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'''''Assassin's Creed Rogue''''' is a [[historical fiction|historical]] [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed by [[Ubisoft Sofia]] and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It was released in North America on November 11, 2014, Australia on November 13, 2014 and Europe on November 14, 2014, for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. ''Assassin's Creed Rogue'' will also be released on [[Microsoft Windows]] in North America in 2015.<ref name="Windows" /> The game is the eighth major installment in the [[Assassin's Creed|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], and acts as a sequel to 2013's ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' and a prequel 2012's ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' and its final mission is the prologue to 2014's ''[[Assassin's Creed Unity]]''.
'''''Assassin's Creed Rogue''''' is a [[historical fiction|historical]] [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed by [[Ubisoft Sofia]] and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It was released in North America on November 11, 2014, Australia on November 13, 2014 and Europe on November 14, 2014, for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. ''Assassin's Creed Rogue'' will also be released on [[Microsoft Windows]] in North America in 2015.<ref name="Windows" /> The game is the eighth major installment in the [[Assassin's Creed|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], and acts as a sequel to 2013's ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' and a prequel to 2012's ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' with its final mission being the prologue to 2014's ''[[Assassin's Creed Unity]]''.


The story is set in the mid-18th century during the [[Seven Years' War]], and follows Shay Patrick Cormac, an [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Knights Templar|Templar]]. Gameplay in ''Rogue'' is similar to that of ''Black Flag'' with a mixture of ship-based naval exploration and [[Third-person view|third-person]] land-based exploration.
The story is set in the mid-18th century during the [[Seven Years' War]], and follows Shay Patrick Cormac, an [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Knights Templar|Templar]]. Gameplay in ''Rogue'' is similar to that of ''Black Flag'' with a mixture of ship-based naval exploration and [[Third-person view|third-person]] land-based exploration.

Revision as of 19:53, 24 November 2014

Assassin's Creed Rogue
Developer(s)Ubisoft Sofia[a]
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Director(s)
  • Mikhail Lozanov
  • Spass Kroushkov
  • Martin Capel
Producer(s)Ivan Balabanov
Designer(s)Martin Capel
Artist(s)Eddie Bennun
Writer(s)Richard Farresse
Composer(s)Elitsa Alexandrova
SeriesAssassin's Creed
EngineAnvilNext
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  • NA: November 11, 2014[2]
  • AU: November 13, 2014[1]
  • EU: November 14, 2014[3]
  • JP: December 11, 2014
Microsoft Windows
2015[4]
Genre(s)Action-adventure, stealth
Mode(s)Single-player

Assassin's Creed Rogue is a historical action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Sofia and published by Ubisoft. It was released in North America on November 11, 2014, Australia on November 13, 2014 and Europe on November 14, 2014, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Assassin's Creed Rogue will also be released on Microsoft Windows in North America in 2015.[4] The game is the eighth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and acts as a sequel to 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and a prequel to 2012's Assassin's Creed III with its final mission being the prologue to 2014's Assassin's Creed Unity.

The story is set in the mid-18th century during the Seven Years' War, and follows Shay Patrick Cormac, an Assassin-turned-Templar. Gameplay in Rogue is similar to that of Black Flag with a mixture of ship-based naval exploration and third-person land-based exploration.

Gameplay

Naval aspects from previous games will return with the player controlling Shay's ship, Morrígan. Morrígan has a shallower draft compared to Edward Kenway's Jackdaw from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, allowing for river travel.[5][2] New features include new ship-based weapons such as releasing an oil slick which can then be ignited, Puckle guns, and the ability for enemies to board Morrígan during ship-to-ship combat. The arctic environment also features into naval gameplay and exploration, as certain icebergs can be rammed with an icebreaker.[6] The underwater diving missions featured in Black Flag do not exist in the North Atlantic, as swimming causes the player's health to rapidly deplete due to the frigid water.[7]

For combat, the game introduces an air rifle, which allows the player to silently take out enemies at a distance. The air rifle can be outfitted with a variety of different projectiles, such as firecrackers. The player can also use a grenade launcher, which fires off shrapnel grenades and other loads.[5] Hand to hand combat has been slightly altered, and now enemy attacks can be countered with timing, similar to the Batman series of games. Enemy Assassins feature archetypes similar to previous games, using skills that players have been using since the original game; they can hide in bushes, blend in with crowds, and perform air attacks against the player.[7] Poison gas can now be used as an environmental weapon, and Shay has a mask that can mitigate its effects.

Premise

Characters

The main character of the game is Shay Patrick Cormac, a twenty-one year-old recruit to the Brotherhood of Assassins who grows disillusioned with their methods and their cause just as his career as an Assassin begins.[5] He eventually betrays and abandons the Assassins after an assignment ends in disaster, and is later accepted into the Templar Order, offering his services as an Assassin Hunter after seeing some of the Assassins groups used as allies have taken to terrorizing New York. Given access to near-limitless resources, Cormac sets out against his former companions, with his actions having dire consequences for the future of the Brotherhood.[2][6] Cormac has ties to the events that occur in Assassin's Creed Unity.[8] Appearances from previous Assassin's Creed characters include: Haytham Kenway, the secondary antagonist of Assassin's Creed III;[7] Achilles Davenport, Ratonhnhaké:ton's mentor; and Adéwalé, Edward Kenway's quartermaster in Black Flag, and protagonist of Freedom Cry.[9]

Plot

The Modern Day plot begins one year after the events of Black Flag, with a new unnamed player character that works for Abstergo Entertainment. While investigating the memories of Shay Patric Cormac, an Assassin working in the North Atlantic during the Seven Years' War, they inadvertently trip a hidden memory file that corrupts the Abstergo servers. With the building being put into lockdown, the player is recruited by Melanie Lemay to continue exploring Cormac's memories in an effort to clear the system.

