Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. strapcharles
    Nov 11, 2014
    10
    This is the most graphically gorgeous AC game I've ever played. I'm pretty much in awe. I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to play this freaking amazing, amazing game.
  2. TiFosO
    Nov 11, 2014
    4
    It could be the best Assassin's Creed game but unfortunately they messed it up. Lots of bugs, way too long loading screens, poor framerate, cheesy plot without any twists. I just do not know how they managed to create this first ''next-gen'' game, which has huge drops in framerate and these freaking long loading screens... Unity is only above average.
  3. UnTalFredo
    Sep 2, 2020
    7
    It could be better, but no, it's a bad story and a deception for the entire saga. Next gen starts here? I don't think so.
  4. Dneprovskiy
    Feb 21, 2021
    5
    Сложно играть в это, когда играл в предыдущие части серии. К сожалению assassin's creed закончился в третьей части, когда умер Дезмонд.
  5. Kadeemluvmusic
    Jan 17, 2015
    4
    With all due respect, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is better than Unity. And although I'm not very hyped about the upcoming Victory, but there are tons of wrong with Unity. I was going to try and grab a hold of the excitement set in Paris, but I was a little worried that this could be Assassin's Creed III again. I think that the game is sooooooooooooo not ready. Matter of fact, UbisoftWith all due respect, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is better than Unity. And although I'm not very hyped about the upcoming Victory, but there are tons of wrong with Unity. I was going to try and grab a hold of the excitement set in Paris, but I was a little worried that this could be Assassin's Creed III again. I think that the game is sooooooooooooo not ready. Matter of fact, Ubisoft didn't even completed the game unless they allegedly supposed to because that's what angered fans didn't want. I rent the game on Gamefly and it was ridiculously bad. A flawless story with a couple of messy bugs and glitches, the combat system isn't working properly. 2014 was a bad year for games that should've been delayed until 2015 or beyond and they payed the price. I thought I was going to buy this game, but everything is just a complete waste. Assassin's Creed: Unity should've would've could've been cool at some point, but just stick to Black Flag.… Expand
  6. nascent
    Oct 7, 2016
    5
    Assassin Unity is definitely the worst Assassin's Creed to date. (Haven't played Syndicate Yet)
    The controls are horrible, they have been completely ruined since Black Flag. The Player slows down constantly when running, sometimes this is because there are people near you, sometimes because you've turned a little, sometimes for no reason. It makes escaping a real pain, and doing any    Assassin Unity is definitely the worst Assassin's Creed to date. (Haven't played Syndicate Yet)
    The controls are horrible, they have been completely ruined since Black Flag. The Player slows down constantly when running, sometimes this is because there are people near you, sometimes because you've turned a little, sometimes for no reason. It makes escaping a real pain, and doing any timed mission a nightmare. For some reason enemies no longer known how to climb, so forget running away and climb the nearest building, they'll forget you every time.

    The controls are now sticky, meaning the player grabs every surface they're near even if you're not climbing but have been shot, and it you're running past something he'll grab it, but letting go is a real challenge, sometimes you need to use circle, sometimes only a wall eject let's go, if you're a certain height (not high enough to cause fall damage) you'll never let go, again a real problem for timed missions (good luck with The Tournament mission!).

    The story is terrible. Definitely the least interesting in the series. The first 5 minutes of the intro, where it gives off a strong Ezio vibe is the best part, but after 5 minutes this feeling is gone, and after that i becomes very boring.

    There are four different currencies! Four! Some are fairly redundant such as helix points (you can get about 10000 of these each time you play a helix mission, so just keep replaying it 5-10 times and you've unlimited helix points, no need to buy anything with real cash, despite Ubisoft always nagging you to do so).

    This game is so needlessly over complicated. Enemies now suspect you and only you by default, even in crowds. If you so much as see an enemy in the distance they're already coming towards you or calling for you. The combat system changes have completely made combat a pain in the ass. Enemies can now kill you in one hit. If you so much as stand 10 meters near an enemy or walk past one you will be killed. If you hide in a crowd or hiding place, you will be found. This is in my opinion a ploy to make you buy clothes to build up your stealth and health. But I didn't even know clothes had any value other than appearance, this was never told to me during the game. The only way to play this game without rage quitting is to loot every chest as possible, to buy equipment that increases your stealth and health.

    Your ammo will always be extremely limited no matter far in the game you progress, you need to buy clothes such as gloves to increase ammo. Do so asap, this isn't explained to you at all.

    Sync points! frustrating, need them to be able to lockpick for loot, but cant earn them without lockpicking within co-op missions. If you play this and can't play it co-op then good luck playing it in private as the timers of the missions and the difficulties don't reduce, so you have to do the job of 4 people by yourself. For the most part this isn't a problem but there's about 3-4 missions that really really suck trying to do everything by yourself.

    Can't pick up and hide bodies anymore, can't pick up enemies weapons anymore. The story is boring, all side quests are boring: "solve random mysteries", "find random documents, steal random things, tail random people" extremely dull. In fact the whole french revolution angle was extremely poorly done and not interesting, nor really involving the revolution much. The story maybe mentions the revolution 3 times briefly. It doesnt even bother with french accents, half the people sound English, the other half american. The whole premise of French Revolution does't actually amount to anything.

    There is no real character arc for the main characters. There is no satisfying ending to the arcs or plot. Honestly the entire main game is poor at best. Which is a shame as france is a beautiful place to play and honestly you have more fun exploring and searching for things than doing the story missions.
    Actually the Dead Kings DLC is 100x more interesting and exciting than the main game. The main game has nothing to do with Abstergo, Sages, the First Civilization, nothing to further the plot of the Templars or Assassins, nothing regarding Eden. Whereas the Dead Kings DLC does have some this, plus it resolves in a more interesting ending by far.

    This entire game is skipable. But if you do buy it in a sale, don't bother trying to 100% it as there's no real reward, just loot enough chests and earn enough money to buy good clothes for health, earn sync points early in the game to upgrade skills, and speed through the so called plot, then enjoy Dead Kings DLC.    … Expand
  7. duffles
    Apr 19, 2016
    8
    Note: I played this after the bugs were fixed.

    I was prepared to hate this like I did with AC3 but I instead loved the switch to a more character driven story rather than a "find the piece of eden" that was in the previous games. I liked Arno and Elise's chemistry and playful natures, I liked the way the city felt, and I liked the downplaying of the Templar vs Assassin war. An addition    Note: I played this after the bugs were fixed.

    I was prepared to hate this like I did with AC3 but I instead loved the switch to a more character driven story rather than a "find the piece of eden" that was in the previous games. I liked Arno and Elise's chemistry and playful natures, I liked the way the city felt, and I liked the downplaying of the Templar vs Assassin war. An addition by subtraction was that it wasn't extended by tedious and pointless modern day sequences like AC4 was, so that's a plus for me

    What annoyed me however was the removal of competitive multiplayer in favor of co-op missions that i never bothered to play. For a game that had like 20 minutes of credits worth of people working on it why couldn't they have just reused the modes from previous games but with new maps? Surely they could have spared a few dozen people to do this.

    Overall an enjoyable game and one I enjoyed more than AC4 (boats were fun for the first 2 hours, not the next 10) and one i'd recommend to AC fans.    … Expand
  8. moviefan2
    Jan 23, 2015
    10
    i played this game and loved it. i hadn't really planned on writing a review until i saw the horrible reviews. wtf is up with the haters. i platinumed the game and it was a wonderful addition to the franchise. good game to play.
  9. Shahid646
    Aug 19, 2015
    1
    AC IV was much much much better than unity. I wasted my money to buy it on the first day of release. it is boring and lots of error. game play is not good, Framing is bad and they changed the controls that i didn't like. I rather like Rouge...
  10. theche
    Oct 6, 2016
    6
    All things considered, AC Unity is a somewhat disappointing 'next-gen-debut' of the series. The graphics did improve drastically in comparison to its predecessors, yet glitches and frame drops are noticeable every now and then. Gameplay wise, Unity follows Ubisoft's -by now- standard approach applied to every single open world game: Lot's of side missions, conquerable enemy territories,All things considered, AC Unity is a somewhat disappointing 'next-gen-debut' of the series. The graphics did improve drastically in comparison to its predecessors, yet glitches and frame drops are noticeable every now and then. Gameplay wise, Unity follows Ubisoft's -by now- standard approach applied to every single open world game: Lot's of side missions, conquerable enemy territories, and tons of collectibles spread all over the map. While offering a lot of content, those elements start to feel more and more generic towards the end, particularly due to the mediocre story that has a hard time to combine the different missions into a coherent plot that makes the player feel invested in the events.

    Fans of the series will still appreciate the game for giving them more of the same, however, it has become clear by now, that a creative break may be in order to bring the series back to its former level.    … Expand
  11. Natai
    Nov 20, 2014
    7
    Unity is a good game that deserves mixed reviews. Most of the people giving this game a 10 decided they were going to like it before playing it, and those giving it a 0 are focused on one or two negative aspects or upset that the game isn’t exactly what they wanted it to be.

    Beginning with the negative, let’s look at connectivity issues. The game was plagued with sync issues. This is    Unity is a good game that deserves mixed reviews. Most of the people giving this game a 10 decided they were going to like it before playing it, and those giving it a 0 are focused on one or two negative aspects or upset that the game isn’t exactly what they wanted it to be.

    Beginning with the negative, let’s look at connectivity issues. The game was plagued with sync issues. This is to be expected (not an excuse) when trying to sync a game, Uplay, AC Initiates, and a companion app all at once. This could have benefited from more testing. However, none of this impacts the bulk of the experience. Running the companion on an ultrabook is a great second screen option for the map alone. There are still issues with chests tied to the app and Initiates properly syncing, but again, this is not a deal breaker by any means.

    To be clear, the inclusion of microtransactions to acquire helix credits, which can be used to purchase or upgrade gear, is an obvious cash grab. However, these microtransactions are in NO WAY required to get everything out of the game. Everything you can do with helix credits can be done with normal in-game currency; credits just allow players to save time. And unlike many other games, the normal costs of these items are not so absurdly high that you have to grind for days to get them without buying credits.

    Now for the technical issues. Based on the experience of thousands of players, the game certainly needs better optimization, regardless of system. That said, I experienced few issues on PS4. I experienced stuttering and framerate issues only a handful of times. Pop-ins happen but aren’t that noticeable unless you’re looking for them, and patches are making improvements. Only had one significant glitch thus far, and didn’t prevent progress.

    The biggest issues with this game that really warrant giving it a lower score, are the story and characters. The overall plot is weak at best, the main character (Arno) is forgettable – along with just about all the others; there just isn’t much of a story being told at all. That said, the side missions are good and well presented, and they provide a good sense of the setting. If only the main plot wasn’t so terribly lackluster.

    Now for the good. There is a lot that Unity improves on over past AC games. The parkour (climbing) system has significantly improved. While getting Arno to go where you want still doesn’t always happen, it’s not as frequent and the animations are good. The addition of downward freerun is a step forward for the series. When needing to climb down in a hurry, you no longer have to choose between blindly leaping off a building and slowly dropping from each and every ledge. Simply hold down two buttons and run towards the edge of the building to see Arno skillfully climb down.

    The frustrating follow & listen missions from past games have been overhauled. You no longer have to stay so close to the target and mission areas are not packed to the brim with guards. It feels like much less of “which path do the devs think I should take” and more of “I’m a skilled assassin stalking my prey”.

    In general, all of the missions are much more open-ended. There are lots of ways to accomplish the objective & while there are still preferred ways of doing things in a mission, they are now optional objectives instead of mandatory steps along the way. More than any other game in the series, Unity allows you to be the kind of assassin you want. The murder mysteries, while not really challenging, are a nice change of pace and include good snippets of story. The crowd missions are satisfying and appear with just the right frequency.

