Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Illustrious Pirates Pack

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

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.

There are always the usual questions when a remake for an already-beloved game gets announced. What about it is actually new beyond the visual upgrade? Why is this specific title getting the remake treatment and not another game in the same series? And, most importantly, why remake this older game in a different engine, with new recorded voice lines, different gameplay, and reimagined characters and storylines, when all of the time and resources to do all of that could be used on a brand-new game?That last one in particular kept ringing in my head during a preview event for Assassin's Creed Bl

There are plenty of great Assassin's Creed protagonists, but Black Flag's Edward Kenway is the very best because he doesn't care for any of the lore.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced looked impressive in a new hands-on gameplay preview. Read Polygon's AC Black Flag Remake preview.