Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Video Game 2013) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Mentioning of men "violating women".
  • No sexual content or nudity, mild references and implications and some minor cleavage shown.
  • There are dancers on the streets that distract and dance for guards and if you look at the animus database it says they are prostitutes.
  • Can contain nude male upper body only. No nipple though lots of tattoos.

Violence & Gore

  • when blood is on, small blood spurts come out
  • Strong, bloody violence, with the skinning of animals and whaling sections being particularly gruesome and disturbing.
  • You are able to hang people although it doesn't show much blood and is very mild.
  • Players are able to kill soldiers in a variety of ways using knives, swords and rifles. Naval combat include both ranged combat using a variety of cannons and hand-to-hand combat on deck.
  • Fairly large amounts of bloodshed.
  • Although the game can be violent at times, it doesn't feature any gore or dismemberment.

Profanity

  • One character says "Fuck" 5 times consecutively.
  • Some uses of 'damn', 'hell', 'shit', 'fuck'.
  • There are a few uses of the F-Word, but during cutscenes only. The player does have the ability to skip the cutscenes.
  • There is little to no language in gameplay and if it is there, it is not strong.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Players have the ability to go to a pub and drink alcohol and it will cost them money. If the player drinks too much, you will find the character in a haystack. Drinking is not required, and most players stay away.
  • There is one part in the game where you will find the character that you play drunk. The scene is overall about 5 minutes and is actually meant to be a serious part of the story, and not meant for "fun".

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The story gets intense
  • The hunting and skinning of animals is very disturbing, as is the harpooning of whales. The capture of a dead, harpooned whale extremely upsetting and gruesome, especially for anyone who is vegan.
  • Some combat can get intense, but nothing frightening.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • Blackbeard is beheaded.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Blackbeards death may be quite sad for some viewers as before this point he is a frequent character.

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