Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced launched on July 9, and the swashbuckling pirate adventure game got off to a great start. Vantage Studios, the new company in charge of the Assassin’s Creed brand, announced today that Resynced sold more than 2 million copies in its first 24 hours. It hasn’t been a total success story, however, and the negativity surrounding the game pertains to the usual culprit: microtransactions.
Beyond the strong sales and player numbers, Resynced is scoring well with critics, sitting at an impressive 84 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. It’s the most celebrated Assassin’s Creed game since 2013 based on Metacritic scores.
The game also reached 99,451 concurrent players on Steam in the first day, setting a record for an Assassin’s Creed game on Steam.
It hasn’t been completely smooth sailing for Resynced, however, as players have taken issue with how there is $85’s worth of microtransactions for the $60 game.
In a post on Steam, Ubisoft said it’s aware of the feedback and “reading all of it.” The studio said the add-on content that people can buy is “entirely optional.” None of the extra content is a “requirement to enjoy or complete the game.”
Eight out of the nine microtransaction items for Resynced are $10 cosmetic packs, including one that gives you a bright blue monkey with glowing eyes. There is also a $5 “Map Pack” that does not include any new maps, but instead gives players a special spyglass they can use to reveal collectibles that players would otherwise need to seek out and find on their own.
Ubisoft’s games, including the Assassin’s Creed series, are known for extensive microtransaction offerings. Numerous other publishers utilize microtransactions as well, and another recent high-profile example is CFB 27, which is pissing everyone off with its microtransactions.
GameSpot’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review scored the game a 7/10. Reviewer Jordan Ramee said the game “goes beyond the scope of a traditional remaster and adjusts the content of Black Flag to make improvements to the experience.” At the same time, Ramee said the remake “creates problems the original Black Flag didn’t have.”
Ubisoft has been undergoing a cost-cutting program in recent times, and this also impacted dozens of developers who worked on Resynced, according to Insider Gaming.
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