Assassin's Creed Rogue

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  1. FrankCreeper
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    This is one of the best title of this saga because this game take all gameplay mechanics of Assasin's Creed 3 and Black Flag and improve it.The fantastic thing about this game is that we can finally see the other side of the coin.This game is a must play for Assassin's Creed fan
  2. MayconAlex
    Jan 28, 2023
    9
    Um dos melhores assassins creed que joguei até hoje, tem um pessoal q não gosta, mais eu achei muito legal
  3. LUKKE08
    Nov 4, 2021
    10
    Assassin’s Creed Rogue é um jogo onde você controla o assassino que acaba virando templário Shay Patric Cormac. A história do jogo é fenomenal, já as missões secundárias não tem nenhuma novidade e não são muito especiais como as principais, a jogabilidade é muito bom e fácil, a trilha sonora do jogo é magnífica sendo a preferida para mim nos mundos dos games.
  4. CloudStrife05
    Aug 19, 2021
    8
    An Assassin who turned Templar and through out the game it makes you question, are the Assassin's actually always right or do the Templar's make a good point on certain things.
  5. skippiskip
    Apr 19, 2021
    8
    This single-player only game is a great game. Meet real-life characters, visit historical places, captain a ship and enter combat, transverse the world in interesting ways, and complete the story. It is a great game all around. Sometimes it feels slow, and sometimes it feels like the story comes to an unnatural halt to shoehorn in the mechanics in a confusing way, but overall, this gameThis single-player only game is a great game. Meet real-life characters, visit historical places, captain a ship and enter combat, transverse the world in interesting ways, and complete the story. It is a great game all around. Sometimes it feels slow, and sometimes it feels like the story comes to an unnatural halt to shoehorn in the mechanics in a confusing way, but overall, this game kicks butt. Shaw, the main character, is super awesome, and his sneaking skills are well made. Story and mechanics are really well made, just the level design of a couple of parts holds it back. I totally recommend playing this. I hope the remaster is good.

    One other thing, theThis single-player only game is a great game. Meet real-life characters, visit historical places, captain a ship and enter combat, transverse the world in interesting ways, and complete the story. It is a great game all around. Sometimes it feels slow, and sometimes it feels like the story comes to an unnatural halt to shoehorn in the mechanics in a confusing way, but overall, this game kicks butt. Shaw, the main character, is super awesome, and his sneaking skills are well made. Story and mechanics are really well made, just the level design of a couple of parts holds it back. I totally recommend playing this. I hope the remaster is good.

