Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. Jackthegamer
    Sep 10, 2022
    7
    Most underrated AC game. I played it a few years after the launch and it didn't had any bugs
  2. HarisBIH9
    May 24, 2022
    1
    Force you to buy with real money to unlock on the map the places of chests etc.
  3. virtualvince
    May 15, 2020
    5
    This game was very pretty for its time, and arguably the best realised city in an AC game when it was released. I Plat this recently, so have a decent gauge on the title. Unfortunately the thing that immediately stands out in my mind: the controls.

    Ab-so-lutely the worst controls in an AC game, and any platformer / open world game I've ever played in general. Actually so bad I felt    This game was very pretty for its time, and arguably the best realised city in an AC game when it was released. I Plat this recently, so have a decent gauge on the title. Unfortunately the thing that immediately stands out in my mind: the controls.

    Ab-so-lutely the worst controls in an AC game, and any platformer / open world game I've ever played in general. Actually so bad I felt myself writhing in pain at points and audibly screeching at the non-responsiveness at times, the inconsistency and unexpected jank, how there's often a delay (by which time you're already screwed), how it demands precise control at times when the control is anything but precise.

    I am soo glad they fixed the controls in later AC games, such as Origins or Odyssey. There were a handful bugs in this fully patched version, but extremely rare in a game full of 'stuff' to do. Sometimes repetitive stuff, sometimes mind-numbing stuff, but there's stuff, and a lot of it. And chests, and cockade collectibles, and a lot of them. Too many of them. You have 250+ collectibles, and thank god you can open all chests. When the game originally released you needed a mobile app to open some chests. Ubisoft saw sense and fixed that at the end of 2014. Also, special mention about all the side-missions, many of which are very samey and repetitive, but some definitely stood out as decent. For example, I found co-op fun. This was probably my favourite side content outside of some of the heists missions and the Rift missions. However the Murder Mystery / Companion / Paris stories stuff? Not so much. Really grindy, and really samey.

    The game also manages getting 00's of NPC on screen at a time, which caused some of the launch issues on fps. Playing it today, I have to hand it to them. The FPS did not stand out to me. The issues with this game are the controls. I pushed through as it's AC, and I hate to not 100% games if I can avoid. Will I ever touch this game again though? Heck no. This one for AC series completionists only.    … Expand
  4. Archdragon90
    Aug 13, 2020
    0
    Worst **** assassins creed game. This game for some reason will not let you jump in a where you want him to, let go of walls when you want to or just jump off the wall to another ledge. This game has none of that. I will always get stuck on a building and I am forced to just fast travel somewhere to get unstuck from a build. the assassin talent where you hit "E" to take no damage whenWorst **** assassins creed game. This game for some reason will not let you jump in a where you want him to, let go of walls when you want to or just jump off the wall to another ledge. This game has none of that. I will always get stuck on a building and I am forced to just fast travel somewhere to get unstuck from a build. the assassin talent where you hit "E" to take no damage when falling doesn't work. I die everytime. Just a **** **** gameplay than all the other AC Game. DO NOT BUY!!… Expand
  5. Apex01
    Jan 31, 2020
    4
    By far the worst assassins creed to this piont. The Controlls are terrible. When u want to climb down a wall the game does other things 90% of the time. It is nearly impossible to stay undercover and every enemy shoots you down with you having no Chance to attack him. The worst 20 hours of my life. Only played it because I want to play all assassins creed games...
  6. Emuslip
    Feb 17, 2020
    1
    Este juego es un ASCO! Mala optimización, bugs, glitches, GRACIAS POR MATAR A LA FRANQUICIA!
  7. Ali8
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Ubisoft, you are so vile and greedy, in vain fired Patrice. NO OPTIMIZATION NO OPTIMIZATION NO OPTIMIZATION NO OPTIMIZATION NO OPTIMIZATION NO OPTIMIZATION NO OPTIMIZATION
  8. Dosagu
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    I'm making this review in 2020, just to tell everyone how the game is now.

    The game looks great, most of the bugs are fixed, and the game is playable, but it must be said, than even with all the bugs fixed, the gameplay its not very good, the story is between mediocre to ok, because it doesn't advance the grand story of the AC games. Trophy wise, this games brings the grindiest trophy    I'm making this review in 2020, just to tell everyone how the game is now.

