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4k Remaster with all DLC and a new outfit of Bayek's from AC Origins, coming March 2018.
Disappointing they didn't do AC3 and Liberation

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-01-11-assassins-creed-rogue-remastered-sets-sail-in-march

Demaster if already posted.

 

[Night.Ninja]

Meh from me kinda getting tired of remasters

 

[Shotgun Anaconda]

Probably the least played AC since Unity got the media attention. Personally I hated the boats so i'm going to skip this and it will be quite hard going back to this combat after Origins.

 

[Salmon]

Did not even know that game existed! Aren't you supposed to remaster like classic/loved games of some sort?

 

[frogger]

Not sure if I have energy to replay this, but maybe when it is less $10.

 

[glorious rommie]

i already own the pc version . is this free for me?

 

[martinstraka8282]

Why?

 

[Roxas]

A very good game that got overlooked because it was on last gen consoles. Will play again

 

[Barakov]

Never played it the first time around. Will definitely pick it up.

 

[Rellik]

Why?

Because it was only released on last gen consoles and PC when most had moved on to PS4/XB1.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

It was a lot of fun when I played it on PS3, but it loooked terrible.

 

[martinstraka8282]

Because it was only released on last gen consoles and PC when most had moved on to PS4/XB1.

Gotcha, makes sense then. Seemed like they randomly picked one entry in the series when I would have assumed a collection of some sort would be put ahead of just one.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I remember skipping it when it first came out. The trailer was interesting, but it came at an aweful time. Plus it was stuck on PS3, which isn't a bad thing at all. It's just everyone was more interested in Unity.

I picked it up on a sale on PSN. Now its coming out on PS4. I don't know about getting every single remaster when I still own a decent working version of the game. It would be a lot more convenient. I can still play it either way.

 

[Artistic]

I suppose there's a purpose, but one of those games were I feel it isn't needed.

Did it even sell well during its initial release.

 

[ReBurn]

Never played it. I might try it if it's cheap enough.

 

[The_Mike]

Bought for 5 usd during a Xbox sale as a BC title. While this is prettier and has all the dlc, I just can’t see myself buying the game again.

 

[mikestrife]

Surprised it took this long, so many didn't play it because it was old gen when Unity was released. It's decent if you want more Black Flag like gameplay, but I remember it feeling like It has half the story missions of a typical AC game and twice as many collectibles.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Who uploads a video that isn’t available in America?

 

[TheRatedD]

This had a great story, but I'll pass, having already played it on PS3. I'd like to see AC3 remastered, but at the same time, I also have it on PC, so I prolly wouldn't get it unless it has major changes. The thing that I'd absolutely love is AC1 remastered as a PS5 game.

 

[Dr.brain64]

Heck yes! Now I can continue on my quest to finish all the ACs!

 

[Zambatoh]

This game was completely buried by Unity coming out on the exact same day as Rogue.
To this day I have never seen a more insane boneheaded business decision then what they did to this game.
A shame too, because I really enjoyed it on PC.

 

[TGO]

I'm curious what's new over the PC version as PC is getting the Remaster too

 

[JohnnyFootball]

This game was completely buried by Unity coming out on the exact same day as Rogue.
To this day I have never seen a more insane boneheaded business decision then what they did to this game.
A shame too, because I really enjoyed it on PC.

What was insane about it? It was a game made on the ultra cheap for people who hadn't made the jump to X1/PS4. I had a lot of fun with the game, but there is no denying the ultra cheap feel of the game as it was basically a carbon copy of Black Flag with reused assets from each.

Having said that, it had one of the more compelling stories of all the AC games. Shay was an excellent protagonist.

 

[Zambatoh]

What was insane about it? It was a game made on the ultra cheap for people who hadn't made the jump to X1/PS4. I had a lot of fun with the game, but there is no denying the ultra cheap feel of the game as it was basically a carbon copy of Black Flag with reused assets from each.

Having said that, it had one of the more compelling stories of all the AC games. Shay was an excellent protagonist.

It's like if Disney released two Star Wars films on the exact same day in two separate theaters, which one do you think people will actually pay money to go see?
The answer is whichever one is getting the most attention at the time. While the other one gets buried.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

It's like if Disney released two Star Wars films on the exact same day in two separate theaters, which one do you think people will actually pay money to go see?
The answer is whichever one is getting the most attention at the time. While the other one gets buried.

