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Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China2015

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

2015 Ubisoft Entertainment68Worthwhile

Playtime

ShortTypically 8 hours

Playable on

Included with

  • PlayStation Plus
    Extra
  • Xbox Game Pass
    Ultimate

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
April 21, 2015

Overview

Chronicles: China takes place after the film Assassin's Creed: Embers. It features the Chinese assassin Shao Jun in 1526. After being trained by legendary Italian assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Shao Jun returns to her homeland to exact vengeance against the Templar group Eight Tigers, who wiped out the Chinese brotherhood. Shao Jun's quest took her through Macau, Nan'an, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, as she killed the Tigers one by one and finally assassinating the final target, Zhang Yong. Years later, Shao Jun, who became an Assassin Mentor and had rebuilt the brotherhood, plotted the assassination of Jiajing Emperor by sending him an elixir of life. Chronicles: China was originally announced in September 2014 as part of the season pass for Assassin's Creed Unity. It was released on April 21, 2015, in North America and April 22, 2015, in other territories, on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Chronicles: China is the first title in the franchise to utilize Epic...

Screenshots

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Reception

This side-scrolling spinoff of the famous series is a striking, well-executed game, but it could have been a lot more.

Still, I think of how The Devil Inside essentially is a film with no third act. By the same token, ACC: China never really lets the itself soar. Everything feels deliberately muted. And that leads Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China being ultimately just as forgettable as The Devil Inside.

Chronicles: China is the smartest twist on the Assassin's Creed formula yet

An entertaining if perosnality-light translation of Assassin's Creed from open-world 3D to linear 2D.

Despite its issues, Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China is one of the most entertaining experiences I've had from the series in a while.