Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. dacritic82
    Jan 23, 2016
    9
    Assassin's Creed Unity is set in one of the best scenarios for an Assassin's Creed game, the French Revolution. A time full of plots, intrigues, treason and social unrest. That being said, let's cut to the chase.

    - In terms of graphics and visuals the game is beautiful. However, even after more than a year from its release, the game suffers from stupid glitches and FPS drops each time    Assassin's Creed Unity is set in one of the best scenarios for an Assassin's Creed game, the French Revolution. A time full of plots, intrigues, treason and social unrest. That being said, let's cut to the chase.

    - In terms of graphics and visuals the game is beautiful. However, even after more than a year from its release, the game suffers from stupid glitches and FPS drops each time you enter a crowded area.

    - Online Features: there are no PvP modes, only PvE. Online missions are, for the most part, like any other mission. Heists require the players to be as stealthy as possible, since being spotted reduces the reward.

    - Main Campaign: the compelling main story provides around 30 missions split in 12 sequences. As usual, each missions will also have multiple optional challenges.

    - Side Quests/Activities: there's just too much to do in ACU. You have Paris Stories (additional quests), Nostradamus Enigmas (riddles), Murder Mysteries (investigations), Helix Rifts (race through an area to collect as many points as possible before the time is off), Social Club Renovations/Missions (additional side quests). On top of all these, you have almost 300 chests, over 100 cockades to collect and a fair share of artifacts to find.

    - Gameplay: compared to Black Flag, I feel the gameplay has suffered a downgrade. You can't whistle, nor move bodies. The stealth component has been reduced to a minimum - blending is never required and avoiding detection is required only once (if you're going for the 100% sync, that is). Furthermore, the "Disguise" skill allows you to instantly camouflage yourself as any character at sight, which makes infiltration a piece of cake (as long as you keep a few feet away from near enemies). Also, it's worth pointing out that Arno's parkour mechanics are oftentimes plainly stupid. He'll hang from the back of a chair, he'll refuse to make simple jumps, he'll ignore your command to throw a smoke bomb while in combat, etc.

    - Weapon variety: you have a fairly decent number of weapons and weapon types (swords, long weapons, heavy weapons, pistols, rifles and guillotine guns).

    All in all, ACU is a great game that offers tons of content. It was a great Platinum for my collection, despite some glitches here and there.    … Expand
  2. Lokidos
    Jan 22, 2016
    0
    The fps drop makes it unable to play ihave like 15 to 20 fps everywhere i cant understand what im doing i would it give more if u ever wanted to fix but udont . Last time with ubisoft fuk u idiot noobs ...Fukin trash
  3. kwstas
    Jan 20, 2016
    7
    maybe this is as the best assassins creed game meant to be but for god how act people about this game ? first
    all say for black flag is better , maybe but dont forget that it has a more huge and many times more awesome map , it has 100 different wepons 100 different armours a plenty of guns . the game play is way more cool and parkour is faster and better in every way . the compat is ways    maybe this is as the best assassins creed game meant to be but for god how act people about this game ? first
    all say for black flag is better , maybe but dont forget that it has a more huge and many times more awesome map , it has 100 different wepons 100 different armours a plenty of guns . the game play is way more cool and parkour is faster and better in every way . the compat is ways more novice that black flag . and in every way you begin for zero to go to top , when in black flag the only think to change is 5 swords 5 guns .    … Expand
  4. DrZomboid
    Jan 2, 2016
    7
    AC1, 2 and 3 are good games. The rest are ,boring money milking little to do with franchise storyline, products. And the Unity is maybe best among them. I played the game after all patches are released, one year after release.
  5. Look444
    Dec 20, 2015
    3
    I'll ignore everything performance-wise cause we all know what a disappointing optimization this game had.

    Cons (I start with cons because **** this game) ·Gameplay-wise, it's nothing new. ·Character is boring, plain and stupid sometimes. ·Èlise feels forced a lot of times and what happens to her could be seen from miles away. ·Villains are dull. ·Story is just... lame. "Oh noes,    I'll ignore everything performance-wise cause we all know what a disappointing optimization this game had.

