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  1. Jan 15, 2015
    0
    I was really looking forward to assassins nxt gen i just finished rouge and jumped straight into unity what a game-play difference the control of the character in unity is the worse if not more so then conner in ac3 and that was bad i have had to restart so many times i got bored with the game which is a shame because the buildings look great ubisoft take note we just want a good oldI was really looking forward to assassins nxt gen i just finished rouge and jumped straight into unity what a game-play difference the control of the character in unity is the worse if not more so then conner in ac3 and that was bad i have had to restart so many times i got bored with the game which is a shame because the buildings look great ubisoft take note we just want a good old fashioned creed game but with nxt gen looks also please please please get rid of the co-op function we don't want it if you have not got this game yet do not buy it you will be left completely disappointed go get rouge it might be a bit black flag but who didn't like black flag Expand
  2. Jan 31, 2015
    3
    This game isn't the worst game I've ever played, but it is not good. Simply put, if you are an Assassin's Creed fan looking for a new game, buy Rogue! If you are an Assassin's Creed fan and you have played Rogue, than play the Ezio trilogy again! Die hard Assassin's Creed fans might be able to get passed Ubisofts Yearly release of what I call a $60 beta, but not me! I have well over 10gbThis game isn't the worst game I've ever played, but it is not good. Simply put, if you are an Assassin's Creed fan looking for a new game, buy Rogue! If you are an Assassin's Creed fan and you have played Rogue, than play the Ezio trilogy again! Die hard Assassin's Creed fans might be able to get passed Ubisofts Yearly release of what I call a $60 beta, but not me! I have well over 10gb (I lost track of the exact number after 10) of updates and patches clogging up my hard drive to fix the issues that should have been fixed before this game was put on that poor Blu-Ray disc. I plead for ubisoft to take at least a year and a half on these games and stop charging us full price to experience the beta. I'll gladly allow Ubisoft to pay me, to test for bugs pre release! Expand
  3. Mar 3, 2015
    0
    Oh mein Gott, so viele Fehler in einem Spiel habe ich noch nie gesehen. Mal abgesehen davon ist die Story mehr als dünn und ich habe den Eindruck das se.it dem ersten teil nicht mehr passiert ist. Es wiederholt sich alles. Für mich steht fest nie mehr wieder ein Assassin´s Creed solange Ubisoft nichts ändert
  4. Mar 21, 2017
    7
    Ok, once you get past the barely functional game and get to play it, its not bad, its actually pretty good. Finally they have a dedicated stealth button, it has a good amount of customization, and its pretty fun.
  5. Jun 19, 2017
    6
    What a disaster this was at launch. The story was sub par in my opinion and the gameplay is AC. So not much changed here except the time period and the coop feature you will never use.
  6. Jul 21, 2015
    3
    Terrible gameplay, full of bugs and stressful as it can't be no more. You really need patience if you want to play this one. Hours playing will be necessary just for completing basic objectives. It gets boring and quite annoying. Don't worth it.
  7. 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.
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  8. 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
  9. 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.
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  10. Nov 25, 2017
    7
    As the game is no longer game breaking buggy, this is a pretty solid game, so please ignore some o the salt people have due to its buggy launch. The game play is really solid, the new free running/climbing system is wonderful, and the main mission design is great. Graphics are impeccable as well. The one place for me this falls flat is the script. The story is not that good, no were nearAs the game is no longer game breaking buggy, this is a pretty solid game, so please ignore some o the salt people have due to its buggy launch. The game play is really solid, the new free running/climbing system is wonderful, and the main mission design is great. Graphics are impeccable as well. The one place for me this falls flat is the script. The story is not that good, no were near as good as the previous game black flag, there is barley any future segments, which is annoying. i just don't care about characters either, and all deaths are predictable. So don't come here for the story. (Except the pretty cool murder mystery side missions, were you collect evidence and have to accuse the right person.) Come for a beautiful open world revelation Paris, great and open mission design, there are multiple ways to tackle most missions, and good game play and free running. (also not sure why they removed the ability to whistle) Expand
  11. May 20, 2018
    5
    Despite all patches, this game is still incredibly buggy in 2018.

