<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Sofia	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
2013	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
2012	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
ties	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Rogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Rebel	O
Collection	O
alongside	O
Black	O
Flag	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
French	O
and	O
Indian	O
War	O
from	O
1752	O
to	O
1760	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Shay	O
Patrick	O
Cormac	O
,	O
an	O
Irish	O
American	O
privateer	B-Application
and	O
Assassin	O
,	O
who	O
defects	O
to	O
the	O
Templars	O
and	O
helps	O
them	O
hunt	O
down	O
members	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
Brotherhood	O
after	O
becoming	O
disillusioned	O
with	O
their	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
stealth	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
naval	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
are	O
a	O
major	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Morrigan	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
that	O
protagonist	O
Shay	O
Cormac	O
captains	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
shallower	O
draft	O
than	O
Edward	O
Kenway	O
's	O
Jackdaw	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
river	O
travel	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
Puckle	O
guns	O
,	O
oil	O
slicks	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
ignited	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
icebreaker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
has	O
been	O
slightly	O
altered	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
can	O
be	O
countered	O
with	O
timing	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
collectibles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Templar	O
treasures	O
,	O
Native	O
pillars	O
,	O
and	O
Viking	B-Application
sword	O
fragments	O
,	O
also	O
provide	O
Shay	O
with	O
new	O
outfits	O
and	O
equipment	O
upon	O
finding	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
side	O
activities	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Seven	O
Years	O
 '	O
War	O
and	O
include	O
naval	O
clashes	O
,	O
freeing	O
prisoners	B-Application
of	I-Application
war	I-Application
held	O
aboard	O
enemy	O
ships	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
over	O
enemy	O
forts	O
and	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
functions	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Borgia	O
towers	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Templar	O
dens	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
,	O
as	O
buildings	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
renovated	O
after	O
the	O
area	O
they	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
has	O
been	O
liberated	O
from	O
the	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
steals	O
the	O
manuscript	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
cornered	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Assassins	O
kill	O
Monro	O
to	O
steal	O
back	O
the	O
manuscript	O
,	O
Shay	O
realizes	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
has	O
not	O
given	O
up	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
Precursor	O
temples	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
hunting	O
down	O
its	O
members	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Templar	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1776	O
,	O
with	O
Benjamin	O
Franklin	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Shay	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Palace	O
of	O
Versailles	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Charles	B-Application
Dorian	I-Application
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reaffirms	O
his	O
commitment	O
to	O
the	O
Templar	O
cause	O
,	O
and	O
suggests	O
that	O
the	O
Templars	O
should	O
soon	O
start	O
their	O
own	O
revolution	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Assassins	I-Application
 '	I-Application
recent	I-Application
actions	I-Application
in	I-Application
America	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
responds	O
by	O
cutting	O
off	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
code-named	O
"	O
Comet	O
"	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
Templar	O
named	O
Shay	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haytham	O
Kenway	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Adéwalé	O
from	O
Black	O
Flag	O
would	O
also	O
make	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
"	O
fill	O
the	O
gaps	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
between	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
crucial	O
link	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
regions	O
;	O
and	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
adding	O
new	O
weapons	O
and/or	O
customization	O
options	O
for	O
Shay	O
and	O
the	O
Morrigan	O
:	O
the	O
Officer	O
Pack	O
,	O
Commander	O
Pack	O
,	O
Templar	O
Pack	O
,	O
and	O
Explorer	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
Rogue	O
was	O
later	O
compiled	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
the	O
Templar	O
Legacy	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
redeem	O
several	O
in-game	O
bonuses	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Killer	O
outfit	O
,	O
a	O
Katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wakizashi	O
weapon	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
customization	O
items	O
for	O
the	O
Morrigan	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Jackdaw	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
features	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
and	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
exclusive	O
legacy	O
outfits	O
inspired	O
by	O
Jacob	O
Frye	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
,	O
Aguilar	O
de	O
Nerha	O
from	O
the	O
live-action	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
film	O
,	O
and	O
Bayek	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
:	O
Remastered	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Black	O
Flag	O
as	O
The	O
Rebel	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
Carsillo	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
interesting	O
lead	O
character	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
story	O
,	O
new	O
weapons	O
introduced	O
,	O
new	O
mission	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
prevent	O
assassinations	O
instead	O
of	O
carrying	O
out	O
assassinations	O
like	O
in	O
other	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
advanced	O
and	O
improved	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
just	O
enough	O
to	O
put	O
its	O
own	O
stamp	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
while	O
also	O
giving	O
us	O
critical	O
story	O
details	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
tie	O
up	O
loose	O
ends	O
between	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
IV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
between	O
Rogue	O
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
—	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
served	O
to	O
resolve	O
storylines	O
from	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
's	O
saga	O
as	O
a	O
lead-in	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
expanding	O
on	O
characters	O
and	O
storylines	O
introduced	O
in	O
III	O
and	O
Black	O
Flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Bloodworth	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.2/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
some	O
old	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
stunning	O
scenery	O
and	O
environment	O
,	O
interesting	O
interceptions	O
missions	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
predictable	O
and	O
dull	O
lead	O
character	O
,	O
poorly-constructed	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
disappointing	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
glorified	O
Black	O
Flag	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
and	O
has	O
done	O
nothing	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
franchise	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Black	O
Flags	O
setting	O
and	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
can	O
accept	O
rampant	O
copy-and-paste	O
in	O
another	O
full	O
priced	O
entry	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
more	O
than	O
likely	O
enjoy	O
what	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
has	O
to	O
offer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Kelly	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
Shay	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
tough	O
and	O
ruthless	O
"	O
character	O
who	O
refuses	O
to	O
prey	O
on	O
the	O
weak	O
and	O
occasionally	O
shows	O
mercy	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
more	O
"	O
nuanced	O
and	O
flawed	O
"	O
lead	O
characters	O
like	O
him	O
should	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
twelve	O
)	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parijat	O
said	O
Rogue	O
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
Shay	O
's	O
personal	O
conflict	O
with	O
his	O
former	O
friends	O
and	O
allies	O
,	O
seeing	O
him	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
view	O
things	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
watching	O
him	O
interact	O
with	O
and	O
form	O
closer	O
bonds	O
with	O
his	O
newfound	O
comrades	O
in	O
the	O
Templars	O
,	O
deserves	O
a	O
special	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
Totilo	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
Shay	O
"	O
theoretically	O
turns	O
full-on	O
bad	O
guy	O
"	O
when	O
he	O
joins	O
the	O
Templars	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
overarching	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
media	O
franchise	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
Rogue	O
still	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
guy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
shipped	O
a	O
combined	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
