Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 5-2
Edward Thatch, the dread pirate known as Blackbeard, has met his end at the hands of the British. For all those who sail the seas as Pirates, it is a dark day indeed.
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And the day I had longed feared has finally come. I am now feeling the effects of choosing not to upgrade either my equipment or my ship.
The amusing thing is that despite the disadvantage, we did still win the fight. Mechanically, it’s not too difficult to maneuver the ship and avoid taking enemy fire. Without upgrades though, our margin of error is so small that we can’t afford to make many mistakes.
This is the first Assassin’s Creed game where I feel like I’m at a genuine handicap for not participating in the economy, and it’s emblematic of exactly where this series went wrong. It’s also why this will be the last game in the series I do for the channel.
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