February 13, 2014

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Date played: February 12th
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 9/10

We destroyed the blockade in Nassau! We loaded up Rackham's ship with tons of gunpowder, I then escorted it to the enemy ships and let it explode for massive damage, clearing up the blockade. I spent the rest of my time exploring one of the two remaining sections of the sea to the south west. I explored a few underwater areas, gathered some chests and animus fragments and completed two small settlements. I took out a fort too and a couple of naval contracts.
Adewale and Edward chill in the storm after clearing the blockade

I fought a ton of ships to gather metal and improve my fleet. This allowed me to upgrade my broadside cannons and ram to elite status (golden!) and I even added a higher level Man'O War to the fleet, which carries 80 cargo. I can finally start working on some of the tougher trade routes in the fleet mini-game. While I'm sure I still have quite a bit of story to go through, I feel like I'm reaching the end of the exploring parts of Black Flag. I still want to explore the Black Island DLC too, so maybe I'll do that next.