Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China Reviews

A nice story, the game isn't too hard or long.

Puzzle platformer with terrible controls, a bit better then AC Chr India, skip

AC China is a good side scrolling adventure to enjoy. You see the protagonist is the student of Ezio. There i spoiled it. Recommended!!!

Assassin's Creed: China was an enjoyable experience for an old game. This game may be short and easy if you just want to explore the story. However, getting the highest score for each level and unlocking all the achievements was more challenging than I thought. We should also thank the developers of this game for not making Yasuke the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

I dont even know how I got this but its a nice alternative of gameplay to the classic AC. And based on the reviews I would say the only Chronicles worth playing. Also, if you complain about a game that costs 2EUR...well then you must be a broke loser.

So far I am having a great time and hope to play the other Chronicle games from AC.

The game is fun, But some part is hard for me because i not sure what mechanic should i use so sometime I'm just guess, I think this game story is quite enjoy want me to know more about it. The game is old it a good game from old Ubisoft I don't want to talk about new one, Do i recommend it yes but sometime control can be clunky and make you die but it not stop from me from have fun with game. I wish they make some good assassin creed China with open world that with small detail and many more unlike AC: Shadow that lack of many small Detail and bad AI :)

Not going to lie, the game can be frustrating at times (especially if you want to platinum it), but nevertheless, I enjoyed playing. With a good discount, it's worth giving it a try :) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3441397119

📅 Date Completed: March 18, 2023 [h1]🏆 C-Tier Game[/h1] [b]TL;DR:[/b] A unique side-scrolling take on Assassin’s Creed. This is nothing like the mainline games. Has a fun level scoring system that encourages mastery. Lacks a strong story but delivers on what it aims to do. [h1]🎮 Gameplay & Mechanics[/h1] This is a sidescroller and is a big departure from the mainline games. The stealth mechanics are well-implemented, and being graded on each kill and level adds an extra layer of challenge. It’s incredibly difficult to win fights without stealth, which forces a true assassin’s approach. I had never played a game like this before. There are sections where the mechanics are challenging, but I think this is okay overall. [h1]🌆 Story & Atmosphere[/h1] The game follows a new assassin, and while there isn’t much dialogue or deep storytelling, it’s worth watching Assassin’s Creed Embers beforehand for some added context. Most of this game is focused on gameplay, levels, and scoring. [h1]📟 Steam Deck Experience[/h1] Played exclusively on Steam Deck LCD and experienced no bugs or issues. [h1]🔄 Replayability[/h1] The scoring system encourages replaying levels for higher ranks so there is high replayability. [h1]⚠️Miscellaneous [/h1] Achievements have been added on Steam for this game in late 2024 after being out for nearly 10 years on Steam. I completed a full playthrough of this game on a Steam Deck LCD in 2023. I no longer have the Steam Deck LCD and upgraded to the OLED in between that time. There is no Cloud Save feature for this game so I have no progress from then. I am unable to load up the game and get achievements that I otherwise would have earned as a result. That is a me issue, but thought it was worthwhile to note here. [h1]🏁 Final Verdict[/h1] [b]Recommendation:[/b] Yes but do not expect a true Assassin's Creed experience you are familiar with. [b]Price Paid:[/b] $3.58 [b]Worth It at That Price:[/b] Yes.

Full disclaimer: * I have been employed by Ubisoft for ~8 years (Up until 2021) and worked on the Assassin's creed series for most of that (multiple titles from AC 3 to AC Odysey, from quality assurance to level design and technical direction) * I bought this game for 7.49E with my own money in 2015. * This is my personal opinion, and nothing else. Now with that out of the way: Getting 100% was... a return to the ship combat i loved from AC4 but with a layer of empty virtue signaling smeared on top. approximate amount of time to 100%: 10-15 Estimated achievement difficulty: 7/10 Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (probably more than 2) Multiplayer achievements: No. Missable achievements: No. Level select available. Grinding Achievements: YES!. Completionist frustrated me especially DLC-Only achievements: No. Time-gated achievements: No. Speed-run achievements: Yes. 3/12 Missions are Speedrun missions, The rest don't care about speed POint of no return: Each mission has sections where returning for extra stuff is impossible. RNG-achievements: No. Does difficulty affect achievements: Normal, Hard, Very hard. Some achievements require the later. Is there a good guide: I used this one https://www.trueachievements.com/game/Assassins-Creed-Chronicles-China/achievements First achievement unlock: Probably Slide Kill 30~ people ( mission 5 I think) I'm not super sure tho. Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No. But in my case... see below * Notes: * I plugged in my original save from years ago and both steam and Uplay refused to grant me all the achievements. Some esteamed ex-coleague of mine decided to put the achievement unlock code on "Do X" not on "check if X is done" So now having collected all the Fragments and all the chests I found myself with none to collect. So I had to start the whole game again. ...yay. * Mission select is available as well as frequent checkpoints (if you see a mission status you don't like simply reload checkpoint quickly). * The game tells you the score you get but it fails to tell you on what difficulty you got it (each dif. has a different max score) And it also refuses to tell you the max score on the Level select screen, Instead telling you this only at the end of each level... so prepare for many many retries. Infact here, since the very hard scores are nowhere to be found i'm providing them from my own research.. (and yes they require perfect stealth, no kills, and ALL side objectives) Mission 1:2300 Mission 2:2740 Mission 3:2940 Mission 4:2600 Mission 6:1660 Mission 7:2000 Mission 8:1780 Mission 9:3300 Mission 11:3140 5 10 and 12 are speed run missions but the times are the same. So yeah, this game doesn't use the standard assassin's creed engine, and it shows. There are a few bugs and inconsistency (notably the enemies not being predictable when the lures are used) But overall it's been quite stable. A decent options menu and a moderate amount of quality of life. You can see this is basically an indie game that "bought the AC franchise" .. and I mean that in a good way. The story is not the focus of the game but it's nothing to write home about. I also consider that this game is not overly-woke, nothing breaks the suspension of disbelief. In my book the game scores above 51% despite the grind... I'll recommend it.