    The game looks great, most of the bugs are fixed, and the game is playable, but it must be said, than even with all the bugs fixed, the gameplay its not very good, the story is between mediocre to ok, because it doesn't advance the grand story of the AC games. Trophy wise, this games brings the grindiest trophy list you cand find.    … Expand
  9. Huzy1
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    This was the first game I played on my PS4 back in 2015. I had previously played Black Flag & I feel like the scores for this game were a little harsh. I recently learnt that there were a good few glitches with the game, which I personally didn’t experience, so I assume this heavily impacted the reviews. For me, the game was good but considering it had to live up to Black Flag’s hype &This was the first game I played on my PS4 back in 2015. I had previously played Black Flag & I feel like the scores for this game were a little harsh. I recently learnt that there were a good few glitches with the game, which I personally didn’t experience, so I assume this heavily impacted the reviews. For me, the game was good but considering it had to live up to Black Flag’s hype & expectations, it fell short unfortunately. I loved the story line, I think it’s one of the best from all assassin creed games. All in all, the game isn’t as bad as the ratings it was given, in my opinion.… Expand
  10. laloACw2809
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amo a esta franquicia de videojuegos como ninguna otra, pero este juego me decepcionó bastante. Empezando por la calidad grafica que en comparación con Black Flag deja mucho que desear, la muerte de los Élise no fue bien argumentada, el que Arno traicione la orden de asesinos solo demuestra el poco desarrollo del personaje y que el mismo mate a su maestro solo encadena una secuencia de malas decisiones del director por forzar una identidad al asesino. Le quitan la hoja doble justificando que es parte de la hermandad francesa, pero no justifican el hecho de que hay un retroceso en las armas y el equipo que se emplea, eso sin mencionar las fallas del propio juego por los bugs en cuanto al gameplay. Lo mas notorio para mi fue el hecho de que trataron de resumir la vida de Ezio en un juego, primer punto, ciudad europea, segundo un joven moreno de cabello largo que pierde a su padre y un sujeto carismático loco que conoce cuando por problemas con la ley esta en apuros (en este caso la cárcel, y Ezio a su tio Mario cuando lo buscaba Vieri en Florencia) y después muere, una pelirroja (como Sofia, la esposa de Ezio) de la que se enamora, pero en este caso muere igual que el primer amor de Ezio, los problemas con la hermandad (Ezio no quería ser asesino y busco a Rodrigo por su cuenta en el segundo mientras que Arno los traiciona descaradamente), y a diferencia de la trilogia de Ezio, en el Unity desaprovecharon bastante los personajes históricos hasta parece un mal intento por emular la desaparición de Da Vinci pero ahora con Napoleón Bonaparte, una decepción de juego.… Expand
  11. Dr_Unk
    Jun 24, 2020
    5
    This game was frustrating. This is what happens when you try to put out game after game every year.
  12. Diegohh87
    Aug 2, 2022
    2
    O pior jogo de Assassins Creed que já joguei. Em pleno 2022 o jogo esta mal otimizado, trava a todo momento, o boneco trava em todo canto, historia fraquinha e como se nao fosse suficiente eu entrei na DLC sem querer e nao consigo sair mais. Que jogo péssimo pelo amor de Deus, nao sei como fizeram isso.
  13. Andrei20
    Dec 2, 2022
    6
    still a buggy mess to this day, the story is mid but the game has its perks like the stealth is pretty good and the parkour is the best in the series no doubt. Decent game overall
  14. tapasboi
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This game is a big **** u have 0 health, everyone is a professional sniper doesn't matter if they have a pistol or a rifle they will shoot u in the head from 200m distance. I just want to kill the **** sage without having to die to npc's 1239014097158761 times.
  15. iliasvosk
    Jul 10, 2020
    0
    All Ubisoft games is failure, boring and pointless is not worth wasting hours of your life.
  16. gamingmachinery
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    No review present. No review present. No review present. No review present.
  17. eighthhokage
    Jul 4, 2021
    0
    Garbage graphics even by 2014 standards, super laggy, horrible controls, they took out such important improvements from previous titles. As a whole Assassins creed 2 runs smoother and has better gameplay and about the same graphics. Waste of money and I only spent $8
  18. Tempest99
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This was the worst experience in the Assassin's Creed franchise. The world was beautiful and i appreciate the attempt to spice up the combat from previous titles, but the bugs and story really bring the score down. 6.0
  19. bergcamp101
    Oct 9, 2020
    7
    +1 point for the historical beauty of this game. +1 point for the Nostradamus's riddles. +1 point for detective missions. So, overall it's 7... Because this game has absolutely the WORST controls. Maybe Tallion from the Middle-Earth was as clumsy as Arno. My Dualshock suffered a lot of kicking and throwing because of this game. Even writing this makes me angry.
  20. LironesAlviento
    Aug 2, 2020
    5
    Uno mas, entretenido como todos pero sin alma como la mayoría de los juegos de la franquicia.
  21. adam_carl
    May 26, 2021
    6
    The game is beautiful the characters too but is the worst AC game what I ever played bugs,lame gameplay nothing interesting in this game.
  22. memerashaad
    Aug 14, 2020
    7
    7/10 is for ubisoft for screwing it up. Unity was to be the game to bring the core AC idea back to it's glory self. But I guess we have to settle for comical, fake and mediocre RPG games. RIP Assassin's Creed, unfortunately you fell into the wrong hands :((
  23. Omareltayar
    Sep 17, 2021
    4
    Arno is the worst character in the AC franchise, AC unity is the worst game in the AC franchise. Buggy, weak character building. The game is just unfinished. Bad game
  24. hector_bcn98
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Aunque se hayan pulido todos los bugs inaceptables que hubo en su dia... sigue siendo uno de los Assassin's Creed menos interesantes y más alargados artificialmente.
  25. Dananjoyoman
    Nov 1, 2020
    3
    Alright first of all lets talk about the graphic, the fps, and the glitch. So the graphic is okay, the fps is kinda laggy when theres a crowd, npc, etc, and there are so many glitch even tho they are some of them are already fix. Now lets talk about the story and the movement. I like how this game is connected to assassin creed rogue also the story and the combat and the parkour is kindaAlright first of all lets talk about the graphic, the fps, and the glitch. So the graphic is okay, the fps is kinda laggy when theres a crowd, npc, etc, and there are so many glitch even tho they are some of them are already fix. Now lets talk about the story and the movement. I like how this game is connected to assassin creed rogue also the story and the combat and the parkour is kinda good I like that type of game . Maybe thats it (sorry if my english is bad)… Expand
  26. jon_king
    Nov 5, 2020
    6
    não sei parei de jogar na metade de tão empolgante que tava
    vai que um dia eu continuo né
  27. M1staWhala
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    Most forgettable game in the AC franchise. Despite all the crying fanboys do about the new games, you can clearly see why Origins, odyssey, and Valhalla are a step in the right direction when you get to play **** games like this and AC Syndicate.
  28. Sciza
    Jan 23, 2021
    7
    weakest link of the assassin's creed saga, but still entrateining. the plot is ok and the gameplay very meh
  29. Adam643
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad game, bad characters, bad assassin hideout, bad fighting mechanics. The only good thing are the parkour mechanics, and those are amazing in unity. However, there’s many glitches, and I’ve had my story progress wiped after joining a multiplayer game. Strange. 0/5… Expand
  30. SpiiRiT_zRuby
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    Narrativa mehh, mundo muy bonito, personaje me parece una copia de ezio, coop OK pero muy mejorable y una de sus mayor problemas bugs
  31. Mahannbz
    Jul 11, 2021
    7
    This is a good game feeling like i am in the france also perfect story and good gameplay but it gets repetitive also frame drops and bugs i give it 7.5
  32. T_leaf
    Jan 2, 2021
    3
    I played this game in 2020, apparently it was optimistic of me to assume Ubisoft had ironed the kinks out of this game by now as I still faced countless bugs, glitches, and crashes. The story in this game was completely boring and the characters lacked anything memorable. My least favorite game in the series, cannot recommend.
  33. Maurer
    Jan 12, 2021
    4
    The concept of game was very interesting, although, You can finish most of activities solo and most likely you will so, because of "random" players unless you have no friends to play with. Story is weak and gameplay is a little bugged and very poorly optimalizatied in term of my ps4 fat, was working really loud and was very hot.
  34. Bazi13
    Jan 12, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A jogabilidade é sisplesmente a melhor da saga. O stealth e parkour são muito bem feitas e te passa a impressão de estar no lugar do assassino. A história não é a melhor da saga, e os bugs tiraram um pouco do brilho do jogo, e agora com a maioria corrigido se tornou meu Assassin's Creed favorito.… Expand
  35. nasty_nec
    Feb 6, 2021
    5
    Pros: somewhat enjoyable game, beautiful open world. Cons: Too much guards everywhere. Some missions bit tedious and repetitive. If you die, it throws you way too far back from where you left off.
  36. masnoni
    Mar 3, 2021
    7
    Another AC game. It's good but it's almost the same as many other AC games. I still enjoyed it but it wasn't anything mind blowing. I didn't try multiplayer, and im not planning on doing so.
  37. Stratslinger315
    Mar 22, 2022
    0
    Absolute mess of a game. The worst combat system I have encountered in a long time. Movement is clunky and that makes parkour just not fun. If the parkour element fails, assassins creed fails. Period. To anyone praising this game: please stop. You like it, but your praise of the parkour and combat and stealth is really just not right. People are buying this game based on that and gettingAbsolute mess of a game. The worst combat system I have encountered in a long time. Movement is clunky and that makes parkour just not fun. If the parkour element fails, assassins creed fails. Period. To anyone praising this game: please stop. You like it, but your praise of the parkour and combat and stealth is really just not right. People are buying this game based on that and getting upset when they find out the game actually sucks. Play a game that does it well, like Ghost of Tsushima for example. Then come back and play unity. That’s called perspective and it’s something most of you lack and it makes up it reviews nothing but bs that leads to purchases by people who were mislead. If you only play assassins creed, your perspective is not worth hearing . I’m sorry, but that’s a fact. Don’t buy this game. I know I won’t be buying another AC game. This was the last straw for me.… Expand
  38. summer_2021
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    сјајна врло лепа игра би се поново играла и такође препоручила другима.
  39. Para_Normal
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    game super sangat bagus akan bermain lagi dan juga merekomendasikan kepada orang lain
  40. coldblueyes
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    lojë super shumë e bukur do të luante përsëri dhe gjithashtu do t'u rekomandonte të tjerëve
  41. comicbookhero
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    gioco super molto carino giocherebbe di nuovo e consiglierei anche ad altri
  42. Azeemo99
    Oct 23, 2022
    4
    Boring. Plain and simple. Every mechanic is riddled with bugs 8 years later and all it really has going for it is its setting.
  43. naspinu
    Nov 23, 2021
    6
    Absolutely mediocre game. Boring after a while of playing. Stupid communist line.
  44. dzsimarci
    Feb 12, 2023
    4
    Very big potential, but ruined by constant frame dips and the fact that you don't get 30fps on ps4 slim.
  45. Zespedes
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Este Assassin's Creed lo he completado y platinado en este 2022 en su versión de PS4, por lo que los bugs de hace años ya no existen, aunque con un par de errores si que me he topado. El juego hoy en día lo puedo describir como un AC decentemente bueno, tiene varios aspectos como el parkour y combate que me gustan mucho, pero tiene aspectos como la historia del juego y el mundo abierto delEste Assassin's Creed lo he completado y platinado en este 2022 en su versión de PS4, por lo que los bugs de hace años ya no existen, aunque con un par de errores si que me he topado. El juego hoy en día lo puedo describir como un AC decentemente bueno, tiene varios aspectos como el parkour y combate que me gustan mucho, pero tiene aspectos como la historia del juego y el mundo abierto del mismo que no me terminaron de convencer, recomendado para aquellas personas que no les moleste moverse y pelear en un mundo abierto con carencias y que no tengan especial fijación en la historia del juego.… Expand
  46. yaminotenshi1
    Jun 13, 2022
    2
    this is one of the **** of all series. clucky and slow, gameplay is boring, story lame, mission difficulties is stupid sometime so easy other time they put 20 snipers with deadly precision.

    combat system is **** as ever. you should be ashamed to publish such crap
  47. ken_shiherlis
    Dec 17, 2022
    0
    Cons : Crowded yet hollow Paris. Repetitive and boring side activities (barring one) . Unconnected and blank story. Unresponsive controls. Unsatisfactory combat. Plain characters (barring one)
    Pros : Elize as a character is fairly fascinating. Smooth parkour system. Engaging murder mysteries side activities.
  48. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    6
    The game introduces the best climbing mechanics that the franchise has had. However, it also has a poor story and numerous glitches.
  49. Godudu
    Aug 16, 2022
    5
    Game is meh, weak compared to other old Assassin's game. It has great parkour, very cool stealth and tools and is visually satisfying to see things happen, such as combat and traversal. But side content is trash, story is very bad, it looks like they didnt even bother with it. Its just there because it needs to have something. Multiplayer is fine.
  50. LEON1994
    Aug 24, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. good and good game with an average plot. Also this game have good characters.… Expand
  51. DarthJ
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
    This game is not THAT bad. I think it's better than syndicate. If it were not for so many lags I would probably put a greater mark. The story is fine. Arno is now my third favourite assassin character. Paris looked amazing and the feeling of revolution in the air felt quite real.
  52. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    6
    Not That bad of a game when the bugs are fixed. The gameplay is decent with decent combat and great stealth. The story is boring but still not that bad. Parkour and animations are fine. Definitely worth a try now that the bugs are somewhat fixed.
  53. TIMITOAH
    Sep 29, 2022
    5
    Finally finished it, got it in a bundle with my first PlayStation but never finished it until now, I had fun but the parcour mechanic got on my nerves because Arno wouldn’t do what I wanted
  54. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    3
    I liked the story to a certain degree but the game felt very difficult to play for me. I went from Assassin's Creed Black Flag to this and was really disappointed.
  55. djayard
    Feb 4, 2023
    4
    Assassin's Creed: Unity is the jankiest game I've ever played and is frustrating and disappointing compared to previous titles in the series. Compared to past titles, many established features are nonsensically stripped, gated, or otherwise less functional, and the game's animation systems are buggy.

