Assassin's Creed Unity

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6.1

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  1. Jcander
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    You can't have a stealth-focused game have a multiplayer focus, it just doesn't work. As demonstrated by Assassin's Creed Unity, the game just feels like it slogs through mission after mission with a lack of cohesion. And does it surprise anyone at this point that the game doesn't look anything like it did at E3? Man, what happened to you Ubisoft?
  2. Tracoef
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    I'm disappointed, but not surprised. How much negativity has this game received prior to launch? That alone was a red flag, not a BLACK FLAG!

    Joking aside, the graphics, mission structure, co-op focus, and other implementations make this game a step backwards from AC4. BTW does anyone care about Assassin's Creed Rogue?
  3. nighthawkGR
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    Bugs,gitches,bad optimization,bad controls...good graphics,interesting story but the game is still a disaster.Ubisoft next time try to run the game in 20Fps,it will automatically fix all of that problems...and 20 fps feels more Cinematic and beautiful :D Hope they can fix so many problems with the upcoming updates,they will transform the game into a real good game.But for now...the gameBugs,gitches,bad optimization,bad controls...good graphics,interesting story but the game is still a disaster.Ubisoft next time try to run the game in 20Fps,it will automatically fix all of that problems...and 20 fps feels more Cinematic and beautiful :D Hope they can fix so many problems with the upcoming updates,they will transform the game into a real good game.But for now...the game is approximately unplayable.… Expand
  4. LucasFla1
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    20 FPS. Npc horribles. Graphics meh. I'm not a big frame rate guy who screams at the rooftops for 60fps or bust, but in this case it really does impact the feel of the gameplay and traversal in a tangible way.
  5. couldntbeworse
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    Choppy and extremely glitchy. Cant even bother to pay attention to the story because the game is so poorly optimized. Did i mention the character models are frumpy and have an almost melting mannaquin quality to them? The combat, in comparison to other games with similar mechanics, is weird. The attacks impact the enemies with the feeling of a hot knife through butter. That is to say itChoppy and extremely glitchy. Cant even bother to pay attention to the story because the game is so poorly optimized. Did i mention the character models are frumpy and have an almost melting mannaquin quality to them? The combat, in comparison to other games with similar mechanics, is weird. The attacks impact the enemies with the feeling of a hot knife through butter. That is to say it feels like play fighting. More often than not the weapon does not even touch the enemy you are fighting. The climbing is laughably simplistic. Hold R2 and X while holding UP on the left stick. The character whatever its name was would just glitch in place moving up every building. Jumping between buildings feels silly. Every jump was a glitch. I dont know what else to say. except do not waste your money on this rushed yearly disappointment.… Expand
  6. Maycolino10
    Nov 11, 2014
    3
    Huge Huge Let Down! Im sick and tired of getting hyped by Ubisoft games and be disappointed for how old and outdated the game engine is, which is basically a last gen game with all kinds of hiccups, framedrops, pop-ups, etc etc, from day one. That make me think about how they cheat people showing and outstanding game before the release in super PCs and how far is that from the real thing.Huge Huge Let Down! Im sick and tired of getting hyped by Ubisoft games and be disappointed for how old and outdated the game engine is, which is basically a last gen game with all kinds of hiccups, framedrops, pop-ups, etc etc, from day one. That make me think about how they cheat people showing and outstanding game before the release in super PCs and how far is that from the real thing. Im not usually write any review but right now im very pissed off… Expand
  7. f0bbs
    Nov 11, 2014
    3
    I think the review saying "don't listen to the complaints, just go out and buy it" is really not helpful at all considering the games frequent buggy combat, parkour, clipping and frame rate issues. I found the story boring and not interesting enough to hold my attention, maybe if I wasn't having such problems with the game i would have stuck it out but in it's present state it just sucks.I think the review saying "don't listen to the complaints, just go out and buy it" is really not helpful at all considering the games frequent buggy combat, parkour, clipping and frame rate issues. I found the story boring and not interesting enough to hold my attention, maybe if I wasn't having such problems with the game i would have stuck it out but in it's present state it just sucks.

