Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

More than hoodies, hidden blades, or alien artifacts, one of the defining features of Assassin's Creed is the Leap of Faith. Ever since the first game, players have been yeeting their characters off of tall structures and into conveniently placed bales of hay, and now, several people are attempting that feat in real life. Ahead of the release of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, Red Bull Gaming organized a tropical jaunt for several athletes, tasking them with recreating Edward Kenway's signature leaps from the game. In total, the Red Bull crew took on four challenges: Jumping from a clif

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, the upcoming remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, will give players the option to completely disable the HUD at will.

The spitting image of the game I remember, despite how much it's actually changed.

"I want food that don't make me sick, I want walls that hold back the wind. I want a good life." Edward Kenway's introduction to piracy isn't inspired by dreams of wealth or a longing for glory. He simply wants to live comfortably, out of poverty. The Welsh privateer-turned-pirate never meant to get embroiled in a conspiracy between Assassin buccaneers and Templar admiralty; he was simply a victim of fate. But being an instinctive survivalist, a canny opportunist, and a wanton gadabout, it turns out a life at sea suited him just fine. It's a tale as charmingly simple in 2026 as it was in 2013.

Ubisoft may be revisiting Assassin's Creed's glory days with Black Flag Resynced, but it's Netflix's Ancient Rome-set Assassin's Creed series that's the more interesting proposition. I just wish it was a video game instead of a TV show.