    The graphics are impressive. Though not as high quality as Black Flag, this is to be expected given the complexity of the environment. The buildings are meticulously detailed, and the crowds are both large and dynamic. The city feels alive.

    Gear variety is better than previous games, letting you choose the equipment that best suits your playstyle. This is echoed in the skill system, which allows you to prioritize which skills you want to unlock, rather than tying you to a preset sequence of progression. Combat is smooth and enjoyable. Arno feels powerful without making things too easy. Line of sight works the way it should, and the AI is good in terms of NPCs looking for you but not being supernatural about knowing your location.

    In summary, Unity’s gameplay is solid, with lots of improvements that should be included in future AC games. The setting is superbly realized. Many frustrations seen in past games are reduced. Missions are enjoyable, open-ended, and varied. At the same time, any story or characters that would make this a noteworthy addition to the AC saga are completely absent. And while many of the technical issues are being resolved or relatively minor, their abundance at launch created a negative reaction from which this game will probably never recover.    … Expand
  12. Muzist_92
    Dec 5, 2014
    1
    CONs:
    - NO HUMAN F**KING SHIELD when there are countless enemies shooting at you!
    - NO underwater undercover swimming - NO ability to whistle to attract enemies (can only use cherry bombs) - Can't have double assassination at start.. lame~~~ - Very looooooooooooonggg loading time! - Very slow combat and glitchy most of the times - Slow parkour and most of the time you will stuck to    CONs:
    - NO HUMAN F**KING SHIELD when there are countless enemies shooting at you!
    - NO underwater undercover swimming
    - NO ability to whistle to attract enemies (can only use cherry bombs)
    - Can't have double assassination at start.. lame~~~
    - Very looooooooooooonggg loading time!
    - Very slow combat and glitchy most of the times
    - Slow parkour and most of the time you will stuck to walls or jump to walls u don't want to
    - Bugs and glitches everywhere

    PROs
    - Character customization    … Expand
  13. Vyrotix
    Feb 24, 2015
    8
    While Assassins Creed: Unity has really bad optimization on next-gen consoles, the gameplay is spot on.

    Knowing that this review section has been flooded by kids who haven't even picked up the game, or know that video games actually cost $70, and not $60 and have been using the 0 in their reviews countless times, anyone reading should know that this is coming from someone who has    While Assassins Creed: Unity has really bad optimization on next-gen consoles, the gameplay is spot on.

    Knowing that this review section has been flooded by kids who haven't even picked up the game, or know that video games actually cost $70, and not $60 and have been using the 0 in their reviews countless times, anyone reading should know that this is coming from someone who has invested over three days into the game.

    Keeping it short, if you have played any AC games before and loved combat and stealth, this game is definitely what you want in AC. The story isn't short, and you will find yourself grinding getting F money and Creed Points on the side for customization.

    Story itself would have been way more immersive if it wasn't for the Abstergo and Animus storyline on the side, which thankfully doesn't peak into gameplay constantly like other AC games do.

    Combat is really fun, and all classes of weapons are all unique and fun to use. Stealth is easy to understand, and fun most of the time.

    Assassinations in the story are fun to play, giving you the option of killing everyone in sight or playing stealthy and finding your target first.

    What really hurts this game on both PS4 and Xbox One is that the frame rate is constantly dipping in areas of Paris which are very populated, and on certain occasions coming from nowhere.

    While I constantly try and tell people that they shouldn't expect much from the annual formula that is Assassins Creed, this time around, for the first time since Assassins Creed 2, I got 100% on the game and finished the free Dead Kings expansion on the side, which was also fun.

    I give Assassins Creed: Unity an 8.9/10    … Expand
  14. Cosmolink
    May 8, 2015
    3
    SPOLIER: Story wise at the end

    What kind of Women would choose Vengence over Love AND Revenge, I just can't respect that choice in the story telling.
  15. cstrang
    Nov 16, 2014
    7
    Unity tries to retool some of the mechanics of Assassin's Creed of olde with varying results. The combat has been made more challenging, there's more of an emphasis on "realistic" stealth, and there has been an attempt to make the freerunning more precise by adding a "high" or "low" button.

    The combat would have been a welcome change if the camera weren't so down-right evil and the    Unity tries to retool some of the mechanics of Assassin's Creed of olde with varying results. The combat has been made more challenging, there's more of an emphasis on "realistic" stealth, and there has been an attempt to make the freerunning more precise by adding a "high" or "low" button.

    The combat would have been a welcome change if the camera weren't so down-right evil and the controls were more responsive but, as it stands, it will not be a rare occurrence for the player to be shot to death by trigger happy enemies that are off screen. The stealth system is half-baked at best - the "cover" system shares the same sticky, unresponsiveness that crops up in the other places of the game. There is no rhyme or reason to when an enemy can see you or not - I've experienced being spotted by an enemy whilst I was crouching behind cover meters away, I've experienced walking up to enemies and them not batting an eye. The changes with the freerunning take some initial getting used to, but even then they don't noticeably improve on the issues familiar to the series.

    The regular mainstays of the series are still here. Big, open world to run around and do parkour feats in; lots of collectibles to find; lots of side-quests; lots of stabbing dudes. The graphics are okay but nothing spectacular, even considering the number of characters that can be on the screen. It's all enough to get caught up in the game for a few dozen hours if you want to take care of everything the game has to offer.

    There are some major technical issue with the game on PS4 and they are the primary reason for the lowered score. The framerate is locked at 30 fps, which doesn't bother me. What does bother me, however, is how ridiculously unstable it is. Anything from turning the camera around to running through a crowd to climbing a building can cause noticeable frame drops. There are also a number of restart-causing bugs that happen regularly. In my time with Unity I've experienced not being able to speak to key NPCs, getting stuck in walls while climbing up buildings, and even falling through the Earth into nothingness. Yes. I've randomly glitched through the ground whilst playing. The problems are present enough that they make the game feel half-baked and rushed. If I were head of Ubisoft QA, I'd probably be committing seppuku because I honestly don't understand how a game can ship out like this.

    That's the major of it. The story is forgettable and skippable, which you'll probably do after the first hour. Ubisoft has abandoned most of the outter-framework story previous games has presented, but oh well.

    Unity can still be a wholly enjoyable enjoyable experience, especially if you're an established fan of the series. The tough part is getting past all of the technical issues that refuse to go away.    … Expand
  16. Sionnach
    Nov 20, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Following up Black Flag, easily the best game in the Assassin's Creed series, was always going to be a tall order, but Ubisoft seem to have despaired of rising to the challenge, releasing the worst game in the series since its inception with the interesting but painfully repetitive Assassin's Creed. The attempt to diversify free-running to allow one to move down as easily as up is a nice idea, but clumsily executed. You never know if Arno is going to jump to the next roof, make a leap of faith, scale the side of the building he's on, plunge to his death, or simply stumble to a standstill.

    Co-op failed more times than I care to note, which is all the more disappointing because many of the stories behind the co-op missions were more interesting than the predictable main plot. Arno is a forgettable Ezio-light, everyone in revolutionary France is British, and the fact that the Assassin Brotherhood has descended into the same staid, stifling bureaucracy as the Templar Order is basically just glossed over. Of much more importance is the fact that Arno. Is. Angry. He's Ezio light in far too many ways, all of them less interesting than Ezio himself.

    Easily the most disappointing aspect of their failure is the fact that Unity is, in a word, broken. Many times I've been warned about buggy games and had little to no problems with them upon playing. The only exception here was Batman: Arkham Origins, a thoroughly flawed game of huge potential, but one which found its feet after a few patches and now sits proudly next to its predecessors. This may well be the case with AC's first real stab at the next-gen platforms, but right now, I couldn't be moved to care. Unity is a hot mess descended from a pedigree I've come to expect much more from.

    In the opening chapter alone I was hit with no fewer than three massive bugs which forced me to reset my console. Countless times I took aim a soldier from cover, and Arno jumped out when I pulled the trigger, but never actually fired. Cue me getting spotted and finding myself in a desperate fight with every guard in the area.

    The loss of the naval warfare is keenly felt, with the game suffering from a stifling lack of variety, and as one of the apparently very small group of people who had always enjoyed the modern day story as much as the historical, I was also disappointed with how little progress was made on that front. My nameless, faceless character (no doubt deliberately nameless and faceless to indicate that we are all now Abstergo's mind slaves or on the verge of becoming such), never sits up or moves about, but is merely fed remote instructions from Rebecah(sp?) and Shawn, who refer to themselves only as Bishop and Deacon. The discovery of the abundance of Precursor DNA among the Sages has led to a desperate race. Abstergo want to harness this DNA as they believe doing so will lead to the Rosetta Stone of understanding the ancient race, and thus, their technology. The Assassins, naturally, want to stop them. Unfortunately, this desperation doesn't come across very well in a couple of scattered video sequences where nobody actually does anything, and the host migration sequences, while interesting breaks from the main story, are over too quick, and again, don't convey much urgency.

    I've returned my copy; the first time I've ever brought back an Assassin's Creed game. The rest of the series still sits on my shelves, and there's a good chance I'll play them all again. If the main problem of awful mechanics is fixed, Unity could actually wind up being a very good game, though it will never approach the rip-roaring heights of Black Flag. And when it hits the bargain bins, I might ask around to see if the multiple patches made a difference, as those for Arkham Origins did. If so, I'll thumb my nose at Ubisoft in my own special way, and buy it preowned so they don't see a penny. As for future releases, I've sworn never to buy a Ubisoft game upon release again.    … Expand
  17. synced
    Dec 1, 2014
    5
    very very very disappointed on this game, a tons of bugs, story line cliche, massive downgrade,
    a lot of drop frame hate

    sorry ubi but this game is incomplete
  18. Tom360
    Nov 20, 2014
    6
    This game can be VERY frustrating. I think this will be the last AC I buy before reviews come out. I am disappointed with the final product.

    The framerate is terrible. You WILL notice it drop quite often. The worst aspect of the game for me is the combat. It's been completely stripped down from past entries, all of the useful parts removed. You can no longer take a human shield to dodge    This game can be VERY frustrating. I think this will be the last AC I buy before reviews come out. I am disappointed with the final product.

    The framerate is terrible. You WILL notice it drop quite often. The worst aspect of the game for me is the combat. It's been completely stripped down from past entries, all of the useful parts removed. You can no longer take a human shield to dodge bullets. You end up getting shot 90% of the time. The animations during combat have that glitchy stab the air feel, like you miss your intended target and he falls down dead. LAME! The combat frustrates me to no end, and I've played every AC from the beginning. This is BY FAR the worst combat mechanics in the series.

    Aside from the combat a lot has improved. Parkour in this entry is awesome and I find myself running along rooftops just for the sheer joy of it. LOVE the customization. The city is an amazing thing to see. They definitely packed Paris with a ton of $hit to do. Most of the technical problems in the game stem from Ubisoft jampacking the city with NPC's. TOTALLY unnecessary. And pretty annoying as well. It makes it almost impossible to run through the streets at times. What was the point? It looks more packed than modern day New York...

    All in all I'm having fun with this game but not without A LOT of frustration. Ubisoft has brought the game down a notch since black flag. The next game in the series had better make major changes. I mean near flawless to redeem this mess.    … Expand
  19. dugazoid
    Oct 3, 2016
    4
    The last Assassins Creed that I played was IV, and it lasted like half an hour in my PS4. AC Unity is better than that little piece of junk, but still not a great game. Not even a decent game.

