Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Releases July 9; New Features, Different Editions and Pre-Order Bonus Outlined
Last year, we broke the story on how Ubisoft was developing a remake of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag. Just a few days ago, Ubisoft confirmed this story as the real deal with the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.
Ubisoft confirmed that the remake is due for release on July 9, and what’s more, we now know the new features it’ll bring to the table that should spice things up for those who played the original, as well as provide a AAA experience for newcomers.
If you think this is just a graphicak facelift, you’re dead wrong, matey.
AC Black Flag Remake New Features Confirm Combat and Gameplay Enhancements
Graphical and technological enhancements
- Built from the ground-up on the latest evolution of Ubisoft’s proprietary Anvil engine, used in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Raytraced Lighting with Global Illumination (RTGI) and reflections.
- Optimized Performance with 60 FPS options on consoles.
- Graphics assets built from the ground up to support Micropolygon and Physically Based Rendering (PBR) pipelines.
- Fully modernized water rendering and simulation.
New and enhanced features, quests, and stories
- Locate and assign new Officers to the Jackdaw, who each bring a special ability to naval combat.
- Playas have been reworked, offering new rewards and unique encounters on islands across the map.
- Additional missions and new scenes featuring Matt Ryan, Edward’s Original voice actor and the original cast.
- More customization options for the Jackdaw, including new skins and the all-new ship’s pets to bring along a cat or monkey companion while you sail.
- Reworked Kenway’s Fleet, which allows players to use captured ships to generate passive income through rare activities and trading, now available in the Captain’s Cabin and on all versions of AC Black Flag Resynced
- The old shanties are back, but are joined by a new set of 10 songs for your crew to bellow as you sail.
Reworked action-adventure combat featuring:
- New visceral takedowns
- New parrying mechanics
- Quick-fire rope dart and pistol moves
- A new enemy archetype – the Demolitionist
New and enhanced stealth gameplay
- Observe mode which extends Edward’s Eagle Vision.
- Crouch-anywhere lets Edward lower his profile anywhere on land.
- Dive-anywhere means Edward can stealthily approach seafront locations and ships.
- Shadows and low light will affect Edward’s visibility during stealth sequences.
Reworked naval combat
- New secondary weapons have been added to try out in combat, including:
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- Shrapnel barrels explode and damage enemy sails.
- 8-pounders open up more weakpoints in enemy ship hulls.
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- Enemy ships and factions reworked to add different equipment depending on their alliances.
Enhanced parkour featuring moves like:
- Manual jump
- Side ejects
- Height-gaining back ejects
- Quicker interrupts between parkour moves
Dynamic weather and objects
- With Anvil’s Atmos system, the weather of the Caribbean becomes a character in its own right and brings the seas to life.
- Destructible objects react to weather and combat: signs that move and shift with the wind, ships’ sails billow and blow, coconuts roll across the ground in a storm, and objects break when enemies are thrown against them.
- Reworked water physics really brings home the feeling of sailing the Caribbean.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remnke PS5 Pro Features, PC Specs
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro versions
The PlayStation 5 versions of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will benefit from the PS5’s features to enhance players’ experience. Features include:
- Haptic feedback and adaptive triggers with the DualSense controller
- Fast loading times with SSD
- Tempest 3D Audio technology
- Three graphics modes
- 60 FPS Performance mode
- 30 FPS Fidelity mode
- 40 FPS Balanced mode (requires 120hz display)
- Raytraced Global Illumination (RTGI) across all graphics modes, with Fidelity mode adding raytraced reflections
Additionally, the PS5 Pro version of the game is specifically enhanced with higher graphical fidelity and additional rendering features for an even more dazzling visual experience. Lastly, the game ships with Enhanced PSSR right out of the box, allowing you to further improve visual quality while maintaining high performance on the console.
Minimum System Requirements For 1920×1080, 30 FPS, Low Preset, Ray Tracing – Standard, Upscaler – Balanced
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB)
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage space: 65 GB (SSD required)
- OS: Windows 11
Recommended System Requirements For 1920×1080, 60 FPS, Medium Preset, Ray Tracing – Standard, Upscaler – Balanced
- CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB), AMD Radeon RX6600XT (8GB), or Intel ARC B580 (12GB)
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage space: 65 GB (SSD required)
- OS: Windows 11
Recommended System Requirements For 2560×1440 (2K), 60 FPS, High Preset, Ray Tracing – Standard, Upscaler – Balanced
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) or AMD Radeon RX6800XT (16GB)
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage space: 65 GB (SSD required)
- OS: Windows 11
Recommended System Requirements For 3840×2160 (4K), 60 FPS, Ultra Preset, Ray Tracing – Extended, Upscaler – Quality
- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) or AMD Radeon RX7900XTX (24GB)
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage space: 65 GB (SSD required)
- OS: Windows 11
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Different Editions and Pre-Order Bonus
Standard Edition (59.99 €/$)
- Digital/physical copy of the game. Physical copy is only available through local retailers.
Deluxe Edition (69.99 €/$)
- Digital copy of the game.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Character pack – sword, pistol, and trinket each with a unique perk, and costume for Edward.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Naval pack – sail set, ship’s pet, crew attire, wheel, figurehead, and hull trim.
Collector’s Edition (199.99 €/$)
- Digital (PC)/physical (PS5/Xbox Series X|S) copy of the game.
- Edward Kenway figurine (31cm/12inch) – a lifelike statue of Edward Kenway, poised for battle on the deck of the Jackdaw
- Edward’s Leather Logbook – recreated from Edward’s own writings: maps, thoughts, and pirate chronicles bound in leather.
- Metal Brooch – a bold, premium metal Assassin insignia inspired by Edward’s gear.
- Exclusive Steelbook® – featuring exclusive art designed especially for the Black Flag Collector’s Edition.
- Sea Shanty Music Sheet – a stylized, age print of a new sea shanty sung aboard the Jackdaw.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Character pack.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Naval pack.
- Digital download: Blackbeard’s Crimson pack – including a pistol, and sword which each provide a unique perk, as well as a costume for Edward.
Launch Edition† (59.99 €/$)
- Physical ONLY copy of the game.
- 34 pages Artbook (physical)
- World Map Poster (physical)
- Digital download: Blackbeard’s Crimson pack
Pre-order bonus
Finally, if you pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Edition of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced before the launch, you’ll get a digital download of the Blackbeard Crimson pack, including a pistol and sword which each provide a unique perk, as well as a costume for Edward.
As you can see, there’s a lot for old players to experience in the remake. If you haven’t played it before, then this is more of a must-try experience.
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