Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. xrxgmr
    Sep 12, 2022
    10
    One of my favorite in this entire series, time will tell, if AC Mirage parkour can match Unity or not.
  2. justgaming00
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    Unity and Black Flag were Peak of Assassin's Creed, that's absolute fact. Those two games were both ahead of time and simply great! Syndicate is underrated, but not as good as those two, Origins was nice, but very different, Odyssey was garbage and Valhalla has it's moments. Only future will tell, if Mirage is great or not, but until then i would highly recommend Unity or Black Flag andUnity and Black Flag were Peak of Assassin's Creed, that's absolute fact. Those two games were both ahead of time and simply great! Syndicate is underrated, but not as good as those two, Origins was nice, but very different, Odyssey was garbage and Valhalla has it's moments. Only future will tell, if Mirage is great or not, but until then i would highly recommend Unity or Black Flag and maybe Syndicate too, because, while inferior than those two, it's still fun.… Expand
  3. ACValhallabest
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    This is one my favorite Assassin games. How the hell did this one get so much hate for bugs, when way buggier games or equally buggy games get all the excuses in the world? So unfair. Unlike trash games like Fallout 4 that gets all the excuses possible, Unity is actually worth playing. Actually good game. It's better than rogue, odyssey, valhalla, ac 3, ac 1, revelations, syndicate. InThis is one my favorite Assassin games. How the hell did this one get so much hate for bugs, when way buggier games or equally buggy games get all the excuses in the world? So unfair. Unlike trash games like Fallout 4 that gets all the excuses possible, Unity is actually worth playing. Actually good game. It's better than rogue, odyssey, valhalla, ac 3, ac 1, revelations, syndicate. In fact, i enjoy this one way more than ezio games, i really do. I know ac 2 is important, but Unity is equally important. Black Flag is still the best tho.… Expand
  4. GamingHistorian
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    I always liked this game a lot, graphically years ahead of time, parkour? one of the best ever! With recent mods, it's even better, would recommend.
  5. Gluupor
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    One of the best assassin's Creed in the world. In the Game we have the parkour in the all what I am see.
  6. kaan2ification
    Jun 21, 2015
    9
    First of all I want to say: this game is a masterpiece.
    Amazing graphics, great story, an astonishing action-adventure placed in the middle of the french revolution.
    The surroundings are beautifully represented and crafted to the smallest detail. On my GTX970 it runs flawlessly not dropping below 45 FPS on ultra settings with fxaa at 1080p, unlike Black Flag, even when the scenes are    First of all I want to say: this game is a masterpiece.
    Amazing graphics, great story, an astonishing action-adventure placed in the middle of the french revolution.
    The surroundings are beautifully represented and crafted to the smallest detail.
    On my GTX970 it runs flawlessly not dropping below 45 FPS on ultra settings with fxaa at 1080p, unlike Black Flag, even when the scenes are extremely crowded, so in these circumstance I think a 9 fits the game best.    … Expand
  7. Avean
    Nov 11, 2014
    9
    First time writing a review on this site, but lately trolls have been flooding the reviews with bad score. This game is basicly THE Assassins Creed we have been waiting for. Ubisoft have finally listened and given us a proper combat system, extended parkour system and a new next generation graphics system to top it with a 4-player coop system.

    The story and the characters are a lot more    First time writing a review on this site, but lately trolls have been flooding the reviews with bad score. This game is basicly THE Assassins Creed we have been waiting for. Ubisoft have finally listened and given us a proper combat system, extended parkour system and a new next generation graphics system to top it with a 4-player coop system.

    The story and the characters are a lot more interesting and you will get dragged into the story from the very start. I read some of the bad reviews here and everyone is rating it a 0 because of low fps, calling it unoptimized. Sure its very demanding and sure they will optimize it more, but the game has insane details so low end and medium systems will have a hard time running this right now.

    Still, its ridiculous to rate it a 0 because of that, this is the best in the series by far.    … Expand
  8. Greenwood0
    Aug 23, 2015
    9
    I started playing this game after all of the bugs and problems were fixed, so let's say it's a different experience for me. The controls are far better than the older ones. The graphic details are phenomenal. The story line is great, but the other side quests and collectibles are so nice to do that you end up doing a bunch of them while you're doing the story line, which is probably whatI started playing this game after all of the bugs and problems were fixed, so let's say it's a different experience for me. The controls are far better than the older ones. The graphic details are phenomenal. The story line is great, but the other side quests and collectibles are so nice to do that you end up doing a bunch of them while you're doing the story line, which is probably what the game designers wanted. I really like this game, it's the best since AC 2.… Expand
  9. tiho
    Oct 10, 2016
    9
    I heard this game was a technical mess at launch. It's probably true, but my personal experience playing it almost two years later (after several patches by Ubisoft) is that it looks beautiful, runs smoothly on my GTX 970, and there aren't that many bugs (nothing game-breaking at least, though the AI definitely has some quirks). Overall I really enjoyed Unity, it was a nice change fromI heard this game was a technical mess at launch. It's probably true, but my personal experience playing it almost two years later (after several patches by Ubisoft) is that it looks beautiful, runs smoothly on my GTX 970, and there aren't that many bugs (nothing game-breaking at least, though the AI definitely has some quirks). Overall I really enjoyed Unity, it was a nice change from Black Flag and Rogue which I played just before. My only real complaint preventing me from giving a 10 is the story, which I found to lack clarity and purpose. But the gameplay is tons of fun, with more tools and freedom than ever to assassinate your targets the way you plan it.… Expand
  10. alfdib
    Nov 27, 2014
    9
    Cannot believe so bad rated.
    I've got a 3yo PC with ATI 8750 and it's working well...
    The story is good, the secondary mission nice and the coop are fun... and you can discover paris in wounderful 1800 reconstruction... for me ACU is a very good surprise after AC3 and ACBF...
  11. robbena13
    Jan 3, 2015
    9
    this assassin's creed is one of the best assassin's creed story wise and graphics wise.the reason it is hated is its bugs.it has an excellent story and well placed story missions,graphics are superb.i really enjoyed playing this game except its annoying bugs.overall this game is one of the best franchise of assassin's creed.
  12. yomo1
    Nov 12, 2014
    9
    disregarding the technical side of the game's release, i have recieved exactly what i wanted from an assasins credd game: running around and killing people!
  13. uforoboso
    Jan 21, 2015
    9
    I can't believe this game gets such low reviews. I imagine it's all due to the glitches that it suffered at launch. I'm playing it one month later and it's working really fine. Some NPC sometimes behave wierdly, but you can live with that, happens in mostly all the games.

    I am playing it at 4K resolution with a GTX 970, at max (ultra) settings and it runs fine, it may get slow FPS    I can't believe this game gets such low reviews. I imagine it's all due to the glitches that it suffered at launch. I'm playing it one month later and it's working really fine. Some NPC sometimes behave wierdly, but you can live with that, happens in mostly all the games.

    I am playing it at 4K resolution with a GTX 970, at max (ultra) settings and it runs fine, it may get slow FPS occasionally but come on! I could just reduce something and it would be smooth as butter always.

    I read most people criticize it comparing it to Black Flag and the earlier games.. I'm not comparing it. I remember reading the same criticism about Black Flag last year. I think Unity is awesome, Paris is awesome and it's a pleasure to just explore it. There are so many things to do, and graphically.. man, it's a treat. Best graphics ever, except maybe just Crysis 3. The light, the effects.. it feels like playing in a '800 painting.

    Maybe the average guy doesn't care about that. I do. And it's an awesome experience, worth the price (that by the way, got much cheaper considering the bad ratings).

    And COOP is real fun, much better than the average multiplayer. There is a lot of content overall in the game, different kind of solo and coop missions etc.. you hardly get bored or see the end of it. I don't know if this is the best AC ever, it's simply a very good and fun one.

    So yes, maybe it's good they release games with bugs, so people gets angry, write bad reviews and prices drop, and you also get for free what was supposed to be a DLC (Dead Kings). I think it's a steal now, just get it!!    … Expand
  14. EljeroTV
    Jul 31, 2018
    9
    Heavily underrated game that improved upon the traditional formula of AC games in so many ways without losing its identity. Because this is at its core what an Assassin's Creed game should look like:

    No pirates, no Indian tribe story, no Grand Theft Horse Carriages - just grounded urban assassinations and infiltrations. In addition to that we have the best parcour system of the series    Heavily underrated game that improved upon the traditional formula of AC games in so many ways without losing its identity. Because this is at its core what an Assassin's Creed game should look like:

    No pirates, no Indian tribe story, no Grand Theft Horse Carriages - just grounded urban assassinations and infiltrations. In addition to that we have the best parcour system of the series with great fluidity and animations, a challenging combat system with a huge variety of weapons and great character customization through equipment.
    Now, they did go too far at some points, for example the skill tree, who is just absolutely unnecessarily restricting your gameplay options, but that's okay. The biggest problem however remains the lack of polish. The game did so much new stuff and improved upon so much on such a large scale, as a result controls can become inaccurate and clumsy (best seen when trying to enter through a window or trapdoor) and bugs still frequently occur.
    Gladly these are no longer game-breaking as they were on release, who as it seems still unjustifiably taint the user score of this brilliant game here on Metacritic. Performance and framerate are also good, considering the beautiful graphics and scale of ingame Paris.

    Sadly, many of the improvements made by Unity were reverted for the succeeding entries instead of polishing their rough edges. Because in Unity we have: Co-op missions, great character customization, freely approachable assassination missions, a challenging and interesting combat system, the best parcour system, detective missions and much, much more including minor improvements like not having missions fail instantaneously but instead offering new objectives to make up for failed attempts and more.

    So, if you like Assassin's Creed, history, or 3rd person action games in general: Buy this game!    … Expand
  15. Hadjimina
    Nov 15, 2014
    9
    This games gameplay is awesome ! It really is the game I have been looking forward to a long time. It's very similar to the brilliant ac2 and acb which were my favorite games so far in the series. So gameplay is awesome, but what about the graphics and technical side of things? Graphics are awesome if you can run them at ultra or very high.
    The only real problems are technical issues. It    This games gameplay is awesome ! It really is the game I have been looking forward to a long time. It's very similar to the brilliant ac2 and acb which were my favorite games so far in the series. So gameplay is awesome, but what about the graphics and technical side of things? Graphics are awesome if you can run them at ultra or very high.
    The only real problems are technical issues. It has a lot of perfermance issues as well as bugs and glitches. The glitches are not game breaking though and ubisoft is really working hard to patch it.
    So all in all when the game is running you will be having a lot of fun. Paris is beautiful and the massive crowds are stunning. It really is the best ac game yet...game-play wise.    … Expand
  16. Voodoo123
    Apr 6, 2018
    9
    +Exceptional digital art
    +Fantastic soundtrack
    +Great voice cast +Immersive virtual paris -Same old creed new skin -A little 'clunky' feeling compared to other creed titles Playing this on modern gaming hardware is a treat at 1440p. Absolutely blown away by the visuals at times playing this. Story is engaging, of decent length and high quality. It's dirt cheap these days so if    +Exceptional digital art
    +Fantastic soundtrack
    +Great voice cast
    +Immersive virtual paris
    -Same old creed new skin
    -A little 'clunky' feeling compared to other creed titles

    Playing this on modern gaming hardware is a treat at 1440p. Absolutely blown away by the visuals at times playing this. Story is engaging, of decent length and high quality. It's dirt cheap these days so if you're a creed fan who happens to own a high/mid range rig you owe it to yourself to try this.    … Expand
  17. reichmeister
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    This game is awesome, lots of things to do, totally immersive ! You do need a good rig though, using 2 gtx780 OC3 in SLI , 16gb ram and I54670 at 4.4ghz. Aslo using Asus ROG swift with GPU controlled refresh. Latest driver seems to have ironed out most of the bugs, using optimised ultra settings at 1440p in Geforce experience.
    Have to agree with another reviewer that Fraps makes the    This game is awesome, lots of things to do, totally immersive ! You do need a good rig though, using 2 gtx780 OC3 in SLI , 16gb ram and I54670 at 4.4ghz. Aslo using Asus ROG swift with GPU controlled refresh. Latest driver seems to have ironed out most of the bugs, using optimised ultra settings at 1440p in Geforce experience.
    Have to agree with another reviewer that Fraps makes the game stutter    … Expand
  18. mAdZeRG
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    I'm writing a reveiew to counterbalance the negative ones.

