Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. karco
    Nov 13, 2014
    5
    Same sh*t as always. Same repetitive, boring missions, same crappy non-historical story and cliched, non-charismatic characters. Game have tons of bugs and glitches. Graphic is only good thing in this game. But framerate and glitches spoil it too.

    Don't buy this sh*t!
  2. therealzog
    Nov 11, 2014
    5
    As soon as Unity started, I found myself comparing it to its predecessors. AC IV was an entertaining, beautiful game that played well yet had a lackluster story. I spent the time sailing the seas and collecting every little secret around the Caribbean. It was fun, and it was consistently fun. AC III, on the other hand, was not fun. While the game looked great, it suffered from majorAs soon as Unity started, I found myself comparing it to its predecessors. AC IV was an entertaining, beautiful game that played well yet had a lackluster story. I spent the time sailing the seas and collecting every little secret around the Caribbean. It was fun, and it was consistently fun. AC III, on the other hand, was not fun. While the game looked great, it suffered from major technical and gameplay issues that made it impossible for me to even get through half the campaign.

    Unity seems to have more in common with AC III than AC IV.

    Within the first 30 minutes of playing this game, I noticed consistent frame rate drops, stocky animation transitions, and odd pop-in during cutscenes that ripped me out of the experience. On the positive side, the game looks beautiful and the interior fidelity of some of France's most historical palaces is unprecedented. Regardless, the game's clear inability to render the massive crowds without the frame rate dropping to under 20 fps shows how incomplete the game really is.

    Don't buy this game. Rent it if you'd like, and see for yourself. You may have fun with the game for five hours, but you surely won't feel compelled to find all the secrets and complete all the side missions. The game is boring, and its technical shortcomings make it difficult to sit through.

    I pre-loaded the game. And now I regret my decision wholeheartedly.    … Expand
  3. whatever523
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    Ubisoft really need to take more time to FINISH their games before they release them. Scheduled yearly releases don't work, especially with games getting more complex.
  4. brazmonkey13
    Nov 11, 2014
    5
    Why would you spend $60 on a game that's been out for 5 years? It's just like every other assassin's creed, but with different characters and a different story. But if you want another assassin's creed game, then you really shouldn't be looking at the ratings, because it's going to be the same game every year, and if you like AC, then you'll like this game.
  5. itsLukeNunn
    Dec 21, 2014
    6
    I love Assasssin's Creed but Unity is another Assassin's Creed 3, new engine, new feel, dry story. Both Unity and AC3 had the potential to be so good! But Ubisoft, for some reason or another, get carried away with crafting a new feel to the game that they forget the most important thing... a story. Yes it's fine if Connor wants to kill Charles Lee, but we need to feel the emotion behindI love Assasssin's Creed but Unity is another Assassin's Creed 3, new engine, new feel, dry story. Both Unity and AC3 had the potential to be so good! But Ubisoft, for some reason or another, get carried away with crafting a new feel to the game that they forget the most important thing... a story. Yes it's fine if Connor wants to kill Charles Lee, but we need to feel the emotion behind why he wants to and we need to be taken on a journey with him. We don't want to get bored by the dryness of his character and we certainly don't want to walk away from the game pondering over how good it COULD have been.

    Unity does this too, new engine which was f***ing buggy for a start, and a unsatisfying story. That's all I can really say. Ubisoft need to slow down, take a break and create something special. That's why AC2 was so good, they had time to think and create something magical.    … Expand
  6. MegaGamet
    Apr 14, 2015
    6
    I'm giving this game a 6, because although I'm not finished with it, I intend to. So while my critique will seem to be focused on the negative, the game isn't awful (or cheap enough) to outright abandon. That being said...

    I created my metacritic account to talk about this game, for the sole purpose of feeling better. I can't use facebook... this review had to be official, dammit.    I'm giving this game a 6, because although I'm not finished with it, I intend to. So while my critique will seem to be focused on the negative, the game isn't awful (or cheap enough) to outright abandon. That being said...

    I created my metacritic account to talk about this game, for the sole purpose of feeling better. I can't use facebook... this review had to be official, dammit. So here it is. AC: Unity is disappointing, in comparison to others in the series. And mind you, I wasn't blown away by the first, rather enjoyed the second, skipped the third, loved the Black Flag for all the wrong reasons... and then landed here. So it's not like I've always hated or loved them... I've been back and fourth from the beginning. But here are the main complaints I have that put this iteration near the bottom.

    First, and foremost... Unity is so jumbled and disjointed, it's downright confusing at time. Not just mechanics (main mission versus everything else), but story and character development too. From the mechanics side, I know there is the usual "exclamation point" main mission... but one memory in, I'm walking towards that and it's telling me "you should probably have a higher level before continuing." But... how? I just started, I thought. Thankfully, the internet explained that I could ignore that and continue, or do a million other missions. I haven't even been introduced to lockpicking... but I apparently need to do it. Oh look, a murder I can investigate... for some reason. I'm just saying, from a story point, there is no real goal for this character, except the half assed revenge plot going on, but that's nothing I really care about. And from the mechanics, the world is full of point of interest, side missions, creates, sparkly things, etc... but I'm only a couple hours in and I don't know what any of those things are. And the game makes no attempt (at least at this point) to talk about them. Just do them for the sake of doing them, I guess.

