Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. Cale-wss
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    @ loci Nov 12, 2014

    microtransaction currency prices revealed ($9.99 to $99.99)
    microtransaction currency prices revealed ($9.99 to $99.99)
    microtransaction currency prices revealed ($9.99 to $99.99)

    Boycott this bollocks
  2. javaleno
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    This game is absolutely poop. The frame rate is terrible, and the gameplay is so much similar to Black flag. This is really starting to irritate me because I thought this game would be innovating with the "coop" experience. The coop is literally 4 people running around assassinating "evil" individuals while having no face because of this stupid glitch that keeps happening! I guess UbisoftThis game is absolutely poop. The frame rate is terrible, and the gameplay is so much similar to Black flag. This is really starting to irritate me because I thought this game would be innovating with the "coop" experience. The coop is literally 4 people running around assassinating "evil" individuals while having no face because of this stupid glitch that keeps happening! I guess Ubisoft won here, because they got my money and yours! I hate you Ubisoft, please perish.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. kuroi
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Unplayable, this is not next gen it is joke lame graphics lame performance. And all same problems like many years before, dont buy it, even it was free i dont recommend it to anyone.
  6. Iluvatar21
    Dec 26, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft gives you free pass if you promise not to sue:

    "You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally RELEASE, WAIVE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., and each of its past, present and future divisions, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, together with all of their respective past, present and future    Ubisoft gives you free pass if you promise not to sue:

    "You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally RELEASE, WAIVE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., and each of its past, present and future divisions, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, together with all of their respective past, present and future employees, officers, shareholders, directors and agents, and those who give recommendations, directions, or instructions or engage in risk evaluation or loss control activities regarding the Campaign (all for the purposes herein referred to as “Released Parties”) FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU, your assigns, heirs, and next of kin FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CHARGES, LAWSUITS, DEBTS, DEFENSES, ACTIONS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND/OR USAGE, AND/OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND/OR USE, THE ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND/OR THE ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND/OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWISE."    … Expand
  7. TAD_TK
    Aug 26, 2015
    0
    Definitely it is the worst one in Assassin's Creed's series till now I acutely enforced myself to finish it & definitely won't buy any new Assassin's Creed games if Ubisoft ever make another one like this piece of ****
  8. themiso
    Dec 2, 2014
    0
    I love AC even AC3 was great for me. But this one? Oh boy, even if it was fixed it is still bad. First impression was good, interiors are great but once you get to Paris ... it's just bad. Just open the map and you will see 100 icons. I can't imagine somebody who never played AC game to play this. NPC are just appearing on street out of nowhere. As you get closer to them they change theirI love AC even AC3 was great for me. But this one? Oh boy, even if it was fixed it is still bad. First impression was good, interiors are great but once you get to Paris ... it's just bad. Just open the map and you will see 100 icons. I can't imagine somebody who never played AC game to play this. NPC are just appearing on street out of nowhere. As you get closer to them they change their clothes 3 times. At least the gender stays the same (i think). I did not finish the story, boght it used and sold it so it did not cost me much, but even if it will be free for PS+ I won't bother downloading it. What a dissapointment. What were they thinking. I give it 1 star for beginnig of the game, but after that 0. And controls are even worse. Arno never goes where you want him to go. Why couldn't they stick to AC Black Flag controls?… Expand
  9. 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.
  10. LeadWind
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Buggy. So buggy you won't believe it. Why do they think we are just a bunch of beta-testers? We pay money for games and expect to see a finished products, but ubisoft is too busy thinking about profits and meeting deadlines. Good thing their stocks fell recently, I hope that will shake them a bit. Ah where's the pre-seventh-gen-Ubisoft.
  11. Gangialf
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    To possible buyers: " Fly, you fools!"
    I thought that nothing could be worse and more bugged than ACIII: then AC Unity came out.