    I never, NEVER experienced any of the glitches encountered by others : no graphical zombie, no character walking mid-air, no nothing. The game NEVER crashed on my PC and I never got even a single bug in the game's missions. I do know that some are experiencing glitches. All I can say to them is to make sure they have the    I'm writing a reveiew to counterbalance the negative ones.

    I never, NEVER experienced any of the glitches encountered by others : no graphical zombie, no character walking mid-air, no nothing. The game NEVER crashed on my PC and I never got even a single bug in the game's missions.

    I do know that some are experiencing glitches. All I can say to them is to make sure they have the latests drivers and to disable SLI entirely to see if they still have problems. Another solution might be to disable 'Motion Blur' in the graphics options. Although I have a 5960X with a Palit GTX 980, I still think that players with less powerfull setups could easily manage to get the game going ...

    But a very good CPU (at least a 4xxxK) should be used to play this game. Yes guys, read this well: mid-setups from 4 years ago are not going to give you a good framerate in this game. And a 4770K is not this good compared to a 3770K. Maybe you should go for a new PC if you have this type of setup as all future games are going to be very demanding on the CPU side of things. In fact, the main engines are evolving right now to match the new baseline enacted by cur-gen consoles. As such, the PC basic requirements are already evolving right now ...    … Expand
  19. FoxShine
    Nov 11, 2014
    9
    Pros: Good Voice Acting, Great Visuals. Solid story familiar with Assassin's Creed series. Gameplay improvements over older games. Setting and scale are superb.

    Cons: Very demanding on Hardware. Optimization tweaks from developers will be necessary, hopefully they come soon. It's very playable on decent Hardware. No pirate ship :(. All In all it's shaping up to be a great game and    Pros: Good Voice Acting, Great Visuals. Solid story familiar with Assassin's Creed series. Gameplay improvements over older games. Setting and scale are superb.

    Cons: Very demanding on Hardware. Optimization tweaks from developers will be necessary, hopefully they come soon. It's very playable on decent Hardware. No pirate ship :(.

    All In all it's shaping up to be a great game and I'm looking forward to finishing it and any future patches and .

    To other users: I'm getting 45-59 frames with all maxed/FXAA. GTX 770, i5-3570k. For those of you with performance problems I'd say to fix your settings, and compare with performance you got in Black Flag. Don't try to run Anti Aliasing passed 2x or FXAA, because it is ridiculously demanding as any PC gamer should know.

    The fact that this game gives me very similar performance to black flag is commendable, the game looks beautiful. Usually when a sequel comes out to a game a year later, you can expect it to be more demanding on your PC. This game is decently optimized. As I said my setup is modest and I'm cruising through at an average 45 frames with visuals turned up all the way save AA.

    It used to be that when a new game came out and your computer had trouble running it, you would play it on medium/low settings. If you can't handle tweaking your graphics grab an XBOX.

    Honestly if you expect this game to run better than Black Flag.. Don't comment on performance at all. Look, I know it's trendy to rip on ubisoft, but doing so doesn't make you knowledgeable about system performance, Rate the game for its gameplay and story and stop rating good titles like this into the ground because your computer sucks or you are incapable of configuring your system or proper graphics settings.    … Expand
  20. jldepando4011
    Nov 12, 2014
    9
    Honest review. Read full review as it may help you with performance:

    I get 40 - 55 fps w/ Max Settings & w/ FXAA (@ 1440p resolution and SMAA forced through SweetFx, this makes FXAA in-game plenty as the aliasing is gorgeous at this resolution and sweetfx) Vsync disabled in-game but forced vsync through D3Doverrider or Radeon Pro boosts performance significantly and screen tearing is    Honest review. Read full review as it may help you with performance:

    I get 40 - 55 fps w/ Max Settings & w/ FXAA (@ 1440p resolution and SMAA forced through SweetFx, this makes FXAA in-game plenty as the aliasing is gorgeous at this resolution and sweetfx)
    Vsync disabled in-game but forced vsync through D3Doverrider or Radeon Pro boosts performance significantly and screen tearing is almost non-existing. My Resolution is 1440p on specs: AMD fx8320 clocked at 4Ghz, sli 770 4gb cards w/ 8gb ram. SweetFx enabled to improve graphics dramatically.
    honestly, this game rocks! Performance and optimization is not great by any means but even running in the mid 30's fps, the game is very smooth. ** I have tested this game on a single 770 card at 1080p w/ max settings and i never drop below 35 fps with sweetfx enabled** so if you have a single card of equal performance to a GTX 770 4gb, running max settings @1080p is a reality you can expect with smooth gameplay.
    Playing the game will make you understand why the performance is lacking even with a beefy PC. The graphics are unparalleled and the amount of detail is incredible! Hundreds of characters on screen, life like surroundings, lighting, reflections, shadows and tessellation effects like never before seen!
    Gameplay is fun with new free running moves and fighting mechanics. Story is not mind-blowing but it is engaging. The environment is so incredibly well done that you will want to explore every inch of the world you are in.
    I dont understand why others are having performance issues with better specs than mine.... reports of fps in the 20s with 780ti??? Something doest add up. Play the game!! It is great!!    … Expand
  21. dethomus
    Nov 13, 2014
    9
    After many hours of gameplay I can admit that Ubisoft made all in all a great work and AC Unity is a fascinating, incredible beautiful game to wach and play...Sure there are some performance problems with it especially when using mid-rang rig and unsuitable settings...For me I have found out perfect settings for my rig...Here are the specs

    i7-4790K OC 4,6 Ghz Palit GTX 970 Jetstream    After many hours of gameplay I can admit that Ubisoft made all in all a great work and AC Unity is a fascinating, incredible beautiful game to wach and play...Sure there are some performance problems with it especially when using mid-rang rig and unsuitable settings...For me I have found out perfect settings for my rig...Here are the specs

    i7-4790K OC 4,6 Ghz
    Palit GTX 970 Jetstream (OC: CoreClock +14%; RAM +500Mhz)
    8 GB High-quality DDR3-RAM 9-10-10-31 running at 2600 Mhz
    Cruxial MX 100 256 GB SSD

    AC Unity Version 1.1.0
    Geforce driver 334.56 (Game Ready Driver for ACU)

    With Anti Aliasing MAA4 I run ACU with ultra high details and AF high-quality 16:1 with 40fps average...after chaning to FXAA the game runs really smooth and I always have about 60fps only in really demanding situations the fps drops to 50fps.

    The story of ACU is soo impressive and delivers also great knowledge background of the french revolution...The textures are really beautiful designed and I just love to spend hours in the huge capital Paris.

    So after I found perfect settings ACU is a precious game for every PC...When some improving will be made by UbiSoft and performance patches get released the game needs to get 10 points!

    Dumb up!    … Expand
  22. leeyum
    Nov 13, 2014
    9
    I don't know why people don't like this game its so fun. I have barely any glitches nd I don't technically meet the minimum requirements. (Gtx 970 and intel i3). I have experienced one minor glitch after 6 hours of gameplay, and my graphics card never goes above 75ºC. I get 60fps on medium and 30 on very high. But the game looks amazing on low as long as you turn AA on a little. I haveI don't know why people don't like this game its so fun. I have barely any glitches nd I don't technically meet the minimum requirements. (Gtx 970 and intel i3). I have experienced one minor glitch after 6 hours of gameplay, and my graphics card never goes above 75ºC. I get 60fps on medium and 30 on very high. But the game looks amazing on low as long as you turn AA on a little. I have had so much fun just running around that I haven't played much of the story but I hear its not good.

    Conclusion, great game. The best gameplay. Bad story, but still super fun. And people are over reacting about the glitches, or their PCs just aren't powerful enough, but that's their fault not the game's    … Expand
  23. Dyamiforsure
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    This game is great! I have enjoyed it a lot over the past couple of days and will continue to do so in the future. I am a big AC fan I'll admit that. But for me the story was good and the gameplay is superb. Yes it has some stealth issues and parkour doesnt always work like you want it to but it never took away from the experience. As I see it the only way this game could be getting so lowThis game is great! I have enjoyed it a lot over the past couple of days and will continue to do so in the future. I am a big AC fan I'll admit that. But for me the story was good and the gameplay is superb. Yes it has some stealth issues and parkour doesnt always work like you want it to but it never took away from the experience. As I see it the only way this game could be getting so low scores is because people purely rate it from the technical aspect. Which I can understand, the game wasnt really ready to be released yet. But I had no more than a hand full of small issues that did not bother me at all (Aside from the pop-in which I ignored). But I can of course not speak for others as I have a 970 and an I-7 4770k. But for me personally, the experience was great and that is why I give Assassins Creed Unity a rocking 9/10.… Expand
  24. myKidsPwnedU
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    I cannot help but feel some of the haters are seeking the wrong thing from this game. I have been hooked since the first AC. Jerusalem. Ahhhh. Now, I admit, I have 2x GTX 980 in SLI. And there are still frame rate issues at times. But...you get to walk through Versailles. And when you look at the marble walls the lights sparkle off the tiles. The chandeliers alone are worth the price ofI cannot help but feel some of the haters are seeking the wrong thing from this game. I have been hooked since the first AC. Jerusalem. Ahhhh. Now, I admit, I have 2x GTX 980 in SLI. And there are still frame rate issues at times. But...you get to walk through Versailles. And when you look at the marble walls the lights sparkle off the tiles. The chandeliers alone are worth the price of this game. Each room is so sumptuous and gorgeous I have spent lots of time just wandering looking at art. I am not even progressing the game much because now I am just walking around the town marvelling at the buildings. All those NPCs speaking French make me feel like I am there. The detail is stunning. The gameplay is secondary. Sure, that hasn't changed much from AC1. But that isn't the point. This game is a work of art. I can't wait to get to Paris.… Expand
  25. AssassinPhantom
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    There are a lot of negative reviews on this one, why? I waited for this game ever since the first announcement and I would check on updates everyday. This game has a very good storyline and I like how it feels like an upgraded version for the first Assassin's Creed, you have one hidden blade which is exactly like the first game, you have Arno which looks like a French Ezio and the graphicsThere are a lot of negative reviews on this one, why? I waited for this game ever since the first announcement and I would check on updates everyday. This game has a very good storyline and I like how it feels like an upgraded version for the first Assassin's Creed, you have one hidden blade which is exactly like the first game, you have Arno which looks like a French Ezio and the graphics are amazing! I may play this game on the lowest settings and on 800x450 resolution with scaling but I can still tell you that the graphics is amazing because I don't really care about graphics alot, mainly I care about the performance and storyline. My laptop is a i5-3317u with 6gb ram and nvidia GT635M and I run this game at about 15-18fps with quite smooth gameplay. I would give this game a 10/10 if there weren't any problems but since I gave a 9/10, there is a problem. First of all, the performance, yes the performance, I have seen people with GTX graphics card reaching low fps and I know Ubisoft can do better than that. But the problem which made it 9/10 is the fact that this game has been worked around for 4 years and in the 4 years, Ubisoft has been busy making this game but still delivered a...well... poorly optimized game. Ubisoft, Alex Amancio, stop the microtransactions please. < Another problem stated. Now, my next problem isn't with the company but with people, most of them at the very least. Since technology and industries have gone bigger and bigger, people strive for AMAZING graphics, for AMAZING storyline, for AMAZING gameplay... yet all I see now are people complaining about unsatisfying graphics like 90% of the time. If it is graphics you're looking for, then why do you play these games? For entertainment? No, entertainment doesn't have anything to do with graphics, it's more towards storyline and gameplay. You play these games for... as I would say, art, not in the way where I would see. My art is about storyline, gameplay, playable decent graphics. I wouldn't mind having graphics like the first Assassin's Creed for AC Unity as long as I enjoy it. But your art is about beautiful, amazing looking environments, amazing looking characters, hair details, eye details, every single bit of texture is your concern. You do not care about the gameplay or the storyline, you care about graphics. And this is why companies are able to deliver poorly optimized game or even optimized games that doesn't even satisfy you. They worked their asses off to create games and yet all you care about is graphics(90% of the time) which is like less than half of what they want you to experience. They may tell you to visit beautiful Paris in the 18th century, they may tell you to explore the Notre Dame de Paris with beautiful details. But games like Minecraft, you enjoy them not for the graphics right? Then stop complaining please, I may sound like a butthurt person... well maybe I am kinda but seriously, companies deliver what you want them to deliver, companies only make games with amazing graphics because YOU wanted them, if you were like "I want an amazing storyline for the next game in the series", then they would decrease their work on the graphics and more into the storyline. Yes this game has glitches and bugs, but that's the risk you have to pay. I also seen reviews saying that this is a copy of the other AC games. And honestly, this brought me to the thought when someone(forgot who was it) that reviewed saying that Pokemon X and Y still feels like a Pokemon game...like wtf? How do want Pokemon to feel like? Like Call of Duty? Pokemons picking up guns shooting at people like GTA? No! Assassin's Creed games are third person, checked. They are about going back to history, checked. They have free roam, checked. The Assassins have hidden blades, checked. Assassins do parkour, checked. I don't want an Assassin's Creed game to be first person shooter, I want it like how it originally is. Like Call of Duty or Battlefield, it started off as a FPS and it still is a FPS. Games have their own respective types as I would say. I can't say more, I'm in lost for words a second ago and I thought I would be able to write down alot, well... If anyone who is reading this, just think of what I said and think of the future of the gaming industries and gaming itself.… Expand
  26. eexgamer
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    Best AC game without AC2! Runs around 30 fps on my overclocked gtx 750ti! The only bad thing is that the game is very bugy! I love the story and the open world.
  27. mollsie
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    People are the hugest complainers when it comes to games, especially big game series. I've been playing Unity on PC which is supposed to be the buggiest by far, and I've experienced maybe one bug. Everyone hopped on the "IT'S BROKEN" bandwagon just to cause a lot of drama, but it really doesn't have many problems at all. It's an incredibly beautiful game in an awesome setting, extremelyPeople are the hugest complainers when it comes to games, especially big game series. I've been playing Unity on PC which is supposed to be the buggiest by far, and I've experienced maybe one bug. Everyone hopped on the "IT'S BROKEN" bandwagon just to cause a lot of drama, but it really doesn't have many problems at all. It's an incredibly beautiful game in an awesome setting, extremely cinematic, the characters feel very alive, and all the changes to gameplay have been a ton of fun. You don't even need to have played the last few, the plot can stand alone on its own. I'm definitely recommending it, especially since they've pretty much patched all the problems anyone was having, and are now offering the first two DLC's (which are huge expansions) for free. Amazing game!… Expand
  28. ocre
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    this game looks amassing and plays quite well. I have an older x58 platform with an x5670 and must say that it really is a very decent and wonderful experience.

