Assassin's Creed Rogue

All in all, I really enjoyed Assassin’s Creed Rogue, and think it’s well-worth checking out despite being the old-hardware release for the series this year. It’s a far better experience than Unity overall, provided you enjoyed Black Flag like I did.

A great installment in the series. While it doesn't overhaul gameplay mechanics all that much, it delivers a fun experience that turns the table on the assassins and shows the conflict from a new angle. Shay is a great character and his assassin hunts are some of the most thrilling sequences in the series so far.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue isn’t a game changer for the franchise. But it gives you a fun gaming experience and a satisfying story. Rogue is a bridge between ACIV, ACIII and Unity. You have to play ACR for the complete story experience. ACR is a very successful game with old gen graphics.

Combining fantastic story telling, intriguing characters and tons to do, Rogue takes Assassin's Creed to the pinnacle of old generation capabilities. Niggling issues are still present, but the story and characters make the experience seriously worthwhile.

Rogue proves why it’s time for the franchise to chart some new territory, but leaves no doubt about why we fell in love in the first place.

So far I have to say that Assassin’s Creed: Rogue is a lot of fun. It’s not really hugely new or innovative. Frankly it feels like Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag all over again. However, Black Flag was an OK game so that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Rogue doesn´t bring anything new, but builds on the addictive model of Black Flag together with an entertaining story. Any fan of the assassin series and/or the boats should not hesitate. [Issue#248]

Despite the fact that series has (arguably) successfully made the leap to new-gen systems, there’s still a lot to like with Assassins Creed Rogue as you gallivant about the globe. You’ve played it all before, but finding out if the grass really is greener on the other side helps breathe new life into the Creed. [January 2015, p60]

We are glad Ubisoft took the risk of making an Assassin's Creed in which you play the villain instead of the hero. The game might run on old techniques and mechanics, it feels surprisingly new.

Rogue doesn’t bring much new to the table, but there’s more to enjoy than simple fan service.

Rogue will not be remembered as the most innovative game of the franchise, but at least it offers new content enough to satisfy fans, maintaining all that made Black Flag a good game in the past generation. Made for true franchise fans, it's a game that doesn't shine for it's innovation, but it won't disappoint either.

The frame-rate isn't great and apparently the camera wants to kill you, but otherwise this is a great send-off for the Assassin's Creed franchise on the last-gen consoles. The environments are varied and your role as a templar is interesting. Definitely recommended.

Of course, if you're an Assassin's Creed fan, Rogue is a no-brainer and if you don't own a PS4 or Xbox One, we'd recommend this. But if you're expecting some innovation after Black Flag, you should probably give AC: Unity a spin instead of Rogue.

I wish playing as a templar would have had a more direct difference on the gameplay, now Assassin's Creed Rogue just feels a bit rushed. The numerous bugs and a boring main character don't do the game any favors either. [Dec 2014]

Assassin's Creed Rogue is a game created for those who don't seek or need a change in the franchise. It is more of the same, albeit offering the best parts of the "American Trilogy".

Assassin's Creed Rogue is a solid, if slightly uninspired entry in a long-running franchise that will appeal mostly to hardcore fans.

Assassin's Creed Rogue will be a good value for those who didn't try Black Flag; for the others, it will be a serious case of déjà-vu, as the game doesn't bring anything really new in its gameplay mechanics.

The last old-gen episode of the saga lets us interpret a Templar pirate, but the plot and the game mechanics take advantage of the new point of view only partially. The same good old(gen) AC.

It seems that the Assassin's Creed series came to this stage when new releases should be evaluated not by the novelty of the process, but by the presentation of the game, abundance of events and action. Indeed, what new score can you give to the gameplay that essentially remains unchanged? [Jan 2015, p.66]

Plays like a greatest hits album for the series so far. [Issue#251, p.72]

This game is not the sequel the world was waiting for, but that does not mean it is not entertaining. The fans can finally finish the American chapter of the game and get to experience the story from the Templars point of view. The gameplay has not changed, which is unfortunate as the franchise could use a freshening up.

Rogue's filler is the killer. [Feb 2015, p.64]

It feels far more like a fleshed-out and glorified DLC than it does a true sequel.

Rogue is not one of the best in the series, in fact I’d put it pretty low on the pole. But they did give it a good try and there’s hope for more intricate gameplay in the future, though this is certainly the last AC game developed for the previous gen consoles.

