I spent about 7 hours in the game, though you could finish the story campaign in probably 5 if you mainline it. Most of the mechanics from the first game are here and the naval battles are as thrilling as ever. Freedom Cry is a condensed version of Black Flag, both in scale and design. The story itself is fine, but I think most people would play this as a pirate simulator anyway. This time instead of dealing with Assassins and Templars we are tasked with freeing slaves. Adewale was the protagonist's sidekick in Black Flag, and here he takes the starring role. In the last 4 years I've become much more skeptical of open world games, having played so many, but Black Flag will always hold a special place in my heart.Įnter Freedom Cry, originally an expansion to Black Flag but later sold as a standalone game. The feel of the water under your ship (some of the best water I've seen in gaming), the intensity of a storm (those huge waves are legit terrifying), the freedom you feel charting your course while your crew sings shanties and the sun sets. The sailing mechanics are still great today. I could sail all over the Caribbean, stop on islands to look for buried treasure, hunt animals to upgrade my equipment, start bar fights, have ship battles. Coincidentally it was also my first open world game. Once I dove in again, one of the first games I played was 2013's AC: Black Flag. I took a long break from video games from 2007-2019. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.
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