Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. whatever523
    Feb 13, 2016
    7
    Unity could have been one of the best games in the series, but the technical problems make it a pain in the ass to play. This is the reason I never pay more than 15$ for Ubisoft games. They're simply not worth it.

    + Graphics are outstanding. + Lots of usability and gameplay improvements. + A lot of content. + Coop missions. + AC Initiates is good. + Story is ok. - The graphics    Unity could have been one of the best games in the series, but the technical problems make it a pain in the ass to play. This is the reason I never pay more than 15$ for Ubisoft games. They're simply not worth it.

    + Graphics are outstanding.
    + Lots of usability and gameplay improvements.
    + A lot of content.
    + Coop missions.
    + AC Initiates is good.
    + Story is ok.

    - The graphics performance sucks, even on low settings (I normally play on high). It gets worse as you play, so it's probably a problem with freeing unused memory or something like that. This simply shouldn't happen with a game you pay 50-60$ for.
    - Missions stuck because of bugs.
    - Random bugs (stuck above/below map etc).
    - Ingame purchases.
    - DLC crap.
    - Uplay is offline very often. It hasn't improved much even after a few years. The interface and website are also horrible.

    Ubisoft need to learn to finish their games before they release them. Players don't like being treated like beta testers. I also feel sorry for the people who did a great job developing the game, only for it to be **** up by some idiots (the people who decided to release it like this)...    … Expand
  2. 117dilushamc
    Nov 11, 2014
    5
    well the performance, is disappointing as the fps is always around 25-29 on my R9 295X2. Because I expect an immortal 60fps on my 4K. Everything else is typical AC. Typical campaign which is quite boring sometimes. But still very decent. And the graphics have barely been improved since Black Flag. But still gorgeous enough. Do not need those ridiculous requirements to play this, as somewell the performance, is disappointing as the fps is always around 25-29 on my R9 295X2. Because I expect an immortal 60fps on my 4K. Everything else is typical AC. Typical campaign which is quite boring sometimes. But still very decent. And the graphics have barely been improved since Black Flag. But still gorgeous enough. Do not need those ridiculous requirements to play this, as some of my friends already playing this on 4 gigs of ram and a decent Gpu. So, overall a very decent game. I was thinking about giving a 7/10. But as that minimum requirements turned out to be a hoax, I decided to reduce 2 more, for the sake of PC gamers! :D… Expand
  3. WestLil0
    Jan 14, 2015
    7
    The "plague" of needing an extremely upgraded PC to play this game will haunt Unity for a long time. It is unfortunate, because in the end, I think the Ubisoft folks wanted to make this much more enjoyable with the co-op and team aspects of the game. But that didn't work so well at first either. And to achieve that, most players need to have a really good gaming system, and that's justThe "plague" of needing an extremely upgraded PC to play this game will haunt Unity for a long time. It is unfortunate, because in the end, I think the Ubisoft folks wanted to make this much more enjoyable with the co-op and team aspects of the game. But that didn't work so well at first either. And to achieve that, most players need to have a really good gaming system, and that's just not reality. So it's like being between a rock and a hard place. I am changing my previous "1" rating to a 7 because after several patches and upgrades, I am able to finally play the game by optimizing the game and launching through GeForce. Still, the topic is not interesting. Arno is just not that engaging of a character compared to Ezio. The story focuses too much on the history of Paris (fine with me, I love history) but it doesn't compare to exploring Rome, Venice, Florence and other places in the AC II and Brotherhood series. Plus, where are the companion assassins?? Arno doesn't have any, except