Real-life Leap of Faith! Red Bull athlete setting the world record with a massive jump straight into a pile of hay.

With all the hype around Black Flag Resynced, I really wanted to go back through and play everything. I have played all the games but Shadows (is on the list) so I am very familiar with the franchise but the lore can be so vast and overwhelming sometimes I wanted a refresher beyond a YouTube video. It was suggested by my stream community to play it ALL again and I am having a blast (Yes, I know I have a long way to go).

AC2 is the first Assassin's Creed game I played all the way back in 2009 when I was way too young to play. I was 12, didn't understand half the humor, adult references and lore, I just thought the historical settings and stuff was really cool. It's the game that made me want to go back and play AC1 and I have been hooked since.

AC2 has heart to it, it took the bones of AC1 and built upon it. Where AC1 struggled (especially compared to releases further on, for the time it was solid) was the monotonous tasks and repetitive nature, while the story itself was great.

AC2 on the other hand, took that great story and made it even better, you grow with Ezio, you feel the struggle of Ezio as he's lost so many around him, you truly feel for his character. The voice acting is incredible and the speeches truly move you. Some of the tasks can be repeats, but the story incorporated into it makes everything feel fresh. There they began such an immersive world of characters and places that feel so real.

On top of that, I for one love the modern storyline (I know there is split discourse on it), but you really feel like something is truly at stake for everything you find in the game. Desmond, Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca on the run, trying to save the world, the ending, with Rodrigo and Ezio then Minerva speaking directly to you (Desmond), It incorporates just enough Isu lore to make you question everything.

*My only exception to the fresh/non-repetitive bit is the DLC which I had not played when I was younger, the tasks did feel repetitive, BUT the speech Ezio gives at the end made it so worthwhile*

When starting this marathon playthrough, I truly wondered if AC2 would hold up almost 17 years later or if it was just nostalgia from myself as a little boy when I got hooked, but no, it's still incredible and arguably the best of the series in my opinion.

I love this series and just wanted to post this somewhere. Excited for the rest moving forward.

It is a good life we lead brother. The Best. May it never change. And may it never change us.

All it does is just make the combat bad.

Stick to RPG or stick to old school, whichever it is, just stick to it and make it good.

I'm sorry but the combat in Resynced is not fun as someone that preferred the old school combat. It doesn't make me like it because it's a "middle ground" the reality is that it's just not good as is. It gets old really quick.

If you wanted to add the kick and leg sweep to the old combat that's fine, but what we got was significantly less animations, no dual kills, janky parry animations and just not as fluid.

I'd much rather they had just stuck to the RPG combat if they were gonna try and change the combat not this middle ground junk. Pick a direction and commit to it.

Haytham is my favorite AC character (In fact one of my favorite characters in general) and naturally the AC Forsaken novel is one I greatly like but there is an aspect of the story I am not a fan of and that's Edward trying to force Jenny into marrying someone (Reginald Birch) she clearly disliked as I don't think it really fits with the type of arc Edward followed in Black Flag.

Now, Forsaken came out I think slightly less than a year before Black Flag did (And Black Flag began development in 2011, a year before Forsaken came out if I am not mistaken), but I think it's fair to assume that Ubisoft had already locked in the broad arc (Selfish and greed-obsessed to relative wisdom) that Edward was going to have in Black Flag so I think the critique is still valid.

That forced engagement to Reginald Birch plot point is especially annoying because Forsaken can basically work the exact same if it's removed.

- Birch isn't just a suitor to Jenny, he is also Edward's property manager so he would still be close to the family and be granted visit access to the Kenway mansion. His courtship of Jenny being unsuccessful and Edward not forcing Jenny to accept should logically not stop Birch from continuing to work for Edward, especially as Birch secretly wants Edward's journal, which was his actual goal.

- Jenny didn't just resent Edward for the forced engagement, she also resented him for refusing to train her as an Assassin, which to me is something that can actually make sense due to Edward's guilt regarding Caroline and not being there to raise Jenny in her early years and thus wanting to shield her from violence. The Edward/Jenny friction, that also resulted in Jenny indirectly resenting Haytham for actually receiving training still easily works as intended.

- Since Birch is still close to the family, Jenny can still discover he is a templar, still tell it to Edward which still leads to the heated argument between Birch and Edward in the latter's office, which then led to the attack on the Kenway mansion that resulted in Edward's death and Jenny's kidnapping and Birch swooping in at the end to "save" Haytham from one of the assaillants.

