Black Flag Resynced Is A Bad Remake Of Peak Assassin's Creed - Review

Published on 2026-07-08

My worst fears have been realized, but damn if Edward's story isn't still pretty great 13 years later. I've been conflicted about Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced since it was announced. The original 2013 pirate action-adventure is one of my favorite games ever, so my immediate reaction to hearing it was getting a remake for current-era consoles was excitement. In that very first announcement video, Ubisoft said that Resynced would not reinvent protagonist Edward Kenway's tale, but that there would be large changes to combat, parkour, stealth, and the structure of the overall story. And while changes like that fall within the framework of what a remake is, I couldn't tell if these adjustments would mean Resynced still felt faithful to the original game. And regardless of whether or not it was, there was also the bigger question of if this remake would be better than Black Flag. #assassinscreed #blackflag #review #gaming Follow our curator page on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6861411-GameSpot-Official/