    Next foul, in my mind, is the money grab. Well, not really. I don't have a Gold account, so I can't do the multiplayer which, I know... is lame. But I'm a loner, dottie... a rebel. Anyway, the game KNOWS that I'm not on that level, because it tells me every time... so for them to have these red coop missions scattered without allowing me to turn that **** off... it's bothersome.

    Next, the environment and beauty of Paris are problematic for two reasons. One, for as nice as it is to see inside certain buildings, and to see the dirty road, and every box, and crowds of people... I feel my character is sluggish at best. I know, they have to show my guy shoving people out of the way, and smoothly leaping from box to (unintended, **** get the **** down man!) ledges... but that all takes time to animate. So I feel like it's taxing just moving. This is next gen... I shoudla been blown away by the environment AND the performance. And thus far, it's just not smooth.

    Next... the mutha****in Nostadamus side missions. I appreciate (finally) that the game doesn't hold my hand. These are riddles that I have to find the hidden symbols throughout. But, as with the real guy... **** is gibberish. The map doesn't point out street names, so every time (here or in the murder mysteries) they talk about looking int he sewer under Rue ****off... I have no idea where Rue ****off is. Was I supposed to remember... I shouldn't have to google Paris to find out.

    And maybe that's where all this comes from. Black Flag was fun, had new dynamics, and a decent story and character building. This... it's like they said **** all this... you like jumping on buildings... here's some more of that. Oh, you like those wrist knife things... here are those..." Oh yeah! Why the **** do I have to "earn" the ability to sit on a bench?!? What kind of bastard has to be taught that **** No other AC game or game that offered a bench, had you level up to sit the **** down.

    Alright, I'm getting off course here.

    Last rant; they said "paris is huge in this game" and it is. But c'mon... the first thing I did was go to all the high point and sync up. In black Flag... there were one million of those thing on little under 100000 islands (give or take.) If I finish Unity and never leave this Paris... I'll feel really let down.

    Basically, I like it, I don't love it. So how do I sum that up. Okay... here goes.

    You know when you were playing black flag, and you reach the end of the story, and suddenly all that was left to do was find treasures and that shiny triangle things? You ended the game at, what... 94% and now you were just playing to get to that 100%. It was kinda fun, but now it's just a chore.

    That's this game from the getgo. It's a chore. It's a mildy fun, repetitive, chore with no immediate signs of a pay off, with as many mindlessly unecessary tasks thrown in to beef up the game. Don't want to murder anymore? How about you buy and spruce up cafes? ****    … Expand
  7. random_guy
    Nov 27, 2014
    6
    The main problem with the game is that it is generally boring, repetitive, and not much has changed since the other 9001 Assassins Creed games. The story is boring for the most part, the main character, arno, is really boring. the gameplay is really repetitive and you end up doing the same thing over and over again. They really haven't added anything significant enough to the core gameplayThe main problem with the game is that it is generally boring, repetitive, and not much has changed since the other 9001 Assassins Creed games. The story is boring for the most part, the main character, arno, is really boring. the gameplay is really repetitive and you end up doing the same thing over and over again. They really haven't added anything significant enough to the core gameplay to warrant a new game, besides all the co-op stuff that i don't really care about.… Expand
  8. ShiningForce40
    Jan 16, 2015
    6
    In my opinion, the best game of this entire series remains to be the very first Assassin's Creed for one simple reason - Stealth actually mattered. Assassin's Creed: Unity has at least attempted to bring back this aspect.

    Many negative reviews are likely due to issues with Ubisoft servers and the extreme amount of hype heaped onto this game, which would be nearly impossible to live up    In my opinion, the best game of this entire series remains to be the very first Assassin's Creed for one simple reason - Stealth actually mattered. Assassin's Creed: Unity has at least attempted to bring back this aspect.

    Many negative reviews are likely due to issues with Ubisoft servers and the extreme amount of hype heaped onto this game, which would be nearly impossible to live up to. These are reviews for the game, however, not Ubisoft's servers. All in all, this is a decent title for the new generation consoles for a few reasons...

    Combat is harder, for one. Fighting large groups of enemies is actually difficult, which is the way it should be. It stresses the need for stealth rather than just jumping down from buildings in plain view of enemies. The enemy AI will spot you faster if not blended or out of sight.

    The other positive comes with the storyline assassination missions. Like the original title in the series, the player is given a general area of operations and it's the player's job to decide how to carry out the assassination. In most cases - it's entirely up to the player how to get the job done and there are multiple entryways and exits, meaning multiple methods of assassination.

    Gameplay is spotty and oftentimes, the character will scale the environment when you simply just want to run away on foot. At the same time, descending environments is made a lot easier simply by holding the 'RT' and 'B' buttons - your character will automatically descend to ground level.

