00:00I loved the original Black Flag.
00:02While that nostalgia was more than enough to carry through Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced,
00:07the familiarity with the classic has also left me feeling like this ambitious remake,
00:11while good enough fun, actually missed the mark a little.
00:15We talked about this in our Black Flag Resynced review,
00:17but with the way it skews so close to the 2013 original,
00:21I've already seen some confusion about whether it's a remake or a remaster.
00:26Ubisoft says it's definitely a remake, fully remade from scratch,
00:30but it's so faithful.
00:31Level geometry, for example, is often one-to-one,
00:34and the more remakes I played in a gaming generation inundated with them,
00:39I'm beginning to think I don't want remakes beholden to this faithfulness.
00:43I much prefer iteration.
00:45Resident Evil 4 remake isn't simply redoing the 2004 original,
00:49it's using what made it great as a springboard to try a fresh take on the same blueprints,
00:55willing to accept stumbling in the process in the name of creativity.
00:58It's as much homage as it is a remake.
01:01RE4 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are great examples of turning a remake into an opportunity to try something new.
01:09In doing so, they brought fresh life into their long-running series that were otherwise treading water,
01:14and reshaped how they approach brand new game development.
01:17So I can't help but wonder if Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced had taken a bigger swing,
01:23if Edward Kenway would have had a better grasp of the rudder and be able to steer the franchise into
01:28a fairer wind.
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