No, this is not a drill. Yes, it took them over a decade. But hey, at least they did it!
After taking so long that most fans considered the idea just to be another loose thread that would never be tied,Ubisoft surprised everyone by adding Steam achievementstoAssassin’s Creed IV Black Flag.
The goodUbisoftpirate game (the less said aboutthe other one, the better) is not the only title to get some unexpected love:you can now also chase that sweet 100% completion high in the streets of PariswithAssassin’s Creed Unity.
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Despite their age, theseAssassin’s Creedgamesaged much betterthan some morerecent entries.
On Steam, both the recent and all-time reviews forAssassin’s Creed IV Black Flagare very positive, with a total positive rating of 88%.
AlthoughAssassin’s Creed Unityfalls behinda little bit, it still sports fairly respectable numbers, scoring mostly positive (78%) ratings on both fields.
The Completionist’s Woes
A look at the achievements page raises some questions about how much of this surprise update was thought through.
Some (albeit very few) of the achievements ported wholesale from the game’s release refer to multiplayer action.
Recently,Ubisoft has displayed a nasty habit of pulling the plug on serversafter games have been around for a little while (or no time at all, in the unfortunate case ofXDefiant).
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This practice is not exclusive to Ubisoft, as demonstrated byEA nuking the online presenceofBattlefield 3, 4, andHardline, despite all games still having a solid player base.
So far there is no indication about how longAssassin’s Creed Black FlagandUnityhave until the servers go down, and whether the achievements set will eventually change if the game moves to an offline-only life.
This uncertainty is a strong signal for aspiringAssassin’s Creedcompletionists toget a move on and tick the online challenges right off the batwhile things are still up and running.
As with many games that have crossed that decade milestone, it is hard to find other players to roll with.
The best solution so far has been tofind a friend and coordinate to play it, especially since both games are available on Steam with hefty discounts.
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