Loved Black Flag. Sailed the Caribbean like a sea shanty-fueled menace with too much rum and not enough respect for British authority. So when they handed me Adéwalé, I was ready. A full game with that man at the helm would have been gold-plated vengeance. Instead, I got an extended DLC that feels like a promising trailer stretched out over three hours and quietly told to sit in the corner.

Same gameplay as Black Flag, minus most of the charm. The sea’s still there, the blades still stab, the world still sparkles—but it feels hollow. The story wants to be powerful, but it keeps tripping over its own pacing. It brings up heavy themes and then sort of walks away from them like it forgot what it was talking about. Basic plot, minimal depth, then credits.

Adéwalé is a tank of a character. A literal ex-slave turned assassin turned revolutionary with the moral clarity of a wrecking ball. He could’ve carried a full game on his back while freeing colonies and punching Templars into the sea. Instead, they handed him half a storyline and said “make it work”.

This isn’t a bad game. It’s just a missed shot. A side story that had the bones of something great but never got the wind in its sails.

If you played AC Rogue then Freedom Cry will tie into that story line as you are playing Adewale, I did like that you got a deeper dive into this characters background. Over all it was a short game and was not to bad to play.

Thought the fact that you had to do radiant quests before the main quests would become tedious after a while, but fortunately you find yourself doing it all accidentally and the game runs smoothly because of it.
Also, those last two story mission gave me chills.