An ambitious start for Assassin's Creed on next-gen. The vibrant Caribbean world and bloody piracy shine brightest, while the only sour notes come from contrived series story beats and repetitive missions--both need rethinking for AC5.

Beautiful; vast open world; Edward Kenway is an excellent rogue; Top-notch side-missions

Main missions suffer from repetition; Assassin's Creed lore has devolved to nonsense; Very few actual assassinations

Beautiful, expansive and rewarding. Fresh experiences mark a return to form for the franchise.

Fresh gameplay revitalises the series; A gorgeous world to escape to; Ridiculous amount of content

Latter half of the story is weaker; Occasionally archaic mission structures

( Please note, this review was written from a PS4 review build of the game, we're currently updating our "Platform Reviewed" tags - Ed. ) As a fan of the Assassin's Creed series from the problematic but potential-ridden series opener, it's been a rollercoaster ride of triumphs and tragedies as the...

Assassin's Creed is a franchise that is very close to my heart. AC1 was one of the first games I played on my Xbox 360 and the second game I played on my PS3 (the inaugural game had to be Metal Gear Solid 4) and I have been fascinated with the franchise ever since.

good story; large open world; varied gameplay

textures still draw; some missions are repetitive; combat is still mechanical

Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on October 29th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Wii U. While we reviewed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on PlayStation 3 ( read review ), the new release on PlayStation 4 definitely deserves a second look.

In Black Flag , the Caribbean is yours for the taking, and it doesn't take long before the game sets you loose on the world with your own ship, your own crew, and an enormous amount of things to find and do. Gone are the days of the naval portions being cordoned off from the rest of the game.

The Golden Age of Piracy, So many things to see and do around the world.; ...and a massive vibrant world to contain all these things, Free running feels improved, Beautiful visuals, Being a pirate, in every way

Tailing targets and remaining unseen gets repetitive; The freedom of the pirate makes the Assassin feel limited; Too many distractions can mean you take too long to finish a review

As an outlet, New Gamer Nation has already reviewed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and you can see what we had to say here . However, we got our hands on Assassins's Creed IV: Black Flag for the PlayStation 4.

+Graphical Update; +Native 1080p

-None for PS4 version

I waxed lyrical on Ubisoft's pirate-themed adventure in my PlayStation 3 review of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , and for good reason. Combining the very best of the historical action-adventure series' brutal, stealth-oriented components and giving players a massive, Caribbean open world to...

Graphically, this is a pretty major improvement. This game visuals are much clearer and more vivid. The characters clothing are all outstanding as well. Combat of the game is quicker and a bit more complicated, but not particularly difficult to get used to. The world is more open to exploration

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag begins with a case of stolen identities, as the shipwrecked Edward Kenway murders a Templar and steals the man's clothes (and name) in order to get home.