“Assassin’s Creed: Rogue” allows fans to finally see the world through a Templar’s prospective. Lead Writer Richard Farrese dished details about the upcoming narrative during an interview with the official “Assassin’s Creed” DevBlog.
Though the Templar Order is associated with “evil”, “Rogue” acknowledges a grey area that leaves it up to the gamers to decide if they truly are the roots of all the bad in the world or if their intentions come from a place of concern for the people.
“It is better to view them as having differing ideologies," Farrese explained. "Sure, you have exceptions like the Borgias and Warren Vidic, who were very villainous. But ultimately, both factions believe that they are working for the good of humanity."
"They just differ in their methods. Players originally got a peek behind the Templar curtain in Assassin’s Creed III by playing as Haytham for part of that game. So in Rogue, we looked to push that experience even further.”
“Rogue” reintroduces some familiar faces into the franchise again, but Adéwalé is the most important character of all. Adéwalé has become the most respected member of the Brotherhood, and a target for Cormac.
“Adéwalé is one of the Assassins Shay will try to track down at some point in the game. However by the time Shay meets him in game, Adéwalé is already a legend amongst the Brotherhood,” Farrese told the DevBlog.
He added, “As for Haytham, he is the one that will eventually induct Shay into the Templar Order. However, the game starts a couple of years before Haytham first arrives in the Colonies. By the time you meet him in game, he had already begun gathering Templar allies, been to Europe and returned back to the Colonies.”
Read more about the “Assassin’s Creed: Rogue” narrative here. “Assassin’s Creed: Rogue” will be released to the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Nov. 11.