Cormac is a new recruit to the Brotherhood of Assassins, working under Achilles Davenport. Achilles sees potential in him, but Cormac develops an insubordinate streak that frustrates his mentors. Believing that taking a more active role in the Brotherhood's affairs will temper his impetuousness, Achilles assigns Cormac and his newly-acquired ship the Morrígan a mission to track down a Templar cell that have been deciphering a Precursor artifact revealing the locations of Pieces of Eden. The artifact, in the form of a wooden box, had been stolen from the Assassins following a massive earthquake in Haiti some years before. With the help of Benjamin Franklin, a Piece of Eden is located in Lisbon, and Cormac is tasked with retrieving it.

However, Cormac has begun questioning the Assassins' motives after seeing their refusal to engage in dialogue with the Templars, and takes no satisfaction from killing an already-dying Templar commander, Lawrence Washington. His doubts come to a head when he retrieves the Piece of Eden, only for his actions to trigger an earthquake that razes the city. Noting that similar events occurred in Haiti, Cormac is horrified to learn that Achilles and the Assassins intend to pursue the remaining Pieces of Eden. Cormac steals a manuscript necessary to interpret the artifact and flees, while the Assassins give chase. At the edge of the homestead, Cormac's best friend Liam shoots him in the back and leaves him for dead.

Cormac is rescued by a passing ship and taken to New York City. Once he recovers from his injuries, he uses the skills he learned from the Assassins to drive the city's criminal gangs out of their strongholds. His actions attract the attention of George Monro, the city's governor, who offers Cormac the chance to help rebuild the city. Indebted to Monro, Cormac assists the British Army in their early campaigns against the French, and discovers that Achilles' chapter is supporting the French war effort. Monro reveals himself to be a Templar, and despite knowing of Cormac's prior association with the Assassins, offers him a place within their Order. Cormac accepts, and is gradually inducted by the Templar Grandmaster, Haytham Kenway, following Monro's death.

Cormac reveals to Kenway that he believes these particular Pieces of Eden are not weapons, but are instead being used to hold the world together, and he pledges to stop the Assassins before they cause another catastrophe. With the help of Captain James Cook, he tracks them through New York, across the Appalachian River Valley and the North Atlantic, killing them one by one. Finally, he chases Achilles and Liam deep into the Arctic Circle, where they find another Precursor temple. Achilles realises that Cormac was right, but Liam accidentally disturbs the Piece of Eden, causing the temple to collapse. While Haytham pursues Achilles, Cormac and Liam fight throughout the temple, with Cormac ultimately killing his former friend. He arrives in time to persuade Haytham to spare Achilles, as his testimony will stop the Assassins from trying to locate further temples. All the same, Haytham cripples Achilles as a precaution.

With the Assassin Brotherhood all but destroyed, Cormac is tasked with locating the artifact, and spends the next twenty years searching for it. His search eventually leads him to Versailles, where he discovers it under the care of Charles Dorian—the father of Arno, protagonist of Assassin's Creed Unity. Cormac murders Charles and takes possession of the artifact, promising that while the American Revolution ended Templar influence in the Americas, a new revolution may yet hold promise.

In the present day, the player reconciles Cormac's memories. Under the direction of Otso Berg, a senior Templar leader, they upload them to the Assassin network, revealing how close Achilles Davenport came to destroying the world. The result is almost instantaneous, with the Assassins thrown into disarray. As reward for their actions, the player is presented with a choice; join the Templar Order, or die. The game fades to black before a choice is made.

Development

By March 2014, an Assassin's Creed game code-named "Comet" was revealed to be in development, set for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[10] By the end of the month, additional reports indicated that "Comet" would be set around 1758 in New York, as well as feature sailing on the Atlantic Ocean. The game would be a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and would feature a Templar named Shay as the main protagonist. Haytham Kenway from Assassin's Creed III and Adewalé from Black Flag would also make appearances.[11]

The game was officially announced on August 5, 2014, following a leak of the title.[12] Game director Martin Capel described the game as finishing the series' "North American saga" and that the game was designed to accommodate specific fan requests, such as taking on the role of a Templar.[2] The game is intended to "fill the gaps" of the story between Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and has "a crucial link" to the events of the previous games.[8] In addition to Ubisoft Sofia's work on the game, contributions are also being made by Ubisoft studios in Singapore, Montreal, Quebec, Chengdu, Milan and Bucharest.[2] Ubisoft also stated that the game was being envisioned without multiplayer components "at this stage", but did not rule out any modes being added after the game launched.[13]

Reception

Assassin's Creed Rogue received generally positive reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 3 version 76.37% based on 16 reviews and 73/100 based on 29 reviews[14][16] and the Xbox 360 version 74.69% based on 18 reviews and 73/100 based on 21 reviews.[15][17]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Romania.[2]

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