To do so, you’ll delve into the Animus, a virtual reality meme that lets people step into the shoes of their ancestors in a sophisticated simulation. The protagonist of Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR is an adept hacker employed by the Brotherhood who is working undercover at Abstergo to learn more about a rare artifact that the company is after. Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR dives deeper into the long-standing feud between Abstergo and the Brotherhood, with fascinating revelations about a few of the franchise’s best characters. With the emphasis that the Assassin’s Creed franchise has on advanced technology and simulation, I was quite interested to see how it would fare in its first major VR installment.