A lovely art style and occasional bouts of the fun that the past games had doesn't make up for Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia's many pitfalls.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia2016
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
2016 Ubisoft Entertainment56Mediocre
Playtime
ShortTypically 8 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachineVerified
Included with
- PlayStation PlusExtra
- Xbox Game PassStandard
Available on
- $9.99
- $9.99
- $9.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- February 9, 2016
- Developer
- Climax Studios
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Overview
Chronicles: Russia will feature the Russian assassin Nikolai Orelov in 1918, during the aftermath of the October Revolution. Orelov wants to leave with his family, but is required to perform one last mission for the Assassin Order: infiltrate the house where the Tsar's family is being held by the Bolsheviks, and steal an artifact that has been fought over by Assassins and Templars for centuries. Along the way, he witnesses the massacre of the Tsar Nicholas II's children, but manages to save the princess, Anastasia. He must escape the Templars while protecting the artifact and Anastasia
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Reception
Press60
Players57
WorthwhileMediocre- Metacritic62from 24 reviews
- OpenCritic59from 32 reviews
Assassin's Creed Chronicles comes to a dull end in Russia.
Some clever visuals and a modern setting can't stop the third Chronicles game from being the least successful, even if it's the most ambitious.
While Assassin's Creed Chronicles Russia isn't quite up there with the best adventures in the series, it's still the best release in the trilogy, thanks to its moody settings, its acceptable range of gameplay and its fun storytelling. You'll definitely have more fun with this one than you would the previous two games. Might as well finish up in style,...
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia continues the Chronicles series' tradition of stealth mediocrity, offering up a handful of uneventful 2D side-scrolling missions. As usual, the visuals are nice and the mechanics are solid, but assassinating people should never be this tedious.