u/confiteD_G4rlic

Hi everyone. I’m requesting Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on Steam.

I grew up watching other people play Assassin’s Creed games long before I was ever able to own them myself. I remember going to cousins’ houses or watching friends play for hours while I just sat there fascinated by the atmosphere, the cities, the music and the feeling of historical adventure the series had. Back then, owning a console was never really an option for me, so Assassin’s Creed became one of those franchises that felt strangely distant but special at the same time.

Now that I’m older and finally have my own PC, I’ve slowly started building my Steam library with games I genuinely care about instead of just random cheap titles. Recently I managed to get Assassin’s Creed 1 and the Ezio trilogy, and playing them for the first time made me realize why I had been so fascinated with the series for so many years. Exploring those worlds felt almost nostalgic even though I had never actually played them myself as a kid.

I also know my Steam account might look a little strange because there isn’t a massive amount of activity or modern AAA games on it. A lot of the games I grew up with were old offline games installed on a very old family PC that barely had around 80GB of storage. Most of my gaming memories come from replaying older titles over and over again instead of constantly buying new releases.

Some of the games I spent countless hours on were GTA III, GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City. I also loved Sid Meier’s Pirates!, which you can actually see in my Steam library because I eventually decided to buy an official copy there after years of playing an old offline version that was full of bugs. Another game I loved growing up was Island Castaway 2. I’ve always been deeply attached to tropical and Caribbean aesthetics: beaches, ports, islands, ships, colorful towns and the whole atmosphere that comes with them.

That’s a huge reason why Black Flag means so much to me specifically. I’m Caribbean, and growing up surrounded by the sea, pirate stories, colonial history and tropical landscapes made this game feel unusually personal to me. There’s something emotional about seeing a major Assassin’s Creed title inspired by a region that actually resembles parts of the world I grew up around. Mixing that Caribbean atmosphere with the historical richness and storytelling Assassin’s Creed is known for honestly sounds incredible to me.

I’ve spent years hearing people say Black Flag is one of the best games in the franchise, and every time I watched gameplay videos I kept thinking: “one day I’ll finally play this myself”. I tried waiting for sales because Ubisoft games usually become affordable eventually, but Black Flag tends to stay more expensive than the older AC titles, and even during sales it’s difficult for me to justify spending that much money on a game right now. I missed the last major sale earlier this year and was hoping another one would come soon.

What honestly pushed me to finally make this request was the recent discussion around the Black Flag remake/remaster. My computer already struggles with many newer games, so with a remake there’s a high chance I won’t be able to run it anyway. And after seeing what happened with Assassin’s Creed III, where the original version became harder to access after the remaster was released, I’ve become genuinely worried that one day the original Black Flag might disappear or become much less accessible.

I know this is maybe just a game, but this one has been on my mind for years.

Thank you for reading!

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Game page: Assassins Creed IV Black_Flag

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