for obscure missions given by certain "shadow assassins" but he certainly doesn't command a team like Ezio did in AC Brotherhood and Revelations. Really, for a series that is so extremely popular to have over 800 negatives compared to 200 positives in this Metacritic system has to do not only with the "unplayability" but with the overall theme of the game. I rate games also based on how many times I would replay it. While I've replayed the previous AC games at least 4 or 5 times, I don't see myself replaying Unity for the next few years. It's just too predictable and basic. Today I received the DLC Dead Kings. The advanced video looked amazing. I thought it would be similar to the underground city of Cappadocia in AC Revelations. But no, each mission just takes you back to the underground catacombs and then you have to find your way out each time. It gets a bit boring. If the entire story would have been in the catacombs (again, maybe an underground complex like Cappadocia) it might have provided a bit more interest to me. The missions to "conquer" some outposts sounded very interesting. I thought wow, it's like Far Cry 3 and 4 where there is a complex of buildings you have to attack with some strategy. No. I was wrong. It's basically killing the boss and that's it. So again, simple and boring. The main effort by Ubisoft was obviously to improve graphics and offer co-op and team gaming (thus affecting a lot of people whose systems can't handle that). They need to focus on the topic, theme, characters and environment whether it's single or multiplayer and they would be more successful. Will I purchase future AC titles? of course. Does this rating ruin the chances for anyone new to give it a try? I say purchase the previous titles first, and then buy this one. By then, it will be at least 50% off.… Expand
  4. mortifera142
    Nov 14, 2014
    7
    Some of these reviews I agree with and some note so much. Yes the spec requirements are extremely high due to the fact of the NPCs and textures, etc. The game graphics itself are amazing, the gameplay is about the same you would expect out of an assassins creed game. Stealth kills are awesome and combat is a little cooler. If you get bored with assassins creed and sandbox games then theSome of these reviews I agree with and some note so much. Yes the spec requirements are extremely high due to the fact of the NPCs and textures, etc. The game graphics itself are amazing, the gameplay is about the same you would expect out of an assassins creed game. Stealth kills are awesome and combat is a little cooler. If you get bored with assassins creed and sandbox games then the game is not for you. Everything online already tells you the game runs horrid on all the consoles, not just the pc. So to bash it just on pc would be extremely dumb. So yes the optimizations is terrible. The game runs about 24-25 fps on Xbox one and PS4. That is why I decided to buy the game on PC. I get around 30-35 FPS with GTX 760 4gb and 4770k on ultra settings. In some cut scenes the FPS dips down to 15-20. The newer drivers help boost about 4-5 fps. Patches after the game that increase performance are going to help alot. I have only noticed one bug so far, other than that the story is good, but not great. I mostly bought this game to see where the assassins creed franchise is going and to wait for Dragon Age and The Witcher 3. This was a better alternative than cod.… Expand
  5. Deroni76
    Nov 11, 2014
    5
    I run every single damn game maxed out at 45-60+ FPS, yet THIS JUNK can't even run at 30 on medium?!
    NO. Just NO. Screw Ubisoft, I am done. How can you take such a cool franchise, with such an awesome story and premise and absolutely MURDER IT?! I hope they've earned a crapton of moneh from Unity and Rogue, because they aren't getting anymore from me.
  6. ENAK
    Nov 13, 2014
    6
    While significantly better than the console versions, the PC port of this game suffers from quite a lot of problems that seem to stem from a lack of optimization. Strange as the quality of the game doesn't differ from the previous outings and these games didn't really have much in the way of such problems.