    Plus, the ending of the story directly ties in with the beginning of Assassin's Creed Unity.    … Expand
  6. DzmitryBoston
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
    With all its ups and downs the assassin's creed series is a must-play. All games are enjoyable even though generic some times. A great inspiration for a history lover.
  7. ZOR3
    Nov 13, 2018
    8
    Es una excelente entrega y síntesis de todo el avance que se presentó para la generación del PS3 y para XBOX 360. La presentación desde una perspectiva de un asesino que se vuelve templario es un punto a favor. La historia pudo ser mejor, con una argumentación más profunda, dramática y sentimental para que llegase a conocerse por un asesino emblemático de la talla de Altair o de EzioEs una excelente entrega y síntesis de todo el avance que se presentó para la generación del PS3 y para XBOX 360. La presentación desde una perspectiva de un asesino que se vuelve templario es un punto a favor. La historia pudo ser mejor, con una argumentación más profunda, dramática y sentimental para que llegase a conocerse por un asesino emblemático de la talla de Altair o de Ezio Auditore. En resumen, está aceptable, pero le faltó un ¡BOOM! a la historia para que Shay Patrick Cormac fuera un personaje entrañable.… Expand
  8. Darkprog
    Mar 12, 2018
    10
    Great characters, great story. Great open world, tons of stuff to do. Highly recommend.
  9. Sacatuki
    Feb 6, 2017
    10
    An underrated gem in this long running franchise, Assassin's Creed Rogue is sure to be one hell of a good time for new comers and old fans alike! The game continues in the present day after the events of Black Flag where new unnamned protagonist who works for Abstergo is looking into the memories of a former Irish Assassin named Shay Cormac during his time in the French and Indian War. OurAn underrated gem in this long running franchise, Assassin's Creed Rogue is sure to be one hell of a good time for new comers and old fans alike! The game continues in the present day after the events of Black Flag where new unnamned protagonist who works for Abstergo is looking into the memories of a former Irish Assassin named Shay Cormac during his time in the French and Indian War. Our unnamed protagonist then comes across a hidden memory that then corrupts servers in Abstergo, leaving the building under lockdown. But, luckily that's just the icing on this sweet and bloody cake. We now go into why we come to the Assassin's Creed games in the first place; the assassins and templar feuds in these historically important timelines. We go back to Shay Cormac who is currently working for the Brotherhood of Assassins. His story starts with him learning from the best of best practicing stealth, hunting, and shooting skills. He then goes on a few missions but goes into another that leads to unfavorable results. He attempts to retrieve an important artifact but upon touching it, it triggers a giant Earthquake around the whole city killing innocent lives in the process. He then confronts his mentors and grand mentor about this horrible event and is unfortunate to realize that they still intend to find the remaining pieces. So Shay forms and executes a plan to prevent his brothers of the creed on finding the remaining pieces by stealing and escaping with the manuscript. Not without a little parting gift. That is if you count a bullet as a parting gift, This then brands Shay as a traitor to the Creed. The game then brings you up to when Shay gets rescued and repays his saviors' kindness by getting rid of a local gang that have been harming the area, which these gangs happen to be consisting of assassins, and then begin your new life as a Templar. The game heavily borrows from the elements of Naval battles, looting ships, and upgrading your own from Black Flag but then borrows the hunting of Norther colonial animals from the Assassin's Creed 3. Which makes sense since the game takes years prior to the revolutionary war and certain characters also make a return in this game but younger then when we last saw them. The game is so addicting with the possibilities different types of assassinations, the introduction to a air sniper dart that contains different effects and even grenades that can affect more than one enemy, unlike the sniper dart gun I mentioned just now. What also sets the game apart and personally makes it to me as the best is due to the inclusion of adding the new enemies which are your former brethren, the assassins. The things you do usually in the previous games, they do to. Air assassinations? Check. Hide in plain sight? Check. Hide in special areas to keep them conceived? Check. And when you get stabbed, it does a tremendous amount of damage. You also have to deal with those who love smoke bombs like you too. Of course, they are also difficult to catch due to the insane parkour skills like yours too. Plus, taking down gang leaders are the hardest for they may contain all of those qualities and then some. It isn't for those who just want to perform easy stealth kills. The good news is that your eagle vision acts as a compass to help point out where potential stalkers, the assassins that hide, lurk. Plus you also have creepy heavy breathing that gets louder as you get closer to a stalker. So thank god you can rely on those and counter would be stabbings. The game also adds more with very cold areas involving icebergs, freezing water that can actually make you freeze to death by taking bits of health away, and other goodies. You can also craft upgrades for yourself in terms of carrying more ammo, health upgrades, and more with the help of a combination of animal skins you have with you from kills or when you go to a general store. You can also craft and buy certain outfits or earn others from doing certain special missions. The game i fueled with content, great and memorable characters, and a new look into what the other side is like. It's like looking into the perspective of the Sith from Star Wars except Shay is intact while Vader is uh. Not so much in more ways than one. The game is definitely an underrated gem that actually makes you question why something like this, that is so polished, more historically accurate, and has great dialogue, got pushed to the 7th gen systems and a mess like Assassin's Creed Unity got the green light to be released.… Expand
  10. TheQuietGamer
    Mar 5, 2016
    9
    While Unity was making a mess of things on the Xbox One and PS4, 2014's other Assassin's Creed game "Rogue" was delivering a highly enjoyable, yet very familiar AC experience on last gen. To be honest it's so familiar that it is best described as AC 4.5. It's basically the same experience as Black Flag, only with tons of new additions. It almost comes off as a big expansion pack for thatWhile Unity was making a mess of things on the Xbox One and PS4, 2014's other Assassin's Creed game "Rogue" was delivering a highly enjoyable, yet very familiar AC experience on last gen. To be honest it's so familiar that it is best described as AC 4.5. It's basically the same experience as Black Flag, only with tons of new additions. It almost comes off as a big expansion pack for that game. Even the modern day sections have you returning to Abstergo Entertainment, hacking computers in first-person.

