The level designs get progressively more interesting as the levels go on, although that does come at the expense of the game mechanics becoming wearisome: the base framework introduced in China never really changes all the way until the end of Russia.
While China trudges along with basic level designs that rely greatly on indoorsy castle type environments, India and especially Russia break out into the open, attempting to simulate the vast 3D environments we’ve come to expect from Assassin’s Creed. It’s clear that with each subsequent title, Climax got more confident and a bit more daring. Of course, if you’re good at the game you’ll never have to experience combat at all, so this complaint doesn’t detract as much from the overall experience as you might expect. Your assassin attacks in the direction they’re facing, which isn’t helpful when most of the time when the alarm is sounded you’ll be beset on both sides. When the player gets cornered into a tight spot they will be forced to grapple with the game’s combat system which is built upon blocks and counterattacks and, presumably as a stylistic choice, is barely functional. Players are rewarded for speed and pacifism, with higher scores unlocking more assassins’ tools to use in later levels. The games are broken up into largely linear levels where the player must get from Point A to Point B without getting killed by guards, ducking through hiding areas and using a variety of distractions to avoid suspicion.
The Chronicles games are cinematic action-platformers on a 2D plane, taking a page out of low budget indie titles like Mark of the Ninja or Deadlight. Related reading: You can check out Matt’s review of Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, on PlayStation 4, here. With a game set in late Ming Dynasty China, another set in Sikh Empire India and the last in Bolshevik Revolution Russia, the Chronicles titles explore locales and historical periods that a main series game would never go. Developed by outsourced studio Climax Entertainment and released as a companion package to Assassin’s Creed Unity, the Chronicles titles are stealth action-platformers that take place on a 2.5D plane with self-contained stories while feeding into the overarching Assassin’s Creed mythos. The Assassin’s Creed Chronicles games are a bit of an oddity in the franchise’s timeline.
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