Assassin's Creed: Rogue

Assassin's Creed Rogue surprised me. I'm a die hard AC fan, and I'm so happy to say this was an excellent game. Although it really doesn't succeed in bringing new and exciting features to the series, it succeeds in being fun and engaging. In terms of gameplay, its basically a copy and paste of Black Flag. But Black Flag rocked, so might as well not fix what's broken. The real draw here is the story. Rogue has one of the best lead characters the series has ever seen. Shay Patrick Cormac. He's charming and charismatic, yet very conflicted. In the early levels of the game you play as Shay the Assassin. His missions bring him face to face with many different Templar agents. And the more of them he kills the more he starts to second guess himself and his creed. I won't spoil anything or you, but soon enough e joins the templars. When I first heard that the game would be taking this route I was quite skeptical. But I'm happy to say it was done perfectly. This made for an amazing story experience, and is among the best stories in Assassin's Creed Games and Games themselves. It really does well at making you care about Shay and his companions.

The game is an absolute blast to play. The only real bad thing is that the game is quite short. Really short. But still the 6 to 8 hours of the campaign will be worth the time and effort. Is this the best AC game? Well no. But its among the best and is definitely worth checking out for long time fans

Rogue was basically black flag part 2. This is a great game in the saga and is totally under rated with such a different story to the other games. Good story, well animated, essentially a different point of view entirely.

Not the best assassin creed game out there but the story and the charachter making is pretty decent.

Probably half of the story, that's what's missing. You know how in previous Assassin's Creed titles, the protagonist grows along with the story and the transition is subtle. This one is the most promising title in the series, it has everything that made the previous ones great and none of their drawbacks.

The stealth, sailing, fighting, everything is great, mission variety, even the story is great. But it's too sudden. I can see it's missing a lot. And a lot of the map will remain unexplored, at the end of the game. To see everything you really have to go out of your way to see them and it's no fun because it feels pointless. Shay's story is over why explore. Also, the story is disappointing. It has great potential and great protagonist but because it's rushed, it doesn't have the same impact. Even the ending is abrupt (I really liked the ending of Black Flag, even though we know things after that didn't go well for the Kenway family, but the game ended on a high note).

Let's talk about the present day story. A total let-down, again with great potential. Again, it's not bad but it's too short and the modern story doesn't even have a any kind of twist at the end.

It's the first game of the Assassin's Creed franchise where I completed and saw everything (100%) just because the story was so short that I've invented my own reason to explore. And still, that part was boring but the locations were way way better than anything in the previous titles.

Assassin's Creed Rogue is often overlooked, sandwiched between the release of Black Flag and Unity, but it deserves way more recognition. This game takes the classic AC naval formula and flips the script by putting you in the boots of Shay Patrick Cormac, a former Assassin turned Templar.

What makes it stand out is the unique perspective. Playing as a Templar instead of an Assassin adds a fresh twist to the series. Shay's character arc is compelling, and his motivations feel more personal and relatable than many other AC protagonists. The game also excels at storytelling, making you question both sides of the Assassin-Templar conflict.

The naval gameplay is as satisfying as ever, with ship combat and exploration feeling like an evolution of Black Flag. The icy waters and new environmental challenges add some variety. Plus, the connections to AC III and Unity make it a great piece of the franchise's overarching narrative.

On the downside, Rogue is relatively short, and a lot of its mechanics feel like a direct reskin of Black Flag. If you played that game extensively, this one might not feel as fresh. Also, since it was designed for last-gen consoles, it doesn't have the graphical polish of Unity, though the remastered version helps improve this.

Despite its flaws, Assassin's Creed Rogue is a must-play for any AC fan. If you love the naval combat of Black Flag and want a different take on the Assassin-Templar war, it's absolutely worth your time.