Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR

Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR is an action game and a spin-off of the Assassin's Creed series. It was developed by Ubisoft, for virtual reality sets.

Plot

The protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR is Dominika Wilk, a talented hacker and part of the Assassin brotherhood. Acting as a mole within Abstergo (the Templars), Wilk must unravel the mystery of artifacts hidden by Kassandra, Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Connor Kenway, the protagonists of previous installments. To achieve her goal, she must delve into their memories.

Mechanics

Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR is a first-person game. We control each of the Assassins the memories of whom Wilk is reliving. The game is set in ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy and North America during the independence war. To complete our objectives, we must traverse diverse, colorful areas and fight enemies.

The game is heavily influenced by the series' previous installments. The characters are all extremely agile and adept at parkour, able to easily overcome obstacles, climb the environment, wielding melee weapons, ranged weapons and deadly gadgets. Combat is fast-paced, requiring proper reflexes, well-timed parries and accurate attacks. There's also plenty of sneaking around and shanking enemies with a hidden blade.

The developers did their best to adapt the game to virtual reality sets. Players can automate parkour and move around the areas by teleporting. There are also some accessibility features - filters that narrow the field of view and a special function for acrophobes, laying a special grid over the game when we're under threat of falling.

Technical aspects

Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR features high-quality visuals, retaining the series' colorful artstyle.