00:00The combat system has been entirely reworked into an action-oriented experience.
00:06Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're looking at all the things Ubisoft is changing about the upcoming remake of
00:12Assassin's Creed Black Flag.
00:15Every move now plays a specific role with faster, more fluid attacks and combos.
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00:30The graphics.
00:35We fly no colors out here, but praise the lack of them.
00:40Obviously, this is the biggest and most noticeable difference, so let's get it out of the way first.
00:45The graphics have been massively improved.
00:48Yes, we were all sitting there thinking that surely Black Flag, which already got a slight remaster for PS4 and
00:53Xbox One,
00:54surely has perfect graphics that have aged like wine.
00:57But, as usual, those rose-tinted glasses are strong, and there's no real comparison when you see the side-by
01:03-side stills of the original and re-synced.
01:06It's even got a new weather system, complemented by huge improvements in the lighting and reflections.
01:12Black Flag was already a game that was ahead of its time when it released on PS3 in 2013, and
01:17now it looks even better.
01:19We've rebuilt the entire adventure using our latest Anvil engine.
01:23Expect fully overhauled visuals, new additions that deepen its world, and enhance gameplay both on land and at sea.
01:31Skull & Bones.
01:32Of course.
01:34This wouldn't be a real pirate adventure without a ship.
01:38Ubisoft's most difficult berth in history, Skull & Bones wasn't the hit the company wanted it to be,
01:43although it's still online in 2026, so it can't have performed that badly.
01:49Regardless, rumors swirled that a Black Flag remake was incoming,
01:52and that it was going to asset-flip a lot of the stuff already made for Skull & Bones.
01:57Well, having seen some clips of Black Flag re-synced naval gameplay,
02:00it's safe to say those rumors were likely true.
02:03Even the Jackdaw now looks more like one of the ships from Skull & Bones compared to the original.
02:08It's an interesting Aurora Boros situation,
02:11since Skull & Bones was itself meant to be a quick asset-flip of the original.
02:17You named your brig after epoxy burn!
02:21No multiplayer or DLC.
02:23As a result of this focus, we have elected to not have the multiplayer and not have the DLC.
02:28If you want a multiplayer pirate game with the naval combat of Black Flag,
02:32unfortunately, you're going to have to get a copy of Skull & Bones,
02:36or play Sea of Thieves or Windrose instead, of course.
02:39This version of Black Flag won't have any multiplayer,
02:42but a bigger disappointment is that it's not going to have any DLC either.
02:47Tell me, how do the Templars allow you to carry on like this?
02:50Yes, that means Freedom Cry.
02:52Black Flag's standalone adventure following Adewale's attempts to free the slaves in Haiti.
02:57Does Ubisoft have plans to remake and re-release Freedom Cry 2?
03:01We don't know, but it's certainly a shame that it won't be part of this remake, since it's so beloved.
03:06What do you need? A ship? Shelter?
03:10These things can be heard for the price of this parcel.
03:14I need nothing I can't win for myself.
03:16New content.
03:17To reinforce your crew, three brand new officers make their entrance.
03:22On the flip side of Freedom Cry disappearing, Ubisoft has announced the addition of some content.
03:28This includes additional missions with characters like Blackbeard,
03:31one of the most memorable historical figures to ever appear in the franchise,
03:34but also some new characters.
03:36There are three new recruitable officers to join Edward on the Jack Dog.
03:40Lucy Baldwin, The Padre, and Deadman Smith.
03:45They also each have some missions before you can recruit them.
03:48Which we imagine will work like the Assassin recruit mission seen most recently in Shadows.
03:52It must have been daunting to add three new characters to a game where every single character has their own
03:57following,
03:58but hopefully the new additions are fun. We'll find out in July.
04:01Gain their trust to recruit them to your crew and benefit from their special gameplay abilities.
04:07Modern day.
04:08Like then in 2013, the present day reflected where the franchise was at.
04:13It was a transition moment.
04:15One of the most divisive parts of Black Flag has always been its modern day sections.
04:20With Desmond Miles dead at the end of the previous game, Ubisoft didn't seem like it knew what to do.
04:25So, it gave us these first person office sections where you collect sticky notes while developing Devils of the Caribbean
04:32for Abstergo.
04:33Impressive, right?
04:34This building is barely six months old, but Abstergo Entertainment has been a studio for a few years, since 2010.
04:41This has apparently been overhauled, with much of the modern day being removed.
04:46This does make sense since Resynced is almost certainly going to bring in new generation of players to the franchise,
04:51and the Juno stuff wouldn't make sense without the first five games.
