11. Assassin’s Creed Rogue

You play an Assassin turned Templar in Assassin’s Creed Rogue.

This game took place during the Seven Years War, before the American Revolution and the events of Assassin’s Creed 3. But if one thing is clear is that protagonist Shay Cormac was a more interesting lead than the insipid Connor of Assassin’s Creed 3. And Cormac is actually the first Assassin’s Creed protagonist to switch sides and join the Templars, featuring a more nuanced and original plot than that of other Assassin’s Creed games.

It was released in the same year as Assassin’s Creed Unity, but lacks the lavish production values of Ubisoft’s Parisian Assassin’s Creed. But while Unity was hyped to death and focused on delivering cutting-edge graphics, the team behind Rogue just focused on the gameplay. The game is obviously based on the great Black Flag, and has the same emphasis on sailing. But you also get to experience some good action in other settings such as the city of New York, in which Irish protagonist Cormac is hunted by Assassins and has to take out his former colleagues. Overall, though, Assassin’s Creed Rogue is a good game that lets you see things from the perspective of a Templar, and is a worthy entry in the series.