Ubisoft has officially announced the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced release date, and you can expect to revisit the classic pirate adventure with all-new visuals and extra stuff to do in July.
Resynced was one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets until it was officially confirmed by Ubisoft at the start of last month, and now, the publisher has released a first look at what you can expect the remade swashbuckling sailing sim to look like (and this is very much a remake, not a remaster).
Admittedly, the first major trailer for Resynced doesn’t really feature much in the way of gameplay. Ubisoft itself says at the outset that the trailer features a “mix of work-in-progress gameplay and in-game cinematics”, but it’s more of a teaser than a full reveal.
As part of Ubisoft’s promise to remake Black Flag rather than just remastering it, Resynced won’t just feature improved visuals and performance; it’ll also have brand new questlines built around familiar faces like Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard.
New features like pets and a photo mode are also being added, alongside adjustments to core systems like combat, stealth, and parkour to make them smoother and address “previous pain points”.
The idea of remaking Assassin’s Creed‘s most popular title probably makes sense from a business standpoint. Ubisoft isn’t exactly riding high right now, and so a quick win powered by nostalgia for a series that’s become divisive (if still commercially successful) is logical.
It also doesn’t look like Resynced will espouse any of the RPG elements that have made recent Assassin’s Creed games such points of contention among fans. This is very much a reimagined version of the 2013 adventure, and I’m very much here for it on that front.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced launches on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S (sorry, Switch 2 owners) on July 9th.
