Edward and Caroline Share a Hot Chocolate in This Exclusive Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Cutscene

To the casual observer, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag might seem like yet another pretty looking upgrade to a popular game quickly put together for the sole purpose of cashing in on hits of yesteryear, but that’s not how the team at Ubisoft approached this rather ambitious remake to one of the most beloved Assassin’s Creed games. Not only has this seafaring adventure been completely overhauled in the same Ubisoft Anvil engine that Assassin’s Creed Shadows used, but some pretty large changes have been made to combat and other various game mechanics (which you can read about in our preview from last month). But one surprising area that has certainly not been neglected is the story, and the lead writer of the original game, Darby McDevitt, answered the call when Ubisoft asked him to join the project as a consultant to take another look at the project that scored him a Writers Guild of America nomination. Instead of just retelling the same story, Ubisoft has tried to refine it, fleshing out existing characters, adding new chapters to the story, and even adding new members to Kenway’s crew. For McDevitt’s part, he focused on adding color to Edward Kenway himself, adding three new cutscene

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