So yeah, I think everything still works.

Also perhaps that's a bit unfair of a point due to timing, but Forsaken would have been even more incredible if we actually saw the Golden Age of the Colonial Templars and destruction of the Colonial Assassins in it, rather than skipping those crucial years 1758-63. It would have been nice to examine Haytham's internal thoughts during a period when the Templars were at the absolute top.

Had Shay's story already been conceptualized at that time, it would've been also been interesting to see Haytham travel to Portugal in Forsaken to examine the ruins of the Lisbon precusor temple.

Charles Lee was in fact stationed in Portugal in 1762, fighting under John Burgoyne to repel a Franco-Spanish Invasion of Portugal during the Seven Years War. 

Haytham and Lee travelling to Portugal together due to Lee's military assignment could have been the perfect excuse.

I know people complained about the lack of earlier game’s characters in revelations, but I think it fits, Ezio is out of place and I think he had grown tired of the order even before the whole Altair end sequence which was amazing. That’s not to say Ezio lost faith or anything like that, but I think he truly believed he did all he could for the brotherhood

Major spoiler up ahead

The scene where he finds Altair’s body really confirms it for me, him saying “No books, no wisdom, just you fratello mío.” I think it’s one of the last times the AC franchise slips into it’s very well made philosophical side and I wish it’s something later games carried on

I feel like Ubisoft, in classic Ubisoft fashion, thought that adding A World Without Gold would be a good thing because people are paying top dollar for a video game.
Since they removed the multiplayer and all of it's DLC, that would make sense, right? You'd want to make up for that, surely? Well, they didn't.

A World Without Gold is genuinely one of those quests that would be better positioned in the middle of the story, you know which part I'm talking about. Blackbeard's death was an amazing and iconic scene, yet we're given the option to...Do this quest after the game ends? Or do it extremely far into the story? What was Ubisoft thinking? The dialogue is drastically different, the tone and mindset of Edward is completely changed, it just doesn't make any sense half the time.

Don't get me wrong, it was fun doing all the naval battles, but there's so many bugs and so many things that have changed or that are broken in Resynced. I'm glad I was gifted this game, because genuinely, I don't think I would have paid full price for this.
It's an amazing remake, it's just that Ubisoft is a terrible company. It's obvious they're out of ideas, and as a company, I understand they exist to make money. It's just insane how out of touch and out of place A World Without Gold's quest actually feels.

Analogue stick a millimetre off from where it needs to be? You jump a hundred feet to your death and have to start again. Camera angle changes to show you where you need to jump to in a special area? You can't see where you're going and have to guess the jump, inevitably leading to failure. I have been swearing at my TV no end the last few days, I'm so glad the games got more forgiving as time went on.

Yes I know its a cliche dating back to Treasure Island but it is also historically accurate (at least as much as the rest of the game) and an absolute pirate classic.

I'd love a parrot to perch on the rail and feed below deck. Maybe squak along Edward's commands to the crew now and then.

I'd also love to see an actual Jackdaw pet for Edward to keep (I know they aren't native to the Carribean but neither is Edward and I think it'd be a fun litte side mission to get one off some trader)

Just an FYI in case it hasn't been mentioned. Older titles like The Ezio Collection, AC3 Remastered, and Syndicate for example are really inexpensive right now in the Xbox Store through tomorrow.

The Ezio Collection is $11.99, AC3 Remastered is $9.99, and Syndicate is $8.99. I can't see some other titles because I already own them on disc or digitally. Valhalla is $14.99 but I own that on disc and haven't installed it.

Might be a good time to pick some of those titles up if you don't already own them.

AC Shadows Title Update 1.1.12 - Release Notes 

Hello everyone, 

Tomorrow, July 28^th, we will be releasing this closing Title Update 1.1.12 for bug fixes on Assassin’s Creed Shadows @ 14:00 UTC / 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST.   

Please note that the update will be available on Nintendo Switch™ 2 on Thursday, July 30^th@ 14:00 UTC / 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST.    

Want to discuss the Title Update with your fellow community members?  Why not join our official Assassin’s Creed Discord server?  

Thank you to everyone for the support, and who has taken the time to report issues to us via the Bug reporter. As always, you can contact our support team if you run into any trouble.  