    Assassination: Unlike the previous 4 major titles, Arno doesn't start with double    Assassin's Creed: Unity is the jankiest game I've ever played and is frustrating and disappointing compared to previous titles in the series. Compared to past titles, many established features are nonsensically stripped, gated, or otherwise less functional, and the game's animation systems are buggy.

    Assassination:
    Unlike the previous 4 major titles, Arno doesn't start with double assassination enabled; it's gated behind character progression (and thus made disjointed from the story). Assassination in general works less reliably than previous titles. The targeting for air and double assassinations doesn't seem to work as well as it had in the past, and unlike AC 3 and 4, you can't hold down Assassinate for the game to contextually initiate and chain kills. When combat occurs, Arno can't normal or air assassinate a target (even if you successfully break line of sight and they don't see the attacking coming), but oddly, he can spam corner assassinations. When an assassination fails, the game strangely gives the target i-frames while they are the ground.

    Combat:
    Combat is unstable. Enemies sometimes forget what they're trying to do. For example, an enemy might snap out of being staggered by your attacks, or pathfinding breaks, and the enemy runs around Arno like a chicken with its head cut off. Sometimes the game can't resolve if Arno is fighting or fleeing, so he fails to attack, parry, or dodge, or is stuck repeatedly drawing and sheathing his weapon. This is most frustrating when the enemy lands an attack because Arno is stuck re-drawing his weapon. (The Ezio Collection avoids this by letting you lock-on to force a combat stance.) In the worst case, Arno may just freeze and is unable to attack or move. Another point of frustration: enemy attack indicators aren't reliable; sometimes they fail to render, and other times, they appear too briefly before an attack to be helpful. The too brief indicators might be a design-choice, but it's a poor one since the game makes no effort to introduce or train you towards facing tougher enemy types. The worst of the enemy design is that some enemies can dodge bullets despite being blinded or stunned. When combat is stable, Arno is less capable than past protagonists. Arno: can't use his fists or hidden blade in combat, can't do counter-kills, can't do kill streaks, can't use human shields, can't disarm enemies, and can't block melee attacks. Arno relies on dodge, parry, a 3-hit combo (regardless of weapon type), his tools/gadgets, and some additional moves unlocked through character progression (Stunning Strike, Heavy Attack, and Ground Execution). The third hit of Arno's combo has a long recovery, during which he can't attack or use gadgets (but can oddly dodge or parry), which makes the combat feel clumsy and unresponsive even when the enemy is not bugging out.

    Stealth:
    Unity adds crouched stealth movement to the series (which is great), but that is the only non-controversial change to stealth. The automatic corner cover system of AC 3 and 4 is replaced with a manual cover system that allows low walls to used as cover as well. However, the new system is sometimes unreliable about which surfaces Arno can and can't press himself against. Additionally, exiting cover can be a finicky affair, and counterintuitively, Arno can't round corners like in most cover systems. The new system is further hobbled by the removal of the whistle-lure feature present in the previous two games. Also unintuitively, enemies are lured by the sight of Cherry Bombs and not the sound. The game is inconsistent about whether enemies can hear conflicts or assassinations through walls and floors, and pickpocketing still sucks.

    Movement:
    Functionally, It's not better than previous games. AC 3 and 4 already had controlled descent; (they didn't communicate it well). Some of new animations in Unity make parkour less stable; Arno's spinning jumps sometimes take you in unexpected directions, and entering buildings through windows is slow and awkward. Manual side-jumps have unfortunately been removed, and like all previous protagonists, Arno is defeated by balcony railings and ladders.

    Story and Scenario Weirdness:
    The game doesn't do much to develop characters. Each memory/target sequence feels very short. And inexplicably, targets stay in an area despite finding corpses during missions. When Arno kills a target, rather than hearing a dying confession like in previous titles, the game has the odd choice of Arno viewing specific memories of the target at specific camera angles. It's very strange and causes a plot hole regarding the main antagonist's identity being such a long mystery. The weirder part is that the other Assassin characters are comfortable with Arno's power; it feels like very important things happened during the story's time skips. Why does everyone know about Arno's necromantic mind-reading? The story also fails to endear Arno's mentor (Bellec) and love interest (Elise).    … Expand
  56. HeitorCampos
    Mar 13, 2023
    5
    After the patches, it was an okay game. Not good, not bad. Honestly the only good thing about this is the setting (could say this about every AC game I played, honestly), it fits the series really well and if you like history like me, you'll enjoy that part, but when it gets old, there is nothing here.
  57. robinzvak
    Mar 19, 2015
    5
    Horrible FPS drops push this game on averages scores. Developers you dind play game before launch? A Lot of stupid sides missions (searching for clues for example=bored) Game is really huge but sometimes, less is more. I not recommend. Maybe worst game (AAA) what i buy on PS4
  58. crazycat690
    Mar 6, 2015
    8
    What can I say? It felt new and fresh for once. Yes, it had fewer gameplay mechanics than previous games, that is something very odd as series usually move forward. However what is here is very fun and feels good with even the side quests being varied this time around. The story is pretty interesting compared to recent AC games and it looks pretty good except for some notable graphicalWhat can I say? It felt new and fresh for once. Yes, it had fewer gameplay mechanics than previous games, that is something very odd as series usually move forward. However what is here is very fun and feels good with even the side quests being varied this time around. The story is pretty interesting compared to recent AC games and it looks pretty good except for some notable graphical glitches among the crowds of Paris. To conclude, it's still easy to recommend to fans of the series or just open world games. 8/10… Expand
  59. paddystudmuffin
    Feb 21, 2015
    10
    I have to say I'm really loving this game. I've had no problems at all with it yet. I've been playing it about 10 hrs. I've played all the ac games and so far this is one of my favorites. The free running is great and Paris is just full of buildings to climb and scarper over. The graphics are amazing and finally you can crouch! Can't believe it's taken them so long to include thisI have to say I'm really loving this game. I've had no problems at all with it yet. I've been playing it about 10 hrs. I've played all the ac games and so far this is one of my favorites. The free running is great and Paris is just full of buildings to climb and scarper over. The graphics are amazing and finally you can crouch! Can't believe it's taken them so long to include this in a game about stealth. For me this is a solid 9/10. If I had the problems other people are taking about it wouldnt be obviously. But I've had no issues at all. I'm also liking the customisation. Definitely ubi have upped their game. Maybe released to quickly. But yeah great game.… Expand
  60. Ghoster
    Dec 18, 2015
    7
    Not the best AC with some annoying things to handle, but still fun. Not good enough to run for platinum with some really boring side missions and forcing of coop play.
  61. JohnnyBeGood
    Dec 28, 2014
    4
    Forget the performance problems (they've been fixed for the most part; the game still doesn't look as good or run as well and Black Flag, but whatever), this game would be horrendous if it ran perfectly and looked like real life. Boring main character. I'm actually okay with his motivations and I actually really like that he goes around the assassin order and does stuff on his own, butForget the performance problems (they've been fixed for the most part; the game still doesn't look as good or run as well and Black Flag, but whatever), this game would be horrendous if it ran perfectly and looked like real life. Boring main character. I'm actually okay with his motivations and I actually really like that he goes around the assassin order and does stuff on his own, but he's dreadfully boring. The accents are embarrassingly bad. I didn't know every French person in the French revolution spoke with a British accent. I expect better from Ubisoft (but at this point, I'm not sure why). Every single supporting character (except for the redheaded chick) is a freaking travesty. Poorly written, boring blank slates who offer nothing to the game except tell Arno where to go next. And a final boss fight that makes you rely on the game's biggest technical blunder (as far as gameplay goes), the "cover" system. Half of the time, the character never snaps into cover, and the button to do so is bound to the same button as "free run," so 75% of the time, you'll go flying around or over the piece of cover you intend to get behind, causing the final boss to shoot you with a death laser that drains your health in about 2 seconds. Ubisoft did something special with the game, making the movement system feel like the best it's been for about 30% of the time, and for the other 70%, it feels like the worst thing I've experienced. The game is ludicrously bad because it just feels phoned in. They KNEW we were going to buy it, so they half-a$$ed it.It feels like they got halfway through developing it, and they got bored and went home. It's offensive. Destiny is better, and that's saying something. Forcing myself through the final couple of missions was actually physically painful. I'm going to the Doctor tomorrow.… Expand
  62. ultrastoat
    Mar 5, 2016
    8
    Now that it's been patched, AC Unity can finally attempt to live up to the hype. Does it succeed? Well... Sort of.