    But as a French speaking person, I thought I'd play this one in French, which is something I never usually do. That's when I realized that for me, the worse part of this game was the cringe worthy voice acting. If a game is set in Paris, devs should have people from Paris voice the damn thing, not French Canadian
    Despite all patches, this game is still incredibly buggy in 2018.

    But as a French speaking person, I thought I'd play this one in French, which is something I never usually do.

    That's when I realized that for me, the worse part of this game was the cringe worthy voice acting. If a game is set in Paris, devs should have people from Paris voice the damn thing, not French Canadian actors with a phony in-between accent.

    No worries, I then decided I'd just play the game in English. Well tough luck Frenchie, all the NPCs that populate the city are voiced by the same Quebec voice actors as the French version.

    I recognize this is a very regional problem that affects just a handful of people, but if they're going for historical accuracy and realism, they should go all in, rather than say 93%.

    Ultimately, between actors and micro-transactions, it was hard for me to enjoy this game and I didn't finish all objectives/trophies as I normally would for a game like this one.
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  12. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    I remember how i tried AC 1 back in the days and was not that into it, so much has changed. AC Unity starts off with an interesting plot that makes me wanna keep playing to see what´s going on with Arno and his father. AC Unity brings some interesting changes to the parkour that makes it all more fresh and clean, more human if you will. The graphics are totally amazing and I can´t avoid toI remember how i tried AC 1 back in the days and was not that into it, so much has changed. AC Unity starts off with an interesting plot that makes me wanna keep playing to see what´s going on with Arno and his father. AC Unity brings some interesting changes to the parkour that makes it all more fresh and clean, more human if you will. The graphics are totally amazing and I can´t avoid to stay on the point of view places to check how much detail they have craft on this massive massive world. It´s just simply amazing!

    With AC Unity they integrated the companion app just a little bit further into it and i´m not sure of how people will take that you will need to play on your phone/tablet so you can unlock certain things on the actual game. In my case I started not liking it, the app crashed a few times just after I installed it but after rebooting the phone and clearing the memory it worked like a champ, it loads fast, it gives you an ever better view of the map, even better than AC IV Black Flag and it´s quite simple to use when you are elsewhere, say the toillet, so I like it, it´s a ++ for me.

    Yes, it has some minor bugs but hey! It has been out for a few hours, take it easy.
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  13. Jun 21, 2015
    6
    Assassin's Creed Unity is the first Assassin's Creed where's combat is harder, but unfinished. Pretty mediocre game and there is no positive change in the previous Assassin's Creed -games // 6 points
  14. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    I love the ac franchise and i dont even care for the story line because i dont even like open world story. The major reason why i bought this game is because i was tired of naval missions in ac3 and 4. Great game to buy
  15. Nov 11, 2014
    8
    I've seen some bugs and gotten a decent way in, but i think the game is all around fun. New improvements and new things tried that all in all succeed at being fun.
  16. Nov 16, 2014
    10
    gra na dobrym poziomie, w nowej oprawie graficznej! zasługuje na ocenę na wysokim poziomie z 85-88%, wnosi kilka usprawnień, dodatków, nowe bronie, ulepszenia, tryb współpracy,
  17. Nov 15, 2014
    10
    TEN for a pretty awesome game on PC, playing in Paris at the times of the french revolution.
    Extraordinary detailled graphis & gameplay.
    I'm lovin it.
  18. Nov 17, 2014
    9
    You can get deterred by the technical issues if those really bother you. I find that they're comical a la Fallout. But if you're interested in immersiveness and deserved grandeur, on a scale even larger than GTA and Skyrim, then Unity is a game for you. It reaches towards being a masterpiece, but its technical issues hold it back.

    Voices are top-notch; music helps immersiveness; the
    You can get deterred by the technical issues if those really bother you. I find that they're comical a la Fallout. But if you're interested in immersiveness and deserved grandeur, on a scale even larger than GTA and Skyrim, then Unity is a game for you. It reaches towards being a masterpiece, but its technical issues hold it back.

