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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has been officially revealed by Ubisoft along with a release date.
The good news is fans don’t have long to wait to play the game, as Ubisoft confirmed it’ll be dropping on 9 July later this year.
Some other good news is that the original version of the game will remain available in digital stores. It won’t be discontinued or replaced when Resynced releases.
That’s great to hear as the bad news regarding Resynced is that it won’t be the complete version of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag as content has been cut.
The single-player of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remains intact. In fact, it’s actually expanded with some new scenes about Edward’s past, new characters to help you upgrade your ship, and more.
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However, the single-player DLC Freedom Cry will not be included in the game, and it doesn’t sound like it’ll be re-released after launch either.
Freedom Cry is a sequel set over a decade after the events of Black Flag and follows Adéwalé, a former slave who Edward recruits into his crew as first mate of the Jackdaw.
Eventually, the pair go their separate ways and Adéwalé becomes an assassin. The DLC then follows Adéwalé attempting to bring down the Caribbean slave trade.
It’s a solid DLC and Adéwalé is a great character. He returns in Assassin’s Creed Rogue as a boss fight but Freedom Cry is undoubtedly the story he shines in the most, so it’s sad to see it not included at launch.
The multiplayer is also missing from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Like the Freedom Cry DLC, this stings a bit as many players will have fond memories playing this mode with friends when the game first came out.
Players put their assassin skills to the test by hunting each other down in a crowded map. They can use the environment around them as well as passersby to blend in, simultaneously stalking and avoiding their competitors.
It was great fun and it’s honestly surprising that Ubisoft didn’t make it a consistent feature in future games, or give it its own standalone release.
With games like Among Us going viral online in the years since, a revamped version of the mode would probably be a big hit with players, but alas it obviously wasn’t meant to be.
While it doesn’t take the sting out of it, both the Freedom Cry DLC and the multiplayer mode have at least been replaced with some genuinely solid gameplay tweaks and additions.
The new characters mentioned earlier have their own side stories to get involved with and upon completion, they’ll unlock powerful upgrades for the Jackdaw.
Edward’s gameplay has also been overhauled with more fluid parkour, combat, and more - so combined with the graphical overhaul, Resynced is still shaping up to be the definitive version of the game.
On the bright side, the original version of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag will remain available for purchase so if you’re really keen to play Freedom Cry again, that’s your best way to do it.
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