    From the story and gameplay perspective - it's the usual stuff... Abstergo is as    While significantly better than the console versions, the PC port of this game suffers from quite a lot of problems that seem to stem from a lack of optimization. Strange as the quality of the game doesn't differ from the previous outings and these games didn't really have much in the way of such problems.

    From the story and gameplay perspective - it's the usual stuff... Abstergo is as creepy as usual,the assassins are doing what they do and that's essentially that. French architecture is modelled very nicely as are the characters. Story gets a bit dull here and there though, which is a bad thing in a mostly story-driven game.

    Essentially - a fun game, but the formula is getting kinda stale and due to optimization issues and some minor bugs, it fails to rise above mediocrity. Hence the "slightly above average, 6".    … Expand
  7. ritsuka66
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    The technical issues (framerate, bugs, getting stuck in geometry) alone should prevent anybody from giving this a 10/10 score. Case closed. You can't reward something a perfect score that has so many glaring technical issues. ( My pc can't handle tthis game above of 25 FPS) It's a terrible technical mess of game.
  8. sscott0829tw
    Dec 8, 2014
    7
    PROS:stunning and gorgeous Paris,interesting coop missions,you can customize your own assassin
    CONS:lots of bugs,bad fps,lag,a boring story,a short story, new combat system is annoying and too simple.
    Hope Ubisoft can do better next time
  9. davidheras
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    I think, This game need to have a patch. we can't value only for the optimization. I lfeel like watching Paris and as is done. And the history is quite beautiful .
  10. Ketis_12
    Nov 16, 2019
    7
    The game is not as bad as the reviews show. The story was pretty good and graphics not bad at all for a 5 year old game. No performance issues playing with RX Vega 56. The gameplay just doesn't feel responsive and the game is buggy as hell. Overall a decent assassin's creed game nonetheless.
  11. akarnokd
    Dec 10, 2016
    7
    Waited nearly 2 years to have a decent GPU to run this. It is somewhat more of the same with small improvements such as auto-descent. The menus and the map work well with mouse and keyboard. I'm glad the co-op missions were solo-able. Generally, it feels a bit tedious and grindy, but at least the progress on collectibles is clear. The story is okay, there's barely any "tail" missions butWaited nearly 2 years to have a decent GPU to run this. It is somewhat more of the same with small improvements such as auto-descent. The menus and the map work well with mouse and keyboard. I'm glad the co-op missions were solo-able. Generally, it feels a bit tedious and grindy, but at least the progress on collectibles is clear. The story is okay, there's barely any "tail" missions but sometimes the quests are difficult. The parkour-AI is somewhat better but often had its own mind, jumping on each nearby desks or refusing to climb/descent at times.… Expand
  12. Krzych
    Aug 28, 2017
    7
    Very uneven game. From one side, visual fidelity, texture quality, lighting, character models and especially complexity and density of the world are very impressive. Even now, 3 years later, the game is still among the very best in this regard. The setting is done beautifully. Requirements as of today with all the initial issues sorted out are adequate to what game represents and it isVery uneven game. From one side, visual fidelity, texture quality, lighting, character models and especially complexity and density of the world are very impressive. Even now, 3 years later, the game is still among the very best in this regard. The setting is done beautifully. Requirements as of today with all the initial issues sorted out are adequate to what game represents and it is performing in a way typical for more advanced AAA games, unless you really have no clue what you are doing and you are choosing settings inadequate to your hardware. Some glitches still remain though and they may occasionally happen. As for game mechanics, they are significantly improved from previous parts. The range of movements is much bigger and Arno moves and performs much better and more naturally than predecessors. Stealth game is finally taken care of too. Combat is more realistic, slower paced and much more challenging than before, as well as stealth, there are also a lot of narrow interiors filled with enemies, so difficulty level has grown significantly from previous games. Character and equipment customization is also significantly better. So those are all good things. Unfortunately the story and how it is presented is the worst in the series. The story is not flowing, characters on both sides are insignificant, especially Assassins are the most boring and colorless in the series, complete lack of spirit, enemies are also not well shown and do not bring any emotions, you just don't feel any significance and threat from them, the game completely lacks the buildup for enemies, they are dead 1 minute after you discover them. The entire story lacks the definition. Even usually powerful things like death of people close to main character or his internal struggle do not make much impression, even on someone sensitive for such aspects. The entire revolution is also completely missing in the story, if not the chaos and disorder on the streets you would have hard time noticing any revolution at all. This is not what I expected from the game with such a great setting, potential was great but it was completely wasted. Still worth playing, because like I said in terms of visual fidelity and especially world's complexity and density this is the best of the best, mechanics are also good and challenging, character and equipment customization is there, this is all good and in this regard it has a lot of feel from previous games and even improves on that, but there is nothing behind it, the game is just not functionating as a whole.… Expand
  13. billobob
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    The game isn't poorly optimized for PCs, it's just poorly optimized in general. The console ports are much worse--FPS in the 20s with worse graphics. With a GTX 970 and I7 920 (which is 5 years old at this point but still very capable), I get anywhere from 30-55 FPS with "very high" settings. Lowering the settings does little to improve framerate, which is a big sign of a poorly optimizedThe game isn't poorly optimized for PCs, it's just poorly optimized in general. The console ports are much worse--FPS in the 20s with worse graphics. With a GTX 970 and I7 920 (which is 5 years old at this point but still very capable), I get anywhere from 30-55 FPS with "very high" settings. Lowering the settings does little to improve framerate, which is a big sign of a poorly optimized game. My CPU usage is also bizarrely low.

    The game itself is pretty good if you have the hardware to run it. The missions are more assassin-like than previous entries, and you are genuinely challenged/force to think in many of them. The story is "meh", but the quality mission design and incredible recreation/ambiance of the city make up for it in my view. Coop is surprisingly well implemented, given you have enough friends with beefy PCs to play with you.

    If you have the hardware to run it and enjoy the series, you will enjoy Unity. The gameplay and main missions are much better than in previous games. If you're on the fence and a casual fan, wait until the patches or inevitable "sequel" that will refine everything and run much better while possibly having a better story.