    Voices are top-notch; music helps immersiveness; the background elements (mostly people) put you right into a Romantic-era atmosphere; and the texturing on everything (except for a few faces) is incredible.

    Look at the details, and you'll be impressed enough to want to play for hours each day.
    Care about frame rate, changes to combat, and the many server/Uplay/Initiates blunders, and you'll want to put it down.
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  19. Nov 16, 2014
    10
    Decent story, amazing gameplay (free running and combat good) a bit glitchy though....."................................Helllo Luke i know ur reading this
  20. Nov 17, 2014
    10
    Very good game. Character is similiar to Ezio with different story , so if you liked Ezio you will like Arno as well. After completing it I loved the game a lot. Its definitely not better then AC2 but its still up top 3 best assassin games. The Co-op is a lot of fun too. The game has some optimizing issues on PS4 (not only I believe) fps drops in some situations. BUt they are not critical.Very good game. Character is similiar to Ezio with different story , so if you liked Ezio you will like Arno as well. After completing it I loved the game a lot. Its definitely not better then AC2 but its still up top 3 best assassin games. The Co-op is a lot of fun too. The game has some optimizing issues on PS4 (not only I believe) fps drops in some situations. BUt they are not critical. I personally came across few little bugs not any massive ones which would make me cry. Graphics is really good too, specially the city has a lot more feel to it with many civilians and random events happening.The game is definitely not 10/10 but IL give it because some people give it 0/10 and I think they don't know how 0/10 game looks like. An 8/10 would accurate score. Expand
  21. Nov 15, 2014
    8
    Ignore the user score. Most of these idiots should do the world a favour and smash their own testicles with a house brick so the **** gene dies off. Yes Unity has its problems but in general its a beautiful engaging fun game. Yes the frame rate drops now and again but its not a issue when a game is this much fun. Ignore the **** that rate this 0 (really 0? how can you rate anything 0?Ignore the user score. Most of these idiots should do the world a favour and smash their own testicles with a house brick so the **** gene dies off. Yes Unity has its problems but in general its a beautiful engaging fun game. Yes the frame rate drops now and again but its not a issue when a game is this much fun. Ignore the **** that rate this 0 (really 0? how can you rate anything 0? ****) If you like exploring, climbing and killing the french this game will make you smile ;) Expand
  22. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    This is one of the best games I've played. They've added so much to this game it's unbelievable. I have played all of the AC games so far. Starting from Playstation 2 days. The first one got me bored after a while and I didn't finish it. Then came the Italy games and all of them I finished as quickly as I could. They were great. Then came Constantinople, which I also finished, but it feltThis is one of the best games I've played. They've added so much to this game it's unbelievable. I have played all of the AC games so far. Starting from Playstation 2 days. The first one got me bored after a while and I didn't finish it. Then came the Italy games and all of them I finished as quickly as I could. They were great. Then came Constantinople, which I also finished, but it felt like something was missing. And then came the Americas, both games were terrible, in my opinion. I traded them in both, after only a few hours. Why have I told you all this? It's because I want you to know I'm being honest.
    This game so far, and I have completed almost %35 of the game, reminds me of the ones that took place in Italy. The story is not spectacular but at the same time it's good enough to keep you interested. Paris is awesome and running around the street in the aftermath of the revolution is a lot of fun. Enemies are better fighters than in previous games, if you are caught 4 to 1, for example, your chances of survival are very low. In previous games I could easily take 7-8 enemies, in this one it seems very difficult to do that.
    The only downside so far is the lack of new moves that I can do during combat. Other than that, I like the game a lot so far. So much that I took a sick day today and I'm playing non-stop.
    Anyone who gives this game a 0 has a different agenda, be sure of that.
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  23. Nov 12, 2014
    8
    AC:U is an ambitious game and I'm not seeing almost any of the problems others are reporting. The game is just massive and there is a LOT of content in it. Just the crowd AI and behavior alone is pretty startling. There's a lot of complaining because of framerate dips (which do occur) and glitches, but games that push the envelope always have these problems. People like to forget thatAC:U is an ambitious game and I'm not seeing almost any of the problems others are reporting. The game is just massive and there is a LOT of content in it. Just the crowd AI and behavior alone is pretty startling. There's a lot of complaining because of framerate dips (which do occur) and glitches, but games that push the envelope always have these problems. People like to forget that Crysis, for the first few years after its release, couldn't be played at full settings on most peoples' PCs. Battlefield 4, the standard bearer in FPSs, had a rocky launch as well. But BF4, like AC:U, are important franchises and these problems get patched. I'm not sure why everyone is getting so carried away with some glitches or animation syncing issues, the reaction doesn't seem proportional to the problem.