    While that would normally make me more critical of a game, Rogue is so darn enjoyable and excellent that I was able to overlook the familiarity and enjoy every aspect of it. To be honest it stands as one of my new favorite AC games.

    The story is where it really takes off. Acting as a prequel to AC 3, we get to watch the fall of the Assassin's. We run into some familiar faces from past games and it really does a great job of adding some extra depth the AC 3's plot. That's not the real strength of the story though. What makes Rogue's story so awesome is that we finally get to see the Assassin/Templar conflict from the other side. That's right, we're playing as Templars this time. The game does an excellent job of portraying that the Assassin's might not be the saints previous games have made them out to be, and that the Templars aren't so evil. This new angle makes the series as a whole much more compelling. It also helps that main character Shay and the rest of the characters are so fantastic and well-written. Watching Shay struggle with having to go against the people he once called brothers, while choosing the path he feels is right is compelling and deep.

    As for the modern day plot, it doesn't really do much to move things forward. It's cool to be back in Abstergo Entertainment, but all that's really happening is that you are trying to push Shay's plot further in the Animus. We get some more hacking bits, expanded bits of lore, and some cool new characters, but nothing really revolutionary is going on here. In the end though it didn't matter too much to me as I really enjoyed the gameplay parts of these sections.

    As far as the gameplay goes in Rogue, it is largely the same as AC 4. That means we get more excellent sailing with the traditional AC gameplay. Rogue just expands upon it and adds in it's own unique ideas. You get new toys to play with, a healthy amount of new side objectives and distractions to undertake, as well as some new twists brought on by the fact that you are playing on the side of the Templars this time around. Switching sides puts a target on your back, and when wandering the world former assassin's will try and take you out. It's interesting to become the hunted for once and Rogue gives you plenty of means to protect yourself from another's hidden blade.

    The series multiplayer mode which has made an appearance in every AC game since Brotherhood doesn't make a return here. That might disappoint those who were wishing for some extra added life upon completing everything to do on the single-player side of things, but I was surprised to find that it wasn't really missed.

