Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag trailer shows how to take over forts

Ubisoft’s Ashraf Ismail is at it again in a new video that shows off Assassin’s Creed 4’s gameplay. In the video, Ismail shows off and explains a new aspect of the game’s naval combat; namely, attacking and capturing a fort. The video made its debut at last week’s Gamescom. Check it out:

Ismail explains that forts are all over the world and players can take them out. In the video, an early-game fort is showcased, thus making it easier to take out since it only has two defensive towers. The fort also has a couple of ships guarding the wateres nearby. Players can use the new mortar weapon that lets them use a barrage of attacks from a long range.

The mortar, as explained by Ismail, is a difficult weapon to use since it has to be aimed manually. This means that you are better off using it against stationary targets like forts’ towers instead of on highly-mobile ships in the middle of a fight. However, when its attack does land, it is extremely effective at wreaking havoc.

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After taking out the fort’s defenses, Ismail then goes for a head-on attack on the fort. The main aim of this part of the take-over is to find and take out the fort’s commander. As soon as the commander is killed, the fort becomes Edward’s. It will attack any enemy ship that can pose a threat to Edward.   

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U on November 1. The PlayStation 4 version will be a launch title for the console on November 29. The release dates for the Xbox One and PC versions haven’t been revealed yet.