The cynic in me wants to say to that Assassin’s Creed Rogue is little more than a glorified add-on, one last-ditch effort to squeeze some cash from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 generation–and in many ways, it is. But after sailing the high seas as an Assassin turned Templar, I think it’s more apt to think of Rogue as a cheeky but uninspired farewell, a piece of fan service that ties up some loose ends, and gives those absorbed in the overarching Abstergo arc answers to some of its more complex questions.
Those answers are, unfortunately, buried in a serviceable, if predictable story. The hero–or anti-hero in this case–is Shay Patrick Cormac, a gruff, moody Assassin out for revenge after becoming disillusioned with the brotherhood. Yes, the Assassin’s Creed series still hasn’t…