Assassin’s Creed 4 Jackdaw Edition (PS4)
Product ID: 333286202
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. Experience the lives of ruthless and merciless pirates in History’s Golden Age of Piracy! Impersonate great adventurers of the Caribbean and unleash lethal new skills and weapons. Explore mysterious islands and with the colors of your sails, strike fear into the hearts of any sailor daring to cross your path! Assassin’s Creed® IV Black FlagTM Jackdaw Edition includes the Assassin’s Creed® IV Black FlagTM full game, Assassin’s Creed® IV Black FlagTM Freedom Cry and the seven following DLCs, available on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC. Assassin’s Creed® IV Black FlagTM Jackdaw Edition includes Review: Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! - Assassin's Creed IV is a misleading title, as of the time of this review there have in fact been 6 games on consoles and I believe 3 on handheld systems, one of which was ported to consoles. So keeping things fresh in a series which sprawls out to that many games yet keeping close to it's assassin roots must be rather difficult. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag not only succeeds at that, it excels above previous entries making it the best game since Assassin's Creed II. For those not familiar with the series I imagine getting into it at this point would be rather difficult to try and understand what is fully going on, and the developer Ubisoft does very little to catch people up on the story. To sum up there has been an underground war going on beneath society between two factions, the Assassins who believe in freedom and the Templars who believe in order and control. Both sides are fighting for what they believe is in the benefit for hummanity. Perspective I guess. In the game world there is a machine in current times called the animus which allows people to see through the eyes of their ancestors throughout different periods of history, giving the chance in each game to play different assassin's and interact with famous people through time, some portrayed as good like Leonardo Divinchi, some bad such as Cesare Borgia. Assassin's Creed IV is set in the early 18th century in the Carribean during the golden age of pirates. You play the role of a pirate named Edward Kenway, a down on his luck Welshman who wants to make his fortune and stumbles onto the Assassin/Templar war by accident. Caring little for either side it takes a while before he decides that either cause is really worth fighting for. I'm going to say two things that contradict the score I've given this game right now, Edward is pretty unlikable and the story is fairly uninteresting with a few plotholes (Edward has assassin skills with no training at any point) but neither of these things get in the way of just how fun the gameplay is. This is a game of two halves, land and sea. When exploring the Caribbean islands on foot it's a pretty standard Assassin's Creed game. Edward is extremely agile able to climb buildings in a parkour fashion, swim, hide as well as use a variety of weapons in combat which although usually comes down to a mainly counter attack affair has some brutal moves that really look great for finishing off enemies. On the water though is where the real fun comes in, where the assassin ends, and the pirate begins. Edward commands his own ship the Jackdaw which can be upgraded with more cannons, a better ram, better hull plating etc. With the Jackdaw you can do pretty much anything you want, attack and sink ships in huge broadsides, board vessels by swinging in on ropes and taking their cargo or even adding that ship to your pirate fleet, attack forts, go harpooning for whales or even look for sunken treasure using a diving bell. There is just a lot to do and nearly all of it fun. As a cross gen game Assassin's Creed IV also looks surprisingly great on the PS4, the water effects are especially gorgeous with reflections, the rolling of the waves and storms. The voice acting is also of an extremely high quality as is the music. Interestingly enough when sailing you can get your crew to sing actual sea shanties of the period should you wish, many of which are actually excellent. To sum up Black Flag is a great game with tons to do and collect. The seafaring is especially brilliant making this the best pirate game you'll play even if it's actually a science fiction game about assassins. I should note that this edition with the season pass does not give you the extra content on disc, it comes as a season pass code so be wary of a second hand purchase, cheeky of Ubisoft. + Amazing seafaring gameplay. + looks gorgeous. + Great voice acting and music. + Tons of things to do and collect. - Edward and the story are a little naff. Review: Hoist the colours, this is a booty. - Superb. This is so far the best game in the series. For those of you who have played the previous games Black flag opens up a whole host of new options. New mission types,a switch up in the combat system and a crafting system based on resource collection. The story is much more in depth and complicated than AC3 where Connor was one dimensional and focussed on revenge Edward develops well as a character and is almost as likeable as Ezio from previous games. The controls as ever can occasionally be frustrating (spending five minutes trying to step up on to a ledge) but are overall simmilar to the previous games and will feel natural to veteran assasins. Anyone who disliked the naval battles in AC3 must steer well clear of this game as you will spend a huge portion of it on the open seas both broadsiding your foes and boarding their vessels. This can be a little tedious after a while especially if you are hunting a particular resource to upgrade your vessel though most of this can be avoided if you choose to fast travel everywhere. The Carribean does lack the sheer impressive nature that Rome, Constantinople and Jerusalem offered in terms of architechture and history previous games had but the sheer number of locations does provide variety. The multiplayer is more of the same from previous games though a new story line multiplayer mode is available this can be very difficult to complete if you do not have a large community of gaming freinds. The graphics are very good but not the best i have seen on the ps4 and it is obvious the game has been ported and not madefor ps4. A companion app is available for the game which allows you to manage some of the duller aspects of fleet management from your mobile device as well as bring up maps or even database entries synced up with real timegame play which works well on a tablet device but I imagine would be far to small to be useable on a phone or small tablet. All in all there is a lot of game here for your money and if shooting terrorists and nazis isn't your style then the multi player is a breath of fresh air. A fantastic addition to the franchise to keep you going untill uniity.
