This fan-made Assassin's Creed VR trailer is proof I couldn't stomach being Ezio

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Motion sickness never looked so good

Assassin's Creed Nexus VR screenshot
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A clever Creed fan has put together a trailer for Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, and it's enough to make you nauseous before you even put the headset on.

VR capture artist Demo Akuro created the high-octane fan-made trailer, which is currently doing the rounds on Twitter and drawing the attention of AC fans across the platform. Check it out for yourself below.

Announced during this year's Ubisoft Forward, Nexus is one of many upcoming Assassin's Creed games in development. It marks the first VR entry in the publisher's long-running series, created exclusively for Meta or Oculus Quest headsets, but fan disappointment with Ubisoft's CGI-only Nexus trailer gave Akuro the bright idea to share one of his own.

The VR-shot trailer currently being passed around Twitter seems to show AC3's Connor as he parkours across rooftops at frankly dizzying speeds before surprising enemies with slick one-shot takedowns. Interspersed with third-person shots as they fly through the air, axe in hand, it's no wonder Akuro's slick production skills have made such an impression on Twitter that Ubisoft is being copied into some of the replies.

Creating Assassin's Creed VR trailers is nothing new to Akuro. Their YouTube channel is populated with cinematic VR trailers of what the stealth-action games might look like through a first-person perspective, and with no confirmed release date for Assassin's Creed Nexus, Akuro's work might be the best way for VR fans to get a taste of what's to come.

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Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Senior Staff Writer, GamesRadar+

Jasmine is a Senior Staff Writer at GamesRadar+. Raised in Hong Kong and having graduated with an English Literature degree from Queen Mary, University of London, she began her journalism career as a freelancer with TheGamer and TechRadar Gaming before joining GR+ full-time in 2023. She now focuses predominantly on features content for GamesRadar+, attending game previews, and key international conferences such as Gamescom and Digital Dragons in between regular interviews, opinion pieces, and the occasional stint with the news or guides teams. In her spare time, you'll likely find Jasmine challenging her friends to a Resident Evil 2 speedrun, purchasing another book she's unlikely to read, or complaining about the weather.