    Cons (I start with cons because **** this game)
    ·Gameplay-wise, it's nothing new.
    ·Character is boring, plain and stupid sometimes.
    ·Èlise feels forced a lot of times and what happens to her could be seen from miles away.
    ·Villains are dull.
    ·Story is just... lame. "Oh noes, bad things happened to me. Now I gotta kill every bad guy for my personal revenge".
    ·I have no idea what they are trying to make out of the Assassins in this game but they look like **** Just as much as Templars.
    ·Modern day story is nonexistant.
    ·The sounds you hear on the streets are repeated over and over again. Just walking through Paris you might hear the same lady screaming 5 times in less than 3 minutes.
    ·Ending is pure garbage

    Pros:
    ·They made the game feel alive and the Revolution like something real.
    ·Climbing feels smooth.

    Can't really find anything else that's good. It was pretty boring for me.    … Expand
  6. Ghoster
    Dec 18, 2015
    7
    Not the best AC with some annoying things to handle, but still fun. Not good enough to run for platinum with some really boring side missions and forcing of coop play.
  7. CheeseLord
    Dec 11, 2015
    5
    Assassins Creed Unity is not what I expected, but well let's go for them pros and cons

    PROS Very stunning graphics Okay combat system but big improvement from previous games since they aren't tap a button to win Free roaming co-op! CONS Horrible parkour physics Frame rate drops when running through crowd at the streets (The Xbox One can keep a proper frame rate when running    Assassins Creed Unity is not what I expected, but well let's go for them pros and cons

    PROS
    Very stunning graphics
    Okay combat system but big improvement from previous games since they aren't tap a button to win
    Free roaming co-op!

    CONS
    Horrible parkour physics
    Frame rate drops when running through crowd at the streets (The Xbox One can keep a proper frame rate when running through crowd)
    Meh story, never liked it very much

    Personally I think Assassin's Creed is going towards the wrong steps to a successful franchise and it's just being milked to waste.    … Expand
  8. Leonchi970
    Dec 7, 2015
    9
    My first AC, and I think it is incredibe. I played for many hours. I love the French Revolution, and I think that the grafics were awesome, and the story, interesting. But the Multiplayer Mode wasn't so interesting. And the game play is really good.
  9. Splatterman
    Dec 5, 2015
    4
    Yes, you can find enjoyment in Unity. If you have patience. Patience for the buggy physics. Patience for the combat to be ridiculous one out of three times. For the "Trying to joke about the shortcomings" that end up just being cringeworthy. For the feeling of too open, yet too guided. And just the amount of general oddities and bugs and gameplay downfalls that, one by one wouldn't do muchYes, you can find enjoyment in Unity. If you have patience. Patience for the buggy physics. Patience for the combat to be ridiculous one out of three times. For the "Trying to joke about the shortcomings" that end up just being cringeworthy. For the feeling of too open, yet too guided. And just the amount of general oddities and bugs and gameplay downfalls that, one by one wouldn't do much wrong, but altogether end up making it a grueling process.

