Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Faces Backlash Over Censored Statues
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has been drawing major attention since launch last week, with reactions ranging from praise to heavy criticism. One specific controversy sits in a “hmm, really?” middle ground: players are divided over whether the remake’s ship figurehead statues have had their breasts covered up.
Assassin’s Creed Fans Debate Resynced’s Censorship
The statue in question is a ship figurehead visible on the front of a vessel in Resynced. A Reddit post by Kyvix2020 shared a side-by-side comparison of the figurehead in the remake versus the original Black Flag. In the original version, the statue’s breasts are left exposed, while Resynced adds extra armor over that area.
One of the main questions raised by the post’s author is why profanity and extreme violence are permitted in games, yet nudity—at least in this particular case—is censored. The remake carries an M for Mature rating, which legally means players must be at least 17 years old to purchase and play it.
Many fans argue that Ubisoft’s choice to censor the statue feels excessive and, in their view, also doesn’t line up neatly with the game’s rating. They suggest a decision was made at some point during development, and it’s unlikely the public will ever learn exactly when or why the team concluded the figurehead’s exposed breasts were too much—especially given the remake’s notably impressive visuals.
Some Players Question Why This Matters
Not everyone is buying the outrage. One common counterargument boils down to “why do you care?”—a point that some find fair, especially since the issue was spotted only days after the remake arrived. It’s also possible that many people noticed because they were comparing Resynced directly to the original Black Flag, potentially even playing both back-to-back to catch smaller differences.
Still, the censored statue isn’t the only reason Resynced has stayed in the spotlight. The remake reportedly earned less-than-stellar Steam reviews due to its microtransactions, and it has also faced a serious bug that wipes out hours of progress. On top of that, it was revealed that 51 developers from Ubisoft Barcelona—the team behind the remake—were laid off a month before the game released.
Despite all the backlash, the Black Flag revival managed to outperform the original in one key metric: it exceeded the original’s concurrent player count on Steam shortly after launch. It also became the first Assassin’s Creed title to cross 100,000 concurrent players on the platform.
