Assassin's Creed Chronicles
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| Developer(s) | Climax Studios Ubisoft Montreal |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Series | Assassin's Creed |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release date(s) | Chronicles: China NA April 21, 2015 WW April 22, 2015 Chronicles: India Q3/Q4 2015 Chronicles: Russia Q3/Q4 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Side-scrolling, action-adventure, stealth, Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | Download |
Assassin's Creed Chronicles is a series of 2.5D Assassin's Creed games. The series consists of three games, all of which are currently in development by Climax Studios and Ubisoft Montreal. They will be published by Ubisoft. The games feature new protagonists and a design that is new to the franchise, a 2.5D world inspired by traditional brush paintings. Originally, Chronicles: China was part of the season pass of Assassin's Creed Unity. In March 2015, Ubisoft announced that China will be accompanied by Chronicles: India and Chronicles: Russia.
Chronicles: China
Chronicles: China features the Chinese assassin Shao Jun in 1526, during the downfall of the Ming Dynasty. After being trained by legendary Italian assassin Ezio Auditore de Firenze, Shao Jun returns to her homeland to exact vengeance against the Templar group Eight Tigers, who wiped out the Chinese brotherhood. Shao Jun 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.
Reportedly, a sketch of Shao Jun was the inspiration for the game, as well as the other Chronicles games, and the basis for the design of the world.
Chronicles: China was originally announced in September 2014 as part of the season pass for Assassin's Creed Unity.[1] 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.
Future
Chronicles: India will feature Indian assassin Arbaaz Mir in 1841, while the Sikh Empire was at war with the East India Company. When a Master Templar arrives with a mysterious item that used to belong to the Assassin Order, Mir must discover why he’s come, steal back the item, and protect his friends and his lover.
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's children, but manages to save the princess, Anastasia. He must escape the Templars while protecting the artifact and Anastasia.[2]
Both games are set to be released before the end of 2015 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[3]
References
- ↑ "Assassin's Creed Unity DLC Included New Story in China". IGN. September 22, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Announcement Trailer [US]". Ubisoft. March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Assassin's Creed Chronicles Trilogy Announced". IGN. March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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