    Firstly, revolutionary Paris is gorgeous and very accurately represented. Sure, the map is like fifty times smaller than the actual city, but major landmarks are where they're supposed to be, and look exactly like what they're supposed to look like. I would know, I grew up    Now that it's been patched, AC Unity can finally attempt to live up to the hype. Does it succeed? Well... Sort of.

    Firstly, revolutionary Paris is gorgeous and very accurately represented. Sure, the map is like fifty times smaller than the actual city, but major landmarks are where they're supposed to be, and look exactly like what they're supposed to look like. I would know, I grew up right in the heart of Paris. The walls look old and cracked, the streets are filled with the hustle and bustle of hundreds of NPCs with almost no visible graphical slowdown, each district has enough to it to look distinctive, the lighting is absolutely phenomenal, and everything just look jaw-droppingly gorgeous.

    The parkour is... well, it's alright. It does it's job. A few times, I've thrown myself into the black abyss or off a cathedral into absolutely nothing and died horribly. You still get caught on elements you didn't even know were there, like in every other Assassin's Creed game. Sometimes you just can't jump to the next hold for completely arbitrary reasons, just like every game before it. Overall, though, it works pretty well, and being able to tear through building interiors is great.

    Combat is much improved over previous installments. Parrying and dodging work now, and you can get easily overrun by enemies if you don't plan ahead. I did, however, find that smoke grenades are an easy and incredibly efficient way to cheese the combat and turn almost every encounter to your advantage.

    Side quests are very rinse and repeat. Some of the Paris stories are really fun, but most of them are just another variation on "kill him" or "steal this". The option to buy cafes and social clubs to generate more money is neat, and isn't intrusive on the game at all.

    Story is whatever. It's not the best I've ever seen, though it's far from the worst. Average, I suppose, would be the qualifier. Arno is rather uninteresting except for the occasional quip or one liner, the Assassins are presented as a bunch of pricks, and the Templar are equally mean-spirited in their presentation. The only really stand out character, aside from the occasional historical fanservice, is Elise.

    Overall, I would rate this game favorably. It's not the greatest game I've ever played, but it's probably the best Assassin's Creed game that didn't involve pirate ships I've ever played. Pick it up for cheap and see what you've been missing.    … Expand
  63. 4nti7hesis
    Mar 23, 2015
    3
    Let me start off by saying, no game deserves 0 out of 10, if someone put effort into making a game it deserves at least a 1 even if effort is lacking. This game is that lack of effort, I'm sure the story is pretty solid but I cannot get far enough into it before some experience ruining glitch occurs that brings me back to realizing this game isn't an immersive experience its a chore. ILet me start off by saying, no game deserves 0 out of 10, if someone put effort into making a game it deserves at least a 1 even if effort is lacking. This game is that lack of effort, I'm sure the story is pretty solid but I cannot get far enough into it before some experience ruining glitch occurs that brings me back to realizing this game isn't an immersive experience its a chore. I consider myself very open to new ideas and am not quick to write off a game that isn't perfect at launch, but nearly 5 months after release the game still feels extremely clunky and unpolished even after all the updates they through into it. And when I say clunky what I mean is frame rate drop, free running mechanics not working as their supposed to (worse than ac1 imo), a slew of graphical and rendering issues, and walking through NPCs like they are phantoms. I played up to sequence 6 before I said, I'll wait for the patch, so I waited for a few months and still not enjoying the game due to this unpolished product. Just going to look up a plot synopsis online because I can't take another minute of playing this very clunky and unfinished product. Hopefully Ubisoft learns from this experience and doesn't release another sub-par game just to meet a deadline.… Expand
  64. UserScore
    Jul 12, 2016
    5
    Assassin's Creed: Unity.
    Good Points:
    The graphics are fantastic (though that comes at a cost) and the city is filled with detail. For being a game about assassins, the Assassin's Creed franchise never had a proper stealth system, until now. It's very fleshed out and very fun. The missions themselves are pretty fun, and the main target assassinations are the most fun to be had in the    Assassin's Creed: Unity.
    Good Points:
    The graphics are fantastic (though that comes at a cost) and the city is filled with detail. For being a game about assassins, the Assassin's Creed franchise never had a proper stealth system, until now. It's very fleshed out and very fun. The missions themselves are pretty fun, and the main target assassinations are the most fun to be had in the entire franchise. The investigation of who commited various murders around the city side quests are actualy very fun, and they have an engaging enough story to hook you on finding out who did it. The costumization of Arno has a lot of depth, Various guns, swords and clothing can be put on him. The coop is really fun, even if it doesn't make a lot of sense, story-wise and I'm unsure of why it has not been implemented on the recent installment.
    Bad Points:
    The game runs terribly, a lot of performance issues and incredible amount of bugs and glitches even with all of its patches. Assassin's Creed III had been a low point in the series, performance-wise, but this is even worse. The main character is terribly uninteresting (Arno) though Elise is the bright spot for sure. Also his entire story is just a mess, with no one knowing why they are even doing what they are doing, and the romance feels completely out of place. The present story aswell is just unnecesary. Assassin's Creed III lest a Juno cliffhanger in the end, but neither Black Flag or Unity cared to move that story forward, making us wonder if that should've ever been put in the story in the first place. Although the game is packed full of content, most of it is just filler. Lots of treasures and feathers mostly (which, yes, were heavily present in previous installments) but this one feels like it puts twice the filler than ever before, just to make its city look dense.
    Woth Adressing:
    Multiplayer doesn't comeback for some odd reason, being replaced by coop (which admitedly is pretty fun), even though it was one of the most unique and fun multiplayers around. There is no horse, and makes exploration slower, though its probably for the best considering it had had clunky controlls in the past (Brotherhood, I'm talking to you).
    Final Score:
    Assassin's Creed Unity is a very mixed bag. It gets a lot of deserved and undeserved criticism. This is game, like Assassin's Creed III, tries to mix up the formula and make innovations such as a whole new stealth system, open assassinations and new types of side activities. However, this game was clearly rushed, and suffers from it story-wise, gameplay-wise and performance-wise. After ditching its present day story and making an uninteresting one in revolutionary Paris, I think it's time for this series to say goodbye.
    Average Score: 5.5    … Expand
  65. sems1193
    Jan 29, 2015
    7
    Assassin's Creed Unity can only be noted competent after the late patch implementations; prior that, it was a mess. Simply put, if I were to compare this game with others in the franchise, I could easily tell you this is a better game than Revelations and AC3. However, this game lacks something the others have: relevance. This game's plot serves no purpose to the Assassin's CreedAssassin's Creed Unity can only be noted competent after the late patch implementations; prior that, it was a mess. Simply put, if I were to compare this game with others in the franchise, I could easily tell you this is a better game than Revelations and AC3. However, this game lacks something the others have: relevance. This game's plot serves no purpose to the Assassin's Creed franchise. You could well skip this game and not have missed a thing; it's filler. The thing is, Ubisoft could've gotten away with that, but the story is only average at best.
    The game is impressive to look at; Paris is easily the most beautiful, immersive, and detailed city in the series. The game's protagonist, Arno, is a charming character, and there are TONS of things to do, it'll make your head hurt if you have a bit of OCD for getting things to 100% at once. The combat and parkour have been changed to accomodate players who want a bit more complexity and challenge, and I say these are very welcome. Animations seem organic; The player's body behaves and reacts accordingly to its surroundings more naturally than ever. From a gameplay standpoint, Unity is one of the best in the series.
    However, one cannot wash off the taste of a bad launch, one cannot shake the feeling that it all feels disconnected, as if the time invested in these characters is pointless and not worth of your time. Assassin's Creed has lost its touch of brilliance in story-telling, it has gone from mouth-opening revelations and cliffhangers to a cliche and generic formula, which is a shame. Last year's Black Flag already suffered of this, however Black Flag's saving grace was its consistency, cohesiveness, and its all-around fun gameplay. Unity feels more like a chore rather than an inviting fun experience. It's the best looking AC game yet, its got solid mechanics, but in the end it's the way it was poorly handled and the way it contributes nothing to the series' story that makes it all feel like a waste of time for the true fans.    … Expand
  66. Zidane_Mina
    Mar 22, 2016
    5
    Make no doubt of it: this is the lowest point in the series.

