2/10
Mar 15, 2018·✕ Not Recommended
Rated·Xbox One
A side-scrolling stealth platformer, Chronicles attempts to recreate authentic Assassin's Creed gameplay in 2.5D. China follows minor series character Shao Jun as she returns to her homeland to defeat a ruling cabal of Templars. The presentation here is admittedly lovely, with a painted wall-scroll aesthetic but it's merely a facade, hiding some of the least intuitive or enjoyable gameplay the franchise has ever had to offer. Shao Jun gets a bevy of items to use against each scenario but there's often a single "correct" way to deal with each challenge, and getting it wrong means you have to engage with the frustrating and awful combat.
Check out my full review! The Almighty Backlog, review #12:
https://thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/assassins-creed-chronicles-china/
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