Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

More than just a shinier version of the same game you remember, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced brings what was already one of the best games in the series up to today’s standards.

All said, I regard Resynced with the exact same sentiments as Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Resynced goes beyond the scope of a traditional remaster and adjusts the content of Black Flag to make improvements to the experience (what you’d expect for a remake).

There is an ebb and flow to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: for every positive change the remake offers, it feels like there's a negative just beneath the surface.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a well-made, but inessential remake that loses more than it gains.

New story quests don't feel particularly additive.

A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage. Black Flag might be Resynced, but its heart remains.

Like a captain going down with their ship, Ubisoft has remained loyal to the classic Assassin's Creed: Black Flag experience in this new Resynced version. It's as you remember it, except better, bigger, and markedly flashier in all the right ways. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced demonstrates there's still a charm to staying faithful.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a high quality remake of the original, but the franchise’s formula is still ever-present, as is the jank. This remake doesn’t revolutionize the series, but what it does do is add enough and change enough about the 2013 version to give fans another superb reason to jump back aboard and experience Edward’s story again.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced offers (almost) everything you could want from a remake. It looks stunning, adds worthwhile new content, makes loads of smart improvements, and the simple joys of being a ruthless pirate on the open seas haven't faded with time. $59.99 at Amazon $59.99 at Amazon $59.99 at Target Check Best Buy

While there is a glaring omission to the content in this package, Black Flag Resynced feels like the definitive pirate adventure that Ubisoft Montreal wanted to tell more than a decade ago. All of the improvements make this one of the best looking (and playing) Assassin's Creed adventures to date.