    There is no multiplayer. I personally loved the 'Wanted' game mode from Brotherhood and felt it's progressively gotten a little worse but it's still fun to play. So, when I found out there wasn't any kind of competitive multiplayer, I was extremely disappointed. Co-Op missions are decent enough but in all seriousness, are completely irrelevant to the story.    … Expand
  9. ToFewViews
    Dec 11, 2014
    6
    If you liked Assassin's Creed 2 more then the more recent games in the series you'll enjoy Unity a fair amount. It feels like it's going back to its roots slightly, With lots of buildings to scale/explore and a story reminiscent of the second game. The game-play and controls are usually where most the frustration comes from playing these games and sadly not to much has changed. Over andIf you liked Assassin's Creed 2 more then the more recent games in the series you'll enjoy Unity a fair amount. It feels like it's going back to its roots slightly, With lots of buildings to scale/explore and a story reminiscent of the second game. The game-play and controls are usually where most the frustration comes from playing these games and sadly not to much has changed. Over and Over I found myself dying/frustrated when I wouldn't clime a wall or jump through a window. Other things like the cover system suffer the same problem. Sadly the game is infested with bugs as well, even after an update that reportedly fixed 300+ Bugs.
    One of the new additions in Unity is the Co-Op Missions, they range from 2-4 player and reward you with new gear and are usually are slightly more difficult. Sadly most the time I disconnected from my group but the ones I did complete where very fun. The most original thing the game does is take to you different eras of time and you do missions on the Eiffel Tower and other historical parts of Paris.
    Overall I feel like Assassin's Creed Unity is wasted potential, Good ideas but poor execution. I hope they keep heading in this direction with the series but work on there bug fixes and creativity.    … Expand
  10. youlouz
    Mar 26, 2016
    6
    This is a mediocre game with a poor story

    PROS
    -Smooth gameplay
    -Fun missions

    CONS
    -extremely frustrating
    -Terrible story
    -Glitchy
    -Long loading times
  11. AvRock76
    Nov 19, 2014
    7
    An enjoyable game despite it's flaws. The setting is great. They've created a large version of Paris during the French Revolution, which is fun to explore. The missions can be challenging but not extremely difficult. On the downside, game load times are long and the game has frozen on me a few times. I also don't like the micro-transaction options that are offered. If I spend $60 on aAn enjoyable game despite it's flaws. The setting is great. They've created a large version of Paris during the French Revolution, which is fun to explore. The missions can be challenging but not extremely difficult. On the downside, game load times are long and the game has frozen on me a few times. I also don't like the micro-transaction options that are offered. If I spend $60 on a game, I don't want to be enticed to dish out extra $ to boost my character.… Expand
  12. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Atmosphere: 9
    Enjoyment: 5
    Gameplay: 8
    Graphics: 9
    Music: 6
    Story: 5
    Total: 7.00
  13. Tom360
    Nov 14, 2014
    7
    Here is the problem with AC:UNITY: They really tried to make the most ambitious entry in the series, but in doing so overlooked MANY problems at even the most basic level.

    This game has every possible feature you could ask for. A big, brilliant looking map, online cooperative play, competitive multiplayer, customizable character. They shot extremely high, and did so admirably. The game    Here is the problem with AC:UNITY: They really tried to make the most ambitious entry in the series, but in doing so overlooked MANY problems at even the most basic level.

    This game has every possible feature you could ask for. A big, brilliant looking map, online cooperative play, competitive multiplayer, customizable character. They shot extremely high, and did so admirably. The game fails though, because at the games' core there are huge issues and bugs (at least at launch). The PC falls through the map, which I have had happen in previous AC's, character models are unfinished with textures popping in and the frame rate is shamefully low. To release the game like this is to say, "we'll take our paycheck, and worry about fixing it later." I have a huge issue with this. It's essentially an unfinished product.

    The bain of my existence: MICROTRANSACTIONS!!!!! When I pay my hard earned $$ for a game I don't want to be nickel-and-dimed throughout the experience. The fact they included this makes me hesitant to buy from them in the future. UBISOFT IS JOINING THE DARK SIDE (LIKE EA).

    All in all there is a beautiful game to be enjoyed if you can look past it's major set-backs. (HOPEFULLY) I will be changing this review as patches fix the game's issues. For now 5/10!!!

    Ubisoft is capable of so much better.    … Expand
  14. wlee1392
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    I'm going go out on a limb here and say that most complaining about technical issues are either trolling or didn't update the day one patch as I have had 0 technical problems. As for the game itself they finally got rid of the naval exploration which nearly killed the franchise for me. They seemingly have gone back to the AC roots and gone back to a more AC2 approach to the game. TheI'm going go out on a limb here and say that most complaining about technical issues are either trolling or didn't update the day one patch as I have had 0 technical problems. As for the game itself they finally got rid of the naval exploration which nearly killed the franchise for me. They seemingly have gone back to the AC roots and gone back to a more AC2 approach to the game. The controls are still pretty clunky making wall traversal, climbing, and jumping rather annoying at times. The healthy no longer regenerates giving the game an added difficulty, however not that much. Streaks are done away with and replaced with the "perfect parry" which adds a little bit more difficulty. ACU has interesting micro-stories in their side missions that add to the development of the true star here, Paris itself. Paris is magnificent, and truly the star of the show. The game is rather decent and my fav AC behind AC2.… Expand
  15. Cstriker01
    Nov 15, 2014
    6
    Well, this is interesting as I am giving the game a favorable review. Let's be up front, many people are experiancing fram rate issues and pop ins during gameplay. I am not one. I have had zero issues while playing this game, which is interesting.

    The gameplay IMO is vastly improved, and more stealth oriented and much more difficult in regards to combat (chain counter kills are    Well, this is interesting as I am giving the game a favorable review. Let's be up front, many people are experiancing fram rate issues and pop ins during gameplay. I am not one. I have had zero issues while playing this game, which is interesting.

    The gameplay IMO is vastly improved, and more stealth oriented and much more difficult in regards to combat (chain counter kills are removed). Black flag was amazing to me, greatest Pirate game I have ever played. Unity is a return to form for Assassin's Creed with a step back to stealth, with many improvements on detection, a last known position feature, and slightly slower but deadlier gameplay. I enjoy these changes, and they work well with the more sand box style mission design that is now in the game.

