KENWAY AHEAD

Smooth sailing and pearly whites in ASSASSIN'S CREED IV BLACK FLAG

- Matthew Elliott

There are few things more dispiriting than reading a review in which the writer begins by proudly admitting they don’t especially like the series, or the genre. The result of this is that the writers who review big releases, such as Assassin’s Creed, are often already aware of the game’s systems, lore and setting. For the most part, it makes perfect sense.

It would be insane to get someone who hates wrestling, for example, to review a WWE game. And that’s exactly why it’s fun to go back to Black Flag as a relative Assassin’s Creed initiate. I’ve dabbled with the series but never fully engaged with what makes the games popular. And