It’s confirmed that the hidden blades, which are the signature weapons in the Assassin’s Creed series of games, will be a quintessential part of combat in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and not a ‘selectable weapon’ that you can switch out anytime, as was the case in the original title. In their latest Reddit AMA, the developers of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has stated that the dual hidden blades will be the main weapons in the upcoming title and will automatically trigger a brutal takedown involving them after you manage to break the defenses of your foes.
“Dual swords are the main weapons Edward will use in battle. The Hidden Blade is not a selectable weapon, but a fatal, contextual (and BLOODY!) takedown that is available when you break the defense of your opponent,” the devs answered.
“This makes the Hidden Blade Takedown a critical part of moment-to-moment combat, which was not the case in the original.”
While Resynced is also set to feature whole new animations which will make those takedowns more flashy and satisfying, there’s also the concern of the combat getting a bit repetitive cause of the (over)use of a single weapon throughout most of the action.
In the AMA, the devs have also shared more insights regarding the overhauled combat system of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced:
“Resynced’s combat is heavily inspired by fan made combo/tool videos from the original. We set off with a target to bring back Edward’s parry-based, flashy style of combat, but we also knew that the bar for fight systems is higher in 2026. In the original, using the pistol and tools in combat were great fun, but they were mostly visual.
In Resynced, different moves need to be used in different situations – this means that one needs to react quickly in order to pull off a flashy series of moves.”
Elsewhere in the AMA, the devs also stated that Resynced will have the best visual experience when it comes to the naval side of things:
“And specifically for Black Flag Resynced, the Anvil watertech team has been a critical part of the experience in giving us the best naval experience yet.”