    I do have some complaints about AC:U. The "Animus" plotline was interesting in the first few ACs, but it should have been shelved permanently after the Ezio games ended. It hurts the series at this point, and if they can't have AC without it, they should think about retiring AC altogether because it's getting really old and reduces AC's quality in my view. The game also encourages users to use Uplay and has microtransactions as well - I don't care for either.

    I like this game, I'm not sure what all the fuss is for. It must be a slow news week or maybe some people are just bored and need something to complain about?
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  24. Nov 13, 2014
    10
    Ok, first off, Unity is NOT poorly optimized. The game scales well with more powerful hardware and doesn't suffer from unreasonable CPU bottlenecking. The game engine is properly multithreaded and scales well across multi-core processors.

    The game IS demanding, but not ridiculously so. For example, it is only marginally more demanding than Shadow of Mordor for me, but it looks vastly
    Ok, first off, Unity is NOT poorly optimized. The game scales well with more powerful hardware and doesn't suffer from unreasonable CPU bottlenecking. The game engine is properly multithreaded and scales well across multi-core processors.

    The game IS demanding, but not ridiculously so. For example, it is only marginally more demanding than Shadow of Mordor for me, but it looks vastly better. In both games I am unnable to achieve 60fps with my GTX 770 and i5 2500k, so I cap them both at 30fps. The difference is, Shadow of Mordor has micro-stutter due to poor frame-pacing or perhaps asset loading. Unity, on the other hand, is perfectly smooth at 30fps, with no micro-stutter to mar the experience. And the ultra textures in Shadow of Mordor have heavier VRAM requirements, but don't look nearly as good as the ultra textures in Unity.

    People need to keep in mind that Unity is one of the first graphically advanced current gen games. It makes no sense to compare Unity to last gen games and cross-gen games that don't look anywhere near as good. Unity runs well, given how advanced its visuals and world simulations are.

    Go look up benchmarks for Dragon Age Inquisition; the performance is fairly similar to Unity, but I can tell you from first hand experience seeing the game at PAX Prime that it doesn't look as good as Unity.

    Here are my recommendations for those complaining of poor performance:

    First of all, if you have an average PC and expect to run advanced new games at 60fps, you're dreaming. Go upgrade your PC or just quit gaming. Game requirements are only going to get heavier now that truly "next gen" games are starting to come out.

    If you DO have a decent PC, first you should know that FXAA actually gives the best image quality in this game, so there is no reason to use the more demanding forms of anti-aliasing in this game.

    Second of all, if you can't maintain 60fps most of the time and your framerate is swinging up and down, just cap it at 30fps. It will actually result in a perceptively smoother gameplay experience. 30fps isn't as good as 60fps, but it's better than a highly variable framerate. The proper way to cap at 30fps is to use Nvidia Inspector and select the "half refresh rate vsync" option, with Vsync set to "standard" in the setting above that. This will give you a properly vsynced 30fps free of screen tearing or micro-stuttering. (If you have an AMD card use RadeonPro and the "double vsync" option).

    Also, by using external vsync and turning off the in-game vsync option you will actually get higher framerates. Make sure you are using the game ready drivers for Unity as well.

    If you are getting decent framerates, but still getting stuttering it could be because you have too little VRAM. Turn down the texture quality to "high". Using FXAA or injected SMAA and avoiding 4x MSAA or TXAA will also help with VRAM issues.

