It is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established a lawless pirate republic. Among these outlaws is a fearsome young captain named Edward Kenway. His exploits earn the respect of pirate legends like Blackbeard, but draw him into an ancient war that may destroy everything the pirates have built.
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If you like the AC series you would be remiss to play this one, as it is the best in the entire series.
The water physics are fantastic creating a wonderful sailing experience topped with hearing your crew sing some (very catchy I might add) Shanties. On top of this with the weather effects, it just creates an amazing experience. While you can fast travel to locations you almost don't want too because of how fun sailing can be, especially with the ship battles.
The ship battles are fantastic and enjoyable from small ships to man of wars, the ability to upgrade you ship to combat the harder varieties on the seas, as you fight your wanted level goes up, as it reaches set points other pirates hunt you down which sometimes can create some problematic scenario's for you.
Visuals are amazing, as I stand by the WiiU having the 2nd best version of the game (behind PS4 and XBONE). You will see many locales that make you just want to stop and stare for a few minutes before moving on.
Content wise, there is a ton to do from hunting legendary ships, collectables spread across an enormous map, assassin contracts, assassin mission, etc... the list goes on, their is a plethora of content in this game, SADLY there is no DLC so you will not be playing any of that... which from what I hear from reviews of Freedom's Call... isn't really a bad thing yet.
Haven't played the multiplayer yet so I can't review that at this time.
My Best Buy number: 0419978150
What's great about it: Ship Battles, Gameplay, Content
What's not so great: Some Combat Quirkyness, no DLC
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