    Despite the several bugs I suffered, I was able to finish it.

    Meh.
  20. Markolius
    Nov 17, 2014
    6
    Unity was overhyped but it's also overly hated. I played the whole campaign and lots of sides- experienced maybe 3 big glitches over 20+ hours. For me, bugs and frame rate problems were hardly noticeable. Gameplay choppiness was minimal considering the huge variety of stealth and parkour. The story was a bit ridiculous but cut scenes were interesting enough. With all that being said, theUnity was overhyped but it's also overly hated. I played the whole campaign and lots of sides- experienced maybe 3 big glitches over 20+ hours. For me, bugs and frame rate problems were hardly noticeable. Gameplay choppiness was minimal considering the huge variety of stealth and parkour. The story was a bit ridiculous but cut scenes were interesting enough. With all that being said, the artwork and the historical representation of Paris is stunningly beautiful (especially the attention to detail in the architecture). It's a fun sandbox that I enjoyed much more than Watch Dogs. I reccomend playing the campaign through first (try it in French with English subtitles for extra immersion). Then find out which types of side quests you like- I enjoyed the helix games and renovations. Customization is great but you're limited to one character, Arno, who isn't bad. The game is a good 20 hours worth of jumping and sneaking fun. The glitchiness is much less (at least for me) than what others have complained about. The huge amount of NPCs and dynamic action is actually a pretty incredible accomplishment. Also I found the AI to be much better and more apt to the gameplay than others. Coop is not bad, actually works well, but wasn't really my bag. So ultimately, good game. Don't believe the hate or the hype. After 25 hours, it'll get too repetitive and time to move in.… Expand
  21. nxhakim
    May 31, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just ended the game to see if there's something added to the June story arc... quick advice: don't waste your time. Also, the game play is so slow and the loading times frustrating.… Expand
  22. Ihatefifa14
    Dec 8, 2014
    1
    NOT GOOD. I wont blabber on about the terrible bugs and framerate or the extremely boring gameplay. No those things are fine in actuality. But on TOP of all of this we are hit with pay walls and restricted content... Lol give me a break. I will never give so much as a fart in a bottle ever again to ubisoft. The whole company is a disgrace. And these **** havve now forced metacritic to onlyNOT GOOD. I wont blabber on about the terrible bugs and framerate or the extremely boring gameplay. No those things are fine in actuality. But on TOP of all of this we are hit with pay walls and restricted content... Lol give me a break. I will never give so much as a fart in a bottle ever again to ubisoft. The whole company is a disgrace. And these **** havve now forced metacritic to only allow reveiwers to give it a positive iteger. i would give this a 0 if i could!!!… Expand
  23. Coops
    May 29, 2015
    1
    Dreadful, boring rinse and repeat. I love this series of games but I must say this is the worst of the lot. Sure it looks pretty now the bugs have been sorted out but that's it. Franchise fatigue has most definitely set in, time to leave assassin's creed alone now and concentrate on new ip's like watch dogs.
  24. deandusk
    Nov 18, 2014
    5
    The most satisfying part with this game was today, when I traded it in at a local videogame store to at least get some of my money back.
    It's not a catastrophy, it's just frustratingly mediocre, I and I say it with the deepest regret. Maybe next time, Ubisoft? Hm? Maybe?!
  25. Arthainius
    May 8, 2015
    4
    So far I have enjoyed all the AC games but this was pretty rough on my stomach after dropping 60 bucks on it. Soon as I got the disc in I was overloaded with extra content to buy ... I thought I was already buying a complete game but judging by all the dlc we only got half of it..... The graphics are good but the texture style is boring to look at after just a few minutes. Also whatSo far I have enjoyed all the AC games but this was pretty rough on my stomach after dropping 60 bucks on it. Soon as I got the disc in I was overloaded with extra content to buy ... I thought I was already buying a complete game but judging by all the dlc we only got half of it..... The graphics are good but the texture style is boring to look at after just a few minutes. Also what revolution? There was more revolting in Blackflag Freedom Cry. Now were getting ADS for a world premiere sneak peak at the new AC game? So all the (unearned) money made off this game goes into hype advertising and not the game. Are you smellin what im cookin here?… Expand
  26. Matodox
    Aug 14, 2015
    1
    The French Revolution was a setting that many fans wanted and for good reason. Sadly, the potential get's squandered away completely, because for the first time in Assassin's Creed, the protagonist never get's to be a part of history himself, it merely serves as a background setting for the largely uninteresting “conflict” between “Ezio" and the templar's. It's not like it was in AC andThe French Revolution was a setting that many fans wanted and for good reason. Sadly, the potential get's squandered away completely, because for the first time in Assassin's Creed, the protagonist never get's to be a part of history himself, it merely serves as a background setting for the largely uninteresting “conflict” between “Ezio" and the templar's. It's not like it was in AC and AC3, where Altaïr was with King Richard on or when Connor was directly involved in the Boston Tea Party and when they signed the Decloration of Independence, he was there himself. They helped shape history, unlike Arno who doesn't have the slightest interest in the revolution. We never really get to interact with some of the most famous historical figures either, like Napoleon Bonaparte, Theroígne Mericourt and Marie Antoniette. Napoleon only makes a brief cameo in the story line and a Paris story, Theroígne only appears during a few Paris stories and some co-op misions and Marie Antoniette ONLY appears in a cutscene for one of those co-ops. We NEVER get to interact directly with her at all.

    Every single character is very forgettable and very one dimensional. It is painfully obvious that they tried to cater to Ezio fans, by creating his french clone. Everything from his pony-tail, his clothes (at first and in the prison) to his behaviour, where he tries to be charismatic and witty in every situation, but instead of being those things, he becomes the exact opposite. Like a true try-hard. While I won’t exactly say I hate him, I very much dislike him, especially as a protagonist. He’s the least skilled and least likable Assassin ever. Even Elise who is otherwise somewhat of a hot chick, only cares about revenge for her father and uses Arno as her lapdog (man that guy is whipped). All of the villain’s and ESPECIALLY - what is supposed to be - the main baddie, completely fail to make us - the gamers - root against them. They simply do not receive enough screen time to make us know who they are, what they stand for, their motivations/goals and simply care for them at all.

    The main story is perhaps my biggest gripe with this entry. It takes heavy inspiration from AC2’s revenge theme, which is already a pretty standard plot in almost every action movie ever. It fails to keep me engaged in it like in previous entries. Even though Black Flag is my least favorite (besides this one), mainly because of it’s uninteresting story - both past and modern day - at least it wasn’t short. If I hadn’t done multiple side quests and co-op missions between the sequences I could’ve been done in less than 10 hours. All the missions get incredibly repetitive after just the 3rd sequence, You KNOW that every sequence will culminate in a pointless assassination of a random templar. All the “twists” like Arno’s dad(s) getting killed and Elise dying was really predictable. The modern day part isn’t even there. Again, you’re a random guy in 1st person, that’s supposed to be “you”, instead this time you never even get to walk around. You briefly interact with a chick assassin named Bishop in some sequences but that’s about it. The MD part is arguably the MOST IMPORTANT aspect of the franchise. Many fans such as myself, keep coming back for more, solely because of the MD conflict between the Assassin’s and Templar’s, yet they’ve removed it completely this time, making this a history sim when it shouldn’t be at all. Ubi’s biggest mistake was killing off Desmond, who I loved immensely. IMO they should just bring him back because this whole 1st person, silent and RANDOM protagonist BS is not working out AT ALL! It seems to me that Ubi is afraid to move forward with the core plot, because then they would likely have to end it in a few years and that’s probably why they started with this pointless “you’re the protagonist” $hit, meaning a huge source of their revenue is removed. So sadly, they milk the hell out of this and completely screw up the lore of this once beloved franchise.

    The few positive things: I actually kinda liked the murder mysteries. I thought they were fun for a little diversity and I like using my brain when it’s something that doesn’t completely fall out of perspective (like the Enigma mysteries where you have to KNOW the entire map like the back of your hand). And the world is beautifully realized, no doubt about that. The huge crowds, the graphics are very good and the architecture is magnificent. Truly makes it feel like a next-gen game. Sadly, that’s all the positive there is to say about this. I simply can’t believe that they used 3 years to develop this and yet it is so unpolished. So much so that it should just have been cancelled completely instead. I should also warn that the controls are very bad, there are still numerous game breaking bugs and the frame-rate issue which causes your PS4 to overheat during menu sequences still exist. Overall, just don't buy this game unless you're a hardcore AC fan like myself.    … Expand
  27. Phoenix_Wright_
    Jan 5, 2015
    4
    Absolute crap! They removed the naval features, which is one of the best parts of the game, as well as botching the coop mode. it was even more disappointing than watchdogs, and that BIG
  28. 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.
  29. Jeroen15
    Nov 14, 2014
    7
    assassins creed unity is a beautiful game in a giant beautifully recreated Paris although the story and the gameplay isn't top notch.the premise and the graphics are. i would have given this game a better review but it lags like hell on consoles so i can only recommend it for someone who owns a beefy PC
  30. IAMGEOFFREY
    Nov 26, 2014
    7
    Eh, I love assassin's creed, I love the playing it for hours on end, the campain and everything but meh theres something with unity thats just not there! Dont get me wrong the parkour, combat, stealth and all that is awesome but the campain? It's 2 days long I mean what happened too the week long ultimate fun, and then playing it for hours on end afterwards.. got it on release date and wasEh, I love assassin's creed, I love the playing it for hours on end, the campain and everything but meh theres something with unity thats just not there! Dont get me wrong the parkour, combat, stealth and all that is awesome but the campain? It's 2 days long I mean what happened too the week long ultimate fun, and then playing it for hours on end afterwards.. got it on release date and was bored by day 10, the only reason it gets a 7 is because assassin's creed is my favorite franciase.… Expand
  31. proudheretic
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    This game is not as bad as everyone says it is, though it may seem so from the start. The game is buggy to be sure, clipping through walls and ghosting through citizens roaming the streets is far from unheard of on the journey of Arno the Assassin.

    However, the big glaring issue seems to be less about these bugs and the lackluster story and more about Ubisoft not putting enough love and    This game is not as bad as everyone says it is, though it may seem so from the start. The game is buggy to be sure, clipping through walls and ghosting through citizens roaming the streets is far from unheard of on the journey of Arno the Assassin.

    However, the big glaring issue seems to be less about these bugs and the lackluster story and more about Ubisoft not putting enough love and time into their game. This is a game that should have been released in Q1 of next year and not in Q4. Also we have to remember that this is the first time this engine has been used on the new hardware of the PS4 and XBOne, so anyone who didn't expect some issues with the physics needs to recheck their expectations.

    The story was OK, it wasn't terrible, but it creates some nice contrast to the previous AC games which I think is reflected in Rogue, which came out at the same time. Previously there have been clear cut lines between who is good and who is evil, but these two games defy those conventions.

    Character customization is the best addition to this game and the online co-op is pretty fun. The only motivation I had for doing many of the side stories, particularly the "Young Prince" mission and the "Swiss Stash" mission (both of which were frustratingly difficult), was the wads of cash I would be rewarded upon completion. ₣25,000 for a katana so I can slice through enemies with a swiftness... hold on, let me spend an hour methodically assassinating everyone in a building for this ridiculously huge reward.

    Though that does bring me to the combat system. It's trash, they tried to make it better and they just made it frustratingly difficult, riddled with ridiculous one hit kills and an ineffective blocking system. This does promote the use of stealth, though that system is filled with glaring issues as well.

    I don't condemn this game, it's OK, but more than that it is a learning opportunity for the folks at Ubi to make an even better AC game the next time around.