    I didn't have much fun with it. It definitely brings some good stuff to the table, but it's stuff that Syndicate not only brought to the table, but actually made fun to play in a good game. I guarantee, if you're thinking about buying this because some people say it's got good features, I guarantee that Syndicate has those and more. This is not a good use of money, honestly. I got it for free with a bundle, and I still somewhat regret it.    … Expand
  10. gdiego135
    Dec 3, 2015
    4
    Terrible game I didn't even beat it i just played a few missions and already it sucked, the combat system is whack compared to assassins creed 4 and you can't even quit the game like go to the main menu their's no option!!!!! and sooooo many bugs DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME
    there are much better assassins creed games this isn't one of them.
  11. The_Critic_
    Nov 18, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Assassin's creed took me one month to finish. As conclusion there are against and pro. Against, the graphic and the process gaming isn't the best, during the gaming match, you can fell down in a lot of bugs and glitch.
    But it's a game criticised only for the graphic, if it's so, a lot of games won't be so famous. A pro in this game is the variety of type of missions, a perfectly reproduction of the city of Paris, and a the end also a good principal story.    … Expand
  12. wade22fan
    Nov 16, 2015
    5
    Unlike most of my other reviews, this one is going to be a quickie. Unity has turned out to be my least favorite Assassin's Creed game. It does have a few strengths, so I'll mention those first. The visuals are gorgeous, it is very fun to simply explore Paris, it boasts a solid atmosphere and music and there are plenty of decent side missions to keep players busy. The cons far outweigh theUnlike most of my other reviews, this one is going to be a quickie. Unity has turned out to be my least favorite Assassin's Creed game. It does have a few strengths, so I'll mention those first. The visuals are gorgeous, it is very fun to simply explore Paris, it boasts a solid atmosphere and music and there are plenty of decent side missions to keep players busy. The cons far outweigh the pros, however. Arno is the least interesting character in the series, there are lots of bugs, controls are hit or miss, the A.I. can be shoddy at times and overall the game just feels rushed. I had high hopes after Black Flag, but I was severely let down.… Expand
  13. carlingtat
    Nov 15, 2015
    5
    Assassins Creed: Unity is another game in the AC series and when I say 'another' game that's exactly what it is: Another game in the AC game. Not memorable, not fun, not interesting. A line of dialog from the final boss sums it up: "The order has become so corrupt that we've forgotten our purpose". Ubisoft has become so obsessed with getting every last penny from the AC series that it hasAssassins Creed: Unity is another game in the AC series and when I say 'another' game that's exactly what it is: Another game in the AC game. Not memorable, not fun, not interesting. A line of dialog from the final boss sums it up: "The order has become so corrupt that we've forgotten our purpose". Ubisoft has become so obsessed with getting every last penny from the AC series that it has thrown storytelling aside which was something that hooked me into the AC series.

    Positives:
    + A huge city of Paris to explore
    + The game looks great in cutscenes and in terms of textures and lighting
    + New weapons in the Phantom blade and Berserk blade
    + AI is tougher making the game more challenging
    + More areas to climb and hide(e.g inside buildings)
    + Coop is ok but not fantastic. Doesn't seem right in a stealth game.

    Negatives:
    - Combat is slow and sometimes unresponsive. Its a 50-50 chance whether your character will parry of not.

    - Gameplay graphics are awful. Draw distance is not that far, characters and objects pop in within viewing distance, Characters get stuck in walls and jump about the place due to colliders.

    - Climbing has become so complicated that Arno gets stuck to EVERYTHING. Trying to navigate into a window can be frustrating especially when chasing someone or trying to get away.

    -Story and characters are bland and boring. We have another revenge main story plot which takes place in the French Revolution when it should be a French Revolution main plot with a revenge side-story. The story is also pointless as it tells us nothing about the Templars, The Brotherhood nor does it move the Modern day story along an inch. Players can skip this game and miss nothing from the AC storyline.

    - Paris map is so full of side-quests to do it becomes overwhelming. Honestly you cant even see the Paris map because its overrun with **** to do. Doesn't include a filter so you can see where the next story mission is. They overdid it on the side-quests big time.

