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Round 1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag vs. Sid Meier's Civilization V

Moltars Analysis

Boy after Witcher got 84% on AC Odyssey, Black Flag isnt looking too hot here anymore. This series is confirmed dead on GameFAQs, and the later games like Odyssey are bottom of the barrel stuff.

Civ doesnt have a great track record in these Contests, and the closest thing the series has to a win is a close loss against P3 in 2010. Civilization V got doubled by Dark Souls in 2015, which actually doesnt seem as that bad of a result in hindsight. Far more impressive than 16% on Witcher!

Now, it is likely that fans of the AC series would be bigger fans of Witcher than Civ games, leading them to abandon AC in that Witcher/AC match, but theyll fall in line for this match. Part of me thinks thats still going to happen.

But hey Ill take a chance here. Give me an entry from a franchise that some people care about over AssCreed in 2020. I think its easier for people to attach a title like Game of the Decade to a Civ game than an AC game. Cmon prestige!

Moltars Bracket: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Moltars Prediction: Civilization 52%

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transiences Analysis

To be perfectly honest, I spent a total of zero seconds thinking about this match during the bracket period. It was so uninteresting that I didn't even realize it was happening until I looked at the Guru and was like "oh, I guess that was debatable, huh?"

Well, it got a little more interesting, as interesting as these 1 point 8/9 matchups can be, when Witcher went and demolished AC Odyssey a couple of days ago. Civ 5 isn't much to write home about, but if AC4 is really weak then this could be debatable. Civ 5 isn't good, but at least it feels kind of consistent. People know and like Civ, they just don't care about it that much. It's kinda equivalent to something like Starcraft 2.

I'm gonna go with my bracket pick here, Black Flag, just because I'd rather trust a reasonably liked action game to a simulation/rts kind of game. It just feels more safe, though I won't lie, that Witcher matchup really made me pause. I've gotten like every debatable match wrong lately so let's see if I can bomb this one too.

transience's prediction: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag with 58.33%

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Leonharts Analysis

As I write this, Im watching Witcher 3 obliterate Assassins Creed Odyssey, and Im sure many people are abandoning ship on Black Flags chances here! I dont think Im one of them though. Assassins Creed IV is considered to be the last good game before the series went downhill, so itll probably be more fondly regarded than Odyssey, if nothing else. It got an 8 seed as opposed to a 16 seed for a reason.

Im also still pretty skeptical of Civilization V. The Civilization series has literally never won anything in these contests. This might be its best chance though. I dont think either game is worth very much here, but Ill go down with the ship with Black Flag if need be. Im sure Ill get a debatable match right eventually!

Leonharts Vote: Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag

Leonharts Prediction: Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag with 52.37%

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Kleenexs Analysis

If I was smart, I would have waited to see how well AC:O did against the Witcher before doing this writeup. But Im not so here we go. Black Flag is one of the most liked AC games of the post-Ezio era. That doesnt translate to much, as AC is very likely still garbage on this site in all forms, but something to make note of. Civ 5 on the other hand...well

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/2425-hyrule-division-round-1-the-legend-of-zelda-vs-civilization

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3450-division-2-round-1-castlevania-3-civilization-sonic-1-sfii

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4107-south-division-round-1-persona-3-vs-civilization-iv

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6094-best-game-ever-day-11-dark-souls-vs-civilization-v

Actually, in hindsight, those last two polls might not be all that bad. Civs in a rough spot here though. Its not technically PC exclusive anymore, but thats mostly where the Civ base lives, and thats sort of a death sentence around here. Despite that, I find this match giving me some pause. Assassins Creed is exactly the kind of game that could get upset by something with a more dedicated fanbase, and I dont think these two are going to be drastically different in terms of strength. Getting similar vibes to how I felt about the Dragon Age/Ori matchup, and yet I still dont feel comfortable going with the upset. Stranger things have happened, though.

Kleenexs Prediction: Assassins Creed: Black Flag with 52.25%

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Guests Analysis paulg

So Assassin's Creed Odyssey didn't do too well against Witcher 3 a few days, but hey, understandable since Witcher 3 is probably one of the strongest western games in the bracket and Odyssey probably isn't one of the most liked AC games out there (has never played anything AC-related so take that as a grain of salt). I remember Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag being pretty hyped way back when and the series was (at that time) pretty hot earlier in the decade, so I think AC4 Black Flag will be a bit stronger.

But will it be strong enough to beat Sid Meier's Civilization V? Probably, but Civ 5 may actually stand a chance at victory. The series as a whole has a bad track record with 0 wins to its name in these contests, but there are a couple of matches that hint Civ 5 might have enough in the tank to upset. Barely being doubled by Dark Souls in 2015 isn't too bad, and in GotD00's Civ 4 only lost to Persona 3 by 52-48%. Serious question, who would take between Persona 3 and AC4 Black Flag in a direct matchup? I know Persona was not as popular back then as it is now, but I would think Persona 3 edges that one out even before Persona 5.

I'm leaning towards Black Flag for this match though