    Visual: 9/10 [Gorgeous vision of Paris and stunning character models]
    Gameplay: 6/10 [New system not executed well, needs to find a middle ground between the old system and the new]
    Story: 6.5/10 [It's a story, but it's a bit lackluster and it's nothing to write home about]
    Features: 8/10 [Customization and Co-op are shining stars in this game]

    OVERALL: 7.4/10    … Expand
  32. Antharian_
    Nov 19, 2014
    4
    Low fps and bad stealth mechanics ruin the overall feeling of the game.
    FPS is barely at 30 and it drops alot lower quite often.
    That ruins the navigation and combat a lot of times. Your ps4 struggles to performe. Stealth is not well implemented and AI is total rubbish. Combat seems more challenging at start but bad camera angles and low fps make it unsatisfying fast, plus you can    Low fps and bad stealth mechanics ruin the overall feeling of the game.
    FPS is barely at 30 and it drops alot lower quite often.
    That ruins the navigation and combat a lot of times.
    Your ps4 struggles to performe.

    Stealth is not well implemented and AI is total rubbish.
    Combat seems more challenging at start but bad camera angles and low fps make it unsatisfying fast, plus you can abuse smoke bombs and cheat your way out of its higher difficulty.

    The architecture of paris is brilliant, good drawing distance but the overpopulated streets are buggy and visual unsatisfying , crippling the overall gaming experience with low fps and fps drops.

    Co-op is somehow fun but only with your friends, random matches are a zerg fest.
    Co-op and stealth dont match.

    Overall a game not worth your time , much more your money.Avoid it.    … Expand
  33. jamessamuel
    May 7, 2015
    6
    Assassin's creed unity improves upon some aspects of the series such as more in depth customization and better combat mechanics. The game also has impressive visuals, one of the best looking games made. Unfortunately not the same can be said for the story line. The characters are not made very interesting, and the mission designs are quite boring to be honest.
  34. LooTheLou
    Nov 16, 2014
    7
    AC Unity has its ups and downs. The story is weak, but has some really great moments. The story-missions are not really good, but mediocre. The introduction is great, close to AC2's unforgettable intro. The gameplay is very good, although it suffers because of the glitches, bugs and overall frame-rate drops. The graphics are next-gen but it doesn't feel like a overall next-gen experience.AC Unity has its ups and downs. The story is weak, but has some really great moments. The story-missions are not really good, but mediocre. The introduction is great, close to AC2's unforgettable intro. The gameplay is very good, although it suffers because of the glitches, bugs and overall frame-rate drops. The graphics are next-gen but it doesn't feel like a overall next-gen experience. The world is extremely detailed, beautiful and there is alot to do in it. AI is very clunky and weird, you can expect to hear the same dialogue repeating itself. Unity's biggest plus for me was the customization and world design. Despite all the bugs and glitches it is still a good game, but I would recommend waiting to buy it until all of the problems are patched ( if they ever will be patched ). 7/10… Expand
  35. Phil_Panteleit
    Nov 19, 2014
    7
    A couple hours into this game and I'm not as blown away as I thought i would be. The BAD... I have to say is that the new fighting system is HORRIBLE!!!! When you counter an attack it looks like your swatting away a fly. it doesn't feel smooth at all. Leveling up during the campaign breaks the flow of the game. I shouldn't have to level up to progress in the story.
    The GOOD... Graphics    A couple hours into this game and I'm not as blown away as I thought i would be. The BAD... I have to say is that the new fighting system is HORRIBLE!!!! When you counter an attack it looks like your swatting away a fly. it doesn't feel smooth at all. Leveling up during the campaign breaks the flow of the game. I shouldn't have to level up to progress in the story.
    The GOOD... Graphics are a 10. The story is well done and will keep you wanting to play right through the campaign. The customization of your outfit is amazing and the possibilities seem endless. Glad to see Naval was dropped to give it that true AC feeling.    … Expand
  36. jwilliamperks
    Nov 15, 2014
    7
    I can't imagine that the conversation in the office went like this:

    Ubisoft One: How's the game going? Release day is next week. Ubisoft Two: Oh! It's fine. It's perfect. Everything works. The control is good. There are no problems with the graphics. The integration with the app is a model of perfection. Can't wait to see what the fans think. I'm really excited about it. Because    I can't imagine that the conversation in the office went like this:

    Ubisoft One: How's the game going? Release day is next week.
    Ubisoft Two: Oh! It's fine. It's perfect. Everything works. The control is good. There are no problems with the graphics. The integration with the app is a model of perfection. Can't wait to see what the fans think. I'm really excited about it.

    Because Unity is far from perfect, and it offers very little that is new. Having said that I like it and I haven't experienced any thing like the problems that people are moaning about. You'd think that the future of world peace was dependent on this game's release.

    Stuttering - not encountered any.
    Weird combat - it's the same as it's ever been - you might have to press different buttons to do different things but hey it's a game!
    Face disappearing - not yet but looking forward to this Hammer Horror moment.
    Falling through the world - not encountered this.
    Low frame rate - not experienced this - and big deal - I couldn't tell what frame rate this game is running at with my naked eyes. It's a pretty environment and it lives in a convincing way.
    Crowd scenes - great. No problems.
    Co-op play - done a bit. Not really interested in it in the long run but I haven't had any problems.
    Connection to Uplay - working fine. Occassionally drops out but my world hasn't ended as a consequence.

    On the whole it's a good game. Not great. Not groundbreaking. But this is Assassins Creed. How many times can you keep rehashing the same consipracy theory plot without it starting to become a bit tired. Maybe Ubisoft need to put this one to bed and do something a bit more original. Now there's a thought.    … Expand
  37. Kiana209
    Nov 15, 2014
    6
    Assassin's Creed Unity is definitely a great game, but the bugs ruined my experience. I played the game a few hours straight, and I was finally able to play Co-Op. However, Co-Op simply doesn't work at all. The bugs are terrible. From not being able to connect to the network with constant errors, to never ending loading screens. Overall, the story mode without multi-player is great, butAssassin's Creed Unity is definitely a great game, but the bugs ruined my experience. I played the game a few hours straight, and I was finally able to play Co-Op. However, Co-Op simply doesn't work at all. The bugs are terrible. From not being able to connect to the network with constant errors, to never ending loading screens. Overall, the story mode without multi-player is great, but Co-Op needs to be fixed.… Expand
  38. TheGamingSheep
    Nov 16, 2014
    7
    I would like to start off by saying that I am a huge Assassin's Creed fan! Every since AC2 came out I have been playing them religiously.

    The main problem with Ac Unity for me are the three new pillars, Stealth, Combat and Navigation. It is evident pretty early on that ac unity try's to make you take the stealth approach as appose to going in all guns blazing. Which wouldn't be to bad    I would like to start off by saying that I am a huge Assassin's Creed fan! Every since AC2 came out I have been playing them religiously.

    The main problem with Ac Unity for me are the three new pillars, Stealth, Combat and Navigation. It is evident pretty early on that ac unity try's to make you take the stealth approach as appose to going in all guns blazing. Which wouldn't be to bad if the stealth was actually fun and worked well. The cover system fails to work for you 80% of the time, detection is ridiculous (even with upgrades equipment) and overall it's just not fun!

    Combat, when tackling two or three enemies at a time isn't so bad, though it's not that fun either. But when it comes to anything above that, your most certainly dead! And with nothing left but stealth to rely on, your **** Now I suppose there are moments in which stealth does work, and when it does it's great! But then you have to tackle the issue of finding a suitable route, which is no easy feat!

    When it comes to parkour in Ac Unity, it's overall not to bad. It's actually quite fun most of the time. But it isn't with out it's fair share, or more than rather, of issues. But I'm willing to look over them as they don't both me all that much.

    Story: The story of the Assassin's Creed games is a pivotal part of the franchise, and I believe it's where the games happen to excel. Though when it comes to Ac Unity, I'm incredible disappointed! Secondary characters are underdeveloped, the modern day sections are entirely pointless at this point, and the plot just isn't interesting! Arno however, happens to be one of the story's only interesting features (that's when he's not talking about redemption that is).

    Secondary missions are something fun and new, but not enough for me to forgive the games poor story. At the moment, I can't see a bright future for the story of ac.

    CO-OP: To be honest, I couldn't care less at this point, I think I'll go back to AC2    … Expand
  39. Revguy
    Dec 2, 2014
    5
    I've been waiting for this game for quite some time, and now that i have played it, i can honestly say that I am disappointed!

    Yet another developer spent more time marketing the game than actually making it good! From the very beginning i felt like it was trying to be something similar to Assassin's Creed 2, which in my honest opinion is the best Assassin's Creed game today. But it    I've been waiting for this game for quite some time, and now that i have played it, i can honestly say that I am disappointed!

    Yet another developer spent more time marketing the game than actually making it good!

    From the very beginning i felt like it was trying to be something similar to Assassin's Creed 2, which in my honest opinion is the best Assassin's Creed game today. But it fails to deliver, it feels copied, cheap, unorganized!

    It seems like Ubisoft tried to make the game look good, and then forgetting what the core of a game should be, which is gameplay as any avid gamer knows.

    First off there's the FPS problems, now Ubisoft said 30 FPS was their target, which is fine by me considering it's a console game, but i rarely hit 30, heck, i rarely hit 20 FPS, I'm usually at 10-15 FPS. Then there's the glitches, i hop into a haystack, and I'm stuck, having to close the game and open it again, i could go on with the glitches but it's pointless, it's just bad coding and bad priorities.

    Now if you ask me, i love the Assassin's Creed series, I've been played since the launch of Assassin's Creed 1, and I've loved every single one of them up until now.

    I'm giving it 5, cause Paris does look quite good, but that's all the game is!    … Expand
  40. Britisher
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    Overall quite a good addition to the series, Unity has nice graphics, a number of side activities, co-op and a brilliant location. I felt Ubisoft really upped the difficulty in the game, which was very good considering combat and "stealth" in all other titles prior were very easy.
    The game has also got a considerable number of new features which, in my opinion, is a healthy addition -    Overall quite a good addition to the series, Unity has nice graphics, a number of side activities, co-op and a brilliant location. I felt Ubisoft really upped the difficulty in the game, which was very good considering combat and "stealth" in all other titles prior were very easy.
    The game has also got a considerable number of new features which, in my opinion, is a healthy addition - these include character customisation and a point/skill levelling system.

    Is it 'unplayable'? No.
    Does it have frame rate issues? Slightly, yet I rarely noticed this in my game.

    I have given this game a '7' for a number of reasons:
    * The game does have some underlying problems (eg. framerate).
    * The story-line is poor, repetitive (in almost all missions the objective is to assassinate someone in a building through stealth/stealing from someone). Optional objectives are not made clear. It also lacked action and unique characters thus making it hard to follow and boring. Arno's bipolar part-gentleman part-joker feels unnatural and false. To an extent Paris also feels like a city within London due to the voice-acting which tends to encompass 'Posh English' and Cockney.
    * Lacks multi-player which is featured in all other Assassin's Creed games.

