Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China Launch Trailer
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China releases tomorrow and to mark the occasion, Ubisoft have released its launch trailer. AC Chronicles: China will follow the tale of the 16th century Chinese Assassin; Shao Jun, who was trained by none other than the legendary Ezio Auditore. This 2.5D side-scrolling adventure will feature action, stealth and ultimately a wrath for revenge. Those that purchased the Assassin’s Creed: Unity season pass will get AC Chronicles: China at no extra cost.
This will be the first of a three part standalone DLC saga with the next two pieces of content taking us to 19th century India and Russia.
Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China will be available Tuesday, April 21, in the UK for download on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, and on Wednesday, April 22, on PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system.
In 16th-century China the recently appointed Jiajing Emperor instigated a sudden and ruthless purge of all he felt were a danger to his newly acquired throne, including the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins. A young Assassin, Shao Jun, fled to the West to complete her training under the legendary Assassin Ezio Auditore in the animated short Assassin’s Creed: Embers and has returned, determined to restore the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins.
In Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, players pick up Shao Jun’s story as she returns to China hell-bent on revenge. Her story will take players across China, to famous locations including the Maijishan Grottoes, Port of Macau, The Forbidden City and The Great Wall. Armed with stealth, agility, and a combination of deadly weapons and equipment including a sharp and swift jian, a secret shoe blade and lethal rope darts and daggers, players will deliver payback to those who decimated the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins.
Developed by Climax Studios in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles brings the thrill of being a Master Assassin to 2.5D. Brought to life by fusing the essence of Chinese 16th-century traditional brush strokes with more contemporary impressionistic styles, Shao Jun’s adventure will immerse players in a living painting as they traverse undetected across China’s historical landmarks.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China will be followed by Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India and Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia, which will release separately and take players through the 19th-century Indian Sikh Empire and then through Russia, following the Red October Revolution.