Black Flag the pirate game: wow, this is actually quite fun and competently made. It's simple and kinda repetitive, but it's amazing how much it works most of the time. Makes you wonder, if Ubisoft made this, why didn't more competent developers follow through with their own pirate games? Maybe this is truly peak, and there's not much others could add to it?
Just sailing around piling ships reminds me a lot of my first dozen hours of Red Dead Redemption 2. I didn't even bother about fast-travelling, just horsing around through the world was so much fun. It's surprising just how easy it is to make an open world game, when you remove all the clutter that makes completing it a chore and just focus on making it a fun place to explore and to be in.
4 stars.
Black Flag the Assassins's Creed game: OH MY GOD STOP RUNNING UP THE FRIGGIN WALLS YOU PIECE OF S
Oh, yeah, trailing missions. I just love those, haha. Wait, there's trailing missions in the sea too? Why...
Why? WHY UBISOFT? Why you keep shoehorning stealth sections if you didn't even figure out how it worked in Metal Gear Solid?
...AND NOW THERE'S STEALTH SECTIONS IN THE SEA TOO?
Oh well, the story and characters are cool I guess. I really like Kidd, and I wish Opía had a bigger role than just a sidequest one.
Also, the death scenes are fucking hilarious. Edward has so much sass and no chill, it's especially funny in the Templar Hunts where he's just standing there waiting for his cue.
2 stars.
Just sailing around piling ships reminds me a lot of my first dozen hours of Red Dead Redemption 2. I didn't even bother about fast-travelling, just horsing around through the world was so much fun. It's surprising just how easy it is to make an open world game, when you remove all the clutter that makes completing it a chore and just focus on making it a fun place to explore and to be in.
4 stars.
Black Flag the Assassins's Creed game: OH MY GOD STOP RUNNING UP THE FRIGGIN WALLS YOU PIECE OF S
Oh, yeah, trailing missions. I just love those, haha. Wait, there's trailing missions in the sea too? Why...
Why? WHY UBISOFT? Why you keep shoehorning stealth sections if you didn't even figure out how it worked in Metal Gear Solid?
...AND NOW THERE'S STEALTH SECTIONS IN THE SEA TOO?
Oh well, the story and characters are cool I guess. I really like Kidd, and I wish Opía had a bigger role than just a sidequest one.
Also, the death scenes are fucking hilarious. Edward has so much sass and no chill, it's especially funny in the Templar Hunts where he's just standing there waiting for his cue.
2 stars.