Ahoy, landlubbers - Ubisoft is not just slapping a fresh coat of barnacle-free paint on Black Flag. According to PCGamesN, the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will significantly deepen Edward Kenway's character, with returning voice actor Matt Ryan describing the experience as feeling "like the original, but on steroids 10x."
For those of you who somehow forgot, Matt Ryan is the guy who originally voiced the rum-soaked Welsh pirate back in 2013 - yes, that was over a decade ago, put down the controller and feel old for a moment. He's back for the remake, and it sounds like Edward is getting a proper lore buff rather than just a graphics upgrade.
More Kenway, fewer excuses to skip the cutscenes
The source material doesn't specify exactly what new story content or character moments are being added, but the "steroids 10x" comment suggests this isn't just a remaster slapping higher-resolution textures on the same old yo-ho-ho. Ubisoft appears to be treating this as a genuine remake with room to flesh out Edward's journey in ways the original couldn't - or didn't.
This is actually a massive deal for longtime fans of the series. Edward Kenway remains one of the most beloved protagonists in Assassin's Creed history, a charismatic scoundrel who accidentally stumbled into a centuries-old shadow war while mostly trying to get rich and drink rum. The original game absolutely cooked, but if the team is going back in with a full remake toolkit, there's real potential here to make him feel like a complete protagonist rather than a loveable rogue coasting on charm.
The devs are not playing it safe
Calling your own remake "the original on steroids 10x" is a bold claim - the kind of thing that gets screenshotted and posted back at you if the game ships with half the features cut. But it's also the kind of statement that tells you the people working on this are actually excited about what they're building, not just going through the motions of a nostalgia cash grab.
Whether Resynced will stick the landing or walk the plank remains to be seen. But with the original voice actor hyped up and apparently given substantially more material to work with, the early signs are pointing toward a remake that respects the source material while actually justifying its own existence. Full desynchronization avoided - for now.
