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Ubisoft Explains PS4 Version of Assassin's Creed 4, Will Have Superior Waves And Wind Simulation

"We've heard from the beginning itself that Ubisoft would be implementing extra content into the PlayStation 4 version of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, developed by Ubisoft Montreal. When we asked creative director Jean Guesdon about some more details regarding the same, he clarified just what the extra content entailed."

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Ezz20133929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

well, that's nice
hope that all 3rd party dev do the same and use the more power ps4 have

RyuCloudStrife3929d ago

I can't wait until the full power of the PS4 is unraveled already.

I planned on getting 3 launch games but now I'm getting my 4th Assassins Creed 4 after seeing this http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Need4Game3929d ago

Since Xbox One is the baseline for game performance, game performance on PS4 won't have any hiccups.

Smooth gameplay on PS4 on all games, easy.

EXVirtual3929d ago

Yeah. I hope 3rd party devs take advantage of the PS4, because if not, they'd be holding themselves back. And they'd better take advantage, because they've been bitching about limitations with the current gen.

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Crazyglues3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

Yeah I was going to pass on Assassin Creed 4 until I saw this trailer made with all actual Game-play - I believe someone at Ubisoft was saying in an interview that it was the PS4 version, which would explain why that water looks so amazing in that trailer, could be the increase in fidelity this article is talking about.. - http://bit.ly/18W7JW9 -and that's not to say it won't look good on XB1

I'm just talking about from current consoles to nex gen...

Either way I'm really excited for the title now, hopefully we will get more info as we get closer to the launch..

would be cool if they did a video explaining the difference we will see in the PS4 version.

-Again just meaning from PS3 to PS4 version -like how much has the game been tweaked for nex gen

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PSdomin8tion3929d ago

I'm all about the PS4.

I'm worried tho that just like this current gen, the more powerful PS3 was held back in the multiplat visuals (sad as well that for the first 3 years developers were lazy giving PS3 poor ports cause they had no interest in learning the advanced tech the cell offered) to keep games even with the 360.

I'm afraid MS will NOT allow developers to take the PS4 multiplats a notch above the XBox 1. Once again, Playstation fans have to be held back cause of the XBone being 50% less powerful.

But, But, the power of the cloud.

joefrost003929d ago

So I'm confused
When I heard them talking about watch dogs he worded like the xbox one had the better technical version but AC ps4
Now this is funny considering they called it extra content
What he.said.sounds more like an next gen compared to current gen type of thing but I could be wrong just funny when they give these interviews (watch dogs included) never say compared to which system knowing they two gens they are developing for
And no one giving the interview ever asks lol

SegaSaturn6693929d ago

Damn ubisoft didn't answer the question: which one will have superior CLOUDS?!

MysticStrummer3929d ago

This is the same as that other article about Watch Dogs that the MS fans seized on, except it's the other way around.

They're comparing current and next gen, not PS4 and One.

Kryptix3929d ago

Good to see developers use the power of the PS4 at launch, which is different than the PS3's launch and for many years. That easy to develop architecture is really paying off combined with the PS4s strong GPU and GDDR5 RAM. And according to Mark Cerny, there are going to be easier and better ways of developing games in the coming years. Which makes developer's jobs much less frustrating.

abzdine3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

did Sony on purpose design the PS4 like an eraser to erase Xbox one from the gaming world??
It's crazy what i'm hearing lately about the two consoles!!
if X1 was like 360 i would still have bought it for the gaming experiences because i dont give a damn about graphics but right now no way that could happen with all the anti consumer decisions and the middle finger MS is giving to gamers

JessiePinkmanYo3929d ago

I lost interest in the Assasins line up long ago (I know, lol) but thank you for posting this video! I have both consoles on preorder but this video and article points to me getting it on PS4. Thanks again for the post

starchild3929d ago

The PS4 is going to be excellent. I can't wait to get mine.

