Ubisoft blog update - Assassin's Creed IV - Historical accuracy vs. gameplay
How do you bring the Golden Age of Pirates to a videogame in a way that’s both accurate and enjoyable? That question is at the heart of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, which – along with every previous Assassin’s Creed – strives to strike that balance between historical accuracy and fun gameplay. To answer this very big question, we had a lively chat with Black Flag’s Lead Writer Darby McDevitt and independent weapons historian Mike Loades (Weapon Master) about finding the perfect mix of verity and very fun. As a group, we dug into everything from the ship designs to the 18th century Caribbean world to the downright dirty fighting that pirates were such fans of. What followed was an energetic, informative – and thoroughly entertaining – conversation…
Full blog here
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