    So maybe it doesn't revolutionize the series in any way. However I'm willing to overlook that thanks to the strong storytelling and excellent gameplay. Some minor technical issues and light platforming bugs aside, this is an all around excellently made AC game. One that kept me hooked and highly entertained all the way through. It's got enough unique ideas to make it a little bit more than just AC 4.5 and after the dud that was Unity it was nice getting another polished and highly satisfying entry in the series, despite the familiarity.    … Expand
  11. LesterNygard
    Mar 2, 2016
    9
    Ladies and gentleman,the great AC game,that no one knew it existed.Its running on the same AC3,AC4 formula,but with almost no glitches and intruging story.Highly underated.
  12. natty637
    Nov 29, 2015
    8
    When this game was announced last year, I had my doubts. As someone who didn't particularly care for Black Flag, it seemed to be more of the same cut and paste formula. Upon the game for the first time, it was better than I had originally anticipated. It was interesting to play an Assassin's Creed game from a different perspective, especially watching Shay transition from Assassin toWhen this game was announced last year, I had my doubts. As someone who didn't particularly care for Black Flag, it seemed to be more of the same cut and paste formula. Upon the game for the first time, it was better than I had originally anticipated. It was interesting to play an Assassin's Creed game from a different perspective, especially watching Shay transition from Assassin to Templar. Despite the game being shorter than other titles in the series and encountering the occasional bug/glitch, it turned out to be a better game than Unity.… Expand
  13. Storm1672
    Aug 13, 2015
    8
    Much better than the reviews give it credit for and also a lot better than AC Unity, which is a shame. Rogue is a direct sequel toy AC IV: Black Flag in every possible way. Which is a good thing. Really enjoyed this game and gathering all the collectibles. The Templar point of view is also intriguing. Great locations for exploring, improved naval combat. Only thing I didn't like was theMuch better than the reviews give it credit for and also a lot better than AC Unity, which is a shame. Rogue is a direct sequel toy AC IV: Black Flag in every possible way. Which is a good thing. Really enjoyed this game and gathering all the collectibles. The Templar point of view is also intriguing. Great locations for exploring, improved naval combat. Only thing I didn't like was the annoying protagist. Definitely one of the better AC games.… Expand
  14. WeeverMan
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is definitely an interesting addition to the Assassin's Creed Franchise. Although I won't spoil much the story for Assassin's Creed Rogue is the most interesting the series has ever had. Seeing the world from the Templar's point of view was more exciting and definitely made me think about everything we do in the previous games. The Gameplay was damn solid too. It was all the fluidity of Black Flag but with so much more. In Black Flag there were limitations to where you could go and what you could do at certain times. After the tutorial in Rogue you can go anywhere and do anything at any time. It felt natural and made the gameplay much less dull and repetitive than say Revelations or 3. Although both were really good games they did get boring really fast. Because of that the truly open world feel of rogue is a marvel. I almost think that this game is the reason unity was as bad as it was. Ubisoft wanted to leave the current gen consoles with a bang even if it meant sacrificing the first title for the next generation.… Expand
  15. Shaggy85
    May 31, 2015
    10
    From the moment I heard about Assassin's Creed Rogue, I knew without a doubt that it would be the best addition to the game. While I love the series, I just felt like the other games were lacking. It's not the characters that I disliked, it was more of the combat that turned me off from AC 1, AC 2/Brotherhood/Revelations. AC 3 was just a major let down, as well. AC 4:BF was a greatFrom the moment I heard about Assassin's Creed Rogue, I knew without a doubt that it would be the best addition to the game. While I love the series, I just felt like the other games were lacking. It's not the characters that I disliked, it was more of the combat that turned me off from AC 1, AC 2/Brotherhood/Revelations. AC 3 was just a major let down, as well. AC 4:BF was a great addition to the series as well, giving you the opportunity to sail the open seas and hear your mates sing shanties all the while you're at sea. But Rogue on the other hand is a completely different story and I love where it went. Giving you control of Shay Patrick Cormac and his dissension from the Assassin Brotherhood to become a Templar. The story provided was superbly told, a lot more so than Black Flag, In my honest opinion. I even went as far as looking how Unity started and to my surprise, I didn't even spoil it for myself!
    Towards the end, I found that it was more of a Cross-over, leading right into Unity. Which I found very intriguing. One of the things that made me laugh, however, was one of the bugs that made the Assassin's stand up after dying...it was too unbearable to no laugh. But other than that, I didn't run into many bugs during my play through. I sold the game...and I'm regretting doing so, because it is my favorite AC game, with Black Flag in second place and Assassin's Creed 1, thanks to Altair; who I felt was the better Assassin out of Ezio and Conner. Rogue got very little attention, while Unity, a game that had many game-breaking bugs (I still haven't played it, but watched many videos), got more attention. Rogue was very underrated, and yet, it did a lot better and got better the reviews. (except IGN, I will never trust their reviews again, after Rogue. The buttheads didn't even play the game.) I applaud Ubisoft Sofia for making Assassin's Creed Rogue on the same engine as Assassin's Creed Black Flag. The game was just...breathtakingly amazing! Over all, I rate this game 10/10    … Expand
  16. EC-Kai
    May 17, 2015
    9
    The game is so interesting, its definitely worth playing. The plot of the story is so good, which, in my opinion is the best Assassin's Creed yet! This game may have cons, for example; the graphics of the game, were not poorly made but could have been made better. Its definitely worth playing.
  17. adewale1721
    May 12, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is one of the best Assassin's Creed games of all time. In Assassin's Creed Rogue, you can experience Templar perspective for the first time. Gameplay is similar to Black Flag, with new weapons, environments and animals. I personally believe that the protagonist is a real hero who is brave enough to risk everything in order to save people.… Expand
  18. ITZZZPERRY
    Mar 2, 2015
    9
    Assassin's Creed Rogue is a fantastic game. The story and its protagonist make for one of the best in the series in years. As a huge fan of the series, this was a must-play.
  19. Majinkyo
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    Rogue isn't the best AC, but isn't "more of same", have much and much new things that will make you spend a few hours on console. Is a excellent game.
  20. ithastobegood
    Jan 15, 2015
    8
    great game just finished it a bit black flag in places but i didn't mind that as it was a great game too aside from the pc hacks you had to do advise do buy this game do not buy unity you will get fed up with having to keep restarting
  21. Toophat82
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    This is an last gen gem that everyone should try if given a chance it has the successfull and proven game design and system of black flag while also of course improving upon it along with some other new ideas and great story as well. So let's see great game design and great story to me that's always a recipe for a good to great game and anyone but especially assassin creed fans should likeThis is an last gen gem that everyone should try if given a chance it has the successfull and proven game design and system of black flag while also of course improving upon it along with some other new ideas and great story as well. So let's see great game design and great story to me that's always a recipe for a good to great game and anyone but especially assassin creed fans should like to love this game. While I enjoyed and liked both Rogue and Unity i in fact favored and thought Rogue was the better of the two titles and that alone should tell you something and from what I hear and have read I am not only person that feels this way. Honestly my only gripe was that I wanted more because it felt short to me and that it could have and should have been a little longer something I hope Ubisoft does better right and better with future Assassin Creed titles.