I might play AC4 on my PC, but if the PS4 can at least offer a decent baseline quality for multiplats (meaning no screen tearing, a solid frame rate, and decent anti-aliasing) I have always said that I might switch over to gaming more on the PS4. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I'm getting a PS4 no matter what, though, for the amazing exclusives.

starchild3929d ago

@PSdomin8tion

Don't worry about that. I guarantee that the extra power in the PS4 will be used by developers.

Developers didn't hold back PS3 versions to be equal to 360 versions. In some cases the PS3 versions were worse. In both cases it wasn't MS forcing developers to do it, it was the fact that the PS3 was harder to make games for.

And it also had more RAM eaten up by the operating system and a slightly weaker GPU. Getting the best from the PS3 required designing your game to maximally take advantage of the Cell's SPUs, which isn't easy to do in a multiplatform development environment.

The PS4 is easy to develop for and has plainly better hardware all around. Believe me when I say that you will see advantages on multiplatform games.

YNWA963929d ago

Hehehe, c'mon... Who really stops in a game and looks at the waves....also... I cannot see the wind.... Can feel it though... These articles are again just BS for hits.... Usual crap...

YNWA963929d ago

So, I am seeing a lot of regrets and acknowledgements of doing it wrong from MS.... But I see no people thinking giving them an extra chance... Sony tried to butt fvck you with PS3, said sorry and you dropped pants again.... These companies like to make money... And both have made bad mistakes.... But only one is evil, while one wants world domination by giving away stuff and being cheap??? Does not make sense to me.... But it is what it is.... Getting both on launch day.... Enjoy the gaming.... Also the other stuff on X1.... Some people do like that stuff, so do not put them down.....

RonRico3929d ago

@RyuCloudStrife
Thanks for the link. Looks good.

Lvl_up_gamer3929d ago

LMAO

Is it not clear to many people on this site that he is comparing the PS4 version to current gen consoles?

I mean really?

SMH

PunisherRevenge3928d ago

@Need4Game..."Since Xbox One is the baseline for game performance, game performance on PS4 won't have any hiccups. Smooth gameplay on PS4 on all games, easy."

Lol....wow how soon you Sony fans forget....lol

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

SilentNegotiator3928d ago

It appears that all of the people that made the assumption that the Xbox One Watchdog comments were comparisons to fellow 8th gen versions are now questioning what the comparison here is to.

How interesting.

mewhy323928d ago

Well let's hope that all the third party developers will make full use of the power on tap from the PS4.

Braid3928d ago (Edited 3928d ago )

I think the title is kind of misleading.

It seems to me that he's talking about "better effects" compared to the PS3 (and the other last-gen) versions. In no sentence he makes a comparison between PS4 and Xbox One. It's highly possible that the effects he's talking about will be at the same quality in the XBO version as well, while PS3/360 versions will obviously be inferior to the next-gen versions.

The title should have been "AC IV will have superior waves and wind simulation on the next-gen consoles".

gaffyh3928d ago

@Gman - You don't need to put "..." every few words in your posts, I don't think you understand what the point of it is.

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bessy673929d ago

You guys do realize they're comparing the PS3 and PS4 versions of the game, right?

CGI-Quality3929d ago

No, we don't. He never specifies what he's comparing this version to.

torchic3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

I think you're right.

do people still honestly think publishers allow developers to openly suggest that one company's platform has better features than another company's platform of the same game?

that crap doesn't happen anymore. Microsoft $$$ is far more valuable than appeasing a certain section of the gaming community.

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BallsEye3929d ago

You do realise tho that he didn't say that it will have superior wind etc to xbox one or pc version? It will probably be superior to xbox 360 / ps3 version. Stop dreaming.