    Paris looks amazing, favorite city thus far, and the mobs in the streets (revolution remember?) adds to the living feeling of hte city. Fights break out with other people and they react to each other which is enjoyable. It feels like a city, this time. The 1:1 ratio scale on buildings makes Paris feel like a place rather then a recreation (seeing Notre Dame the first time was jaw dropping).

    The bad: lots of improvements, but no real innovation to say. Its a natural evolution of hte series but it didn't add anything new, just added in features people have been asking for that existed in other games already...like hte RPG skills, weapon upgrades, and variety of armor and weapons with states. Good system and I love it, but not new.

    Last, and this is why I drop this score to a 6. Microtransaction bull crap. Didn't mind it in black flag as it was not in the game experiance, it was a small panel in the main menu. Here? Its in chests that are "special" that you CANNOT open unless you play the phone app. I don't own a smart phone anymore, so I am COMPLETELY locked out of these chests, and as a payoing customer, locking me out of parts of a full product I purchased is bull crap and a bad business practice, alienating customers.    … Expand
  16. wesker2012
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    I was looking forward to this new Assassins Creed as it was getting a lot of hype. Unfortunately, the game doesn't really do anything new except for the coop. The main story was unbelievably slow and boring. It felt like all the other stories and games except a different location. Not being a fan of the series, it didn't do anything to convert me. I'm sure fans will enjoy it though.
  17. Wyrm
    Nov 15, 2014
    6
    The game definitely has some technical issues with frame rates at time, but i personally still enjoyed the game as a whole. The micro transaction doesn't bother the gameplay at all because you are required to spend any extra money unless you want to, so I don't know why so many people consider this a bad thing. Bottom line is that, if you are a fan of the series than it's definitely aThe game definitely has some technical issues with frame rates at time, but i personally still enjoyed the game as a whole. The micro transaction doesn't bother the gameplay at all because you are required to spend any extra money unless you want to, so I don't know why so many people consider this a bad thing. Bottom line is that, if you are a fan of the series than it's definitely a great direction for the new generation games.… Expand
  18. Thompson83
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    Far from the next gen sensation that Ubisoft's carefully groomed hype machine lead us to believe we were getting, Unity feels like a step back for the franchise. I'm not sure if this was due to trying too many new things, or a strict deadline, but the whole package feels half finished.

    The art assets are amazing, for the most part. So much so that the Xbox One struggles to display them    Far from the next gen sensation that Ubisoft's carefully groomed hype machine lead us to believe we were getting, Unity feels like a step back for the franchise. I'm not sure if this was due to trying too many new things, or a strict deadline, but the whole package feels half finished.

    The art assets are amazing, for the most part. So much so that the Xbox One struggles to display them at anything resembling a presentable framerate. Coupling that with the hard locking the box, wonky AI, and several instances of my falling through the geometry in my 6 hours with the title so far, it's hard to see how they felt this game was ready for the big leagues that are the holiday release season.

    Uplay has been down for most of the day, the companion app refuses to sync to my Xbox and the initiates website appears to have been down since July 2014. All of those pile onto the feeling that this title was rushed out of the gate. It's a damned shame, when the game works, it really works, and you can see glimpses of greatness. Unfortunately, the game is so mired in bugs, a questionable control scheme and a barely coherent story that those glimpses aren't enough to save the title from middling mediocrity.

    It's more and more apparent why AAA studios are imposing release day review embargoes, and it's got nothing to do with assisting the consumer in making informed decisions with their hard earned holiday release cash. I was definitely drinking the kool-aid on this title, even staying up until 3am EST to play when the pre-order unlocked on my Xbox. Ubisoft won't be fooling me again any time soon.    … Expand
  19. Mikethewolf
    Nov 13, 2014
    6
    Updated review: Ok I am giving this game one more point. I am going to be as unbiased as possible ,but to all the people that are complaining this game is just like all the other games in the series....THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT OF A SEQUEL . If your are looking for a different game....go buy a different game thats not an assasins creed , you buy a sequel for the same game play with newUpdated review: Ok I am giving this game one more point. I am going to be as unbiased as possible ,but to all the people that are complaining this game is just like all the other games in the series....THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT OF A SEQUEL . If your are looking for a different game....go buy a different game thats not an assasins creed , you buy a sequel for the same game play with new maps and stories and some improvements , if your looking for a game that is just like the games you already liked , then this game is for you.(minus the improvements , there are allot of steps backwards here)

    If you like Assassins Creed games you will like this one....just nto as much at just about any other game in the series.

    The good differences
    New story....
    Co-op when it wants to work
    Better weapon options and look customization
    and um.........the companion app is sorta fun........i guess

    The bad differences
    Slower combat, less moves and diversity in combos , attacks and strategy.
    to top off the slow down in combat , anytime your fighting more then 4 or 5 guys the frame drops slowing things down even more.
    Less tactical options and gadgets - just not as many cool toys available as past games
    The combat itself is also dumbed down , in addition to being slower. Hell even your air assassination is not done right , you land on the guy knocking him to the ground and then you stab him like 2 seconds later.
    The story: Makes you feel like you have no connection to the assassins at all , just your a guy that has the bloodline and your doing it for no other reason then your revenge , your real world story doesn't have much of a connection or impact either ( and i only have like 2 missions left to go) I don't know where this trend of your hero can't be a hero and its cool to just be this anti hero that happens to do good things on the course of doing his selfish **** up thing came from but its played out already. I haven't seen a legit good guy in a video game in years. Especially the AC series .
    Peppershot 6 round pistol is ridiculous , i try not to use it unless someone else pulls out a gun , but when they do instead of having to worry about fighting and having to deal with a guy shooting at me during an enjoyable fight , i just pull it out and level everyone with it.

