Assassin's Creed Black Flag Review

PEGI Rating 18 for Assassins Creed Black Flag

Posted: 11 months ago, last updated 8 months ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer, @EamonGaudio, @boersc and Jo Robertson.

Overview

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is an action-adventure game set in a fictional telling of real-world events around the 18^th Century Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. You run, jump, climb, explore and fight as a notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway.

This Assassin's Creed game added ships and seafaring combat for the first time. You could still explore cities and regions, but this provided resources and crew to acquire, upgrade and pilot ever bigger ships. Through the game you explore the West Indies and in particular the cities of Havana, Nassau, and Kingston, along with numerous islands, sunken ships, and forts.

The focus on a huge open world is strong with fewer barriers to exploration. You can take on the game at your own pace and direct the narrative as you see fit -- although the main through-line remains linear.

Game Details

Content Rating: PEGI 18

Release Date: 29/10/2013

Platforms: PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Narrative, Open World and Simulation

Accessibility: 16 features

Developer: Ubisoft MTL (@UbisoftMTL)

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 50 hours and 90 hours to complete. Longer play time is for players who seek out all the side missions and treasures.

Players: This is a single player game. The game originally had multiplayer mode, although this is not supported any longer.

Costs

Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. This includes a regular subscription fee (known as a 'battle/season pass') to unlock access to reward items and other aspects of the game. You can purchase items and season passes to access new missions, resources and expansions:

Assassin’s Creed Season Pass - exclusive Kraken Ship pack, a new story.
Time saver: Resources Pack
Time saver: Technology Pack
Time saver: Activities Pack
Time saver: Collectibles Pack
Death Vessel Pack
Illustrious Pirates Pack
Crusader & Florentine Pack
Freedom Cry

Age Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 18+ for frequent strong violence and strong bad language. The game contains realistic bloody violence throughout and it is also possible to kill civilian characters. The game also contains the use of the word '*!@?*'.

Accessibility

Our Assassin's Creed Black Flag Accessibility Report documents 16 accessibility features:

The Assassin's Creed Series

Assassin's Creed Black Flag is part of the Assassin's Creed series of games:

Assassin's Creed Black Flag

Assassin's Creed Identity

Assassin's Creed Revelations

Assassin's Creed Origins

Assassin's Creed Discovery Tour

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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