Get your hands on it: Assassin's Creed Nexus promises impressive VR spin-off

Assassin's Creed Nexus appears to be on its way to becoming a strong virtual reality adaptation of the popular action-adventure game series. In addition to our recent demo preview, we conducted an interview to learn more. Here are our full impressions: this isn't the first time I've tried Assassin's Creed Nexus. A short demo at a pre-connect event gave me a quick introduction to the streets of Venice, but I didn't see much of what the world had to offer. I recently traveled to Ubisoft Leamington for a visit and once again played on Quest 3. While the full game includes three assassins-Connor, Ezio, and Cassadra-only two of Ezio's missions are playable. The ensuing feeling was like I was entering the Animus itself, watching the digital world come to life around me as I chose memories (quests) for the Venetian assassins. In Nexus, Abstergo Industries seeks out a lost Isu artifact that a trio of people inadvertently encountered, and you're the one working with the Brotherhood to stop them. Starting with a tutorial mission, I was pleasantly surprised by the similarities I felt during this first-person gameplay transition, especially in the parkour aspect. You can jump between pillars, swing across bars, grab onto pipes, and then pull on ledges to lift yourself up. Everything feels natural, and good level design means there's nothing particularly out of place. Using the joystick...

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