    TL:DR
    Fun game if you like the series , just not as good or deep as other games in the series. Not worth AAA price tag, wait till gets bugs fixed and is like $30 then it will be a solid to high 7.    … Expand
  20. Stolben
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    Why you cry malittlboyzzz??
    You buy cod each year, you buy ac each year ( somebody dont buy but rip) - so what do you want?
    GTAv was made 5 years.. This game - maybe 1,5-2 by different studios( ubisoft holding). What do you want Michael?:)) My friend just bought it and shared for my ps4 account, i played 20 minutes, but i will never come back...the reason isnt in low fps or bags, i    Why you cry malittlboyzzz??
    You buy cod each year, you buy ac each year ( somebody dont buy but rip) - so what do you want?
    GTAv was made 5 years.. This game - maybe 1,5-2 by different studios( ubisoft holding). What do you want Michael?:))

    My friend just bought it and shared for my ps4 account, i played 20 minutes, but i will never come back...the reason isnt in low fps or bags, i guess first patch will solve this problems. For me this game is wasting time because after brotherhood and maybe revelations this games become the same. Why you buy this each year? Stop and they will stop too...i guess )

    As for me ( i live in Russia) when the game in psn or xboxlive cost 3200 rubles ( now its about 84 dollars) you should be careful and buy only that staff that is proved by market,by critics and ( maybe) gamers.

    Gtav remast, dragon age and fcry4... Thats my choice for november and 250 bucks    … Expand
  21. cgluch
    Nov 13, 2014
    7
    I haven't really played an Assassin's Creed game since AC2, but I figured I'd try this out. Granted, there are some bugs, but I'm not sure why everyone is destroying this game. Does it have any huge advancements that wow me? Not especially. Are there plenty of bugs that need to be worked out? Sure. Should Ubisoft have delayed launch to make sure the game was ready? Probably. ButI haven't really played an Assassin's Creed game since AC2, but I figured I'd try this out. Granted, there are some bugs, but I'm not sure why everyone is destroying this game. Does it have any huge advancements that wow me? Not especially. Are there plenty of bugs that need to be worked out? Sure. Should Ubisoft have delayed launch to make sure the game was ready? Probably. But it's an Assassin's Creed game that added some fun customization, slightly improved parkour-esque freerunning, and co-op story missions (granted, those have the most bugs to work out). I feel like Ubisoft has seen the public's response and will be doing their hardest to work out the kinks in the coming days. If they don't, I'll revise my review, but as of now I'm pleasantly surprised at how fun Assassin's Creed games are and a little sad I haven't kept up with the series.… Expand
  22. SchroederRock
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    Where the franchise is going is hard for me to tell. The last couple of games have dissolved story-wise to a point that I'm not sure what I'm really playing for. The addition of cooperative play in campaign settings is a nice addition, and the game looks noticeably better than last year's Black Flag entry (though Black Flag was certainly a bigger adventure for me). I don't think anyoneWhere the franchise is going is hard for me to tell. The last couple of games have dissolved story-wise to a point that I'm not sure what I'm really playing for. The addition of cooperative play in campaign settings is a nice addition, and the game looks noticeably better than last year's Black Flag entry (though Black Flag was certainly a bigger adventure for me). I don't think anyone would honestly HATE this game, at least if you've kept up with the series so far, but at the same time I get the feeling like AC is going the way of Call of Duty. The one advantage AC has over a franchise like CoD is the open adventure gameplay that you don't usually get in shooters and the fact that the FPS genre is heavily populated right now. This is a better buy in a bargain bin. If you can get it for under $40 then it's a fair investment for the game you get. But in a season with several other worthwhile titles to get for your console (Halo, Sunset Overdrive, Dragon Age, Destiny, Far Cry 4) Assassin's Creed Unity isn't quite the standout I expected it to be and thus am glad I only borrowed the game instead of paying $60 for it.… Expand
  23. LUFCXI
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    Gorgeous game - Only back from Paris since Monday so the City does hold a special place in my heart. Sadly the picturesque City is about the only thing allowing it to cling onto a 7/10 for me though. Mechanics are good but the frame rate drops with people walking into each other and through walls is not what I want in a next gen game. The streets are densely populated with people and whenGorgeous game - Only back from Paris since Monday so the City does hold a special place in my heart. Sadly the picturesque City is about the only thing allowing it to cling onto a 7/10 for me though. Mechanics are good but the frame rate drops with people walking into each other and through walls is not what I want in a next gen game. The streets are densely populated with people and when looking down from on high you can see AI going about their day but sadly this counts for nothing because of the issues I mentioned above. It also tripped out on me just after the jail scene(in the prologue) and I had to restart the game.