Ezz20133929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

no need to dream ...with more powerful specs and very friendly system

it's 3rd party dev's move now to make use of ps4 power

NumOnePS3FanBoy3928d ago

you should check out the vids provided by commenters, they seem to be running on the ps4 and it looks great. I wouldn't doubt it would look better than the xbone. Devs have no excuse now. We all know this gen 1st party sony studios showed what console was the better in terms of graphics and gameplay. Third party devs, not so much until the last couple of years of this gen

herbs3929d ago

Everyone on N4G always bickering over the little things. AC4 will look great on all current and next gen systems, PS4 has the potential to look the best ok get over it and stop arguing. The real interesting thing about this article is the Vita intigration, I wonder if its feature set will be identicle to the U's Gamepad this is what could make the PS4's version the best overall experience very cool.

ArmrdChaos3929d ago

No....there must be absolutes.

Owning superior system = being a superior person

They need this in order to define themselves.

YNWA963929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

Thats a very Nazi style comment Armrd....

Ah crap.... That was my 3rd bubble.... I think Sony are gods, PS4 is Kate Upton in see thru lingerie.... Now please may I have more bubbles?

ArmrdChaos3929d ago

I call the behavior on this site as I see it.

If people don't like being referred to in that manner then I guess the best solution would be to quit behaving that way.

fermcr3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

He doesn't say if he is comparing it to the X1/PC version or the PS3/X360 version.

I thing the PC/PS4/X1 versions are going to be very similar.

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MrMister3929d ago

I'm pretty sure Xbox One can do anything PS4 is already doing. Any way, i'm getting both.

showtimefolks3929d ago

so now almost all games can be played on Vita

nt a AC fan but have fun to those who like this series

Ju3928d ago

Every PS4 game is supposed to support this. Sony requires it.

asmith23063929d ago

Out of all people are taking from this article, this is what caught my eye: "...we do support the PS4 touchpad and Vita Remote Play, which means you will be able to play AC4 on your Vita through your PS4".

^This is freaking great :)

TheXgamerLive3929d ago

You little kids are funny, superior to the ps3 version only is what he's implying.
And just for rhe record XBOX ONE runs windows 8.1 DirectX 11.2 and has the power if the Cloud, not to mention whetherr or not the raise clock speed and or add memory. Xbox One the best games and the ONLY one running 1080p and 60fps.ut of the gate.

Seriously XBOX ONE bas 3 operating systems and it blows ls4 out of the AC water. Pun intended:-)

Ju3928d ago

Well, it's the next water cooler after all.

boneso823928d ago

@ XGamer

You do realise that you just bigged up the Xbone as best you can but failed to mention any of the hardware?

Ask any PC gamer what are the 3 most important hardware components to build a decent gaming rig and achieve the best possible visuals and frame rates, it goes as follows:

CPU, GPU, Memory...

As far as the Xbone v. PS4 goes in these three fundamental areas its a tie on CPU but PS4 has a superior GPU, by up to 50% (even with a potential overclock on Xbone) and RAM, in both quality and quantity available to games.

You sound like one of those PR knobs on stage for MS when you say things like "the power of the cloud", you really have been sucked in, do a bit of research on latency and bandwidth then reassess "the power of the cloud"...

jazzlover5113928d ago

and XOne fanboys can't acccept the truth they disagree with you

quenomamen3928d ago

But, but teh cloud, suppose to make da X1 3x more powerful !

awi59513928d ago

The stupid fanboy wars im so staying PC only this gen. Just bought me a second graphics card to complete my new Pc. Now i have to wait for BF4 to truly test it no game can touch my one card now.

AhmadCentral3928d ago

So if the PS4 version has superior wind and wave simulation, does that mean the Xbox version will have superior cloud simulation.......

I'll get my coat...

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Cuzzo633929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

Or maybe they can do a little bit more with the better specs.
Tho it is true that they said the same about Xb1. Hmmmm both versions might be the same or one might be slightly more dynamic and better performance wise. We will see on release. Digital Fondry and Lens of Truth are quivering for the day to start the new generation skirmishes I bet

Ezz20133929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

you didn't notice the "/s" in his comment ....did you ?!

miDnIghtEr20C_SfF3929d ago

If it's PR talk and makes the PS4 look good it's ok. If it's PR talk that makes X1 games look as good or seem better, or anything positive... it's just PR talk. :)

PirateThom3929d ago

Only because any positives said about the XBOne in a technical sense are misninformation at best and outright lies at worst.

fsfsxii3929d ago

Did i mention anything about the X1?
Oh, i see, the troll regained his bubbles.

