29 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U, and Nov. It gives us a reason to find collectibles.'Īssassin's Creed 4: Black Flag launches on Oct. 'It gives us a reason to travel the world. 'This really ties everything together,' Ismail said. If you face a Man-of-War, you're toast.'Īccording to Ismail, the Jackdaw allows the developers to implement 'a really deep progression system,' with the water-born craft, featuring a 'lot of different weapons with a lot of upgrades.' Protagonist Edward Kenway's weapons, number of weapons and health will also upgradable.Īccording to the post, written by communications manager Gary Steinman, players will need to visit certain locations and acquire specific items in order to upgrade components, such as the ship's cannons. We have enemies that will destroy you in two seconds at the beginning of the game. 'You can't really have enemies with a million hit points.
'We have something previous Assassin's Creeds didn't, which is progression,' Ismail said.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flagwill inject a stronger progression system into the series, requiring players to upgrade the ship Jackdaw if they want to advance through the game, according to a post on the official Ubisoft blog quoting game director Ashraf Ismail.
