{"id":2472,"date":"2014-11-12T16:25:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2014-11-12T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:26:07","slug":"assassins-creed-unity-and-rogue-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/12\/assassins-creed-unity-and-rogue-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Creed Unity and Rogue: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2001, rappers Dr. Dre, Eminem and Xzibit posed the immortal question: \u201d\u02dcwhat\u2019s the difference?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s something that many gamers will be asking today as they try to decide which of <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed: Unity<\/em> and <em>Rogue<\/em>, the latest additions to Ubisoft\u2019s historical parkour-and-swords franchise, to play today.<\/p>\n<p>We donned our cowls, armed ourselves with one of those cool hidden blades (a plastic one, obviously) and delved into both games to find out.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>You can only play Unity on PS4 or Xbox One<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xzCEdSKMkdU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The most obvious difference between the two is that <em>Unity<\/em> is a next-gen exclusive. Yep, you can only play it if you own a PS4 or an Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p>There are various reasons for this, with the sheer scale of the game\u2019s recreation of Paris (and the citizens that inhabit it) just too powerful for older consoles to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Ubisoft haven\u2019t forgotten about <i>Creed<\/i> fans stuck with the PS3 and 360. <i>Rogue<\/i> is exclusive to the previous gen consoles and is a fully-fledged addition to the franchise, rather than a shoddy spin-off.<\/p>\n<p>Still, fans of the franchise will probably want to play both. If you need a bit of cash to upgrade to the PS4 or Xbox One, why not <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">sell some games or consoles with musicMagpie<\/a>?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Rogue lets you play as the baddies<\/h4>\n<p>Yep, you\u2019ll be joining the Templars in <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed: Rogue<\/i>! It\u2019s the first time the series has cast players as the \u201d\u02dcbaddies\u2019, and a welcome change from the format we\u2019ve come to know and love.<\/p>\n<p><i>Unity<\/i>, on the other hand, is business as usual. You take up the blade of an Assassin and traipse through Paris carrying out all kinds of grisly murders.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The two games have very different settings<\/h4>\n<p><i>Unity<\/i> is set in Paris during the French Revolution, which means you\u2019ll be navigating through tight streets through crowds of people.<\/p>\n<p><i>Rogue<\/i>, however, keeps the North American setting of <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed III<\/i> &amp; <i>IV<\/i>. You\u2019ll explore wintry forests and the streets of New York, as well as sailing the seas on your boat Morrigan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Unity is like Assassin\u2019s Creed II, Rogue is like Assassin\u2019s Creed IV<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s never a good idea to compare a new game to a previous entry in a franchise, but it\u2019s fairly easy to see where the two games take their inspiration from.<\/p>\n<p><i>Rogue<\/i> seems to be a continuation of the naval exploration of <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/i> <i>IV<\/i>; indeed, it\u2019s actually set between the events of <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed III <\/i>&amp; <i>IV<\/i>, so expect a similar experience.<\/p>\n<p><i>Unity<\/i>, by contrast, looks very much like <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed II<\/i> (arguably the franchise\u2019s most popular game to date), with a sprawling European city, plenty of tight alleys and assassination missions similar in nature to those carried out in <i>AC II<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Rogue is designed for the hardcore AC fan<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eTbO8ka5uQQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned, <i>Rogue<\/i> takes place between <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed III <\/i>&amp; <i>IV<\/i> and sees various characters from those games popping up in cameo roles. Although playing <i>III <\/i>&amp; <i>IV<\/i> isn\u2019t essential to enjoying <i>Rogue<\/i>, it\u2019ll certainly help.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Rogue wraps up old ties, Unity sends the series off in a darker direction<\/h4>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest difference between the two (apart from the platforms they\u2019re available for, obviously) is their overall role in the <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/i> franchise.<\/p>\n<p><i>Rogue<\/i>, it appears, is about tying up the loose ends of the series\u2019 North American adventures. <i>Unity<\/i> looks to the future of the franchise, with a new setting, a new character called Arno and a much darker tone than fans of the series will be used to.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Have you played\u00a0<em>Unity\u00a0<\/em>or<em> Rogue<\/em> yet? Which do you prefer? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2001, rappers Dr. Dre, Eminem and Xzibit posed the immortal question: \u201d\u02dcwhat\u2019s the difference?\u2019 It\u2019s something that many gamers will be asking today as they try to decide which of Assassin\u2019s Creed: Unity and Rogue, the latest additions to Ubisoft\u2019s historical parkour-and-swords franchise, to play today. 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