Assassin’s Creed Rogue

Now that i have completed Assassin's Creed Rogue 100% on steam i think it's time i make this review. and in my opinion i think Shay's story is right up there with Ezio (But not better then ezio's story since ezio IS assassin's creed, he made the franchise and ubisoft will never write a character as good as him again) but this game is really underrated. and it's sad that it's the least talked about game in the series. which makes no sense to me for rogue is incredibly unique on how it FLIPS the perspective (And the only AC game that does it) we get to play as a templar (And let me just be honest again, i am a little biased on the matter cause i love the templars so much in the franchise) it's always fun to be the bad guys in games!...but wait there is more to that, cause we AREN'T the bad guys! for this game takes the plot style all the way back to AC1 with Altaïr. where it showed that the templars and assassins are two sides of the same coin. (And i love that because in my opinion there is no good or bad guys as a whole with the templars and assassins, just a conflict of ideas) and in this game the assassins are in the wrong. and to experience the game through the lens of a templar and not the view of a assassin is just amazing. and i know it will never happen again but i wish we got more of that in this franchise. to see more assassins defect to the templars and why they do it. and thanks to Shay this game will be MY favorite assassin creed's title on the entire series. so in my own opinion this game get's a perfect 10/10! (But if i have to be critical i would have to lower it down to a 8/10 thanks to the ubisoft formula that all their games suffer from)
Uphold the principles of our order and all that for which we stand. Never share our secrets nor divulge the true nature of our work. Do so until death, whatever the cost. This is my new creed. May the Father of Understanding guide us all.

Underrated AF. Rogue is an amazing AC game and to see the Templar Perspective is a refreshing and with Rogue did Ubisoft an fantastic job in showing the templar side. Cormac is an amazing protagonist and his reason to betray the assassins was valid and ngl Rogue is in the top 3 AC games imo

Assasssin’s Creed Rogue
Assassin’s Creed Rogue has you play as Shay Cormac, a former Assassin who is betrayed by his brotherhood. He defects and becomes a Templar as he seeks to hunt down his former Assassin allies.
- Unlocked FPS
- Increase texture quality and draw distance
- You play as a Templar in this game which is an interesting way of freshening things up.
- Shay has some unique brutal pistol execution moves.
- The story ties into Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is neat.
- Solid music.
- Decent side content.
- Despite Shay having an interesting premise, he’s a pretty boring character.
- Assassin’s will frequently try to hunt you down. This mechanic is neat at first, but it quickly becomes more of an annoying nuisance than anything.
- Typical Ubisoft collectable spam.
- It’s essentially a re-skin of Assassin’s Creed III and IV.
- FXAA is the only anti-aliasing option.
- 63 FPS cap (Can be uncapped with a mod.)
- Very low draw distance. There’s frequent and noticeable pop-in (Can be improved with a tweak.)
- Greedy “time saver” DLC’s that are designed to make the game more annoying for regular players.
- $20-30 is a bit steep given the games age and it being only ~10 hours long.
AC Rogue is a fairly solid spin off. It’s still very samey, but it has enough that’s unique to make it worth playing if you’re a fan of the series.
7/10

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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☐ 10

This game left a mark on me.
It’s genuinely so damn crazy to me how this game is connected to so many other AC games such as Freedom Cry, Black Flag, Unity, AC 3 and the Ezio Trilogy.
Shay Patrick Cormac, has by far one of the most original story out of the whole Assassin’s Creed games.
“Uphold the principles of our order and all that for which we stand. Never share our secrets nor divulge the true nature of our work. Do so until death—whatever the cost.
This is my new creed.”
While most of the AC games are like killing templars and working with assassins—Shay’s story is like a 180 degree flip—working with the templars and killing the assassins.
It’s just an amazing turn.
Really, this is one of the best stories out of the whole games in my opinion.
The game is even super cinematic, combat and parkour feels so smooth and even graphics are amazing, I have no complaints about these aspects of the game at all. This is easily my favorite Assassin’s Creed game I’ve played.
The moral of the story is:
If you don’t like the idea of spending a lot of time on farming for materials for upgrades, this might not be the best game for you. It might not be ideal game to 100% either because there is just so much.
But if you’re like me and you’re in for the storyline…THIS ONE! THIS ONE! THIS ONE!!!!
“I am Shay Patrick Cormac. Templar of the Colonial … of the American rite. I am an older man now, and perhaps wiser. A war and a revolution have ended, and another is about to begin. May the father of understanding guide us all.”

My opinion will be very unpopular as the masses did not like this game at launch and nor do they like it today but if you ask me, its one of the finest and tight experiences AC has ever delivered. Has very low amount of padding, great parallels drawn between the struggle of the assassins and templars, gameplay feels familiar with the speedkill mechanic (same as ac3. black flag). The game suffered because it was overshadowed by Unity which, back then, was a buggy mess unlike today its one of the best AC games gameplay wise and visuals wise. All in all get this game on a sale the base price isnt worth it as the game is short but its worth it for the discounted price it gets.

AC: Rogue is less of a game and more of a stand alone expansion for AC4: Black Flag. Expect all the same ship boarding shenanigans, upgrade system, and island exploring goodness. Legendary ship battles return, but with a twist. Now they consist of historical battles in which you and a group of British ships face a enemy fleet with the Legendary as its flagship.
The visuals of the North Atlantic can be a let down when compared to the stunning beauty of The Caribbean; and the story may be a bit forgettable when compared to its predecessor, but overall a good attempt at bringing the Black Flag formula to another setting. Technical performance also seems to lag behind AC4 with moderate texture pop-in and occasional glitches. As stated above the story is just meh. While the idea of playing as a Templar seems unique, the implementation of this offers little nuance and the cast is forgettable at best.
Everyone knows of the Ezio Trilogy. That is probably due to the obvious connection and Ubisoft's "Ezio Trilogy" collection. However, Rogue is part of a little known trilogy in the series. This story is effectively both a sequel to Black Flag and a prequel to Assassin's Creed 3. Rogue ties these games together by including either characters from, or descendants/ancestors from both games. This effectively creates a trilogy that when played chronologically would look like this: Black Flag, Rogue, AC3. Although, if you care more about ending with a bang, I would play them in reverse chronological order as Black Flag is clearly the best of these games.
TL;DR
If you liked Black Flag and want more, it is worth picking up on a Steam Sale.