Adventures of Cormack and the different point of view of an old conflict are the only positives of Assassin's Creed Rogue. Everything else is already well-known.

An interesting story means Rogue is essential for fans of Creed lore, but it rests on its laurels by using Black Flag's naval combat wholesale, just in a chilier setting. [Jan 2015, p.87]

Assassin's Creed Rogue is primarily a game for veterans of the series. If you are a beginner this is not the best game to get into this great adventure.

Rogue may seem an odd release but it is a worthwhile one that any Assassin completionist will want to play and won’t regret doing.

Quite a funny story bonus to endless Assassin's Creed saga suffers mainly due to technical obsolescence and dev aversion to any significant changes. AC3 and AC4 fans are welcome - others can pass this one.

Though enjoyable, Assassin’s Creed Rogue plays like a greatest hits version of previous games in the series.

If you’re an experienced AC player, here’s my advice: Rogue feels like a good expansion, and it’s worth seeing Shay’s role in the ongoing drama. But because it’s so similar to Black Flag, I think you’re better off waiting for a price drop.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue is not just a shameless commercial operation. Yes, it uses the same assets of last year and yes, it really brings nothing new. But the plot has been able to reveal some nice surprises, magnifying the lore of this famous saga in a way that we could've never imagined.

For anyone not yet fatigued by Assassin's Creed's relentless release schedule, Rogue is a fine game in the series, but for those who had their fill of looting and plundering the high seas in Black Flag, this could be one to miss.

Assassin's Creed fans who enjoyed Black Flag will likely enjoy Rogue as long as they're up for more naval adventures.

For all its faults: the agonizing familiarity, the workable plot, the insipid characters and, perhaps worst of all, the intrinsic absence of novelty common in most of the series’ open worlds, Assassin’s Creed Rogue — Unity’s last-gen partner in crime — is astoundingly stable.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue isn’t really a Black Flag sequel, but nor is it Ubisoft cashing in on PS3 owners. It feels more like a really expansive piece of DLC that’s loaded with things to look at and places to go while acting as a solid continuation of a successful story.

If Unity feels like a star ballplayer calling his shot to the bleachers, popping it up for an easy catch and losing the game, Rogue is the result of that same ballplayer keeping the ball on the ground and hitting a nice solid double.

Being more of an epilogue than a sequel, Rogue falls short of delivering a full-fat experience.

It's a game that you've basically already played, by the name of Black Flag. That doesn't mean everything is to despise in this more of the same, namely a lot of gameplay content, some good action sequences and a couple of interesting assassinations.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue is conformist and 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 murders or traditional missions.

Being a Templar is not nearly as interesting as being a pirate.

Play this videogame about playing videogames in order to make the videogame you are playing.

Story aside, so much of Rogue feels redundant, repetitive, and ultimately in need of reinvention.

The biggest disappointment for me was that although you play as a Templar, it has almost no influence on gameplay. The historical backdrop is not exciting at all and it’s pretty obvious that the whole game was designed so that the assets from Assassin’s Creed III and IV could be reused. The whole naval module borrowed from Black Flag is still fantastic, but after having played 7 games of the series I need something better than just more of the same. [01/2015, p.46]

Maybe the big lesson is that Assassin’s Creed doesn’t have much left to say, or to offer. Maybe all of us, Assassins, Templars, players and developers, need to take a break.

Assassin's Creed Rogue offers more of the same, both at sea and on land. While the attractive combination of naval battles and playing murderer on land is fun, the game simply fails to live up to expectations.

It was a decent entry into the catalog of games for the series and ties itself to the other titles wonderfully, but short of being a bookmark between two landmark titles, Rogue simply doesn’t bring anything new in terms of gameplay.

Shay Cormac is the most mature character of the franchise. His motives are believable, his destiny comprehensible. The team draws a vivid picture of the former antagonists – but the recycled mechanics lack this depth even more with this ending to the North America trilogy.

Assuming you're simply content with content, Ubisoft busies you with donkey work. [Jan 2014, p.110]

Somewhere beneath the threadbare cloak Rogue is wearing, last year’s far superior title exists and as such it’s not a disaster, but a missed opportunity seemingly not given enough time.

The promise of playing a Templar is the only new appeal of Assassin's Creed Rogue. Everything else was already shown and done last year with Black Flag. The experience is solid but still disappointing.