| ASIN | B00I9WW5N6 |
| Compatible Video Game Console Models | Sony PlayStation 4 |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (42) |
| Date First Available | April 13, 2014 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 03307215771440 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 4.6 ounces |
| Item model number | 5771440 |
| Manufacturer | Ubisoft |
| Product Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.71 x 6.77 inches; 4.64 ounces |
| Release date | March 28, 2014 |
| Type of item | Video Game |
F**E
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Assassin's Creed IV is a misleading title, as of the time of this review there have in fact been 6 games on consoles and I believe 3 on handheld systems, one of which was ported to consoles. So keeping things fresh in a series which sprawls out to that many games yet keeping close to it's assassin roots must be rather difficult. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag not only succeeds at that, it excels above previous entries making it the best game since Assassin's Creed II. For those not familiar with the series I imagine getting into it at this point would be rather difficult to try and understand what is fully going on, and the developer Ubisoft does very little to catch people up on the story. To sum up there has been an underground war going on beneath society between two factions, the Assassins who believe in freedom and the Templars who believe in order and control. Both sides are fighting for what they believe is in the benefit for hummanity. Perspective I guess. In the game world there is a machine in current times called the animus which allows people to see through the eyes of their ancestors throughout different periods of history, giving the chance in each game to play different assassin's and interact with famous people through time, some portrayed as good like Leonardo Divinchi, some bad such as Cesare Borgia. Assassin's Creed IV is set in the early 18th century in the Carribean during the golden age of pirates. You play the role of a pirate named Edward Kenway, a down on his luck Welshman who wants to make his fortune and stumbles onto the Assassin/Templar war by accident. Caring little for either side it takes a while before he decides that either cause is really worth fighting for. I'm going to say two things that contradict the score I've given this game right now, Edward is pretty unlikable and the story is fairly uninteresting with a few plotholes (Edward has assassin skills with no training at any point) but neither of these things get in the way of just how fun the gameplay is. This is a game of two halves, land and sea. When exploring the Caribbean islands on foot it's a pretty standard Assassin's Creed game. Edward is extremely agile able to climb buildings in a parkour fashion, swim, hide as well as use a variety of weapons in combat which although usually comes down to a mainly counter attack affair has some brutal moves that really look great for finishing off enemies. On the water though is where the real fun comes in, where the assassin ends, and the pirate begins. Edward commands his own ship the Jackdaw which can be upgraded with more cannons, a better ram, better hull plating etc. With the Jackdaw you can do pretty much anything you want, attack and sink ships in huge broadsides, board vessels by swinging in on ropes and taking their cargo or even adding that ship to your pirate fleet, attack forts, go harpooning for whales or even look for sunken treasure using a diving bell. There is just a lot to do and nearly all of it fun. As a cross gen game Assassin's Creed IV also looks surprisingly great on the PS4, the water effects are especially gorgeous with reflections, the rolling of the waves and storms. The voice acting is also of an extremely high quality as is the music. Interestingly enough when sailing you can get your crew to sing actual sea shanties of the period should you wish, many of which are actually excellent. To sum up Black Flag is a great game with tons to do and collect. The seafaring is especially brilliant making this the best pirate game you'll play even if it's actually a science fiction game about assassins. I should note that this edition with the season pass does not give you the extra content on disc, it comes as a season pass code so be wary of a second hand purchase, cheeky of Ubisoft. + Amazing seafaring gameplay. + looks gorgeous. + Great voice acting and music. + Tons of things to do and collect. - Edward and the story are a little naff.
J**N
Hoist the colours, this is a booty.
Superb. This is so far the best game in the series. For those of you who have played the previous games Black flag opens up a whole host of new options. New mission types,a switch up in the combat system and a crafting system based on resource collection. The story is much more in depth and complicated than AC3 where Connor was one dimensional and focussed on revenge Edward develops well as a character and is almost as likeable as Ezio from previous games. The controls as ever can occasionally be frustrating (spending five minutes trying to step up on to a ledge) but are overall simmilar to the previous games and will feel natural to veteran assasins. Anyone who disliked the naval battles in AC3 must steer well clear of this game as you will spend a huge portion of it on the open seas both broadsiding your foes and boarding their vessels. This can be a little tedious after a while especially if you are hunting a particular resource to upgrade your vessel though most of this can be avoided if you choose to fast travel everywhere. The Carribean does lack the sheer impressive nature that Rome, Constantinople and Jerusalem offered in terms of architechture and history previous games had but the sheer number of locations does provide variety. The multiplayer is more of the same from previous games though a new story line multiplayer mode is available this can be very difficult to complete if you do not have a large community of gaming freinds. The graphics are very good but not the best i have seen on the ps4 and it is obvious the game has been ported and not madefor ps4. A companion app is available for the game which allows you to manage some of the duller aspects of fleet management from your mobile device as well as bring up maps or even database entries synced up with real timegame play which works well on a tablet device but I imagine would be far to small to be useable on a phone or small tablet. All in all there is a lot of game here for your money and if shooting terrorists and nazis isn't your style then the multi player is a breath of fresh air. A fantastic addition to the franchise to keep you going untill uniity.
O**I
Four Stars
Great game!
J**N
5 Starts for the Sea Shanties alone.
Literally no game has ever come close to the weird yet satisfying fun I can experience listening to the pirate crew on my boat singing songs as I sail across the ocean. Forget the radio in GTA, this alone makes the game worth it. Blackflag also benefits from having a strong lead that some of the other games have been lacking. We're not quite talking Etzio level, but hes still really interesting none the less. Also great fun to come across famous pirates that you have heard stories about and mess around in this environment. The games makes a very welcome change from the more traditional city based gameplay of the older ACs and Is one of my faves!
S**N
Controls are quite fiddly which make it a bit of ...
Controls are quite fiddly which make it a bit of a chore. I completed it and then traded it in.
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