    I'm really starting fear for Ubisoft Montreal. This is just not good enough    … Expand
  24. Terikan
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    Comparing this installment to Black Flag is a death sentence. Black Flag was a deep, dramatic, and well-executed work of art. From the naval combat, to the mature story, to the combat, to the RPG skill elements. All of that is either missing or downgraded in Unity. That includes the combat, which keeps it's clunky feel without giving you the reward of countering. Instead it quicklyComparing this installment to Black Flag is a death sentence. Black Flag was a deep, dramatic, and well-executed work of art. From the naval combat, to the mature story, to the combat, to the RPG skill elements. All of that is either missing or downgraded in Unity. That includes the combat, which keeps it's clunky feel without giving you the reward of countering. Instead it quickly becomes a tiresome frustrating exercise when encountering tougher enemies. The game forces you to spend hard earned points on perks that don't actually do that much or were staples of previous games.

    There's a new emphasis on multiplayer, which has gone horribly for me so far. One point was placed inside a mission that I had half-completed, and once in, it became clear we'd never finish it, partly due to the absurd combat mechanics. When I exited, I had to start the mission from an earlier point, which I expected would happen.

    I don't think the dev team understands their core audience as well as they thought. By the same token, I may be one of the few that saw Black Flag as the pinnacle of this genre. I plan to play Rogue if it comes to next-gen, and I hope that the next round of AC gets rid of dorky little sidequests and annoying combat, and fulfills it's potential instead of becoming an open-world cliche (just look at Batman, Mordor, previous AC games, some aspects way overdone).    … Expand
  25. countyourmacros
    Dec 11, 2014
    5
    Three reasons this game has a bad rating: 1) Angry Xbox 360 and PS3 users are mad because this game was only next-gen. 2) This game had a bunch of glitches and bugs for the first two weeks. 3) This game is not similar to Black Flag.

    However, is this game a 3.5? No, but it's not perfect. I'd give this game a 5.5 out of 10, which is good because I'm normally a harsh critic. Visuals.    Three reasons this game has a bad rating: 1) Angry Xbox 360 and PS3 users are mad because this game was only next-gen. 2) This game had a bunch of glitches and bugs for the first two weeks. 3) This game is not similar to Black Flag.

    However, is this game a 3.5? No, but it's not perfect. I'd give this game a 5.5 out of 10, which is good because I'm normally a harsh critic.

    Visuals. Beautiful graphics and environment. Really captivating and engaging story line had me playing "just one more mission" for hours on end. The voice acting was brilliant. The city felt alive, and it was awesome seeing the difference in environments from higher end places to the slums.

    Gameplay was solid, glitches aside. Unlike past AC games, you can actually play it how you want, whether that be stealthily, straight action, range battles, etc. At times the controls were frustrating, but once you get used to it it's not so bad.    … Expand
  26. Mando44646
    Nov 13, 2014
    7
    Its more Assassins Creed. If you like AC, you will overall enjoy this. I know I do. But my reasons for giving in a 7/10 include:
    -unacceptably long load times (like 5 minutes and up after cut scenes)
    -constant, in your face, framerate drops -music pops in and out randomly -easy to jump off a building and fall into the netherworld below Paris until you die and respawn -removal of basic    Its more Assassins Creed. If you like AC, you will overall enjoy this. I know I do. But my reasons for giving in a 7/10 include:
    -unacceptably long load times (like 5 minutes and up after cut scenes)
    -constant, in your face, framerate drops
    -music pops in and out randomly
    -easy to jump off a building and fall into the netherworld below Paris until you die and respawn
    -removal of basic AC gameplay features like whistling to draw a guard's attention or dual hidden blade actions. why do I have to wait until halfway through the story to unlock guns? Its not like they are hard to come by.
    - finally, and most importantly to me, Ubisoft's continued use of 17/1800s Euro-centric settings. I mean, at least this isnt in North America for the 5th time. But Im sick of only European cultures. Do something different for once! Radically different eras and cultures would be appreciated.
    -oh and one more finally, Ubisoft's continued slow removal of the present day storyline is hugely detrimental. That metanarrative is one of the things that makes me so interested in the franchise and incentives me to continue buying new games.

    One good thing? Arno isnt a complete **** like Edward in AC4 was.    … Expand
  27. SlinkyLizard
    Nov 23, 2014
    7
    First things first the game looks absolutely stunning, its lighting is incredible, its animations are smooth and feel like they have weight to them, and the city of Paris is extremely detailed, deep and alive, with some stunning vistas and beautifully rendered landmarks.

    With that been said, the technical issues are present and noticeable (although the large problems have been patched).    First things first the game looks absolutely stunning, its lighting is incredible, its animations are smooth and feel like they have weight to them, and the city of Paris is extremely detailed, deep and alive, with some stunning vistas and beautifully rendered landmarks.

    With that been said, the technical issues are present and noticeable (although the large problems have been patched). Frame rate does often drop when navigating the large crowds, especially when free running near them, and it wasn't uncommon to have the game freeze on occasion (a lot when joining multiplayer).

    Story wise, its good. Not great, but good and enjoyable. Although I imagine this is more the case of long term fans. Arno displays wit, intellect and charm in often delightful fashion and coupled with his traumatic past and love interest it makes him a compelling character, no Ezio by any means, but no Connor either, and someone who I wanted to play as. He is also voiced extremely well throughout his riches, to rags and back to riches revenge story, with Dan Jeannotte providing lots of emotion in his perfect delivery.

