14 DAY TRIAL // Ubisoft has shared some more details about the upcoming Assassin's Creed Rogue action adventure title, confirming that it will successfully fill the gap between the events of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed 3, while featuring a complex story that isn't just about good vs. evil.
The Assassin's Creed games have spanned many great periods, but starting with Assassin's Creed 3, the series has lingered a bit during the 1700s, starting with the American Revolution in 3 and then exploring a few adjacent periods, such as the French Indian war, with Liberation, and the Golden Age of Piracy, in Black Flag.
Rogue fills in the gaps and provides more details
One of the two upcoming entries in the series, Rogue, aims at filling in the gaps left in the North American saga by taking place before Assassin's Creed 3, while featuring characters from across the recent titles.
According to Ubisoft's latest statements on the UbiBlog, Rogue players will see just what happened to the Assassin brotherhood and Templar order between the two main games, 4 and 3.
"So what happened between those two games? Shay happened. With the help of Haytham Kenway and the other Templars, he wrested control of North America away from the Assassins," Rogue Producer Ivan Balabanov says.
The new game won't feature a good vs. evil conflict
Ubisoft is also trying to make sure that the story in Rogue won't be a traditional good vs. evil one, as it features strong characters, a complex conflict, and plenty of surprising things about both the Assassins and the Templars.
"We need to ensure we don’t go down the cartoonish path of easily vilifying one side and creating this shallow conflict between good and evil," Balabanov explains. "In order to have the emotional reaction from the player, they need to be good, strong characters. Some of them come from the already-existing set of games, and some of them are brand new in Rogue."
Among the returning fan favorites are Adewale from Assassin's Creed 4, as well as Haytham Kenway or Achilles from Assassin's Creed 3.
"With Rogue, we wanted the players to question everything they thought they knew about the Assassins and the Templars," Balabanov adds. "We didn’t want to say one side is good and one side is bad. We wanted to portray this gray area and ask questions without necessarily providing answers. It’s up to you to find your own answers."
Assassin's Creed Rogue is set to debut on November 11 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. In early 2015, a PC version is also going to appear.
