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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag
by Oliver Bowden, Andrew Holmes
Black Flag is one of the best games in the franchise. Aside from the obvious joy of being a pirate, it also has a rather heartbreaking story, and it was interesting to play an AC game where the protagonist initially adopts the Creed as a means of pursuing their own goals only to later join the Brotherhood and appreciate the true meaning of the Creed.
So the book is a fun way to explore the story with more insight into the protagonist's thoughts and feelings, as well as more on the motivations and his backstory.
Because we don't get much about why Edward is in the Caribbean in the game; we don't find out how he became a fearsome pirate, or at least a skilled seafarer before the events of the game.
This book explores that a little more, including adding some extra reasons for why he despises the Templars almost immediately.
It translates the story from game to page quite effectively, though a shortcoming of these novelisations is that the pacing of the game sections often feels a little off. In some ways, this book was strongest in the sections that weren't retelling the game. I wonder if that's because the author was writing on the assumption that people reading the books would have played the games first.
Still, if you are a fan and want some extra insight into Edward's thoughts and feelings, as well as who he was before encountering Duncan Walpole, this is a good book to read.
Some inconsistencies from the games, though.
So the book is a fun way to explore the story with more insight into the protagonist's thoughts and feelings, as well as more on the motivations and his backstory.
Because we don't get much about why Edward is in the Caribbean in the game; we don't find out how he became a fearsome pirate, or at least a skilled seafarer before the events of the game.
This book explores that a little more, including adding some extra reasons for why he despises the Templars almost immediately.
It translates the story from game to page quite effectively, though a shortcoming of these novelisations is that the pacing of the game sections often feels a little off. In some ways, this book was strongest in the sections that weren't retelling the game. I wonder if that's because the author was writing on the assumption that people reading the books would have played the games first.
Still, if you are a fan and want some extra insight into Edward's thoughts and feelings, as well as who he was before encountering Duncan Walpole, this is a good book to read.
Some inconsistencies from the games, though.