SephirothX213929d ago

X1 will have a better graphics API. DirectX 11.2 allows texture tiling which will massively cut down the amount of gpu memory needed to handle textures by splitting up textures and only loading segments that are being rendered in a given frame.
Though PS4's better hardware will allow games that are not possible on X1. Its basically a mid-range PC vs a low-end PC. Kinect 2 will be good for my own motion capture for my own game engine. Though I will get PS4.

AceBlazer133929d ago

it's about credibility microsoft has lost a lot since xbone reveal .ppl are gonna call bs on their claims. think of it like this a drunken crack ho tells u an object in motion stay in motion ur gonna call bs but if ur physics teacher tells u u'll believe them

Ju3928d ago

"graphics tiling" is just used to overcome bandwidth limitation which the PS4 doesn't have. Even in the worst case the PS4 reads textures @176GB/s - from anywhere in it's 8GB memory. The X1 reads 100GB/s at best if the tile is in ESRAM cache and "hopes" it doesn't need to fill the missing tiles (@68GB/s). So even without a single miss we are talking 100GB/s max vs. 176. (and with all wizzardery maybe 133GB/s - but this includes write cycles as well).

There is nothing superior in the X1 or in DX11.2. Both support compute shaders in the render pipeline and yet, the PS4 has more compute sources to begin with.

If games look the same, at first than those simply haven't been optimized for either platform. And I sure believe devs will find tricks to maximize the X1's performance - and so will they do with the PS4. Only, those 40% advantage is a constant. If you add it for the One so will do the PS4.

XtraTrstrL3928d ago

@SephirothX21, The DX 11.2 texture tiling is them just catching back up.

It's already been mentioned long ago that the PS4 will be doing something similar to John Carmack's mega-textures used in Rage, but through hardware, which is basically what DX 11.2 is trying to parallel.

So, basically, no, X1 will not have a better graphics API. It's been mentioned many times that PS4 is way ahead of X1 in terms of the APIs, and this is another case of X1 just playing catchup.

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Gamers_United3929d ago

Lmfao ya right as if man this PR talk doesn't end

Bluepowerzz3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

so yeah lets not believe what a guy whos working on the game is saying and believe in a xbox fanboy who is uninformed and choses to side with a company who wants to demolish gaming as we know it. @ poor hardware wtf/

Gamers_United3929d ago

This comment made me laugh so hard lol what meds are you on ??

I know your still hurting because Xbox One has the cloud power and PS4 has poor hardware installed on it

its ok the truth hurts sometimes son

mega313929d ago

well lets be fair ps fanboys dont believe what developers say about the xbox one.

If a developer talks about good things in the Xbox, its just PR talk, but when a developer says something positive about the PS4 its perfect and its true, and its powerful.

Ladies and Gentleman, ANOTHER 180 :)

Thegamer413929d ago

@ Gamers_United
Yes the truth does hurt and we can all see it from your deluded comments.
When people resort to "cloud power" and blatant lies like "PS4 has poor hardware installed on it" you could tell they are butt hurt, made my day xD

xHeavYx3929d ago

@ Gamers
New trolling account detected!
PS4 is clearly superior, but hey, maybe you'll get some breakthrough Kinect function like.... I don't know, singing?
"yoho, yoho, the pirate's life's for me"

Sevir3929d ago

Cloud power verses "poor hardware"? lmaoo

The cloud power of MS's console is nothing but multiplayer dedicated servers, and every Dev who has a gaming coming for the platform says it's just that.

Destiny on PS4 runs on the cloud... Heavily, as does Killzone, Driveclub Battlefield and COD... Get over it...

The PS4 has brute force and Developers don't need a marketing ploy as an excuse for the performance of their software because it just performs well.

