Taking the good and the bad, it is still quite a remarkable feat to transition a familiar gameplay formula into the realm of VR, and those moments of feeling like a true assassin make it worthwhile to give Assassin’s Creed Nexus a go. Try to stay hidden as much as possible to avoid those pesky combat encounters, and what you’ll find is virtual reality...
Assassin's Creed Nexus VR2023
Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
2023 Ubisoft Entertainment78Good
Playtime
ModerateTypically 15 hours
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Details
- Launch
- November 16, 2023
- Developer
- Ubisoft Red Storm
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Genres
Overview
Play a pivotal role in history in this new story built only for VR. Thrust your blade in visceral combat as you climb and parkour anywhere throughout the open maps. Stealthily blend into a crowd, interact with civilians, and feel the rush of air assassinations. Abstergo Industries has found a way to retrieve powerful lost artifacts that can be used to manipulate people's beliefs. To sabotage their plan, you’ll uncover all-new stories and accomplish new missions as legendary Assassins.
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Reception
Press79
Good- Metacritic78from 33 reviews
- OpenCritic81from 13 reviews
Nexus is a very good game for VR, showing the rich possibilities and activities that can be used in this sphere. With varied gameplay, nice graphics and a good and sufficiently developed story for several hours - even more than ten upon closer examination.
With an engrossing fiction anchored in history, interesting puzzles, and movement that feels both grounded and exhilarating, Assassin's Creed Nexus VR sets a high bar that will be tough for any follow-ups to surpass. Ubisoft makes the case that VR is ready for blockbuster franchises, and this is one you wouldn't want to skip.
Despite a few hitches in terms of character models and longer than expected load times, Assassin’s Creed Nexus manages to deliver exactly what it set out to do: provide an authentic Assassin’s Creed game in VR. It won’t be for everyone and there is plenty of quieter moments in amongst the action, but this is one adventure AC fans won’t want to miss...
In balancing each of its aspects, Ubisoft makes a solid case for VR games to be far more ambitious in scope, going forward. From wandering through the Vault of Odysseus, to letting off fireworks in the heart of Venice, to solving interplanetary Myst-like environment puzzles and flinging yourself across deadly dungeon caverns, there’s plenty of awe-inspiring...