    To UBISOFT: I wish you the worse, from the bottom of my hearth.
    Glad I bought a second hand game avoiding to give you money to such a fraud of a company.
  12. DEADSHOT
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    First of all, 60$ is a pity that we did for this game !!!
    Second of all, UBISOFT How did he dare to play the game in this occupation was published !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    20 FPS Run in 720P in PS4 & XBOX ONE , 900P & 30 FPS is the Biggest Lie year !!!
  13. ForsetiX
    Dec 28, 2014
    0
    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?
  14. JMR
    Jan 24, 2015
    0
    This game is absolute garbage 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50, the game should never have been released right from the get go there are glitches that will break your game and cause you to throw your controller at your console. Never trust a review from a big website they are all paid smh...
  15. Pandopa
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    After playing this game i had to cancel the pre-order for FC4 because i can't be sure it will be a good game. It's sad to see a big company like Ubisoft **** all over the gamers that brought them money for so many years.
  16. f_lombardi3
    Jan 14, 2015
    0
    Ok Honestly, I only rated this game a 2 because of the gameplay. The game itself is good but the glitches and bugs ruined my experience. I couldn't play it for more than 2 minutes without the frame rate struggling or the game glitching out on me. It was utterly ridiculous. I would wait for price drop or rent it. I wouldn't purchase this at full price.
    #NEXTGENGAMINGBABY
  17. 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
  18. 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...
  19. 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
  20. Sedreth7861
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    Full of bugs. Companion app to open a chest? IN PARIS?! In-game store. Up to items for $100 real money? No. Pass on this pile of rubbish. AC IV was way better.
  21. RYRY
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    Let me start off by saying that I have always been a huge fan of the franchise; I was there at the start of it. However I do have to say that Unity is a huge let down for me and that really hurts being that I love this franchise too much. Even though I think you feel more like an assassin than in previous titles being that they added sneaking/crouching and taking on two or more enemies atLet me start off by saying that I have always been a huge fan of the franchise; I was there at the start of it. However I do have to say that Unity is a huge let down for me and that really hurts being that I love this franchise too much. Even though I think you feel more like an assassin than in previous titles being that they added sneaking/crouching and taking on two or more enemies at once is a handful. There is also immense customization options for Arno's outfit and gear which I like. Free running feels like jogging it's slow and sometimes feels unresponsive, it's just not fluid as it has been in the previous titles. Also I may add that t co-op is terrible, I don't think any assassin's creed titles need multiplayer. In my opinion although they added neat little features like the sneaking ability and customization that should have been incorporated in previous titles, I have to say Ubisoft took a major step backwards with this iteration and the franchise which will ultimately affect my decision about buying another AC title in the future. If you were expecting something different out Unity compared to past titles, don't. Ultimately it feels more like a copy and paste trying to compete with CoD in a pissing match and CoD's bad luck is starting to rub off onto a once great franchise. The only thing different in Unity is the character you play as (Arno) and the setting (Paris 1789 French Revolution) the player is put in. In conclusion, I am beginning to think the franchise has lost its 'mojo'. Ubisoft needs to take a break from the franchise or step up their game in the next iteration (no pun intended). Hopefully Ubisoft can redeem themselves with the next Assassin's Creed title.… Expand
  22. factoriaarnaldo
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft has confirmed me something: They're not capable of developing something new and fresh. If they were, this garbage would be dead by now. Game sucks.
  23. Burnmy182
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    The game is Unplayable! This launch is worse than Watch Dogs but with more bugs! Audio cuts out and cut scenes are slide-shows! Combat is unresponsive and choppy. This game is complete garbage. So glad that I rented it first on Gamefly! No way will I ever buy this or another Ubi-Soft game without renting first! I learned my lesson with Watch Dogs. Never again Ubi-Soft!
  24. Bobi
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    The game is horrid, the story which was the reason most of us played the series is terrible, Arno the main character is contradicting his character every step of the way (Uh yes I'm a quirky guy and a ladies man, but now I'm a serious assassin who after living his whole life never killing anyone is now suddenly ok with committing genocide). But let break this down:

    Story: Horrible,    The game is horrid, the story which was the reason most of us played the series is terrible, Arno the main character is contradicting his character every step of the way (Uh yes I'm a quirky guy and a ladies man, but now I'm a serious assassin who after living his whole life never killing anyone is now suddenly ok with committing genocide). But let break this down:

    Story: Horrible, doesn't tie in with the AC universe at all, nor provide any insight into the future. Pointless to say the least, feel like an afterthought. This whole sage businesses is stupid as hell. The "conspiracies" that go on in the game are so painfully obvious to the player that it feels annoying playing with oblivious in game characters who have no idea whats going on. Every plot twist is dumb and unnecessary ("Oh no Arno don't you see this is what we have to do", "No I don't", " Then you die HYAA")
    What happened to being an Assassin? What happened to the creed, the order, other assassins , loyalty and goddamn common sense. Weak.
    Mechanics: Same as every other one, except that you need to BUY double assassinations, aerial assassination because you know, you just buy that nowadays. Ubisoft promoting is money grabbing micro transaction system, though I don't know what self respecting human being would spend real money on things that you can get in game, I really don't. Stealth not possible in this one. Theres always that one guard that will see you, ALWAYS. But the worst part is there is just nothing new. No new combos, no new assassinations, no new nothing. Really weak.

    Graphics: Looks stunning and beautiful, but just because a piece of crap looks nice, doesn't mean its not a piece of crap.

    Character development: none existent, Arno is the worst assassin after Connor, literary doing everything for his own personal revenge story, which I thought was not the way of the Assassins but then again I don't think Ubisoft knows that.