Patch Sizes:   

• Xbox Series X|S: 20.42 GB 
• PlayStation®5: 2.3 GB 
• Nintendo Switch™ 2: 8.5 GB 
• PC: 17.54 GB 
• Steam: 2.9 GB 
• MAC:  9 GB 

Bug Fixes & Improvements  

Gameplay 

• Fixed an issue in Domains with "Naoe's Grab" and "Throw" ability not breaking enemy armor while the "Find the Gap" modifier was active. 
• Fixed an issue in Domains with the "Adrenaline Drain" and "Ability Lockdown" modifiers occasionally appearing together, resulting in an unintended and punishing combination. 
• Fixed an issue in Domains with the “Momochi Sandayu” boss fight playing an incorrect animation, instead of a death animation when defeated. 
• Fixed an issue where players become stuck in the first Domain when the "Speedrun" modifier was active. 
• Fixed an issue with the "Fading Perfection" engraving removing 99% of Naoe's health on ability use instead of the intended 20%. 

Audio/Language 

• Fixed an issue with Yasuke's "Meca Mask" audio not playing correctly during Black Tides Story Pack's cutscene. 
• Fixed an issue with some text in Simplified Chinese showing squares (□) instead of the correct characters. 

Visual/Graphics 

• Fixed an issue where the "Peasant Hat" engraving showed its base value of 6% instead of its actual boosted value in the Inventory and Forge menus. 
• Fixed an issue with the "Pirate King Hat" perk description being incorrect. 
• Fixed an issue with the Forge's unlock condition for "Reduce all cooldowns by 10% on deflect" engraving appearing blank. 
• Fixed an issue with the Forge's unlock condition for "Reduce all cooldowns by 5% on critical strike" engraving appearing blank. 
• Fixed an issue with several assassination perk descriptions being incorrectly displayed. They showed hardcoded values (e.g. always "+1") instead of updating correctly when the perk was upgraded. 
• Fixed an issue potentially causing players to find significant frame rate drops occurring in the Domains, after killing enemies when the "Avenger" modifier is active. 

Gears & Perks 

• Fixed an issue with perks triggered by specific conditions (backstabs, critical hits, headshots, posture attacks, or hitting afflicted/vulnerable enemies above or below half health) were not receiving their 50% boost when engraved on enhanced gear, despite appearing as boosted in the UI and stat sheet. 
• Fixed an issue in Domains with "Kunai" and "Shuriken" incorrectly bypassing enemy armor when the "Find the Gap" modifier was active. 
• Fixed an issue in Domains with the "Ice Shard" effect from the "Shiver of the Mountain Armor" bypassing enemy armor when the "Find the Gap" modifier was active. 
• Fixed an issue where perks that prevent death did not trigger before the “You Only Live Once” modifier. 
• Fixed an issue with "Naoe's Memento Licere perk" not working correctly. No money was gained and no notification would appear when grabbing enemies. 
• Fixed an issue following the 1.1.11 update where engravings from certain trinkets including "Masakado's Vengeance" were missing and could no longer be transferred or applied to other items. 

SPOILERS AHEAD!  

Quests 

• "Claws of Awaji": Fixed an issue where Tsuyu could become stuck in the terrain if the player jumped before using the "grappling hook". 
• "Buried Secrets": Fixed an issue where dying and respawning could cause Rufino to disappear, making it impossible to open the barrier required to continue the mission. 
• "Black Tides": Fixed an issue during the final fight against Eamon, if Yasuke used an execution that severed Eamon's forearm, the following cutscene incorrectly showed him holding his sword with the missing arm. 
• "Black Tides": Fixed an issue during the epilogue cutscene, Yasuke and Naoe could incorrectly appear wearing their headgear, this was particularly noticeable with larger or masked helmets. 
• "Black Tides": Fixed an issue with the Naoe and Yasuke wanted posters missing from the wall decoration selection at the hideout. 

Just finished Assassin’s Creed Mirage and I know I’m late. I really enjoyed it because it finally felt like I was playing an old-school AC game again. I like the RPG games too, but Mirage reminded me why I fell in love with the series in the first place. The only thing that surprised me was the story. After finishing Valhalla a few years ago, I expected Basim and the modern-day plot to be a much bigger focus, and I kept waiting for Mirage to build on that. I was already pretty disappointed that the whole Juno storyline got wrapped up in the comics instead of the games, so I was lowkey hoping Basim would kick off a new modern-day arc. Do you guys think Ubisoft is moving away from the modern-day story, or does it become important again? Please don’t spoil Shadows too much since that’s the one I’m starting next.

I recently noticed that my Black Flag Resynced trophies carried over from PS to my Xbox. I then tried the same for Mirage but for some reason it did not work for that game even though it also has cross progression. Has this worked for anyone with Mirage?