    I would say it's one of the worst AC's so far. People saying that the game doesn't have problems are completely lying and I can't believe people are saying they didn't experience any frame drops! It's complete lies. The game is unfinished and you should seriously think twice about buying it. If Ubisoft fix it then fine, but why would anyone want to play a game that runs < 20fps in most areas.

    People just don't want to admit it's issues and that's really sad and is the reason why companies keep releasing unpolished content, so many people will just like anything and look past the genuine problems. I would definitely say that the game is not worth the full price in its current state. It needs to be fixed with a patch.    … Expand
  8. GasHutch
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    I was fearful of this Assassin's Creed going further away from Black Flag and closer to AC3. The combat hasn't taken any steps to major improvements, as expected. Co-op exclusive missions are something I dread, I didn't like it in Dead Space 3 and I don't like it here. In fact, the co-op implementation in what is supposed to be a stealth game really ruins the experience in my opinion.

    I    I was fearful of this Assassin's Creed going further away from Black Flag and closer to AC3. The combat hasn't taken any steps to major improvements, as expected. Co-op exclusive missions are something I dread, I didn't like it in Dead Space 3 and I don't like it here. In fact, the co-op implementation in what is supposed to be a stealth game really ruins the experience in my opinion.

    I haven't run into major bugs or glitches, however I have to say that a fair amount of character models are shockingly bad. Ubisoft boasted about how many unique NPCs were active at any given time, but no one really gives a crap about any of that. This game just feels like a step back in the AC franchise.    … Expand
  9. Makaveli
    Dec 1, 2014
    1
    For the people who are complaining about the low review scores calling us idiots, I feel the same way for the people who rate broken games with a good score, you people are what is ruining the gaming industry... Unity is a broken mess, and that is the truth, no game deserves to be rated good if it is a mess.. With practices like this you are saying that it is ok for the them to releaseFor the people who are complaining about the low review scores calling us idiots, I feel the same way for the people who rate broken games with a good score, you people are what is ruining the gaming industry... Unity is a broken mess, and that is the truth, no game deserves to be rated good if it is a mess.. With practices like this you are saying that it is ok for the them to release games like this because you are biased and would probably given the game a 0 if it was another studio or different name on the box.. It is 2014... It is unacceptable to be releasing games in this state and having people Beta test , you know...the people who paid 60-$70 on the game...

    From NPCs with missing faces to terrible lag to game breaking bugs...it's all there, not surprising that this generation of games seems to be following a very bad trend and it's games like this that will be the start of the next video game crash.. For anyone thinking this is a troll review, you can click my name, I have reviews over 1 hundred games fairly... This is not acceptable to me anymore.. I do not care if the game will get patched.. My PS4 has 41GB of patches, this is not good for anyone.. Fix your POS before you release the game, I have no respect for companies who have no respect for the gamers.. we support you, we let you go to work so you can do what you "love" give us a finished game for once.... I'm aware that you are giving people free dlc and Far Cry 4 for your screw up, but you are only doing that because people are starting to give up on you as a company.

