Assassin's Creed Unity

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6.7

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  1. DrugsMeazureTim
    Nov 13, 2014
    1
    guys how much **** problems this piece of **** had ! terrible glitches and frame rate 30 fps !!! had to **** low the graphics to low and it still sucks. ubisoft **** you. please defunct
  2. drakelover
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    thank you very much ubisoft the worst performance ever the game runs like **** on my 7970 OC you min 26 fps max 60 average 38 ultra high with FXAA --- I THINK I MUST GET ABOUT 50 FPS average but you are very lazy developer ubi
  3. EzioBF
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    I don't write reviews usually, but this time I do - as a warning.
    Can you play the game in state it is right now? Barely. Will you enjoy it? Definitely not.
    Sorry, but I refuse to accept that FX6350, 16GB RAM and R9 280 3GB OC is not enough to get decent frame rate. On LOWEST settings fr will drop in some places to 15. It is totally unstable. It doesn't hold same frame rate for longer    I don't write reviews usually, but this time I do - as a warning.
    Can you play the game in state it is right now? Barely. Will you enjoy it? Definitely not.
    Sorry, but I refuse to accept that FX6350, 16GB RAM and R9 280 3GB OC is not enough to get decent frame rate.
    On LOWEST settings fr will drop in some places to 15. It is totally unstable. It doesn't hold same frame rate for longer than 3 seconds. How can you fight 3 guards at 15 fps!?!?
    What's interesting - on high settings was almost the same!
    It looks like it doesn't react much to settings you run.
    Unity is just not ready. Initiates website recognizes only my AC IV Black Flag. Companion app crashes and I'm losing progress - waist of time. Because some chests and unlocks can't be done without online features - you're screwed.
    Do not buy unless fixed.
    BTW. I own all AC with all possible additions, so I'm not an AC hater.    … Expand
  4. DirE
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    spec i5 3570k gtx 760 on high 18-24 fps and on medium ~30 with drщps of all this to 8-10 fps.
    And now I have only one qustion: WTF! how you achived that result.
  5. gurren
    Nov 14, 2014
    1
    if you love horror games then this is the game for you,seriously ubisoft get your sh** together, not only is this game glitchy but is has one of the worst frame rate issues i have ever seen in a game i played the pc version and the ps4 version and all of them are terrible
  6. DeanG
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    This game is unplayable in its current form, it is a buggy mess. I have an aging multi screen rig but it is powerful enough to run pretty much everything else on three screens (dual GTX670 and i7 950 - both overclocked). This game cannot run on a single screen on low res without stuttering. Not sure I believe people who say that they have this game running perfectly on PC, I can run CrysisThis game is unplayable in its current form, it is a buggy mess. I have an aging multi screen rig but it is powerful enough to run pretty much everything else on three screens (dual GTX670 and i7 950 - both overclocked). This game cannot run on a single screen on low res without stuttering. Not sure I believe people who say that they have this game running perfectly on PC, I can run Crysis 3 and DCS at 4800 X 900 with most of the options maxed out, can't run this at 1360 X 768 on all the lowest settings. Even without the frame rate issues the graphics are mediocre at best.
    Beware the reviews that give it 10, most seem to be from anonymous first time reviewers.    … Expand
  7. tommakrwro
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    this game is mot playable on i5 4,5 GHz and GTX770. It's a very expensive slide show with very often 5-10 second freezes (even after patch 4) don't waste your money, or the developers will deliver crap cause they know that it will sell no matter what
  8. Diablo92
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    What a bloody mess this thing is.. It made the news when everyone started reviewing it. The hair mechanics are so poor, the looks are terrible. So many glitches, just look at youtube and forum sites that show dislocated shoulder or missing skin texture when the man and girl kiss on mission 3. Every 10 minutes lag spikes last about 5 seconds or 10.

    UBI toke out the ships, whats up with    What a bloody mess this thing is.. It made the news when everyone started reviewing it. The hair mechanics are so poor, the looks are terrible. So many glitches, just look at youtube and forum sites that show dislocated shoulder or missing skin texture when the man and girl kiss on mission 3. Every 10 minutes lag spikes last about 5 seconds or 10.

    UBI toke out the ships, whats up with that? It's as if black flag should have released after unity. Very displeased with it but as long as it plays/launches then i'm giving it atleast a 1 for that and low GFX don't look much different than high, sound quality like someone falling into the ocean sounds like a blown speaker or just plan terrible audio programing. Looking at 1/10 sorry.

    Soon after posting this review, I did some more playing and ran into some glitches of my own for the first time, one where I hung from an imaginary edge or something and one where I stood on an imaginary box it seemed, could not do anything so I only way to continue was to restart from last checkpoint.. From all the lag spikes that interrupt in the middle of a battle can make it unplayable and very unenjoyable so due to that, I am dropping the score down to 0 since the game cannot be played due to lag spikes and so many glitches. I am currently using latest updates.    … Expand
  9. Lugalab
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    My first game was AC Brotherhood and that was even with kind of repetitiveness fantastic game!!
    After that i got AC3 on sale and it was aBortion!, than AC4 wasn't any much better so nicely put wouldn't play them if you pay me;E
    But now they have truly achieved cRiminal status in my realm - this aBominable aBerration of aBortion is
    leeching hard earned coin of honest folk !!!!!
  10. vbfox
    Nov 13, 2014
    1
    I have an AMD graphic card. The consequence is that the game is so slow it's unplayable (~10 FPS) even with the minimal graphic settings and lowering the resolution to the lowest allowed.
  11. Tuuchen
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Unplayable with GTX 770. I don't care about fps but Unity stutters, lags and freezes every 3 seconds. Fps goes 0-18fps and 22-25fps. Low settings wont help because it still stutters and lags, and looks like PS1 game.

    I bought Unity to my Xbox One and now I can atleast play it.

    Worse PC port of mankind.
  12. Razema
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    This game is awful. NOT only does this game have horrible mechanics but half the time you cannot even play it without lag. This is the worst AC ever and Ubisoft is going down the drain. Please never buy another one of these games because you are just feeding the monster.
  13. VeteranPlayer
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    I don't have words, where's the story? i can't see because it DOES NOT EXIST, only **** and annoying dialogues, Almost all the characters have no characterization and those who have die.The combat system is very very VERY BUGGED, an huge city where nothing is interactive, only collectible and secondary"missions".WTF Ubisoft are you ok? **** this **** i go to play to AC2 a MASTERPIECE
  14. fat_funny_freak
    Jan 2, 2015
    4
    READ FOR AN HONEST REVIEW OF THE GAME!
    This review will be split into 2 reviews.
    1. The game itself without all the technical bullsh!t put aside. (I.E Framerate, stuttering) 2. The game with all the technicals. 1: If I was to just review the game itself discarding all the technical issues I would say the game is f*cking amazing. Ubi has significantly improved upon the existing    READ FOR AN HONEST REVIEW OF THE GAME!
    This review will be split into 2 reviews.

    1. The game itself without all the technical bullsh!t put aside. (I.E Framerate, stuttering)
    2. The game with all the technicals.

    1:
    If I was to just review the game itself discarding all the technical issues I would say the game is f*cking amazing. Ubi has significantly improved upon the existing game and has brought the game back to the vision of AC2. A stealth focused game. Heaps to do, love the new parkour system, makes running through areas with chest high walls not a problem. I hate the new combat system, the only reason I hate it is because its really hard, which is a good thing. This time around you actually need to try. Lots of new animations to the game. Your character feels like he as weight and mass. The crowds are massive but don't serve any purpose other then to fill the streets. So there pretty much useless. The story seems average. I have not completed it but its hard to keep up. Co-Op seems like a good idea but is heavily broken (Will discus in second part of review) and theres character customization. Heaps of gear and weapons to buy. So that sums up the experience and I would give it and 8/10

    2:
    Now, this part will explain everything I stated above but with the FPS/Stuttering/Freezing/Random Audio Loss included. I'll cut right to the chase. This is bullsh!t, the game is unplayable. Constant stuttering, FPS drops. ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYABLE. You walk down the street and your character starts teleporting around and the game freezes and all of a sudden your some where else. I can handle the minor issues like A.I f*cking up, texture popping, A.I randomly appearing. BUT I CANNOT HANDLE THE STUTTERING AND FPS DROPS. 4/10

    Side note: The game features micro transactions to allow you to unlock equipment faster. W.T.F Ubi, are you trying to be the next EA.    … Expand
  15. Subterra
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    **** godawful performance steer well away dont even think about buying this game .............never buyng another ubisoft game ever again.

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  16. ShadowKnight
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    black flag run like **** but damn i didn't expect this game to run even worse. good job ubicrap

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  17. destroyer4887
    Nov 14, 2014
    3
    After being stuck in walls (and therefore unable to get full synchronisation), and having random people join my game (only for them to act in an obnoxious and intolerable manner), and after having been frightened by the game being taken off Steam for petty reasons, I can't say that Assassin's Creed: Unity is Game Of The Year. Although I, myself, haven't experienced as bad technical issuesAfter being stuck in walls (and therefore unable to get full synchronisation), and having random people join my game (only for them to act in an obnoxious and intolerable manner), and after having been frightened by the game being taken off Steam for petty reasons, I can't say that Assassin's Creed: Unity is Game Of The Year. Although I, myself, haven't experienced as bad technical issues as other people, the game is still disgraceful in its current state; for a "finished" game to be released with these problems, while Ubisoft blames AMD for their own incompetencies, in 2014, Ubisoft Montreal really has brought shame to their names and to their products after this shocking display of lethargy and carelessness. Still, I can't say that the product was COMPLETELY awful. I am finding the story to be enjoyable and creative, while giving the characters personalities that I've fallen in love with; it's just a shame that they've decided to hide this positive aspect underneath all the garbage they've thrown on top of it.… Expand
  18. Berti93
    Nov 14, 2014
    2
    Let just start with the pros, because that list is rather short:
    -Voice acting is great like in every other ac game
    -The modelling team did a great job CONS: -You cant even enjoy the great modelling of Paris, because of the horrible optimization and rendering shows you in ps1 graphics even when it is 10cm away from your face. -On every graphics setting in every resolution it never    Let just start with the pros, because that list is rather short:
    -Voice acting is great like in every other ac game
    -The modelling team did a great job
    CONS:
    -You cant even enjoy the great modelling of Paris, because of the horrible optimization and rendering shows you in ps1 graphics even when it is 10cm away from your face.
    -On every graphics setting in every resolution it never gets farther than 22 fps, except when you constantly looking at the sky you get like 60. It is unplayable in any levels.
    -Arno is like a cheap Ezio.