    There are many changes here that showed promise: multiplayer campaign could have been great, but it failed to deliver it's scope. Combat mechanics feel bunky and unresponsive, but i can quite tell what they were aiming at: spamming counter attack is no longuer an option here, but it was not replaced by some other form of good    Make no doubt of it: this is the lowest point in the series.

    There are many changes here that showed promise: multiplayer campaign could have been great, but it failed to deliver it's scope. Combat mechanics feel bunky and unresponsive, but i can quite tell what they were aiming at: spamming counter attack is no longuer an option here, but it was not replaced by some other form of good combat. Story wise the game is quite lame, and has no emotional peaks or interesting turn of events, for they can be seen from a mile away. The worst aspect of this game, are its buggs and severe framerate issues, both of which turn the experience into a frustrating one.

    Not all changes were bad, tough: the character customization is a welcomed change, (too bad is oftenly locked behind paywalls and microtransactions), also is the unique kills spread along the main missions. The city is beautiful to look at, and so it`s the character design. But in the end, the ills overweight the goods, and Unity shall ever be remembered as the lowest point of the series, and a reminder of how hurtful rushed videogame schedules are.    … Expand
  67. chr1so
    Mar 14, 2015
    7
    Being the first Assassin's Creed game I've played, I can't compare to others but it was kind've fun to play.
    Graphics aren't up to current gen standards, and the low frame rate is really noticeable. Apart from that the story was good. Was good to learn a bit of French history. And a lot of the missions are like outposts from Far Cry, which I'm ok with (seems to be a Ubisoft thing).
    I'd    Being the first Assassin's Creed game I've played, I can't compare to others but it was kind've fun to play.
    Graphics aren't up to current gen standards, and the low frame rate is really noticeable. Apart from that the story was good. Was good to learn a bit of French history. And a lot of the missions are like outposts from Far Cry, which I'm ok with (seems to be a Ubisoft thing).

    I'd wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it, but it might be ur thing    … Expand
  68. bulletchan
    Apr 11, 2016
    7
    I'll still say that the Assassins Creed 2 was the best in all the series. I'll still miss Ezio Auditore. But this one isn't boring though, A pretty average one from Ubisoft. I expected much more from this one.
  69. HaloFever
    Jun 14, 2016
    7
    After letting Unity sit for a year and a half, I picked it up again. It's no longer broken and not as bad as everyone remembers. First off, Ubisoft patched glaring bugs like missing skin and also removed the requirement to check into Uplay to access all of the game's content. These goodwill moves make the game much more playable. Secondly, the UI and in-game map are cluttered with too manyAfter letting Unity sit for a year and a half, I picked it up again. It's no longer broken and not as bad as everyone remembers. First off, Ubisoft patched glaring bugs like missing skin and also removed the requirement to check into Uplay to access all of the game's content. These goodwill moves make the game much more playable. Secondly, the UI and in-game map are cluttered with too many in-game collectibles and co-op missions. Coming in a year and a half later, I feel safe in ignoring all of these. I am not going to "platinum" this game, so the collectibles don't matter. No one else plays this game, so co-op doesn't matter. This far from the game's launch, I am totally focused on the main quest (and tackling thieves on the street).

    The game is very, very similar to Assassin's Creed 2. In fact, Assassin's Creed 2 was the last Assassin's Creed I played. The differences between the two are obviously the improved graphics and the story. Unity is gorgeous. Even a year and half later, it is one of the best looking PS4 games. The size of the city and on-screen action of the NPCs is amazing. The story in Unity is not so great. You get to meet a young Napolean. That seems cool. However, while Ezio was running his revenge scheme and learning about the Assassins, Arno is just running a revenge scheme, and keeps revenging long after he gets his revenge. Arno isn't a bad guy, for an assassin. It's just that Ezio was a better character you cared about more. At one point in Unity, Arno fights his mentor. I had zero feels for this fight. The characters didn't matter.

    I'm giving Unity a solid 7. This isn't a terrible score. Unity is playable and fun in a drop a smoke bomb and spam square sort of way. The game looks great. The problem is clearly a lack of focus. Ubisoft was intent on tacking on as many features as possible and connecting to Uplay as much as possible. It's like how even the best Dell computer is sullied by its own crapware. Unity is so burdened by features that a new player can hardly figure out how to equip alternative weapons much less find anything on the in-game map. If you pick this game up for $10 or less, just ignore all of the side crap and focus on the main quest. Also, upgrade your home base early for easy money. Oh, and spam those smoke bombs.    … Expand
  70. Hi_Im_Game
    Feb 7, 2015
    5
    This review is after patch 4. I realize there were major launch issues so this will be strictly after that.

    Even after all the fixes, I've run into several issues with my game bugging out because Arno gets stuck running in place. In addition, I have had areas disappear and the game crash shortly after. I don't really have much good to say about this game besides the amazing graphics,    This review is after patch 4. I realize there were major launch issues so this will be strictly after that.

    Even after all the fixes, I've run into several issues with my game bugging out because Arno gets stuck running in place. In addition, I have had areas disappear and the game crash shortly after.

    I don't really have much good to say about this game besides the amazing graphics, atmosphere, and detail that was put into Unity. After the short lived "wow" factor, I quickly realized that the free-running parkor system was seriously broken. Arno never seems to go where you want. Running on the ground is frustrating because your character will run up random things all the time. Moving from point to point is more of a chore than anything else. Trying to enter any windows will climbing walls is more difficult than it should be. I enjoy the new controlled descent feature they have added but getting up to a certain point can be frustrating due to the unresponsive controls.

    Well the story missions are nice as are the cutscences. Some of the Paris stories are nice as well but that is about where it ends. Murder mystery, Nostradamus riddles, and collecting treasure chests are all a chore. There is nothing enjoyable about these missions. Helix rift missions are cool the first time you do it but then become a chore as well. They say they have a new and improved combat system but there is really nothing new besides the enemies having a health bar. You have a few new moves but nothing to write home about.

    The only bright spot out of all this is the co-op missions (even if at times very buggy) as well as the clubs. A shell of the game it could have been. It lacks innovation besides the co-op feature. I appreciate the attention to detail and history but when the main game is lacking in any fun content it's hard for me to enjoy the atmosphere as much as I would like to.

    If I was to sum up this game in one word it would be: chore. Nothing fun, nothing innovative, and just a grind through all the content so I can move on to something better. A shame really after how much fun black flag was. I will be holding off on any assassin creed purchases in the future as should the rest of you. Also, I can't really recommend this game because there is nothing fun or worth while that you have't already seen from a Creed game.    … Expand
  71. Eyescreamloud
    Mar 2, 2015
    8
    The game is very similar to ac2, the new parkouring system is fantastic and after the new patch the frame rate problems and bugs are gone it is an amazing game
  72. Ecresis
    May 23, 2016
    6
    I'll put my conclusion here first. If you're French, or interested in France, you'll probably enjoy all the side missions and little bits of history, historical figures and detailed buildings. I still suggest that you wait 1-2 years between every AC game, otherwise it gets very repetitive, nothing new. Climb, jump, kill, parade, shoot. Nostradamus missions and investigations are a niceI'll put my conclusion here first. If you're French, or interested in France, you'll probably enjoy all the side missions and little bits of history, historical figures and detailed buildings. I still suggest that you wait 1-2 years between every AC game, otherwise it gets very repetitive, nothing new. Climb, jump, kill, parade, shoot. Nostradamus missions and investigations are a nice alternate gameplay solution, but the franchise is starting to die out.

    I bought this game for 19,99€ in 2016, after reading so many bad reviews. This is now the opinion of a Belgian, interested in French history (we learn it at school), and I think this has an importance on how you feel this game. I'll make it simple, pros and cons. I can understand people rating it 0-1, but there is a chance that you'll enjoy this game, despite all the problems. To compare with Dead Island, the most broken game ever, as long as you have fun, who cares...