    But it's metacritic, so of course the "this game sux!!!" reviews will be flagged as helpful.    … Expand
  14. Steve85
    Nov 21, 2014
    5
    I don't know how many lines of code this game has but I can tell it would be technically demanding. The realism of the city and the crowds of people makes this a demanding game on one's hardware. But there is not much point in releasing a game that is barely playable due to poor frame rates. I would love to be able just to wander about old Paris but I have my options turned down so low asI don't know how many lines of code this game has but I can tell it would be technically demanding. The realism of the city and the crowds of people makes this a demanding game on one's hardware. But there is not much point in releasing a game that is barely playable due to poor frame rates. I would love to be able just to wander about old Paris but I have my options turned down so low as to make the place looks rather ordinary.
    Also, I find the button options weird. I guess it has something to do with the port from console but then again maybe this kind of game just doesn't translate well to pc.
    One thing that really gets me is how much of this game is aimed at being online. Have to be online to open some treasure chests,Initiates (whatever they are), EStore. If I wanted online I would have chosen to be online. The single player experience is cluttered by these online options.    … Expand
  15. jvmcnk
    Nov 20, 2014
    5
    As patch 1.2, it works at 1080p on ultra with a single 970 (oc 1450) +3570k (oc 4.3) +16gb ram fine (+ 30 fps solid). No major glitches nor crashes.
    Top graphics, better controls, cool animations, no more health regen, nice crowd effects.
    But after five sequences is boring as hell. Bonus is 3 over 3 cover kills, jesus what were they thinking. I start this franchise with ac3 then ac4 (I    As patch 1.2, it works at 1080p on ultra with a single 970 (oc 1450) +3570k (oc 4.3) +16gb ram fine (+ 30 fps solid). No major glitches nor crashes.
    Top graphics, better controls, cool animations, no more health regen, nice crowd effects.
    But after five sequences is boring as hell. Bonus is 3 over 3 cover kills, jesus what were they thinking. I start this franchise with ac3 then ac4 (I loved them both, a bit more ac4), then try ac1 (I never finished it quite boring), never try ac2 (didn't bother). And this acu is nearly as boring as ac1.    … Expand
  16. Giggles
    Dec 1, 2014
    7
    Honestly, I don't think ACU gets all the credit it deserves because its technical issues overshadow the gameplay changes. And it DOES have some major technical issues, let's get that right out there first. Play the game in its current form and you'll find yourself in a lagfest, freezing every few minutes and glitching through the ground occasionally. Though the new stealth/cover mode andHonestly, I don't think ACU gets all the credit it deserves because its technical issues overshadow the gameplay changes. And it DOES have some major technical issues, let's get that right out there first. Play the game in its current form and you'll find yourself in a lagfest, freezing every few minutes and glitching through the ground occasionally. Though the new stealth/cover mode and descending option are great ideas at their core, their controls feel clumsy and still need quite a bit of tinkering. I'd discourage anyone from buying the game until Ubisoft has released a few patches that solve these problems, as it simply won't be worth your money in its current state.

    That being said, this is the first game in the series (and really, I loved Black Flag, but still) that gives me the actual feeling the creators tried to fix some of the game's biggest flaws. The addition of a pretty decent skilltree and equipment system allows for tons of customisation and lets you adjust your assassin to your own playstyle. Random events, side-missions and storyline missions have a much better design than the game's predecessors, never feeling repetitive or lineair, but instead granting you an incredible degree of freedom to achieve your goal the way you see fit: Which is pretty much what we all wanted missions to look like since the first Assassins Creed. Difficulty has been upped (it's not quite there, but it's heading in the right direction) by making enemies stronger and more aggressive and by having missions require more thinking and planning. Powerful skills, such as bombs, disguise or double assassination, need to be unlocked first, which is actually a pretty nice touch.

    The story of the game is so-so, but it holds up. Arno is definitely no Ezio or Edward, but he's likeable enough not to make you want to stop playing. Same goes for the other characters. Personally, I like Arno's animation a lot as he moves and fights with a lot more "sophistication" and acrobacy than most previous assassins. The whole Abstergo mayham has quite obviously been moved to the background and is now used more as a way of "explaining" the game rather than actually forming a progressing background story. Quite a bummer for the people who enjoyed it, but personally, I never really did. I like the whole "DNA memory simulation" theme behind the games, but the story was atrocious. It's probably better off this way.

    I can't really judge as the game's graphics yet since, because of its horible bugs, I can't play it on (ultra) high. By the looks of it, however, it isn't really significantly better than the previous games. 18th century Paris looks smashing, as we've grown to expect, but doesn't feel revolutionarily pretty. A pretty nifty new feature in ACU's world is the fact you can go indoors now. You can use houses as shortcuts (freely, not in an AC3 cutscene kind of way) and many missions take place inside buildings. This contributes a lot to the whole freeroam feeling.

    I'm rating the game a 7 for potential since, the way I feel it, Ubisoft is really heading down the right track here, giving me high hopes for future AC's. I hope people can see past the game's technical problems and still purchase it once these are fixed, as it might just be one of the most fun games of the series: An uncut diamond.    … Expand
  17. SenshudoTV
    Nov 20, 2014
    6
    Assassin's Creed Unity is a beautiful game when it wants to be. As a first entry into next-generation gaming, Ubisoft has a lot of work to do. Once the bugs are fixed, the game might be worthy of a discount pick up.
  18. indi01
    Nov 12, 2014
    5
    I only played a couple of hours, my thoughts so far:
    The good:
    -The scale of the world, the number of assets, the settings are really impressive. -fights are more challenging. That's a plus. -I like the story and the characters so far. The bad: -like already stated, performance is atrocious. I'm able more or less to play decently with a gtx 970, although I had massive drops in    I only played a couple of hours, my thoughts so far:
    The good:
    -The scale of the world, the number of assets, the settings are really impressive.
    -fights are more challenging. That's a plus.
    -I like the story and the characters so far.

    The bad:
    -like already stated, performance is atrocious. I'm able more or less to play decently with a gtx 970, although I had massive drops in cutscenes. This performance across all systems is really unacceptable.
    -related, bugs are all over the place. It's a disgrace. I lost count of the pop-ins and of the low res textures, I saw my sword hovering on my side, Npcs get regularly stuck somewhere, collision detection often fails especially on buildings. You get the point.
    -The game looks very good, IF you max it and go heavy on AA. Needless to say, it will murder your frame rate.