    Dear Ubisoft, cant you see that the Anvilnext engine is a crap since AC3? Drop that thing and make a new one, or just go back to the AC2 engine.I will survive if a new AC wont coming next year because of that.
    Anyway the game is a broken, half-finished mass. And I can surely say that Shadow of Mordor is the best Assassin's Creed in this year.    … Expand
  19. APCY
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Lets start with that this game is no diffrent from other Assasin Creed games. Gameplay is boring and repetitive. AI is so stupid that there is no challenge at all even to casual players. Story is bad too it doesn't even feel like Paris at that time or it's revolution to me at all... Only good side about this game is graphics but still you can't play it on max settings without best graphicLets start with that this game is no diffrent from other Assasin Creed games. Gameplay is boring and repetitive. AI is so stupid that there is no challenge at all even to casual players. Story is bad too it doesn't even feel like Paris at that time or it's revolution to me at all... Only good side about this game is graphics but still you can't play it on max settings without best graphic cards because optimization is so bad that even my gtx 760 can't handle it.. I don't know what's wrong with game developers these days but they dont respect us at all anymore it's all about money and saddest thing people are still buying their products...… Expand
  20. bbaladossss
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    This game is an unpolished mess. Texture popping, low framerate and terrible audio bugs make this game almost unplayable. I would advise people not to buy this game.
  21. noisnam
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    a NPC give me a mission and says i have to do that if i want to join the club of behemoth. what devil crap you are selling is getting a insta zero from me. i know we are living in a devil's world. but that is really too much. it is too obvious. i stopped at that point to save my soul.
  22. marioLeoneo
    Nov 16, 2014
    1
    this game is just not finished . I can barely play it on my PC with a nvidia gtx 780 TI !!! I remember the E3 trailers and They were lies. Ubisoft , finish your game and stop lying your customers.
  23. IE33
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Gr8 Job UBISOFT KIEV!
    You did it again!
    Again you destroyed good game with your awesome porting skills, first Future soldier, then Black Flag and now ACU. 4-7 FPS in main menu when I first launch the game, is this a **** joke? Game is unplayable all settings (Low -> Ultra) run at 7-30 FPS, not to mention horrible bugs that pop up one after another. In first sequence (before you    Gr8 Job UBISOFT KIEV!
    You did it again!

    Again you destroyed good game with your awesome porting skills, first Future soldier, then Black Flag and now ACU.

    4-7 FPS in main menu when I first launch the game, is this a **** joke?
    Game is unplayable all settings (Low -> Ultra) run at 7-30 FPS, not to mention horrible bugs that pop up one after another.

    In first sequence (before you get to [minor spoiler] jail) I fell through map 10 times, yes 10 times I fell through map for no reason, not to mention dissapearing NPC's that you had to follow / find.

    Thanks Ubisoft KIEV, I really appreciate that you sold me Pre-Alpha version of the game for full price!    … Expand
  24. khaleddsmksa11
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    breaking game !
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  25. benjie164
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    This game is absolutely terrible, bugs, lag, everything, its already been named, I'm just here to make sure the score goes down even lower. Biggest ripoff ever
  26. Sfexer97
    Dec 23, 2014
    0
    WORST GAME EVER. There are a lot of bug i must play on low details to get 30 fps and every 20 minutes chrases. The Updates are big but there isn't a radical change to improve its big mistake. Don't BUY this game. IF YOU WANT TO BUY THIS GAME I'LL COME TO BEAT YOU!
  27. positivelybrill
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    0 on all accounts. Another one of Ubisofts great major **** ups.

    Framerate drops, bugs, glitches, seemingly bad net code.
    Not worth the time it took me to write these sentences.
    OH and no UK PC version on steam? REALLY?
  28. tonarilla
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    BROKEN GAME!!!
    So many glitches

    Ubi$hit did it again!

    What a waste of time..

    Do not download this crap ,worse optimazation than Hot dogs......
  29. mat45
    Nov 17, 2014
    2
    I thought Assassin's Creed 3 was the worst Assassin's Creed game ever made. I take it back. Assassin's Creed Unity is a much worse game on every possible aspect. Here's a quick recap of everything good and bad with this game:

    Pros: - Great Graphics and acting - That shoehorned and useless competitive multiplayer mode was eliminated Cons: - Horrible optimization, full of bugs and    I thought Assassin's Creed 3 was the worst Assassin's Creed game ever made. I take it back. Assassin's Creed Unity is a much worse game on every possible aspect. Here's a quick recap of everything good and bad with this game:

    Pros:
    - Great Graphics and acting
    - That shoehorned and useless competitive multiplayer mode was eliminated

    Cons:
    - Horrible optimization, full of bugs and glitches. By far Ubisoft's worst port after Splinter Cell Double Agent
    - The Animus's story is boring, rushed, clichéd and uninteresting. The modern is almost non-existant with a really insulting ending
    - Co-op was an interesting idea, but it was poorly developed
    - Uninteresting and boring side quests
    - Gameplay, despite some minor tweaks, is still the same from 2007
    - Fighting still looks like a bad turn-based ps1-era jrpg
    - Stealth and AI are and absolute joke
    - Full of Microtransactions

    If Assassin's Creed 3 was the jumping-the-shark moment for the franchise, Assassin's Creed Unity is what killed it for good. What happens next, I don't care about it anymore. I'm done.
    Ubisoft has turned into the new EA. Don't waste 60 $ on this piece of garbage of a game, buy something else.

    My vote is 2/10    … Expand
  30. slothdemon
    Nov 14, 2014
    2
    I want to love this game, I truly do. I have been waiting for it since it was announced, the excitement for me has been more than any other game this year. But, to put it simply, it isn't finished. The game for PC just plainly doesn't work. I booted it up, started the game and the first thing I noticed was I was getting about 15 fps in the first cutscene, so when the gameplay started II want to love this game, I truly do. I have been waiting for it since it was announced, the excitement for me has been more than any other game this year. But, to put it simply, it isn't finished. The game for PC just plainly doesn't work. I booted it up, started the game and the first thing I noticed was I was getting about 15 fps in the first cutscene, so when the gameplay started I wasn't surprised to be barely getting 30 fps. I delved into the settings and turned everything to LOW. Now the game looks terrible but at least I can play it, right? Wrong. The first thing that happened to me on the very first mission was the character falling through the floor, then later on when I was jumping, Arno froze in midair and I had to restart the game. This game doesn't work, it needs severe patching and performance fixed. I am thoroughly disappointed… Expand
  31. CsendesMark
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    This game does not worth a penny. (rip of for 59,9€) + DLC baits!
    Stock "clone" story...
    Awful game optimization.
    Definitely not worth buying/ or even playing!!!
  32. Hellspeller
    Nov 16, 2014
    2
    Returning to the AC series after AC: Brotherhood and I can say I was better off..

    The story is still as far away from the great historical aspect it could have; and still about alien-ish / religious-ish / evil corporation / magical artifacts crap. The new "free running system" is not helping anything. You will still rage and have the ENORMOUS frustration of not going where you want    Returning to the AC series after AC: Brotherhood and I can say I was better off..

    The story is still as far away from the great historical aspect it could have; and still about alien-ish / religious-ish / evil corporation / magical artifacts crap.

    The new "free running system" is not helping anything. You will still rage and have the ENORMOUS frustration of not going where you want to; which will result in a lot of death in failed escape / runaways.

    The gameplay itself have not changed at all since the first ACs (Plus it's missing the cool naval fights from the previous opus..).

    Plenty of the main missions have not worked well for me; even some of the tutorials missions are off timing; resulting in many failures. (Most likely since Ubi are just copying their Gameplay and are not innovating anything with the series so only juniors work on this; resulting in bad gameplay / scripting / level design).

    You will also find the obvious and oh plenty bugs and glitches (falling through the map, camera glitches, etc...). and the version is COMPLETELY BROKEN ON PC!!
    I am having tremendous FPS problems whatever the settings I put with dual GTX 690 (or solo disabling SLI), i7-3930, 32gb DDR3...
    And trust me; it is not an issue with drivers or whatever..

    I absolutely loved the first 2 ACs; but trying my luck back: I can say this series is dead for me forever.
    If you were on edge for this one: my two cents is dont buy it.    … Expand
  33. triski
    Nov 15, 2014
    3
    I7-4770K, GTX 760 4GB version 16GB ram and I have frame issues - cant lock at 60 FPS!
    BUT This game does not feel like assassins creed!
    There is no story arc, and you cannot take part in the historical events :o How can there be no story arc? With 10 studios working on this game, this is a complete failure. Assassins creed is a fictional story, but this game was just put out to fill    I7-4770K, GTX 760 4GB version 16GB ram and I have frame issues - cant lock at 60 FPS!
    BUT This game does not feel like assassins creed!
    There is no story arc, and you cannot take part in the historical events :o

    How can there be no story arc? With 10 studios working on this game, this is a complete failure.
    Assassins creed is a fictional story, but this game was just put out to fill the yearly cycle.
    I think Im done with assassins creed, its been ruined.
    The previous ones were so great! They mixed the present with the past, but now its just a mess.
    Wait for the game to drop to half price before buying - its just not worth it.

    Once the patch worked, the graphics are really good but I still would like a story line to follow not just random acts of violence with a mission in the middle.
    The Co-Op is also forced on you, to unlock certain items which is stupid.

    Oh well - I can safely say I will no longer buy assassins creed, they have even monotised 'hacks' the player can hack an item that is locked by paying for it WTF!?!?!?!?!

    Lets not forget the train wreck that is UPLAY!
    I am soo disappointed by this game its unreal, the previous games were so great (I personally like assassins creed 3).

    Where ever ubisoft are trying to take the story, it just makes no sense.
    This game is quite awful.
    Anyone that gave it above a 6, are probably graphic crazy, the graphics are great, but they completely detract from any story arc.
    Its a shame, I was hoping this would be better, but its complete garbage.