    The way Ubisoft have tried to revamp their mission structure is an interesting and welcome change, but even though the conventional tail missions can break into a chase sequence and there are several different ways to kill a target, it does, after the first few assassinations, feel like the same model with the variables changed slightly and it can get to feel a bit repetitive by the end of the 12 hour story playthough.

    The major downside of the story for me was the lack of developed side characters, and by lack of I mean theres only really one, Elise. Your adopted sister/love interest. In the past AC games, particularly in the Ezio trilogy and Black Flag, there was a whole cast of interesting characters who you got to know and love, or hate, such as Leonard DaVinci, Mario Auditore and more recently Blackbeard and Calico Jack.

    And there was more than enough room to do it, there is a whole council of assassins, only two of which you really speak to, and several historical figures, most notably Napoleon Bonaparte, who plays a surprising minor role. You only exchange a few minutes of dialogue with him in the whole game, and despite the seemingly good chemistry no, much needed, friendship is ever formed. It just seems like the writers haven't taken their time to fully explore the exciting period of history and taken away, the potentially very rich, emotional body of the game in exchange for what is really the 'Arno and Elise show'.

    You can now also fully customise your assassins appearance for the first time, choosing various pieces of clothing going from head to toe, each with different stat boots from the last. The idea behind this was to give the player a choice in play style, and it works to an extent. But if you get to grips with the controls and upgrade you're skills, you'll more often than not play the stealth game, and the clothing you're wearing just becomes a choice of aesthetic preference, rather than providing an RPG element to the game. Still, a welcome addition as you can make a pretty badass looking assassin.

    Another large feature added with Unity is the co-op multiplayer, which is fun, and even challenging in the later missions, but is way too short and doesn't extend the longevity of the game as much as I can imagine was intended. Once they're done, they're pretty much done and their allure is gone. You can of course replay them and earn a different reward (for at least three times) or comb over them tirelessly looking for points to upgrade your assassins, but they begin to grate. Quickly. I think in this regard keeping the competitive multiplayer from the last few games, in conjunction with the co-op would have helped, and would have given a bit more gravity to your clothing choices, rather than just picking out which hood goes with your bracers.

    Overall I think the best way to sum up Unity would be, a few opportunities missed, but a great teaser trailer for what the up and coming next gen AC games will offer.

    (And this is definitely the hardcore AC fan side of me, but I really want the next one now.)    … Expand
  28. Storm1672
    Feb 12, 2015
    7
    This game surely must be seen by someone who wants to see the evolution of the seires and a true sequel, but there is no way that it won't disappoint with many of its choices. It is recommended to the fans of the series or even to the people who want to exhibit the potential of their consoles. As for the rest, just be warned, because there is some heavy stuff that is wrong or omitted.This game surely must be seen by someone who wants to see the evolution of the seires and a true sequel, but there is no way that it won't disappoint with many of its choices. It is recommended to the fans of the series or even to the people who want to exhibit the potential of their consoles. As for the rest, just be warned, because there is some heavy stuff that is wrong or omitted.

