Assassin’s Creed Chronicles is a new three-part installation of Ubisoft’s long-running action video game franchise.
The games will be released incrementally across 2015, with the first game—Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China—releasing April 21st.
The new trilogy will be “2.5D” side-scrollers, similar to many of Ubisoft’s other UbiArt small releases—think Child of Light, Valiant Hearts, and so forth.
Each game will also feature its own assassin and distinct art style.
China has a painterly art-style, for instance, whereas Russia, which releases later this year, will have a “propaganda” art style and India will feature a more vibrant color palette.
China’s events follow assassin Shao Jun (from the animated short film Assassin’s Creed Embers) and takes place during the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
India’s story revolves around assassin Arbaaz Mir and takes place during the Sikh Empire's preparations for war against India.
And Russia takes place just after the Red October Revolution and the fall of the Tsar, and follows assassin Nikolaï Orelov who, like Arbaaz Mir, was first seen in the Assassin’s Creed graphic novels.
irst off, I hope all this gameplay is slowed down for effect or we’re in for a very plodding action game.
Second, when I imagined an overhauled Assassin’s Creed this wasn’t really what I had in mind. Still, I think it could potentially be really cool to do something different with the series. 2D vs 3D can be a little restrictive in some ways, but in some ways what the franchise needs is a refinement rather than just bigger, busier worlds.
I’ve also been mostly impressed with Ubisoft’s smaller offerings lately, and they’ve managed to do great work with their 2D games thanks to their success with Rayman.
Of course, this isn’t the main release for 2015 either. In fact, while each installment can be purchased stand-alone for $9.99 they’re also part of the Assassin’s Creed Unity Season Pass the first installment, China, is included in the Assassin’s Creed Unity Season Pass.
Developed by Climax Studios and Ubisoft Montreal, the Chronicles trilogy will only be available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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