    This is a great game with lots to offer. Unfortunately in its current state I can't really recommend it. Shame on Ubisoft for releasing a beloved product before it was ready. I can only hope this turns out like Rome total war 2, where after a disastrous release the game saw improvements.    … Expand
  19. bskierys
    Jun 4, 2019
    7
    It still amazes me how poorly this game is perceived. While this is not a revolution that it was told to be, but I had a great time playing it.
    What shines the most in Unity are the main assassinations. Honestly, I think they are one of the best in the series. Each one of them is unique. in each one, we have multiple ways to attack. We can free the prisoners to create a diversion, we can    It still amazes me how poorly this game is perceived. While this is not a revolution that it was told to be, but I had a great time playing it.
    What shines the most in Unity are the main assassinations. Honestly, I think they are one of the best in the series. Each one of them is unique. in each one, we have multiple ways to attack. We can free the prisoners to create a diversion, we can rob a monk to grab a key to the secret entrance to the building and so on. And for the first time in the series, I feel that Altair's word are true: "I am the blade in the crowd". The crowds in this game are amazing. There are a lot of people on the screen. Of course, they are mindless copies with no purpose, but this is still enough for you to feel like a real assassin.
    When speaking of crowds is hard not to mention the setting. The game takes place during the French revolution in the 18th century. And I have to admit, I have a mixed feeling about that. As usual, the city is done with perfection. Walking on the streets of Paris, now full of barricades and flames, climbing on a Notre Dame Cathedral - just amazing. But I feel like the story potential of the Revolution was just wasted. The Revolution is just a background. We don't take part, we are just passing by.
    The story is ok. That is all I can say. The protagonist has its moments. For the first time in the series, I felt like we have someone who questions what other people is saying to him. But for the most part of the game, he is just flat and boring.
    The gameplay was rebuild. The combat is better and a little more difficult. The introduction of descending action during parkour was a great choice. And for the first time in the series, we have a dedicated stealth mode. I also really liked the open-world activities in the city. Especially detective quests and city object-finding puzzles called "Nostradamus' riddles".
    Don't get me wrong. The game has its problems. Technical issues, Poorly designed user interface, forgettable story and an open world filled with just a little too generic quests. But It is a good game. I recommend you give it a try.    … Expand
  20. MercenaryofHate
    Aug 28, 2019
    7
    This might sound strange but I actually like Assassin's Creed Unity sure the story is forgettable and leaves you feeling confused sometimes but that is not the prime aspect of AC Unity. What about the music? No that isn't it either. Here is what is good about the game thought for start the graphics for this game is phenomenal the busy streets and rooftops of 18th century France is a joy toThis might sound strange but I actually like Assassin's Creed Unity sure the story is forgettable and leaves you feeling confused sometimes but that is not the prime aspect of AC Unity. What about the music? No that isn't it either. Here is what is good about the game thought for start the graphics for this game is phenomenal the busy streets and rooftops of 18th century France is a joy to explore and fight in which brings me to my next point combat is..enjoyable but the use of overpowered guns from npcs can end you fun qucikly. Still the kills are fun to preform. What about the character Arno himself? Well he is charming but aside from his own hidden motives to pursue he really doesn't have much development he is a good assassin and I guess that is what matters the most for members of the Assassin Order. Compared to Shay or Edward he's a step down. The customization really improved and this is a big plus for the game as it feels worth it to compete in challenges to earn reward clothing and weapons. Bottom line the game is still fun to free roam in and do parkour.… Expand
  21. SilverOrlov
    Sep 27, 2019
    7
    If this game was on its own, I would not criticize it very much, since in general I liked the main story. But as part of an entire series that once had an amazing story and atmosphere - this is absolutely not the way the series was supposed to go. When I played this game in 2018, I did not encounter any bugs, so they probably already fixed them... but on the other hand I met a veryIf this game was on its own, I would not criticize it very much, since in general I liked the main story. But as part of an entire series that once had an amazing story and atmosphere - this is absolutely not the way the series was supposed to go. When I played this game in 2018, I did not encounter any bugs, so they probably already fixed them... but on the other hand I met a very uncomfortable battle system in which everything "dances and flickers". Too much casual design. Too many smooth, more than enough pretty decorations. I didn’t really like the whole French surroundings ... or more correctly, how it was implemented in this game.… Expand
  22. Gawee08
    Dec 20, 2014
    5
    You should buy Assassin's Creed Unity but don't buy it right now, hold off until they fix everything.
    I didn't know they could make optimizing worse than Watch_Dogs but then they release Assassin's Creed Unity on PC in a terrible stage. This game deserves a much higher score but I can see why it's so low, since Ubisoft released it way too early and didn't bother fixing the bugs. The game    You should buy Assassin's Creed Unity but don't buy it right now, hold off until they fix everything.
    I didn't know they could make optimizing worse than Watch_Dogs but then they release Assassin's Creed Unity on PC in a terrible stage. This game deserves a much higher score but I can see why it's so low, since Ubisoft released it way too early and didn't bother fixing the bugs. The game itself is really fun and probably the second best game in the Assassin's Creed franchise but I can't enjoy it when I have stuttering and FPS issues on low settings while I have a good gaming computer!

