The Assassin's Creed Chronicles games are interesting. One one hand, they play as beautiful, stealth 2.5d sidescrollers, while on the other hand they can be repetitive, tedious, annoying games that like to test your patience. A note to those buying these as fans of the Assassin's Creed series. These are not very similar at all to the main line games, with no real resemblance besides the overarching story and a few cameo appearances. Just because you like Assassin's Creed does not mean you will like these games. Story: The story for each of the three protagonists is basic at best. Most center around the general stories of revenge, betrayal, and needing to find a mysterious object. Cutscenes generally just provide the justification for what is needed to do next, and only through the database's entries can you really flesh out the story. 3/5 stars. Visuals and Audio: The visuals for this game are very good. Each different story has a different location, and while the gameplay is generally the same, the environments differ from eachother greatly. Cutscenes are done in a comic-book style way with vibrant colors and ornate designs. Each environment is beautifully crafted and very detailed. As for sound, the noises sound realistic and authentic, although the odd one out will sound fake. Overall the visuals and audio are one of the better parts of the games. 4/5 Gameplay: This is whether or not you will really enjoy this game. Some decisions were made regarding gameplay that can make the game very tedious and boring. If you didn't like following someone in the main line assassin's creed games, chances are you'll like it even less here. Do you enjoy instant fail stealth situations where it seems almost impossible at times? Even worse though is the combat. If you do happen to get spotted, the frustrating combat will make you want to reattempt the scenario so you don't have to go through the impossibly hard combat. (The combat itself isn't too hard, but the waves of enemies that come when you are detected makes it almost impossible to get out alive.) As far as the gameplay, the chronicles series isn't bad as a stealth game, being patient and waiting for the correct time to strike. However, if you come in thinking you can counter kill your way out of every situation, you are sadly mistaken. The platforming is also surprisingly well done, and the game functions well in that regard. 4/5 Would recommend if: You're a fan of stealth games, you're patient, enjoy a challenge Would not recommend if: You would rather kill everyone, you get frustrated easily, and you play games to relax.