Assassin’s Creed Black Flag surprise free download is a hit with fans

We’re still sailing the seas inAssassin’s Creed: Black Flag, so imagine our surprise when this freebie became available.

In truth,Ubisoftupdating the game shouldn’t come as a surprise given how popular the 2013 game still is.

But then again, Ubisoft hasn’t always been viewed as a generous publisher, which is likely why nobody expected this free download.

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After waiting and waiting andwaiting,Assassin’s Creed: Black Flagnow has achievements onSteam.

Listen to what the lead writer forAC: Black Flaghas to say about the game

If you’re not an achievement/trophy hunter, move on to another article because this isn’t for you.

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I’m talking to those gamers who make it their mission to get every achievement possible.

For them, this has been a long time coming.

Redditor DerTalSeppelremarked, “It was about damn time!”

Another fan bitterly joked, “Nice, it only took them 96 years to fix this basic feature.”

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Now that this has happened in one game, people are wondering if Ubisoft will be so kind as to add Steam achievements to its other titles.

User Apple_Tango339 said, “Great news, hope other Ubi games all get achievements too.”

Still, let’s not sour this thrilling moment.

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The fans have waited too long for me to pooh-pooh their feelings.

“Whoever at Ubisoft is making these decisions to get Steam achievements added are legends, two more games for me to replay!” slymaz posted.

We’re happy to seeBlack Flagstill getting free downloads all these years later.

Sure, they’re not exactly earth-shattering ones, but at least players are finally getting features they’ve been begging for.

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Christmas miracles do happen, they’re just really small ones.

Topics:Assassins Creed,Ubisoft,PlayStation,Xbox,Steam,PC