#Assassins creed black flag vs rogue series#
Rogue treads familiar ground by returning to Black Flag’s deft mixture of stabby shenanigans and sailing pursuits and in doing so, provides an interesting counterpoint to the recent Assassin’s Creed: Unity which, in the eyes of many, took a step back from the strides the series made in Black Flag.Īs before, the game allows players to get stuck straight into the privateer lifestyle and just like 2013’s game, it’s here that Rogue offers a whole heap of stuff to get stuck into. Still, if Rogue’s central character doesn’t inspire much in the way of confidence, the game’s wholesale adoption of Black Flag’s gameplay systems fare in a better, albeit familiar capacity. Ironically Haytham Kenway, one of the most intriguing characters in the entire saga who made players wish they were playing as him instead of Connor in Assassin’s Creed III, returns in Rogue to do the same again to Shay, thus raising the timely question as to when the charismatic templar will get a game of his own. Much like Connor in Assassin’s Creed III, playing as Shay often feels underwhelming and when you’re surrounded by a much more attractive and entertaining cast, the disappointment finds itself unfortunately magnified especially coming after the excellent Edward Kenway who so ably anchored the events glimpsed in Black Flag. Not exactly aided by a somewhat lacklustre voice acting performance, Shay can seem ineffective and, at times, overly cringeworthy to the point that you almost fracture your spine. If the plot and the events which are encompassed within Rogue’s narrative are intriguing, the main character Shay, by comparison, can often feel like anything but. With just enough grey on each side of the conflict, Rogue’s plot is one element of the game in particular that will appeal to long-term fans of the series.
Though not as beautiful as Assassin’s Creed Unity, Rogue still certainly has its fair share of visually-pleasing moments