Ubisoft is travelling to different countries with Assassin’s Creed Chronicles. The game which was previously only going to be a season pass for Assassin’s Creed Unity. The first game of the triology is based out of China while the second game based in India will have a 19th century setting with Bristish colonial rule and third game will capture Russia in early 20th century. The latter two are from the comic book series, Assassin’s Creed Brahman and Assassin’s Creed The Fall/The Chain, respectively.
Following is the description of all the three games from the trailer of Assassin’s Creed YouTube channel:
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China – It takes place in China, 1526, as the Ming dynasty starts to crumble. You embody Shao Jun, the last remaining Assassin of the Chinese Brotherhood, returning to her homeland with a vendetta. Newly trained by the legendary Ezio Auditore, she is hell-bent on exacting vengeance and restoring her fallen Brotherhood.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India – It throws you into the tension between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in 1841. When a Master Templar arrives with a mysterious item that used to belong to the Assassin Order, Arbaaz Mir must discover why he’s come, steal back the item, and protect his friends and his lover.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia – It occurs in Russia, 1918. Nikolai Orelov wants to leave with his family, but is required to perform one last mission for the Assassin Order: infiltrate the house where the Tsar’s family is being held by the Bolsheviks and steal an artifact that has been fought over by Assassins and Templars for centuries. Along the way, he witnesses the massacre of the Tsar’s children, but manages to save the princess, Anastasia. He must escape the Templars while protecting the artifact and Anastasia.
The games are being developed by UK studio Climax and have been termed as 2.5D games with players having ability to move in different planes of action. The first of the Chronicles game China will be out on 21 April on PS4, Xbox One an PC for $9.99 and will be free to play for Assassin’s Creed: Unity season pass holders. The latter two episodes will launch by mid 2015.