Platinum GuideRedemption, and the definitive Black Flag
We asked if they'd ruin the best Assassin's Creed ever made. They didn't — they perfected it. Black Flag Resynced is the rare remake that honours everything great about the 2013 classic and then quietly improves almost all of it: the soul of Edward Kenway's pirate saga, rebuilt with the polish, performance and combat of a modern AC. It's the definitive version, full stop — and a comfortable 9/10.
Everything that made Black Flag special is intact: the open Caribbean, the thrill of captaining the Jackdaw, the naval shanties, the swing between assassin and swashbuckler. What's changed is the presentation. Rebuilt on a modern engine, it's genuinely gorgeous — 60fps, ray-traced seas, storms that toss your ship like a toy. Combat has been reworked to feel faster and more fluid with proper parries, the voices are re-recorded, and there's new content built around fan-favourites like Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet.
The catches
It's not quite flawless. The original's multiplayer is gone, and — more painfully — the excellent Freedom Cry DLC (Adéwalé's story) hasn't been carried over. And if you sailed the Caribbean recently, this is still the same voyage at heart. But those are footnotes against what's here: a sprawling, gorgeous, endlessly replayable pirate epic that has never looked or felt better. Reviewers are calling it "redemption for Ubisoft" — we'd go further and call it the best the series has ever been.
The Verdict — Pros
- The best pirate game ever, now gorgeous at 60fps
- Reworked, faster combat with real parries
- New Blackbeard & Stede Bonnet content
- Re-recorded voices & modern QoL
- A relaxed, missable-free platinum
The Verdict — Cons
- No multiplayer
- Freedom Cry DLC not included
- Same adventure if you replayed it recently
Black Flag Resynced — Platinum Roadmap
Step-by-Step Roadmap
Play the story (12 sequences)
Work through the campaign, unlocking the full map, the Jackdaw and Great Inagua. Completing Sequence 12, Memory 5 pops Ever A Splinter and ends the campaign. Grab collectibles and activities as you naturally pass them.
Take the seas — forts, ships & the Jackdaw
Capture every Fort (King of the Castle), sink all Legendary Ships (Devil of the Caribbean), fully upgrade the Jackdaw (Ship This) and build up Kenway's Fleet (Collective Madness).
100% the map — collectibles & Great Inagua
Sweep the Caribbean for treasure chests, underwater shipwrecks (Seven Deadly Seas), shanties, portraits, animals and more, restore Great Inagua (Governor · Dilettante), and hit Cartographer by visiting every location.
Mop up the challenges → platinum
Knock out the fun combat & naval challenges (rope-dart hangs, pistol chains, perfect parries, tavern games) and any leftovers. The last trophy flips into Prizes, Plunder, and Adventure! — the platinum.
Full Trophy List (50)
| Trophy | Grade | How to Unlock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Platinum & Story | |||
 | Prizes, Plunder, and Adventure! | Platinum | Win every other trophy. |
 | Ever A Splinter | Bronze | Stop a Templar plot — complete Sequence 12, Memory 5 (the story). → Story guide |
 | Lively Havana | Bronze | Get a tour of Havana (Sequence 2, Memory 1). → Story guide |
 | A Poxy Bird | Bronze | Captain your own ship (Sequence 2, Memory 6). → Story guide |
 | Walls That Hold Back The Wind | Bronze | Settle in a new home (Sequence 4, Memory 1). → Story guide |
 | In A World Without Gold | Bronze | Witness the end of a legend (Sequence 8, Memory 1). → Story guide |
 | Help A Brother Out | Silver | Complete a Templar Hunt sequence. → Story guide |
| Collectibles & 100% Completion | |||
 | Cartographer | Bronze | Visit every location in the game. → Collectibles guide |
 | King of the Castle | Silver | Capture all forts. → Collectibles guide |
 | Devil of the Caribbean | Bronze | Defeat all legendary ships. → Collectibles guide |
 | Ship This | Bronze | Fully upgrade the Jackdaw. → Collectibles guide |
 | Collective Madness | Bronze | Add one of each ship class to Kenway's Fleet. → Collectibles guide |
 | Dilettante | Silver | Fill all Art Collection & Equipment slots in the Great Inagua manor. → Collectibles guide |