It's not the same though. Rogue was never intended to be a big time hit. It was done on the cheap and intended to provide 360/PS3 owners their AC fix until they got an X1/PS4.
Having said that, it is surprising that it has taken this long for the title to come to current gen, as it was a game that had been long forgotten about.

For those that played and absolutely loved Black Flag, this game is a must.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Who asked for this? I mean, seriously? Almost no one bought the game the first time on PS3 / X360.

 

[Sojiro84]

Did not even know that game existed! Aren't you supposed to remaster like classic/loved games of some sort?

That is how it should be, yes. But you know big publishers. They smell money and will do some minimal stuff on a not that old (or great) game for some easy money.

 

[jayjay275]

Why not ACIII? That's my favourite one without a doubt alongside ACII and ACB. That said, I haven't actually bought the Ezio Collection. I'd rather they do proper remasters, like texture rework and better lighting for a start. Not to mention foliage in AC3 was a joke.

 

[Redshirt]

Black Flag and Rogue are my favorite AC titles, but I'm not a really big AC fan overall.

I think if you liked BF, you'll like Rogue. I played them almost back to back, and I enjoyed the little differences they added to Rogue to set it apart from BF.

 

[Shifty]

Please buy this thing again.

 

[Zimmy68]

I have this on PS3, Xbox360/One(BC), and PC.
It always looked like the PS3 version of Black Flag even on PC. The PS4 version of Black Flag had updated assets but Rogue never did.

The real question is what will they charge?
It's probably worth $20, I would pay $15 but you know they will try $30-$40 which is crazy sauce.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Why not ACIII? That's my favourite one without a doubt alongside ACII and ACB. That said, I haven't actually bought the Ezio Collection. I'd rather they do proper remasters, like texture rework and better lighting for a start. Not to mention foliage in AC3 was a joke.

Because most people (myself included) considered AC3 to be far and away the worst AC game. They would have to fix so much for me to even consider that game. The game did have some pluses, Haytham Kenway being the best villain of all AC games.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Who asked for this? I mean, seriously? Almost no one bought the game the first time on PS3 / X360.

You answered your own question. Not many played it on 360/PS3 since many had moved on to current and Ubisoft felt they could squeeze a few extra dollars out of it.

Black Flag also had a lot of fans and this game is more or less a clone.

 

[fe17]

It's the only AC game I don't own, so I'll say that they've chosen the right game to remaster from that perspective.

Objectively speaking, I don't think this one is worth remastering. Guess Ubisoft wanted to make some extra cash of a game that a lot of people don't own yet?!

 

[TGO]

Because most people (myself included) considered AC3 to be far and away the worst AC game. They would have to fix so much for me to even consider that game. The game did have some pluses, Haytham Kenway being the best villain of all AC games.

Speak for yourself I consider it the high point of the series and every other was big step back, Blackflag was a rushed launch title and it shows, Origins has finally set it back on track but that title shares a lot in common with ACIII so..

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Speak for yourself I consider it the high point of the series and every other was big step back, Blackflag was a rushed launch title and it shows, Origins has finally set it back on track but that title shares a lot in common with ACIII so..

You must be getting AC3 and black flag mixed up. AC3 has some potential but the game was so terribly put together and rushed. Everything felt like patchwork, from the horrible crafting, to absolute most pointless side quest content, the homestead being the sims.

Black Flag rectified a lot of those issues, although I suppose I can agree that the main story was rather simplified (too many tailing missions).

But AC games have always lived and died by the strength of their checklist side content, which is why Unity and AC3 were so poorly received. Too much bloat and little to no pay off to doing any of it. Origins, Syndicate and Black Flag excelled at those. Although I do feel that Origins could have cut back on some of the content.

Not one person would describe AC3 and Origins as being similar. Origins was better in pretty much every way.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

Please buy this thing again.

That's every remaster

 

[TGO]

You must be getting AC3 and black flag mixed up. AC3 has some potential but the game was so terribly put together and rushed. Everything felt like patchwork, from the horrible crafting, to absolute most pointless side quest content, the homestead being the sims.

Black Flag rectified a lot of those issues, although I suppose I can agree that the main story was rather simplified (too many tailing missions).