    Of course my gtx 980 probably doesnt hurt but i find the game smooth and solid. i was getting the occasional crash till i lowered my gpu overclock which works fine on other games. Really though, dont even need to be    this game looks amassing and plays quite well. I have an older x58 platform with an x5670 and must say that it really is a very decent and wonderful experience.

    Of course my gtx 980 probably doesnt hurt but i find the game smooth and solid. i was getting the occasional crash till i lowered my gpu overclock which works fine on other games. Really though, dont even need to be overclocking a gtx980, just the geek in me.

    Perhaps its because i waited before i ever started playing it, maybe its the patches, idk. Alls i know is that unity is working fine for me and i am really enjoying it. There is so many times i find myself admiring the screen. The graphics have really really great looking moments that are rare in an open world game. A lot of polish but there are some not pretty things to. But it is easily forgivable cause there are just as much stunning. i love games that impress and if you have specs enough to play on ultra, this one sure will.    … Expand
  29. Antor457
    Nov 5, 2015
    9
    Assassin's Creed Unity is a typical AC game.It has the same formula.Parkour,investigate,kil etc.But that's what made me love Assassin's Creed Unity.Though this game does not have some certain important elements (Pirate Ships anyone?) It has some new things also.And most of the people on Metacritic who give review for the games,didn't even buy the game! This game is fabulous now! If you gotAssassin's Creed Unity is a typical AC game.It has the same formula.Parkour,investigate,kil etc.But that's what made me love Assassin's Creed Unity.Though this game does not have some certain important elements (Pirate Ships anyone?) It has some new things also.And most of the people on Metacritic who give review for the games,didn't even buy the game! This game is fabulous now! If you got the cracked one,then this game will stutter and freeze.I admit that this game was bad at launch.But now with the patches,it's quite good! The multiplayer has story-oriented missions which I enjoyed! I definitely recommend getting this game now,as it has been fixed.There are still some issues.But these can be overlooked.… Expand
  30. andyadrian
    Oct 21, 2015
    9
    As an Assassins Creed fan , i must say this is the second best AC game in the series, following AC 2. The story is very beautifull, and the graphics are amazing. I really dont understand how people can hate such a game. I havent had any problems at all running this game. My RIG is: cpu Amd fx 6300, gpu Club 3d r9 290x, 8gb ram, standard HDD, psu Zalman 700W. The game runs 90% of time at 40As an Assassins Creed fan , i must say this is the second best AC game in the series, following AC 2. The story is very beautifull, and the graphics are amazing. I really dont understand how people can hate such a game. I havent had any problems at all running this game. My RIG is: cpu Amd fx 6300, gpu Club 3d r9 290x, 8gb ram, standard HDD, psu Zalman 700W. The game runs 90% of time at 40 50 Fps , very rarely droping to 30( doesn't make a big difference). I would have given the game a 10 but i am really anoyed about the, PAUSE MENU OVERHEATING THE GPU, ( 73 degrees maximum), wich is clearly a game problem , not the GPU.… Expand
  31. Shadow1
    Jul 24, 2016
    9
    Best Assassin's Game in latest six years, in this game one minus - this is optimization, but graphics is very awesome for 2014, good storyline in Assassin's Creed was in Assassin's Creed and second Assassin's Creed and Brotherhood, in Unity is too, this game very good, gameplay and open world very awesome and Unity much better than Syndicate, in Syndicate main character - gay . Unity oneBest Assassin's Game in latest six years, in this game one minus - this is optimization, but graphics is very awesome for 2014, good storyline in Assassin's Creed was in Assassin's Creed and second Assassin's Creed and Brotherhood, in Unity is too, this game very good, gameplay and open world very awesome and Unity much better than Syndicate, in Syndicate main character - gay . Unity one of the best game of 2014, but Watch Dogs is better and 2014 very good year for Ubisoft .… Expand
  32. Demon2017
    Jun 18, 2022
    9
    Самая недооценённая часть серии. На старте была ужасная оптимизация, из-за чего игру жёстко засрали, но сейчас всё работает отлично и игра просто супер, особенно в сравнении с нынешними частями.
  33. SanteriAT
    Sep 11, 2018
    9
    The story is great if you really get into it, but can be kinda easy to miss if you're not interested in a somewhat romantic adventure through Versailles and Paris during the French Revolution. To me, personally, there could be nothing better and the story really hits home and I really got into it. Otherwise I'd say the gameplay is easily the best in the franchise and the visuals areThe story is great if you really get into it, but can be kinda easy to miss if you're not interested in a somewhat romantic adventure through Versailles and Paris during the French Revolution. To me, personally, there could be nothing better and the story really hits home and I really got into it. Otherwise I'd say the gameplay is easily the best in the franchise and the visuals are stunning. After all patches and maintenance the game even runs smoothly and without problems on any platform.… Expand
  34. LiraAE
    Mar 26, 2019
    9
    The game is simply amazing, everyone complains about optimization, everything was fine, the world is huge, but in this part you cannot go beyond, alas (Just the enemies here are someone who hits, someone shoots. The game has one drawback , very short, it takes 10-15 hours. I would recommend it, definitely, but only if you have a good PC, but rather play consoles.
  35. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    9
    Последний хороший Assassin's Creed. Жаль, игра вышла недоработанной, с глюками и кучей вырезанного контента.
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    Jan 27, 2023
    9
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  37. GhostX92
    Jun 5, 2022
    9
    I don't know why the rating is so low. The game is very wonderful. It reminds me of the wonderful old parts of the game. It is not like the last failed parts, such as the Odyssey. The game is literally wonderful with story, gameplay, and graphics. I advise everyone to play it.
  38. TheBasicReviews
    Jan 27, 2022
    9
    Story: 75/100
    Gameplay: 90/100
    Graphics: 95/100
    Music/Soundtrack: 80/100
    Main Character(s): 80/100
    Side Characters: 70/100
    Regular Enemies: 65/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: 70/100
    World/Level Design: 95/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 90/100
    Would I Play It Again?: Yes
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: 20

    Rating: 90/100
  39. Shane_IL
    Dec 1, 2014
    8
    Let me start off by saying that I was away for this game's release and only started playing once the game's 3 major bugfix patches were already released.

    I am running a fairly high-end rig, I7 4770K, 16GB RAM and GTX 760 OC which I've overclocked above what the manufacturer overclocked by 5Mhz. Not sure about frame rates (as long as the game doesn't look choppy I'm happy), but I am    Let me start off by saying that I was away for this game's release and only started playing once the game's 3 major bugfix patches were already released.

    I am running a fairly high-end rig, I7 4770K, 16GB RAM and GTX 760 OC which I've overclocked above what the manufacturer overclocked by 5Mhz. Not sure about frame rates (as long as the game doesn't look choppy I'm happy), but I am running all the graphics settings on very high and it looks absolutely stunning.

    Gameplay wise I really felt a return to the earlier Assassin's Creed games in terms of missions, free-form assassinations and dense cities with plenty of climbing space. This was sorely missed in the blunder that was AC3 and AC4, which while a thoroughly enjoyable and stunning game, just didn't feel like assassins creed.

    One thing I really like is the integration of co-op/multiplayer in this game. I am anti-social at the best of times and really hate games that push too much multiplayer on you, especially when opting out of it prevents you from finishing the game fully (*side-eyes most recent chapter of splinter cell*). In ACU the coop stuff is there if you want it, but you never really need to.

    My only real gripes about this game so far are the usage of pay-to-win (let's just call a spoon a spoon) which I despise in any game (although kind of understand the logic as Ubisoft lost a ton of revenue to pirates, not the ACIV kind, who then go and give their games bad reviews because they cant get the game fixing patches), and the fact that Initiates was fully integrated into the game even though it is broken and has been since before ACIV.

    All in all if you can run this game and like the earlier titles, this will be a great game, enjoy.    … Expand
  40. gwadwan
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    I feel that this game has improved since the initial release date. Although there are problems with the game such as glitches and often clunky combat etc. I feel there are a lot of unfair reviews. There is a massive amount of in game content along with a fairly decent main mission story line, with a fresh new character to play in the AC series.
    I actually quite like the combat system (I    I feel that this game has improved since the initial release date. Although there are problems with the game such as glitches and often clunky combat etc. I feel there are a lot of unfair reviews. There is a massive amount of in game content along with a fairly decent main mission story line, with a fresh new character to play in the AC series.
    I actually quite like the combat system (I feel it is realistic, along with the free running) and you cannot deny the absolutely stunning, rich and detailed visual display.
    If your rig is decent enough to play it, then give it a shot. I can run it on high and although it is still a bit slow at times it most definitely does not stop me playing it.
    Check system requirements on the web before you buy it though - by the looks of the average user score a quite few people probably made that mistake of assuming it will be fine.    … Expand
  41. elterrible
    Nov 14, 2014
    8
    If you're having issues with your game, here's some advice...