    - Microtransactions. The game is set up to get people to buy in game money through micortransactions. It may not be obvious as other games but its there. Cafe renovating doesn't give you as much money as you'd expect and the best weapons and equipment are ridiculously expensive which would make affording them a very long grind. As always anyone defending microtransactions in a AAA release worth €60 is an idiot    … Expand
  14. Acidcore
    Nov 11, 2015
    9
    The best Assassin's Creed since Ezio's trilogy. Revamped mechanics, freerun down addition, really interesting sidemissions and touching story make it a great game in the series. With a lot of different activities and a vast world made with gorgeous design, Arno Dorian's quest for the truth looks captivating. An atheistic message it delivers seems to be really humane and not generic as youThe best Assassin's Creed since Ezio's trilogy. Revamped mechanics, freerun down addition, really interesting sidemissions and touching story make it a great game in the series. With a lot of different activities and a vast world made with gorgeous design, Arno Dorian's quest for the truth looks captivating. An atheistic message it delivers seems to be really humane and not generic as you can find in other games relying on faith as the prime theme.… Expand
  15. NimaParsa
    Nov 7, 2015
    6
    As a player with good background from AC2 & AC Brotherhood, I thought this could be one of best AC games launched in PS4 platform. Graphics & visual effects in high quality. Story is nice, gameplay acceptable but some bugs makes players dissapointing. I badly surprised when playing by such a bugs. Remaining even in patch releases.
    Another point is that the main story ends unpredictably    As a player with good background from AC2 & AC Brotherhood, I thought this could be one of best AC games launched in PS4 platform. Graphics & visual effects in high quality. Story is nice, gameplay acceptable but some bugs makes players dissapointing. I badly surprised when playing by such a bugs. Remaining even in patch releases.
    Another point is that the main story ends unpredictably very easy & fast.    … Expand
  16. mtotheg91
    Nov 5, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I´m making one thing clear from the start. Assassins Creed Unity is the worst Assassins Creed so far.
    Even if you don´t look at the bugs, which are plenty, the story is not good at all. The game only focuses on Multiplayer. Which is a huge improvement since its predecessors. But it has no story about the old civilization what so ever.
    !!! Spoiler!!!
    So your father is an assassin and dies. You becoming an assassin. hmm. kinda like Assassins Creed 2. Your mentor kinda betrays you and you kill him. You get thrown out of the brotherhood, keep on fighting, kill a view templars and at the end you fight the big boss of the templars in paris. Which suddenly has a artifact weapon.
    Your "love" dies and you kill him. You get the artifact weapon. The end.
    !!! Spoiler!!!

    So this is the story in a nut shell. Climbing is very anoying in unity. You are much faster, if you stick to the streets and just simply run. The side missions may contain a little bit of story, but basically its the same as in all the other assassins creed before. Which is not bad. Its the imense volume of these side missions which make it hard to even use you map. All you see are icons of some side mission. The rewarding of those side missions is questionable. Defend a guy against 3 enemys you get 1500 Livres. Kill an oponent which is guarded by 1000000 soldier and you get 700 Livres?! I´m mostly disapointed by the story, i know from the start, that the game has a lot of bugs, but bugs plus "already-seen-heard-played" story?! well eventhough i only paid 30 € for the game, it was wasted. I don´t know more about the story of assassins creed itself. I just played as some random assassin which is in my perpective not very charismatic.

    So if you never played assassins creed, its a funny game. But if you played it from the start, you simply be disappointed. Because it doesn´t matter from which point of view you look at it, the game is simply not in the league as its predecessors. I know that this is mainly caused by the marketing of the game. Because there policy is: Every year 1 assassins creed game has to be released. But with the new posibillities of the next gen consoles and the growing marked and a relatively high standard of a game. This is just not bareable.
    If this is the course assassins creed is taking, i´m not really up for it to buy the next releases.

    I know this review is kind of emotional, but to get to the point:
    pro:
    the grafic is good.
    the multiplayer has improved drastically
    movements look nice
    playing the game is fun to some extend
    roleplaying feeling because of the equipment you can get and combine
    contra:
    the story is not good
    there are a lot of bugs
    climbing in paris is a pain in the ass
    getting fast from point A to point B is only possibly threw running on the ground
    not really charismatic characters