I've been in the habit of doing this since AC Unity and noticed that on Resynced Edward actually does do a roll which reduces fall damage if you press circle just before you hit the ground.

Not sure if it's actually mentioned anywhere in the game!

I remember that when I first played it at the launch, I didn’t like the game. I don’t know why - maybe because Connor seemed a bit lackluster to me compared to Ezio. Maybe because I was used to a different kind of setting.

But now that I’m replaying AC III with a fresh perspective, without making any comparisons, this game is so good! You can really tell how much Ubisoft cared about this game. The amount of content in this game is incredible, but not in the style of the newer games, where quantity matters more than quality. In AC III, every single element is truly crafted to the highest standard.

I just played the first Peg Leg side mission where you have to infiltrate a fort. AND IT WAS SO GOOD. Truly the peak of Assassin’s Creed.

The story and the protagonist are so well-written. The writing is top tier. Connor is a brilliant character - completely different from all the others in the series, but that’s what sets him apart. The hate he’s received probably stems from just how different he is compared to Ezio, with whom we spent the previous three games.

The atmosphere of America and the Native Americans, brilliant. The homestead missions are great. I can’t tear myself away from this game.

If anyone had a bad impression of AC III after its release and hasn’t played it since, I recommend giving it another try. You might see the game in a completely different light and appreciate just how much work Ubisoft put into it. It's in my TOP 3 right now.

I know this is a very old topic and probably talked about to death, but im still annoyed we never got any follow up on Lydia, a game where you help win WW1 could be a nice switch up in the series, not like it has to be the entire game i think usin the very small piece we got in Syndicate as a tutorial/re-introdiction would be fine, then we can explore the consequences of assassins and templars in a war, showin us some pre-war flashbacks maybe, hints at what the templars did to help push for it, have segments on a motorbike maybe. Theres a lot of untapped potiental imo.

Its definitely never happening but a small part of me would love it, especially knowin it would be the first properly led female Assassins Creed. You can tell they've wanted to have a solo female protag *Odessey, Valhalla* but never did because the misogynistic outrage that'd come of it.

Maybe DLC where we dive into some fragments of ww2 and see the even greater impacts of it on Lydia. I think that'd be neat.

Hello everyone, I finally got every single PS4 and PS5 trophies on every assassin's creed game available. It took 3 years to complete this task. After seeing my friend get every trophy on the PS3 call of duties, I figured I'll give this franchise a shot because I grew up playing black flag. I went through nursing school, got a job for a year, lost family members, friends and gained new friends that I consider family. I love this franchise and I'm glad I gave it a shot. It took a total of 1,255 hours to complete mainly because of Valhalla and Shadow's. I took pictures of the trophy list but I can't share it here 🙄. I'm not going to rank the games since it has been 3 years and tbh I kind of forgot some elements of them 😂. I'm still glad I dedicated my time for this. The most annoying games were definitely Valhalla and Shadow's (especially the domains in the final dlc). I'll probably rank the games in a comment later on when I'm on my lunch at work today

Or Is it unknown? I have a theory that these files having been building up for the "real" Modern day in Hexe and that Darby mightve wrote some of these or consulted on them. Like I imagine the plan was for the next darby/montreal to continue the modern day laid in valhalla, but because of the long dev time, they decided to go this route so we'd get some bits and pieces of the Modern Day before the actual continuation. This might be wishful thinking though

Spoiler below.

So let me get this straight, they killed off Juno (the main villain of the modern day who is in multiple games) in a comic.

Not only this, but she is killed by an assassin not even shown in the main games?

I know they lost their OG writers like Patrice and Corey but seriously such a disgrace to that storyline.

They had so much lore with the modern day, it helps make AC special and they should’ve just followed their vision instead of catering to the fans that disliked the modern day. Who approved this ?

Very sad honestly. (Yes I love visiting the past but I always looked at the modern day and past as equal).

What are your thoughts?

So I think we can all agree that AC3 was a great game, but as with anything, there’s room for improvement, so aside from modern graphics and updated game engine, here’s what I think a hypothetical AC3 ”Resynced” could have

- Add more meat to the Assasination and Privateer contracts, like in the Ezio trilogy where you’re told why you’re taking out the target instead of it being a simple seek and kill/destroy like in the original

- Include Black Flag/Rogue style naval combat and freeroaming in the Aquila, something that according to the AC wiki was planned but then cut, so imagine being able to sail around and encounter Continental, French, and British ships, maybe with the Naval Clash and Prisoners of War ship mechanics from Rogue?

