During the September 2019 Nintendo Direct, the company announced both Assassin`s Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin`s Creed Rogue are coming out in a single collection aptly titled Assassins Creed: Rebel Collection. Both games originally launched for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC before being released again on Xbox One and PS4.Both Black Flag and Rogue are a turning point in the Assassin`s Creed series, existing in conjunction with Assassin`s Creed III and Assassin`s Creed Liberation as a series of stories that primarily take place within the same time period. Though Liberation follows Aveline de Grandpré and Rogue is about Shay Patrick Cormac, the four games primarily focus on the saga of the Kenway family--namely Edward, his son Haytham, and his grandson Ratonhnhaké:ton/Connor. Additionally, these four games mark the point in the series where Ubisoft began writing the Assassins and Templars with more nuance. Their conflict was less good vs. evil and more just two ancient organizations that have been at war with one another for many millennia.In Black Flag, you play as a nameless Abstergo employee who joins the Assassins after living through the life experiences of Edward Kenway, a selfish and ambitious pirate who ultimately finds a higher calling by using his exceptional talents to safeguard human freedom as a member of the Assassin Brotherhood. In Rogue, you play as a different but still nameless Abstergo employee, this time living through the experiences of Shay Patrick Cormac, an Irish-born Assassin who betrays the Brotherhood and joins the Templars after being convinced the latter are doing more for the American Colonies than the former.In GameSpot`s Assassin`s Creed IV: Black Flag review, Shaun McInnis wrote, `Black Flag presents a world full of adventure and opportunity, where treasures scavenged in a remote jungle can be used to turn the tide in a massive naval battle against mighty Spanish warships. It`s a game where you can sail the seas for hours at a time, e ...
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