    #Avoid    … Expand
  34. m0rb
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    firstly - it runs with my old radeon 5850 extreme! not great, but it seems I get higher FPS than some folks with GTX 780s and even GTX 970s ... which in itself is a SHAME!

    the game is extremely poorly optimized... if it had been "optimized" at all! SLI/crossfire are NOT supported, so literally NOBODY can run this game smoothly.... in all honesty, I know so. who runs tripple-SLI GTX 980s    firstly - it runs with my old radeon 5850 extreme! not great, but it seems I get higher FPS than some folks with GTX 780s and even GTX 970s ... which in itself is a SHAME!

    the game is extremely poorly optimized... if it had been "optimized" at all! SLI/crossfire are NOT supported, so literally NOBODY can run this game smoothly.... in all honesty, I know so. who runs tripple-SLI GTX 980s - it does NOT even get 50 FPS constantly!
    stutters and dips - a slide show... it's COMICAL! A SHAME, I REPEAT!

    BUT, NOW FOR MY BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THIS GAME: IT IS THE SAME **** GAME AS ANY OTHER "AC"!
    THERE'S NO INNOVATION, CHARACTERS ARE UTTERLY BORING BLOKES (SAUSAGE FEST GALORE!) - IT IS THE SAME **** AS THE LAST "ASSASSINS CREED" game! oh, wait.... no, it's NOT exactly the same: "Black Flag" had the "PIRATING" part - WHICH WAS SUCH A GREAT THING!
    EVERYBODY I KNEW LOVED USING THE SHIP, SAILING THE SEAS ETC.... whenever I had to go on land, it was a turn down and I was always glas as soon as I could board my ship again to roam the seas... ARRR!
    that mildly "INNOVATIVE" part of Assassin's Creed is now gone....

    basically, it is the same boring lame ****E again - SSDT, Same **** Different Title.
    it becomes so incredibly boring and I hate UBISOFT for ruining a nice franchise, by keeping it the same for so long and AC always had massive problems, now they are still present, only in the umpteenth installment. I'm sick of it!

    EVERYBODY WHO RATES THIS GAME WITH "7" (or even higher) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UBISOFT'S POLICY OF "NEVER CHANGE A RUNNING SYSTEM" - and why the hell SHOULD they even change it, when there's still people actually PAYING for this ****?!

    I PIRATED! and god am I thankful for doing it - that way I TESTED the game, decided that it was just THE SAME BORING **** IT HAD BEEN IN THE LAST 6 GAMES and DELETED IT!

    I really hope more people wake up and start to VOTE WITH THEIR MONEY!

    LET UBI KNOW AND FEEL THAT WE DO NOT WANT THE SAME GAME OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN! WE WANT INNOVATION! and boy had this game potential...

    BTW: enjoy your performance on consoles (suckers!) - on PS4 the game runs on 20 FPS... and it still STUTTERS!

    UBI claimed that 60 FPS would kill the "cinematic feel" of games on console...what a sad joke!
    60 FPS is just higher fidelity - and even constant 30 FPS are much nicer, than stuttering 20 FPS ;)

    THIS GAME IS NOT EVEN WOTH PIRATING! IT IS PURE ****!

    AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!    … Expand
  35. NeedForsleep
    Dec 19, 2014
    1
    This game pisses me off. I was so excited for this watching the trailers for this game got me really excited! I can barely run it with a i5 4690k, Asus Strix GTX 970 and 8 gigs of ram. It runs like a pile of **** Lets start off. The gameplay is bad because this pile of garbage is barely playable. The parkour down seems cool but Ubisoft seems to not give a **** and not optimize the game forThis game pisses me off. I was so excited for this watching the trailers for this game got me really excited! I can barely run it with a i5 4690k, Asus Strix GTX 970 and 8 gigs of ram. It runs like a pile of **** Lets start off. The gameplay is bad because this pile of garbage is barely playable. The parkour down seems cool but Ubisoft seems to not give a **** and not optimize the game for pc and i can't see where im going down because the game lags when i run! and the screen spazzes out. the story is anything you would expect from any ubisoft game. Bad. worse than watch dogs. Coop i don't know when ever i find a game my game glitches out and freezes or host migration kicks me out. If you are looking for Unity or rouge. Go with rogue you'll be more satisfied with it than this garbage. I would go as far as saying that Cod: Advanced Warfare is better than this! Ubisoft you need to stop this NOW!! do you not care for Pc gamers? We are not some fat lazy slobs sitting on our arses all day looking up hentai. We are gamers too and we should be treated the same as Console gamers! For now i will not buy another AC game until ubisoft gets it together! besides the previous ones. And know i hear there is another ac game is being developed. I hope to god the next one wont be as bad as this one!… Expand
  36. lucianospectre
    Nov 28, 2014
    0
    Even after patch 3 this game still unplayable!! Lot´s of glitches and bugs, stuttering and frame drop every time! Playing on a GTX 660TI OC, 8GB and i5 2500k. Worst AC ever!
  37. PcGamer1990
    Nov 30, 2014
    0
    I was so amazed with the previous release of Assasin's Creed 4 because I could play it on ultra settings with 0 stuttering and the graphics were amazing.The plot was interesting too..But I thought Ubisoft after releasing AC3 on PC which was a big fail would never again release an AC game with problems..Alright now i get it Ubisoft cant release proper games for pc.I wont wait for a modderI was so amazed with the previous release of Assasin's Creed 4 because I could play it on ultra settings with 0 stuttering and the graphics were amazing.The plot was interesting too..But I thought Ubisoft after releasing AC3 on PC which was a big fail would never again release an AC game with problems..Alright now i get it Ubisoft cant release proper games for pc.I wont wait for a modder to fix the problems like they did before with Watchdogs.Ill just stop playing ubisoft's games. 0/10 I wish i could give it lower rating… Expand
  38. loguerto
    Dec 13, 2014
    0
    What should i say, hmmm, a good looking UNPLAYABLE game. I don't know if its ubisoft or the implementation of nvidia gameworks but this game is a total mess. Don't waste you time on it, don't buy it. Hopefully i got refunded.
  39. Carpe_Diem
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Random loss of save file after over a dozen hours in.

    Luckily this game was bundled with the SSD I purchased for my new system.

    I would avoid and not waste your time and money on this game atm.
  40. AverageReviews
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start by saying that I've played every single AC game ubisoft has released.
    That being stated, and clear, I really tried to like this game, I mean I've been waiting for it for a lot of years now, and I got really hyped about it.
    Note: I won't even speak about graphics or optimization, my computer ran if perfectly, thats all.
    Now, lets get straight to the story. We all remember how the stories of the other AC games started really strong into action, sailing, getting born, etc. This game starts with you stealing an apple and then seeing your father die. You never get to that point in the story where you feel like you have enjoyed the game, or achieved something AT ALL.
    Ubisoft focuses on changing combat for every single game, and this time, I have to say it feels clunky. Combat for AC 3 and AC: Blackflag was much better than combat this time. It just feels like if you play alone, you are done.
    Parkour system is broken and unresponsive. That is all I have to say about it because it is frustrating. You can't do simple jumps from a surface to the other, but you CAN jump 10m from rooftop to rooftop.

    Conclusion: I really tried liking this game, I've been expecting it and I've played them all. I mean if you are a real fan you know we've been expecting to see what happened to Desmond, but all the interaction we get with the outer world is a view from what seems to be a screen...

    Oh well, you get a 4 because I loved your past games, but I'd rate this much lower. If you are a real fan, don't destroy your blackflag memories playing this one. Better skip it, it is not involved in the main plot anyways.    … Expand
  41. Tiktiki
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, I am not impressed.<

    First off, I run this rig:

    AMD FX-8350 OCed to 4.4GHz
    12Gb DDR3-1600 OCed to 1877Mhz
    GTC 680 4GB edition, OCed
    Corsair Force GT SSD
    Windows 7 64bit

    I got this game on Nov. 11th 2014. Did not have time to install until today.
    First of all WTH! 5 dual-layer DVDs! That must be an awesome looking game!

    Not so much.

    After 4 hours of installation (you read right, I should have downloaded rather than install from the disks), I got to install UPlay (update actually) then I get a 800Mb patch! Well I heard of all the glitches and bugs, so this might be a good thing.

    I finally launch the game and get the intro/cutscene in 720p. Fine, I will boost everything later.

    First mission is a pain in the A, constant lag, frame rate drop as soon as there is combat.
    The "hacking" cutscene was not that bad, looks like the game found the "HD" button and raised to 1080p. Even though it's made to look "low res".

    When I am done with the tutorials, and finally can go open-world, I find a chest! Yay!

    Except it PROMPS TO DOWNLOAD THE APP ON MY PHONE to unlock it!!!

    Ok fine, I will get the app.
    Google Play store keeps "warning"/highlighting that there are micro-transactions in this app.

    That app is 450Mb by the way, don't get this over 3G/LTE, you will kill someone...

    When you find out that it runs as **** as the game! And you need to pay REAL CASH to buy in-app points to do missions that unlocks the in-game chests (apparently, I never managed to actually run the app, it kept crashing). Good wasted 450Mb and at least a chest that I won't open in a 70$ game...

    First "sneaking" mission basically destroyed all hopes for a better game.
    There is a "dense crowd", consisting of about 30 people. They have exactly 4 different skins. Later there is a "royal meeting" with hundreds of NPC, again, 4 skins for all of them, plus the 10 or so that glitch through the walls or hang in mid-air because they are too close to a pillar.

    I stopped after 20 tries at the prison escape mission, because every combat that involved more than 2 enemies was so laggy that I could not land a "perfect parry".

    All in all, other than the faces that look awesome in the cut scenes, this game got nothing new, nothing good looking, nothing working as intended and most important: UBI wants you to pay extra to access the content already on the install disks!