    1st, I had issues when I fired up FRAPS and when I killed it, my machine ran the game great! With FRAPS, glitches like crazy! 2nd, AMD cards have to use the 14.11.1 Beta Drivers as the 14.9 aren't optimized for this game and run poorly. 3rd, Nvidia released an optimized driver as well so, grab that if you have one of    If you're having issues with your game, here's some advice...

    1st, I had issues when I fired up FRAPS and when I killed it, my machine ran the game great! With FRAPS, glitches like crazy!

    2nd, AMD cards have to use the 14.11.1 Beta Drivers as the 14.9 aren't optimized for this game and run poorly.

    3rd, Nvidia released an optimized driver as well so, grab that if you have one of their cards.

    Now, as for the game itself... This is the first AC I've played and I'm enjoying it! The Graphics are awesome and the FPS is somewhere around 60 (40ish and glitchy with FRAPS running). I run everything on High or Ultra-High.

    My machine is high end but, not ultra high end. I run a single R9-290 GPU and a 3570K with 16 Gigs of RAM.

    Anyway, the game is pretty cool if you can run it and hopefully the other things will be worked out so more people can enjoy the game.    … Expand
  42. invizo
    Nov 12, 2014
    8
    With a 4790K & 980GTX this game is currently an 8.0/10.

    When properly patched it can easily become an 8.5/10.

    45FPS @ 2560x1440 Ultra Ultra FXAA

    Gameplay is more or less the same as every other AC title, weak story but fun gameplay.

    I've paused for the 4th mission anticipating more performance with an upcoming patch.
  43. Camlambelot
    Dec 25, 2021
    8
    When this game first launched in 2014, it was a disaster.. I remember it crashing on me several times..
    In 2021 however I gave it another chance on sale. I gotta say.. it's my favorite Assassin's Creed even surpassing Black Flag and 2.
    Why? Because it feels like the natural progression of the AC games since 1 were about stealth, templars, assassins and conquering districts and    When this game first launched in 2014, it was a disaster.. I remember it crashing on me several times..
    In 2021 however I gave it another chance on sale. I gotta say.. it's my favorite Assassin's Creed even surpassing Black Flag and 2.

    Why? Because it feels like the natural progression of the AC games since 1 were about stealth, templars, assassins and conquering districts and performing cool assassinations and learning about history. Where the new games try to be open world, Witcher-wanna-bes.

    This game is, imo, the best of them all because it feels like a true AC title, adds many extra cool weapons, skills and equipment as well as, most importantly, a giant beautiful detailed city to explore and climb to your hearts content.    … Expand
  44. cooldudesoumya
    Nov 12, 2014
    8
    wounder full game ubisoft has done a stunning and amazing job where was this kind of assassin's creed game. cover mechanics is wounderfull, where was this cover mechanics in previous games but better late than never.
  45. enmass90
    Nov 11, 2014
    8
    Specs: i7 4770 (non K), Gtx 970, 16gb of ram. This game generally fluctuates between 50-80 fps depending on where I am with most settings maxed except AA. AA seems to be the real killer here, and something that NEEDS to be addressed in a future patch. I've never seen a game make my frame rate drop by more than 20 when TXAA is enabled.

    Everything else seems pretty good though, HBAO+    Specs: i7 4770 (non K), Gtx 970, 16gb of ram. This game generally fluctuates between 50-80 fps depending on where I am with most settings maxed except AA. AA seems to be the real killer here, and something that NEEDS to be addressed in a future patch. I've never seen a game make my frame rate drop by more than 20 when TXAA is enabled.

    Everything else seems pretty good though, HBAO+ doesn't seem to cause that much of a performance hit, and very high textures doesn't either (although my card has 4gb of vram so that may be helping). The unstable frame rate while running through town that is typical with every AC game i've played seems to be a relatively non issue here. The fighting mechanics are much improved although they do take some getting used to. The story so far seems a bit generic but i'll post an update when I finish the game.

    Overall i've played about 2 hours of the game and it seems pretty spot on. I can definitely say it's the most exciting AC (at least to me) since the 1st one.    … Expand
  46. GloryHole
    Nov 11, 2014
    8
    So coming from Black Flag (I played the first AC and then stopped for a long time), I gotta say that I don't immediately "love" Arno as much as I really like Edward from the get-go.
    With that aside (this should also tell you that I am not the biggest die hard AC fan, having taken a long hiatus), so far the game is quite enjoyable. I see that there is a lot of flak given to the    So coming from Black Flag (I played the first AC and then stopped for a long time), I gotta say that I don't immediately "love" Arno as much as I really like Edward from the get-go.
    With that aside (this should also tell you that I am not the biggest die hard AC fan, having taken a long hiatus), so far the game is quite enjoyable. I see that there is a lot of flak given to the optimization for PC sucking, which I fully expected, I am delighted to say that I am running 60fps 80% percent of the time. When I do get frame dips, its never below 40, so not really a big deal. For those wondering here are my specs:
    i5 4670k Overclocked to 4.2ghz (I do have a master cooler CPU fan so that def helps)
    GTX 780 3GDRM
    16 gigs of RAM
    Anywho, Im not super far in the game, but i wanted to write this for those skeptical about getting it.. If you like AC, you'll like this game; if you don't, or have been getting tired of the AC franchise, then dont. But regardless, the fluidity of movement and parkour is drastically better than previous iterations, and the ambitious scope of the game is astounding. Combat has been improved and is definitely more difficult than before, but still not punishing to frustration.
    My biggest beef with the game right now is the accents.. why British? The voice actors CAN speak French, and i cant fathom why they dont at least speak with a french accent.. is it so hard? I know this seems nit picky, but in a world that is so beautifully realized, it really does take you out of the immersion and the France locale.
    Seriously though, I FULLY expected that the optimization would suck, but Ubisofts RECOMMENDED specs are quite accurate. If you meet the specs but were skeptical, go ahead and stop it, get the game, PM me and lets get assassinating!    … Expand
  47. robotcamel
    Nov 13, 2014
    8
    First let me on my soap box. A lot of people are complaining because they aren't getting enough fps. If you're gonna cry about the frame rate then you are just a very spoiled brat. I don't have a top of the line build, but I have a decent one. Running a GTX770 with 16GB Ram. I think the game looks great. I've had a little bit of choppiness on the cutscenes, but nothing that I can't ignore.First let me on my soap box. A lot of people are complaining because they aren't getting enough fps. If you're gonna cry about the frame rate then you are just a very spoiled brat. I don't have a top of the line build, but I have a decent one. Running a GTX770 with 16GB Ram. I think the game looks great. I've had a little bit of choppiness on the cutscenes, but nothing that I can't ignore. Any ways enough of the soap box.

    Even with the slow frame rate, the game looks stunning. It's massive too. The whole town of Paris to explore and thousands of NPC's on the screen at one time. It looks amazing. Especially when you climb to the top of a historic building like Notre Dame and it pans out to see the whole of Paris. There's also I smaller Versailles to explore with a few missions. This is where the story starts for Arno ( your character through out the story).

    As for Gameplay. It's a little Difficult. They sort of fixed the parkour with you now being able to tell Arno to Parkour up or down with the press of different buttons. other wise he takes the "straightest" route. Arno doesn't always go the direction you tell him, but that may be because I still need to get used to the new mechanics. Combat is more fluid, but also more difficult. AI doesn't attack you one at a time anymore so you have to be really paying attention if you're going to play the berserker role a lot. There's also no cue for when they attack other than the animated motion of them attacking. Except for ranged they do have a crosshair icon. Stealth could be a little more refined. It's hard to tell sometimes if you're still in cover mode or not. Moving from cover to cover isn't always perfect either.

    Customization. One word. Awesome. I love building my character gear around stealth. They only bad thing is the lack of color schemes. I would have preferred to have like a color wheel and get really custom colors of my choosing, but it's not the worse thing.

    The story of course follows Arno. Not gonna spoil it, but it is another revenge story. Pretty similar to Ezio's story from AC2. It does well to keep me engaged, but I haven't played more than three of the sequences because the side quests are actually fun. Lots of things to do. You have lots of assassination missions. The murder mysteries are entertaining. Plus you get weapons and gear from solving the murders to help progress your character and the role you chose to play. Tons of things to do. There's also like a pub & inn place that you renovate for income which you can use to do more renovations or buy more gear for your character. Trust me you need the income for gear. the high end stuff is costly.

    It's a lot of fun. Lot's of things to do. Could refine a few things, but all in all a game worth picking up. Especially if you're a fan of the series. Don't let all these nay sayers talk you out of it. But I do recommend some upgrades to your PC if it's been a while.    … Expand
  48. justwarren132
    Mar 14, 2015
    8
    To everyone **** about the frame rate issue, check the pc requirements before you play it. I'm playing on a gtx 970m and its play's smooth on ultra between 30-40 fps, but I am overclocking it. I enjoy it more than I did on xbox mostly because the fps is about 25 which it barely reached on my xbox one. I enjoy unity mostly for the side missions and I thoroughly enjoy the new sneak mechanicTo everyone **** about the frame rate issue, check the pc requirements before you play it. I'm playing on a gtx 970m and its play's smooth on ultra between 30-40 fps, but I am overclocking it. I enjoy it more than I did on xbox mostly because the fps is about 25 which it barely reached on my xbox one. I enjoy unity mostly for the side missions and I thoroughly enjoy the new sneak mechanic which has been needed for years.… Expand
  49. Yuhroon
    Nov 15, 2014
    8
    Good game, optimalisation can be better but is def not the worst.
    Gaming rig with a AMD FX-6300 OC 4.4ghz and Sapphire R9 270x OC.
    Smooth gameplay with it on very high and the promised 30fps solid. Co-op played with friends also a good job on that. Cannot wait for the patches and optimalisation of the game. People who complain update the god damn drivers. Many of my friends complained    Good game, optimalisation can be better but is def not the worst.
    Gaming rig with a AMD FX-6300 OC 4.4ghz and Sapphire R9 270x OC.
    Smooth gameplay with it on very high and the promised 30fps solid. Co-op played with friends also a good job on that. Cannot wait for the patches and optimalisation of the game.
    People who complain update the god damn drivers. Many of my friends complained but they didnt have the new special Assassins Creed drivers.
    Keep the good work up Ubi some people still believe    … Expand
  50. MrMohawk
    Nov 16, 2014
    8
    This game's been beat on quite a lot and I don't see why! People have complained about technical issues, issues I haven't experienced at all. This game is thirsty and requires a good rig. I can't run it on Ultra, but it's one of the most beautiful games so far, even on high and very high settings. Besides, this game's way more than it's graphics. I haven't had the technical issues peopleThis game's been beat on quite a lot and I don't see why! People have complained about technical issues, issues I haven't experienced at all. This game is thirsty and requires a good rig. I can't run it on Ultra, but it's one of the most beautiful games so far, even on high and very high settings. Besides, this game's way more than it's graphics. I haven't had the technical issues people are talking about, keep that in mind when you see I've given a high score.

    first of all, this assassins creed is not about killing hundreds of enemies with a rapier without breaking a sweat. This assassins creed is about stealth, planning, and getting the better gear. Also, for once, the economy of the game is actually motivated. You're going to need that money to buy medicine, ammo, and new gear.

    The city of Paris is stunning. I've been to Paris myself and they've really nailed the narrow streets, big squares, and the life of the city. Never before have I experienced an open game world so alive.

    All in all, I love the new, more difficult, thus more rewarding crowd control combat. They've added some much needed free running controls. You are constantly rewarded for whatever you do in the world (similar to saints row 3). The downsides would be that it's difficult to find players for the 4-player missions. There are occasional graphical glitches that don't actually affect gameplay. "Stealthing" will initially be quite hard and you will probably die a few times, but this is why you'll spend so much time doing side missions to get the gear you want for your playstyle. The game could've been better optimised with fewer glitches, but this is a great game nevertheless. It's fun and it can played with French speech and English subs, which totally ads to the experience!    … Expand
  51. aoif
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    Assassin's Creed Unity is a great game and works just fine with very high settings! Minimum system requirements are too high (gtx680). Average PC is just fine.
  52. MarcoDinos
    Nov 20, 2014
    8
    (I'm going to ignore the performance issues for this review and focus only on the game, although I was lucky and had next to no performance issues, having a 3570k and a gtx 970, I managed to run it at maxed settings with FXAA at a steady 50-55 fps with none of the stuttering I've heard about, frame rate did drop in cut scenes to that late 30s)

    It's an undeniably beautiful game, if your    (I'm going to ignore the performance issues for this review and focus only on the game, although I was lucky and had next to no performance issues, having a 3570k and a gtx 970, I managed to run it at maxed settings with FXAA at a steady 50-55 fps with none of the stuttering I've heard about, frame rate did drop in cut scenes to that late 30s)

    It's an undeniably beautiful game, if your PC can handle it (it's a bit of luck I suppose combined with good hardware) The graphics are a marked improvement over the previous game, but I was running at pretty high settings. The game goes back to the more classic AC style; running around a gorgeous city rather than the dullness of colonial American architecture or the Caribbean. With the addition of the interiors of many buildings, it really does feel more immersive.

    The story gets off to an interesting start, the main character, Arno, is the son of an Assassin, who's father is killed is then taken in by a Templar and raised with his step sister; Elise. The story is primarily focused around assassinations, each sequence being quite short (there's 12 of them) and most involving one of the excellent assassination missions, which there are a bucketful of ways to approach each one, a couple of them having unique kills and all of them having tens of ways to infiltrate the area. These are the highlight of the main story. The ending is rather lackluster, it could have been implemented much better. The rest of the story however is exciting and while I was playing it I couldn't stop myself going for the next mission. I constantly wanted more. I still want more. Another downside is if you enjoy the modern day story, there isn't really much of it.

    The side missions are rather good, there's hundreds of them seemingly, I haven't got through them all yet. The "Paris Stories" are the main ones, where you follow mini campaigns of citizens of Paris, solving their problems (which mostly involves killing people). There are also social clubs, which provide you with 3 missions each, each offering a cash reward, some very small, some very significant. Again, mostly these revolve around killing people.

    Onto the coop mode. It worked most of the time for me, on release day it was having some trouble, as UPlay was offline, but when it worked it was really fun. I was playing with randoms but it would have been much more fun if my friends played it, so we could have some kind of coordinated effort. Killing two people in sync though is as satisfying as it looks on the promotional material. It's a joy to play and the missions are actually quite long, and can be played alone if you're up for the challenge.

    The new combat system is a nice refresher for the boring simplicity which has plagued the previous games. Weapon tiers actually matter now, increasing damage and the health bar is back from the Ezio games, and the kill streak function is gone, to make it harder for you to take on large sums of enemies. This makes stealth a much more important factor in areas with lots of guards. The smoke bomb function is a useful one, but it has been nerfed a bit so that you cant kill everyone just by dropping one. It's mostly useful for running away or surprise attacks.

    The free running mechanic has been upgraded and it looks and feels smoother than ever. It's more refined with the addition of the downward parkour being wonderful, it feels really good when you get it right. The motions look fluid and the running looks excellent. Overall it feels a bit different to old AC games in the free running regard, a nice improvement.

    Now for the micro transactions. Honestly, if nobody had told me beforehand, I wouldn't have even known that they were there. The top tier gear is quite expensive but once you have cash rolling in from Café-Théâtre, it really doesn't take that long to get the cash, no longer than the best gear took in AC:IV. The companion app is absolutely dreadful however, I have no clue how to use it after spending about 15 minutes trying to fathom it and then giving up, as is the AC Initiates crap.

    In summary, if your PC can handle it, it's one of the best games in the series yet, despite its disappointing ending, I've still had the most fun in this iteration of AC than I have since brotherhood. It was a good decision to go back to the original AC formula, and it has worked very well. It's visually stunning, the architecture is interesting and there's plenty to do. It's absorbing and immersive, with interesting combat and excellent free running. I can't recommend it enough.    … Expand
  53. mrmrsg
    Dec 31, 2014
    8
    I am really liking this game so far. The parkour animations feel much more fluid. Love that you can walk in buildings now. The game world is beautiful. I do have a beast for a machine, and have all setting on ultra. I am running a 780 gtx and getting good framerates, with the exception of the mission that had the statue of liberty. There was some stutter there, but the rest of the game isI am really liking this game so far. The parkour animations feel much more fluid. Love that you can walk in buildings now. The game world is beautiful. I do have a beast for a machine, and have all setting on ultra. I am running a 780 gtx and getting good framerates, with the exception of the mission that had the statue of liberty. There was some stutter there, but the rest of the game is very fluid. I do miss having control of my hidden blade. I use to flash it as I was walking. It now defaults when you do an assassination, otherwise you are limited to your sword.… Expand
  54. fnabbe
    Jan 20, 2015
    8
    Even though this game has a lot of bad reviews I feel like it gets more hate than it deserves.

    Graphics: 10/10, if you get it to work. The graphics and details are stunning and I truly dropped my jaw when I walked around. Gameplay: 4/10, the gameplay might be fun if this is the first assasins creed game you play, however after doing the same thing over and over again it does get    Even though this game has a lot of bad reviews I feel like it gets more hate than it deserves.

    Graphics: 10/10, if you get it to work. The graphics and details are stunning and I truly dropped my jaw when I walked around.

    Gameplay: 4/10, the gameplay might be fun if this is the first assasins creed game you play, however after doing the same thing over and over again it does get repetetive.

    Optimization, 5/10, the game does have big flaws here, I myself could play it without any lag and so but if you have amd you are pretty screwed.

    Story, 8/10, loved the story, was pretty much the only reason I played the game.    … Expand
  55. Josue_online
    Apr 24, 2018
    8
    (played with i7 6800k, 32gb ram and gtx 1080Ti)

    PRO- Visualmente es PRODIGIOSO. Solo por la belleza visual ya vale la pena. (4k una gozada)
    -Buena historia y jugabilidad.

    CONTRA- MUY exigente en requisitos. Una 1080Ti con TODO ultra, puede moverlo a 30 fps bien, pero con bajones puntuales. ¿60 fps y 4k? imposible con todo a tope.
  56. TheReceptor
    Dec 19, 2015
    8
    This game doesn´t deserve all the beating. It´s technically advanced and gives us one of the most detailed cities in game history. With patches and DLC it runs perfectly smooth on a powerful PC.

    People have to stop putting every graphics option to max. and then complaining about stuttering. If you want technological advances you can´t expect your mid-range PC to handle MAX. settings.    This game doesn´t deserve all the beating. It´s technically advanced and gives us one of the most detailed cities in game history. With patches and DLC it runs perfectly smooth on a powerful PC.

    People have to stop putting every graphics option to max. and then complaining about stuttering. If you want technological advances you can´t expect your mid-range PC to handle MAX. settings.

    AC Syndicate is in no way better, they just reduced the level of detail of the game to make it run smoother. It´s a step back from AC Unity because no one seems to be able to get their settings right. Great work PC gamers! They played it safe with Syndicate and reduced detail, so you can´t mess up your game with exaggerted settings.

    I played the game in 4K totally smooth and was blown away by the atmosphere, graphics and level of detail it delivered.

    Paris in the midst of the revolution is a totally different thing compared to all the other cities we got in games so far! Something happens around every corner actually and it feels natural, because of the revolution. Animations and little happenings on the street further develop a very thick kind of atmosphere. Never seen that before in any game to this extend (not GTA5 or anything). You really feel like being there and taking part in the french revolution in a somehow historic manner. Pedestrians and city life were fabulous, concerning quantity and quality of the assets.

    After AC Unity I was bored by Los Santos, San Andreas, Chicago, Hong Kong and so on. The cities in other open world games all seem boring and empty compared to Unitys Paris! The city is the star of this game and surpasses every other city seen until today on PC.

    Story and gameplay are far better than the reviews make you think. Gameplay is the expanded AC standard and it´s fun and fits the setting perfectly. Story is good mostly, while the ending was not to my taste. The DLC is great however.

    If you miss out on this I think you miss an important piece of the evolution of games. It has the most detailed, atmospheric and natural feeling city in any game including AC Syndicate. Additionally you get to see the french revolution in a comparable detailed, historical manner. Both of which are unsurpassed to date.

    Simply put: Play it! ... if you know, how to get your settings tuned to your PCs capabilities. It´s not such a big mess. It´s rather quite beautiful!    … Expand
  57. danstew
    Jun 27, 2016
    8
    I know, you will probably disagree with me. After all, Unity is considered almost a catastrophy, even by those who only go by hearsay and never even tried it.
    Yes, it did have horrible problems at launch, and no, that should never happen, and any critique on that is totally deserved.
    However, when I started playing this, Oct 2015, none of these problems occured. Indeed, the game ran fine    I know, you will probably disagree with me. After all, Unity is considered almost a catastrophy, even by those who only go by hearsay and never even tried it.
    Yes, it did have horrible problems at launch, and no, that should never happen, and any critique on that is totally deserved.
    However, when I started playing this, Oct 2015, none of these problems occured. Indeed, the game ran fine for me on my system (i7 4790, GTX 960 with 4 gigs, 16 gigs of Ram, Windows 7). No big framerate issues, no loading probs, no disfigured NPCs with non-loading facial textures etc.

    What blows me away in this game is the atmosphere. They really DID an amazing job with Paris. Not only the actual vibe (dark,a little bit medieval with all the churches and stuff), but also when it comes to the maps (my gf loves Paris and knows the town well. We went on a sightseeing tour in game, and we found places like a hostel she used to stay at, a hotel she once stayed in etc.).
    Paris is stunningly beautiful here, and there are SO VERY many people out there. You do feel that vibe of a town in trouble, with the revolution going on, and it's amazing to walk through huge crowds of people, even using them in your missions (killing from a crowd).

    It's really special to climb Notre Dame, explore the inside etc.

    Arno is not exactly a deep character, but much more likeable, to me, than Kenway, for example (both of them). He is out for revenge, he is a bit hotheaded, but he also is passionate and serious.
    The story about his love for Elize and the hunt for this games MacGuffin isn't exactly deep, but it's ok.

    There is a metric TON of side content... its overwhelming actually. Its a tendency we have seen in many recent Ubisoft games, and I didn't do all of it... it can get overwhelming and boring. However, if you wanna go for 100%, you'll get a ton of hours out of this.
    The multiplayer is fun too... it's not too challenging, and it's fun to wreak havoc and take out targets with 1-3 other assassins, I enjoyed this a lot.

    Lots of different weapons, outfits, talents, etc, too.

    Some problems:
    - If you accidentially start the DLC (the Dead Kings one), because you wanna fast travel to your mansion but choose the wrong icon on the overcrowded map, you cant leave until you do the first mission. Which will be quite challenging if you are too low regarding level and gear. It happened to me and I died a lot and had to use a YT-walkthrough to unlock the travelpoint that allowed me to return to Paris.

    - Some npcs sometimes get stuck

    - Enemy NPCs come in 4-5 different looks. However, I didn't notice that as much as I did in the horribly Snydicate, because the town looks so much more atmospheric, beautiful and captivating in Unity.

    - Side content is often copy and paste. Yes, murder mysteries etc are fun, and some of the side missions are nice to earn money, but they are not challenging or very interesting. The story side content (Napoleon etc) are quite ok though

    Pros:_
    - The town looks absolutely gorgeous
    - Very atmospheric, streets full of NPCs
    - Fun abilities
    - Big improvement on parcour, so much easier to climb up or down
    - Less tailing and eavesdropping than in BF... thank god
    - Lots of stuff to do
    - Fun to read historic info in the database
    - Nice tutorials
    - MP is fun
    - COmbat feels nice

    Cons:
    - Very demanding on yoru system. Worked fine on mine
    - TOO MUCH side content, and often repetitive
    - NPCs only come in small variieties and sometimes get stuck
    - Story and main character not exactly deep. YMMV

    Bottom line:
    Yeah, the launch sucked. However, it does work now, at least it did perfectly fine on my system. So incredibly beautiful and atmospheric, and much more immersive than Syndicate, which to me is prolly the worst AC. 8/10    … Expand
  58. duckhost
    Oct 24, 2018
    8
    After 4 years most of the otimization problems have been fixed, this game has a interesting story to tell and there is meat in it's bones to sastify the player troughout the hole game.
  59. IuriReis
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    In 2020 every review of the game isn't correct, the game doesn't have so much bugs and low frame rates, i didn't have any problem with the mechanics our gameplay, the parkour is very fluid and realistic, the best parkour of the series so far. The grafics still one of the most beautiful on the market, and 6 years later, still is a real masterpiece, if the game was sold today, nobody willIn 2020 every review of the game isn't correct, the game doesn't have so much bugs and low frame rates, i didn't have any problem with the mechanics our gameplay, the parkour is very fluid and realistic, the best parkour of the series so far. The grafics still one of the most beautiful on the market, and 6 years later, still is a real masterpiece, if the game was sold today, nobody will notice the diference, and will say that was one of the most realistc games in the industry. But unfortunately, the problem of the game isn't the gameplay or the programming problems, the problem is the story, the fake characters, the open and empty world, the not emersive environment, the weak plot, the historical errors and not using historic events in favor of the main story, you start the game don't knowing what cause the revolution, in the middle of the game you don´t know why the king was murder and who the f*** is the villain, or what are Robbespierre motivations, or why Napoleon is there. You are just a viewer of the events and don't known the political intrigue behind the scenes that made the Assassin's creed franchise so awesome, the main character its just a guy falling in love with a feminist women and living a forbidden love. Is like a french slushy and mediocre soap opera full of cliches and disposable characters, but (and its just a small detail) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, the one of the most important and decisive events of western civilization!!! The game doesn't show any diference between what is good and what is bad, i known its very difficult to work with a plot envolving the creation of left and right wing politics, and choose in what side are the villains, but cmon, you don't need to create a religion fanatic villain with no motivations to escape the polemical politcal views, i think that was easier to choose a character like Robbespierre, make him a good guy and a symbol of hope, and then make him influenced by the power and creating a new dictatorship to show that its impossible to achieve freedom by the will of one person, and what matters is to ensure the will of the people and not deciding is faith, because there is no one guiding us and nothing is true, everything is permited (the motto of assassins).
    in conclusion, the game is a complete action game, a graphic art perfection, a romantic and mysterious map to explore, a world that feels real, fun, entertaining , breathtaking and very detailed, one of the must realistic games of his generation, but with problems that tripel A quality games today don't have, its a shame that such a big company created a game with to many bugs and glichets, poor story, difficult and buggie combat system, lame parts in a massive world, a shameful loot boxes system and put a very loved franchised in a mediocre level. But still deserves a try, and the game on PC is one of the most enjoyable experiences you will ever have playing an Assassin's Creed.    … Expand
  60. fireyose
    Nov 2, 2017
    8
    What a pleasant surprise. After all the negativity about this game I expected to hate it. I went in with the mind state that it was broken and unplayable. That, I know now, is simply not true, at least with my experience with it in 2017. Had a great time with this, at least until the later sequences, where the bugs seem to increase exponentially. Here it is...

    The GOOD: A beautiful    What a pleasant surprise. After all the negativity about this game I expected to hate it. I went in with the mind state that it was broken and unplayable. That, I know now, is simply not true, at least with my experience with it in 2017. Had a great time with this, at least until the later sequences, where the bugs seem to increase exponentially. Here it is...

    The GOOD:
    A beautiful game with gorgeous graphics and skins. The world is simply surreal at times with visuals that blew me away. France 1790s has never looked better leading up to a world changing revolution. The Story is fun to follow, kept me jumping back session and session to see where Arno will end up at the end of all this. Patches must have fixed many of the screen tearing issues and face pop ins/outs.

    The BAD:
    Horrific gaming engine. The amount of times I wanted to pull my hair out because of a malfunction with either jumping or unpredictable behavior surpasses any other game. CRITICAL moments ruined by a glitch in jumping, moving or the null of either. This for me broke the game to the point of no return at sequence 10. Over and over I died after far progression is assassinations and side objectives for support. This would be fine if we had a tolerable checkpoint system... BUT WE DO NOT. You must start all over in redundant fashion each time you are killed or glitched into oblivion. AI is also laughably idiotic.

    Overall:
    I had a blast with this game the first half. Each story mission felt fleshed out and massive. Options seemed fair and the pace kept up the fun factor. I enjoyed this more than any other assassins creed game to be honest. Still haven't tried syndicate though. That's next. Do I recommend? Yes. Will i ever play this again? No. It has been good Unity, you have been enjoyable for the hours you gave me without the logical idiocy.    … Expand
  61. Nexon213
    Nov 23, 2017
    8
    Assassin's Creed Unity принесла много нового в серию, но вот только подкачала с оптимизацией, ну очень много технических проблем... Сюжет игры довольно неплохой, хотя и короткий, графика просто шикарна, геймплей улучшился.
    Игра не двинулась вперёд в плане сюжета в серии, так же раздражают вещи для сбора...    Assassin's Creed Unity принесла много нового в серию, но вот только подкачала с оптимизацией, ну очень много технических проблем... Сюжет игры довольно неплохой, хотя и короткий, графика просто шикарна, геймплей улучшился.
    Игра не двинулась вперёд в плане сюжета в серии, так же раздражают вещи для сбора...
  62. danield80
    Oct 13, 2020
    8
    Where do I start?
    Assassin's Creed has always been, let's say mediocre franchise. Bad controls, poor storylines, cringe voice-acting, sometimes even horrendous graphics and glitches. And these games killed off almost flawless Prince of Persia? I don't get this. Twelve main installments!
    Speaking of Unity, it is surely (and also sadly) the best entry of the series. The initial problems    Where do I start?
    Assassin's Creed has always been, let's say mediocre franchise. Bad controls, poor storylines, cringe voice-acting, sometimes even horrendous graphics and glitches. And these games killed off almost flawless Prince of Persia? I don't get this. Twelve main installments!
    Speaking of Unity, it is surely (and also sadly) the best entry of the series. The initial problems (glitches) are long gone which means you can continuously enjoy the graphical design, the open-world, the story, the rpg elements and so on.
    Unity simply does the best job (almost in every aspect) of all AC games from AC1 to Syndicate.
    It doesn't have Black Flag's monotonous missions and assassinations and it doesn't feel like a remainder of dough like Syndicate does.
    Gameplay-wise and story-wise, the best AC experience.    … Expand
  63. DaniloNovakovic
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    This is probably the most underrated game on this site. One of the most unique and enjoyable AC games ever released so far. Parkour, graphics, and stealth are very fun. It has fun and interesting side-quests with a great co-op (even playing with randoms feels great). As for bugs I haven't encountered anything major (only a few minor ones) so I'm gonna assume that it is patched & perfectlyThis is probably the most underrated game on this site. One of the most unique and enjoyable AC games ever released so far. Parkour, graphics, and stealth are very fun. It has fun and interesting side-quests with a great co-op (even playing with randoms feels great). As for bugs I haven't encountered anything major (only a few minor ones) so I'm gonna assume that it is patched & perfectly playable in 2020. If you haven't already, give it a try as it's often on sale for $4 (and for that price, it's a steal)… Expand
  64. kindle
    Sep 5, 2019
    8
    Игра очень хорошая и революционная в серии в индустрии,очень красивый открытый мир,ето потрясающая робота,браво,но игра была закопана тупыми придурками которые не понимают что столь красивая и революционная игра не могла идти на пк за 200$,оказывается должна,и естесвенно пришлось пожертвовать производительностю и оптимизацией,вы должны понимать сколько роботы было проделано,и ето междуИгра очень хорошая и революционная в серии в индустрии,очень красивый открытый мир,ето потрясающая робота,браво,но игра была закопана тупыми придурками которые не понимают что столь красивая и революционная игра не могла идти на пк за 200$,оказывается должна,и естесвенно пришлось пожертвовать производительностю и оптимизацией,вы должны понимать сколько роботы было проделано,и ето между прочем за менше чем за 2 года,я хочу услышать критику игры от того кто в нее поиграл понимая сколько роботы было проделано в кротчайшие сроки,тогда пишите что хотите + потом все исправили и игратся стало нормально.… Expand
  65. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    8
    8/10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  66. nutsu_br
    Feb 25, 2020
    8
    This game has beautiful grafics, but he has so much bugs and the story is very raw........................................................
  67. alanwaketan
    May 2, 2020
    8
    本作最让人诟病的可谓是显卡大革命，但我是用980Ti跑的1080P，所以根本革不了我的命。抛开这个而言，其实本作是一款相当合格的传统刺客作品。核心要素一个都不少，巴黎模拟器，出色的打斗和解谜，与各种历史人物的花式交友。稍微有些遗憾的是本作男主并没有像前几部男主一样能推动该段历史的进程，只是一个历史的看客。系列最漂亮女主倒是多少弥补了一下遗憾。本作最让人诟病的可谓是显卡大革命，但我是用980Ti跑的1080P，所以根本革不了我的命。抛开这个而言，其实本作是一款相当合格的传统刺客作品。核心要素一个都不少，巴黎模拟器，出色的打斗和解谜，与各种历史人物的花式交友。稍微有些遗憾的是本作男主并没有像前几部男主一样能推动该段历史的进程，只是一个历史的看客。系列最漂亮女主倒是多少弥补了一下遗憾。
  68. Botanistaken
    Sep 4, 2023
    8
    doesn't deserve the rating it got. definitely one of the best parkour mechanics in the franchise, and the visuals. the main story is boring overall but missions make the game less boring.
  69. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    I played this game after all patches was released.
    Fun to play with great story and new parkour and fighting mechanics.
  70. MichaelViet
    Nov 24, 2019
    8
    Interesting setting, beautiful open world. Yeah, not a good story. All the plots in Assassin are very similar, but this does not make the game worse.
  71. Yosemito
    Jul 8, 2020
    8
    oynanış mekanikleri ortalama üstü ben oyunu oynarken herhangi bir bugla karşılaşmadım fakat aradı küçük buglar elbetteki bu kadar çok karakter moddellemesi olan oyun için normal hikaye berbattı hikayesi güzel olsaydı eğer bu kadar linç yiyeceğini düşünmüyorum fakat kötüydü ama oyunun bu kadar kötü şeyleri olmasına rağmen 2 kere bitirip 1 kerede kitabını okudum o yüzden düşük vermiyorumoynanış mekanikleri ortalama üstü ben oyunu oynarken herhangi bir bugla karşılaşmadım fakat aradı küçük buglar elbetteki bu kadar çok karakter moddellemesi olan oyun için normal hikaye berbattı hikayesi güzel olsaydı eğer bu kadar linç yiyeceğini düşünmüyorum fakat kötüydü ama oyunun bu kadar kötü şeyleri olmasına rağmen 2 kere bitirip 1 kerede kitabını okudum o yüzden düşük vermiyorum benliik ortalama üstüydü… Expand
  72. weissfahne
    Mar 29, 2020
    8
    i think, this game deserves 8.5, cuz we cant see like this any game that shows french revolution, and revolution civil war. (civil soliders against royalty soliders) and environment shows us the in-revolution Paris well . Even if game contains some(a bit) (very) bugs.
  73. Lazyyybone
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    나의 최애겜인 어쌔신크리드의 첫 플레이 작품이라 그런지, 아직도 처음 봤을 때의 그 놀라움을 잊지 못한다. 일단 파리와 몽쉘미쉘, 베르사유 등의 그 놀라운 풍광 그리고 과거가 지루할 때 쯤 나오는 중세, 근대, 현대의 프랑스 모습들은 정말 비주얼 쇼크 그 자체였다. 다시 많은 작품을 해보고 돌아와보니 너무 빨리 발각되는 것이나, 보조미션에서의 흥미로움은 떨어지는 등 게임성에서는 다른 작품에 비해 별로라고 생각이 되나, 암살단을 이용하는 주인공의 스토리와 시대를 넘나들며 아름다운 프랑스 광경을 그린 그래픽 그리고 프랑스 혁명 역사적 한 가운데에서 내가 살아 숨쉬고 무언가를 하며 배우는 몰입감은 엄청났다.나의 최애겜인 어쌔신크리드의 첫 플레이 작품이라 그런지, 아직도 처음 봤을 때의 그 놀라움을 잊지 못한다. 일단 파리와 몽쉘미쉘, 베르사유 등의 그 놀라운 풍광 그리고 과거가 지루할 때 쯤 나오는 중세, 근대, 현대의 프랑스 모습들은 정말 비주얼 쇼크 그 자체였다. 다시 많은 작품을 해보고 돌아와보니 너무 빨리 발각되는 것이나, 보조미션에서의 흥미로움은 떨어지는 등 게임성에서는 다른 작품에 비해 별로라고 생각이 되나, 암살단을 이용하는 주인공의 스토리와 시대를 넘나들며 아름다운 프랑스 광경을 그린 그래픽 그리고 프랑스 혁명 역사적 한 가운데에서 내가 살아 숨쉬고 무언가를 하며 배우는 몰입감은 엄청났다.
  74. Kujin
    Jan 27, 2021
    8
    If it wasn't for it's forgettable story, I would have no problems calling Unity my favourite of the pre-Origins Assassin's Creed game. It builds on everything from the rest of the franchise (barring all the hunting and sea stuff from 3&4), making the assassin fantasy come to life about as well as humanly possible. But the most inspired thing in Unity is the world - Paris is crafted withIf it wasn't for it's forgettable story, I would have no problems calling Unity my favourite of the pre-Origins Assassin's Creed game. It builds on everything from the rest of the franchise (barring all the hunting and sea stuff from 3&4), making the assassin fantasy come to life about as well as humanly possible. But the most inspired thing in Unity is the world - Paris is crafted with such care that it's truly impossible not to lost yourself in this city and this period of it's life. Perhaps, with a couple more years put into fleshing out Unity's characters and mission variety, and generally applying a lot of polish, this game could've been a masterpiece and the beggining of the next chapter of Assassin's Creed, but, unfortunately, it instead became the thing that put this franchise to sleep, from which it's still yet to wake up… Expand
  75. explorerbay
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    I played a few years after the launch so i didnt encountered as man bugs as the other people, for me was a really smooth exprience, the gameplay was amazing, really good graphics with a lot of characters in the screen at the same time, an incredible portrait of paris
  76. MrAndyARG
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    Con un lanzamiento tumultuoso y varios factores que hicieron este juego casi una polémica a la vera de los juegos de nueva generación, Assassin's Creed Unity nos muestra como seria una sociedad antigua con la potencia de las nuevas consolas. París, centro de una de las revoluciones mas importantes de la historia, viene a manos de un diseño de ciudad mas que precioso, con la posibilidad deCon un lanzamiento tumultuoso y varios factores que hicieron este juego casi una polémica a la vera de los juegos de nueva generación, Assassin's Creed Unity nos muestra como seria una sociedad antigua con la potencia de las nuevas consolas. París, centro de una de las revoluciones mas importantes de la historia, viene a manos de un diseño de ciudad mas que precioso, con la posibilidad de ver varios edificios y zonas que hasta el día de hoy siguen siendo visitadas como guía turística. Una iluminación de lo mas impactante, haciendo que los amaneceres y atardeceres en lo alto de la catedral sean de lo mas memorable. Ya con todo esto mencionado, el nuevo capitulo de la saga tiene el deber de contarnos el contexto, un nuevo protagonista se nos presenta, un prologo que sigue los acontecimientos de Assassin's Creed Rogue. La historia no es impactante, es mas una historia que contar por si te interesa la historia del presente que es donde lo mas importante ocurre. Ya con todo esto dicho, nos viene el turno de ver como anda el juego, al ser el primer juego con contar con el mas avanzado motor gráfico de Ubisoft, el juego responde a duras penas, se suprimen texturas y la tasa de fotogramas por segundo se mantiene de momentos. Esto ya bien fue arreglado con varias actualizaciones pero la polémica ya había pasado. Ahora en el año 2020 se puede decir que muchos de los errores cometidos fueron solucionados, lastima que sean insulsos por las decisiones de una empresa que solo piensa en el dinero que influye hacer nuevos títulos para sus series mas aclamadas. Assassin's Creed Unity no es un mal juego, solo sufrió malas optimizaciones y una lenta pero dolorosa caída de una historia solida.… Expand
  77. Renattto
    Mar 20, 2022
    8
    Uma dos melhores Assassin's no quesito gameplay.
    Parkour, combate e mundo aberto da França, são bem caprichados.
    História, personagens e atividades secundárias são bem fracas, no geral.
    Destaque para o modo cooperativo, que combinou muito com o jogo e uns dos principais brilhos do Unity com toda certeza.
  78. Spajry
    Sep 2, 2020
    8
    The game is great, graphics is pretty good, story too, but there was many bugs through the game so if you are fan of the franchise, go and get a copy of the game its great.
  79. cezar88augusto
    Jul 9, 2021
    8
    The map build is very good and the history happens during the French revolution. I may be making a mistake, but according to my memory, this serie has a "classic romance" about the main characters, like "Romeo and Juliet": Templary's daughter and Assassins son - A forbidden love.
  80. szkristof
    Mar 21, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn’t perfect, but very entertaining. The parkour is very good, the story as well (but not the best in the series, the usual templar hurts the assassin, then the assassin kills the templar. SPOILER: Élise dies in the final boss fight.… Expand
  81. FRIST_008
    Jul 11, 2021
    8
    Конечный вердикт по as unity у меня такой) это просто хорошая игра. Не хуже и не лучше многих ассасинов, в которых я играл. 8 баллов.

    Они убили стелс. Не то чтобы он поломан, Но он не так интересен теперь и он вообще не нужен. Обязательных стелс миссий нет вообще. Желательная одна и тупо для ачивки. В итоге игра превратилась в - беги на слепого врага и с разбега бей скрытым клином ему в    Конечный вердикт по as unity у меня такой) это просто хорошая игра. Не хуже и не лучше многих ассасинов, в которых я играл. 8 баллов.

    Они убили стелс. Не то чтобы он поломан, Но он не так интересен теперь и он вообще не нужен. Обязательных стелс миссий нет вообще. Желательная одна и тупо для ачивки. В итоге игра превратилась в - беги на слепого врага и с разбега бей скрытым клином ему в глотку ваншотая и начинай бой.

    Боевая система. Если раньше это было, что-то вроде системы парирований с вовремя нажми кучу кнопок. То теперь это ведьмак стайл без знаков, но с арбалетом и дробашом в кармане. Этим ты занимаешься пол игры, сражаешься в ближнем бою. Видов оружия 3 и все имеют рейтинг атаки, скорости и тд. Рейтинг делиться на 6 звёзд. От 1 до 6 соответственно. Все только покупать на деньги.

    Уровни и навыки. РПГ жанр пришел в ассасина. Пока что, чаще пассивки это все, но элементы способностей дня совместной игры вносят много разнообразия.

    Деньги можно фармить или с сайдов или с своего театра, который приносит каждый игровой час деньги. Чтобы он приносил больше надо делать больше сайдов.

    Сайды - а вот это у нас новая механика. В ассасина впервые появились сайд квесты, причем сделано половина в духе детектива где надо читать и искать виновных, можно выбрать случайно невиновного, а вторая, пойди/убей/принеси, но с озвученным во всех случаях диалогами "зачем это". Но это все без должной режисуры. Потому просто похвально, лучше чем в ММО, но хуже чем во всех однопользовательских играх.

    Кооп миссии, это примерно те же пойди/убей, но более сложные и комплексные. И вы патей ассасинов выполняете групповые задачи. Это крутая механика) мне она очень понравилась)

    Паркур - то, на что, так же уходит много времени. Они его прокачали впервые со второй части. Можно сказать, что это вторая эволюция. Первая была во втором ассасина для меня. И он стал удобнее и контролируемой. Я прямо очень рад всем этим изменениям в управлении.

    Основной сюжет. Может быть он очень средний для многих. Но я понял какое-то геноцидное наслаждение помогая Наполеону в некоторых миссиях)

    Сюжет в реальном мире. Его удалили.... Я в шоке... Это моя любимая часть и ее просто удалили... Треш...

    Вывод: это паркур + сложный флехтовальный бой с неплохим основным сюжетом. Играть стоит только фанатам ассасина, остальным лучше начать или с 2 части + братство, которая до сих пор хорошо играется, или черный флаг и роуг (в rogue мало обучения и может отпугнуть новичка).    … Expand
  82. apokalipto
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  83. iseetherealyxu
    May 10, 2021
    8
    После прохождения Вальгаллы решил поиграть в Юнити, господи, как же это великолепно, глоток свежего воздуха! Столько людей в одном кадре, проработанный Париж, великолепный паркур, анимации убийств клинком. Эта часть явно достойна как минимум находиться в топ 3, сюжет не хватает звёзд с неба, но он как минимум не плохой! Очень жаль, что из-за багов в своё время комьюнити занизило оценки.После прохождения Вальгаллы решил поиграть в Юнити, господи, как же это великолепно, глоток свежего воздуха! Столько людей в одном кадре, проработанный Париж, великолепный паркур, анимации убийств клинком. Эта часть явно достойна как минимум находиться в топ 3, сюжет не хватает звёзд с неба, но он как минимум не плохой! Очень жаль, что из-за багов в своё время комьюнити занизило оценки.
  84. Maksimuella
    Dec 22, 2020
    8
    В какой-то степени можно сказать, что я действительно являюсь поклонником серии игр Assassin's Creed, но с недавнего времени. В свое время я упустил выход некоторых легендарных частей, к примеру Black Flag, но успел наверстать упущенное и поиграть. Тот факт, что игру я купил, а не скачал торрентом, говорит о некоторой честности моей оценки. Игру нельзя назвать второсортной, она и правдаВ какой-то степени можно сказать, что я действительно являюсь поклонником серии игр Assassin's Creed, но с недавнего времени. В свое время я упустил выход некоторых легендарных частей, к примеру Black Flag, но успел наверстать упущенное и поиграть. Тот факт, что игру я купил, а не скачал торрентом, говорит о некоторой честности моей оценки. Игру нельзя назвать второсортной, она и правда интересная, при прохождении я действительно получал наслаждение, в некоторых местах она даже смогла меня поразить. Сюжет я помню до сих пор, хоть и играл более года назад. Мне известно, что игра сильно облажалась при выходе (чем-то напоминает Киберпанк сейчас), однако отвечая на вопрос смогли ли пофиксить это разработчики - да, смогли. Багов почти нет, играется легко, проблем с игрой нет. Насчёт репаков не знаю, но с лицензией траблов не возникает. Если хочется попробовать такой жанр игр, или продолжить изучение, то эта часть серии вполне подойдёт… Expand
  85. mesutaltin
    Mar 13, 2021
    8
    Güzel oyun. Tavsiye ederim. Oynanması gereken bir oyun. Bu tarzdan hoşlananlar sevecektir.
  86. Maksim97
    Mar 21, 2021
    8
    Игра красивая, передаёт атмосферу тех лет. Боевая система в меру сложная, стелс неплохой, сюжетные миссии тоже выполнены отлично, есть несколько вариантов по устранению цели.
    Доп задания не очень, однако их выполнять совсем не обязательно.
    Из минусов посредственный сюжет, плохой старт на релизе. Такое ощущение, что игру засрали люди с вёдрами из эльдорадо. Революционная часть серии,    Игра красивая, передаёт атмосферу тех лет. Боевая система в меру сложная, стелс неплохой, сюжетные миссии тоже выполнены отлично, есть несколько вариантов по устранению цели.
    Доп задания не очень, однако их выполнять совсем не обязательно.
    Из минусов посредственный сюжет, плохой старт на релизе.
    Такое ощущение, что игру засрали люди с вёдрами из эльдорадо. Революционная часть серии, удобный паркур, хорошая боёвка, разве что сюжет подкачал.    … Expand
  87. Nart566
    Apr 15, 2021
    8
    Assassin's creed unity has many problems I know it. I'm sorry but I like it. I enjoyed. You really feel like you are an assassin. Missions design is very nice, combat system is very good for me. Story is not so good I agree. Graphics are amazing still on this day. You have to give a change to ac unity.
  88. davitolucena
    Apr 17, 2023
    8
    jogo muito bom atualmente vale sim o seu tempo zerei duas vezes ele hoje ele nao tem tantos bugs como no lançamento
  89. 1scon
    Oct 17, 2021
    8
    сюжет 10/10 гравика также 10 из 10. но на пк иногда лагает.
  90. MaliPiksi
    Dec 4, 2021
    8
    Assassin's Creed is my favorite game franchise, so this may be a bit biased review.