    In the end, the game is decent and if you are a fan of the series (as I am) then I would suggest buying it. I do not believe the game deserves "4.3" as a user score in any way - this has only been caused by trolls who apparently expected an aeroplane ticket to 18th century Paris. Tough luck.    … Expand
  41. heartscreed
    Nov 17, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, I think the gameplay is pretty fun, the story is pretty good, and I've personally experienced minimal bugs/glitches/frame rate issues. However, the controls for climbing buildings and such seem somewhat stiff and do not always respond when you want them to. The fighting seems a little bit clunky, however, I do rather enjoy the sort of fencing style that Arno utilizes. As mentioned earlier, I do really like the story, however, I can't help but feel like it's somewhat rushed. I feel as though Elise's death at the end of the game was completely unnecessary. Basically, what that tells me is that her death is meaningless. I mean sure, I understand they wanted a dramatic ending, but I feel like that was the wrong way of approaching it. Elise's death would have had more of an emotional impact if she was killed off earlier in the game, in my opinion.… Expand
  42. mrrobbrecht
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    the story isn't great but it's ok. the combat is ok but could be levelled out more. The difficulty is great (not too hard not too easy). there are a lot of fps problems and a lot of glitches.
  43. Vynnzan
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    Gameplay classique d'un assassin creed, mais décors magnifique ! Je n'ai pas encore trop avancé dans le jeux mais l'histoire semble être intéressante... à voir.

    Sinon pas rencontré de bug flagrant sur la version ps4, et les baisses de framerate tant décriées ne m'ont pour l'instant jamais gêné.... à peine perceptible !
  44. Eqbrat
    Nov 25, 2014
    1
    Run away. Run far away. Unless constant glitches, crashes and progression data loss is your idea of a good time. Like a fool, I also purchased the premier version of the companion app for my Android phone which is required to get all of the unlockable chests in the game. Two weeks of progression later, the whole app loses all progress data and resets back to day one. Checking the UbisoftRun away. Run far away. Unless constant glitches, crashes and progression data loss is your idea of a good time. Like a fool, I also purchased the premier version of the companion app for my Android phone which is required to get all of the unlockable chests in the game. Two weeks of progression later, the whole app loses all progress data and resets back to day one. Checking the Ubisoft forums reveals countless support posts from everyone experiencing the same issues and no answers. Unity in its entirety was not ready for release and is a buggy mess. Ubisoft should be ashamed. They have lost my trust as a consumer and I wont make the same mistake again.… Expand
  45. PPaul27
    Nov 25, 2014
    7
    This is the revolution promised by ubisoft? I'm not so sure. Unity is very far from being the next-gen game we expected. Too many drops in frame, too many bug..for now. Pending a patch can be called a good game but nothing more
  46. 10mooses
    Nov 25, 2014
    5
    I've played them all. There's to many.
    Ubisoft need to calm down. AC doesn't have to be a yearly release. Two more games to tie it up, two years apart. Thats all you're aloud ubisoft. It shouldn't be this mindless, buggy crap year after year. Probably should have ended with Desmond.
    It's not that it's a bad game, the problem is that we've see it all before. There's nothing new here, in    I've played them all. There's to many.
    Ubisoft need to calm down. AC doesn't have to be a yearly release. Two more games to tie it up, two years apart. Thats all you're aloud ubisoft. It shouldn't be this mindless, buggy crap year after year. Probably should have ended with Desmond.
    It's not that it's a bad game, the problem is that we've see it all before. There's nothing new here, in fact in some ways it's been stripped back.
    One thing i didn't appreciate was the micro transactions. £50 -£60 AAA title and they're still trying to milk more money out of you. In the game you're constantly skint. It waves fancy weapons and armour in your face, you run around and do all the side missions (pretty much the only way to make money) and by the time you've done them all you can only really afford one or two decent items.

    Not their best effort but at least it didn't have any of that pirate ship pish    … Expand
  47. fredfredson
    Nov 25, 2014
    6
    The best thing about this game is levelling your assassin and customising him to be you're own, as well as the graphics that stand out to be amazing at some points, although there are occasionally a few frame rate stutters.

    Like everyone's been saying, there are a few too many small glitches but I didn't encounter anything game breaking. The new movement is great for everywhere    The best thing about this game is levelling your assassin and customising him to be you're own, as well as the graphics that stand out to be amazing at some points, although there are occasionally a few frame rate stutters.

    Like everyone's been saying, there are a few too many small glitches but I didn't encounter anything game breaking.

    The new movement is great for everywhere except in doors where it's almost impossible to have Arno not run up and hang on the side of some wall and get hacked by enemies. I feel like Ubisoft missed a huge opportunity by not focusing on the French Revolution and instead following a pointless love story with a somewhat 'meh' ending. Assassins Creed 3 is an example of revolutions done right in which you played through vital battles and historic moments.

    Other than that, this was actually quite a fun game and I'm probably going to come back to it, the story was a disappointment though and Elise just felt like a distraction from all the more interesting stuff in the revolution.    … Expand
  48. LatinCritic13
    May 18, 2020
    5
    Set after the events of AC3 and AC Rogue, Assassin's Creed Unity is a big beautiful buggy mess. There were so much missed opportunities that can be implemented but I guess Ubisoft were greedy to give a smidt. At least, Dead Kings DLC is free though despite a broken love story that feels too depressing to care about.
  49. whiskeywhiskey
    Nov 27, 2014
    4
    Assassin's Creed Unity has wonderful potential. With its ever so slightly improved graphics and massive maps, I wanted to really dig deep into this game as I have with the past releases from Ubisoft. Even with the massive new update released this week, it still had issues with the frame rate. The problems really emerge when you end up in fights. How could a game which hinges on the thrillAssassin's Creed Unity has wonderful potential. With its ever so slightly improved graphics and massive maps, I wanted to really dig deep into this game as I have with the past releases from Ubisoft. Even with the massive new update released this week, it still had issues with the frame rate. The problems really emerge when you end up in fights. How could a game which hinges on the thrill of swordplay have such terrible fighting? Want to swing your saber? You will see the motion stop about 4 times before you've landed a hit. Major fail on the launch Ubisoft. Perhaps you should have focused all of your attention on ONE game versus two.… Expand
  50. jcogswell
    Nov 29, 2014
    1
    Before you purchase the game, I highly recommend you read all the reviews. Even though the game has been out for some time on the PS4, the controls are unbearable. While the story is fantastic, I can't actually learn more about the story because of the aggravation that exists with battling with actually trying to get the controls to do what they are supposed to. Very clunky, and I wouldBefore you purchase the game, I highly recommend you read all the reviews. Even though the game has been out for some time on the PS4, the controls are unbearable. While the story is fantastic, I can't actually learn more about the story because of the aggravation that exists with battling with actually trying to get the controls to do what they are supposed to. Very clunky, and I would not recommend this game until a definite patch has been made to make the game...well...playable.… Expand
  51. ZenterX
    Dec 5, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ignoring the countless bugs of which I had a lot I can without a doubt say that this game is worth your time, the story missions are as interesting as "meh let's wait for DLC" and all the assassins hiding in plain sight thing is not like it used to be. The graphics are amazing though (played this game on a high end gaming laptop on ultra since release date). I had no issues in multiplayer and it was fun free-roaming and doing missions together with other people. I'd say the main problem is that Unity split off to advance the series, but as far as I can tell there are no more horses, carriages, only one story mode mission where you chase a boat that actually moves, no gliders, what makes you an assassin is merely guts to jump into a crowd of heavily armed soldiers with a hidden blade and some kind of one hit tiny crossbow thingy.… Expand
  52. Thehudthestud
    Dec 10, 2014
    5
    I had such hopes for this game. But alas it betrayed me, the game is fun and innovates in various ways but it really shows the franchises age. The main character is a rip off of ezio, for gods sake his hair and life style and attitude are basically copy pasted from him. There are NUMEROUS glitches and bugs that I have experienced in my game playthroughs. The DLCs were **** All you had toI had such hopes for this game. But alas it betrayed me, the game is fun and innovates in various ways but it really shows the franchises age. The main character is a rip off of ezio, for gods sake his hair and life style and attitude are basically copy pasted from him. There are NUMEROUS glitches and bugs that I have experienced in my game playthroughs. The DLCs were **** All you had to do in the Paris one was climb the effiel tower, really? . The game falls short in so many places I'm just I'm just done with this franchise now.its the new cod. The sacrifice the fan base, story, gameplay, characters just to release the same god damn **** ever year now… Expand
  53. BlackadderV
    Dec 10, 2014
    1
    I will say this in favor of AC Unity. The parkour controls are the best the series has ever had. However every other aspect of the game is a pile of garbage. We'll start with the story. The characters are massive steps backward from those appearing in last year's entry, Black Flag. Now they are simply one-note, with little time to develop on screen. The new assassin, for example, isI will say this in favor of AC Unity. The parkour controls are the best the series has ever had. However every other aspect of the game is a pile of garbage. We'll start with the story. The characters are massive steps backward from those appearing in last year's entry, Black Flag. Now they are simply one-note, with little time to develop on screen. The new assassin, for example, is simply a retread of Ezio, but without any meaningful personality. The story is likewise bland, and compared to Assassin's Creed Rogue, released alongside Unity, it seems like no thought was put into it at all. The present day story is now reduced to a handful of cutscenes, and after the surprisingly enjoyable sections from Black Flag, this is a serious letdown.

    Gameplay wise, there are some redeeming features, like the level design in the assassination missions. The world isn't anything special, with the exception of the large landmarks, which are undeniably impressive, and make for the most engaging gameplay. And, as mentioned above, the new 'controlled descent' feature is something that fans have wanted since the original. However everything, from the parkour, to the stealth, to the combat especially, feels sluggish and unresponsive. When compared to the Arkham franchise or Shadow of Mordor, both of which use similar controls, it's all pretty basic and uninteresting.

    No review of Unity would be complete without mentioning the technical issues. The framerate is bad, hovering at around 20 and dropping often (so much for 'locked at 30fps, huh Ubisoft?). Bugs are also common, and you'll never have a play session without at least one. For example, I have plummeted through the ground into and infinite void, sudden game crashes, characters vanishing and reappearing at random, and had Arno freeze in midair, unable to move, causing me to fail a mission. All of that in a two hour session.