    So all in all, its not a bad game like E.T. But it is the worst assassins creed which has been made thus far.    … Expand
  17. wrath_of_khan
    Oct 26, 2015
    6
    My copy didn't have many bugs, but that doesn't change the fact the game is disappointing. It isn't bad, and in some areas is really good, but the overall experience seemed just short of being great.
  18. Blogmaxseetings
    Oct 26, 2015
    8
    O Unity teve o lançamento muito ruim por conta dos bugs, desempenho ruim, e uma historia não muito boa. Mas agora na atualidade foram lançados diversos patchs de correções fazendo com que os vários bugs venham ser diminuídos bastante e o desempenho melhorado( mas ainda continua tendo uma performance ruim).Esse jogo é realmente pra quem é fã da serie.
  19. 87Shredder
    Oct 24, 2015
    8
    This game brought back many of the key elements to the franchise that old school AC players loved. The brotherhood, the high beautiful landmarks to climb and run all over in a stunning city. Voices are well done, graphics are possibly the best we have had on next gen consoles. I personally experience no bugs or glitches at all. First game since AC2 that I loved every minute of runningThis game brought back many of the key elements to the franchise that old school AC players loved. The brotherhood, the high beautiful landmarks to climb and run all over in a stunning city. Voices are well done, graphics are possibly the best we have had on next gen consoles. I personally experience no bugs or glitches at all. First game since AC2 that I loved every minute of running around. Paris was gorgeous and it is obvious Ubisoft spent a lot of time researching the city and history. My gripes are more so with the inclusion of the necessary AC companion app to unlock suits and chests, microtransactions (although not needed they are still annoying), and the seemingly non existent modern day storyline. But the historical setting and the characters, Arno and Elise mainly, are my second favorite behind Ezio. Great game, has flaws of course. But any fan of AC needs to play this one.… Expand
  20. Kopter
    Oct 23, 2015
    4
    Juego bien planteado, mal diseñado, fatalmente programado. No es un juego, es un parche gigante de un bug bestial. No sé como tienen la poca vergüenza de sacar un juego en este estado, y aún arreglándolo se ve perfectamente que este juego, tiene problemas de mecánica brutales.
  21. SCLancho
    Oct 9, 2015
    0
    When you care about the money and not about your clients, this things happens. When Ubisoft decides to make 3 Assassin's Creed in one year, is because they don't care about us, just about our money.
    This is by far the worse game I ever played. Weak story, graphics like the previous one, but with thousand bugs. You will get frustrated making unnnecessary jumps, or stocking somewhere in a    When you care about the money and not about your clients, this things happens. When Ubisoft decides to make 3 Assassin's Creed in one year, is because they don't care about us, just about our money.
    This is by far the worse game I ever played. Weak story, graphics like the previous one, but with thousand bugs. You will get frustrated making unnnecessary jumps, or stocking somewhere in a pursuit.
    I had no patience to finish it 100% like the others, feeling like wasting my time. Definitely i will not buy any new Assassin's Creed, for me this saga is dead.    … Expand
  22. tomason
    Oct 8, 2015
    9
    I bought this game almost a year after it's launch, and haven't found any bug or glitch, even the frame rate is very stable. The recreation of Paris is amazing, a city completely alive, full of details everywhere you look. You can just wander around and admire the city, but there's also a lot of things to do. This is pure Assassin's Creed in essence, and for those who love the franchise,I bought this game almost a year after it's launch, and haven't found any bug or glitch, even the frame rate is very stable. The recreation of Paris is amazing, a city completely alive, full of details everywhere you look. You can just wander around and admire the city, but there's also a lot of things to do. This is pure Assassin's Creed in essence, and for those who love the franchise, there's a lot of fun here and plenty of hours to spend in the game.… Expand
  23. mehrab
    Oct 3, 2015
    6
    I'll still say that the Assassins Creed 2 was the best in all the series. I'll still miss Ezio Auditore. But this one isn't boring though, A pretty average one from Ubisoft. I expected much more from this one. For all the assassins creed fans over there it's a big disapointment
  24. WhiteMatter
    Sep 18, 2015
    1
    To be honest this is probably the worst Assassin's Creed yet. Well I do like some parts of the game but overall it is not really worth it. I suggest you wait for the other upcoming Assassin's creed and let us see what happens
  25. Dartek
    Sep 17, 2015
    5
    Really a good looking game, what else? Open world but really repetitive, lot of bugs, not a great story, actually is kind of boring... too bad for this franchise but AC U doesn't help, and please the secundary missions are so anoying... Do not try this game unless you are a big fan
  26. Shinclone
    Sep 10, 2015
    2
    This whole franchise is just so stale. Chunring out the same game year after year is the height of lazyness.
    AC4 was a breath of fresh air. Yes it had the same tired and boring missions and overall poor storyline, but i brought a new piece of gameplay with it. Unity is a massive step backwards in all apsects. Avoid.
  27. forthewatch
    Sep 4, 2015
    4
    Assassins Creed Unity was the final nail in the coffin of the Assassins Creed Franchise. Abysmally dull and meandering... A chore for the most patient of people to sit through.
  28. The_Garays
    Sep 4, 2015
    6
    The game launched with way too many bugs and glitches, but at least Ubisoft solved that. The only thing they couldn't solve were the huge framedrops it has sometimes. From time to time you'll see weird NPC that dissapear of fly, but... it's fine I guess? I found it even funny.