    This is more of a rant other than a review,    … Expand
  10. rusology
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    Ubisoft added some really great features! My favourite feature is the super awesome low framerate that gives you the added slow-mo effect when you play the game. Everything now looks like the Matrix scene cept this happens randomly and at times for long periods. Go Ubisoft!
  11. martinez-x
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    Making game run WORSE on a PS4 which is more powerful platform than xbone is a sick joke!!! Whole 900p parity thing between PS4 and xbone was a big scam, but this is just unbelievable...
  12. Bradery
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Guys.... do yourselves a favor, do not touch this game with a ten foot pole as it is the biggest pile of steaming **** ubisoft has ever created. "Hundreds of npcs on the screen at one time". uhh that's great Ubisoft but i am running on 10fps here on a ps4 which you were meant to have optimized this game for. You guys want a good assassins creed? buy black flag, hell buy AC3 it wasGuys.... do yourselves a favor, do not touch this game with a ten foot pole as it is the biggest pile of steaming **** ubisoft has ever created. "Hundreds of npcs on the screen at one time". uhh that's great Ubisoft but i am running on 10fps here on a ps4 which you were meant to have optimized this game for. You guys want a good assassins creed? buy black flag, hell buy AC3 it was better than this. The combat has been ruined as every single enemy has a pistol and uses it constantly whether you are mid fight with another enemy or not. The environment is muddy and dull despite the complete **** the trailer portrayed. Constant glitches ranging from inability to attack enemy's, falling through the world, combat mechanics not activating and general free running failures. Just leave this game on the shelf where it belongs guys please.… Expand
  13. veggierollup
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    The framerate is shockingly bad, and I'm constantly seeing pop-in. I'm guessing that those amazing number of NPCs have a lot to do with how badly this game runs. And I'm glad it's not just the PS4 versions that's struggling right now. Ubisoft should be ashamed of its technical team right now. Just another game with day 1 technical problems that hinder the game so much to the point ofThe framerate is shockingly bad, and I'm constantly seeing pop-in. I'm guessing that those amazing number of NPCs have a lot to do with how badly this game runs. And I'm glad it's not just the PS4 versions that's struggling right now. Ubisoft should be ashamed of its technical team right now. Just another game with day 1 technical problems that hinder the game so much to the point of unplayability. That's becoming a growing trend that needs to stop, or at least lessen.… Expand
  14. LTDan50
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    How can the critics give this game such a high score? Not only are these missions cut and paste from old games, but this game is so full of glitches its unbelievable! This group obviously has no knowledge of how to develope on the PS4.
  15. O-N-E-H-E-R-O
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    Alex Amancio lied to everyone. This is by far the worst Assassin Creed game. There's no way around it: this is the FLOP OF THE YEAR
    Don't believe the super positive reviews....Ubi uses it's employees to makeup fake reviews as was proven many times in the past.

    Keep your sanity and avoid this game
  16. system11
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    Rubbish performance from this title, not only is the picture somewhat muddy compared to the clear Black Flag, but the frame rate is terrible, actually bordering on unplayable.
  17. TheDahaka
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    It's Assassin's Creed with lots of bugs, a shocking frame rate and micro tranasctions of up to $100USD enjoy!

    Another game pushed to market before it was ready for release. Keep up the good work Ubisoft, you will be taking away EA's golden turd in not time at this rate.
  18. relaxaned
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    In every way this is the worst Assassin's Creed game
    1) The pop in is very distracting and maybe the worst I've ever seen. Backgrounds, trees, textures, people, all of a sudden 10 peoples' shoes pop-in at the same time.
    2) To know who characters are and critical story elements you need to stop the game and read long passages. 3) Sometimes when you stop your character and look at his    In every way this is the worst Assassin's Creed game
    1) The pop in is very distracting and maybe the worst I've ever seen. Backgrounds, trees, textures, people, all of a sudden 10 peoples' shoes pop-in at the same time.
    2) To know who characters are and critical story elements you need to stop the game and read long passages.
    3) Sometimes when you stop your character and look at his face it is blurry. I've played games on N64 with sharper main character faces.
    4) Nothing seems to have been changed gameplay wise. You still run up surfaces when you mean to be running forward. The combat seems ok, but the same. You still climb high towers for eagle view. The animations are not fluid when you're in a crowd, they blink and miss frames. The overall running and parkour animations are different, that's the only change I have noticed.
    5) Very long loading times.
    6) I have noticed framerate issues when running...sometimes your run speed arbitrarily changes...it will slow down then go back to the main running speed many times.
    7) There are too many people in the street and it makes traversal unpleasant because you are always bumping into 50 people every time you are trying to get somewhere.
    8) The side missions are horrible. For ex., solving murders: You use eagle vision to scan a location for about 15 yellow highlighted clues which you must go to and "interact" with. And read about each one with text. Then you "suspect" someone. Zzzz.
    9) There are buffs in the game that make your character stronger and have more abilities THAT YOU MUST PAY REAL WORLD MONEY WITH. Total BS. Don't give Ubi your money.    … Expand
  19. franklytheworst
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Just another AAA title that is feeding off a brand name. The only part of this game that is actually completed in this "games" is the ability to purchase the micro-transactions. Also, I am sick of these paid reviews and Ubisoft employees trying to wrongfully influence the user score.
  20. Ecto1
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    This game runs like a turd. I'm tired of buying full priced games that have not been optimized. If it cant run, turn it down! Further more, it looks bad considering it runs at 900p20fps.