    I like Unity. Yes, it has many bugs. Yes, the engine is trash. But I still like the game. The story is decent. They tried to make another Ezio, but it didn't really match up. Arno is a good character, his story is fun. It's motivated by revenge, but not as impactful as it should be. The thing that    Assassin's Creed is my favorite game franchise, so this may be a bit biased review.

    I like Unity. Yes, it has many bugs. Yes, the engine is trash. But I still like the game.

    The story is decent. They tried to make another Ezio, but it didn't really match up. Arno is a good character, his story is fun. It's motivated by revenge, but not as impactful as it should be. The thing that it's missing in my opinion is the connection. The characters don't feel so close to each other.

    The gameplay is mixed feelings. It is VERY glitchy in all aspects. The parkour almost always has some bugs, thou when it works, it looks and feels great. Best looking free running in the franchise. I'm having too much fun just running around Paris. Combat is just a downgrade IMO. Besides the fact that it's bugged out as hell, the combat is boring. The good part is that you can have 5 weapon types and it gives you a bit of diversity. But unlike older games, you cannot pick up weapons from enemies which I loved doing.

    Graphics are insane. Considering this is a 2014 game, this looks amazing. If you told me that this game came out in 2021, I would believe you. Sometimes it doesn't look that good, but most of the time it's great. Really love how Paris looks.

    Content is good, as with every AC game. Some find it boring and that's fine. I like to collect all of the chests and other collectibles. Side quests are good too, some more interesting than others but overall good.

    Co-op is fun. The servers are down more than they are working, but when it works, co-op is very fun. I wish they went ahead with this and expanded on it. The missions are narrated and don't feel like just "boring extra content"

    The soundtrack is fine. Not the best, but it's good enough.

    Like I mentioned, I like all AC games. This game was trashed for being bugged out, and that's true. But if you can look past the glitches its a good game.    … Expand
  91. GammaG
    Sep 12, 2022
    8
    На момент осени 22 года игра не является тем, чем она была в 14-м году. Вышла она тогда сырой и недоделанной. Даже слишком, учитывая прошлый опыт Ubisoft. Эта компания славилась своей конвейерностью, и эта самая конвейерность к 14-му году достигла своего апогея. AC Unity - лишь жертва, тот продукт, что олицетворяет всеобщую идиотию компании.

    Об игре: очень фановая и затягивающая. Я мог    На момент осени 22 года игра не является тем, чем она была в 14-м году. Вышла она тогда сырой и недоделанной. Даже слишком, учитывая прошлый опыт Ubisoft. Эта компания славилась своей конвейерностью, и эта самая конвейерность к 14-му году достигла своего апогея. AC Unity - лишь жертва, тот продукт, что олицетворяет всеобщую идиотию компании.

    Об игре: очень фановая и затягивающая. Я мог бы поставить оценку ниже, ибо отношусь к ней смешанно: иногда хорошо, иногда плохо. На данный момент она мне нравится, багов уже не столь много, и спустя года могу сказать - вполне хороший, добротный асасин.    … Expand
  92. flitttermice
    Mar 8, 2023
    8
    The last Assassin's Creed game was full of optimization problems when it came out.
  93. cr1ms
    Feb 20, 2022
    8
    A good game that was unfairly slammed on release, due to the terrible management of Ubisoft. The game itself is a breakthrough for 2014, in terms of graphics, animation and mechanics. It also has a very interesting plot and the main character. For me, this game is one of the best in the Assassin's Creed series.
  94. Ciocolici
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    Assassin's Creed: Unity marks a return to the classic Assassin's Creed formula, bidding farewell to the island-hopping and naval combat of previous titles like Black Flag and Rogue. The game's visuals are nothing short of breathtaking, holding up even against modern AAA releases.

    The parkour mechanics in Unity are a double-edged blade. While they offer fluid and acrobatic movements, at    Assassin's Creed: Unity marks a return to the classic Assassin's Creed formula, bidding farewell to the island-hopping and naval combat of previous titles like Black Flag and Rogue. The game's visuals are nothing short of breathtaking, holding up even against modern AAA releases.

    The parkour mechanics in Unity are a double-edged blade. While they offer fluid and acrobatic movements, at times, they lean towards the theatrical side, making the protagonist, Arno, resemble more of a Spider-Man than a true stealthy assassin. Nevertheless, the parkour feels incredibly smooth and enjoyable, making it arguably the best in the series to date.

    Stealth gameplay is where Unity truly shines. The game offers an impressive array of assassination options and opportunities to take down enemies discreetly, making it the pinnacle of the franchise in terms of stealth mechanics. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for combat, which falls flat and disappoints players who prefer intense and satisfying brawling.

    The city of Paris is a marvel in itself, providing players with a massive playground for parkour and exploration. However, some may find the city's visuals somewhat monotonous, with an abundance of blue and gray tones. Personal preferences play a role here, but the overall design captures the essence of the time period.

    Arno's story is decent but lacks the depth and charm of some of the series' most memorable protagonists. Additionally, the present-day storyline is minimal and fails to leave a lasting impression. The missed opportunity to connect Unity's narrative to that of Rogue is a letdown for fans of the franchise's overarching lore. The game ends with a disappointing and unsatisfying ending that makes the whole adventure pointless and leaves players feeling cheated.

    Co-op missions are a notable addition, offering enjoyable multiplayer experiences. However, technical issues and the fact that everybody is the same character disrupts the immersion.

    Since its troubled launch, Unity has received numerous patches and updates, resulting in a more stable and polished experience. While some minor bugs remain, they are no longer a significant concern for players.

    Assassin's Creed: Unity offers a mix of excellence and shortcomings. It excels in providing a compelling assassin experience with its outstanding parkour and stealth mechanics, but falls short with lackluster combat, a weak present-day story, and an unsatisfying ending.

    With an extensive list of 57 achievements, players have plenty of challenges to conquer. Regrettably, these achievements are not integrated into the Steam platform, but they can be tracked and earned through Ubisoft Connect. Although not even there you will not be able to share your progress, since only you can see it.

    In conclusion, Assassin's Creed: Unity delivers a captivating journey through historical Paris, but its imperfections prevent it from achieving true greatness. Nevertheless, it remains a solid addition to the series, offering fans an engaging and immersive adventure in the heart of the French Revolution.    … Expand
  95. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
    I see lot of hate for this game and I understand that it launched very buggy but I just played this an year ago for the first time and loved it.
  96. AgentLvi
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  97. Hpoonis
    Jan 1, 2022
    8
    I had none of the problems that others seem to have encountered. No bugs, glitches, crashes and so on. As usual, I purchased a year and more after release.

    As far as the game is concerned, it introduced the concept of planning assassinations by providing various methods of ingress, egress and kill. That was definitely an improvement. I like that many of the buildings are more than    I had none of the problems that others seem to have encountered. No bugs, glitches, crashes and so on. As usual, I purchased a year and more after release.

    As far as the game is concerned, it introduced the concept of planning assassinations by providing various methods of ingress, egress and kill. That was definitely an improvement. I like that many of the buildings are more than just decoration and can be explored/used at will. It makes the world far more interactive.

    What is disappointing is the extreme busy-ness of the map. It is the most populated by far with hats, badges, trophies, collectibles, chests, blah blah blah, of the entire series. A bit of a let-down, I feel. I did not partake in any multi-player at all. Co-op missions (those I actually played) I did solo. You game nerds take things too seriously for my taste.

    Still, it was well worth the money I paid for it.    … Expand
  98. Bamsij2
    Jul 27, 2022
    8
    I give this game an 8
    I loved playing this game. A beautifull looking Paris with a lot of things to do. Side missions are varied and nice addition, from simple kill or tail missions to riddles, small side stories and the interesting mistery murders. The main story is engaging, tapps in interesting themes and ideas, nice action ,well used historical figures and the finale may be a bit    I give this game an 8
    I loved playing this game. A beautifull looking Paris with a lot of things to do. Side missions are varied and nice addition, from simple kill or tail missions to riddles, small side stories and the interesting mistery murders. The main story is engaging, tapps in interesting themes and ideas, nice action ,well used historical figures and the finale may be a bit underwhelming but still good and conclusive.
    The parkour is a doble edged sword, either you like it's flashy style, or you hate it's strange move.Requires some training(and a youtube guide)for good timing to move in effective ways ,but it's rewarding.It still can suffer from minor glitches and wrong directioning,Compared to previous AC games, definitly a bit unrealistic, but it's up to each person to decide.I enjoyed it, it makes me feel very assasin roaming the building of Paris in that style.
    The combat is rough, but decent. You get better armor and swords with money and you can upgrade them with creed points(points you recieve by doing cool assasin things like air assasinations, finishers, stealth kills).You atack enemies and instead of counter atack you parry dodge or superatack your enemies(parry is a kinda of counter atack but you need to press atack button 2-3 times :) ) Stealth tho is very satisfying. Eagle vision is very usefull (unlike in other AC's) and the stealth playstyle is encouraged(because the combat can be both ineefective and a bit glitchy a times). Even in mist of combat you can use smoke or other grenades,makes for an easy enemy squad wipe.
    This game has a pretty rudimentary character progression, but it does it's job. As I said previously, you can buy new armor pieces and weapos and upgrade them to be even better, certain missions give you new items and sync points with which you can unlock skills and abilities. There's no grind fest required to become powerfull to continue with missions, it's natural progression if you intertwine main story missions with other activities.
    And as a final note, this game is not the buggy mess which once was. I encountered 2 bugs the first 2 missions, but except that, I encountered small glitches like flying bodies or messy teleportations during parkour( it happenes very rarely, barely it affected my gameplay experience).
    In conclusion, good game, one of my favorite AC's definitly, and if it got maybe some few more months of develpoment it would had been from the start a great experience.    … Expand
  99. Izoeros
    May 10, 2022
    8
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  100. aecsuter
    Aug 17, 2022
    8
    I played this game in 2011/2022 so the vast majority of bugs I heard about on the internet were not present in my gameplay, but there were still some.
    The movement and battle at first seemed to present a very big evolution in relation to the previous ones, but that would have been well polished. The commands are not very responsive and more than once depending on your action everyone is    I played this game in 2011/2022 so the vast majority of bugs I heard about on the internet were not present in my gameplay, but there were still some.
    The movement and battle at first seemed to present a very big evolution in relation to the previous ones, but that would have been well polished. The commands are not very responsive and more than once depending on your action everyone is looking at each other without anything happening for 1s or more. Just missing a loading message.
    Despite new movements and being much more beautiful, the commands is not very fluid and I was frustrated many times.
    But the game has many good things, such as an incredible setting, beautiful settings, a huge variety of NPCs on the streets, lots and lots of explorable buildings, catacombs among others.

    The story is ok, although I miss a better work on the characters and the main quests themselves.
    Although the side quests are directly linked to real figures, they do not fit into almost anything in the main story. But worst of all is that the reward for doing everything besides the collectibles is... a skin. I didn't feel at all that it was worth my time.

    The DLC has the story ok too, but unlike the main campaign, the extras lead to a weapon with sensational skill.

    Finally, I found the variety of weapons and armor to be welcome, but I thought that the character is ugly as hell when he puts the armor within what he needs in each status. I ended up using a skin the entire game that came in the DLC.

    I thought it was a good game worth playing, especially on a promotion. But today I wouldn't waste my time with the extras in this game that aren't really worth it.

    84 out of 100    … Expand
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#43 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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70

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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