games website Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag review: Epic journey

"Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag" is the culmination of the previous "Assassin's Creed" series, with a very exciting story background, excellent script writing and excellent character portrayal that makes players unable to stop once they get started.

The most historically accurate city style, thrilling naval battles, refreshing stealth assassination rich combat action, rich game content and collection elements all make players enjoy playing.

However, due to the limitations of consoles in this era, the game did not show amazing visual effects, and there were some problems in the initial story telling that made people feel a little confused.

The degree of freedom is not too impressive, that is, hunting, finding hidden items, completing some side quests, etc. But overall the game quality is very satisfactory, especially the integration of ancestor memory plot and historical plot rhythm is very good, and finally worth mentioning is the game's menu interface and game UI I like very much!

Game introduction

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will be set in the Caribbean in 1715 and will feature Edward Kenway, a young English man who is the grandfather of Assassin's Creed III's Connor Kenway, Edward's involvement in the waning privateering wars of the 18th century is transformed into the League of Assassins' thousand-year rivalry with the Templars.

The game will feature a number of historical pirate Kings such as Blackbeard and Charles Vane, leading players to explore the numerous islands and vast seas of the West Indies, reliving the golden age of piracy.

The developers have brought many historical events into the game, we will experience the fall of the Spanish Armada in 1715, the attack of the Portuguese fleet of 42.

We'll also be able to confront historical pirates on a deserted island. The game will bring a huge open world with more than 50 freely explored locations, and the combat system will introduce several 18th century weapons in addition to Assassin's Creed's classic assassin weapons, while focusing on action and stealth gameplay.

And the series' famous multiplayer experience will be more diverse and ruthless than ever before.

Game screen

As the first game in the "Assassin's Creed" series to land on the platform of the next era, of course, the screen of this game on the platform of this era can not reach the level of the next era, compared with the third generation, almost at the same level.

The game still uses the Anvinext engine, with new photosensitive tools, dynamic weather loops, and the ability to render huge thousands of battles. From the wild forest scene at the beginning of the game to the rich artificial buildings in the Middle Ages, the story background of the game gives the player a new sense of engagement.

The opening scene is A real forest scene, waterfalls, cliffs, towering wooden towers, towering trees, and Edward jumps from point A to point B, then climbs up to point C and finally jumps down to point D in a smooth and effortless motion.

Let the player can not help but begin to doubt that their family really has the assassin blood, do the basic test ship and the sea to eat the pirates at the same time also have a high climb low climb the ability to climb the wall, it is not to be underestimated.

The city scenes in the game are the most historically accurate ever, and Ubisoft hired historians as consultants to provide topographical maps of the city planning at the time, and when players run on the roofs of the city or climb the vantage point to take a look at the city, they will be amazed at the busy street scenery that is both contemporary and realistic.

The peddler, the passer-by in a hurry, the coquettish street girl (Edward's favorite.....) There are more than 100 NPC people with different dress, appearance and behavior, and the unprecedented details perfectly restore the city style.

Dynamic weather loops and multiplayer naval battles are still a big part of the game, and more than half of the console's computing goes into sea simulation.

The dynamic effect of the shimmering sea does give us a sense of the next era, although this feeling exists only on the surface.

Dynamic weather will give us the most real game experience, imagine the clear, blue sky in a second will turn into a thunderous storm, and this under the waves, there is a storm, at the same time we have to control Captain Edward commanded the Jackdaw for tense and exciting sea plunder, this comprehensive three-dimensional feeling is both real and shocking.

Sailing on the sea, you are sure to encounter various surprises, such as whales leaping out of the sea, or sudden super waves and "dragons"......

Of course, there are a lot of shortcomings, relatively rough mapping and some low-level errors, the specific will not be detailed, look at the picture can understand.....

The hanging remains

Do you take things from other people?

Girl, are you putting your hands through your chest?

The game is still very good in the iconic city style restoration and naval battle weather scenes, but some of the modeling details are sloppy.

Game music and sound effects

The music in the game is excellent and actively evokes the mood and atmosphere of the active players. The color is rich and gorgeous, the rhythm is unique and bright, the melody is beautiful and full of singing, the harmony is full of vitality, the cheerful atmosphere, and the colorful timbre.

In particular, the ballads that players need to collect in the game are used to unlock the crew songs of naval battles, which are bright and strong, complex and diverse, and rich in segmentation. Dubbing can also leave a deep impression on players.

Game operation

The movement and climbing system of this game is still similar to that of the third generation, holding down the RT key can basically complete most of the actions, the climbing process is more simple, and the Angle of view is also excellent.

Running also needs to hold down the RT key, while running can hold down the B key to defeat the enemy. The player will use four muskets (each shot once) and two swords most of the time. Players will be able to control where they dodge when fighting a group of enemies.

The combat system of this game is similar to Batman, X key attack, B key anti-reverse, A key break defense, local people appear on the head mark, quickly press the B key can play a beautiful defense counterattack.

Also relative to the 3 generations of more than 5000 different movements, this is only a lot more. Assassinations can be basically divided into close-in assassinations, double assassinations, air assassinations, hidden assassinations and running assassinations, but only with close-in weapons.

The common hidden points in the game are haystack cars, grass, crowds, corners, underwater, etc., players should be good at using them.

