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  • Summary: 18th century, North America. Within the chaos and violence of the French and Indian War, Shay Patrick Cormac, a courageous member of the Brotherhood of Assassin’s, undergoes a dark transformation that forever shapes the future of the American colonies. After a perilous mission gone18th century, North America. Within the chaos and violence of the French and Indian War, Shay Patrick Cormac, a courageous member of the Brotherhood of Assassin’s, undergoes a dark transformation that forever shapes the future of the American colonies. After a perilous mission gone tragically wrong, Shay turns his back on the Assassins who, in response, attempt to kill him. Spurned by those he once called brothers, Shay sets out on a mission to wipe out all who turned against him and ultimately become the most feared Assassin hunter in history. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Assassin's Creed Rogue puts the player in a deep story that lasts as long as 22 hours. Weapons, combat system and new mysteries are all impressive. However, the lack of a multiplayer mode is a downright disappointment.
  2. Mar 9, 2015
    83
    Yes, Rogue hardly differs from Black Flag, but it's just right.
  3. Mar 10, 2015
    80
    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.
  4. Mar 10, 2015
    74
    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.
  5. PC PowerPlay
    May 3, 2015
    70
    It's a fitting coda to the "Colonial America" story arc that should satisfy hardcore fans. [May 2015, p.68]
  6. Mar 19, 2015
    70
    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.
  7. Mar 14, 2015
    60
    Assassin's Creed: Rogue is Black Flag with worse writing and (broadly) improved missions. Does very little to alter the formula, but is about as mechanically sound as Assassin's Creed gets and runs well on PC.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 130
  2. Negative: 18 out of 130
  1. Mar 10, 2015
    10
    AC rogue it's give u the same fun in Black flag with big world - i think Rogue have the largest map in AC series - for me it's better then ACAC rogue it's give u the same fun in Black flag with big world - i think Rogue have the largest map in AC series - for me it's better then AC unite - but it's bad port with bad texture :(
    is this game deserve 50$ ? yes it is
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  2. Mar 5, 2018
    9
    (85/100)
    This story better than most of the Assassin's Creed games. Yes, it borrows a lot fom AC IV: Black Flag but it makes up enough
    (85/100)
    This story better than most of the Assassin's Creed games. Yes, it borrows a lot fom AC IV: Black Flag but it makes up enough story-wise to be something different.
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  3. Mar 10, 2015
    9
    Well, I'll start by saying that this game could have been called Assassin's Creed: Black Flag 2, but who cares? It's a formula that in myWell, I'll start by saying that this game could have been called Assassin's Creed: Black Flag 2, but who cares? It's a formula that in my honest opinion works much better than the one used in Unity, where they removed some of the best features of the previous game. The naval combat and exploration is awesome, there are some epic battles waiting for you, whether you try to conquer a fort or instead choose to engage on a legendary battle with a ship, much like in ACIV:BF. I love the sense of freedom, and all the activities that are at my disposal and that can be re-done almost whenever I like, such as "harpooning", engage on battle with enemy ships to gather resources or reinforce my fleet to the naval campaign, or if I'm just tired of going around on the sea, I can also go hunt or try to plunder a couple of warehouses! All of this has been removed from Unity, and it was nice to have them back on this game. So yeah, all in all it's being an extremely positive experience, the game doesn't look as big as ACU for completion's sake, but it feels very fresh all the time. I'm still on a very initial stage of the game, but I'm positive this feeling of freshness will remain until the end. To be honest, I think this is the second best game of the series, in parallel with ACIV, only surpassed by ACII, which introduced incredible innovations at the time.

    Now, more technically speaking, of course the textures aren't as crisp as in Unity, which was predictable, given the system requirements and the fact that this is basically a port of a game released for the previous generation consoles. Still, they do the job, and not being as detailed and crisp as Unity, it's certainly more beautiful, with its jungles, caves, settlements and last but not least, almost endless sea :)

    The gameplay is also on par with what we've been used to on the series, the parkour is not perfect, so the land exploration and hunting can be annoying a couple of times, when you jump down the tree instead of climbing up, or when you miss by inches a rocky ledge and fall to your death. The gameplay really shines on the naval battles, sometimes I feel that this is the main purpose of the game, since it's so very well thought and designed.

    I don't know what else I should say about this game, so maybe I'll just mention a couple of cons just as to my review doesn't sound too biased. As I said before, the parkour isn't perfect, resulting in a couple of accidents when you try to do some basic looking manoeuvres when you're on foot, and the enemies' AI is also poor, I think it's never been easier to hide from enemies after you've been detected. Sometimes I'm hidden in a bush, an enemy comes to me, I kill him and hide him instantly in the bush, and there was an enemy a couple of meters away looking on my direction and he doesn't even notice his mate has been assassinated.

    All in all, I think it's a great game, I'd easily recommend it to anyone who's new to the series or to anyone who's already a veteran. Of course that if you played ACIV:BF and didn't like it, you'll probably won't enjoy this one either. However, if you liked ACIV:BF, you'll definitely love Rogue, so go ahead and get it. The series are probably taking a turn to a totally different direction, I'm not very optimistic about it after playing Unity, so let's enjoy this "old" take on the series while we can.

    Cheers, I hope this review has been helpful to you.
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  4. May 25, 2015
    7
    Good game overall
    PROS:
    -very well optimized -good history -good ending -no more eavesdropping missions(thank god) -Old characters
    Good game overall
    PROS:
    -very well optimized
    -good history
    -good ending
    -no more eavesdropping missions(thank god)
    -Old characters returning
    CONS:
    -same gameplay like ac black flag
    - same enemies
    -not very long (only 6 sequences)
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  5. Mar 17, 2015
    7
    AC Rogue is a stripped down version of Black Flag, a much shorter game (which is why it gets a 7 and not an 8 or 9), with a few unique littleAC Rogue is a stripped down version of Black Flag, a much shorter game (which is why it gets a 7 and not an 8 or 9), with a few unique little twists that still make it worthwhile. In addition to the ship upgrades and battles, looting warehouses and conquering forts/gang HQs are a different experience. It offers a few things reminiscent of previous AC versions. For example, lightning assassin strikes like in Revelations, the usual search for items to unlock a native and Templar outfit, renovating buildings to get income like in AC II, Brotherhood and Unity, etc. My least favorite activity were the assassin interventions, it was the same thing over and over and way too frantic. Unlocking the computers at the Abstergo office was much easier. I did miss the underwater exploration with the beautiful color offered by Black Flag. Overall, I think it’s an OK Assassin’s Creed game, but it certainly does not take the place of AC II or Black Flag. I didn’t think I could side with the Templars but the reason for doing so was valid. However, the main plot, in my opinion, is weak, and just not captivating. There was not a great buildup to the ending. There are times when the camera movements are very “wonky” such as in the bar fights to unlock taverns and in defending the ship. Using the pucklegun is awkward. The scenery is not as pretty as in Black Flag, but the icebergs are a new twist. It’s interesting enough to buy the game (although when it goes on sale it would be a much better value). I enjoy replaying great AC games, and have played AC II, Brotherhood and Black Flag numerous times. Will I replay Rogue? Like Unity, which also had a weak plot and other problems, not likely for quite some time. I'm still loyal to the AC franchise though, and I hope we get another epic one like AC II, Brotherhood and Black Flag and yes, even Revelations, which offered a great plot. Expand
  6. May 11, 2021
    6
    6/10
    Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  7. Apr 29, 2020
    0
    Stupid buggy game. Can't finish the campaign because of it. Do not buy this game

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