Much of the attention paid to Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has centered around its Caribbean setting, but now the developer of the game has revealed more of the details concerning the game's modern day setting.
Like other titles in the series, the framework of the game's story deals with Abstergo Entertainment trying to access different points of history to find out more about the secret history of the world. In a new blog post Ubisoft reveals that users can spend barely any time in the modern day setting if they choose, or they can spend several hours.
For those who simply do not want to deal with modern setting and return as soon as possible to the Edward Kenway story, they can clear through this portion of the game in less than half an hour. Players have to leave the Caribbean setting five times, and these portions set in the Abstergo office can be completed in a few minutes.
However, players can spend several hours in this portion of the game if they want, and Ubisoft explains that much of the story's background will be revealed if players explore the area:
"You have to hack computers and figure out how to access certain rooms and get through security. There is gameplay in just being able to access that stuff. When you access it, the content you find is a reward for us. Through this content you see what happens to Desmond after Assassin's Creed III. We used it as an opportunity to say goodbye to Desmond. There's actually a lot of stuff linked to him that you find."
Ubisoft also explained that they will use this time to inject some humor into the series and poke fun at the video game industry in general in addition to the extra story content found in the Abstergo complex:
"You get to see what Abstergo Entertainment as a company is doing with your research. You get to see the progression of what they're trying to do, which is really fun. Some of it is just us making fun of the videogame industry and being a videogame company. We have the Abstergo Entertainment Employee Manual, which is kind of poking fun at our employee manual. There's a lot of stuff we just had a good time with. It's really there for people who enjoy it and want to see a bit more of it."
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