    Pros :
    - Once again, learn history through Assassins's Creed, it is accurate, if you're interested in the French revolution, it's just every History teacher's dream.
    - Nostradamus missions, enjoyable to a certain point, you have to guess famous monuments through charades and clues. Works better if you know Paris.
    - Find the murderer missions, not as easy at it looks, once again based on real history.
    - Paris is beautiful, thousands of people in the streets, nice atmosphere. Maybe the game has been fixed a little since the first very bad reviews about graphics, maybe I don't care that much.
    - Multiplayer can be fun, being part of 4 assassins flying like the wind through windows and climbing all over the place is a nice feeling

    Cons:
    - Glitches everywhere, flying people and objects, people glitching through walls, but it doesn't actually messes with the gameplay. I was never stuck anywhere in combat or climibing.
    - Main quest is boring and predictable. That guy killed that guy, let's kill him.. oh wait, he received orders from that guy, let's kill him. Go there, kill everyone, come back.
    - AI is still poor. Walk pass a guy, he sees you, take cover, 10 seconds later he forgets you.. Classic AC.
    - **** Arno climbing on everything when you just want to run through a narrow street, makes you lose missions where you have to stalk someone or be stealthy
    - Multiplayer is laggy as hell sometimes, NAT3 issue
    - Gets repetitive, AC remains AC..    … Expand
  73. Jet7352
    Feb 1, 2015
    10
    Love this game! Got it post patch 3 and haven't had any issues at all. Graphics, audio, gameplay, strategy, variety, open world freedom, range of different side quests, character customization, skill building ... all fantastic. It takes a lot for a game to keep me engaged and this one does it. It's a shame the game got off to a rocky start as my (post patch 3) experience has beenLove this game! Got it post patch 3 and haven't had any issues at all. Graphics, audio, gameplay, strategy, variety, open world freedom, range of different side quests, character customization, skill building ... all fantastic. It takes a lot for a game to keep me engaged and this one does it. It's a shame the game got off to a rocky start as my (post patch 3) experience has been excellent. Thank you Ubisoft for making a game with depth, variety & strategy that looks good, sounds great and most importantly with great gameplay that keeps me coming back for more!… Expand
  74. Confo
    Mar 17, 2015
    9
    Assassin's Creed: Unity is one of those prime examples of a game that could be considered great or horrible. AC is a well-know franchise of having multiple technical problems and Unity is the best example that Ubisoft has offered to execute the flaws.
    Unity changed almost everything, and that's the problem, they couldn't do everything right, nothing was fully implemented. it's still an    Assassin's Creed: Unity is one of those prime examples of a game that could be considered great or horrible. AC is a well-know franchise of having multiple technical problems and Unity is the best example that Ubisoft has offered to execute the flaws.
    Unity changed almost everything, and that's the problem, they couldn't do everything right, nothing was fully implemented. it's still an Assassin's Creed that defines what it the franchise should be, with one of the most beautiful cities ever created in video games, fluid parkour, difficult combat and more. Let's hope that the next AC will implement everything Unity couldn't do.    … Expand
  75. Hobojo153
    Mar 14, 2015
    8
    Was this game glitchy at launch? Yes. Is it glitchy now? No. And honestly it's the best game in the series so far. It's what AC1 wanted to be. A big open world with lots of open ended missions, and loads of beautiful scenery. I give this game an 8 because the launch was terrible, but I feel they have redeemed themselves.
  76. DrZomboid
    Jan 2, 2016
    7
    AC1, 2 and 3 are good games. The rest are ,boring money milking little to do with franchise storyline, products. And the Unity is maybe best among them. I played the game after all patches are released, one year after release.
  77. aciphex
    Feb 5, 2015
    1
    the game itself is great...what cannot be ignored is how quickly they rushed this game out the door...for the first time ever i wont be buying an assassins creed game...i feel no shame in torrenting a broken game
  78. Nawt
    Dec 29, 2014
    5
    It's even worse than AC3. I can't say that game is completely awful but buy it ONLY when price will drop. And even if you won't buy it, trust me, you are not missing anything, except co op, this is probably one of the few redeeming qualities of the game along with Paris. They finally brought back assassination missions like in first game but they didn't even try to put any creativity inIt's even worse than AC3. I can't say that game is completely awful but buy it ONLY when price will drop. And even if you won't buy it, trust me, you are not missing anything, except co op, this is probably one of the few redeeming qualities of the game along with Paris. They finally brought back assassination missions like in first game but they didn't even try to put any creativity in them. Story is weak, so weak, that Shaun's notes in database are more interesting than overall plot.… Expand
  79. foxviewchannel
    Dec 26, 2014
    6
    After Assassins Creed II things started to go stale for the series and last year’s Black Flag was a disappointment; however, I was still excited to see if Assassins Creed Unity could spice things up and bring the franchise back on track.

    The game is set throughout the French Revolution. During a gathering, our young hero Arno Dorian falls in love with a girl named Elise at first site    After Assassins Creed II things started to go stale for the series and last year’s Black Flag was a disappointment; however, I was still excited to see if Assassins Creed Unity could spice things up and bring the franchise back on track.

    The game is set throughout the French Revolution. During a gathering, our young hero Arno Dorian falls in love with a girl named Elise at first site and as he is heading back to his father, an assassin trying to make a truce with the Templars, he shockingly finds him murdered.
    Arno is then adopted and raised by Elise’s father until adult hood.

    One day at a party, he once again sees his second father killed in front of him. He is framed and sent to prison where he meets veteran assassin Pierre Bolec who trains him for many months. Arno then teams up with Elise to avenge both fathers.

    The first thing you will notice is how beautifully detailed everything is. The city is large and the buildings are set perfectly, making leaping from building to building smooth. Character animations are good and random weather effects with day-night cycle bring the environment life.
    Every detail feels great, which makes exploring rewarding, the densely populated crowds are some of the largest I have seen in games and it is lovely to look at because you clearly see each of them doing different things such as talking, dancing and working.

    You really do feel the city is in conflict because of how people react from riots to public executions; however, moving between the crowds doesn’t feel as fluid as previous titles. I also noticed some glitches, frame rate drops and a lot of loading time during my gameplay.

    The overall movement of Arno feels smooth from the way he runs, walks, climbs and you do notice small touches that resemble Assassins Creed II. There have been changes in the combat system which I found worse in my opinion. In the old games, you were able to go for an instant kill after a counter, this time it only un-guards the enemy which allows you to remove health. Using smoke bombs to get away when enemies attack in large numbers is a very useful strategy.

    There are some questionable missing mechanics in the combat system worth noting. You can’t grab an enemy and use them as a shield which also means the fun from throwing them of roof tops is gone as well. Killing an enemy with their own sword is no longer available and whistling is absent which is strange, so you will have to find different ways to distract guards.

    Many of the kill animations were familiar but the addition of blood flowing after a kill and the ability to sneak is a nice touch. Sadly you get away with easy kills and the citizens rarely react even if you stab someone close to them which is a shame because it removes some tension; thankfully, the AI is intelligent and more aggressive this time but using the last known sighting mechanic wisely will give you the upper hand.

    Completing missions earns you sync points that allow you to upgrade weapons, armor and unlocks new abilities. Money can also be made by opening treasure chests scattered across the game, downloading an app to participate in Uplay to unlock chests, looting bodies and completing missions. The money can be used to build your mission, weapons and clothing. I found the assassination missions the most exciting because they were numerous, varied and took place in large environments that gives you many options to tackle each mission. When you start an assassination mission, Arno will scout the area using his eagle vision to highlight clues in the area to use to your advantage.

    There are numerous side missions to do other than the story that are vast and enjoyable like searching for hidden collectables and helping people to solve many murder cases. Customization is very good; it allowed me to think a lot of what weapons or items to buy and equip for my strategy. From stun bombs, cherry bombs to poison gas, Assassins Creed Unity has variety of weapons including the phantom blade which is a weapon mounted on your wrist that is used to kill silently.

    There are some nice twists during the main campaign which takes around 16 hours to complete, unfortunately that doesn’t save the soulless story. The whole Templars vs Assassins is never fully clarified and main character Arno is a boring, unlikable character with no emotions. There is very little development in the relationship between Arno and Elise with no charm between them which leaves little reason to care about their love story.

    Side missions encourage corporative gameplay. I enjoyed my time playing the co-op as it was fun, but I preferred playing strategically with a friend which is a blast as playing with unknown players will leave you frustrated in most cases because they will just barge through the mission removing all the tension. You can take on many missions with up to four characters as well and if one of them dies then it will be game over so coordinating well is key and rewards are given depending on your performance individually.

    Yes, the graphics in Assassins Creed Unity are lovely but you can’t improve on the visuals only without improving the gameplay and story as well. Let’s hope that future Assassins Creed titles are more focused and interesting to play.    … Expand
  80. Antonislak
    Feb 1, 2016
    8
    Ok, i bought this in 2016 despite the bad reviews and i got a free dlc (Dead kings) and a functional game. Well... i quess we should all stop buying games at launch what can i say.
    Anyway the game is a good deal now at around 25 - 30 euros from retailers (physical version) and i 'm having a blast.
  81. Nathaniel_Wu
    Jan 29, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 4 patches, this game has much less performance issues now, finally playable.

    Though it's story background is the French Revolution, it barely has nothing to do with it. The whole story is only a revenge, and all what brotherhood did was just to stay out of the revolution. Remember the first CG trailer? I used to thought the main story is about how the brotherhood would help push the revolution. When I played the game, I found that it was nothing but my illusion…
    I'm really appointed about the story.