Multiplatform games will be better on the PS4 as will the exclusives.

nades_all_night3928d ago

I find it funny that anyone with any knowledge of tech could say the cloud that Xbox is using is some revolutionary and hardware enhancing feature! It's little more than suit speak being spewed by MS. I completely agree with sevir and those of you that have an elementary understanding of " the cloud".

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XtraTrstrL3929d ago

LOL @ teh cloud power. You mention the poor hardware installed on the PS4, yet you are an Xbone fan? Did you not know that the PS4 has a GPU that contains 50% more raw power than the Xbone? It also has 8GB fully unified GDDR5 ram compared to Xbone's 8GB DDR3 ram, which is not particularly good for graphics processing, and they make up for it with a tiny 32mb eSRAM, which makes Xbone more complex to program for.

The PS4 will outperform Xbone easily in exclusives and multiplatform games this time around with it's ease of use. Xbone's cloud is also very limited in the types of significant performance boost in can lend to games, it definitely won't make graphics prettier. Also, whatever little it does to help in games, will only be done while online. I rather all the significant power of my console be in the box, and not reliant on some online source.

Bottom Line: Xbone is clearly the weaker & less game-centric console of the 2.

It's ok though, the truth hurts sometimes son.

thexmanone3929d ago

So MS announced the specs of the xbox one? Can you give me a link to that information? I can`t seem to find it anywhere on the net.

sic_chops3929d ago

^ there is a reason they are hiding the specs from you. Wake up.

thexmanone3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

@sic_chops That's right, maybe XtraTrstrL should wake up and not post until we get the facts and not rumors about the specs.

Ju3928d ago

Actually, I have a perfect example where the PS4 will beat any platform on the market. It actually makes sense to implement memclr/memset/memcpy using the GPU ;) Incl. the X1 or any PC available. LOL

christrules00413927d ago

@thexmanone Yeah MS accidently announced it. It's 768 shaders on 12 compute cores.

http://www.anandtech.com/sh...

Here is an article on the speed of the Xbox One's GPU as well. Considering when they announced the 88% increase since it was both writing and reading it was actually half of what they said it is so underclocking to 750mhz makes sense. Here is an article with the math though.

http://www.gamechup.com/has...

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Enemy3929d ago

This comment coming from the guy who believes Microsoft upgraded the Xbox Ones' RAM to 12 gigs. Stop posting.

ginsunuva3929d ago

Ubi full of sh*t again. Just like how Watch Dogs uses the Power of teh Clowd on Xbox1 to have superior waves and ai.

Unless buying exclusive game assets is the new exclusive-dlc of next gen. Now Sony and MS not only pay for exclusive dlc in games, but pay for better waves and such.. lol

DragonKnight3929d ago

I agree. I was going to make some snarky remark about how clearly the PS4 isn't more powerful than the Xbox One and yet it is, but Ubisoft are just playing the talk game trying to hype up both sides in different ways. Power will be gauged when the games launch and comparisons inevitably made, until then it's all PR hype talk that should be ignored by all sides.

FrigidDARKNESS3929d ago

Yep,..i totally agree. Ubisoft is now a comical developer jjustifying that one console version will have better looking waves and wind it's laughable.

GribbleGrunger3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

You do realise that he's comparing it to current gen consoles and the X1 will probably benefit in that way too. Sort of shot yourself in the foot there. You could always get a petition together and demand that Ubisoft remove any improved wind and wave physics from the X1 version. After all, clearly any improvements in that area are 'laughable'.

DragonKnight3929d ago

@GribbleGrunger: Just mention the power of the cloud and Frigid will back peddle.

GribbleGrunger3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

Ah, the clouds. People always look to the heavens when they're stuck for an answer :) There are also better physics at the end of the rainbow, along with rocket science stuff, water coolers and pixie dust. I hope I'm not getting too technical?

waljaber3929d ago

what's matter how exclusive games will look on their console.

sigfredod3929d ago (Edited 3929d ago )

Actually this article is poorly redacted, it doesn´t specify exactly what the advantages of the PS4 version compared to what?, i think they refer to the current gen version, it should specify

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Leaked Early Prototype Footage Reveals Development Stages Of Several Assassin's Creed Games

Prototype footage from several of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed titles has leaked, revealing early stages of their development.