    I would say that the game is at least still fun to play, but to be honest, i will be taking it back and rather buying it on pc, so the ps4 version for me gets this shoddy review as I will return it.    This game runs like a turd. I'm tired of buying full priced games that have not been optimized. If it cant run, turn it down! Further more, it looks bad considering it runs at 900p20fps.

    I would say that the game is at least still fun to play, but to be honest, i will be taking it back and rather buying it on pc, so the ps4 version for me gets this shoddy review as I will return it.

    http://youtu.be/clQfCP3NFuc - for those who think it runs fine.    … Expand
  21. partyintheback
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    Not at all the game I was hoping it to be. I've run into countless bugs, poor collision detection with NPCs, frame-rate that ranges from okay to abysmal, and not had a whole lot of fun with the actual game.
  22. AcesAndEights
    Nov 11, 2014
    2
    I am a long time fan of AC. That said, this game had the worst performance I have ever seen. The frame rate is so bad that it is unplayable. So upset Ubisoft released this garbage to us. Oh, and the micro transactions were removed from the review builds. Yes, you gotta pay for the good stuff above the 60 bucks you pad for the game. Sony was nice enough to refund me my money. 1st timeI am a long time fan of AC. That said, this game had the worst performance I have ever seen. The frame rate is so bad that it is unplayable. So upset Ubisoft released this garbage to us. Oh, and the micro transactions were removed from the review builds. Yes, you gotta pay for the good stuff above the 60 bucks you pad for the game. Sony was nice enough to refund me my money. 1st time ever I asked for one.… Expand
  23. traffmeister
    Nov 13, 2014
    2
    When did Assassin's Creed become so dull, and SO BROKEN? Seriously, it's like companies don't even play test their games any more... Ubi is becoming the new EA which is just so sad, releasing unfinished crap and justifying stupid things like parity/sexism etc. This game is probably improved by some of the stupid bugs, which just shows what a poor effort it is. It does have some nice visuals though
  24. Glogglies
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    A technical mess that likes to think it’s a revolutionary success. Why are there no critic reviews for this game yet? Because what Ubisoft has presented to us gamers is a game that underperforms and cuts corners at every angle. Poor optimization means youll see insane amounts of texture pop in, extreme slow down, npcs falling through the ground, odd noise popping, game killing load times,A technical mess that likes to think it’s a revolutionary success. Why are there no critic reviews for this game yet? Because what Ubisoft has presented to us gamers is a game that underperforms and cuts corners at every angle. Poor optimization means youll see insane amounts of texture pop in, extreme slow down, npcs falling through the ground, odd noise popping, game killing load times, and graphics that (at times) look much worse than Black Flag. I wanted to love this game, I tried my hardest, but after eight hours spent roaming the streets of Paris, I have to confess, Ubisoft have gone the way of Activision: push it out the door as fast and cheap as possible, and profit. On the plus side, interesting characters, good use of lighting (when the game works), **** it, don’t buy this game. Dont make the same mistake I did.… Expand
  25. asfj
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    This is really a next-gen game. You need a PS5 to run it over 30 FPS.
    But, Tech aside, the Paris has more fun than a dump of pacific islands.
    Looking back, Just amazed from 2007 till now, there's been 7 AC titles on main platform...and quality drops year by year... sad. UB just want to squeeze as many coins as it can. Cant expect much from an annual title like CoD.
  26. poopygamereview
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    I've been a long time lurker here at metacritic and through all of the bad games in the past and disappointments, I've never felt the need to put in my two cents until now.

    This has to be the biggest disappointment (although probably foreseen) of this year. Regardless of whether or not Ubisoft released in order to make a holiday deadline, this game is unplayable. Assassin's Creed IV was    I've been a long time lurker here at metacritic and through all of the bad games in the past and disappointments, I've never felt the need to put in my two cents until now.

