Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has achieved a critical reception not seen in the series for over a decade, earning an 84 on Metacritic. This score makes the remake one of the highest-rated AAA games of the year and the best-reviewed entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise since the original Black Flag launched in 2013. As of July 8, the remake had accumulated over 75 reviews on the aggregation site, placing it firmly above most subsequent entries in the series, which have often struggled to surpass an 80 Metacritic score.
The original Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was released in October 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with next-gen upgrades arriving a month later for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PS3 version of the original game holds a Metacritic score of 88.
Black Flag Resynced, set to release on July 9 for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, is a visually enhanced remake of the beloved pirate-themed installment. It introduces new content while implementing thoughtful adjustments to controls and the open-world experience. This critical success suggests a formula of revisiting fan-favorite titles with careful execution can yield strong results. While review aggregators like Metacritic offer a snapshot of critical sentiment, the 84 score for Black Flag Resynced highlights a positive trend for the Assassin's Creed series.
To contextualize, recent main entries in the Assassin's Creed series and their highest-rated Metacritic scores include Assassin's Creed Origins (81), Assassin's Creed Odyssey (83), Assassin's Creed Valhalla (80), Assassin's Creed Mirage (76), and the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows (81).