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The Best Pirate-Themed Video Games (Not Skull and Bones)

BY JASON MONROE: The very best pirate-themed video games that you should play instead of the disappointment that is Skull and Bones.

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thorstein45d ago

PoE: Deadfire, Unless you have a or PS5 or an SSD don't bother, loading times are insane. A minute and a half to go into a room to investigate a desk in an inn and then an additional 1 1/2 minutes to leave the room and then load to leave the inn???

And they never fixed it.

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Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag vs Skull and Bones Video Comparison Is an Eye-Opener

Ubisoft has just released Skull and Bones on PC and consoles. And, from the looks of it, the game wasn’t received well by some gamers. Not only that but it appears that Skull and Bones can be worse than Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, a game that came out a decade ago.

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OtterX59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

I wanted a Black Flag sequel so bad. It's still my favorite AC entry. The fact that they ignored everything that we loved about that game in this "spiritual successor" is making me enjoy watching this game crash and burn quite a bit. Either do it right or don't do it at all. (I understand the legal binding they got themselves into with the Singapore government to release this game at all costs)

/grabs popcorn

isarai58d ago

My thing is, if the Singapore govt was forcing you to do it at all cost, why not make what people wanted? How did ubi delay it for 5yrs, then again for 1yr and not just make a similar experience to black flag? How do you spend so much time and make so little?

Chocoburger57d ago

Ubisoft did make a sequel, Assassin's Creed: Rogue. It has a short campaign, and its packed with filler side quests for upgrades, but it's still a decent time.

It released on the same day as Assassin's Creed: Unity, so it was mostly forgotten.

porkChop58d ago

11 years of development. Multiple restarts. All the while people have been saying they don't want some pirate game where you can't even get off your ship. 11 years of people telling Ubisoft all they want is a pirate game that's basically Black Flag without any of the assassin or animus stuff. Yet they still served up this trash that no one wanted, charged $70 for it, and had the balls to call it AAAA.

The Guillemot family honestly needs to be forced out of Ubisoft. They've doubled down on everything players don't like about their games, they want AI to create "rough drafts" of their stories rather than letting their writers do their jobs, and they literally do not give a shit what their playerbase actually wants. 5-6 years ago their stock was worth more than 4x what it's currently worth. The company is dying.

Jin_Sakai58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

What has happened to developers? How can you possible make a worse looking game 11 years later? It’s honestly mind boggling.

darksky57d ago

It's because the older developers were better at it. The new generation pass most of their exams by copying code from around the web so are not nearly as good at understanding what they are developing.

LucasRuinedChildhood57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

No, here's the truth:
https://www.channelnewsasia...
This was made in Singapore and it's the first game of this scale to be made there. Ubisoft would probably cancel it normally since it clearly wasn't shaping up well but they were getting government grants to try build up the industry there.

Do you really think game developers are radically different than just 10 years ago? And this game has been development since Black Flag released.

Using one crap game to trash a whole industry of developers is stupid. It's like saying "Alien Colonial Marines proves that game developers suck now."

yeahokwhatever57d ago

i know this to be at least part of the puzzle from experience.

senorfartcushion57d ago

It's the multiplayer aspect of the world. MP games look worse than single player games, period. Every comparison we keep seeing are for games like Gotham Knights, Suicide Squad and Skull and Bones. They all have multiplayer focusses.

SyntheticForm58d ago

God, I'd love a remake of Black Flag.

Yi-Long58d ago

Enough has been said about this game already. The gaming world shrugged when it was announced so many years ago, and instead of listening to all the criticisms from the community back then, Ubi just sailed on and kept making a game nobody really wanted. What a waste of money and effort.

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