    Unity runs very well on my PC considering how amazing it looks. And I am enjoying the game immensely. The story is the best yet in the series, in my opinion. I'm drawn in and legitimately want to know what happens next. It doesn't hurt that the cutscenes are so gobsmackingly beautiful.

    The gameplay is also the best in the series for me. The combat is harder and requires more skill and focus. I've actually died quite a few times in this game, which generally doesn't happen much to me in other AC games.

    The traversal is generally much smoother and more refined this time. The animations are incredibly detailed and varied and there is a greater sense of freedom of movement. Sometimes when using the controlled descent mechanics your character will kind of float unnaturally sideways as he is descending, but that is the only ♥♥♥♥le I have with the new mechanics. Being able to climb up, over and around things so fluidly makes me feel like spiderman. I also like the fact that you can now enter so many buildings and use them as pathways while traversing through the city.

    Stealth has been improved dramatically. Finally we can crouch and take cover behind objects, which opens up all kinds of neat gameplay scenarios in the game. It's finally a proper stealth game. There is also a "last known position" mechanic, similar to that found in the recent Splinter Cell games, and it works well and allows you to use it to your advantage to attract and slip away from enemies.

    The mission structure is a lot better and more flexible than in previous entries. You are given a certain mission, but it can dynamically change this time. You aren't stuck completing it only one predefined way. There is also a much greater variety of different side missions you can tackle in the game. It all makes the game so addictive.

    As far as the visuals, all I can say is 'wow'. I can say without any hesitation nor hint of exaggeration that this is the best looking game I have played on PC. The lighting, shading and materials all look stunning. It's filled with detailed textures, volumetric smoke and fog, extremely detailed character models, the most realistic hair I've seen in a game, lots of neat shader work, and a host of advanced post effects.

    So far it is easily the best game in the series for me and one of the best games I've played this year.
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  25. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    Ainda to no início, mas pelo que joguei cumpri o que prometeu, é absurdo a quantidade de pessoas e detalhes em uma única cena... Fantástico, faz tempo que a série não tinha um jogo assim!!
  26. Nov 11, 2014
    8
    I found this game to be a lot of fun. I had a few choppy moments every now and then but nothing that really detracted from the gameplay. Arno is a solid character with attitude. The combat mechanics are not too bad. It is a lot more difficult than the previous installments of the franchise but I feel that is a positive. The game looks brilliant and the historical context of the FrenchI found this game to be a lot of fun. I had a few choppy moments every now and then but nothing that really detracted from the gameplay. Arno is a solid character with attitude. The combat mechanics are not too bad. It is a lot more difficult than the previous installments of the franchise but I feel that is a positive. The game looks brilliant and the historical context of the French Revolution is enjoyable. I would recommend this game , not the best AC game ever but a fun experience. 8/10 Expand
  27. Nov 13, 2014
    8
    Really fun, great graphics, excellent gameplay. Playing on PS4, have not had hardly any of the issues others are describing, honestly I think most of the 0 to 5 scores are from people who haven't even played the game, they're just talking smack based on what they've read, not their own experiences. It's really fun.
  28. VGJ
    Nov 11, 2014
    8
    AC: Unity is not bad, is good but is not the game that Ubisoft sell us from the first demo or trailer. We can enjoy a lot of things in AC: Unity: new game modes and customization but maybe the big problem is that the gameplay is not fluid as an Asassin's Creed game used to be.
  29. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    why is everyone giving this low score? its a great game stop hating you idiots, god i hate how everyone has to hate on something, morons its a great and fun game
  30. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. except a few bugs the game is excellent idk why so much haters for the game it is a new try from ubi because of its bad optimisation it gets low score but i see only gameplay Expand
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 40
  2. Negative: 4 out of 40
  1. Jan 14, 2015
    90
    An excellent and huge game. The positives are emphasized by detailed world that seems more alive now than ever before.
  2. 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.
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 13, 2015
    60
    Bugs really throw Unity under the guillotine. [Jan 2015, p.78]