Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's modern-day storyline is an odd one. Though it's a story I ultimately like (I am admittedly a sucker for this element of this series), it's hard to deny that it feels a bit strained because of the events of Assassin's Creed III before it, which effectively wraps up the storyline the games began in the first Assassin's Creed. As a result, it's somewhat of a nothingburger of a subplot, but it does provide some "Here's where they are now" looks at key characters like Shaun and Rebecca.  Nonetheless, with Ubisoft remaking this pirate adventure in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced , which launches on July 9, developer Ubisoft Singapore is changing how the modern-day story plays out, and it's quite a drastic change. It eschews what's there – no more first-person office simulator – and replaces it with rifts, last seen in 2025's Assassin's Creed Shadows .…