    Assassin's Creed Unity follows the story of a man named Arno Victor Dorian in the French Revolution . His father was killed at a party when Arno was just a small child in around his 10 year old stage. After that, a man named (Mister) François de la Serre adopts him. Arno played with a girl around his age named Elise and he falls in love with her, even though her father is (Mister) François de la Serre. Arno, in his adult years, is accused of murdering (Mister) François de la Serre and therefore he goes to prison. At prison, he finds out that his father used to be an assassin after meeting a man named Bellic. They escape out of prison in a riot and then Arno decides to join the assassins. Since this is a no spoiler review, that is all I will say.

    Assassin's Creed Unity is a laggy and buggy mess. The game is great but bugs and FPS issues take away from it. Parkouring is the worst we've seen with nonhuman jumps, Arno never wants to go where you want to and it is just incredibly glitchy. Fighting should be good as they removed the counter system, and it is but the lag doesn't let me do it right!

    Stealth in this game is great though, it actually is stealthy unlike any other Assassin's Creed game. I mean litereally why did it take so long for Ubisoft to put in a stealth button? It's really fun and even more fun with friends. The phantom blade is also great as it helps in stealth a lot and just looks cool overall. Can't say anything else about stealth honestly.

    Co-Op in this game is incredibly fun! Even with the bugs and connection issues, I still do actually manage to have fun with my friends, although I do get frustrated sometimes with bugs. The missions are all unique, the heists are.. meh and it's just fun to mess around in open world. I do wish you could play the campaign in co-op because that would be amazing.

    The level design, atmosphere and graphics in this game is the best I've seen in any Assassin's Creed game, it is incredibly immersive and the little details are massive. The art directors really put their heart and soul into this game and it shames me to see that I can't even see it a lot due to me having to run the game at low settings but otherwise, it is amazing and it really makes me feel like I'm France during the revolution period.

    Arno is an amazing character, his humour completely matches my style (Sarcastic), he reminds me of Ezio which can never be a bad thing and he's realistic. Like Ubisoft stated, Arno is not just some grizzled action hero, he's a real person who can get hurt easily and has many emotions which makes him more relatable. Arno's story is about redemption, while Ezio's was about revenge. Arno also is a great assassin as he also thinks very stealthily which is what a true assassin should do, it's even in their brotherhood.

    The story in this game is great, I haven't played it that much therefore I will change this section of my review in later time but from what I've played, it's really good although I don't have a really good hook that makes me want to keep playing it, instead I just want to be playing co-op a lot but the story is great and any Assassin's Creed fan will enjoy it.

    Overall, Assassin's Creed Unity is great! Everything we want in an Assassin's Creed game is right there but we can't enjoy it when Ubisoft keeps releasing it in terrible times where we can't run it well on our gaming rigs! It's a buggy mess. You should really buy Assassin's Creed Unity but not in the current state it is in, wait a few months until they fix this buggy mess of a game. I enjoy Unity but like I said, it's too buggy for me to fully enjoy, it can really be an amazing game.    … Expand
  23. Bushido95
    Feb 10, 2022
    5
    Невероятно красивые декорации и на 2014 год выглядит просто потрясающе, но всё остальное либо так себе либо плохо.
  24. Wesker1856
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the only major Assassin's Creed release about which I can say I'm disappointed. The game is poorly fine tuned as the myriad of glitches and bugs can attest to. In other words, even if someone were only to play it for an hour, it would become obvious that the game was subjected to minimal polish. The story is no where near as interesting or engaging as any of the other Creed games e.g. AC2 or AC4: BF. Although I played it to its finish (I beat the game) on a powerful gaming computer, I can imagine how frustrating the intermittent stuttering and wildly unstable frame rate could be for those who played it on a less power computer or even either of the consoles. Just to give an example of the poor polish the developers did for the game, on the very last story mission, the antagonist continually repeats the same lines over and over if he attacks you or is interrupted while he is speaking in any way.