    What they weren't able to fix was the game itself, aside that it comes from a great saga that I loved, the    The game launched with way too many bugs and glitches, but at least Ubisoft solved that. The only thing they couldn't solve were the huge framedrops it has sometimes. From time to time you'll see weird NPC that dissapear of fly, but... it's fine I guess? I found it even funny.

    What they weren't able to fix was the game itself, aside that it comes from a great saga that I loved, the story is awfull, characters won't enthrall you at all. The gameplay is more or less the same as they've been using for most Assassin Creed games, with fewer differences.

    The coop was one of the most desired adds but, for me at least, it was nonsense and lacking in content.

    I don't know why Ubisoft did this game, but it has ruined Assassins Creed for me at least.

    I score it a 6 just for the old times, the game doesn't deserve the initial money, maybe 20-30€ should do it.    … Expand
  29. Conman
    Sep 2, 2015
    8
    Assassin's Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series with a great protagonist, antagonist, character development and complex story. The only problem was a lack of modern day,
  30. AvxrageJoe
    Sep 1, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't buy this game at launch, so many of the glitches had been patched by the time I got to play the game. I guess the glitches are the main reason, why this game's ratings are terrible.

    There were still couple of bugs when I played this, but nothing game breaking. The gameplay is a hit and miss. Climbing mechanics are one of the worst of the series. The "controlled descending" was nice, but rest of it was bad. The combat system is pretty average. It is more unforgiving than in the previous games and for the first time in AC series I actually had to avoid combat, since the opponents were too tough. Good for you Ubisoft!

    The "memories" or missions were also different from the previous games and to be honest, the freedom of how to kill your targets was a fresh way to change the gameplay. Main missions were good, but I couldn't bother with the side quests. They were too repetitive.

    The story was pretty good up until the ending. Arno's and Elise's relationship was great and it really kept me playing through the story quickly. But then the ending was completely predictable and lame. Dark and gritty endings can be good, but not when they are done like this. Around halfway point of the game I already knew that Elise was going to die. If Elise would have lived, then that would have been a surprise ending and a very pleasant one! But now the ending just left a bitter taste in my mouth.

    With slightly better mechanics, fewer glitches and with a different ending, this game really would have been a masterpiece...    … Expand
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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
    Jan 14, 2015
    90
    An excellent and huge game. The positives are emphasized by detailed world that seems more alive now than ever before.
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  2. Arcade Sushi
    Jan 13, 2015
    70
    Unity is not a bad game, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it advances the series very much, especially for the first title in the series to be a fully next-gen game.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 13, 2015
    60
    Bugs really throw Unity under the guillotine. [Jan 2015, p.78]
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