    Lastly all I can say if of your a fan of the series and especially the past two AC titles buy it you won't regret it, and for gamers who love a great story and fun game get you won't regret it it's one of the best and better games for current gen consoles for sure hands down.    … Expand
  22. RomuloVilela
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    AC Rogue is probably the best ac game after AC 2. Its has all the things that made black flag a great game, plus the best storyline ever on the series. Yes, it does feel like it's just a black flag sequel, and that's because it is. If you are looking for something new, you might be desappointed, but if you are a true ac fan, this is a must buy!
  23. dmitt
    Dec 8, 2014
    10
    просто отличная игра , мне понравилось !!! огромное количество Контента, отличный сюжет, все на месте
  24. Slevin310
    Dec 3, 2014
    8
    I was shocked to see a new Assassin's Creed game on the last gen consoles, the only AC I've been hearing about so far as been all about Unity. I thought maybe this was a B-licensed game like Liberation (XBL Arcade game/not full game). But no... it's full $60 dollar game? Sneaking in under the cover of Unity I didn't even hear about this one. And before I get into the review, I will say asI was shocked to see a new Assassin's Creed game on the last gen consoles, the only AC I've been hearing about so far as been all about Unity. I thought maybe this was a B-licensed game like Liberation (XBL Arcade game/not full game). But no... it's full $60 dollar game? Sneaking in under the cover of Unity I didn't even hear about this one. And before I get into the review, I will say as a fan of pirates or any pirate related things I can't be held to my score considering I fangasim all over naval battles and pirate type things. But seeing how this game is Naval battle game, already done perfectly in AC 4 and set in New York... again already done in AC 3. I was ready to pull out the 0 stamp of shame for recycling.

    But I stopped writing after the first hour. Because I had been awe-struck at the amazing game I was playing. Hands down the best story since Ezio. The Naval battles have been completely changed, there are more attacking options and enemy ships can now board you.

    But best of all... you are the Templar. You are hunting Assassins, that at first made me hate the game being a fan of Assassin's Creed, we all hate Templars. But the story makes a compelling case as to why you'd be okay with killing them. Not only that... I haven't seen AI done this well in AC ever. Enemies have always been way too easy. And that's not me flexing my gaming skillz, no no... if anything I'm not good at games. I cried like a little *&$@! playing Dark Souls and Ninja Gaiden has caused some anger strokes. AC was just never that much of a challenge. It was a fun game but the fun came from exploring and unraveling the mystery.