 | Grandmaster | Silver | Win at each of the different tavern games. → Collectibles guide |
 | Seven Deadly Seas | Silver | Find all treasure chests in underwater shipwrecks. → Collectibles guide |
 | The Memory of My Enemy | Silver | Display all character portraits in the Great Inagua manor. → Collectibles guide |
 | Governor | Silver | Restore all buildings in the Great Inagua village. → Collectibles guide |
 | All Hands On Deck | Bronze | Recruit all Officers. → Collectibles guide |
 | Owned | Bronze | Complete every activity in a single location. → Collectibles guide |
 | Zero Waste | Silver | Restore a map from map pieces. → Collectibles guide |
 | Yo Ho... | Bronze | Learn a new shanty. → Collectibles guide |
 | Friend To All | Bronze | Interact with every friendly animal — the trophy text says 7, but there are really 8 (one easy-to-miss extra). → Collectibles guide |
 | Among Thieves | Silver | Unlock a smuggler's chest. → Collectibles guide |
 | Smooth Operator | Bronze | Craft an item. → Collectibles guide |
 | Dressing Overall | Bronze | Equip new cosmetics in each of the Jackdaw's vanity slots. → Collectibles guide |
 | Not So Little Friend | Bronze | Unlock the secondary firing mode on a Jackdaw weapon. → Collectibles guide |
 | Business And Pleasure | Bronze | Spend 50,000 Reales. → Collectibles guide |
 | Glutton for Nourishment | Bronze | Consume 20 food items. → Collectibles guide |
| Combat & Naval Challenges | |||
 | Last To Leave | Gold | Take a seat on a burning ship. → Combat guide |
 | Return The Favor | Bronze | Dash-ram a ramming Brig. → Combat guide |
 | Blow The Man Down | Bronze | Shoot down all the hanging bodies in Long Bay. → Combat guide |
 | Overdesign IV | Bronze | Kick a berserk enemy caught in smoke off a ship. → Combat guide |
 | The Hangman | Bronze | Kill 10 enemies by hanging them with the rope dart. → Combat guide |
 | Caught 'Em All | Bronze | Catch at least five enemies within a single smoke bomb. → Combat guide |
 | Gun-kata | Bronze | Use pistols to kill four enemies in a row within five seconds. → Combat guide |
 | Backs To The Wall | Bronze | Kill an enemy with a wall takedown. → Combat guide |
 | Let Me Explain | Bronze | After a perfect parry, perform a total of four takedowns. → Combat guide |
 | Double Tap | Bronze | Parry two Ocelot attacks in rapid succession. → Combat guide |
 | Silence, Fool! | Silver | Kill a guard ringing a bell. → Combat guide |
 | Articles Of Agreement | Silver | Ensure the survival of all pirates in a street fight. → Combat guide |
 | Old Ironsides | Bronze | Perform 3 perfect braces. → Combat guide |
 | Strike The Colors | Bronze | Board a Lead Convoy ship. → Combat guide |
 | Unsinkable | Bronze | Survive a rogue wave taken from the side. → Combat guide |
 | Hunter Hunted | Bronze | Defeat a Pirate Hunter while at maximum Wanted Level. → Combat guide |
| Hunting & Exploration | |||
 | Perfect Predator | Bronze | Get a perfect harpoon shot on a Great White Shark. → Hunting guide |
 | Matador | Bronze | Dodge three charge attacks by a Wild Pig. → Hunting guide |
 | Davy Jones' Locker | Bronze | Swim to the lowest point on the map. → Hunting guide |
 | Ed the Diver | Bronze | Swim 1000m underwater total (excluding shipwrecks). → Hunting guide |
 | Edward Catway | Bronze | Break 50 potted plants. → Hunting guide |
 | Hungover | Bronze | Wake up in a haystack. → Hunting guide |
All 50 trophies (1 · 1 · 11 · 37 · 1,275 points). Grades and descriptions verified against PSNProfiles.
Detailed Trophy Guides
Every trophy broken down step-by-step — how to reveal collectibles, sink the legendary ships, set up each combat challenge and more.
Story & Platinum
The six campaign trophies from Lively Havana to Ever A Splinter, plus how the platinum comes together.
Collectibles & 100%
Forts, legendary ships, the Jackdaw, Great Inagua, shipwrecks and every map icon — with a route that reveals them all.
Combat & Naval
Rope-dart hangs, pistol chains, perfect parries, smoke bombs, braces, boarding and the tricky one-off fights.
Hunting & Exploration
The great-white harpoon, dodging wild pigs, deep dives, long swims and the cheeky hidden trophies.