Yo ho ho, motherfuckers. This week, Tim, Lawson, and the great WhiteWolfWhispers set sail on the high seas in search of rum and plunder in a discussion about Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Is it the best AC game? Is it the best game ever made? Is it just okay? Tune in for the answers to all of these questions and more.

It's Lawson and Tim vs. Assassin's Creed 3 in an ultimate teardown of the game's storytelling and gameplay. (Oh, and we've got some news about Valhalla and #ACSisterhood to talk about.) We hope that even if you love the game, you can still enjoy our analysis and appreciate our perspective. And if you hate the game, hopefully you'll find this cathartic? As always, let us know what you think about the episode in our YouTube comments, or find us on twitter @hookblade and yell at us there. Cheers!

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:30 Valhalla News Roundup

00:17:40 AC3 Story Analysis

00:53:03 AC3 Gameplay Analysis

01:33:05 Outro

This week, we're joined by Blue from Overly Sarcastic Productions in a conversation about all things historical accuracy! Are the AC games truly "historically accurate?" When is it OK not to be? How does a history buff like Blue feel about mythological shenanigans? What is it about Valhalla's marketing that has historians raising an eyebrow? All these questions and more are answered in this hour of riveting conversation.

Check out OSP's Realism Review videos on Origins and Odyssey! Subscribe to their channel if you haven't already! Follow them on Twitter! 

This week's episode contains as many shocking revelations as the game does! Which is to say there basically aren't any. The subtitle is kinda weird. Anyway, we're diving into the podcast's namesake, home of the Hookblade itself. Find out how Revelations earned its spot at the top of Timmy's AC ranking list, and third place on Lawson's! You know what, guys? Sometimes, Assassin's Creed can be pretty good.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

This week, we're joined by friend and listener Jcers (formerly JcersHabs018) to revisit the classic: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Is Brotherhood overrated or underrated? Lawson, Tim, and Jcers discuss their opinions — leave yours in the comments below, or find us on twitter @hookblade.

Be sure to check out Jcers' channel for stealth playthroughs, parkour movement guides, and tons of other great Assassin's Creed content. His AC Unity Ultimate Movement Guide is the one we talked about in the intro!

We also mention our AC Ranking episode from last week, so give that a listen if you haven't yet!

Tim and Lawson are recording in the same room together for the first time ever, so they can hash out their ranking lists of the AC games in person. Check out their lists and share yours with us in our YouTube comments section or on Twitter @hookblade! 

Here's the promised link to the bizarre Assassin's Creed II trailer where Ezio is played by his dad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R20-MOOZPpY

Our Final Lists:

Tim and Lawson are joined by their friend Nick. This week they're jumping back into the golden age of Assassin's Creed with the game that, arguably, actually started it all. Insieme per la vittoria!! and so on and so forth.

Lawson and Tim have just finished replaying the original Assassin’s Creed! The game that started it all! They have some thoughts about it. 

In a bonus conversation that was cut from last week’s episode, Lawson, Tim, and PutridMoldyman discuss and debate the inclusion of dialogue choices in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Valhalla.

Joined by guest host PutridMoldyman, Tim and Lawson discuss the things they think Ubisoft needs to do in order to “save Assassin’s Creed.” It's some typical Hookblade shit pretty much.