- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag‘s Edward Kenway actor Matt Ryan confirms he has shot new scenes for Resynchronized
- Ryan says the new scenes add to Kenway’s personal conflict
- He says there’s one scene in particular that adds “weight” to the character’s story
Matt Ryan, the actor behind it Assassin’s Creed Black Flag‘s Edward Kenway, has confirmed that he filmed new scenes for Resynchronized which deepens the character’s personal journey.
Speaking to TechRadar Gaming on a Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync preview event in Paris, Ryan discussed reuniting with the iconic character for the upcoming remake nearly 14 years after first portraying the role.
In addition to improved graphics, modernized controls, and revamped missions and sea voyages, Black Flag Resynced will also introduce new story content for several characters, including expanded arcs for Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet. A new scene featuring Edward and his wife, Caroline, has also been added and is written by Black Flag‘s original author, Darby McDevitt.
While Ubisoft has been tight-lipped about the details, Ryan revealed that he shot new motion capture that elevates Kenway’s story by adding more “weight” to the character’s internal conflict.
“What I love about this character is that it’s the journey that he goes on. The character starts [as a] selfish kind of person but he has the part that he wants to do right by his wife. He wants a better life,” Ryan explained. “But you know, he thinks the way to get it is through fame and glory and wealth, and ultimately he knows he’s not going to get what he wants out of it, but by pursuing it, it actually takes him on the journey to understand that that’s not the way to get it.
“Then he changes it, he finds his moral compass. And everything that’s in the game is still in the game, and the scenes we’ve added to it flesh it out even more, especially one scene that’s wonderful to play.”
Ryan went on to say that there is one scene in particular that “adds to that conflict,” which could be the new scene between Edward and Caroline.
“It was a great scene because it just gives more weight to the conflict that he has earlier, you know,” Ryan teased.
In the same interview, Ryan described returning to the role “like wearing a jacket from an old friend” and confirmed that he had to make “little adjustments” because his voice now sounds a bit lower than it did almost 14 years ago.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync is set to launch on July 9 for PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.
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