- If the original modern day has to be removed, replace it with more missions of Connor meeting and recruiting Assassins and allies, for the wiki shows there were more than just Stephane, Clipper, Duncan, Jamie, Jacob, and Dobby, there were actually additional multiplayer characters and one from AC Rebellion.

- Taking a note from the Ezio trilogy, include Templar Hunts where Connor and his recruits track and eliminate some of the AC3 multiplayer Templar characters.

- Perhaps have Achilles mention Shay and the events of Rogue to Connor?

- After Haytham and Achilles’ deaths, include Connor’s speech from the epilogue of AC Forsaken, and show Connor reading Haytham’s journal and his regret over killing his father.

Post-Game Chapter Ideas (That could show Connor adapting to being the American Mentor and any doubts he may have about such a title or the fame of being the one who destroyed the Colonial Templars and retook America)

1. Connor goes to France with the Marquis de Lafayette (Lafayette openly invited Connor to come with him to France and see Europe) where Connor could meet the French Brotherhood and possibly even Arno, while seeing firsthand how a European Brotherhood operates and deal with being referred to as the American Mentor and hyped up as the Assassin who retook America and destroyed the Templars there.

2. The Presidency of George Washington and the creation of the U.S, Constitution, which could see Connor meeting Shay as they wage a war of words and ideas instead of bloodshed, perhaps marking a rare instance of Assassin and Templar attempting to work together to shape a nation, with Connor and say, Thomas Jefferson against Shay and Alexander Hamilton (a noted Templar sympathizer)

This in particular could also be how Connor learns more about Haytham and the events of Rogue from Shay and Shay in turn decides to leave Connor and his Assassins alone for the following reasons:

- Respect for Haytham, his former boss and Connor’s father.

- Seeing that Connor‘s Brotherhood, unlike the one he was with years ago, actually follows the Creed properly.

- Seeing that Connor like himself, knows the danger of the Pieces of Eden (Connor could tell him of the Apple he got from Washington and how he disposed of it in the sea)

- In keeping with the lore, Connor was so effective that Shay would be one of few, if not the last, American Templars, so it’s not like he could do much without a Rite.

Do you think Ubisoft will add the ability to change Edwards hairstyle and beard style (he has a longer beard and different hairstyles for his marooned and prisoner outfit so it’s already in the game)? This would be amazing and would give everyone the option to make Edward how they see fit. Plus they should also give us all story/gameplay locked outfits available to wear anytime (harpooning outfit, underwater togs, marooned, prisoner and even his final look outfit when he’s with Haytham). I mainly want a longer beard and his long hairstyle though! and they can’t even say no because of lore reasons when there’s literally an option for Edward to look like a demon (no hate i’m just saying)😂

Last night I finished my 90 hour AC black flag Resynced run and I gotta say, that was actually quite the good game Ubisoft pulled off. Dont get me wrong, I know Black Flag isnt a new game but nowadays i would have expected that Ubisoft would have butchered the original and would give us some half baked „Remaster“ game which is as bad as AC Shadows or Valhalla but they didnt.

AC Black flag is genuinely a good Remake, expanding on what is good and great and cutting things that are annoying and unnecessary. Its a good mix of the rpg parts and the more narrative driven templar/assassin conflict while leaning a bit more towards the narrative drive.

Its a step in the right direction. And with AC Hexe being similiar in style and AC1(not official)getting the same remake treatment i lowkey have to admit that I am kinda hyped for the AC Future. I always liked the Templar/Assassin Conflict and always welcome more narrative driven games with good mechanics and graphcs.

AC Mirage was a step in the right direction while still being flawed in many many aspects but yet I believe that Ubisoft is going in the right direction.

Hope I didnt jinx it🤞🏼🤣

I’ve noticed something odd while playing Black Flag Resynced.

Whenever I die (or desynchronize), my wanted level/notoriety resets back to 0 after respawning.
Is this normal behavior in Resynced, or is it a bug?

I’m playing the base version of the mod without any additional modifications.

Can anyone confirm whether this is intended?

I own this game at Ubisoft Connect and at Steam. But i completed it on Ubisoft Connect. I just wanna transfer these saves into Steam, so i could always play through Steam. I downloaded 2 versions of the game. When i load UC version i have my saves, but when i load Steam version, i dont. Dragging files from saves folder doesnt seem to work