04:55There's still going to be some modern day, supposedly, but we're not sure exactly what it will look like.
05:01The modern day rifts in Black Flag Resync will feature new moments that focus on Edward's internal struggles.
05:07User Interface.
05:10But fight recklessly, and you will be punished.
05:16Part of the charm of the old AC games, and indeed in gaming more widely before the mid-2010s,
05:21was that they still had interesting UI designs, particularly Black Flag.
05:26But the series has been pretty homogenized since Origins, for better or worse.
05:30And probably mostly for worse, if we're being honest.
05:33So, it's a shame to see that Black Flag Resync is taking its UI queues from Shadows,
05:38rather than just being a recreation of the original's UI.
05:41Yes, it's a little clunky, although not as clunky as the infamously bad menus in EC3,
05:46but it had a unique flavor.
05:48They even committed the cardinal sin of replacing the minimap with one of those boring compasses.
05:54Boarding parties, and fought raids, all of these are back,
05:59and as challenging, dangerous, and exciting as ever.
06:03Crouching.
06:03With Resync'd, and its enriched stealth system, you can now crouch freely as part of your toolkit to approach targets.
06:11We've had it confirmed that social stealth will be remaining unchanged in Black Flag Resync'd,
06:16which will be a huge relief to all the people who have been asking for social stealth to make a
06:21full return.
06:22It did appear partially in Valhalla, but it didn't really work, and there were no factions to hire.
06:27But, one element of the stealth in Black Flag will be changed.
06:31The crouching.
06:32You can now crouch whenever and wherever you want,
06:35whereas before, it was context-sensitive.
06:38Edward would crouch automatically when in Tall Grass, a mechanic added in 3.
06:42It also looks like a lot more of the complex stealth from Shadows might be appearing here too.
06:48Stealth gets its share of improvements too, and the ability to crouch anywhere.
06:52They open up more tactical routes and subtle approaches, letting you shape the adventure the way you want.
06:57Tailing Missions.
06:59Tailing and eavesdropping missions have also been revamped.
07:03Staying on the topic of stealth, Black Flag has long remained the most infamous Assassin's Creed game,
07:08specifically where its tailing missions are concerned.
07:11It has more tailing missions than any other entry, and every single time, if Edward is spotted,
07:16you'll either desynchronize, or the mission will just end and need to be reset after waiting.
07:21Now, though, they've changed it so that you won't desynchronize if you get spotted.
07:26Instead, missions will adjust, and you'll be able to keep going and get the information you need,
07:30even if you're spotted during an eavesdrop.
07:33It'll just transform into a combat encounter instead.
07:36All these new interactions offer multiple ways to succeed and progress in your missions.
07:44Reworked Combat.
07:44Land a perfect parry to open up your target for an instant kill.
07:49Then follow with up to four chained takedowns.
07:52Speaking of combat, the combat has been overhauled for the remake.
07:56This is another thing we're a little skeptical about,
07:58because it's hard to really come up with any issues in the original game's combat that needed improvement.
08:04It's going to have visual cues, like orange flashes, to show you when to block and parry,
08:08which players are already nitpicking online.
08:11Edward's also going to be able to chain takedowns after perfect parries, taking out up to four enemies at once.
08:17But after the reveal, everybody only wanted to know one thing.
08:21Where did all the blood go?
08:22Developers confirmed that the blood was just toggled off for YouTube, and the game will be just as grisly as
08:28you remember.
08:29Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resync offers a deeper, more immersive adventure that remains faithful to what players love while enriching
08:37the experience with enhanced gameplay features.
08:41Parkour.
08:41Whether you're on the hunt or on the run, mastering your environment is key.
08:46As well as the combat, other ways you move around the world have been tweaked too.
08:50The parkour has been changed to be more of a blend between the newer games and the classic games,
08:55which we're sure a lot of people won't be happy about, because since Origins, the parkour has been seriously dumped
09:01down.
09:02But Ubisoft still made a point that many of the old games' more advanced platforming moves, like the side and
09:07back ejects, are staying.
09:09We think this may be one of the most love it or hate it things about Resync'd, but Ubisoft made
09:13it clear that they're not going to pull a Rockstar and remove the original from sale.
09:17So, you can still play it that way if you prefer.
09:20These options offer a range of reactive movements, giving you tighter control, resulting in greater speed and deadlier assassinations.
09:30Let us know in the comments what other Black Flag Resync'd videos you want us to do.
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