Assassin's Creed Unity

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6.7

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  1. harmattan
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    Seems like reasonably good entry into the AC series... if it actually ran on PC. Working with an i7-4770, 16GB RAM, SSD, and nicely-OC'ed 290x, I get sub-30 FPS a good amount of time at 1080p at very high with many graphical glitches. This is a pretty game, but it's not that pretty -- it should by no rights be this demanding to run. There were definitely some inexcusable corners cut inSeems like reasonably good entry into the AC series... if it actually ran on PC. Working with an i7-4770, 16GB RAM, SSD, and nicely-OC'ed 290x, I get sub-30 FPS a good amount of time at 1080p at very high with many graphical glitches. This is a pretty game, but it's not that pretty -- it should by no rights be this demanding to run. There were definitely some inexcusable corners cut in optimization (no wonder Ubisoft refused to give early copies for review). Audio also has some very strange specialization, much like the PC port of Thief.

    I feel like I'm trying to run a PS2 emulator on a 7-yr old computer with this game.    … Expand
  2. Mamoulian
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    This just has to be some kind of a joke! First Far Cry games a decade ago had better graphics and optimalization than this FAIL! I own a very high end PC so I put everything on max graphic wise as I always do and I was astonished - is this the promised revolution? What is this?? Everything looks pixelated, outdated and ugly. Characters faces, speech, textures, ugly wide black rectangles atThis just has to be some kind of a joke! First Far Cry games a decade ago had better graphics and optimalization than this FAIL! I own a very high end PC so I put everything on max graphic wise as I always do and I was astonished - is this the promised revolution? What is this?? Everything looks pixelated, outdated and ugly. Characters faces, speech, textures, ugly wide black rectangles at the bottom and the top of the screen, strange glitches, missing textures and other unbelievable stuff.. is this a joke?? Who will give me my money back!!… Expand
  3. syldoc
    Nov 13, 2014
    1
    I played to this game since 11 November and I can say, t's a special collection of bugs, errors and problems. I can't understand why a so "professional" company can send a so crappy PC game, it's not optimise at all for a 40Gb game.
    It's almost impossible to have fun when you play. And I don't speak about the crazy technical spec to "play" normally.
    For me, it was the last time I ever    I played to this game since 11 November and I can say, t's a special collection of bugs, errors and problems. I can't understand why a so "professional" company can send a so crappy PC game, it's not optimise at all for a 40Gb game.
    It's almost impossible to have fun when you play. And I don't speak about the crazy technical spec to "play" normally.
    For me, it was the last time I ever bought a Ubisoft game and I'll write a special comment on my blog and my facebook to prevent all my friends to not buy it.
    I don't recommend at all to buy    … Expand
  4. LoC_TR
    Nov 13, 2014
    3
    If ACU was just a parkour game it would be **** awesome, it's not though. A lot of things seem forced, I really just want to play my video game without have to download a **** ton of bs apps and add-on **** to get the whole experience. The microtransactions I will never touch, nice try tho. Why would you spend any money at all to cheat a game? It seems really **** backwards, and I justIf ACU was just a parkour game it would be **** awesome, it's not though. A lot of things seem forced, I really just want to play my video game without have to download a **** ton of bs apps and add-on **** to get the whole experience. The microtransactions I will never touch, nice try tho. Why would you spend any money at all to cheat a game? It seems really **** backwards, and I just generally hate the thought of it.

    I enjoyed the gameplay a lot, I really did, but there are too many things that are buzzkills for me. At the top of the list is the attempt to control too much. There is such a fierce grasp around this game I feel the developers let slip too many things through the cracks. The graphics are next gen for sure, the gameplay and story telling is not. On top of all of that is the bugs, which I wouldn't give a **** about if they actually wanted to improve the core of this game. I expected the flow between the parkour and combat to be much more fluid but it seems to be relatively the same with a few minor changes. When games start to bring these kind of emotions out of people you wonder why they backlash so hard at the developers.

    This review is based almost entirely on gameplay, the actual launch with the bugs didn't irk me as much as some of the actual in-game features. Though that doesn't mean it's acceptable.

    MONEY STUFF

    This is where we get to the money game, which they seem to have put an awful lot of time. There are several currencies:

    Franks are used to buy consumables, outfits, weapons, and property.

    AC points(whatever that symbol is) which is a "abstergo" increment of money used to upgrade weapons and buy colors for the outfits.

    Hack points are the microtransaction increment. You can buy everything in the game with these points if you have the real life dolla bills to throw down. This is where I get a little irritated. What it feels like they're doing is slowing down progression in various ways.. getting to places feels slower (possibly because our character runs slower on a 1:1 ratio of paris? Idk), combat is slower. Leveling seems to take forever, which also means I don't get to use all of the abilities throughout the entirety of the story.

    In combination with the Initiate program... which you have to sign up for.. to unlock certain items.. so that you can eventually buy them. There is also mobile apps i've yet to download that unlock other in game **** This also allows you to open up certain Red and Gold chests. So basically theres stuff in the game that you can do because you haven't downloaded all the crap yet on all your devices.

    So what this feels like to me is a they've added a grind to the game so you either

    *dump tons of time into if you want to complete everything, and buy everything.

    *OR buy upwards of 100$ worth Hack points so can buy better equipment earlier, or buy boosts to level up or w/e.

    *None of the characters are really that intriguing. They seems to be cookie cutter Templar vs Assassin attitude.

    *The crowds themselves are quite massive but, but for the most part they stick to a particular spots. Theres obviously roaming people from street to street, but there doesn't seem to a concious of the AI. Once again there are only so many models and some many outfits/colors. They don't react to you directly or your deeds you've accomplished. I kinda expected the city to be more "alive," at the time period it was a very turbulent and the city was of the edge. This is not the feeling the game gives off at all.

    *The parkour is better than the last few installments and is probably the best part about the game as a whole. Trekking the city and just looking at every detail that goes into each inch of the world. Unfortunately the movement is plagued by many of the same issues such as, you're still frequently getting stopped in your tracks from either bad pathing, or odd obstacles. The downward parkour (new) is nice for sure but doesn't act how i expected either. Sometimes Arno jumps impossible heights without taking damage or suffers from the same issues as the upward parkour and goes a path you didn't wish him too. Some paths that seem like they should be, are not.

    *The combat is much slower imo and rugged, it's fun but there isn't really anything revolutionary about it. In the beginning the enemies seem to be tougher but there are only a few enemy models so their patterns are easy to learn over time.    … Expand
  5. zorgzag
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    Terribly optimized!!! Typical console port,

    gtx 690 , 2600k ,

    16 gb

    freeze game

    Massive Lags

    Lot of glitches

    Poor Combat Mechanics

    I highly suggest to skip this one..

    I am also really disappointed, i was expecting a lot from this game...
  6. Blatanikov
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    This is the biggest piece of **** in the history of video games. It always gives us crap ubisoft, seasoned with some crappy textures and a whole array of bugs and features completely broken. I can not even criticize the argument that this garbage is literally unplayable.
  7. hkdse
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    this is just an alpha version of the game. Totally unoptimized. Why can't they just put some of the marketing budget into optimization? They deserved 0 score.
  8. bluex_01
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    I am severely saddened with how this turned out. It had everything that should have made it a good game. A decent story with romance, a charismatic character, and intrigue. A massive city which looks amazing, technically only if you just look at a single frame.

    So where did they go wrong? In-app Purchases in a full-fledged 60 dollar game. Terrifically Horrible Performance on PC.    I am severely saddened with how this turned out. It had everything that should have made it a good game. A decent story with romance, a charismatic character, and intrigue. A massive city which looks amazing, technically only if you just look at a single frame.

    So where did they go wrong?

    In-app Purchases in a full-fledged 60 dollar game.

    Terrifically Horrible Performance on PC. Worse optimized than AC3 and Black Flag together. Glitches everywhere, controls are a mess, these two combined cause you to fail missions because your character decides to loot a body instead of parry an attack when you're still fighting someone.    … Expand
  9. mweagle
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    First the good:
    1) It looks kinda nice on high - 1080p.
    2) (Most) Clothes, buildings and cutscenes have a lot of details. 3) Voice acting is good. 4) ..... Yeah... that's about it. Now the bad: A lot of the same stuff as the previous AC games. This game is just a copy of the other AC games in a new coat. That is litterally it. Combat is very slow and sluggish, it has nothing of the    First the good:
    1) It looks kinda nice on high - 1080p.
    2) (Most) Clothes, buildings and cutscenes have a lot of details.
    3) Voice acting is good.
    4) ..... Yeah... that's about it.

    Now the bad:
    A lot of the same stuff as the previous AC games. This game is just a copy of the other AC games in a new coat. That is litterally it. Combat is very slow and sluggish, it has nothing of the good old, fast gadget using Ezio. Arnoud is slow, sluggish and does not feel liek a real acrobate. Which is not that bad, since it gives the game a more realistic feeling, but....

    THE PERFORMANCE!1! OMG!
    I have played consoleports and I have played consoleports, but never have I played something like this. My rig can play BF4 med on 1080p on 120fps stable, Watch_Dogs on 60 stable on high, yet AC:U cannot get over 40 with 720p and everything low/off. And it doesn't even look decent on low. The entire game is painful for the eyes and all the enjoyable fluent gameplay is killed due to the performance issues. Compared to this, they even did a good job with Watch_Dogs.
    AI is bad and guards sometimes just disappear when they lost track of you, as if they magically re-enter their original guard-duty-path. Plus, I was stuck on multiple occasions, and had to reload entire memories to play on.

    Untill the performance issues are fixed, this game is not worth getting.    … Expand
  10. emrahoz
    Dec 1, 2014
    0
    Nearly no better graphics than the last 2 AC games,and it demands 10xbetter hardware.Whats the logic in it?I have GTX580 GPU / i7 2600K CPU / 8 GB Ram...those should be more than enough to run this graphically average game...I'll ask a refund for this game,if they wont fix the fps issue.

    edit:Purchased a GTX970 and this game is still lack of solid fps...
  11. Yaba
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    770 GTX SLI + 3770k @ 4.8 Ghz + 16GB RAM, GPU utlilization is 33% and 2nd GPU is 22%, FPS 19.1, max GPU utilization i saw is 65% for primary and 55% for secondary, FPS is 45-60 on 1080p with everything on low and FXAA. FPS drops are massive so 45-60 FPS for 4-5 seconds then it drops to 24 then back to 45. i play on 1440p, i had to reduce resolution to 1080p to be able to play it, on 1440p770 GTX SLI + 3770k @ 4.8 Ghz + 16GB RAM, GPU utlilization is 33% and 2nd GPU is 22%, FPS 19.1, max GPU utilization i saw is 65% for primary and 55% for secondary, FPS is 45-60 on 1080p with everything on low and FXAA. FPS drops are massive so 45-60 FPS for 4-5 seconds then it drops to 24 then back to 45. i play on 1440p, i had to reduce resolution to 1080p to be able to play it, on 1440p while everything on low and FXAA, Avg FPS 24 and drops to 12-19 on certain non-demanding areas.

    cut-scenes run very bad at 11 FPS, there is no real performance impact when changing graphics options from high to low, just 3-4 FPS gain and thats it, 5 graphics options only.

    in short, this game is in alpha stage and has never been tested on PC nor touched, was ported by Ubisoft crap Kiev and thrown for release because even a novice tester would reject this build from the first min.    … Expand
  12. xcoders
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    Broken piece of crap game, Ubi$hit does it again, first Watch Dogs, now this, let's hope they didn't mess Far Cry 4 too. This is unbelievable, we should sue this company, it's unacceptable to deliver such a flawed and unfinished product when we were shown a beautiful game, that's false advertising. I hope you go bankrupt ubi$hit, I also hope you never ever see the light of day again andBroken piece of crap game, Ubi$hit does it again, first Watch Dogs, now this, let's hope they didn't mess Far Cry 4 too. This is unbelievable, we should sue this company, it's unacceptable to deliver such a flawed and unfinished product when we were shown a beautiful game, that's false advertising. I hope you go bankrupt ubi$hit, I also hope you never ever see the light of day again and you are sent to jail, rot in there, and if you ever get out of jail I hope you never ever develop and/or publish any other game.… Expand
  13. FantasicGamer
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    It is quite surprised to see some positive reviews stating that the game should only be rated in terms of game play while neglecting all bugs, glitches and optimization issue in PC.

    If that's the case, why do we have different sections of platform for review purpose in the first place? Game play experience depends greatly on the optimization and whether there are a lot of bugs or    It is quite surprised to see some positive reviews stating that the game should only be rated in terms of game play while neglecting all bugs, glitches and optimization issue in PC.

    If that's the case, why do we have different sections of platform for review purpose in the first place?

    Game play experience depends greatly on the optimization and whether there are a lot of bugs or glitches in game. Because it may potentially render the game unplayable if there are too many bugs or fps stutter a lot. Even the console version counterpart suffer from bugs and optimization issue right now, resulting in a low user score. With an unsatisfied user experience, how can a game deserve a high score?

    And this game has an extremely poor optimization (even beast game rig only barely keeps the fps at 30), which is a typical console port without sufficient graphic options. Bugs or glitches may even ruin the player progress, like falling down in a glitched wall.

    The story is acceptable, probably a bit better than AC 3 and 4. It has some minor improvement in stealth and combat mechanics but it still won't appeal to either experienced stealth gamers or action gamers.

    Fairly speaking, a game with such kind of efforts doesn't deserve its price tag charged right now.

    I guess some will keep on saying "buy now, and wait for the patches!" Well, do Watchdog and AC 4 Black Flag finally get patches to fix their problems at last? Anyone? LOL.    … Expand
  14. kingpinCaramel
    Nov 13, 2014
    3
    This 'Triple A' game is abysmal. Although the history is compelling and the graphics are astounding (if you have a powerful enough rig), it is sorely let down by it's terrible animations, shoddy frame-rates and its innumerous, unforgivable, exhausting glitches. Combined, these letdowns result in unrealistic NPCs, sluggish combat and lacking immersion.

    There is no fluidity in character    This 'Triple A' game is abysmal. Although the history is compelling and the graphics are astounding (if you have a powerful enough rig), it is sorely let down by it's terrible animations, shoddy frame-rates and its innumerous, unforgivable, exhausting glitches. Combined, these letdowns result in unrealistic NPCs, sluggish combat and lacking immersion.

    There is no fluidity in character movement, which is a significant letdown given that parkour is a major component in the Assassins Creed franchise. I found myself bashing into people instead of flowing through crowds, even at a walking pace.

    This is a step backwards in the Assassins Creed franchise. Basic gameplay elements have suffered at the expense of grandeur and scope. This franchise has lost its soul at the expense of corporate profit. I hope the same doesn't happen to other Ubisoft franchises (especially Far Cry).

    I really feel let down by this game - especially after enjoying AC3 and Black Flag so much. I feel ripped off. Ubisoft deserve all the bad publicity they get from this appalling game. I hope that a patch will come out soon that will fix all these problems, I really do. Because the truth is, no matter how much I hate how this game turned out, I'll continue playing it. Not only do I want to get my money's worth but the history and environment is good enough to endure all the crap. And for that I'll give it a score of 3 ;p    … Expand
  15. RYRY
    Nov 12, 2014
    2
    Let me start off by saying that I have always been a huge fan of the franchise; I was there at the start of it. Black flag was the first one my gaming PC and I enjoyed that game, but not immensely as past titles in the franchise. However I do have to say that Unity is a huge let down for me and that really hurts being that I love this franchise too much. My rig is equipped with an i5Let me start off by saying that I have always been a huge fan of the franchise; I was there at the start of it. Black flag was the first one my gaming PC and I enjoyed that game, but not immensely as past titles in the franchise. However I do have to say that Unity is a huge let down for me and that really hurts being that I love this franchise too much. My rig is equipped with an i5 3570k and a 770 and runs the game comfortably on high settings minus the occasional frame dip tantrums. I feel like ubisofts minimum and required specifications were unfair. Even though I think you feel more like an assassin than in previous titles being that they added sneaking/crouching and taking on two or more enemies at once is a handful. There is also immense customization options for Arno's outfit and gear which I like. Free running feels like jogging it's slow and sometimes feels unresponsive, it's just not fluid as it has been in the previous titles and compared to black flag the controls/keys feel more awkward than that of its predecessor.You'd be better off hooking up an Xbox controller to play this game on your PC. Also I may add that t co-op is terrible, I don't think any assassin's creed titles need multiplayer. In my opinion although they added neat little features like the sneaking ability and customization that should have been incorporated in previous titles, I have to say Ubisoft took a major step backwards with this iteration and the franchise which will ultimately affect my decision about buying another AC title in the future. If you were expecting something different out Unity compared to past titles, don't. Ultimately it feels more like a copy and paste trying to compete with CoD in a pissing match and CoD's bad luck is starting to rub off onto a once great franchise. The only thing different in Unity is the character you play as (Arno) and the setting (Paris 1789 French Revolution) the player is put in. Regardless of everything, I think the specifications ubisoft posted were the ultimate turn off for me. The specifications are overrated and outright irrational. Either some dense person posted the specifications on the ubiblog or they didn't take the time to optimize the title. In conclusion, I am beginning to think the franchise has lost its 'mojo'. Ubisoft needs to take a break from the franchise or step up their game in the next itteration (no pun intended). Hopefully Ubisoft can redeem themselves with the next Assassin's Creed title.… Expand
  16. pyrodd
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Very poor optimization.
    With my GTX 760 at different settings gives no more than 40 fps. Very unpleasant friezes.
    Let's hope that in the near future Ubisoft fix the problem and my opinion has changed.
  17. MrAro
    Nov 12, 2014
    1
    - "Don't buy game from Ubisoft which didn't leave yet!" (c) MrAro
    This game needs to appropriate an award: The most curve optimization in the history of video games.
    Weak plot, Graphics not according to system requirements. The gameplay is stupidly taken from other parts. And after that to ask for game of 38 dollars? Ubisoft, you have no respect for own fans. I will tell all once    - "Don't buy game from Ubisoft which didn't leave yet!" (c) MrAro
    This game needs to appropriate an award: The most curve optimization in the history of video games.
    Weak plot, Graphics not according to system requirements.
    The gameplay is stupidly taken from other parts.
    And after that to ask for game of 38 dollars?
    Ubisoft, you have no respect for own fans.
    I will tell all once again: don't buy game from ubisoft which didn't leave yet!    … Expand
  18. Fuzi0n
    Nov 12, 2014
    1
    This game is a complete technical disaster and just barely playable with acceptable framerates with an R9 290X or GTX 980 graphics card. Don't even think about buying this game until Ubisoft sorts out all of the bugs and technical shortcomings, which could take months. And Uplay sucks as always.

    The gameplay is more of exactly the same, just A LOT more boring this time.
  19. Frozenbyte
    Jan 27, 2015
    3
    Even if to forget all the technical issues this game has, - it feels like DLC.
    They really havent changed the gameplay/havent added anything new. There is absolutelly no motivation to do any side quests/gather collectibles. All these microtransaction into AAA title feel like Ubi wants to fck us gamers. I will just go throgh main story to the end (when i have nothing else to play), and in    Even if to forget all the technical issues this game has, - it feels like DLC.
    They really havent changed the gameplay/havent added anything new. There is absolutelly no motivation to do any side quests/gather collectibles. All these microtransaction into AAA title feel like Ubi wants to fck us gamers. I will just go throgh main story to the end (when i have nothing else to play), and in case i feel lack of one of 4 (FOUR) currencies - i will just use trainer. Well done Ubisoft.... I hope you learn your mistake and new title of the franchise gonna be something good. Also the graphics are really nothing special to call it next gen (like all new titles have same/better graphics and perform much better)    … Expand
  20. euphoria4949
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    Ubi$oft games in a nutshell!
    i7 3770k @4.9GHz, 16GB RAM, 2x GTX 780 (2-way SLI), ACU installed on a high-end Samsung SSD.
    ----------------------------------------------- Ultra preset settings: 1920x1080p Average fps = 36 Min fps = 11 ----------------------------------------------- Ultra preset settings: 1440p Average fps = 24 Min fps = 6 Sub 30fps on an i7 running a huge    Ubi$oft games in a nutshell!
    i7 3770k @4.9GHz, 16GB RAM, 2x GTX 780 (2-way SLI), ACU installed on a high-end Samsung SSD.
    -----------------------------------------------
    Ultra preset settings: 1920x1080p
    Average fps = 36
    Min fps = 11
    -----------------------------------------------
    Ultra preset settings: 1440p
    Average fps = 24
    Min fps = 6

    Sub 30fps on an i7 running a huge overclock and 2 780's in SLI - This is why Ubi$oft games are pirated more than any other games from any other companies! Because Ubi$oft keeps on releasing AAA games in such a poor unplayable state that consumers think, why the hell should I pay $£€60 for a broken, unfinished piece of rubbish, but yet, they take no notice and keep releasing broken games.
    DayZ Standalone is in early access alpha... *ALPHA* and it has fewer bugs, glitches and crashing issues with better FPS than ACU.

    Assassin's Creed Unity sealed it for me - I will never buy another Ubi$oft game, not until they stop this BS and start releasing games in a playable finished state, only then will I even consider giving them my money.
    (The sad and worrying thing is though, hundreds of thousands of people still pre-order their games every year even when they keep getting burned every time. People need to wake up and start voting with their money, that the only way a company like this will listen and change.)

    [Edit - Spelling, grammar and more info added.]    … Expand
  21. Jawra
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    You can not play this game for 5 minutes without a glitch, bug or crash... if you even manage to get the thing started or have the top-end computer rig required to get above 20 fps that is.
  22. Phaedryn
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    With all the performance issues I had a difficult time even getting far enough in to the game to develop any opinion of the game play. Given that, the game play was not significantly improved upon over the previous incarnations of this series. With all of Ubisoft's talking about the engine and changes to the game play I found it to be less than spectacular, or even really all that funWith all the performance issues I had a difficult time even getting far enough in to the game to develop any opinion of the game play. Given that, the game play was not significantly improved upon over the previous incarnations of this series. With all of Ubisoft's talking about the engine and changes to the game play I found it to be less than spectacular, or even really all that fun since I had "been there, seen that" in previous games. Add the hefty performance issues that rally draw into question the level of effort put in to even trying to make the game playable, and this one is a complete non-starter.

    If you absolutely *must* play another Assassin's Creed game, I strongly suggest waiting a few weeks/months to get all the problems dealt with *or* simply wait for the next iteration of the franchise.    … Expand
  23. 117dilushamc
    Nov 11, 2014
    5
    well the performance, is disappointing as the fps is always around 25-29 on my R9 295X2. Because I expect an immortal 60fps on my 4K. Everything else is typical AC. Typical campaign which is quite boring sometimes. But still very decent. And the graphics have barely been improved since Black Flag. But still gorgeous enough. Do not need those ridiculous requirements to play this, as somewell the performance, is disappointing as the fps is always around 25-29 on my R9 295X2. Because I expect an immortal 60fps on my 4K. Everything else is typical AC. Typical campaign which is quite boring sometimes. But still very decent. And the graphics have barely been improved since Black Flag. But still gorgeous enough. Do not need those ridiculous requirements to play this, as some of my friends already playing this on 4 gigs of ram and a decent Gpu. So, overall a very decent game. I was thinking about giving a 7/10. But as that minimum requirements turned out to be a hoax, I decided to reduce 2 more, for the sake of PC gamers! :D… Expand
  24. FreeS0uL
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Worst port ever made, I'm sooooo sooooo happy I didn't buy this piece of sh**.
    I play games such as Arma 3, Black Flag, FC3 and so on all maxed out and they look 10 times better than Unity on medium and low settings, and guess what? on low settings this game is unplayable, worst optimization ever, they beat Rockstar with GTAIV.
    Congratulations Ubisoft you did it again, you created a    Worst port ever made, I'm sooooo sooooo happy I didn't buy this piece of sh**.
    I play games such as Arma 3, Black Flag, FC3 and so on all maxed out and they look 10 times better than Unity on medium and low settings, and guess what? on low settings this game is unplayable, worst optimization ever, they beat Rockstar with GTAIV.

