Summary
Though it has only been backed by rumors,Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s supposed remake carries a lot of potential. Not only would it be renewing one ofthe bestAssassin’s Creedgamesever made, but it would give those who never had the opportunity to experience the original a chance to visit the world ofAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagin a way the original game’s fans never could before. With the tehnology now available to the gaming industry, the possibilities feel endless.
Despite all that the rumoredAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremake could accomplish in terms of updating the original, there are certain aspects of it the rumored remake would probably want to leave alone. One ofBlack Flag’s best features, its sea shanties, is one thing the rumored remake would need to handle with care, lest it subject itself to the fury of the original game’s fans.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s Rumored Remake Needs to Handle Shanties With Care
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Re-recording Its Shanties Might Take the Wind Out of the Rumored Remake’s Sails
If Ubisoft is indeed remakingAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, there’s a lot of potential there for the developer to remake the iconic shanties as well. After all, if everything else in the game were remade, leaving the shanties alone might make them seem out of place in an otherwise modernized world, especially now that the original recordings are over a decade old. However, given how much impactAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s shanties have had on fans, re-recording them could ultimately take the wind out of the rumored remake’s sails.
Many ofAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s biggest fans have likely spent plenty of time sailing the game’s seas, which would also mean they’ve become accustomed to hearing certain voices singing the game’s shanties, especially the leading voices. As such, using new voices in the rumored remake would undoubtedly throw off returning fans and potentially leave a bad taste in their mouths about the game. On the other hand, newcomers toAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagwouldn’t know any differently.
In light of that, the rumoredAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremake would need to decide whether it wanted to appeal more to veterans or newcomers.
There is another challenge here that therumoredAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremakewould have, if it wanted to add new shanties to the game that weren’t included in the original. In that case, it might be better to re-record everything so all the voices match. However, sinceBlack Flag’s shanties already utilize different voices, adding new lead voices may not sound too out of place. The only other obstacle then would be ensuring the new shanties sound equal to the others in quality and style.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Remastering Its Shanties for the Rumored Remake Feels Like a Must
Although re-recordingAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s shantiesmight be too sharp a turn for the rumored remake to make, simply remastering them feels like a must. The rumored remake would presumably feature modern sound design in every other aspect of the game, so the shanties still maintaining their original sound quality could make them stick out like a sore thumb. This concept is seen in other remakes and remasters these days, where a game’s visuals are updated for its live gameplay, but its cinematics stay the same. Just as jumping between remastered gameplay and untouched cinematics is immersion breaking, so too would it be to hearBlack Flag’s shanties maintaining their original quality in the rumored remake.
All in all, if the rumoredAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremake is even real, it will need to handle the original game’s sea shanties with care. The best way to go about this might be to simply remaster the original shanties rather than re-record them, though the rumored remake might wish to include new shanties, especially if it intends to be a bigger game than the original. Nevertheless, simplyremasteringBlack Flag’s original shanties would arguably be enough to appeal to both veteran fans and late newcomers.
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