    To sum up, the game is buggy and glitchy, has little polish, and has an uninspiring, uninteresting story compared to the other games in the series. It's still an okay game, but no where near the quality you would expect from an Assassin's Creed game.    … Expand
  25. xTobyMc
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    The game is okay, but fairly boring and didn't really expand too much on the series' storyline. I play Assassin's Creed mainly for the interesting concept of 'the ones who came before', or the pre-human God people as others might put it. This game lacks any interesting content in regards to this, and so it's literally just an entire game of combat and no innovation to the unique storyThe game is okay, but fairly boring and didn't really expand too much on the series' storyline. I play Assassin's Creed mainly for the interesting concept of 'the ones who came before', or the pre-human God people as others might put it. This game lacks any interesting content in regards to this, and so it's literally just an entire game of combat and no innovation to the unique story previous games carried.

    Combat was satisfying but nothing new. Last year we were introduced to naval combat and an entirely new atmosphere which was a delight. This year however I feel they've taken a step backwards, nothing in the game makes you say "wow".

    Of course you've probably seen all the commotion with the game's performance. Firstly, bear in mind that all the other reviews giving it 0/10 are completely prejudice and these people did not give the game time before stating their rating/opinion. Yes, the game was poor on day 1. However, a few days later after two patches I haven't really had any problems. Admittedly I have two GTX 970's, but still, I'm getting around 20fps more than I was on day 1 and haven't had nearly as many problems. The game is definitely playable.

    The one great thing about this game was the NPC atmosphere. Everywhere you go there are just hundreds of people everywhere, it really brings Paris to life. On the other hand this is probably what causes so much game lag, so it'd be nice to have options to reduce crowd numbers.    … Expand
  26. Gohenko
    Oct 23, 2015
    6
    Well, Unity is neither my favourite or my least favourite AC game, albeit it's certainly the buggiest. Many of my personal problems with the franchise have been addressed here and at least somewhat improved. You no longer feel like an undying god among men during combat (i.e. you can actually die pretty quickly now if you do a wrong move), which in turn makes you want to avoid combat andWell, Unity is neither my favourite or my least favourite AC game, albeit it's certainly the buggiest. Many of my personal problems with the franchise have been addressed here and at least somewhat improved. You no longer feel like an undying god among men during combat (i.e. you can actually die pretty quickly now if you do a wrong move), which in turn makes you want to avoid combat and use a stealthy approach instead. The gameplay in general feels more similar to AC2 than the pirate adventure game AC4 that really should've been a new IP instead. Movement still feels a bit clunky at times, but the new free-run descend mechanic is a welcome addition, as it helps a lot when trying to get down from rooftops without accidentally committing suicide. I like the amount of character customisation that's on offer, but it's also irritating as Ubisoft is really pushing for microtransactions here and it shows.

    Story is kinda "meh". It's the same old revenge tale that we've already seen in plenty of AC games before, and Élise was the only character I cared about. The protagonist, Arno, is kind of a mix between Ezio and Altaïr, but there's just not really much depth to his character at all. It's a shame that the story did not take better advantage of the French Revolution setting. It's presented very well when you're just exploring around Paris, but the actual missions and side quests don't really have anything interest going on.

    GPU: GTX 970
    CPU: i7-4790k
    Monitor resolution: 1920x1080
    Performance on the PC version is a lot better than I was expecting. Granted, I got the game recently and have only played the 1.5 version, but still. I'm either really lucky or Ubisoft have done a good job fixing a lot of the problems with the game. I'm using highest settings except for shadows and AA and I get a consistent 60fps with vsync on, only dropping below that if there's a huge amount of NPCs on the screen. During cutscenes framerate can sometimes drop as low as 40, but it isn't too noticeable. The game does look gorgeous, especially during cutscenes. The biggest issue I have graphics-wise is that there's quite a lot of pop-in when moving fast.
    As for bugs and glitches, they're definitely worth mentioning. I've played the game for about 30 hours now and I've had the game crash to desktop twice, and once it forced me to restart the whole computer when it froze so badly I couldn't do anything. Opening cutscenes of co-op missions never work properly and sometimes I can't complete missions due to some important NPC just standing around when it should be moving. Other than that you have your usual minor open world game stuff, like NPCs trying to walk through walls, weird physics glitches et cetera.

    As a final note, the sound design in this game is absolutely awful. Some of the combat sounds are especially poor-sounding and the reverb on the sounds is often way off. Ambient sounds are lacking and the game doesn't have a particularly interesting soundtrack. Thankfully, the voice acting is pretty good, at least in French. Dunno about the English ones, since I couldn't stand French characters speaking in a very British accent and I immediately turned the spoken language to French.

    Based on what I've written about the game so far, you'd think I'd give it an even lower score than I did. I really wanted to, but I just couldn't. Even with all its problems, Unity is a good game and I've had lots of fun playing it. It just could've been so much more, and that's why the final word I use to describe Unity is "disappointment".