    I think that the worst crime of this game, however, is the contempt that the game shows for the player at every turn. Microtransactions, the worst companion app of all time AND signing into two separate Ubisoft accounts are all needed to access everything in the game. Half of the features aren't available yet, patches are rolling in at an extreme speed and nothing works as intended. While this isn't the worst game of all time, the level of disdain that Ubisoft shows to its customers makes me hate this game more than any other on the market, except maybe The Crew. I would prefer this game to have the 'press x to pay respect' QTE from Call of Duty than have a company try to squeeze money out of me at every turn through a broken and un-fun game, especially one that already cost me $100 AUD. A must-avoid for all fans of the series, stick to Black Flag and Rogue for the meantime.    … Expand
  54. hkb
    Dec 14, 2014
    3
    many many bugs, nothing new for the story, AC Rogue, Unity, Victory ... developed in the same time, Ubisoft is milking the franchise to the bone. AC is officialy like any other COD title, not worth it.
  55. teketeza
    Dec 14, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. first fo all, I didnt have any bugs when i played. i thought the combat was alot more fun but the story was one of the weakest of the whole series.... i have no idea on why they changed the conversation after you killed the target and the ending really doesn't make sense...… Expand
  56. Baremolop
    Dec 21, 2014
    10
    This is the latest Ac Game and the gameplay has been renewed thank god and has added some great features I've always wanted. First of all I started playing this game with the December 16th patch so I have only experienced little glitches or framerate drops and this game is pretty good. The amount of people you can fit on screen is really great for blending and with the 8th gen graphics onThis is the latest Ac Game and the gameplay has been renewed thank god and has added some great features I've always wanted. First of all I started playing this game with the December 16th patch so I have only experienced little glitches or framerate drops and this game is pretty good. The amount of people you can fit on screen is really great for blending and with the 8th gen graphics on ps4 Paris is beautiful containing giant structures like Notre Dame with great lighting. The combat no longer has counterkills and now is based on a levelling system which players and guards have no matter the class. There is plenty of weapons to choose from and I found using an axe at the beginning did me well, but the star weapon is the phantom blade being completely silent. This game has a new parkour system which if far quicker and I less sensitive but can get you around the city real quick. The new stealth system is great you can actually crouch now and snap to cover. This game has creed points which gives you assassins ranks which can level you up I haven't fully tried out the coop features yet but im lookin forward to it also just a note of advice im a big AC fan… Expand
  57. mikelis
    Dec 21, 2014
    5
    This game could be easily the best of the series but.....dear Buggysoft don't rush the f..ing GAME! We would buy it even it was after Christmas...now you just screw your reputation as company! I played every AC game, and from titles 1 until 3 WERE ASSASINS GAMES! Then you decided to just stop a great storyline and waste our time with pirates (though Black Flag was fair game, not great) andThis game could be easily the best of the series but.....dear Buggysoft don't rush the f..ing GAME! We would buy it even it was after Christmas...now you just screw your reputation as company! I played every AC game, and from titles 1 until 3 WERE ASSASINS GAMES! Then you decided to just stop a great storyline and waste our time with pirates (though Black Flag was fair game, not great) and French Revolution!! THE MAIN STORY OF AC GAMES IS THE FUTURE DAYS!! Not just Assasins - Templar battles in random eras!! And that wasn't enought for you Buggysoft!! You took this very nice era and you filled it with so fu...ing buggs and glitches!! You could have made an epic game!! I gave a 5 because of city design ,the Missions that were very interesting and the Multiplayer Missions (thought it was buggy enought) and i hope you will hold only the good things in your next games. I am very sad because that game could be the best game ever!… Expand
  58. MetaG22N
    Dec 29, 2014
    10
    Both my friend and I both have played about 80 hours each on PS4 and have found no bugs at all in the game. All functions work perfectly and the game looks beautiful. BUY THIS GAME :)
  59. Jglass
    Jan 7, 2015
    10
    Great story, graphics and gameplay. Loads of stuff to do, very customisable character and coop is very good fun with your friends. Some minor glitches, but for all that there is, you will ignore them. 10/10
  60. DrMufasa
    Feb 1, 2015
    3
    Im sad... When I heard that they took out the naval warfare I think it could be a great idea... BUT when they ruined the game with all the COOP crap forced down your throat I almost cried.
    The way you fight now is so stupid you cant choose which weapon you wanna use anymore and the guards has the 100% hit rate on pistols and when you fight and you dont have the time to dodge and where is    Im sad... When I heard that they took out the naval warfare I think it could be a great idea... BUT when they ruined the game with all the COOP crap forced down your throat I almost cried.
    The way you fight now is so stupid you cant choose which weapon you wanna use anymore and the guards has the 100% hit rate on pistols and when you fight and you dont have the time to dodge and where is the fun in that DODGING!! Where is the human shield that was cool now it sucks! And why OH WHYYYY! must everything be a Massive Multiplayer CRAP! let me choose if i want to play multiplayer and be reminded every F****** where i go that I could join and get help... well maybe I dont wanna play with others... and if I did maybe I would be able to go to the menu and choose F****** Multiplayer like there has been in almost every other game... I have so much hope everytime you release one of your Assassins Creed games... and mostly I have been happy with it... but this! Im sad. I was interrested in the story not the difficulty of the game... Where is the fun in that you have to be spotted first before you can get them near a wall or a bench or something... Thats stupid.
    And why must I pay all that money for a game that has F****** in game puchase... WTF!!! Is this Farmvile? Please make it better next time.... because it was the best francise EVER at one moment... Make me happy again.    … Expand
  61. idanidan123
    Feb 25, 2015
    3
    This game is kinda terrible. I've been playing it for two days in story mode and it was good (sort of) but some stuff were awful: There are many lags, the fps will drop sometimes, the combat is harder, and the jumping is bad. I think it's one of the worst games of 2014... Sorry Ubisoft, you failed this time.
  62. picacrazy
    Mar 20, 2015
    10
    Just amazing graphics, Unity reproduct perfectly france and its historic facts. Ok, the game had some issues, but patches were released and now is a great game and deserves a second chance
  63. Jacas2875
    Mar 29, 2015
    9
    This game for all it imperfections has been a hoot to play! Story line and side quest makes you keep going!
    As for FPS my 10 and 8 yr old play these on a Intel 3258 and 3220, R9 280x and r9 270 with 4G of RAM each respectively using med and low settings and they are both satisfied and intrigued by the history of French Revolution (Immersion). What saddens us is the Play Together option    This game for all it imperfections has been a hoot to play! Story line and side quest makes you keep going!
    As for FPS my 10 and 8 yr old play these on a Intel 3258 and 3220, R9 280x and r9 270 with 4G of RAM each respectively using med and low settings and they are both satisfied and intrigued by the history of French Revolution (Immersion). What saddens us is the Play Together option will not allow us to free roam as group but we can Do co-op missions together a real father and son assassinfest!!
    The 3 of us agreed this should be a 10 but broken Co-op system needs to be addressed!
    Give this game chance sans bugs, I know me and my boys will be enjoying this for a long while and the wait for patches was worth it!!    … Expand
  64. saberturtle
    Mar 30, 2015
    10
    I really don't understand why this game got such bad reviews. certainly it had its flaws, including glitches, but they all do, and the kind of glitches they were didn't subtract from the game play much. Assassin's Creed Rogue was WAY glitchier, yet it got better reviews. i actually rage quitted that game several times, because i literally couldn't complete half my missions. I found UnityI really don't understand why this game got such bad reviews. certainly it had its flaws, including glitches, but they all do, and the kind of glitches they were didn't subtract from the game play much. Assassin's Creed Rogue was WAY glitchier, yet it got better reviews. i actually rage quitted that game several times, because i literally couldn't complete half my missions. I found Unity to be an amazing experience, both for the storyline and the beautiful level design, and the immersion into the history. There was a lot to do besides the amazing storyline, and the customization of Arno was a great addition. This was actually my favorite game to date, falling only after Assassin's Creed II. I found this game to be a step in the right direction, after Assassin's Creed IV took it in the wrong one. I believe an ASSASSIN game should take place in the city, where there are people to assassinate, not in the ocean, where the only thing you assassinate are fish. the game also adds a level of difficulty that i find enjoyable, and i could actually get behind my assassin and root for him and what he was doing. To anyone who is a true Assassin's Creed fan i whole-heartedly recommend this game.… Expand
  65. theFounded
    May 13, 2015
    5
    Now after playing AC unity for around 24 hours I ready to give my honest review. To put it short AC unity is lackluster. Now lets start at the beginning, First the story. In the story of ACU we are introduced to Arno, a common a kid who orphaned after his dad died of a murder. He now lives with a family in the upper class. The daughter of the family he lives with is an obvious loveNow after playing AC unity for around 24 hours I ready to give my honest review. To put it short AC unity is lackluster. Now lets start at the beginning, First the story. In the story of ACU we are introduced to Arno, a common a kid who orphaned after his dad died of a murder. He now lives with a family in the upper class. The daughter of the family he lives with is an obvious love interest. The story is not all that interesting, there is no cool plat twist. No character stands out, the only thing it does right is add to the lore of the AC universe. Arno is a pretty flat character. He is charismatic in all the wrong ways. So overall the story is not why you should buy this game. Now the game play, the game-play is greatly refined with a new parkour mechanic allowing to ascend and descend. However I think the descend mechanic needs some work. The parkour is also pretty glitch. While running on rooftops Arno will get stuck jump super far randomly and is generally pretty choppy.The new fighting mechanic is pretty good. It is now more challenging.... However they still throw enemy after enemy after you like in the old games. This is so annoying since combat is harder we cant fight 20 guys at once, however the game doesn't seem to care. Next the AI is pretty, who am I kidding its god awful. In combat the walk around and when they deiced to attack you they do a extremely dumb animation. Its like they growl at you before swinging. And the most annoying thing of all is the guns. The enemies will often just spam using their guns forcing you to get them first, however the controls to doge the gun fire is broken. To dodge a gun shot you have to push the X button however, if you are not near an enemy you cant doge it unless you run behind something. The gun system is horrible they need to redo it. Next lets talk stealth. To put it simply its crap. Mainly due to the enemy placement.The enemies are placed in a way that it is almost impossible to take out anyone without being detected. Unless you use the "phantom blade" which is basically a silenced gun. However you only get like 5 at a time and it costs so much to refill them all. The stealth seems like it was made for a splinter cell game. I say this because without a gun you are screwed. Now lets end this up with the multiplayer. It is odd. It is definitely enjoyable if you get your friends, but without people you now it is not all that fun. The stealth is a lot more enjoyable when you work together but not by much.
    Alright lets end this review.
    Final verdict 5/10
    Positives
    Impressive visuals and world
    New combat
    Decent Parkour
    Negatives
    Bad story
    Clunky gun combat
    Glitchy
    Uneven parkour
    Bad stealth

