirate-centered incarnation of the hugely popular series was well received both critically and commercially (unlike the burgers) so it is perhaps no surprise that Ubisoft has re-released it, rebuilding the game from the ground up in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. The remake had been rumoured for some time, with even its developers calling it “gaming’s worst‑kept secret.” Now Resynced is finally out of dry dock and shipping to nostalgic gamers everywhere. Built for next-gen consoles, the improvements on this remaster go deeper than just the updated visuals. Around six extra hours of new quests, a host of new items and some added gameplay mechanics make this feel like a fresh iteration in the series, rather than a lazy cash-grab. Gone are many of the momentum-halting Animus sequences, keeping the player firmly rooted in the naval action without interruptions. Loading screens are all but a thing of the past and ‘fast travel’ across the map finally lives up to its name.
