Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Action, stealth, platformers, 2.5D, historical, action adventure, PS Plus Premium, PS Plus Extra, singleplayer
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The second installment in a spin-off series created within Assassin’s Creed - one of the Ubisoft’s leading franchise. The game translates the series’ mechanics into a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure game. The story is set in 1841, in India. The country is on the brink of open conflict as tensions increase between the Empire of Sikh and the British, who claim rights to Indian territory.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India is the second spin-off in the action-adventure game series whose main plot revolves around the conflict between Assassins and Templars. As always, the title employs a distinctive historical background; this time players visit the Indus Valley. Unlike most Assassin’s Creed games, this is a 2.5D platformer. PC, PS4 and etc. version was developed by Ubisoft Montreal.
Story
The game starts off in 1841 – when the strong at that time Sikh Empire is slowly getting pushed into defensive. The British long have been sharpening their teeth for the Empire’s territories, and after a series of assassination attempts aimed at members of the ruling dynasty it has became obvious that a conflict is about to erupt. On top of that, Assassins and Templars get involved in this already tense political situation. Playing as Arbaaz Mir – a young member of the Assassin Order – you have to struggle against the adverse circumstances and tend to the Order’s interests at the same time.
Gameplay
In terms of gameplay, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India for PC, PS4 and etc. does not stray much from what we've seen in core Assassin’s Creed games. You get to perform amazing acrobatics, sneak past, elude or fight guards, and assassinate selected targets – all this conceptually sounds much like the original games, but the change of perspective means that each of these activities requires quite a different approach. It takes a bit different skills, but also better perception and more careful planning of your each step.
Technology
Moving the game into 2.5D perspective, aside from affecting the gameplay, allowed for more interesting and detailed level designs to be implemented. Fewer objects to generate and a flat perspective mean the in-game city could be made more detailed, making it even easier to get the feel of the period. Developers not only captured the distinctive atmosphere in the city streets, but also took care of characteristic appearance of the people, as well as recreated the most iconic pieces of Indian architecture, such as the Taj Mahal.
Last updated on December 10, 2015
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Assassin's Creed Series
A series produced and published by the Ubisoft corporation, which was born as an open-world action game, but years later made a turn towards the action RPG genre. The series debuted in 2007 with the game Assassin's Creed. Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond and Corey May are considered to be the creators of the brand.
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Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows January 12, 2016
PlayStation Vita April 5, 2016
PlayStation 4 January 12, 2016
Xbox One January 12, 2016
Developer: Climax Studios
Publisher: Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.6 GHz/AMD Athlon II X2 240 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTS 450/Radeon HD 5770 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7(SP1)/8/10
Recommended: Intel Core i3 2105 3.1 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 470/Radeon HD 5870 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7(SP1)/8/10