    I live in Montreal, know a few people working at Ubisoft.
    But I can't let this one fly, this is a **** game. Even EA makes better stuff. They try to grab as much money as possible but at least the stuff you pay for works.    … Expand
  42. AssassinSh1t
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    minimum requirements = GTX 680 o AMD Radeon HD 7970. oh yes? really? Are you joking UbiLol?
    ok, If you're kidding me too = 0/10. bye Ubisoft, for ever!
  43. jackv1
    Dec 6, 2014
    0
    Made an account specifically to review this horrid excuse for a game, I have never done a review before.
    Before I rip into it, I must say that if it were not for all the game-breaking issues, this would actually be a fun game to play, but given the state it is in after almost 4 weeks post-release, another bad review is in order.
    The graphics are lackluster at best, even with everything    Made an account specifically to review this horrid excuse for a game, I have never done a review before.
    Before I rip into it, I must say that if it were not for all the game-breaking issues, this would actually be a fun game to play, but given the state it is in after almost 4 weeks post-release, another bad review is in order.
    The graphics are lackluster at best, even with everything at ultra and max post processing. Compare it even to console gta5 and you'll be disappointed. Low resolution texture abound, though there are some decent ones. The performance is horrible, on a core i-7 @ 3.1ghz with crossfired 6970s, a setup that runs crysis 3 and metro 2034 at 1080 resolution with max settings and decent (30+) fps, this engine cannot even manage that consistently at medium settings, were talking in the 20-40 range usually. Strangely, it is not the crowded areas, but just simply random places, that cause the most severe drops. The game crashes constantly on its own, without cause, and if you wish to tab out to view something on your browser, god help you if it still runs after that. The controls are horrible and generally respond badly to player commands, you'll see your character walking towards something while your hands are off the keyboard occasionally, and this is not during cutscenes. You will be forced to climb walls you did not aim at nor can have any use in climbing.
    There is micro-transaction and companion app garbage that is required to significantly upgrade your equipment, if you try looting your way to an upgrade I fear it takes an eternity.
    The story is dull but honestly that is the least atrocious sin ubisoft committed in ACU's production.
    I purchased this game 3 weeks after its nov. 11th release, assuming the bugs would be patched out by this point, but sadly, its still plays like a beta FRESH out of alpha testing. Gamers need to heed this warning and stop buying/funding ubisoft and their ilk, for if you keep buying garbage, they will keep selling you garbage. Demand more, demand what game developers gave us in their pioneering days when they were struggling to eke out a profit, and perfection was the ideal, not record pre-orders.    … Expand
  44. fallendeus
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    TLDR; Pirate this game, Ubisoft literally doesn't deserve anymore for it.
    This game is awful in so many ways, aside from the horrendous launch and all its bugs and performance issues, half the items and equipment is locked behind a smart phone app or co-op missions. Don't have a smart phone? Welp that sucks for you. Don't have a way to play co-op? Again sucks for you. Although
    you can    TLDR; Pirate this game, Ubisoft literally doesn't deserve anymore for it.
    This game is awful in so many ways, aside from the horrendous launch and all its bugs and performance issues, half the items and equipment is locked behind a smart phone app or co-op missions. Don't have a smart phone? Welp that sucks for you. Don't have a way to play co-op? Again sucks for you. Although
    you can try and do the co-op missions solo good luck because the difficulty is scaled to that of having 4 player doing the mission. Besides all of those problems if you are still interested in trying this game, you may also like to know that the free running system is the worst out of all the games. Tear your hair out as you are trying to hop 1 foot away to a ledge only to jump about 10 feet to a ledge that is no where near wear you wanted to go.. Ubisoft doesn't deserve money for this pile of **** Go out and get a pirated copy, and save your money...    … Expand
  45. thethethe
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Game doesn't work. My GTX 770 barely gets over 20 fps, with an I7 4771. Its a mess. Microtransactions after a 60 dollar game? No thanks Ubisoft, I'm done with you.
  46. shadow11
    Dec 24, 2014
    0
    if my pc can smoothly run a great looking game like Ryse Son of Rome why not this game? it's time for ubisoft to shut down and save the world from bad games because they have been producing such garbage quality since the 90's..

    0/10 avoid
  47. Gregon
    Nov 20, 2014
    1
    Unplayable. Do not buy this game.

    Game crashes 15 seconds into starting. A game you cannot play with a higher end PC is truly a 0 out of 10. Unplayable. Ubisoft stole my 60$. Give me my money back you jerks!
  48. hbordon
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    What a pos! Before I start here are my specs..
    Maingear shift pc
    Asus rampage v extreme x99 mobo Intel i7 5820k 6 core/12 thread cpu 16gb corsair vengeance ddr4 ram 2133mhz Samsung 850 pro 256gb ssd for os Intel 530 240gb ssd for gaming 1tb Seagate 7200rpm barracuda drive for backup LG 24x dvd Corsair ax860 platinum psu Maingear epic 180 cpu cooler Crazy amount of ventilation    What a pos! Before I start here are my specs..
    Maingear shift pc
    Asus rampage v extreme x99 mobo
    Intel i7 5820k 6 core/12 thread cpu
    16gb corsair vengeance ddr4 ram 2133mhz
    Samsung 850 pro 256gb ssd for os
    Intel 530 240gb ssd for gaming
    1tb Seagate 7200rpm barracuda drive for backup
    LG 24x dvd
    Corsair ax860 platinum psu
    Maingear epic 180 cpu cooler
    Crazy amount of ventilation via 2x180mm case fans and a corsair af120 high performance exhaust fan
    Nvidia geforce gtx 980 reference card
    ... I get constant 60fps in ultra everything.. Why do I scored it a zero?? Iam not using any AA at all LOL.... Fxaa makes it look sooo freaking blurry and also txaa is out of the question.. So i have this extremely high end rig and I can't even use AA lol... Seriously ubisoft?    … Expand
  49. Ofca
    Jan 4, 2015
    0
    I was under the impression, that beta testers were being paid for testing the games, and it would seem that I paid $59.95 for the honor of testing this PoC.

    But to the point: I have a Geforce GTX 660. After bit of tweaking (outside the game), disabling FAULTY implementation of VSYNC in-game (re-enabled in nvidia cp), the game plays fine... Minimum requirements by ubisoft? GTX 680. Uh    I was under the impression, that beta testers were being paid for testing the games, and it would seem that I paid $59.95 for the honor of testing this PoC.

    But to the point:
    I have a Geforce GTX 660. After bit of tweaking (outside the game), disabling FAULTY implementation of VSYNC in-game (re-enabled in nvidia cp), the game plays fine... Minimum requirements by ubisoft? GTX 680. Uh oh. Lazy developtards fixing their lazyness with players' money should be frown upon.

    Then there's this great bug, that causes jumps/spikes when you're connected to the Internet...

    My experience so far: needlessly pumped up minimum requirements, glitchy, bug-ridden, and this is after 4 patches... What it had to be at launch day I can't start to imagine. Unskippable intros. Meh story. I suppose if you manage to run it somewhat acceptably on your PC, it's just another AC game -- don't expect Black Flag tough.    … Expand
  50. mrkuro
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    Graphics 9/10: it looks great artwork is outstanding when there are not technically issues like flickering lights, pop-in. etc

    Performance: 3/10 on ultra high texture, and FXAA settings the framerate stutters heavy on high with no AA it runs okay on a SLI GTX 780TI setup on one card the game just have trouble getting past 30 fps Gameplay 4/10 running mechanism are improved or is it    Graphics 9/10: it looks great artwork is outstanding when there are not technically issues like flickering lights, pop-in. etc

    Performance: 3/10 on ultra high texture, and FXAA settings the framerate stutters heavy on high with no AA it runs okay on a SLI GTX 780TI setup on one card the game just have trouble getting past 30 fps

    Gameplay 4/10 running mechanism are improved or is it in previously AC games the system has always had incorrect guess of were you wanted to climb in Unity that system is just wrong 9/10 times only the climb down feature is a improvement and getting through a window just dont work at all.
    the AI is the worst i have experienced in a AC game
    combat is not improved its worse it does nor feel like its responding to your commands it looks fluent in the animation department but it does not feel fluent like before

    the lvling system and collectibles what on earth were they thinking it is almost like it could be a free to pay!

    the story has lost its grandeur of previously AC it lacks in Ambitions and Suspense

    overall
    the worst AC since the first one from 2007    … Expand
  51. ZombieVR
    Dec 30, 2014
    0
    GTA IV 2.0 or the Windows Vista of games. Seriously, a R9 290X or GTX 780 is required to run the game at modest settings? And even if you have one of those cards, it will run slow as hell. I have a Radeon R9 280, and it can run games like Battlefield 4 and Crysis 3 on high settings! DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!!
  52. robbie_333
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    A medicre game at best, a beautiful setting marred by poor gameplay and microtransactions - the swordplay is often broken with the controller either not responding or not moving as directed as the camera fights you at every turn. In one instance I attempted to move down into cellar to "rescue" an individual, where stealth was key I tried to avoid all enemies as much as possible, movingA medicre game at best, a beautiful setting marred by poor gameplay and microtransactions - the swordplay is often broken with the controller either not responding or not moving as directed as the camera fights you at every turn. In one instance I attempted to move down into cellar to "rescue" an individual, where stealth was key I tried to avoid all enemies as much as possible, moving stealthily into position in the dead of night unfortunately Arno decided to hop from side to side alerting every character within eye view to my exact location drawing enemies from all areas. Ubisoft have tackled the moving down elements of scaling a building only to fail at the basic of moving down when at ground level. On a performance level it struggles along on an i7 3770K with GTX 970 FTW in tow, often dropping to the mid 20s, to be fair I am running at max, but why shouldn't I when I paid a lot of money to be able to max games out. The final nail in the coffin of this already emaciated, rotting corpse is Ubisoft's decision to include microtransactions in a £50 game. Pure unadulterated greed is all it can be described as. I really hope Ubisoft press the restart button on their next outing or this really should be in the end for them. My sympathies to the designers because it can look beautiful, unfortunately a lamborghini with no exhaust will blow itself out pretty quickly and this game has done so with so much style. A cobbled together mess that really needs updates, tout de suite.… Expand
  53. Hawk235
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Очень плохая оптимизация и скучнейший сюжет в истории серии.Игра вообще не затягивает!
  54. xie323
    Nov 18, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has good graphics and a large city area, but that's it. It is bugged, framerate issues, crashes often too. It has some fun missions, but not too much. It also manages to disrespect the history of the French Revolution in contrast to the fairness other historical events were treated in the Series. . Arno is the blandest character in the franchise, no interest, just cares about vengence and made to be too much of a do-gooder. The idea of a Templar-Assassin unity that was promised in the promotion get shelved since its entirely confined to a romance between Arno and Elise. With the exception of Bellec and the indecisiveness of the Assassin Council, the game is still Assassin Arno and Templar Elise versus even worse Templars, and there's no real attempt at unity. The entire French Revolution also gets shafted too for this love story. And they even do the love story poorly because Elise DIES and she's one of the few only intresting characters in the story!

    Go play Assassin's Creed Rouge, Dishonored or Thief instead and spend your money elsewhere.    … Expand
  55. RandomdanceHD
    Jan 7, 2015
    1
    This game is a load of sh*t i want my £50 back ubisoft this is a shameful display after the fantastic assassins creed 4 but this game is a buggy ugly terrible frame rate on a gtx 980 i paid so much for that gpu and it runs like sh*t. If you want this game wait for a patch but until then don't touch this god awful game.