    Only buy this if you are a true AC fan if not it is worth a pass. If you are going to buy it wait for a sale, this game should be priced 15 through 20 bucks.    … Expand
  66. Hynch
    May 14, 2015
    5
    Missions are boring. It's nearly impossible to play the game stealth. Framerate is terrible. The character "customization" outfits all look the same. The collectibles are way too abundant. The multiplayer is terribly laggy with lots of rubberbanding and invisible enemies. Lastly the combat is tedious and feels like I am trying to poke enemies to death with a sewing needle. I am so glad IMissions are boring. It's nearly impossible to play the game stealth. Framerate is terrible. The character "customization" outfits all look the same. The collectibles are way too abundant. The multiplayer is terribly laggy with lots of rubberbanding and invisible enemies. Lastly the combat is tedious and feels like I am trying to poke enemies to death with a sewing needle. I am so glad I only spent $15 on this game. Sadly even at that price the game was a waste of money. Take my advice and skip this game.… Expand
  67. Mangs
    May 17, 2015
    1
    Pre ordered this game after loving Black Flag. What a mistake that was! It took me seven months to finally complete the game because of how boring it was. The story line was dull and the gameplay repetitive. I forced myself to complete it just because I'm looking forward to the next one set in London. I'll buy AC6 regardless because London will be awesome, but I hope it is closer to AC4Pre ordered this game after loving Black Flag. What a mistake that was! It took me seven months to finally complete the game because of how boring it was. The story line was dull and the gameplay repetitive. I forced myself to complete it just because I'm looking forward to the next one set in London. I'll buy AC6 regardless because London will be awesome, but I hope it is closer to AC4 than AC5 in similarity, otherwise I'll be utterly disappointed.… Expand
  68. Dweller-V
    May 18, 2015
    5
    AC Unity is a clear shining example of a game that hasn't had much effort put into it, a bland story with uninteresting characters mixed with mediocre combat.. When AC Unity first released it was a labyrinth of bugs and frame drops that took over a month to improve (not much improvement).
  69. Fibsi
    May 28, 2015
    3
    At first I wanted to buy it,but than Assassins Creed was so glichy. Yesterday I Play it with my friend and I am happy that I don't buy it. It's maybe a good game but not it's not my style.
  70. MCFThousandCuts
    Aug 7, 2015
    3
    Right go get some holy water throw it on this then proceed to buy a very heavy chest throw it in the ocean go and buy AC Black Flag be a drunken sailor happy days.
  71. 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
  72. PhilosophyRex
    Oct 16, 2016
    5
    Un juego que no es ni la mitad de lo que podría a ver sido, el sigilo no funciona correctamente, las misiones son repetitivas, hay algún error que otro con los npcs, la historia principal carece de interés, el protagonista no tiene carisma y la parte del presente es meramente anecdótico porque no aporta nada...una pena que no se haya aprovechado este periodo histórico. Eso sí, la FranciaUn juego que no es ni la mitad de lo que podría a ver sido, el sigilo no funciona correctamente, las misiones son repetitivas, hay algún error que otro con los npcs, la historia principal carece de interés, el protagonista no tiene carisma y la parte del presente es meramente anecdótico porque no aporta nada...una pena que no se haya aprovechado este periodo histórico. Eso sí, la Francia de la revolución francesa está muy bien recreada, prácticamente es lo único que sacar en positivo.… Expand
  73. Gamegenie2600
    Jun 25, 2015
    4
    I dont know how they do it, but assassin's creed is both interesting and dull at the same time. The story and settings are all interesting, but the game play is dull, and slogging through the game play to get to the story is just annoying.
  74. Nel
    Dec 10, 2016
    5
    There is a lot of bugs in here, and the story isn't as good as in the other creed games, I would suggest that you skip this one, and go for the next one. The graphics, and gameplay is fine, but it kinda gets overshadowed by all the grime bugs.
  75. 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.
  76. AbstractCat
    Aug 21, 2015
    5
    Paris, 1789. The French Revolution turns a once-magnificent city into a land of terror and chaos. Its cobblestone streets flow red with the blood of commoners who dared to rise up against the murderous aristocracy. As the nation rips itself apart, a younger man named Arno embarks on a harrowing journey to expose the authentic powers behind the Revolution. His pursuit thrusts him into theParis, 1789. The French Revolution turns a once-magnificent city into a land of terror and chaos. Its cobblestone streets flow red with the blood of commoners who dared to rise up against the murderous aristocracy. As the nation rips itself apart, a younger man named Arno embarks on a harrowing journey to expose the authentic powers behind the Revolution. His pursuit thrusts him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation, and transform him into a true Master Assassin. From the storming of the Bastille to the killing of King Louis XVI, experience the French Revolution unlike any medium that has come before, and assist the people of France carve out for themselves an entirely new destiny.… Expand
  77. 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.
  78. Janisa80
    Aug 6, 2019
    5
    The controls on this game is why I'm giving it a low score. The story is interesting, there are a tons of collectibles to collect, and the "completionist mentality" that I have ate at me to finish the game. I did finish the main story, but couldn't compete all side quest or collecting chest because of how aggravating the controls were to me. Arno will not go where you want him to atThe controls on this game is why I'm giving it a low score. The story is interesting, there are a tons of collectibles to collect, and the "completionist mentality" that I have ate at me to finish the game. I did finish the main story, but couldn't compete all side quest or collecting chest because of how aggravating the controls were to me. Arno will not go where you want him to at times, or go where you don't want him to. I got stuck on a clothes line 8 feet above the ground and couldn't jump, drop, or anything. I had to fast travel during a side quest just to get control back. If you are a true fan of the Creed's I'd still recommend it for the story.… Expand
  79. Ed95PkFr
    Jul 9, 2018
    4
    Amazing visuals and crafted world, but horrific combat (even by AC standards) and bland, uninspired story. Most of the glitches patched by now, but some of the mistakes ubisoft made are as good as gltches.

    I bought this game as a history fan fascinated by the French Revolution. The world created (Versailles and Paris) is phenomenal and fully captures the heated atmosphere of the    Amazing visuals and crafted world, but horrific combat (even by AC standards) and bland, uninspired story. Most of the glitches patched by now, but some of the mistakes ubisoft made are as good as gltches.

    I bought this game as a history fan fascinated by the French Revolution. The world created (Versailles and Paris) is phenomenal and fully captures the heated atmosphere of the revolution. The visuals for 2014 are exceptional and still looks better than many games in 2018. The story starts strong and Arno (main character) is introduced with an interesting backstory and full of personality. The story and quest design takes a dip around 1/3 of the way in, and all the assassination quests become exactly the same, just lazy and generic writing. The assassins brotherhood itself is pretty pointless, actually restricting Arno and he works much better independently. My main problem with the story is that as someone who loves the history of the Revolution, the story of the game is very Forest Gump; a love story in Paris that just occurs at the same time as the Revolution. Arno never gives his opinions on the revolution and seems to have no interest in anything other than Elise. In comparison to the story and characters of Black Flag, this falls very short.

    The parkour aspect is the best in any AC game i've played to this point and the ascending/descending mechanism is very good. However, it works much better in free roam than in quests when your stealthing or trying to get away from soldiers shooting at you. The transition from walking to running is stupidly awkward and there seem to be inconsistent glitches embedded in the parkour system which ruin it. The combat is diabolical - decent but easy stealth, terrible melee swordplay, with a broken counter system and impossible to fight multiple people at once because whilst fighting one of them, the others just stand back and shoot you. Not very practical... Also the microtransactions hehe not good    … Expand
  80. Empyrea
    Apr 11, 2021
    7
    Not the best Assassin's Creed; in fact it must be the worst I've ever played (if I don't count Odyssey and Origins which they only conserve but the Assassin's Creed name). The plot takes place in Paris. Graphics are good but not great. Gameplay is good although sometimes it bothers having to do again and again part of the missions when you die. Missions are similar but it doesn't feelNot the best Assassin's Creed; in fact it must be the worst I've ever played (if I don't count Odyssey and Origins which they only conserve but the Assassin's Creed name). The plot takes place in Paris. Graphics are good but not great. Gameplay is good although sometimes it bothers having to do again and again part of the missions when you die. Missions are similar but it doesn't feel repeating. About the plot, I didn't quite follow it so I only focus about the gameplay. I didn't update the game so yes, you'll find some glitches but you can stand it. I only did 2 or 3 sidequests and I recommend you to only follow the main story unless you want to earn money or experience. The main story takes you about 17 hours depending on how many times you die or if you spend time looking for money to improve your equipment.… Expand
  81. Ishi123
    Aug 20, 2019
    0
    Years after its launch, this game is still a broken mess. The parkour system was completely destroyed so it takes about 500 tries just to hop up a two foot ledge. They made a big deal about being able to run into windows and stuff but they didn't tell everyone that it actually takes 20 minutes to do so because the system is so broken. Arno will do literally everything you don't want him toYears after its launch, this game is still a broken mess. The parkour system was completely destroyed so it takes about 500 tries just to hop up a two foot ledge. They made a big deal about being able to run into windows and stuff but they didn't tell everyone that it actually takes 20 minutes to do so because the system is so broken. Arno will do literally everything you don't want him to do, constantly screwing up your plans and getting every single enemy on you. When you inevitably get caught because you can't detach yourself from a sofa or a 2x4 on the ground, you'll be constantly bombarded by enemies that shoot you with pinpoint accuracy from every single direction all at once, and if you try to interrupt them with a sword swing, they'll just fire immediately instead of after 5 seconds. Enemies attack you all at once now so you'll most of the time end up in an endless parry loop until one enemy disables your circle button and forces you to get hit for no reason. If you try to run away from them you'll end up falling victim to the parkour that got you caught in the first place, and you'll attach yourself to a nearby wall and start to climb up with no prompting whatsoever and you'll be hanging there on the wall in convenient gun range and you'll immediately be shot to death by every single guard in Paris and then your lifeless body will fall to the ground and ragdoll all over the place and clip into a wall before falling through the map and then the game will crash and corrupt your save data and then light your PS4 on fire and makes it shoot melted plastic at your face from the disc drive.

    This game is pure trash and successfully killed the Assassin's Creed series single-handedly. Even putting aside the whole broken release fiasco, this game is completely trash even when it's working as intended. It's bad. It's explosively apocalyptically bad and nobody should buy it or any future title in the series until Ubisoft figures out how to make games and not tests of anger and frustration.    … Expand
  82. eva3si0n
    Apr 19, 2021
    5
    Assassin's Creed Unity was for the most part the boundary between the old games of the series and modern ones. Ubisoft initially decided to change too much, but there was not enough strength and desire. Most of the mechanics were cut out, a lot was returned from the original, but everything was implemented mediocre. The game is contrast, there is a magnificent artstyle and an excellentAssassin's Creed Unity was for the most part the boundary between the old games of the series and modern ones. Ubisoft initially decided to change too much, but there was not enough strength and desire. Most of the mechanics were cut out, a lot was returned from the original, but everything was implemented mediocre. The game is contrast, there is a magnificent artstyle and an excellent study of target kills with a disgusting balance, a weak soundtrack and just disgusting optimization at the start. Yes, in 2021 there are no bugs left, but I remember the game on release in 2014). Unfortunately, the theme of the French Revolution was not revealed, it is actually happening somewhere in the background, and the confrontation of the orders takes place somewhere in the back of the plot. In general, Unity could be rated 7/10, but balance kills. Also, the attempt to promote donate in the game for $60 is simply disgusting. A game with a huge potential that Ubisoft could not realize, and most mechanics earned only in Syndicate.… Expand
  83. Lowzone
    Nov 24, 2016
    5
    Une suite décevante après un super black flag.

    Quand l'on pense que black flag était un jeu si puissant et riche en matériel l'on attends rien de moins de la suite non? Malheureusement Unity a échoué.... il a descendu la barre au plus bas. Le système d'évolution du personnage est complètement brisé si vous faites trop de missions secondaires à la fois. Mon perso principal était    Une suite décevante après un super black flag.

    Quand l'on pense que black flag était un jeu si puissant et riche en matériel l'on attends rien de moins de la suite non?
    Malheureusement Unity a échoué.... il a descendu la barre au plus bas.
    Le système d'évolution du personnage est complètement brisé si vous faites trop de missions secondaires à la fois. Mon perso principal était tellement puissant que j'ai perdu tout intérêt pour les approches furtive qui sont sensés être à l'avant dans cette franchise... j'étais simplement un tank qui avançaient sans danger dans les ennemies faible comparé à mes skills.

    La majorité des mécaniques qui étaient si intéressantes dans black flag ont disparues!
    Il y a tellement de bug visuel apparent que l'immersion est pratiquement impossible.
    Il y a même des walk through break .... j'ai du utiliser des sauvegardes précédentes à mainte reprises parce que l'objectif ne lançais aucune mission ou bien j'étais pris dans des collisions trappes.

    Les 5 points que j'attribue ici dans la review vont à l'équipe audio qui ont fait du bon travail au niveau du sound design. La musique aussi est très intéressante! Un peu lente à changer de lorsqu'elle devait tomber en mode combat mais très bien composé.

    Pour finir, ce assassin va faire en sorte que le prochain qui sortira ne sera pas dans ma liste de pré commande.

