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How Assassin's Creed Rogue switches up the AC formula

Ubisoft's Karl Luhe talks to Shacknews about Assassin's Creed Rogue and how it will shake up the AC formula, as well as push the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 hardware to their fullest.

Ozzie Mejia

August 26, 2014 12:00 PM

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While Xbox One and PlayStation 4 get to venture off into the French Revolution for a whole new Assassin's Creed tale, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners will get to continue the Kenway saga with Assassin's Creed: Rogue. Shacknews recently had a chance to talk to Ubisoft's Karl Luhe about this latest side-story in the AC series, while also getting an opportunity to see some more gameplay.

"Assassin's Creed Rogue fits between Assassin's Creed 4 and Assassin's Creed 3," Luhe explained to Shacknews. "It's the cornerstone of the Kenway saga, the story of Assassins versus Templars in the mid-18th century in North America."

Given its timeline and its theme of playing an Assassin-turned-Templar, expect to see some returning characters like Haytham Kenway. Other familiar faces are being kept tightly under wraps at this time.

Luhe adds that becoming a Templar will change up the AC formula quite a bit, adding never-before-used weaponry and resources that the Assassin side simply doesn't have. Examples include an air rifle with a grenade launcher attachment on the ground, while ships are equipped with heavier firepower. On that note, expect the opposition to utilize the usual Assassin repertoire, meaning they can be lying in wait for you inside haystacks and the like.

For more about Assassin's Creed Rogue, be sure to check out the full interview below.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?