    My pc specs CPU: i7 4770k at 4.4 ghz GPU: Nvidia Geforce gtx 980    This game is a load of sh*t i want my £50 back ubisoft this is a shameful display after the fantastic assassins creed 4 but this game is a buggy ugly terrible frame rate on a gtx 980 i paid so much for that gpu and it runs like sh*t. If you want this game wait for a patch but until then don't touch this god awful game.

    My pc specs

    CPU: i7 4770k at 4.4 ghz
    GPU: Nvidia Geforce gtx 980
    RAM: 32 gb 2133mhz    … Expand
  56. OlegStrateg
    Apr 21, 2022
    3
    Well, what can I say, the game is not worth the money. Firstly: there is no optimization. The 2014 game slows down on a PC that is quietly pulling RDR 2 and Cyberpunk 2077. Secondly: terrible interface. I had to spend 30 minutes reading guides on how to launch a new game. And thirdly: the game in the middle of the plot was sent to dlc with high-level opponents, and it just won't work toWell, what can I say, the game is not worth the money. Firstly: there is no optimization. The 2014 game slows down on a PC that is quietly pulling RDR 2 and Cyberpunk 2077. Secondly: terrible interface. I had to spend 30 minutes reading guides on how to launch a new game. And thirdly: the game in the middle of the plot was sent to dlc with high-level opponents, and it just won't work to return to the main map. You need to go through this very dlc. In general, the game completely enraged me. This is probably one of the worst games I've ever seen.… Expand
  57. Longbow
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    Luckily i did not pay for this game. I got it from Geforce when buying my new gfx card.

    Well. The game is as broken as everybody claims. When launching things look ok for a couple of seconds. Then everything starts turning green. Then when you get to the mission select screen. You can choose the first mission and be stuck on the loading screen. FOREVER. Ubisoft is really giving it to    Luckily i did not pay for this game. I got it from Geforce when buying my new gfx card.

    Well. The game is as broken as everybody claims. When launching things look ok for a couple of seconds. Then everything starts turning green. Then when you get to the mission select screen. You can choose the first mission and be stuck on the loading screen. FOREVER.

    Ubisoft is really giving it to EA.

    Wonder who is gonna end out on the bottom.    … Expand
  58. gamer2012
    Nov 23, 2014
    0
    o frustrated with this game the controls are just horrendous aiming your stick at a location is just a random location good luck

    0 online this online that...thank god I can play Skyrim and not have to worry about logging online to open a CHEST 0 unplayable missions with the ACU.EXE crash not letting me in certain parts of the city Wildstar, archeage, masterchief collection, and    o frustrated with this game the controls are just horrendous aiming your stick at a location is just a random location good luck

    0 online this online that...thank god I can play Skyrim and not have to worry about logging online to open a CHEST

    0 unplayable missions with the ACU.EXE crash not letting me in certain parts of the city

    Wildstar, archeage, masterchief collection, and now Assassins creed unity have been 2014 failures

    all I can say is it's not a very good time to be a video gamer...time to dust off the old gamecube and PS2 and play some great games like they used too be    … Expand
  59. TaunT
    Apr 1, 2015
    0
    Ubisoft already made the fifth patch, but the game is still impossible because of terrible lags
    Shame for the company, why could not directly test and correct any errors? Why sell alpha version?
  60. Razrback16
    Nov 14, 2014
    1
    Awful game, and I've been an avid AC fan since the series first released. Story is somewhat choppy, but alright. The characters in the game aren't really developed all that well so very few characters you end up caring about. I will say the graphics are great, they definitely did a nice job with the tesselation on buildings and objects in the streets as well as the crowd size. The gameAwful game, and I've been an avid AC fan since the series first released. Story is somewhat choppy, but alright. The characters in the game aren't really developed all that well so very few characters you end up caring about. I will say the graphics are great, they definitely did a nice job with the tesselation on buildings and objects in the streets as well as the crowd size. The game wouldn't be all that bad if it weren't for the combat system - the combat system ruins the game. The camera zooms in whenever you engage an enemy, making it so if more guys come, you can't see the majority of them until they hit you and the camera refocuses on them. One shot from a rifle and you're gone - half the time you can't see the aiming reticule to even know you're being shot at. Human shields have been removed, severely limiting your options as far as countering firearms in battle. You don't have enough time to parry against the more elite enemies so you constantly get your butt kicked in combat. Many great things from previous combat engines in AC have been removed - executions, counter kills, double executions, all the really cool animations, disarming enemies, throwing enemies, all that stuff is gone. All you have now is parry and dodge which basically ends up being just a button mashing fest and using smoke bombs constantly because if you engage more than 2-3 enemies, chances are you're going to die without using smoke bombs. This goes against everything the previous games were great with - you were supposed to be a bad a$$ fighter who, as long as you executed your moves properly, could engage multiple enemies in combat without issue.

    So far I really hate this game and absolutely regret buying it. If the combat wasn't so god awful I could get past all the other stuff and kinda enjoy it, but the combat ensures that the whole game is nothing but frustration rather than fun. Thankfully AC: Rogue comes out for PC in spring, and from talking to a friend at work who has it for his PS3, it has the AC4 combat system and engine in it so I will at least have that one to look forward to. Really hope Ubisoft dumps the combat system from Unity for their next game. PLEASE take it back to the AC4 combat system which was really awesome.

    Stay away from this one guys. Awful awful awful.    … Expand
  61. tenow
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    There is nothing good about this game.
    1 Horrible optimization with lags, freezes, crashes, popup, missing textures
    2 **** story that you can't care about
    3 Idiotic level design that makes you retry missions for 1000 times
    4 Broken new game mechanics with unpredictable character movement

    AVOID THIS GAME AT ALL COST. IT MIGHT RUIN YOUR LIFE. Better play AC: Rogue
  62. Rickin10
    Nov 25, 2014
    3
    The good news: Ubi actually listened to fans who wanted less hand-holding; more open ended assassinations. They even shelved the out of place if mechanically excellent sailing. Customization is also fantastic.

    The Bad: The 3 main pillars of AC: Parkour, combat and stealth have always looked a LOT better than they actually played but in Unity this is taken to absurd levels. Parkour    The good news: Ubi actually listened to fans who wanted less hand-holding; more open ended assassinations. They even shelved the out of place if mechanically excellent sailing. Customization is also fantastic.

    The Bad: The 3 main pillars of AC: Parkour, combat and stealth have always looked a LOT better than they actually played but in Unity this is taken to absurd levels.

    Parkour in theory should allow the player more control with the added fast-descent, but a in practice only makes things more complicated compounded by the irregular Parisian architecture leading Arno jumping on things you don't want, refusing to climb or drop at all and getting stuck on objects constantly.

    Stealth: I rejoiced when I saw we would finally have a crouch and cover system, believing they would simply rip the brilliant Watch Dogs version and use that. Actually, no. This has to be the most inconsistent, broken cover-system i've played since Mass Effect 1. Want to quickly get into cover? Well, my friend, press x to roll that dice,. because Arno may do as you ask.... or he may rather then going into the piece of cover you want go out of his way to slide into a doorway in full view of everyone. He may only go into cover if he's standing. Or crouching. Or he may automatically go from one of these stances to the other for no reason. He may go into cover nowhere near the corner, or more likely he will just refuse altogether. In classic AC fashion Ai, level design and guard placement and patrols are all over the place leading to the conclusion the devs have nary a clue of how to DO stealth. Combine this with the erratic, sticky Parkour and imprecise general movement and frustration exceeds blood-boiling levels,

    Combat: Well it's harder - no REALLY this time. Unfortunately it's not for the right reasons. Sure they removed the press counter to literally set up a kill-streak to eviscerate every guard in the western hemisphere, and replaced it with a nice timed parry, and allowed guards to attack you together, but the delay in reponse to your commands means you will get killed through no fault of your own. And because the game automatically judges whether Arno is 'in' or 'out' of combat if you want to run good luck because you will have to fight the controls to force Arno out of the combat stance, which combined with the aforementioned delay means you will more often than not get impaled in the back by the time you get the game to respond to what you want. Batman Arkham this ain't.

    Playing this game is one of the most heart-breaking and frustrating experiences I've had in gaming, because it's clear Ubisoft really listened to what people wanted and clearly tried to produce the ultimate AC - a game that SHOULD have been the pinnacle of the series. When things work the game feels beautiful. Unfortunately that is the problem. Things work about 20% of the time. For every time Arno balletically glides over a ledge and slides down a rooftop into cover, before seemlessly wrentching a guard round a corner to sever his carotid artery without alerting a soul to his presence there will be another 4 where he'll get stuck on the ledge, or jump off the rooftop, or refuse to go into cover and get seen. It seems a combination of lack of talent to implement consistant, responsive controls in favour of their beloved animations and the usual Ubisoft rush-to-shelves-for-holiday-season have given us a beautiful yet horribly, buggy, unoptomized, broken mess.    … Expand
  63. Dop
    Nov 15, 2014
    1
    The game is atrocious, uplay it's a nightmare random dc awful ui same bugs that years ago worst drm ever. The game itself is bug creed unity white screen, tearing, random textures mix, walls dissapear and many more. After a long fight i got my refund with steam do yourself a favor and dont support this garbage.
  64. HapaxHog
    Nov 15, 2014
    1
    If you've been enjoying the same, repetitive formula for 6 years, then you will probably enjoy this game.

    If you don't enjoy doing the exact same things you've been doing for the past 6 Assassin's Creed games, then this *new* entry into the series will definitely not impress. The game, when it actually performs in a playable state, looks lovely, it's no surprise the French developer    If you've been enjoying the same, repetitive formula for 6 years, then you will probably enjoy this game.

    If you don't enjoy doing the exact same things you've been doing for the past 6 Assassin's Creed games, then this *new* entry into the series will definitely not impress.

    The game, when it actually performs in a playable state, looks lovely, it's no surprise the French developer put a remarkable amount of effort into the setting of Revolutionary Paris, and it pays off in an extremely detailed and beautiful environment.

