assains creed IV- black flag

assains creed black flag

ownership and franchise                                                                                                                                             Assains creed is a series of open world action adventure stealth video game. The video games was published by French video game company Ubisoft and developed by their studio Ubisoft Montreal. In total there are eleven main games and seven spin off games. Assains creed consists of historical fiction aswell as science fiction. Ubisoft have created a game which follows a strong narrative. The player can control an 'assain' and explore the game map too. The use of this sense of freedom in a game, made Assains creed popular very quickly. The franchise as a whole became recognisable as a game which made the game popular. The first assains creed game sold 9 million copies in itself meaning it was now a well known and good game. The games did so well that there is now a collection of merchandise aswell as several short films and books based off them. The game could be played on consoles such as playstation, xbox, Nintendo switch and more. The unique selling point of this game was the wider exploration of the map which was not seen in any other Assains creed games. This was a third person based land exploration alongside a good stealth system.

maximising income

During the first week of sales in the United Kingdom, Assains creed black flag became the best selling games of 2013, with over 15 million copies still being sold today in 2020. However, the games opening week sales were down by 60% compared to 2012s Assains Creed release. Ubisoft blamed this on uncertainty caused by the upcoming tradition to 8th generation consoles. To get this game popular too, they would advertise the game on posters and TV advertising too, which helped people to find out about the game. There was also forms of merchandise which released such as collectable figures and replicas of items in the game too. There also included clothing which people could wear.

production/distrubution

The game was released on 29th october 2013. It was released on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U. A month later after release, the game was then released on further game consoles such as Playstation 4, Xbox one and Microsoft windows. You could play this game online and in a hard copy which both contained multiplayer access. It was a global release however, was released in north america on november 21st and november 22nd then was released in europe.

marketing and advertising

The game was mainly advertised through trailers, TV adverting such as adverts between breaks, posters and many more which helped to promote the game. The adverting for Black Flag also appeared on website banners and social media pages, for game console companies. There was main focuses for the trailers and adverts based off the missions in the game. It focused mainly on naval combat and the idea of this open world aspect seeing as this was something assains creed has never done before. By doing all these posters and adverts could increase the social integration between people, which helps the Black Flag game reach a mass audience. Social integration is when a person tells somebody else something, for example the game. This happens a lot throughout media text.

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The game allowed the audience to be more active in the game and play the game longer due to the multiplayer aspect. This allowed the gaming experience to be different every time as they could play with their friends or random people online. The game also helped the audience enjoy it by having in game purchases such as additional weapons and appearance items. The game however, did not allow any avatar changing, which could be a huge downfall against the audience as they could get tired of repetitively playing with the same character. The fan base of Assains creed created Facebook pages and reddit pages alongside streaming websites which allowed people to watch others play this game. The fan community are an active audience and help the franchise of Assains creed improve.

reception

The Assains Creed, black flag recieved generally 'favorable' reviews according to review aggregator mertacritic. They praised a few things about this game for which they suggested was very good. For example, they praised the world gameplay along with side-quests and the graphics. Black flag became soon rated the 70th greatest game of the 7th generation era. Two days after its release however, IGN ranked black flag as the 2nd best game in the Assassins creed series, only behind assassins creed 2.

regulation
Assains creed is rated as an 18, from PEGI. This information can be shown on the official Ubisoft web page. However, parents and younger players of this game has given this a age rating of 13. Black flag has uses of violence swell as glorification. One of the biggest things glorified In this game was animals, and PETA which is the treatment of animals origanisation, repsonded to this game and said that it did not condone whaling along with other harm towards animals.

 

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The genre for this game was an action, stealth video game. The setting was based around the idea of pirates so was set in the 18th century Caribbean during the Golden Age. This game allowed you to play with your friends and also meant people could feel a sense of escapism within this. However, as good as the game was, the game also encountered some issues throughout the game. For example, many fans thought that this game included subtle themes of racism and slavery due to the way the characters with different ethnicities were being portrayed. The game also had a huge representation towards men and hardly any towards women, seeing as there was no strong women at all being portrayed. The only character you could play was a straight white male which caused a problem seeing as you was not being allowed to change the avatar. This also caused a problem with sexuality, seeing as this game included only straight people. This was due to the fact the game wanted to focus entirely on history instead of the more accepting modern day society.

list of games in the franchise 

Assassin's Creed- 2007 

Assassin's Creed II- 2009

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood- 2010

Assassin's Creed: Revelations- 2011

Assassin's Creed III- 2012

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag- 2013

Assassin's Creed-Rogue- 2014

Assassin's Creed: Unity- 2014

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate- 2015

Assassin's Creed: Origins- 2017

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey- 2018

Assassin'S Creed: Valhalla- 2020