    As for the gameplay, it was actually pretty fun, side missions have various interesting stories.
    But the biggest problem is taking cover, you have to leave current cover to get around the corner, even Watch_Dogs could do that better.

    It's not worth my expectation, but still a not bad game, I'd give a 7 out of 10.    … Expand
  82. Kryptiic
    Jan 4, 2015
    7
    AC Unity isn't a Bad game, but it certainly isn't great. I just finished the game and I must say. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STEALTH. I don't have many problems with this game but the stealth in this game is the worst in the entire series. Enemies see me through walls, No whistle mechanic, crouch is nice but kind of unnecessary, other than the sh***ty stealth, this game has great graphics anAC Unity isn't a Bad game, but it certainly isn't great. I just finished the game and I must say. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STEALTH. I don't have many problems with this game but the stealth in this game is the worst in the entire series. Enemies see me through walls, No whistle mechanic, crouch is nice but kind of unnecessary, other than the sh***ty stealth, this game has great graphics an okay story, the coop is good but needs some work, and I like the combat system, In previous AC games the combat was way too easy, now it is an actual challenge, although massive sword fights with like 40 guards almost NEVER works because they just pull out their stupid guns.… Expand
  83. SH1
    Dec 21, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game had some crashes while I used it, however I did not have any of the performance problems reported in the media. The story was disappointing though. They are in Paris during the revolution, and all that they can come up with is some cheesy love story? What about the motivations behind the revolution, for example? They could have gone into more details about the Jacobin Club at least.

    I think that the game deserves some points for 3D modelling. Obviously a lot of effort went into re-creating Paris. There were some fun moments, and the fetch quests were not that bad. The controls were awkward at times but generally the combat was fluent and logical. In this sense the game succeeds from a core mechanic point of view.    … Expand
  84. DudeUnknown
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    I don't know why people are experiencing extreme lag. Personally, when it comes to lag, I've been very lucky. But, still, I've had no glitches! The graphics are stunning, the patience, stealth and strategy put to test makes it so much more fun, the open world feeling is great. It's the only game that kind of connects to me. There are just a few disappointing downsides. The one thing thatI don't know why people are experiencing extreme lag. Personally, when it comes to lag, I've been very lucky. But, still, I've had no glitches! The graphics are stunning, the patience, stealth and strategy put to test makes it so much more fun, the open world feeling is great. It's the only game that kind of connects to me. There are just a few disappointing downsides. The one thing that completely pushed it down to a 9 was a certain button mashing mission in sequence 7 that was extremely hard. It's widely concerned a bug, but it's possible. JUST POSSIBLE. There was also the removal of the Assassin's Contracts that was in at least Black Flag. Those were awesome. Then there was something that wasn't quite a downside or an upside, which was the difficulty of regular combat now. It's now much harder, encouraging stealth, preventing not thinking and just fighting and making sure you can't just survive 30 people on you, but at the same time, you should be able to take up to 8 or so, yet it's hard to take on 3 without skills, armour and experience. Other than the button mashing, nothing big enough to take down my rating, so a 9.… Expand
  85. allycat132000
    Dec 19, 2014
    10
    would recommend after patch 4 as the frame rate has been increased to a solid 30. This is great as it is now playable, the co op is also great would recommend as a Christmas present
  86. Monchis
    Dec 20, 2014
    1
    After several patches this game is still unplayable on my pc, stuttering, hitching, jittering and now 10 second freezes problems... port is very bad. I can´t belive ubi kiev is still there after ruining pc ports one after another.
  87. StygianBlood
    Dec 21, 2014
    10
    Hello, first of all, let me say i've just created a account here just to write this review, to give this masterpiece a chance for countering those bastards giving 0. How can you do such a blasphemy on the greatest asssassin creed of the entire serie?? The graphic will blow you litteraly away, even if they nerfed the version to make it par with Xbone version. Now with the patch, the gameHello, first of all, let me say i've just created a account here just to write this review, to give this masterpiece a chance for countering those bastards giving 0. How can you do such a blasphemy on the greatest asssassin creed of the entire serie?? The graphic will blow you litteraly away, even if they nerfed the version to make it par with Xbone version. Now with the patch, the game run fluid, no lag. The animation is beyond what you ever seen in a video game, the way Arno clib the building and parkour, and also the new combat system is very entertaining, and much more realistic. The story is very great also, its like a movie. Damn how could someone even rate this game under 9. I don't know what people whinning about, man i can't believe people complaining all the time, when such greatness is released. My Ps4 is so alive with Assassin Creed Unity. And now i can play anywhere i want linked on my vita for remote play. Do like me, and go buy this great game i garantee you you won't regret this choice. The game is so well done, the polished menus, the customisation, the coop play, the way you can interfere in control of region and assassin guild. My only complain is: Ive bought a DLC to wear the iron mask and paid 2.99 for it, but i can't equip it yet, just noticed the DLC isn't even released yet!!! plus i've read they will be giving this DLC free (Dead Kings) i feel somehow i've been cheated here!… Expand
  88. Azazelico
    Dec 28, 2014
    10
    I like this game for excellent graphics, interesting Plot and a lot of stuff to play, this game is awesome, Arno dorian was quite interesting in the role of assassin
  89. KaTwOoOMan
    Jan 19, 2015
    5
    The game is good, I love AC Unity because of it's representation of Paris. May be my judgement is subjectif???

    BUT, it doesn't woork properly! Not even 4 patchs can make this game work! It's a shame, I can't finish it! 70€ for this game???
    Please developers do you work!
  90. crispycrunch15
    Mar 21, 2015
    7
    A action packed and engaging game, but some of the fun and excitement was taken away from me due to the sudden increase of stealth needed and the hardness of enemies at times. There are some glitches but overall, it is a good AC game and in my opinion, it is worth buying.
  91. vandaexpress
    Jan 5, 2015
    8
    I got this game after the first couple patches came out, so I didn't experience any of the game-breaking glitches that others have reported. As someone who has played all of the Assassin's Creed games, I would put Unity up there just below AC2/AC4. I would rank it higher but the story isn't the strongest. Having said that, I think for the most part, the gameplay has received a much-neededI got this game after the first couple patches came out, so I didn't experience any of the game-breaking glitches that others have reported. As someone who has played all of the Assassin's Creed games, I would put Unity up there just below AC2/AC4. I would rank it higher but the story isn't the strongest. Having said that, I think for the most part, the gameplay has received a much-needed upgrade in many respects:

    - Combat is challenging now. As a result, you really feel an incentive to be stealthier than in the past entries. All the tools and gadgets you have actually serve a purpose once again! I actually find myself using *cherry bombs* and stun grenades, since I prefer to save my smoke bombs for making escapes.

    - Although still not perfect, I think the Parkour controls have been significantly improved. Once you get used to them, you will be able to control Arno with greater precision and dexterity than you could previous titles. I feel like I can fly through Paris much more quickly than I could the cities in prior games.

    - I love the customization options you get for Arno and his equipment. Having so much control over appearance and abilities is awesome.

    - Graphics are incredible

    - Multiplayer is hit or miss. I like the idea of it, but ultimately, so often it seems like the missions just devolve into a chaotic melee.

    - Club competitions are a neat idea, but it sucks that they last a whole week and you get one piece of gear from it. You'll have to play a long time and be in a winning club to collect everything.

    - I love getting awarded Creed points for doing cool stuff. This, along with the increased combat difficulty, steers you towards completing missions in cool and stealthy ways, using tools you wouldn't normally rely on. Plus it gives you an excuse to jump on every lift you see and fly up to the rooftops.

    - Story is weak. Characters are weak.

    - Missions are cool, though. I like the increased variety and challenge of the mission types and the elimination of the stupid "be-stealthy-and-eavesdrop-if-you're-seen-you-desynch"

    - Cover does need to be improved. As others have noted, it's pretty finicky and most aggravating is the fact that you can't go around corners while in cover. I found myself relying more on shooting my phantom blade, using disguises, or cherry bomb lures to facilitate my stealthy operations.