Red on the enemy's head means that the enemy has been spotted, yellow means that the enemy has become alert, and white means that the enemy has fled the field of view. When you step into the game's city, players will be able to deliberately create a commotion and then happily watch as increasingly difficult security guards rush towards you, similar to Grand Theft Auto's Wanted Heat system, which tracks your police force, from patrol cars to helicopters, according to the severity of your mess.

The chaos created by the player at sea will attract increasingly difficult enemy ships, and one concept map shows a fierce man-ship dogfight scene, while the indicator next to it is exaggerated to display the maximum "total alert".

The Hawk-Eye system still exists, when turned on, gold is the important target, blue is the friend or passerby, red is the enemy, and hidden points are highlighted in white and yellow. If you can't find the target or item, turn on the eagle eye to quickly find the key point.

The sync point is very important, after climbing to the top of the sync point, press the B key to rotate the Angle of view once, and then you can quickly travel between the various viewing points.

After the synchronization is complete, the player must not slowly climb down, and then can complete the Assassin's Creed series of symbolic Leap of Faith, but unlike the previous games, Edward's Leap of Faith is half crouched instead of standing.

Summary: The main points of the battle are assassination, and attention should be paid to the breaking and counter-defense of the "elite" enemies when forced to fight.

Game style and system

Assassin's Creed 4 is a massive open world game with maps that are all "seamless" and "fluid."

In addition to the main storyline, the main content of the game also includes side missions, contract assassinations, equipment items, naval battles, looting, hunting, crafting, collecting, mini-games, etc.

Weapons include sword group, gun group, dart, blow arrow, etc., there are shop purchase, main task unlock, challenge unlock, collect unlock, make unlock and exchange code exchange, similar clothing. The main mission is similar to the previous games, the game will have the player in the city to complete the mission, such as guards, infiltrating points, killing escape, civilians and so on.

The modern part of the game is set in 2013, and the modern part of Assassin's Creed 4 is basically a logical continuation of the modern part of Assassin's Creed 3, except this time, you won't be playing descendants of ancient characters, So this time the player takes on the role of a full-time employee of Abstergo Entertainment (actually the player himself, since the modern part is first-person), a researcher, and your job is to study an important character from the Animus' past: Edward Kenway.

Players can view the progress of major sequences, side quests, collectibles, side actions, and total completion progress in the game memory sync. Every mainline task in memory contains secondary goals, and the secondary goals will not reach 100% until they are all completed.

Each completed memory is also rated according to the star rating, out of 5 stars.

The naval battle is very similar to the third generation, the main point is to stop, turn the head and attack the weak point.

The player has a ship named Jackdaw, and during the course of the game, the player will be able to upgrade his love ship, and the player will have a crew that you recruit to help you loot other ships.

Players can upgrade the Jackdaw's various weapon armor, storage rooms and harpoons. It can also be upgraded to change the appearance of the Jackdaw. The upgrade can be done at any port.

The game has a large proportion of sea and land battles, similar to Assassin's Creed 3, but more extensive: "It's very, very vast, but I would say we're more focused on the diversity of locations. In Assassin's Creed 3 we focused on the British colonies and the jungle, and in this one we're going to have many, many different locations and styles that are absolutely going to be new to everyone, and it's going to be very, very big."

You can pull out your binoculars to observe distant ships and islands, the screen will show the strength of the enemy ship and the cargo on board, and then it is up to you to attack or retreat.

You can also see if the newly discovered island has animals worth hunting, treasures worth digging for, or commanding heights to climb. If you want to explore (conquer) an island, and it is protected by powerful ships, it is too big and too strong for you to defeat it. Then you can go back and do some breeding, do some other land or sea activities, earn some extra money, upgrade your own boat, and once you feel strong enough to give him a head-on, go back to this island.

Or you can play tricks to get that protection ship to chase you, and then lead it to some terrible storm, and the storm will fix everything for you.

Capturing an enemy ship on the way is more profitable than scuttling it, taking care to avoid heavy fire and not attract the attention of the enemy, infiltrating and assassinating the enemy captain can determine the victory of the battle, and choosing the target to plunder for the pirate team is also one of the captain's duties.

In addition to the game's hunting system to bring players fun, the most important role is to collect materials to make props or sell money. Skin and bones can be collected from prey.

Used to upgrade suits, craft darts, blow arrows, pistol bags, bullet bags and improve Edward's health. This time in addition to the wild animals running on the ground, also added sharks, beluga whales such as the hegemon of the sea, and the latter part of the cortex is comparable to the previous, especially the beluga whale skin, a piece of up to 6000R.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag will feature three major cities and the entire coastline of Cuba, including a total of 50 land locations to explore, small fishing villages, fish farms, smuggler caves, naval forts, dense claustrophobic jungles that can sometimes hide ruins, and more.

Collectible parts include overviews, treasure chests, Barcaroles, Animus fragments, secrets, and more. To find hidden secrets and treasures, the treasure map is the most important thing, the more easily ignored the corner the more likely to contain great wealth, opportunities are everywhere.

A Caribbean voyage will provide diving access to an underwater world that also contains unmissable treasures, but also man-eating sharks and other deadly threats...

Small games or those few, boring to play a play can be bored. Pubs can play small games, as well as pay for information, hire crew and so on.