Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 4-4
I've maintained that the tailing missions are some of the best parts of Assassin's Creed. Surely Black Flag won't try to prove me wrong, right? https://youtu.be/wasLCRkNgD8 Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud There's something about the way the terrain and the guard placement for these missions come together in both this...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 4-3
Welcome to our window into the Ubi-verse with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. https://youtu.be/45a9mCco1LY Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud For those interested in what happens to the CEO after this, here's a video of the optional mission from Watch_Dogs where he's assassinated by Aiden Pearce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT3raINyW-E Since Olivier is canonically killed between...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 4-2
I wonder what will happen first. Will Blackbeard run out of time, or will I run out of patience? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Bbz8EcAUg Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud Another part of tackling the nostalgia I had for Black Flag head on is grappling with the reality of what Ubisoft is like as an...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 4-1
Will my resistance to doing side content finally bite me in the ass? Today, we find out! https://youtu.be/7-wcw2y7-FM Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud It is always fascinating to do a series like this, playing a game that was beloved at the time of its release, but with the context of...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 3-4
Slavers are always the most fun targets to kill in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evg9WrJZZsc Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud Again, I recall the twist that James Kidd was actually a woman in disguise taking place way later than this, but I can only assume that's purely because I...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 3-3
The Assassins clearly don't want us, so I guess that means it's back to a life of piracy! https://youtu.be/ZUV8x3AGqbQ Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud Looking back, Black Flag might have been one of the early signals of what Assassin's Creed was to become, even more so than Assassin's Creed 3....
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 3-2
The Brotherhood don't seem too happy that we killed their mates, but at least they don't want us dead. https://youtu.be/8XXMF_hCPfo Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud I've already spoken before about my thoughts regarding the conspiracy theory kitchen soup of Assassin's Creed's lore and how poorly it has aged, so I'll...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 3-1
If we're lucky, we might actually be able to meet an Assassin in this Pirate game called Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. https://youtu.be/yCewuqFDD1Q Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud I've spoken to numerous over the years about Black Flag, and most of them, myself included, recall that the game feels more...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 2-4
With our first actual "target" done and dusted, it's important that we remind ourselves that we've been playing an Assassin's Creed game this whole time. https://youtu.be/mzHkwBYUzoM Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud A friend of mine in the Twitch chat for this recording mentioned that they would rather have a historical...
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Part 2-3
Honestly, some might say that "stealing" from a plantation-owner is a morally neutral action because the goods already come ill-gotten. They can't be any more "ill-gotten-er". https://youtu.be/fX_MqjrvcMM Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud I can't help but take notice of just how often the main story has gone out of its...