Status: Completed Most Intriguing Idea: converting Assassin’s Creed into a stealth-focused 2D game Best Design Decision: copying Mark of the Ninja liberally Worst Design Decision: combat is too complex given how useless it is to fight Summary: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China is not the first time AC games have gone 2D—side-scrollers focused on platforming and combat were created for Ezio and Altaïr. Chronicles: China discards that approach in favor of aping Mark of the Ninja’s design as openly as possible. This isn’t a bad idea at all, as Mark of the Ninja is among the best stealth games ever made. [Read more…]
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
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May 182015