If Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag really is making a comeback soon, it needs to include the original’s most promising cut content.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, regularly hailed as one of the best of the long-running action-adventure series, might be getting a remake. Rumors and leaks about this ostensibly ambitious recreation have abounded for months, and while Ubisoft remains tight-lipped about the shadowy project, there’s reason to think it plausible. Not only would an Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake be an easy layup for Ubisoft, it would also allow the company to propagate its newer, RPG-inspired gameplay formula. In other words, if Ubisoft wants to start rewriting Assassin’s Creed history, Black Flag is a pretty logical place to start.
Indeed, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake rumors suggest that it will be ditching the original, sandbox-style gameplay and structure of the original in favor of the post-Origins formula. This genetic remapping of the 2013 classic would involve a new stat-based gear system, a reworked combat sandbox, and the like, but also a reimagining of the story: apparently, Black Flag’s modern-day storyline will be cut in favor of additional in-Animus content. As reported by French gaming outlet Jeux Vidéo Magazine, at least a portion of this new in-Animus content will be composed of storylines and missions left on the cutting room floor for the original.
