{"id":788277,"date":"2026-07-08T13:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788277\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:21:09","slug":"roundup-the-first-reviews-have-arrived-for-ac-black-flag-resynced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788277\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For AC Black Flag Resynced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Flag Resynced is currently sat at 86 on Metacritic<\/a> right now, so it seems sprinkling nostalgia all over some pirate sensibilities have made this remake worth playing!<\/p>\n

Let’s have a gander at some of the reviews:<\/p>\n

“Assassin\u2019s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a superb remake of an already excellent adventure game. The addition of things like stealth grass and improved combat only add to the experience, and navigating places like Nassau and Havana feel busy, authentic, and compelling. Besides that, the sailing and ship combat are peerless, and make the journey anywhere feel eventful and relaxing by equal turns. Some jank in the combat animations aren\u2019t enough to hold this one back, and if you\u2019re a fan of the original this is an absolute must-play. For those who missed the 2013 classic but who enjoy Assassin\u2019s Creed in general, I\u2019d go so far as to call this utterly essential.”<\/p>\n

IGN<\/a> (9\/10)<\/p>\n

“While the original Black Flag holds up well enough that it probably wouldn\u2019t have been my first pick for an Assassin\u2019s Creed remake, sailing the high seas, sending other tubs to Davy Jones\u2019 Locker, uncovering ancient secrets, and asking \u201cWhat does that have to do with me getting rich, exactly?\u201d have made it clear Assassin\u2019s Creed Black Flag Resynced was a necessary second pass over one of the best games in the series. More than just the game you remember but shinier and better looking, it\u2019s also an attempt to bring Black Flag\u2019s systems and sensibilities up to today\u2019s standards.”<\/p>\n

“Assassin\u2019s Creed Black Flag Resynced is everything I wanted from a modern remake of one of the franchise\u2019s most beloved entries. It respects what made the original so special while smartly refining the areas that needed improvement, such as combat and ship gameplay.”<\/p>\n

“The main story has been improved, but it’s that sense of exploration that makes Resynced stand out. Those were the parts of the game I had the most fun with because they truly fulfil the fantasy of being a pirate.”<\/p>\n

“Like a captain going down with their ship, Ubisoft has remained loyal to the classic Assassin\u2019s Creed: Black Flag experience in this new Resynced version. It\u2019s as you remember it, except better, bigger, and markedly flashier in all the right ways. Assassin\u2019s Creed: Black Flag Resynced demonstrates there\u2019s still a charm to staying faithful.”<\/p>\n

“Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a great remake of a game that probably didn’t need to be remade. Of all the games in the AC franchise, Black Flag holds up better than many, but that doesn’t change the fact that I had a wonderful time going back. The cast, setting and atmosphere are still some of the best ever realised in the series, and the new content feels right at home.”<\/p>\n

As you can see, Black Flag Resynced is coming out of the gates hot. Black Flag Resynced releases on Xbox at 12am (midnight) local time going into Thursday, July 9th.<\/p>\n

So, have the reviews perked your interest? Let us know in the poll below, as well as in the comments section.<\/p>\n

Are You Buying Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced? (131 votes)
\nYes, I’ll be getting it at launch!37%Probably at some point, but not immediately36%I’m not sure yet to be honest8%I wasn’t going to, but reviews changed my mind2%I doubt it, but you never know11%Nah, not interested to be honest!6%Other\u00a0 0.8%<\/p>\n

\"Craig<\/p>\n

Craig was a Video Producer at Pure Xbox, where he covered the biggest games in the world of Xbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Black Flag Resynced is currently sat at 86 on Metacritic right now, so it seems sprinkling nostalgia all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[278513,49,48,61,6734],"class_list":["post-788277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-assassin","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}