    Oh, and what the hell is up with Uplay games needing to be on the same partition as the OS to work? Every one of the games I play through Uplay have had the same problem. It's bloody annoying, since each game can take up to 50Gb of space and my main drive only has about 200Gb available overall.    … Expand
  27. MartinEzy225
    Aug 22, 2020
    7
    I got the game way after the release so I was spared from the glitchy **** and it wasn't as bad as all the reviews make it out to be. I 100% completed this game and yes, there were some repetitive grindy missions and Co-op was hella buggy but the history of those missions was interesting. The parkour and setting of Unity were probably one of the most intricate and well designed of theI got the game way after the release so I was spared from the glitchy **** and it wasn't as bad as all the reviews make it out to be. I 100% completed this game and yes, there were some repetitive grindy missions and Co-op was hella buggy but the history of those missions was interesting. The parkour and setting of Unity were probably one of the most intricate and well designed of the series. The story, however, was pretty much a remake of 2 and cliche as F. The heroine had an annoying voice and Arno's personality was terribly designed. With a hood, the dudes like an icicle and when without it, he's and oaf. The story felt short and bland and did not live up to the hype of its trailers.… Expand
  28. gavriloscharf
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    A lot of the negativity I've seen about it was due to the prevalent bugs in the game. Eventually they did patch out a significant amount of them but yes, there is still some bugs (some that require to reload the game). However despite all this, the game still excels in many areas. Paris is easily the best designed city in the series, both gameplay-wise and aesthetically. The game looksA lot of the negativity I've seen about it was due to the prevalent bugs in the game. Eventually they did patch out a significant amount of them but yes, there is still some bugs (some that require to reload the game). However despite all this, the game still excels in many areas. Paris is easily the best designed city in the series, both gameplay-wise and aesthetically. The game looks very gorgeous and really nails the feel of French Revolution with all the chaos.

    Gameplay is top-notch. The stealth is still great, only thing missing in that area is whistling to draw guards which was present in previous games. More focus is given to social stealth, which feels like a return to form. Parkour is easily the best in the series, with controlled descent allowing you to properly make your way down a building quickly without a haystack. The combat is very similar but still quite different than the rest. No more "instant kill counters" but instead they leave the enemy open for a follow-up attack. One major gripe is that early on, there may be high level enemies that are massive damage sponges that kill you in two hits but that gets solved once you level up. You very much can be overwhelmed by enemies and really encourages you to run away. Overall combat is designed as something where you can definitely take on multiple enemies but you're not some godlike killing machine like the previous games where you could fight an entire battalion by yourself. The gear system is also my favorite in the series as you can customize your character to a certain playthrough without delving too deep into the "RPG min-max" insanity that usually follows.

    Story is not bad but definitely not phenomenal. It's very middle-ground. There is certainly a lot of great moments that make the story worth playing but there is also a lot of contrived moments that are difficult to understand at first playthrough. It is definitely one of those games where the story becomes significantly better on the successive playthroughs as you notice hints and understand the importance of certain dialogues or scenes. The over-arching story is actually pretty good, it's just the individual arcs within the story range from messy to pretty good. The modern day story is 100% an afterthought thrown in just because they feel required to.

    Overall the game is incredibly fun, very aesthetically beautiful, but the story is very average. Thankfully the story doesn't detract from the game to any negative degree to let you enjoy playing through the game.    … Expand
  29. Robnof
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    Attention to detail, wow. Paris is just beautiful and full of life. There's a lot going on in this game, which is probably why it's so demanding. I'm running this on a GTX 780 and I'm only managing 30 fps average. This might be due to the fact that Ubisoft desperately needs to optimize the game.

    Fantastic game in terms of depth and visuals, but hold off on buying it until Ubisoft    Attention to detail, wow. Paris is just beautiful and full of life. There's a lot going on in this game, which is probably why it's so demanding. I'm running this on a GTX 780 and I'm only managing 30 fps average. This might be due to the fact that Ubisoft desperately needs to optimize the game.

    Fantastic game in terms of depth and visuals, but hold off on buying it until Ubisoft patches and polishes the game to the point that it's playable.    … Expand
  30. Meta1234
    Apr 16, 2018
    7
    First, apologies to the players who got the game on launch day 1 and experienced the intense buggyness of it.

    I tend as a player to have some restraint (perhaps comes with the player's age) and usually get the game a bit later than the launch, not only to benefit from a more balanced price, but also to make sure that the game runs as smoothly as possible. The long-lasting taste that    First, apologies to the players who got the game on launch day 1 and experienced the intense buggyness of it.

    I tend as a player to have some restraint (perhaps comes with the player's age) and usually get the game a bit later than the launch, not only to benefit from a more balanced price, but also to make sure that the game runs as smoothly as possible.

    The long-lasting taste that this game left me with, is slightly higher than the AC III game. It is a 7.

    It was a major effort to upgrade the graphics but on the other hand the story was dull and could not come near the Ezio trilogy.

    The difficulty of the game was frustrating, in particular the combat balance. Once again just like in the AC III game the environment felt very dense in a suffocation way.

    Had I taken the buggyness into account it would have been a 5, but I tend not to.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
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  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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