Assassin's Creed Rogue

           "When Pushed into the corner Freedom isin't what we crave for, it is Order "

First off a small personal note-"No amount of praise is enough to appreciate the effort Ubisoft has put into this game, hats off to you people and thank you".
Okay taking you right into the review, Assassin's Creed has become a franchise spanning nearly 7 years with a major game release every year. So many changes have taken place both to the company and the franchise on the whole but if there is one thing these guys are good at it is to be able to reach their own limits and even exceed them.

This time around thanks to the arrival of PS4 the franchise fanbase had been split into two factions the PS3-XBOX 360 and the rest (PS4, XBOX One, PC). Now unlike a few other companies who jumped the grid and have planned to release games only for the next gen players Ubisoft has made sure to cater the needs of both the current gen and the next gen players, no wonder they command such a loyal fan base( a personal thanks from me.)

Now the question arises if two games are released on the same year and one of them 'AC Unity' focuses on the next gen players then how good will the other game be, a game not developed by Ubisoft Montreal but by it's subsidary Ubisoft Sofia. My answer to this question would be 'As good as you would expect , these guys don't dissapoint, Assassin's Creed Rogue to me is the single greatest game to be released after Assassin's Creed II.'

The game puts you in the shoes of 'Shay Patrick Cormac' an assassin born into the brotherhood who then went on to become a legendary colonial Templar. We trace back his origins to a time (7 years after Assassin's Creed Black Flag) before becoming a templar and witness key events as to what made him change and become the man he was. The games takes us to several parts of the world from the Artic seas, the carribean and New York where he as an upcoming assassin goes on a search for one of the many pieces of Eiden. The events that takes place the moment he finds one form the very basis of the story for he betrays all those he trusted and ends up joining the Templar order, Shay to me is one of the most noble characters to ever become a part of the Assassin's Creed Franchise.

The combat has been improved in several ways and new means to take out the enemy have been introduced like the hunter mode where you get to use your eagle vision to pin point targets and take them out using stealth mode, gang areas and hideouts galore and it is upto you to free the colonies from the ahrsh treatment of the bortherhood, also a new addition would be the 'Air Pistol' a one of a kind long range mini rifle which can be used to either make your enemies sleep, go bersek or even kill them.

The naval warfare has been improved as well and being able to manover the ship ( Morrigan-thats her name :D )  is even more fun. The Ice Breaker is a new extension to the ship which helps breaks long strips of ice to help easily traverse the frosty Artic Ocean several weapons such as the long range mortar, broadside canons and even the Puckle gun make Naval warfare a fiest to play.
Simultaneously you are given a lot of back stories in the real world where you as a novice recruit for Abstergo Industries go through several Animus sessions to uncover Shay's History.Along the way you get to hack several vulnerabilities in the building and help in getting a lot of lore about what has been going on in the world and a beautiful backstory about the Templar Order.
 Several Key figures like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Laurence Washington  and even Haythem Kenway make appearences in game. As Shay finds his place in history as a Master Templar he forever changes the course of the role, the Assassin's would play in years to come.
By his words-" It doesn't matter how history looks at me, an assassin who betrayed his own kind, killed the ones I once called my brother...What is important is I chose to follow my own creed and my redemption lies in their Death."

                                    " May The Father Of Understanding Guide Us "