Assassin’s Creed IV is 20 Hours Long, Present Day Narrative Optional
Darby McDevitt, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s lead writer, has pegged the average gametime for the main swashbuckling narrative at 20-hours.
McDevitt also commented on the oft-moaned about present day sections, confirming that they exist in Black Flag – detailing the exploits of an Abstergo employee – but that they are optional tasks.
As Now Gamer reports, McDevitt explained the content as such, “”It’s got a lot of extra content for thost people who like the present day and will really be rewarding for people who like the present day story, but its not too burdensome for people who just want to do the pirate game.”
“It’s about, I’d say, 45 minutes total content through the whole story,” said McDevitt. “The main path in the game takes about 20 hours on average.
“Its actually quite a bit longer than other Assassins’ Creeds have been because the naval stuff gives a very different pace to the game, a very different feeling to the way exploration works.”
As well as this Gamescom produced a new CG trailer for the game, which you can check out over here. It’s slightly more reserved than other Black Flag footage, and shows a pirate adventure miles away from the Bruckheimer design.