But AC games have always lived and died by the strength of their checklist side content, which is why Unity and AC3 were so poorly received. Too much bloat and little to no pay off to doing any of it. Origins, Syndicate and Black Flag excelled at those. Although I do feel that Origins could have cut back on some of the content.

Not one person would describe AC3 and Origins as being similar. Origins was better in pretty much every way.

I agree it was and I haven't had as much fun with an AC game since ACIII.
I enjoy the use of the bow and hunting in Origins which hasn't been done since ACIII and the large open world with many cities for you to explore and the open world around it it has a lot in common with ACIII, it's just done better.
ACIII had its flaws but they was technical flaws.
The story and story momentum and vilians are the best in the series and it had the best combat too.
Blackflag stripped all of that away and was more focused on naval combat with very little AC gameplay or story.
Technically it was perfect but that's not surprising as little else was worked on.

 

[jayjay275]

Because most people (myself included) considered AC3 to be far and away the worst AC game. They would have to fix so much for me to even consider that game. The game did have some pluses, Haytham Kenway being the best villain of all AC games.

True. The game was in definite need of polish. That said, to say that many considered AC3 to be the worst AC game is objectively incorrect; it's Metacritic Score sits at 85 (User 6.9), whereas Unity's sits at a score of 70 (User Score 5) and Syndicate at 76 with a User Score of 6.8. There's no disagreement there. Obviously, there is a difference between objectivity and subjectivity, and you've every right to hold an opinion, just the same as I do. But to say that AC3 is considered the worst game in the franchise is wrong when speaking statistically at least. When it comes to the sales of the game, AC3 still sold the most units in the series. Granted, sales != as how positively it is received. I just thought I'd argue that point becuase AC3 is certainly not the weakest entry in the game.

 

[jshackles]

Cool, I liked AC: Rogue quite a bit. It was a pretty solid mix of ACIII and Black Flag, and had some interesting locations. Shay is (in my opinion) one of the most interesting characters in the AC universe.

That being said, I already own this on PC and it's backwards compatible with Xbox One so I'm not entirely sure what the point of this remaster is.

 

[TGO]

Just an update ShopTo has it for £18
Not bad

 

[-MD-]

Seems like a bit of an odd choice for a remaster.

 

[TGO]

Not really, it wasn't released on current gen so its the perfect candidate
Although if they don't do ACIII or AC1 too then it will be odd

 

[Rellik]

Plus, as you already pointed out, it's being released at a pretty cheap price.

Once it's been through a couple of sales, it'll be like £7 on PSN or a PS Plus game.

 

[EpicBox]

The original PC version already had the same graphics as Black Flag on PS4.

What is there to remaster for the PC?

 

[prag16]

Glad to see AC3 getting some love here. This narrative that it's "widely regarded as the worst in the series" was always nonsense, and was only ever true on old NeoGaf (and most of those haters have moved on). Best combat, best villains, best locales. And the right amount of naval stuff (Black Flag had way too much). Yeah the homesteading stuff was meh and there was some crappy side content. But 3 was the only one in the series that I actually was able to finish. 1, 2, and 4 bored me. Might check out Origins eventually though.

 

[Da Fro]

Great game. So happy this is finally coming out again. I know so many people missed this game. Which is sad because Black Flag was so loved and this is the better sequel. I hope it's cheaper and has some extra stuff though.

 

[RiccochetJ]

It's basically AC: IV but with Icebergs. And basically less of everything that AC: IV had. There's some good story and lore stuff in there though. I enjoyed it, but know what you're getting into.

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

^Just read the same thing about Rogue's player HQ, too... Was described as pretty barebones compared to Black Flag's. (I note this just out of personal preference for home bases in games.)

Similar to the OP and a few others, I'd have probably preferred AC3... My favorite environment, the snowy forests and such, and player HQ homestead. In general, I just really like its setting.

But I suppose Rogue does make a lot of sense since, as others have said, it was probably under-received because of how Rogue released on last gen so close to Black Flag on current gen.

 

[Kadayi]

The environments in AC3 were great, but the story itself was some historical fanfic hot garbage. As a Eurolander I was utterly confused as to who most of these people were or why I would be supporting them. The assumption seemed to be that I should know them without any introduction and that's dismal storytelling in my view. To be fair Black Flag trod similar territory with its insert of historical pirate figures with little effort made to contextualise them, however, that doesn't make it any less irksome.