Just like Assassin’s Creed III, pirate-themed sequel, Black Flag, will feature an hour-long cluster of side missions exclusive to PlayStation platforms.
It has been confirmed, however, that these bonus missions won’t star the game’s lead protagonist, Edward Kenway. Instead, they will feature Aveline de Grandpré, the bi-racial assassin who stalked the streets of New Orleans in Vita spin-off, Assassin’s Creed Liberation.
It’s a surprising fan service for PlayStation gamers, though one that create a bit of a continuity problem. Black Flag is set in 1715; Kenway is already approaching his peak whereas his unsavoury companion, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), is about to reach the end of his pirating career. Assassin’s Creed Liberation, however, picks up in 1765 where players are introduced to a young, pre-initiated Aveline.
There’s an evident time gap and hopefully Ubisoft will find a way around it. One possible solution is to have Aveline visit the locales of Black Flag some fifty years or so after Kenway’s presence. It would avoid the paradox and fit perfectly with the series’ theme of digging up the long-lost secrets of others’.
3shirts
I hope they handle the time thing right. The series is in danger of tying itself up in knots the longer it goes on and for a series that prides itself on historic accuracy, that would be a shame
Amphlett
Can I shoot things? Can I kill bad guys? Can I run around and solve puzzles? does it play well? That’s all I’m bothered about, the story for me is always in the bottom 10% of requirements I have for a game and whether it’s historically accurate? Nah. Shoot, shoot, bang, bang!
Mr-Flame-Head
potentially a spoiler
not sure as I havnt played ac3 and not completed liberation
don’t forget that liberation and black flag are historical memories sold by abstergo entertainment, the mission pack with aveline is probably just a mini continuance of liberation
double-o-dave
I didn’t see anyone moan and wander how the hell Altair entered the world of Soul Calibur… Is that historically accurate? lol
The Lone Steven
TIME PARADOX! You can’t do that Abstergo! *MGS3’s game over music plays*
I think they may implented as the Animus playing up thus it throws in Aveline’s mission into the wrong time period but actually takes places 50 years after AC4. Am a bit surprised Conner is not the exclusive missions character as i can see him investigating the places that Kenway has been to learn more about his order even if he is boring.
hazelam
i’d imagine the deal for the extra content was for something totally exclusive to the Playstation.
and seeing as Liberation is only available on Vita, Aveline would seem to fit the bill.
Broonba
Having never played an AC game, I’ve not got a clue what you are all going on about. :p
double-o-dave
Stick to StarWars mate ;)
Broonba
lol…..righty-o dave :p
hazelam
Liberation is still one of the games i most want to play on Vita.