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Ubisoft has revealed how much of the Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's

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In a new blog post , the studio has explained that while you'll only be required to spend between 20 and 25 minutes in the modern world in order to progress the story, anyone who wants to find everything will probably have to explore for between three and five hours."In total, if you were to do everything in the present day – find everything, hack every computer, access every room – it’s a solid three to five hours," it reads. "For the main path – the stuff you’re required to do – it’s somewhere between 20 and 25 minutes. You leave the Animus five times during the game’s main path and each time you’re there for about three to four minutes."We pretty much tried to boil it down to its most core essence because we know there are people out there who really don’t like the present day, and that’s okay. You don’t have to like it, but it’s part of the brand. For the people who like the present day and are big fans, we put in a lot of fan service and a lot of fun optional content. You get to choose if you want it or not."And just what are the benefits of exploring this content? Well, apparently it'll give players the opportunity to discover what happened following the end of past games, as well as poke fun at the video game industry in general.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC on October 29 in North America, October 31 in Australia and November 1 in Europe. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will be available when the consoles launch.

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