    Désolé Ubi meilleures chances dans le prochain.    … Expand
  84. VirgonoShaka
    Dec 23, 2019
    6
    Assassin's Creed Unity is in a sense a very Assassin's creed game. What I mean is that it has everything I have come to expect of the series, both the good and the bad. As always, the detail in Paris is amazing, and expploring a new place like that the first few hours is very fun, the cast of characters for the most part are ok, although a few leagues blander than Black Flag. The story isAssassin's Creed Unity is in a sense a very Assassin's creed game. What I mean is that it has everything I have come to expect of the series, both the good and the bad. As always, the detail in Paris is amazing, and expploring a new place like that the first few hours is very fun, the cast of characters for the most part are ok, although a few leagues blander than Black Flag. The story is formulaic in parts but it has some interesting ideas and missions that were enjoyable. The multiplayer component is handled in a very meh way, seems more put there just because corporate mandate than truly creative direction, but for a couple of missions wasn't that bad. And in obvious fashion for a Ubisoft game, it has so much content, but a lot of it is repetitive or not worth the time. In conclusion, I enjoyed my time in paris, but is not one that I wanted to prolongue more than move on with the next adventure. If you like the series, give it a go at a low price.… Expand
  85. ZeoN
    Jul 30, 2017
    5
    Personalmente no me gusto demasiado y nisiquiera llegue a terminarlo.Escenarios bastante bonitos,pero bastantes bugs que a dia de hoy no se si habran solucionado en su totalidad.Para los amantes de la saga,les gustara.Pero esta por debajo de otras entregas
  86. TheCornflex
    Feb 1, 2018
    8
    Unfortunately the Multiplayer is no longer in the game, but there is this Coop, which is really cool to be honest. Besides that the story is really nice packed up and the optic is stunning. In my opinion one of the best AC-Games.
  87. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    5
    Assassin´s Creed Unity
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  88. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    6
    Французкая революция - это круто. Перемещения во времени в том виде в котором они его показали - это высер.
  89. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    I loved the setting of this game like I do all AC games, set during the French revolution, which was an important time for European liberty, the streets of civil war Paris was amazing, it actually felt like a revolution more so that AC 3, having all those people in the streets protesting and rioting and seeing damned people stepping up to the famous guillotine, was incredible and feltI loved the setting of this game like I do all AC games, set during the French revolution, which was an important time for European liberty, the streets of civil war Paris was amazing, it actually felt like a revolution more so that AC 3, having all those people in the streets protesting and rioting and seeing damned people stepping up to the famous guillotine, was incredible and felt realistic. But...There are quite a few cons, I will get the petty one out of the way first was the accents, now why are French people talking with a posh English accent? The thing that makes AC games incredible are the accents sure they all speak English when they are not a lot of the times, because of the English talking target audience, but I thought that was very confusing they sounded more English than the English people in Syndicate set in London lol, the gameplay to me wasn't great, sure stealth has had an upgrade but it felt to awkward most of the time, and the biggest con...Yes BUGS there was so many bugs in that game it was frustrating, the story was interesting did feel very AC like more so than Syndicate, but the Bugs and much of the gameplay was a let down for me, but still overall enjoyable.… Expand
  90. RipThememes0
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    Assassin's Creed Unity is the reason why the Assassin's Creed franchise is now what it is. Syndicate (the following title) will try to fix what the rocky and glitchy launch of Assassin's Creed Unity created, but the backlash from the public was too strong.
    This game released in a poorly refined state, in a similar fashion to the most recent Fallout 76.
    It aims to change a lot of things    Assassin's Creed Unity is the reason why the Assassin's Creed franchise is now what it is. Syndicate (the following title) will try to fix what the rocky and glitchy launch of Assassin's Creed Unity created, but the backlash from the public was too strong.
    This game released in a poorly refined state, in a similar fashion to the most recent Fallout 76.
    It aims to change a lot of things from the previous AC games, but at the same time it doesn't want to do so.
    The toughest game of the series, where you will be SERIOUSLY forced to play stealthily, not sure if for the clunky controls compared to the previous titles or because it is designed to be tougher, this game seem a bit more realistic compared to other AC games.
    The climbing mechanics especially, are among the best looking in the series, but glitches are still present to this day and the mechanics feel outdated at best even if it's a fairly recent game.
    The world is repetitive, and the multiplayer is very, very bad.    … Expand
  91. R3HAP3R
    Feb 3, 2019
    7
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  92. gamerz4life
    Mar 10, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finally picked this game up to try it after reading that Ubisoft had actually done enough patches that the game was mostly playable without running into grotesque looking NPCs or falling through the Earth. The game itself is indeed playable, I finished the whole story but wow was it a lackluster experience. If you're here looking to be immersed in history like we were during every AC game prior, you're going to be severely disappointed. Arno exists during the French Revolution, yes, but he lives completely apart from it. And it's like he's completely oblivious to the fact that a revolution is even occurring. You'll hear things once and awhile, like the storming of the Bastille (you literally are jumping off the fortress when the people are about to come through), and sometimes see things; King Louis got executed (the closest you got to being near history) and you briefly meet Napoleon (probably the best part of the game albeit too short). You won't walk away from this game feeling as though you learned anything about this piece of history, you'll be lucky if you understand who the names of people that are literally just tossed at you or thrown into your codex actually represent. Indeed, half of them aren't even close to what their real-life counterpart was like.

    Onto gameplay, you may not run into people with missing faces but you sure are going to get your fill of other glitches. You'll find yourself falling off many roofs that in any other game the character would have been grabbing on to stop themselves from falling, not here, the whole grab ability is nonexistent, I mean you're lucky to properly climb a building in some sort of fluid motion, good luck going down in some sort of climbing fashion. Arno cannot climb into a window fluidly, you will be climbing all around that window trying to hit the trigger when it appears. Some of the co-op challenges can be completed on your own, but most of the 5-star ones need other people to play with you, but good luck finding anyone to do those with. A particular co-op mission in which you finish your army training by having to climb and jump to collect flags, you can drop waist deep into the ground and get stuck. People actually crowded around Arno and stared, as though they were mocking the fact that I had apparently found a quicksand pit. The blood effects are sometimes horrifying. Particularly during story missions after you just killed a couple guards and go to talk to the NPC objective, Arno will turn around his whole face just soaked in dark blood, as though he's a mass murderer. It's a terrifying sight to behold. Indeed, one part was with Elise and Arno said something about their previous escapade not having as much blood, in which he once again was drenched in it.

    For the story itself, once you discover that Elise is a Templar, you would think that would play a huge role in the story but it has no gravitas to the story at all. in fact, for the first quarter of the game she says you murdered her father and disappears to god knows where. And when she finally does return, she perfects the line of 'Let's split up.' Every mission the two of you split up and you're once more doing things on your own. If you couldn't figure out how to add meat to the character then why even bother having her? Speaking of having little meat to the character, how about Arno himself? He could've been a fascinating character. The whole Assassin/Templar confliction in regards to his father is murdered by a Templar and his adoptive father is a Templar murdered by a renegade Templar. He's searching for his adoptive father's murderer (which makes him oblivious to the whole French Revolution thing) but it's just like Point A to Point B and it's just shallow. And let's talk about how Arno joined the Assassins, he gets thrown in the Bastille and just happens to meet this guy who's an Assassin and knew Arno's father? And in an undefined amount of time (way too short to be any sort of competent Assassin) after training with a wooden broomstick? you're ready to give your life to the Brotherhood and taking on complicated missions. Also, stare at this wall Arno, look you've got Eagle Vision! (Eagle vision that must now recharge as well) And you know you did your story wrong when upon meeting this guy, Bellec, you instantly know he's gonna turn against you later and you're going to have to kill him. Oh, Arno also joins the Brotherhood by saying he wants revenge for his adoptive father's killer, literally says that's the only reason he's here and later on, the Council says they believe revenge is the only thing on Arno's mind. Uh duh? He straight up told you that? The best part was that Arno was basically just using the Assassin Brotherhood for his own ends.

    I could write a book about how disappointing this game was. The worst part was that it could have been great but Ubisoft doesn't care about great games, they just want as much money as fast as possible with little work.    … Expand
  93. Nandokan
    Jan 23, 2019
    6
    Una decepción de juego.
    Como fan de la saga esperaba este juego con bastante ánimo y no me gustó,demasiado enfocado en el multijugador en algunos puntos.
    Le doy un 6 por que la ambientación de esa Francia cabreada como siempre está muy bien plasmada,edificios,catedrales,etc. Una lástima por que podía haber sido mucho más y se quedo a la mitad. PD: Aunque la ambientación es bastante    Una decepción de juego.
    Como fan de la saga esperaba este juego con bastante ánimo y no me gustó,demasiado enfocado en el multijugador en algunos puntos.
    Le doy un 6 por que la ambientación de esa Francia cabreada como siempre está muy bien plasmada,edificios,catedrales,etc.
    Una lástima por que podía haber sido mucho más y se quedo a la mitad.
    PD: Aunque la ambientación es bastante buena, se hace muy difícil maniobrar por las calles,los controles tampoco ayudan mucho.    … Expand
  94. Schuencks
    Jun 24, 2019
    0
    Garbage. I gave up. Nobody deseves that. the worse ASSASSIN'S CREED game...
  95. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    A stunning setting, enjoyable characters and improved gameplay mechanics make Unity a good if not too impressive return to the classic AC formula after IV, technical problems aside.
  96. WestBest
    May 7, 2019
    6
    I so desperately wanted ACU to be a good game. I thought that with all the time Ubisoft has had to fix the game breaking bugs that plagued the game's initial release, playing ACU in 2019 would be a blast. Unfortunately its not. ACU is one of the most infuriating games I have played on the PS4. The controls are so painfully unfinished and will frustrate the hell out of you. The game isI so desperately wanted ACU to be a good game. I thought that with all the time Ubisoft has had to fix the game breaking bugs that plagued the game's initial release, playing ACU in 2019 would be a blast. Unfortunately its not. ACU is one of the most infuriating games I have played on the PS4. The controls are so painfully unfinished and will frustrate the hell out of you. The game is inseparably linked to micro-transactions and the E-store, meaning that if you do not pay for the best gear, you will not feel like an assassin and more like a guy bumbling around with enemies who can hear your every move and spot you from across rooftops with ease. It just goes to show that the gear with the best sneak ratings are the ones that are put behind pay walls.

    Story is okay but nothing spectacular. Forgettable in the long-run.    … Expand
  97. drxym
    May 23, 2019
    5
    Ubisoft rushed this game out and it shows. Aside from the general bugs which they eventually fixed here are some of its problems.

    1) The city is virtually static. Nothing moves. Huge crowds are rooted to the spot waving their arms forever. There is no day or night cycle. 2) The parkour controls are horribly frustrating. It's too easy to become stuck on a fence or a ledge especially    Ubisoft rushed this game out and it shows. Aside from the general bugs which they eventually fixed here are some of its problems.

    1) The city is virtually static. Nothing moves. Huge crowds are rooted to the spot waving their arms forever. There is no day or night cycle.
    2) The parkour controls are horribly frustrating. It's too easy to become stuck on a fence or a ledge especially when trying to go through windows.
    3) The enemy AI borders on brain dead - if you alert the enemy they bum rush your last location and then stand around like idiots before resuming their routines.
    4) There is no way to whistle / attract an enemy from a hidden location or cover.
    5) The there are virtually no horses in the game. None you can ride, none in the streets apart from one for a fast travel location. Think how ridiculous that is for the period.
    6) No moving boats either except for a few on rails. Think how ridiculous that is too.
    7) Anachronisms - the game was lauded for recreating Notre Dame cathedral but medieval spire had been dismantled at the time because it was close to toppling over. I bet much of the architecture in the game reflects later restoration efforts.
    8) Perfunctory skill tree. Not only is it annoyingly bare, it's a pain to navigate through the menu.

    This game's successor Syndicate improved on a lot of these things, especially efforts to make the city come alive although it took Origins / Odyssey to get the series properly back on track.    … Expand
  98. DK1994
    May 25, 2019
    1
    Quite possibly one of the worst games I've ever played. Every possible thing that could be awful, is awful. Combat is actually ridiculous. Stealth is non existent. Missions are unimaginative and ill designed. All in all a terrible game
  99. ByForrest
    Jul 28, 2019
    1
    El juego está mal optimizado y lleno de bugs q ubi no arregla, la historia es mala y genérica, la jugabilidad es mala, el balanceo es malo, los niveles aburridos y hay miles de micropagos.
    Lo único bueno q puedo decir es que se ve bonito.
  100. JustAHonestUser
    Aug 6, 2019
    0
    Ебаная баганая хуета. Юбисофт пидорасы, покупают фейковые отзывы по 10 баллов, которых игра точно не заслуживает. Еще и донат добавили в сингл. Вот суки.
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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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