Assassin's Creed Rogue

Assassin's Creed: Rogue is a great ending to the American saga of the franchise, and a great game in its own right. Ubisoft has also done a fine job with the PC port, making it an easy recommendation to any fan.

Assassin's Creed Rogue is a great and enjoyable game. The best moments are their naval battles, the open world and the large variety of missions. Enemy AI is the worst feature of game.

Yes, Rogue hardly differs from Black Flag, but it's just right.

I wish there was more to say about Rogue, but there really isn’t. For better or worse, Ubisoft has turned Assassin’s Creed into a fairly predictable series. Rogue is very much a standalone AC 4 expansion.

Rogue offers varied missions and content, but you'll feel like you've played all of this before.If you're at all interested in the Assassin’s Creed brand, it's absolutely a nice addition to your collection.

Even though it's a "minor" Assassin's, it takes the best of the fourth episode and creates a very interesting experience. The visuals could have seen a bigger improvement, but still it's a good adaptation.

Assassin's Creed Rogue on PC is the same game released last November on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with the inevitable graphics upgrade. In addition Ubisoft Kiev gives us a stable, smooth and well-optimized version of the game.

Ubisoft Kiev brings Rogue Assassin's Creed to PC convincing in every aspect and the game is certainly better and visually richer compared to what we saw last November on consoles.

One nice port that runs smoothly on PC but doesn't add anything to the original mix. The game still is Assassin's Creed Darkflag.

No more than a decorous porting of the original PS3/360 game: technically good, but one step behind the luxuriant Black Flag.

Although Assassin's Creed Rogue has many similarities to both Assassin's Creed III and Blag Flag, it does combine the main gameplay features of sailing, exploration and combat rather well.

The imperative to cash in on Black Flag is transparent, but as it turns out a location swap works wonders for igniting the hooded pirate in you again.

If you are eager to play Black Flag 1.5, then Assassin's Creed: Rogue will completely satisfy your needs. Otherwise, just wait for the next installment of the series.

Play Rogue if you want more Black Flag. Play Rogue if you want to learn about the complex relationship between the Assassins and Templars. Play Rogue if you hated Unity and want a better Assassin's Creed experience this year.

It's a fitting coda to the "Colonial America" story arc that should satisfy hardcore fans. [May 2015, p.68]

2014 was not a very good year for Assassin’s Creed but if I had to choose the better game out of two released, I would point at Rogue. [05/2015, p.75]

In plundering Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag practically wholesale, Rogue proves to be a double-edged sword. As much as Rogue succeeds in servicing those who were disappointed that Unity eschewed Black Flag’s naval shenanigans, the game also serves as a timely reminder just how little the franchise has evolved in recent years, in spite of its relatively novel take on the series’ narrative.

Rogue is following the footsteps of pirate Black Flag, whose fans will enjoy almost the same gameplay. PC conversion is perfectly optimized indeed, but visually it loses enough already, plus control may not suit everyone.

In the end, Assassin’s Creed Rogue feels like a multi-colored blanket stitched together by years of older materials.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue is conformist, well done but it has no ambition. Shay is a Templar, a rude new protagonist who reveals new secrets of the whole saga. Too many sea battles and very uninteresting murder or traditional missions.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue tries to tell an interesting story in the form of a stand alone expansion to Black Flag. The result is overall good despite the same old issues with balancing, but graphics wise the port is disappointing.

Visually beautiful, but in terms of mechanics as old-fashioned and unchallenging as on consoles. At least it manages to deliver a decent story with interesting characters.

I'm guessing a patch will eliminate crashes I have experienced - then I'll be able to call the PC version of Assassin's Creed: Rogue a well made and optimized port. Everything really looks better and runs much smoother. Ubisoft seems to sail in the right direction but to see if some conclusions were made from Unity's flawed debut we'll have to wait till the premiere of AC: Victory.