    And lastly, the amount of glitches this game has is beyond me. Feels like I'm playing the beta. NPC's falling through the floor, getting stuck mid air, teleporting while climbing, the coop is broken and unaccessible for half the players.

    Thats all I can say without getting into spoilers. This game blows.    … Expand
  25. Tobi_Whatever
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Partially sub 20 fps. Absolutely unplayable.
    I hate the recent notion that games should be 30 fps and not 60.
    Publishers want to push this to save money. A higher resolution and better graphics push sale numbers better than a high and stable framerate. For me personally 30 fps is pretty bad. A lot of "next gen" games even have frame drops below that. 20 fps is just too much. This is    Partially sub 20 fps. Absolutely unplayable.
    I hate the recent notion that games should be 30 fps and not 60.
    Publishers want to push this to save money. A higher resolution and better graphics push sale numbers better than a high and stable framerate.
    For me personally 30 fps is pretty bad. A lot of "next gen" games even have frame drops below that.

    20 fps is just too much. This is **** Don't give Ubisoft any money ever again. They lost their way long ago.    … Expand
  26. Jawra
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    You can not play this game for 5 minutes without a glitch, bug or crash... if you even manage to get the thing started or have the top-end computer rig required to get above 20 fps that is.
  27. Shuyin_69
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Choppy and extremely glitchy. the game just feels like it slogs through mission after mission with a lack of cohesion. the frame rate is terrible, actually bordering on unplayable.
  28. senki123
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft once again proved what they are truly good at, taking a franchise and turning it on it's own ass.

    For the past 2-3 games, Ubisoft has added random/unnecessary elements to an established franchise, which yes, they have created so I guess that makes it credible for them to do whatever they want with it, but what we are offered today has nothing to do with what we played in    Ubisoft once again proved what they are truly good at, taking a franchise and turning it on it's own ass.

    For the past 2-3 games, Ubisoft has added random/unnecessary elements to an established franchise, which yes, they have created so I guess that makes it credible for them to do whatever they want with it, but what we are offered today has nothing to do with what we played in 2007-2009.

    The goals of the Assassin order, hell even the Templar order, have become so dissolved with every addition to the franchise adding fuel to the flame with a plateau of unnecessary information that leaves the player totally oblivious to what his purpose in the 'present' and past are.

    While in the past we had an established story that we followed through Desmond, now we just seem to have a new character that should make us feel like 'we are the actual people who are in the animus. We are the assassins!' + Deacon, the worst character in storytelling history is the only remaining link with AC II. But I guess Deacon is a great metaphor for what this game is, an annoying hacker guy who tells/programs you what to do and doesn't let you forget of how painful and un-rewarding your relationship with him is.

    But ok, let's focus on the main elements of Unity.

    Story: You, as a player, are convinced to fight for a cause you lost faith in back in AC3. Now there is a new Assassin Council giving you missions that you can only complete because the rest of the Creed is non-existent or too fat. (reference to Master Assassins who just sit around and argue)

    Main Character: Ezi...sorry Arno is a charismatic French guy who decides to become a killing/parkour machine overnight to find the man who killed his father and current father figure. At the beginning of the game your missions include delivering letters/running away from butchers you owe money, but 20 minutes into the game you somehow became mentally stable to perform genocide on the streets of Paris and still be able to sleep at night.

    Gameplay: The only cool mission is the first Assasination that they presented at E3. Of course because they scripted it for presentation purpose, but the rest of missions do not live up to this mission in the slightest, the rest of my assassination targets I shot with my gun point blank, with 2% health left.

    As an avid fan of stealth games, willing to lay in bushes for 20 minutes, I was completely let down by a game that is called Assassin Creed due to the fact that this game has the worst AI seen in video games to date. I don't understand how someone can screw up on AI that at least partially worked in the previous 6 games. Now I have snipers standing on balconies shouting and shooting at me for just standing in the street. 99% of the time I felt like I was a game tester for Ubisoft, and wondering who do I report this too.

    Graphics: Breathtaking! It is no question that Ubisoft know how to re-create a city and make it look like a real live place. The people in charge of this shouldn't get fired.

    Being convinced that as an Assassin I should play this game as stealthy as possible, I found out that if you approach this game as being as action game where you have to shoot your way and blow **** up, you will still have an unrewarding gaming experience but die a lot less    … Expand
  29. warlocked42
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Micro transactions and buggy unfinished software. This game is not worth your money. Do not buy any games with micro transactions. Ubisoft is dying. Horrible
  30. catau
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft is becoming a nickel game like CoD franchise. Every year a new game, full of DLCs. Unfortunately today the franchise turned a beautiful story without gameplay.
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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
    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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