    Fighting Assassins is so fun, I wouldn't mind being a Templar just for the excitement of fighting a tough enemy. Everything you've had in the previous games, as an Assassin, your enemies will now be using on you. Hiding in bushes whistling at you, throwing smoke bombs, poison, air attacks and of course tough combat with parrying and speed.

    The story has been the best since I first played AC and given all the fun I've had... Unity might have to wait till I'm done with this because this is far too much fun to put down.    … Expand
  25. TuB_AUT
    Nov 29, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you´re a fan of the AC series you should buy this game just because it gives an insight on the whole plot from the view of the other, the "bad" side.
    Although if u didnt like the ship battles at AC IV i can´t completely recommend the purchase of Rogue.
    For my point of view the sea battles are just another piece of gameplay that fits good into the whole series.    … Expand
  26. MourningStar187
    Nov 25, 2014
    8
    If you loved AC Black Flag, you'll enjoy Rogue. It's another high spot for the AC franchise and a far better game than Unity. Mechanics wise there are no improvements. So there will be some occasional frustration with the movement but the combat remains excellent. The real high point of this game is the story. It answers and expands on a lot of the previous two titles characters andIf you loved AC Black Flag, you'll enjoy Rogue. It's another high spot for the AC franchise and a far better game than Unity. Mechanics wise there are no improvements. So there will be some occasional frustration with the movement but the combat remains excellent. The real high point of this game is the story. It answers and expands on a lot of the previous two titles characters and events. The writing is a little too obvious however as it makes the vast majority of the Assassins seem too unsympathetic.… Expand
  27. Yinzer149
    Nov 23, 2014
    9
    As Shay Patrick Cormac I felt a breath of fresh air for my mind and my XBOX 360. The game ran smoothly, maybe one or two glitches here and there but I mean come on its a last gen game. I felt the story was very rich and its biggest flaw is that isn't was so short. This game is about half the length of your typical AC game it is slightly annoying (like how Revelations only had 8 sequences).As Shay Patrick Cormac I felt a breath of fresh air for my mind and my XBOX 360. The game ran smoothly, maybe one or two glitches here and there but I mean come on its a last gen game. I felt the story was very rich and its biggest flaw is that isn't was so short. This game is about half the length of your typical AC game it is slightly annoying (like how Revelations only had 8 sequences). But if a games biggest problem is that it was to short, it is a pretty damn good game, like this one.… Expand
  28. Greywolf999
    Nov 23, 2014
    9
    I thought Assassin's Creed Rogue was an excellent end to the last generation Assassin's creed franchise. I enjoyed the character Shay and his dark transformation into the Templar Order, the combat was very tactical and the 3 locations were all brilliant (even New York after being very disappointing in AC3).The story line and the missions were probably the best in the series so far, howeverI thought Assassin's Creed Rogue was an excellent end to the last generation Assassin's creed franchise. I enjoyed the character Shay and his dark transformation into the Templar Order, the combat was very tactical and the 3 locations were all brilliant (even New York after being very disappointing in AC3).The story line and the missions were probably the best in the series so far, however the story line could have been longer. Overall I think Assassin's creed Rogue is a brilliant game and if you are an Assassin's Creed fan who owns a last gen console, I would recommend getting the game.… Expand
  29. ziswitchking
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    The story is really really REALLY short. This game should be another DLC for black flag since the mechanics are pretty much the same. If they made the game longer and cheaper, it would be nice.
  30. aryagaming
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Gorgeous...gorgeous...gorgeous
    The story is the best among the franchise
    Graphic is good, do not worry about the graphica
    The combat is same as blackflag
    In general...it was brilliant
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#23 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2014
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#4 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2014
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#1 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2014

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Feb 15, 2015
    60
    Far more gripping than its Xbox One counterpart. [Issue#119, p.66]
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 6, 2015
    70
    It ends up feeling more like a retrospective than a game in its own right. [Jan 2015, p.80]
  3. Kill Screen
    Dec 2, 2014
    50
    Rogue paints the picture of an arbitrary war drawing arbitrary lines.
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