    Bottom line, I think this is the future of the AC games going forward, and I don't see that as a bad thing. The biggest suggestion I have is to use your different tools and be stealthy. You'll have 5-star golden gear and be racking up points in club competition in no time.    … Expand
  92. bveracka
    Jan 27, 2015
    6
    Let's be honest; the release of AC Unity was a disaster! However once Ubisoft released the 4th patch, the game functions as well as any previous AC title; the gameplay is almost exactly the same as in AC4, and AC3. This game is nothing new. If you're love Assassin's Creed, then you'll enjoy playing Unity, but if you're looking for the "revolutionary new AC" that was promised by Ubisoft,Let's be honest; the release of AC Unity was a disaster! However once Ubisoft released the 4th patch, the game functions as well as any previous AC title; the gameplay is almost exactly the same as in AC4, and AC3. This game is nothing new. If you're love Assassin's Creed, then you'll enjoy playing Unity, but if you're looking for the "revolutionary new AC" that was promised by Ubisoft, then it's not your game.
    The reason I give it a 7 and not 6 is because the game is play-able, and I personally liked how Ubisoft at least did a good job with re-creating the atmosphere of Revolutionary France; especially all the old gothic cathedrals like the Notre Dame, and other French landmarks like the Louvre, right down to the slums. The atmosphere is nice IMO. Even if they missed the mark on improving the game's other features, primarily combat, they're still the same as the past two games and the controls work just the same. Patch No.4 also fixed 99% of all frame-rate issues I was having on PS4.
    It's also worth noting that Ubisoft did try to think outside the box a little; the murder mysteries are a nice addition, and some of the main & co-op missions are re-creations of actual events so, if you're a history buff like me, you'll enjoy those little things. Co-op missions can be played solo too, which I liked. All in all, AC Unity was not the game we were hoping for. Now with the free DLC, even a casual AC fan should pick this up at a discount, if only to see for yourself! Finally after its patches, AC Unity is not the broken half-baked game it was when it first came out, that's for sure! It runs fine on PS4, and even if it's not revolutionary, it is AC in The French Revolution! Certainly not a ground-breaking game. At the very least, it's another open-world for AC fans to play in.    … Expand
  93. BungalowMassive
    Mar 2, 2015
    8
    Assassin's Creed Unity is by no means a perfect game but the negative reviews it receives are largely unjust.

    In Unity, Ubisoft have delivered a beautiful game with a compelling story which helps it to become one of the stand out chapters of the series in recent years. Once the glitches and bugs had been ironed out, Unity plays very well with just the odd glitch rearing its head. Often    Assassin's Creed Unity is by no means a perfect game but the negative reviews it receives are largely unjust.

    In Unity, Ubisoft have delivered a beautiful game with a compelling story which helps it to become one of the stand out chapters of the series in recent years. Once the glitches and bugs had been ironed out, Unity plays very well with just the odd glitch rearing its head. Often the parkour can be slightly clumsy but the depth of gameplay and detail in Paris more than makes up for the negatives.

    I warmed to Arno eventually and, whilst he isn't as likeable as Kenway or Ezio, he does have his charms and I hope to see more of his story in future AC games.

    The lack of 'modern world' levels in this chapter of the AC series means that the underpinning lore doesn't progress much further than it reached in Black Flag and Rogue but this is refreshing. Ubisoft have produced a game you will love whilst leaving the door open for an exciting new chapter in the AC universe.    … Expand
  94. TMGRcritique
    Jan 17, 2015
    7
    First the game is good but glitches holds it back but still all these time only few of those glitch and also my **** problem with this is WHY IS PS4 IS DOWNED OUT! no seriously why could someone told me why.their are certain activities like the detectives mission,the assassin's contract and the **** addicting hardcore co-op and the story its sometimes cliche and i finally understand whyFirst the game is good but glitches holds it back but still all these time only few of those glitch and also my **** problem with this is WHY IS PS4 IS DOWNED OUT! no seriously why could someone told me why.their are certain activities like the detectives mission,the assassin's contract and the **** addicting hardcore co-op and the story its sometimes cliche and i finally understand why people is hating the future story **** remove i know their's less but just remove its a bore. i don't know why but i love the parkour i have more fun then the game itself but all in all the game bad and good its sometimes addicting because its raging sometime its customization although the ACU has its flaws but its still sort of good… Expand
  95. Darko84
    Feb 16, 2015
    6
    AC Unity is just an OK game if you play it after all the patches and paid 25 USD for it.
    Even after all the fixes and patches you will see glitches everywhere. The quality of the game is just low to be considered a next gen game when you look at the characters and people filling this world. However the world itself is beautiful (the buildings and environment) but it failed to be perfect    AC Unity is just an OK game if you play it after all the patches and paid 25 USD for it.
    Even after all the fixes and patches you will see glitches everywhere. The quality of the game is just low to be considered a next gen game when you look at the characters and people filling this world. However the world itself is beautiful (the buildings and environment) but it failed to be perfect because of the glitch and choppy issues involving characters. Additionally the loading time takes a century. The story is just bad written, a lot of plot holes and assumptions that avoid players to attach to the main character or whatever it was happening. The multi player is just another failure since it takes a lot to find a matching session and you both need to reach the same goal, it is not easy to organize and make it fun to really play it as a team. The really had a good chance to make this a master piece, since they improved the parkour system and stealth system substantially and the European setting is my favorite, even tough I have enjoyed this game more than AC IV. As an overall if you find this game in discount you should give a try, you may have some fun.    … Expand
  96. Rymac44
    Jan 20, 2015
    7
    I really liked all the ac games and this one was good, but a little disappointing for next gen. Overall definitely try it because it's still a pretty good game, just not as good as I hoped.
    Pros- Paris is pretty big and looks great, as do characters
    - coop is a cool addition when it works - more open buildings Cons-extremely buggy - story not all that special -Arno was kind of cool,    I really liked all the ac games and this one was good, but a little disappointing for next gen. Overall definitely try it because it's still a pretty good game, just not as good as I hoped.
    Pros- Paris is pretty big and looks great, as do characters
    - coop is a cool addition when it works
    - more open buildings
    Cons-extremely buggy
    - story not all that special
    -Arno was kind of cool, but the other characters were pretty boring    … Expand
  97. snowtiger65
    Feb 10, 2015
    10
    i have bought this now patches have gone out on PSN. utterly love this game, played 80% of storyline which is good and finished many of the thousands of side quests. I have experienced superb graphics , no drop in frame rate and just the very occasional small bug that enters most games. unbelievable that reviews can be negative now because this is the best looking game on any console thusi have bought this now patches have gone out on PSN. utterly love this game, played 80% of storyline which is good and finished many of the thousands of side quests. I have experienced superb graphics , no drop in frame rate and just the very occasional small bug that enters most games. unbelievable that reviews can be negative now because this is the best looking game on any console thus far and plays absolutely fine, i really think they released the title a couple of months too early but patches have made this into a must have title… Expand
  98. Boneblast
    Jan 28, 2015
    2
    This is my first review, I own Ac:Unity on ps4, the game brings nothing new in comparison with the versions for older consoles, except for the great graphics

    The Good +Beautiful city +Customization +Accurate historical events +Napoleon +Graphics +Nice voice acting in French The Bad -Combat mechanics are flawed -The Characters feel empty even though the story is full of blood    This is my first review, I own Ac:Unity on ps4, the game brings nothing new in comparison with the versions for older consoles, except for the great graphics

    The Good
    +Beautiful city
    +Customization
    +Accurate historical events
    +Napoleon
    +Graphics
    +Nice voice acting in French

    The Bad
    -Combat mechanics are flawed
    -The Characters feel empty even though the story is full of blood thirsty personal vendettas
    -Customization. In previous games you had all the assassin powers, now you need to buy them, also the micro-tranzactions that fuel the in-game currency needed to obtain gear if you don't want to unlock some fancy pants or a sword/pistol.
    -The unlockable content (non-dlc) feels useless, and takes a lot to unlock hence Enigmas
    -Only one city. Compared to other AC franchise games, Unity has only one city and 2 regions (without DLC).

    The Ugly
    -U Play
    -The Companion app. Uses the same formula like any other freemium game on the mobile market, pay to not wait, pay for in-game currency
    -Locked content (U-Play, companion app)
    -the feeling of an unfinished game that fails to deliver what it hyped people about
    -DLC
    -Crowd dynamics
    -Extremely bad voice acting in English because of the mixture of accents, the brigands seem to inherit very raspy cockney accents.    … Expand
  99. dacritic82
    Jan 23, 2016
    9
    Assassin's Creed Unity is set in one of the best scenarios for an Assassin's Creed game, the French Revolution. A time full of plots, intrigues, treason and social unrest. That being said, let's cut to the chase.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    All in all, ACU is a great game that offers tons of content. It was a great Platinum for my collection, despite some glitches here and there.    … Expand
  100. silvers_snakes
    Jan 29, 2015
    10
    Assassin Creed Unity- нереально крутая игра испорченная скверной оптимизацией, но из за неособо умных людей которые не могли подождать до выхода нового патча оценки этой игре были занижены. Большой мир, крутой стелс, ахриненный Co-op, новая история и много другого в новом мире от UbisoftAssassin Creed Unity- нереально крутая игра испорченная скверной оптимизацией, но из за неособо умных людей которые не могли подождать до выхода нового патча оценки этой игре были занижены. Большой мир, крутой стелс, ахриненный Co-op, новая история и много другого в новом мире от Ubisoft
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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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