    This has to be the biggest disappointment (although probably foreseen) of this year. Regardless of whether or not Ubisoft released in order to make a holiday deadline, this game is unplayable. Assassin's Creed IV was TRULY locked at 30fps and played fine. This game, however, might as well be locked at 25 or even 20, because that is what you'll be seeing most of the time. There are points where it drops into the teens and even single digits! If anyone thinks this is acceptable or playable, they are deluded.

    What's sad is the framerate isn't even the biggest issue. The free-running is janky as ever, propelling you into drunken shamblings over seemingly unobtrusive objects that would make all but the most level-headed of gamers throw their controller in frustration. The texture and model pop-in is at an immersion-breaking point; even existing in most of the game's cutscenes where it just looks like terribly lazy transitioning. Not to mention the game breaking glitches and bugs. I've fallen through the world so many times that at this point I wouldn't mind playing the game 1000 ft below Paris. At least the framerate is stable! The co-op is easy to drop in and out, thankfully. But that is about as good as it gets. There is almost no coordination or planning unless you're playing with friends. Most of the 4-player missions/heists consist of four shambling glitchy Arnos racing and rushing through the enemies from checkpoint to checkpoint until coming upon an anti-climatic end and sub-par armor reward. Which brings me to the microtransactions. It's obvious Ubisoft is trying to push the mobile freemium onto AAA titles. Prices of certain pieces of gear or weapons jumps from an acceptable amount of in-game coin to an absolutely absurd amount, hinting that you'd have an easier time just paying real money for it. A piece of armor, for example will jump from 5000F to 250000F from one tier to the last tier.

    There are many other small frustrations that add to all of this I could mention, but I feel like I would just be redundant at that point. Do yourself a favor and save your money for the myriad of blockbusters coming out next week (Dragon Age, GTAV, LBP3, SSB4, or even Far Cry 4 if you can forgive Ubisoft at this point). Wait until Ubisoft acknowledges these issues and maybe come back in a month or two to see where it's at.    … Expand
  27. S3R6i0
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    (sigh) Where do I start? The ability to hide bodies is now gone, while those god awful checkpoints still persist. Everything that was positive about Black Flag went right out the window. The parkour is complicated and more unpredictable than ever before, the combat - thank you for breaking something that didn't need fixing. While the stealth is somewhat improved, now you have a gang of(sigh) Where do I start? The ability to hide bodies is now gone, while those god awful checkpoints still persist. Everything that was positive about Black Flag went right out the window. The parkour is complicated and more unpredictable than ever before, the combat - thank you for breaking something that didn't need fixing. While the stealth is somewhat improved, now you have a gang of enemies who will attack you on site anywhere on the map. Glitches, bugs out the @$$ and dropped frame rates. Ubisoft has some giant balls releasing a game like this for $60. I'm going str8 to GameStop tomorrow to return this piece of $hit.… Expand
  28. Ozy
    Nov 13, 2014
    4
    Releasing this game now is like moving into an apartment before the building has been completed. You take a dump and the apartment smells because the plumbing hasn't been installed. This leads me to believe the stakeholders wanted the game released to make some quick money. This game needed at least another 6 months of development. I believe the game deserves a much higher score - but notReleasing this game now is like moving into an apartment before the building has been completed. You take a dump and the apartment smells because the plumbing hasn't been installed. This leads me to believe the stakeholders wanted the game released to make some quick money. This game needed at least another 6 months of development. I believe the game deserves a much higher score - but not now not the way it is. Ill increase my score once the patches are made. Hold yourselves from buying until it runs smoothly.… Expand
  29. abdul70
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    The game is glichy as hell and frame drop is unbearable.I paid full price $60 for this beta game.Fix it .This game is not even 1080p and has huge framedrop.
  30. Zararsiz
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    I'm very disappointed of the performance, i'll try it on PC, perhaps it hasnt that much bugs and stuff there, and the 900p doesnt look that good too, since my television is not that small.
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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 40
  3. Negative: 4 out of 40
  1. Eurogamer Poland
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    90
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    Jan 13, 2015
    70
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    Jan 13, 2015
    60
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