Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Leaves Out Freedom Cry and Multiplayer to Focus on Edward Kenway
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced drops the Freedom Cry DLC and multiplayer to deliver a streamlined experience focused purely on Edward Kenway's adventures, while adding new crew officers and tweaking modern-day segments.
Ubisoft has finally lifted the curtain on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, confirming a July 9 release date for the overhauled pirate adventure. While fans of the original game have spent years hoping for this exact project, a recent preview event reported by Rock Paper Shotgun revealed some notable omissions. Creative director Paul Fu stated that the team made a clear choice to focus entirely on Edward Kenway and his Caribbean journey, which means the upcoming remake leaves behind both the original multiplayer suite and the acclaimed Freedom Cry DLC.
Freedom Cry originally launched in 2014 and followed Edward's former quartermaster Adewale as he fought against the slave trade in the West Indies. Omitting such a heavy and culturally significant piece of content stands out, especially since modern remakes typically bundle all past expansions as standard. Ubisoft leadership described Resynced as a pure story-driven experience centred on the bright escapism of the Caribbean. This streamlined vision also appears to scrap the modern-day Abstergo office sequences entirely, replacing those segments with rifts focused inward on Edward's personal struggles rather than cubicle exploration.
Even with those cuts, the refreshed release brings some new additions to the deck. Players can now recruit three brand new crew officers named Lucy Baldwin, The Padre, and Dead Man Smith. Each character comes with a dedicated backstory quest and grants unique ship buffs, such as Smith's ability to unleash double flurries from your broadsides. For players who already own the classic version, the original release will remain available on storefronts, but Resynced is clearly charting its own course as a more focused, singular tribute to the golden age of piracy.
Tags: Assassins Creed, Ubisoft, Gaming News, Action Games, Remakes
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun