Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. VeteranPlayer
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    I don't have words, where's the story? i can't see because it DOES NOT EXIST, only **** and annoying dialogues, Almost all the characters have no characterization and those who have die.The combat system is very very VERY BUGGED, an huge city where nothing is interactive, only collectible and secondary"missions".WTF Ubisoft are you ok? **** this **** i go to play to AC2 a MASTERPIECE
  2. xTobyMc
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    The game is okay, but fairly boring and didn't really expand too much on the series' storyline. I play Assassin's Creed mainly for the interesting concept of 'the ones who came before', or the pre-human God people as others might put it. This game lacks any interesting content in regards to this, and so it's literally just an entire game of combat and no innovation to the unique storyThe game is okay, but fairly boring and didn't really expand too much on the series' storyline. I play Assassin's Creed mainly for the interesting concept of 'the ones who came before', or the pre-human God people as others might put it. This game lacks any interesting content in regards to this, and so it's literally just an entire game of combat and no innovation to the unique story previous games carried.

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

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

    The one great thing about this game was the NPC atmosphere. Everywhere you go there are just hundreds of people everywhere, it really brings Paris to life. On the other hand this is probably what causes so much game lag, so it'd be nice to have options to reduce crowd numbers.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. j000000000000
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    I'm just here for Commentettiquite.

    WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  5. Yatharth
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Awesome entry into the AC series.Nice graphics, gameplay, story, but had some of the glitches in between but a really good game. Runs fine on PC having CPU: i7-4770,GPU: Nvidia GTX 770 OC and 16gb ram and had an average fps between 50-60 in Ultra.
  6. bonq
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Optimization is **** location look really meh, just same **** once again, no innovation at all. It's boring ! Revolution, **** please Bugasssyn it is... xD

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

    Ubi just, don't make any more games, please...
  7. CsendesMark
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    This game does not worth a penny. (rip of for 59,9€) + DLC baits!
    Stock "clone" story...
    Awful game optimization.
    Definitely not worth buying/ or even playing!!!
  8. Bout73Ninjas
    Nov 17, 2014
    3
    First off, I'm reviewing this game based off its quality as an Assassin's Creed game, not as a standalone game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall, it was a chore to play, and I am upset that the game turned out so poorly. The story issues were just a result of putting almost 0 effort into it, while the game world issues I mentioned could have been avoided by setting it in a different time period. Paris in any other time would have been a joy to explore, but the Revolution made everything feel dull and hostile, too much so for the City of Lights.    … Expand
  9. Tman11S
    Nov 17, 2014
    7
    Well ubisoft, the game wasn't too bad but you've done better. I played all assassin's creed games and I don't think this will be one of mu favourites, I sill give the game a 7 because 3 things didn't work out for me:
    - the co-op is great! It would have been perfect if the game servers don't crash every mission...
    - this game's specs are too much, I don't want the best grafic model of    Well ubisoft, the game wasn't too bad but you've done better. I played all assassin's creed games and I don't think this will be one of mu favourites, I sill give the game a 7 because 3 things didn't work out for me:
    - the co-op is great! It would have been perfect if the game servers don't crash every mission...
    - this game's specs are too much, I don't want the best grafic model of Paris, you should have put that time into making a better story...
    - the single player campain wasn't what I expected, It took me about 2 days to finish it and I want it to be at least a week if I have to pay 60€ for it. Also the ending of the game, well I won't spoil but it was bad. You clearly didn't put much time into it and it was god damn sad. Give me a happy ending next time.

    I'll put this to a conclusion by saying that I like the new engine ( still some work on it though ) but I miss the classic stuff like taking down towers/forts and having more than 3 missions/sequence. Overall it isn't that bad but you disapointed me. Try to make a happy ending next time and you'll get at least an 8.    … Expand
  10. Tiktiki
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, I am not impressed.<

    First off, I run this rig:

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

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

    Not so much.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I live in Montreal, know a few people working at Ubisoft.
    But I can't let this one fly, this is a **** game. Even EA makes better stuff. They try to grab as much money as possible but at least the stuff you pay for works.    … Expand
  11. Hawk235
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Очень плохая оптимизация и скучнейший сюжет в истории серии.Игра вообще не затягивает!
  12. Tuuchen
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Unplayable with GTX 770. I don't care about fps but Unity stutters, lags and freezes every 3 seconds. Fps goes 0-18fps and 22-25fps. Low settings wont help because it still stutters and lags, and looks like PS1 game.

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

    Worse PC port of mankind.
  13. mat45
    Nov 17, 2014
    2
    I thought Assassin's Creed 3 was the worst Assassin's Creed game ever made. I take it back. Assassin's Creed Unity is a much worse game on every possible aspect. Here's a quick recap of everything good and bad with this game:

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

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

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

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

    My vote is 2/10    … Expand
  14. na06078
    Nov 17, 2014
    1
    I bought this game for enjoy
    but, what the...?
    it's shutting down like hell(shut down is not all of the error / freeze,frame drop etc...) and what now? after the bug fix patch I cant even play the game cuz of the dang acu.exe error when I load my save game it's just shutting down with the message that acu.exe it doesn't even explain what's wrong and now my save fie has been    I bought this game for enjoy
    but, what the...?
    it's shutting down like hell(shut down is not all of the error / freeze,frame drop etc...)
    and what now?
    after the bug fix patch
    I cant even play the game
    cuz of the dang acu.exe error
    when I load my save game
    it's just shutting down with the message that acu.exe
    it doesn't even explain what's wrong
    and now
    my save fie has been disappear

    THIS IS THE BESTEST WORSE GAME OF THIS YEAR

    and 1 score for the story lol
    story was not bad actually    … Expand
  15. Hellspeller
    Nov 16, 2014
    2
    Returning to the AC series after AC: Brotherhood and I can say I was better off..

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I absolutely loved the first 2 ACs; but trying my luck back: I can say this series is dead for me forever.
    If you were on edge for this one: my two cents is dont buy it.    … Expand
  16. AverageReviews
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start by saying that I've played every single AC game ubisoft has released.
    That being stated, and clear, I really tried to like this game, I mean I've been waiting for it for a lot of years now, and I got really hyped about it.
    Note: I won't even speak about graphics or optimization, my computer ran if perfectly, thats all.
    Now, lets get straight to the story. We all remember how the stories of the other AC games started really strong into action, sailing, getting born, etc. This game starts with you stealing an apple and then seeing your father die. You never get to that point in the story where you feel like you have enjoyed the game, or achieved something AT ALL.
    Ubisoft focuses on changing combat for every single game, and this time, I have to say it feels clunky. Combat for AC 3 and AC: Blackflag was much better than combat this time. It just feels like if you play alone, you are done.
    Parkour system is broken and unresponsive. That is all I have to say about it because it is frustrating. You can't do simple jumps from a surface to the other, but you CAN jump 10m from rooftop to rooftop.

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

    Oh well, you get a 4 because I loved your past games, but I'd rate this much lower. If you are a real fan, don't destroy your blackflag memories playing this one. Better skip it, it is not involved in the main plot anyways.    … Expand
  17. Razema
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    This game is awful. NOT only does this game have horrible mechanics but half the time you cannot even play it without lag. This is the worst AC ever and Ubisoft is going down the drain. Please never buy another one of these games because you are just feeding the monster.
  18. Carpe_Diem
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Random loss of save file after over a dozen hours in.

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

    I would avoid and not waste your time and money on this game atm.
  19. m0rb
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    firstly - it runs with my old radeon 5850 extreme! not great, but it seems I get higher FPS than some folks with GTX 780s and even GTX 970s ... which in itself is a SHAME!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!    … Expand
  20. Strikes
    Nov 16, 2014
    1
    I'm not even going to talk about Graphics or FPS and that massive fail by Ubisoft. However, as a huge fan of the series... a guy that owned almost every collectable, this is the worst, easily, game I've ever played. It's a massive step backward.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Hey Ubisoft... maybe if you cared LESS about your stupid "Companion App" and releasing another game side-by-side with this one (Rogue) then you'd actually be able to pull out a decent game. People need to be fired, and you need to do something big to make up for this because as a Studio; you just slapped all of your fans in the face.    … Expand
  21. R6ex
    Nov 16, 2014
    10
    Don't have at least a i5-2500K + GTX 680?

    Then don't complain if you can't run the game properly. Ubisoft has been honest in stating the minimum spec. for PC. If you play it with lower spec, then expect unsatisfactory performance. Or, simply don't buy it. My system met the recommended spec (i5 + 970) and on max. settings (with TXAA) with decent framerates, ACU looks fantastic! The    Don't have at least a i5-2500K + GTX 680?

    Then don't complain if you can't run the game properly. Ubisoft has been honest in stating the minimum spec. for PC. If you play it with lower spec, then expect unsatisfactory performance. Or, simply don't buy it.

    My system met the recommended spec (i5 + 970) and on max. settings (with TXAA) with decent framerates, ACU looks fantastic! The huge open world with thousands of unique and interactive AI NPC, is just so next-gen! This is by far the most authentic, living, breathing world I've seen in games. Everything just look so pretty! Thus, I'm not surprised the consoles can't keep up. Gameplay wise, I enjoyed the tactical stealth aspect of each assassination. It has a nostalgic look, reminiscent of the old Ghost Recon series. :) Other than the nonsensical storyline (& the sad ending), ACU is a eye-watering technical showpiece. Experience it!    … Expand
  22. Diablo92
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    What a bloody mess this thing is.. It made the news when everyone started reviewing it. The hair mechanics are so poor, the looks are terrible. So many glitches, just look at youtube and forum sites that show dislocated shoulder or missing skin texture when the man and girl kiss on mission 3. Every 10 minutes lag spikes last about 5 seconds or 10.

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

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

    Soon after posting this review, I did some more playing and ran into some glitches of my own for the first time, one where I hung from an imaginary edge or something and one where I stood on an imaginary box it seemed, could not do anything so I only way to continue was to restart from last checkpoint.. From all the lag spikes that interrupt in the middle of a battle can make it unplayable and very unenjoyable so due to that, I am dropping the score down to 0 since the game cannot be played due to lag spikes and so many glitches. I am currently using latest updates.    … Expand
  23. hbordon
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    What a pos! Before I start here are my specs..
    Maingear shift pc
    Asus rampage v extreme x99 mobo Intel i7 5820k 6 core/12 thread cpu 16gb corsair vengeance ddr4 ram 2133mhz Samsung 850 pro 256gb ssd for os Intel 530 240gb ssd for gaming 1tb Seagate 7200rpm barracuda drive for backup LG 24x dvd Corsair ax860 platinum psu Maingear epic 180 cpu cooler Crazy amount of ventilation    What a pos! Before I start here are my specs..
    Maingear shift pc
    Asus rampage v extreme x99 mobo
    Intel i7 5820k 6 core/12 thread cpu
    16gb corsair vengeance ddr4 ram 2133mhz
    Samsung 850 pro 256gb ssd for os
    Intel 530 240gb ssd for gaming
    1tb Seagate 7200rpm barracuda drive for backup
    LG 24x dvd
    Corsair ax860 platinum psu
    Maingear epic 180 cpu cooler
    Crazy amount of ventilation via 2x180mm case fans and a corsair af120 high performance exhaust fan
    Nvidia geforce gtx 980 reference card
    ... I get constant 60fps in ultra everything.. Why do I scored it a zero?? Iam not using any AA at all LOL.... Fxaa makes it look sooo freaking blurry and also txaa is out of the question.. So i have this extremely high end rig and I can't even use AA lol... Seriously ubisoft?    … Expand
  24. fallendeus
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    TLDR; Pirate this game, Ubisoft literally doesn't deserve anymore for it.
    This game is awful in so many ways, aside from the horrendous launch and all its bugs and performance issues, half the items and equipment is locked behind a smart phone app or co-op missions. Don't have a smart phone? Welp that sucks for you. Don't have a way to play co-op? Again sucks for you. Although
    you can    TLDR; Pirate this game, Ubisoft literally doesn't deserve anymore for it.
    This game is awful in so many ways, aside from the horrendous launch and all its bugs and performance issues, half the items and equipment is locked behind a smart phone app or co-op missions. Don't have a smart phone? Welp that sucks for you. Don't have a way to play co-op? Again sucks for you. Although
    you can try and do the co-op missions solo good luck because the difficulty is scaled to that of having 4 player doing the mission. Besides all of those problems if you are still interested in trying this game, you may also like to know that the free running system is the worst out of all the games. Tear your hair out as you are trying to hop 1 foot away to a ledge only to jump about 10 feet to a ledge that is no where near wear you wanted to go.. Ubisoft doesn't deserve money for this pile of **** Go out and get a pirated copy, and save your money...    … Expand
  25. Terrier
    Nov 16, 2014
    5
    I only own a laptop since practically i am never at home. I tried to play it and the speed is a joke (about 10-20fps). So, i tried to apply the classic old tricks : reduce resolution = no luck, reduce sound = no luck, reduce quality = no luck. Of course, without counting the bugs here and there.

    And the sad part, it's not the first game (from the 2014) that acts in the same way to    I only own a laptop since practically i am never at home. I tried to play it and the speed is a joke (about 10-20fps). So, i tried to apply the classic old tricks : reduce resolution = no luck, reduce sound = no luck, reduce quality = no luck. Of course, without counting the bugs here and there.

    And the sad part, it's not the first game (from the 2014) that acts in the same way to me. However, i am been able to play (pre-2014) games without any problem and most in full hd.

    So, why i am giving a 5?. Because im clueless if the game is good or bad, right now, the game is unplayable, at least for LAPTOP.

    I don't want to charge and point against any business without evidence but, sheesh, its smells that it's done on purpose! (aka PARITY).    … Expand
  26. robbie_333
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    A medicre game at best, a beautiful setting marred by poor gameplay and microtransactions - the swordplay is often broken with the controller either not responding or not moving as directed as the camera fights you at every turn. In one instance I attempted to move down into cellar to "rescue" an individual, where stealth was key I tried to avoid all enemies as much as possible, movingA medicre game at best, a beautiful setting marred by poor gameplay and microtransactions - the swordplay is often broken with the controller either not responding or not moving as directed as the camera fights you at every turn. In one instance I attempted to move down into cellar to "rescue" an individual, where stealth was key I tried to avoid all enemies as much as possible, moving stealthily into position in the dead of night unfortunately Arno decided to hop from side to side alerting every character within eye view to my exact location drawing enemies from all areas. Ubisoft have tackled the moving down elements of scaling a building only to fail at the basic of moving down when at ground level. On a performance level it struggles along on an i7 3770K with GTX 970 FTW in tow, often dropping to the mid 20s, to be fair I am running at max, but why shouldn't I when I paid a lot of money to be able to max games out. The final nail in the coffin of this already emaciated, rotting corpse is Ubisoft's decision to include microtransactions in a £50 game. Pure unadulterated greed is all it can be described as. I really hope Ubisoft press the restart button on their next outing or this really should be in the end for them. My sympathies to the designers because it can look beautiful, unfortunately a lamborghini with no exhaust will blow itself out pretty quickly and this game has done so with so much style. A cobbled together mess that really needs updates, tout de suite.… Expand
  27. Lugalab
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    My first game was AC Brotherhood and that was even with kind of repetitiveness fantastic game!!
    After that i got AC3 on sale and it was aBortion!, than AC4 wasn't any much better so nicely put wouldn't play them if you pay me;E
    But now they have truly achieved cRiminal status in my realm - this aBominable aBerration of aBortion is
    leeching hard earned coin of honest folk !!!!!
  28. 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
  29. mrkuro
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    Graphics 9/10: it looks great artwork is outstanding when there are not technically issues like flickering lights, pop-in. etc

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

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

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

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

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

    overall
    the worst AC since the first one from 2007    … Expand
  30. Jeek
    Nov 16, 2014
    2
    If we think only about game and not technical issues, this game is superb. Characters are good, plot is good, side quests are fun, character customization is good. And that is why it's such a shame that Ubisoft screwed up so badly with optimizing.

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

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

    Ubisoft ruined an amazing game with the worst optimizing job done in the history of gaming. If you can't properly play the game, it doesn't matter at all what is inside that game.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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Metascore
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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