    However, this is a shallow surface detail, and it starts to become apparent that the development team spent more time on visual upgrades and pseudocurrency integration than into actually developing a game that is fun and more importantly compelling to play. As Arno, the bilingual Frenchman with a distinct English accent, you will explore Paris for the usual trudging collectibles, hidden secrets and quests that accompany any Assassin's Creed game. There is a lot of content here. Well, you might say something different if you reclassify what content is, and perhaps make the term adhere to a more strict definition, as collecting the chests which require you to use the companion app to unlock them feels both dully reused and insultingly re-conceptualized, seems more as though the mandate of the team was "filler, filler and more filler" to split the main Assassination missions apart.

    This trend of Ubisoft games is starting to feel more and more tired and uninspired the more games that it is present in. The player is let loose in an open environment with a multitude of optional objectives spread out across the game world, which if it takes your fancy, you can indulge in at any point for however long you want. It is possible to complete the majority of all of these side activities within the first couple of hours of the game, barring the restrictions of story unlocked areas and equipment required to complete them.

    Whilst they are "optional" "side" activities, this method of injecting content has made up the bulk of most of the Assassin's Creed series, and now it has made it's way into Ubisoft's other IPs, with reimagining of the Far Cry series and Watch Dogs, all featuring the same system of climb/hack/climb&hack some kind of elevated structure which then in turn unlocks the area and reveals all the optional objectives and collectibles that were hidden.

    Obviously the formula is popular, as so far all the series that utilise this method have been all been a success in their own right, and even when other companies take the concept and use it in their own games it appears to be a factor for success, as shown with Monolith's Shadow of Mordor, which used the same tower revealing mechanic, and even had an eerily similar jump-off-the-tall-thing animation as Assassin's Creed patented Eagle Whistle Haybale Frontflip Dive.

    When it comes down to it, the gameplay of the game is nothing new. The combat system is practically identical, one of the very few differences being the way that enemies health is shown, which was absent in the previous to AC games but still their for the majority of Assassin's Creed titles.

    The animations of the game, when they aren't bugging out horrifically, should be praised however, for some really fantastic mocap work that does genuinely convey a sense of realism (if you can suspend the disbelief of a man doing piroutess along the front of a church and frequently breaking the laws of physics) in the sticky-handed protagonists movements, and those of NPC's.

    I didn't get to play Co-op, so I won't mention it, but it wasn't really something that interested me to begin with.

    Finally, the micro-transactions are pointless, and the introduction of "Creed Points" is as hilarious as it is sad.

    If you're looking for an interesting and exciting experience this isn't it, and the amount of performance issues makes it impossible to recommend.    … Expand
  65. Bortx
    Dec 14, 2014
    2
    Massively poor performance and crashes even after third update on a high end video card and CPU. Riddled with bugs. Unplayable unless setting the resolution very low. Its a real shame because all the work that went into the art assets is being wasted on this poorly optimized graphics engine. Although the control scheme is some what improved, over previous games in this franchise, it is notMassively poor performance and crashes even after third update on a high end video card and CPU. Riddled with bugs. Unplayable unless setting the resolution very low. Its a real shame because all the work that went into the art assets is being wasted on this poorly optimized graphics engine. Although the control scheme is some what improved, over previous games in this franchise, it is not executed well. Feels like an alpha build. Frustrating to navigate the environment. Story line is boring and uninteresting. I have loved this franchise and have played all of them but this one may be the first that I can't get myself to continue let alone finish after a few hours of play. There is nothing new or compelling. Hate that some content is unplayable unless you have a co-op partner. If you like open world games, like I do, I say pass on this and get FarCry 4 instead.… Expand
  66. Strikes
    Nov 16, 2014
    1
    I'm not even going to talk about Graphics or FPS and that massive fail by Ubisoft. However, as a huge fan of the series... a guy that owned almost every collectable, this is the worst, easily, game I've ever played. It's a massive step backward.

    Nothing in this game is fluid. In a game where movement is key, you have to have fluid movement. 80% of the time your character will NEVER go    I'm not even going to talk about Graphics or FPS and that massive fail by Ubisoft. However, as a huge fan of the series... a guy that owned almost every collectable, this is the worst, easily, game I've ever played. It's a massive step backward.

    Nothing in this game is fluid. In a game where movement is key, you have to have fluid movement. 80% of the time your character will NEVER go where you want him to go when you're free-running and moving about. He'll catch things completely off center of camera and attempting to run one block ends up getting about four blocks of movement and 5 times as long to do because of all the extra catching and moving that the character does instead of just going forward. Don't even TRY to go into a window; jesus... it's nearly impossible and I find myself screaming at the character because he can't get in a damn window. Then, if I'm trying to find my way down a building, lord help us there, due to the horribily programmed system, you can't even release straight down until the game knows there's something there for you to grab. I constantly shout at the character like he's my 60 lbs dog greeting me at the door; "Get DOWN!". But, he just won't go down.

    The combat in this game is complete junk. THE worst combat system I've played with, and I tried it on all three system; PC, PS4 and XB1. The biggest frustration with the game comes with the combat camera. They zoom in so HARD on your character that you can't see the damn fight around you!! This makes it nearly impossible to have a fight against more than 2 people and the fight ends up turning into a fight with your CAMERA CONTROLS rather than a fight with baddies in-game.

    I haven't been able to get the Multiplayer to even work, for "Reasons". I can connected to the internet, I have a router (like the rest of the gaming world) but Ubisoft can't seem to get me to connect to their services unless it's 2am. So, a game heavily hyped with Coop is completely useless for me.

    I've gotten completely SUCK on a building and I could go up, or down, and had to fast travel to get un-stuck.

    Get this game if you want to be frustrated as hell, because that's all you're going to get. It's not fun. There's not a thing I can say about it that's nice; which is extremely sad, because I've been a major fan.

    Hey Ubisoft... maybe if you cared LESS about your stupid "Companion App" and releasing another game side-by-side with this one (Rogue) then you'd actually be able to pull out a decent game. People need to be fired, and you need to do something big to make up for this because as a Studio; you just slapped all of your fans in the face.    … Expand
  67. Jeek
    Nov 16, 2014
    2
    If we think only about game and not technical issues, this game is superb. Characters are good, plot is good, side quests are fun, character customization is good. And that is why it's such a shame that Ubisoft screwed up so badly with optimizing.

    My computer doesn't meet even minimal requirements, but i'm still able to play the game even somehow. Low fps, medium graphics, some    If we think only about game and not technical issues, this game is superb. Characters are good, plot is good, side quests are fun, character customization is good. And that is why it's such a shame that Ubisoft screwed up so badly with optimizing.

    My computer doesn't meet even minimal requirements, but i'm still able to play the game even somehow. Low fps, medium graphics, some glitches, game freezes from time to time.

    Ubisoft ruined an amazing game with the worst optimizing job done in the history of gaming. If you can't properly play the game, it doesn't matter at all what is inside that game.    … Expand
  68. na06078
    Nov 17, 2014
    1
    I bought this game for enjoy
    but, what the...?
    it's shutting down like hell(shut down is not all of the error / freeze,frame drop etc...) and what now? after the bug fix patch I cant even play the game cuz of the dang acu.exe error when I load my save game it's just shutting down with the message that acu.exe it doesn't even explain what's wrong and now my save fie has been    I bought this game for enjoy
    but, what the...?
    it's shutting down like hell(shut down is not all of the error / freeze,frame drop etc...)
    and what now?
    after the bug fix patch
    I cant even play the game
    cuz of the dang acu.exe error
    when I load my save game
    it's just shutting down with the message that acu.exe
    it doesn't even explain what's wrong
    and now
    my save fie has been disappear

    THIS IS THE BESTEST WORSE GAME OF THIS YEAR

    and 1 score for the story lol
    story was not bad actually    … Expand
  69. bonq
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Optimization is **** location look really meh, just same **** once again, no innovation at all. It's boring ! Revolution, **** please Bugasssyn it is... xD

    Plot is boring as well, I don't care about Arno, and hate system that you should pay for easy play. This game is really easy, no challenge for assassin veterans.

    Ubi just, don't make any more games, please...
  70. Yerbatero77
    Dec 1, 2014
    0
    No comprar este juego, está diseñado para funcionar en ordenadores de gama súper alta y consolas por un convenio entre Ubisoft, NVdia, Sony y Microsoft.
    Estamos en presencia del juego más lucrativo e inescrupuloso de la historia, una muestra del capitalismo más asqueroso que puede existir en este mundo. Ubisoft ha dejado sin posibilidad de comprar este juego al 90% de los jugadores de Pc,    No comprar este juego, está diseñado para funcionar en ordenadores de gama súper alta y consolas por un convenio entre Ubisoft, NVdia, Sony y Microsoft.
    Estamos en presencia del juego más lucrativo e inescrupuloso de la historia, una muestra del capitalismo más asqueroso que puede existir en este mundo. Ubisoft ha dejado sin posibilidad de comprar este juego al 90% de los jugadores de Pc, aunque siempre hay varios idiotas que actualizaron su Pc para jugar a esta basofia y cayeron en la trampa de Ubisoft.
    Compré AC I, AC II, ACB, ACR, ACBF, Far Cry 3, menos el ACU porque Ubisoft no quiso optimizar el juego para que corra en ordenadores decentes. Vamos que tengo una Hd 7870 2 Gb VRam, i5 3570, 8 Gb de Ram y el juego anda horrible en mínimo. ¿Cómo un juego puede tener de requisitos mínimos una Gtx 680 o una Hd 7970?
    Iba a comprar Far Cry 4 pero mi indignación hizo que jamás vuelva a comprar un juego de Ubisoft, esta compañía se terminó para mí, no me hará caer en la trampa de gastar una bolsa de dinero para actualizar una gráfica de gama alta o una consola para jugar a un juego que debería correr en un ordenador de gama media.
    Bienvenidos al nuevo EA de la década del '90.    … Expand
  71. ReviewerTheOne
    Jan 3, 2015
    2
    Such a letdown by Ubisoft.They played with the fans heart's and look what happened.Low frame rate,bugs,glitches and other random **** that ruins the game.
  72. Bout73Ninjas
    Nov 17, 2014
    3
    First off, I'm reviewing this game based off its quality as an Assassin's Creed game, not as a standalone game.

    Second, I'm going to give scores here for all areas except story, since this is what I really want to talk about. Graphics are a nice upgrade, the gameplay is still managing to be genius and unbearably frustrating at the same time, But the meat of the review involves the    First off, I'm reviewing this game based off its quality as an Assassin's Creed game, not as a standalone game.

    Second, I'm going to give scores here for all areas except story, since this is what I really want to talk about. Graphics are a nice upgrade, the gameplay is still managing to be genius and unbearably frustrating at the same time, But the meat of the review involves the story.

    Graphics: 7/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    UI: 7/10

    But here's where it gets dragged so far down.
    The story is extremely vague to begin with. Already, from the very first moments, it feels like a cop-out idea for a story. As the opening unfolds, you are given a certain task. Great. Game's set up. So you continue on your way, trying to find the information in Arno's memories you are tasked with finding. But here's where things get disappointing.

    Arno is a likable Assassin, but he is really written into a corner. His story is basically just Ezio's, and his motivations for being an Assassin are simply not just unrelatable, they're also boring and predictable. So while you're rummaging through his memories, you're having a very hard time connecting with him and agreeing with the things he says.
    I held out hope near the end that the game would turn around, maybe offer some awesome present-day plot twist, but it was worse than I could have imagined. Not only did Arno's story end with nearly everything going wrong, but the information you were tasked with finding is apparently worthless once they find out what it is. Present day you (who you never see or hear, or even know in anyway whatsoever) is basically told, "You did a good job though, we'll call you if we need you to do something else."

    To sum it up, Arno's story was pretty boring and it ended poorly. And to top it off, the present-day story line was next to nonexistent.

    One other area of the game that really disappointed was the game world. Paris looked nice, and looked busy. That's about it. The French Revolution was not explained at all, there was no reasoning for how exactly the Templars and Assassins fit into it, and meeting famous figures (like Napoleon) feels very forced and unnecessary. The city had little life and soul.

    Overall, it was a chore to play, and I am upset that the game turned out so poorly. The story issues were just a result of putting almost 0 effort into it, while the game world issues I mentioned could have been avoided by setting it in a different time period. Paris in any other time would have been a joy to explore, but the Revolution made everything feel dull and hostile, too much so for the City of Lights.    … Expand
  73. gyigyo2
    Nov 20, 2014
    1
    Optimization: its a piece of **********************! on amd 8 core gtx 660 high settings choppy,lagging like hell every ****ng 5 sec!
    Gameplay: This is the most boring ac game i played and i started with ac1, new gameplay mechanics (parkour) is more frustating than good and its looking extremly idiot in ac games, the best gameplay mehanics was ac1/ ac brotherhood.
    Story: Well i not    Optimization: its a piece of **********************! on amd 8 core gtx 660 high settings choppy,lagging like hell every ****ng 5 sec!
    Gameplay: This is the most boring ac game i played and i started with ac1, new gameplay mechanics (parkour) is more frustating than good and its looking extremly idiot in ac games, the best gameplay mehanics was ac1/ ac brotherhood.

    Story: Well i not gonna spell any spoiler, this will be short this is a soap opera nothing more but truly! this is not an assassins creed game! only the name is ac nothing else! Arno is a BAD copy of ezio.The first 20 minute of gameplay as a templar (tragedy of jacques de molay) is better than the whole ac unity game was! finally i SAW a real TEMPLAR guys! finally after AC1! even the musics was better for this short gameplay and it was very cinematic and intense.

    Music/Sound: sound effect is really awesome but still not mach with ac1 lifelike background sounds, same goes for the music wich is unity have a terrible musics, boring,flat unlike ac1/ac2/ac brotherhood they have genius musics.

    i still think the best ac games was AC1,AC2,AC3,AC brotherhood after that the whole asassins creed franchise goes downhill.
    The only positive was the game ending that was pretty good its looks like not a fairy tale game.    … Expand
  74. gamiseta
    Nov 22, 2014
    4
    I'm gonna start this review by saying that I have been a HUGE fan of this series. The story of the elder races and how our past is not what is told to us is a wonderful concept that can be a legendary IP that most players would love and remind merrily even after years. And Ubi was doing a wonderful job twisting the story and surprising players.

    Until Assassin's Creed: Unity. I wanted    I'm gonna start this review by saying that I have been a HUGE fan of this series. The story of the elder races and how our past is not what is told to us is a wonderful concept that can be a legendary IP that most players would love and remind merrily even after years. And Ubi was doing a wonderful job twisting the story and surprising players.

    Until Assassin's Creed: Unity.

    I wanted to love this game, I really did. I played it for a certain amount of time, not dwelling on it's bugs and/or faults. But again, even a fan has his own limits.

    First of all: bugs. Lots and LOTS of bugs. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I fell through the ground, stuck inside a wall or a cabinet or couldn't catch a ledge and fell to an assassin's worst enemy: gravity. I'm used to bugs in open world games: you can't expect a game to be non-linear and bug-free. But combination of a buggy game play with really serious performance issues leaves scars on you.

    Why do this game requires a great hardware anyway? Shadow of Mordor has better graphics yet my hardware was more than enough to play it. I mean I can agree that it doesn't have crowds, superb animations or a lot of water and/or reflections but it was way better in terms of both optimization and hardware/beauty ratio.

    Another thing about this game is controls. Those damned controls. I've played all other assassin's creed games and while they didn't feel as fluid as this game (in terms of both animations and climbing mechanics) but they let me do what I want to do or how I want to kill my helpless targets. But this game always blocks my progress by not letting me out of cover, stepping on a board that is literally only centimeters higher than the ground I'm on, jump on the platform I want and air assassinate the target I want to air assassinate. Seriously, when you take controls out from a game that requires you to be fluid and synchronized is like eating rice without a spoon or a fork: you are randomly using tools, hoping to do what you want to do.

    Storyline of the era (which is the era of French revolution) is really nice, even though I've no idea how French revolution went in real life. But the story line that I fell in love with (that is the previous race and how humans are created) feels like it's gone to toilet. We don't have a main character, we are just this anonymous player who plays Abstergo product but that's it. No more "let's go outside of the simulation and discover truth about whereabouts, missions and state of today's assassins and templars".

    Conclusion: This game had the potential to be something big yet it failed to deliver what it was supposed to be, both as story and game mechanics.    … Expand
  75. madrat986
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    I must say the game runs very bad. Even on low settings (while i play most on high or ultra) i have stuttering issues. Every time i notice a stutter, the polygons reset themselves. This means that your character hair just goes high into the air, then drops down as well as his clothes. Really annoying and distracting. Story seems to be really good. Also, when stutter occurs, your characterI must say the game runs very bad. Even on low settings (while i play most on high or ultra) i have stuttering issues. Every time i notice a stutter, the polygons reset themselves. This means that your character hair just goes high into the air, then drops down as well as his clothes. Really annoying and distracting. Story seems to be really good. Also, when stutter occurs, your character gets locked in the mid air. Since the game is unplayable, and breaks often, I have to give it a 0! I would change this when new patches get introduced and gamebecomes playable, this score would go as high as 7.5-8, not more. I would not increase more because the combat system is the same and it is really boring.… Expand
  76. Veber
    Nov 19, 2014
    1
    Pros:

    1. A lot of buildings now have interiors 2. A lot of people on the streets - seems more realistic 3. 3D map Cons: 1. Total lack of gameplay in modern-day sections 2. A lot of chests, unlockables etc. are locked behind multiplayer **** 3. Current amount of money isn't displayed on screen (you have to go to map to see it) 4. All weapon classes apart from basic sword kinda    Pros:

    1. A lot of buildings now have interiors
    2. A lot of people on the streets - seems more realistic
    3. 3D map

    Cons:

    1. Total lack of gameplay in modern-day sections
    2. A lot of chests, unlockables etc. are locked behind multiplayer ****
    3. Current amount of money isn't displayed on screen (you have to go to map to see it)
    4. All weapon classes apart from basic sword kinda suck
    5. Battle system is now utter click-to-death crap. And yet we're still being chased by 10+ enemies
    6. Smoke bomb no longer allows you to perform instant executions
    7. No ships at all (even non-sailable ones)
    8. Arno is way to easy to kill
    9. Paris is kinda boring
    10. Eagle Vision now has a cooldown times
    11. Overabundance of optional chests, missions and other collectibles
    12. QTE lockpicking (instead of a system used in AC3)
    13. Enemies can somehow evade bullets fired at them (even if they are fired in point-black range amid thick smoke bomb fog)
    14. QTE battle with one of "bosses"
    15. Poor optimization
    16. Long loading times
    17. Final boss is a ripoff of Star Wars' emperor. Hooded cloak and lightnings are included
    18. Parkour system is even less controllable then before.

    Verdict: 1/10 (rock bottom).

    Ubisoft is showing us master class of making the worst game in the series: take tediousness and enemy kiting of AC1, throw a pinch of AC3 bugs and boredom, and add a spoonful of s*it.    … Expand
  77. Ferrelicious
    Nov 21, 2014
    1
    AC:Unity first i was exited for this game but now im not and here is why

    1. The game is badly optimized, fps drops etc.
    2. Bugs and crashes
    3. Price tag
    4."Needs an high end computer" to run this game

    Otherwise the game seems cool with its new graphics but still not worth the price tag (yet)
    My advice is wait for the 3rd patch which they will improve performance and then consider it.
  78. alexbotes
    Nov 19, 2014
    1
    Worst Assassins Creed experience ever.
    I was really excited to get the new Assassins Creed, I even took a week vacation to play the game and get the whole Assassins Creed Experience, I used to know. However - the tecnicals problemes beside – The Sorry is not really good told and you are not able to get involved. It is like they downsized the game experience to a minimum. The Missions are    Worst Assassins Creed experience ever.
    I was really excited to get the new Assassins Creed, I even took a week vacation to play the game and get the whole Assassins Creed Experience, I used to know. However - the tecnicals problemes beside – The Sorry is not really good told and you are not able to get involved. It is like they downsized the game experience to a minimum. The Missions are to easy to solved. Mostly it is just go into a fight, drop a Smoke bomb and click left mouse button……. What a waste of time, it like back in the day when you play Tetris…..    … Expand
  79. gribbeck
    Jan 10, 2015
    0
    This game is the worst game of the 2014, if the next AC will be like this sh...t i will never back to buy another AC game, bad game, bad optimization, the last patch dont fix all the bugs, this is really a great piece of sh....
  80. thisisevilevil
    Jun 3, 2015
    0
    Bribed reviewers: "10/10!!!!!!! BEST GAME EVER, GO BUY THIS!!!!"

    Actual game: one giant meme 0/10. They should stop making these AC games. They are getting worse with each release. It's an insult to the first 2 games and the expansions for AC2.
  81. jawsnl
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    I always loved and played assassins creed but what ubisoft did with this game is **** up for all the fans... First Watch dogs and now this.. UBISOFT FIX YOUR GAMES BEFORE SELLING THEM!!!! You lost me as a fan..
  82. haydendaws
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    If I could give it a review lower than 0, I would. **** is unbelieveably bad. I have had bowel movements after Buffalo Wild Wings that were more tame that this games relentless barrage on my wallet and booty. I feel the exact same why I did coming home from my Uncle's house when I was a child.
  83. nikh
    Dec 23, 2014
    2
    i was being nice to this game cause i had hope that one day it will be fixed but nope ubisoft just said go **** your self cause even after the update 1.4 this game runs like **** on pc memory leaks fps drops its broken and if you have a card that has 1gb of v ram dont even bother buying this game
  84. DarthPadme
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft should be ashamed of themselves. Terribly optimized piece of garbage, not even worth the time it will take you to pirate it. Game journalism is dead, judging from critic reviews alone. AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS. Do not buy this on a Steam sale, even if it's $0.99. Ubisoft is a blight on the games industry, taking good ideas and regurgitating them as awful, unplayable iterationsUbisoft should be ashamed of themselves. Terribly optimized piece of garbage, not even worth the time it will take you to pirate it. Game journalism is dead, judging from critic reviews alone. AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS. Do not buy this on a Steam sale, even if it's $0.99. Ubisoft is a blight on the games industry, taking good ideas and regurgitating them as awful, unplayable iterations year after year, and dumbing down PC experiences to achieve "parity" with consoles. Stop holding back the industry.… Expand
  85. awdrifter
    Mar 28, 2015
    1
    The changes they made in this game is baffling. Why would you break every working mechanics in the previous games to include broken ones (other than to introduce Microtransactions to milk more money out of the players)? The free-run up and down doesn't work as well as the old free run, the weapon equip system is broken. I want to use my freaking hidden blade when I want to, not a damnThe changes they made in this game is baffling. Why would you break every working mechanics in the previous games to include broken ones (other than to introduce Microtransactions to milk more money out of the players)? The free-run up and down doesn't work as well as the old free run, the weapon equip system is broken. I want to use my freaking hidden blade when I want to, not a damn context sensitive action. The sword needs to be mapped to a different button! Fck these guys, I have played every mainline AC game since one, this will be my last. I have played about 10 missions, not one of them is fun. WTF is wrong with letting the players play how they want? But no, they lock the upgrades to your armor to be ridiculously expensive so you either play with their broken stealth system (you no longer have unlimited Eagle Vision) or Pay Real Money to buy the upgrade. Well, I'm not going to do either. Ubisoft should refund every purchase of this game. This is a poorly designed, buggy, and greedy game. 1 star!… Expand
  86. XrisXros200
    Nov 23, 2014
    0
    I honestly don't know why I bother buying PC games let alone Ubisoft games. If you have a Core i5 machine take my advice and don't bother buying this game. I have no clue how a company like Ubisoft can screw up two AAA releases in a row, I honestly would like a refund but it's not very easy to get one on Steam (though there is a mechanism to do so in Australia).

    I'd review the game    I honestly don't know why I bother buying PC games let alone Ubisoft games. If you have a Core i5 machine take my advice and don't bother buying this game. I have no clue how a company like Ubisoft can screw up two AAA releases in a row, I honestly would like a refund but it's not very easy to get one on Steam (though there is a mechanism to do so in Australia).

    I'd review the game completely, but I literally cannot even get past some parts due to it crashing. A "game" you cannot complete is no game at all, whatever opinion I have of the excellent graphics in this game is thus void. Ubisoft needs to clean out its house. Zero score for this. This is a travesty and should no longer be acceptable to PC gamers.    … Expand
  87. Yegrof44
    May 14, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I only thought I was ripped bad for Far Cry 4! I had a choice between this & F C 4! After reading the user reviews for this I see it wasn't the games it was the authors! Ubi soft should try hiring programmers instead of linguists! Far Cry 4 has more bugs than my Grandfathers old Barn!… Expand
  88. Pedobear987
    Apr 16, 2016
    4
    Me arrepiento mucho de comprar este juego... Si se le puede llamar juego a un festival de BUGS graciosos pero molestos demasiado que le pongo un 4. No lo penséis no lo compréis no vale la pena pero descargadlo pirata si lo seguís queriendo.
  89. StermiV
    Dec 6, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So much for expecting, and so much disappointment! Everybody around me know for this game bcs of me. Now I give up for this game.....they lost their path since the Assassin's Creed III.....sooo much disappointment...… Expand
  90. Harall
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    Boring and repetitive. Sneak mode? Nope, doesn't work, or at least I can't do anything with it, it's better and easier just rush and kill everything. Assassin my a*s. 3 because it looks nice :P
  91. acis
    Jan 10, 2015
    0
    This game sucks! Low fps, most of the missions are sh*t .
    The AI is dumb like bread. Please don't buy it.
    I pre-ordered it, and it's better to buy a 60€ skin in CS:GO, than waste it in this sh*t.
  92. Aerokiller
    Sep 8, 2021
    4
    I am a fan of the Assassins Creed series, but for certain reasons, after the magnificent Black Flag and Rogue, I put the series on pause and did not play in the sequels. And finally I went through this tedious mud, called Unity. First, about the pros: the graphics have stepped far ahead compared to the previous parts and, perhaps, that's all. The plot, narratives, characters andI am a fan of the Assassins Creed series, but for certain reasons, after the magnificent Black Flag and Rogue, I put the series on pause and did not play in the sequels. And finally I went through this tedious mud, called Unity. First, about the pros: the graphics have stepped far ahead compared to the previous parts and, perhaps, that's all. The plot, narratives, characters and eclecticism in the game are simply miserable and resemble another cheap slag series from Netflix. This is a hack on vegetable oil and a soulless dummy. Apparently, the developers, every single force, threw on a breakthrough, compared to the previous Black Flag, graphics, absolutely spitting on everything else. Well, it didn't work - the game failed miserably and was spat on by both critics and the gaming community.
    The characters, with the exception of Pierre Bellek, are absolutely soulless, and their motives and actions are like in a bad, fake tabloid play; they are absolutely not realistic, you do not believe them, do not sympathize and do not empathize. The main character had a huge potential, but it was not revealed at all.
    The whole game is one long quest "hunt down and kill". No drama, no conflict, no twists and turns of the plot, everything is just insanely bland, stretched and dull.
    Paris is made relatively well, there is life in it, however, the atmosphere and spirit of revolutionary France is not felt from the word at all.
    The combat system was also redesigned, which became more arcade, unrealistic and inconvenient.
    A stupid pricing system, when a bottle of medicine costs more than the restoration of a three-story mansion in Paris, but many games sin like this.
    In all the previous parts of the series, your weapons and armor practically did not play a significant role in the gameplay, and more expensive equipment allowed you to play a little more comfortably. In Unity, everything is different. Here you will be required to save huge amounts of money to buy a sword, a lot of armor/clothing items, and you will spend hours and days doing countless boring side quests, if, of course, you want to play comfortably. Otherwise, the gameplay turns into a continuous torment. You will be killed with a single blow, and in order to kill a simple opponent, you will need to chop him from head to toe with your low-level saber.
    There was also a place for a strong, independent woman who decides everything herself. It is a pity, it is impossible to spoiler, or I would tell about the insanity that guides the thinking and actions of many heroes.
    In general, Unity has become a complete disappointment and something tells me that it will only get worse from now on. It is an insanely pity that one of the oldest and coolest AAA series of games, like many others, also went downhill and began to turn into a bland, tasteless, devoid of character and soul conveyor. The conveyor belt, which is now managed by effective managers, accountants and radical propagandists of various minorities, and not by directors, producers, directors and talented game makers who are burning with their work - true artists and poets of their field.

    Requiescat In Pace, Assassins Creed.    … Expand
  93. BilinmeyenBey
    May 10, 2021
    0
    The **** of Ubisoft, basically. They pooped and we look at it. Bugs are still there.

    "Are those less?". No, there are still more. And story is **** I hate this AC Game. Just don't play it. If you like multiplayer, extra content for Assassin's Creed II.

    Assassin's Creed Unity can be a fun for you, which it did not been to me. It's a higher priced Assassin's Creed II
  94. ken_shiherlis
    Dec 17, 2022
    0
    Cons : Crowded yet hollow Paris. Repetitive and boring side activities (barring one) . Unconnected and blank story. Unresponsive controls. Unsatisfactory combat. Plain characters (barring one)
    Pros : Elize as a character is fairly fascinating. Smooth parkour system. Engaging murder mysteries side activities.
  95. CriticoDubioso
    Apr 23, 2021
    0
    Standard Ubisoft failure that has a beautiful open world to explore, but the controls & story totally suck.
  96. hedning86
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    Paid 50 EUR for Helix Credits, haven't received them after 11 days. I've been struggling to get attention from support, but when they answered it seems they can't/won't help me and I'm told I can't get a refund. Not sure this is legal, but not sure how to get my 50 EUR back either.
  97. lonewolf972
    Mar 20, 2015
    3
    AC Unity is a turd. I tried to finish the game, but I couldn't because how ******* bored I got. The gameplay is a downgrade compare to AC4 Black Flag, the story is cliché and nothing special, the optimization is terrible, the graphics looks like **** and the game is not cinematic. Please avoid this game.
  98. tuxtux
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    Ubisoft is a company that creates video **** games that do not work and all that shows is worse I personally in life comrare a product of ubibugs! buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug!
  99. Cobrax657
    Jul 22, 2022
    0
    the worst game in the whole franchise dont buy this mess but if you really wanna play it then just simply pirate it it dont worth a single penny
  100. Pcgamer58
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    It's just a big piece of garbage.Dunno how to say but thats just trash.Story,bugs and gameplay just a trash.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    70
    Well at least it's better than ACIII. [Issue#257, p.66]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 24, 2014
    73
    Newfound openness of Assassin’s Creed demonstrates just how inadequate its AI really is for a stealth game: pampered nobility usually simply ignores a bloodied body on the dance floor, and guards don’t care much either. At least they’ve learned how to fight: unless you “cheat” with smoke bombs, it’s highly unlikely you’ll survive a melee against a group. [Jan 2015, p.62]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Nov 27, 2014
    67
    As I write this, Assassin’s Creed: Unity is a bugfest, but technical problems, however annoying, can and probably will be fixed. It is not cracks in textures that it is the most worrying thing about Unity, but the cracks in game design and writing.
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