Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

Item: Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-31

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Summary

Compelling story and character arc.
Diverse activities and free exploration.
Enduring quality, high replayability.
Thrilling and robust naval combat.
Open world activities become monotonous.
Suffers from widespread technical instability.

Emotions

Satisfaction36%Frustration18%Excitement13%Disappointment10%Admiration9%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 47%
Unhelpful reviews: 49%
Protest reviews: 4%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3592
Negative points: 1539
Gameplay points: 735
Perf. points: 108
Rec. points: 538
Misc points: 280

Point	Description	Importance
Compelling Story & Character Arc Description The narrative is highly praised for its depth and emotional resonance, particularly Edward Kenway's captivating journey from a self-serving pirate to a more purposeful figure. The well-developed supporting cast and memorable historical characters further enrich this immersive and impactful story. Importance 83%	The narrative is highly praised for its depth and emotional resonance, particularly Edward Kenway's captivating journey from a self-serving pirate to a more purposeful figure. The well-developed supporting cast and memorable historical characters further enrich this immersive and impactful story.	83%
Diverse Activities & Free Exploration Description The game offers a rich array of engaging side activities, from treasure hunting and fort capturing to whaling and underwater exploration. Combined with fluid parkour and an open-world design, this provides players with immense freedom to diverge from the main path and forge their own adventures. Importance 82%	The game offers a rich array of engaging side activities, from treasure hunting and fort capturing to whaling and underwater exploration. Combined with fluid parkour and an open-world design, this provides players with immense freedom to diverge from the main path and forge their own adventures.	82%
Enduring Quality & Replayability Description Players consistently praise the game's lasting appeal, highlighting its engaging content, diverse activities, and overall fun factor that encourages multiple playthroughs. Despite its age, the gameplay and mechanics hold up exceptionally well against modern titles, offering significant value for its price. Importance 79%	Players consistently praise the game's lasting appeal, highlighting its engaging content, diverse activities, and overall fun factor that encourages multiple playthroughs. Despite its age, the gameplay and mechanics hold up exceptionally well against modern titles, offering significant value for its price.	79%
Thrilling Naval Combat System Description The game's naval combat is consistently lauded as innovative, highly satisfying, and strategically deep, setting a benchmark for the genre. Players enjoy the dynamic ship battles, exhilarating boarding actions, and the rewarding progression system for upgrading their ship, the Jackdaw. Importance 61%	The game's naval combat is consistently lauded as innovative, highly satisfying, and strategically deep, setting a benchmark for the genre. Players enjoy the dynamic ship battles, exhilarating boarding actions, and the rewarding progression system for upgrading their ship, the Jackdaw.	61%
Pinnacle of Assassin's Creed Description Many players consider this game to be the best or one of the most defining titles in the Assassin's Creed franchise. It is praised for successfully innovating the series, particularly with its naval elements, while maintaining the core appeal that satisfies both long-time fans and newcomers. Importance 50%	Many players consider this game to be the best or one of the most defining titles in the Assassin's Creed franchise. It is praised for successfully innovating the series, particularly with its naval elements, while maintaining the core appeal that satisfies both long-time fans and newcomers.	50%
Breathtaking Caribbean Visuals Description The game's visual design, especially its vibrant and expansive Caribbean setting, receives widespread acclaim for its enduring beauty. Players are consistently impressed by the realistic ocean physics, dynamic weather effects, and meticulously detailed environments, which still look stunning today. Importance 27%	The game's visual design, especially its vibrant and expansive Caribbean setting, receives widespread acclaim for its enduring beauty. Players are consistently impressed by the realistic ocean physics, dynamic weather effects, and meticulously detailed environments, which still look stunning today.	27%
Iconic Sea Shanties & Atmosphere Description The immersive sound design, particularly the iconic and catchy sea shanties sung by the crew, is highlighted as a core element that greatly enhances the game's authentic pirate atmosphere. These audio details contribute significantly to the sense of adventure and immersion while sailing. Importance 20%	The immersive sound design, particularly the iconic and catchy sea shanties sung by the crew, is highlighted as a core element that greatly enhances the game's authentic pirate atmosphere. These audio details contribute significantly to the sense of adventure and immersion while sailing.	20%
Impactful Freedom Cry DLC Description The Freedom Cry DLC is recognized for its powerful and emotionally charged narrative focusing on themes of slavery and liberation. While shorter, it introduces new mechanics and provides a compelling standalone experience that delves deeper into the game's world. Importance 11%	The Freedom Cry DLC is recognized for its powerful and emotionally charged narrative focusing on themes of slavery and liberation. While shorter, it introduces new mechanics and provides a compelling standalone experience that delves deeper into the game's world.	11%

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