    Congratulations Ubisoft you did it again, you created a pile of golden sh**, you didn't get my money like you didn't for Black Flag, so I piss on you.    … Expand
  25. bellasonna86
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    What a poor, awful, unoptimized terrible game by **** massive lags, lot of glitches etc etc etc
    don't waste your money on this crap
    they want to boost nvidia cards sales no more, no less

    "my card can't run this game properly, I need to buy a new card" this is what they want to hear
  26. LydonB
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    The grandest Pile of S ever released. Makes you wonder why these "critics" like IGN are giving it a 78 score... Monetary reasons perhaps? No one in their right mind would give such a rating...
  27. WestLil0
    Jan 14, 2015
    7
    The "plague" of needing an extremely upgraded PC to play this game will haunt Unity for a long time. It is unfortunate, because in the end, I think the Ubisoft folks wanted to make this much more enjoyable with the co-op and team aspects of the game. But that didn't work so well at first either. And to achieve that, most players need to have a really good gaming system, and that's justThe "plague" of needing an extremely upgraded PC to play this game will haunt Unity for a long time. It is unfortunate, because in the end, I think the Ubisoft folks wanted to make this much more enjoyable with the co-op and team aspects of the game. But that didn't work so well at first either. And to achieve that, most players need to have a really good gaming system, and that's just not reality. So it's like being between a rock and a hard place. I am changing my previous "1" rating to a 7 because after several patches and upgrades, I am able to finally play the game by optimizing the game and launching through GeForce. Still, the topic is not interesting. Arno is just not that engaging of a character compared to Ezio. The story focuses too much on the history of Paris (fine with me, I love history) but it doesn't compare to exploring Rome, Venice, Florence and other places in the AC II and Brotherhood series. Plus, where are the companion assassins?? Arno doesn't have any, except for obscure missions given by certain "shadow assassins" but he certainly doesn't command a team like Ezio did in AC Brotherhood and Revelations. Really, for a series that is so extremely popular to have over 800 negatives compared to 200 positives in this Metacritic system has to do not only with the "unplayability" but with the overall theme of the game. I rate games also based on how many times I would replay it. While I've replayed the previous AC games at least 4 or 5 times, I don't see myself replaying Unity for the next few years. It's just too predictable and basic. Today I received the DLC Dead Kings. The advanced video looked amazing. I thought it would be similar to the underground city of Cappadocia in AC Revelations. But no, each mission just takes you back to the underground catacombs and then you have to find your way out each time. It gets a bit boring. If the entire story would have been in the catacombs (again, maybe an underground complex like Cappadocia) it might have provided a bit more interest to me. The missions to "conquer" some outposts sounded very interesting. I thought wow, it's like Far Cry 3 and 4 where there is a complex of buildings you have to attack with some strategy. No. I was wrong. It's basically killing the boss and that's it. So again, simple and boring. The main effort by Ubisoft was obviously to improve graphics and offer co-op and team gaming (thus affecting a lot of people whose systems can't handle that). They need to focus on the topic, theme, characters and environment whether it's single or multiplayer and they would be more successful. Will I purchase future AC titles? of course. Does this rating ruin the chances for anyone new to give it a try? I say purchase the previous titles first, and then buy this one. By then, it will be at least 50% off.… Expand
  28. MrCatgirl
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    For an early access pre-alpha game, it really isn't that bad. Sure, nothing works and the game breaks horribly every other step, but that's what you expect from a game in this state.

    .. wait, you're saying this is actually a game that was released? And sold to people? For money?
  29. JASONv8824
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    I would really love to play this game but even my overclocked 780 ti is unable to render this game at a playable frame rate even on low, so there is that...and don't even get me started on the stuttering and the constant pop ups and those terrible textures even on ultra. MY GOD.
  30. Swight
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Ubinoobs why did you do this!
    After watchdogs( the game which they kinda **** up by making the pc version less good than the other versions simply by just removing the graphics them and placing them in a map called E3 demo) they made Unity of **** describe my tought of this game,
    1 it has the worst port I have ever seen, it is unbelivable that a producer like Ubinoob makes this crap!!!    Ubinoobs why did you do this!
    After watchdogs( the game which they kinda **** up by making the pc version less good than the other versions simply by just removing the graphics them and placing them in a map called E3 demo) they made Unity of **** describe my tought of this game,
    1 it has the worst port I have ever seen, it is unbelivable that a producer like Ubinoob makes this crap!!! They have milion's and milion's of dollars but they can't make a good optimised game!
    2 WTF MICRO TRANSACTIONS IN A **** FULL PRICED GAME!?!
    So far my toughs    … Expand
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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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