Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered Review - The assassin who became a temple man

nehashetty (58)in #gaming • 7 years ago (edited)

Assassin's Creed Rogue is the Assassin's Creed game that emerged simultaneously with Assassin's Creed Unity a few years ago. Because Unity was not finished at the time and Rogue only played for the last-gen consoles, and in the meantime the console war was high, Rogue is pretty snowed under. Now, 3.5 years later, thanks to Origins, Assassin's Creed has regained his good name and Rogue gets a second chance.

The assassin who became a temple man

Rogue is the game that fills the gap in the story between Black Flag and Unity. You are Shay Patrick Cormac, an Irish assassin who makes the waters safer in the Pirate Age near the North Atlantic. Soon you come across your old well-known Adéwalé, the free-spirited slave who liberated hundreds of slaves and was the first mate on the ship of Edward Kenway, the assassin from Black Flag. He tells your mentor that the Templars have a document and a part of the key to decipher that document.

It is up to Shay to recapture the key, so go undercover at the temple. Shay is increasingly doubting the motives of the assassins and slowly but surely he feels more for the direction the Templars are heading for. At one point he decides to stay with the Templars and put an end to the Assassins order once and for all. The assassins do not like that and of course stealth snipers to stop him, which creates nice in-game situations in which you have to lure an assassin to keep him from attacking or respond to a sneak attack in time.

I will not reveal the end of the campaign, but certainly if you played Unity you will find it very cool.

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Old-fashioned assassins gameplay

If you have played Origins you will not have the gameplay of the original Assassin's Creed games so well, but you get used to it very quickly. The combat is like all previous games in the series, you bet your counter on time and you are invincible. But the real power of the game is in the stealth, killing an entire island without anyone knowing anything keeps on giving a good feeling. The stealth works well and there are many good ways you can sneak up on the enemies and start doing things unseen.

Ubisoft has listened carefully to the fans of the series, making Rogue a big mix of all the good elements from previous Assassin's Creed games. For example, a large part of the game is the ongoing fighting at sea, which feels just as good as it was in Black Flag. From Assassin's Creed IIIcomes the running, climbing and hunting in forests and then the crafting of new attributes with your obtained materials. And from all previous games an extensive city, in this case New York from 1758, where you can enjoy the roofs and have all the freedom. In addition, there are some nice new elements, such as the aforementioned assassins that try to get you out of the way. You will also be attacked at sea, other pirate ships will try to enter you and you must defend yourself.

It is wonderful to comb out the locations, find the hidden treasures and find all the coffins and draw enemies. The only thing that really did not belong to me are the shanties. You still know them from Black Flag, the songs you can collect that your crew will sing later on the boat. The songs are on sheet music that fly away as soon as you get close, so you have to go after it. If you take too long, the shant disappears and you have to wait until it respawns.

As in every Assassin's Creed game, you also have pieces here in the current time. There are a few mini-games to hack computers or restart systems. This also did not belong to me, but it is not really annoying either. In the current time you have quite a lot of freedom, so you can go in and snoop almost everywhere, or look for access points. Those access points look like Wi-Fi logos and you can then hack in with your own tablet. Once you have access, you get a document about a previous assassin or npc that all together form a piece of background story.

Cheeky Shay

Shay is a cheeky Irish assassin who does not fully cooperate with the order from the beginning of the game. He is disobedient and wants to choose his own path. This is how one of the earlier missions starts with three angry npc's who have been waiting for him for an hour, while it is his training. Because he is talented everything goes easy and he gets away with it.

He is not an assassin who blindly follows orders. He is critical and takes the motives of the order under the microscope. These elements make Shay an interesting, strange duck in the bite. This refreshing look at the assassins' actions ensures that you, as a player, also reconsider your previous actions. In addition, there is a little doubt about all those years as assassin, have you turned off the right targets? Precisely because you ultimately play as a temple in this game, the makers show that the assassins are not always on the right side. A wise lesson through a cheeky Irishman.

Remastered graphics

The graphics are neatly polished and look good. It is not a high-quality gem, but it just looks good, especially in comparison with the original version. The environment is well finished, the npc's behave well and are polished. Everything is completely finished. It is not as slick as the graphics of more recent remakes like Shadow of the Colossus, but for a remastered version it's just right.

Conclusion

For fans of the Assassin's Creed series, this is a must-play, especially if you missed Rogue 3.5 years ago. For everyone who dropped out of Unity's disappointment and left the rest of the series behind, there will not be much conviction here, but I still ask you to give it a chance. Rogue is an Assassin's Creed game that certainly deserves its own place in the series, the story is very strong and the game provides a nice bridge between Black Flag and Unity. For many gamers this will be the first acquaintance with Shay and his story that puts a question mark with the motives of the assassins.
In my opinion Rogue is definitely worth the time and money, the game is only 30 euros and you get a full Assassin's Creed game with a cool original story. This is the forgotten game that should get everyone a second chance and hopefully get the attention and praise it deserves.

➕ 'Old-fashioned' combat
➕ Zeecombat
➕ Strong story
➕ Different view on the motifs

➖ Not innovative
➖ Shanties
➖ Current time missions

Thanks for reading.