    As much as it will impress you at one point, it will surely disappoint you in others. Since Ubi has done it again, you might as well be patient and wait for the next (surely improve) installment to feel assassin again. Or wait for Rogue on the PC next month. Surely a better game, though not as much going forward as Unity.    … Expand
  29. Rem
    Nov 13, 2014
    6
    In many ways, Assassins Creed Unity represents what the series is about, massive and sprawling worlds and a deep sense of place. However it also fails to cover up that much of the series tends to be unpolished, meta-physical messes that never quite reach their potential. In Assassins Creed Unity, the technical achievements are marred by the insulting framerate and weaker emphasis on story.In many ways, Assassins Creed Unity represents what the series is about, massive and sprawling worlds and a deep sense of place. However it also fails to cover up that much of the series tends to be unpolished, meta-physical messes that never quite reach their potential. In Assassins Creed Unity, the technical achievements are marred by the insulting framerate and weaker emphasis on story. And don't expect the gameplay to be any different, Ubisoft is just milking the franchise at this point.… Expand
  30. Umbrella-17
    Nov 17, 2014
    7
    AC unity Is a Great game to me it remind me of the best .... the second one i see a lot of Ezio in Arno. The timeline was chosen with perfection. The French Revolution is perfect. The Graphics are Amazing Next Gen is finally here. But sadly Ubisoft manage to release a broken game with glitch and control problem. And the Worst the Horrible Frame rate not matter what hardwares you areAC unity Is a Great game to me it remind me of the best .... the second one i see a lot of Ezio in Arno. The timeline was chosen with perfection. The French Revolution is perfect. The Graphics are Amazing Next Gen is finally here. But sadly Ubisoft manage to release a broken game with glitch and control problem. And the Worst the Horrible Frame rate not matter what hardwares you are using . The game can barely handle 30 fps. This is what make me sad Because we got here a GOTY potential game wasted to hit the Christmas sale. I would have give a 9 if it was not for the FPS and GLITCH. Still an Awesome assassin's creed game if you are fan than wait for the game to be patched. And GO. Because without its problem it is worth the price.… Expand
  31. noscoperaiders
    Nov 24, 2014
    7
    Unity does so its the next gen assassins creed with fresh new platform, new level of customization, beautifully populated environments. However it's seems to have left a lot from last gen ac games. Stealth is more pointless with the absent of hiding in bushes, whistle to attract guards and instant assassinate guards when they are aware. And while combat is less repedative now, the absentUnity does so its the next gen assassins creed with fresh new platform, new level of customization, beautifully populated environments. However it's seems to have left a lot from last gen ac games. Stealth is more pointless with the absent of hiding in bushes, whistle to attract guards and instant assassinate guards when they are aware. And while combat is less repedative now, the absent feature of human shields make enemies with guns gods. And things like sailing are gone as well but that's a mixed feature so that's up to you. The love story between Arno and Eileen's mixes up the usual assassins versus Templar story but the present day sections just prove to be more pointless and unwanted with every entry. What will keep you playing is the missions and coop. They really improved from the mission design of black flag and coop is a blast a you get to watch yourself and others be badasses. It's feels like and action movie playing coop. What will probably turn you off about unity however is how buggy the game feels. Within my 7 hours in game I encountered plenty of lag, glitches animations, unresponsive character, and game crashes. It's surprising to with the downgrade to 900p and 30fps as well as the biggest collection of trailers I've ever seen, I'm surprise it's not smoother. However while this does put a hole in the road, it doesn't mean the roads shut down. It plays like assassins creed and with new feels and animations, it feels like a more unique entry. Still this is a big step back from last years black flag in my opinion as it doesn't bring to much to the table to make itself THE NEXT AC but more of The next-gen ac. Assassins creed unity gets a 7.5 in my opinion as it does give you what you expect but not much more than you might of hoped.… Expand
  32. Hornwalker
    Nov 14, 2014
    6
    As far as Assassin Creed games go, I believe Unity delivers a very solid game with plenty to do. A back to the roots kind of Assassin's Creed. If you enjoyed AC 2 or Brotherhood, you will enjoy Unity, perhaps more, because Ubisoft did cut out a lot of the stupid tasks from those previous titles and replaced them with much more entertaining side missions. About 10 hours in and I've onlyAs far as Assassin Creed games go, I believe Unity delivers a very solid game with plenty to do. A back to the roots kind of Assassin's Creed. If you enjoyed AC 2 or Brotherhood, you will enjoy Unity, perhaps more, because Ubisoft did cut out a lot of the stupid tasks from those previous titles and replaced them with much more entertaining side missions. About 10 hours in and I've only done one or two missions that I thought were either broken(Defend a grieving widow while she walks to the grave, except she was never once attacked despite the message "Your Ally is under attack" constantly appearing) or just plain boring. And the city of Paris is beautiful with more highly detailed interiors than ever before. One of the things I enjoy about AC games is seeing how each installment tweaks the combat and game mechanics. In Unity, they've finally made combat a challenge if you aren't careful-no more being unstoppable even if you are outnumbered 20-1. Further mechanical improvements coupled with a great effort to make missions fun and varied have helped create one of the most enjoyable AC experiences I've had in many years.

    And yet I can't justify giving this game a higher score because of some glaring issues. I personally haven't been too bothered by the occasional dropped framerate(my Xbox One seems to handle the game very well for the most part), and those couple of times where I fell through the ground to the infinity below were humorous, as were the occasional NPC glitch where the bag of flowers or newspapers just floats in the air. But the improvements they made in the free running system are voided in many instances of disjointed animation or nonsensical AI interactions. Cannonically, we can always dismiss these as just glitches in the Matrix, er, I mean, the Animus, er, I mean, the Helix(as its called now). But at the end of the day its obvious these problems are simply a result of Ubisoft rushing their product to release before the Holidays, year after year. So while Unity is far from Broken, it lacks the polish AC fans have only dreamed of but never gotten since AC 2.

    And then there's the "micro"transactions(Seriously? $99 for helix points to essentially avoid earning in-game money is just plain gross), the companion app being forced down our throats(not a terrible app but really not something I expected I'd be forced to get if I wanted to open all the chests in the game), and the Initiates website being another necessity if you want access to all in-game content. Oh and then there is of course the Uplay, a THIRD exterior "service" that is required in order to experience all the content you already paid for. Ubisoft was so gratuitous in this game with their monetization that I really have to wonder how far will they go with their next game, and how much longer I want to support such practices. Its mind-blowing how they thought that three out-of-game services wasn't way above and beyond what any normal gamer is interested in. One? I guess that's ok, seems every AAA game is requiring some app these days(much to my annoyance and the detriment of the industry). But three? I don't care how fun your game is Ubisoft, you've just dug yourself a little deeper into your hole of isolation from Assassin's Creed fans(of which I count myself).

    Also, one of the new main features that I was seriously looking forward to was Co-Op, but so far I haven't been able to connect with friends whatsoever. Maybe if Ubisoft spent more resources on multiplayer servers and less on their stupid and pointless app and Uplay and Initiates websites, I would have been able to enjoy the co-op missions with my friends. Instead, I just a "failed to connect message, try again later". Hopefully this issue is fixed quickly and I will be able to play with my friends soon.

    But in the meantime, and despite all the BS that came with Unity, I am having a great time playing and improving my assassin. At the end of the day, having fun is the most important thing about video games, and I hope my review has shown to be fair and balanced. The Assassin's Creed ends with "Nothing is True, Everything is permitted", but for Unity Ubisoft decided to change it to "Nothing is polished, Everything is an opportunity to make a few more dollars". Anyway, just maybe, if Ubisoft can at least fix some of the problems with Unity, I'll see you soon in Paris.    … Expand
  33. LionIsPretender
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    I like this game has beautiful graphics and a good way to combat ... the usual ... The story has a good beginning, but it gets boring plot.
    The cooperative is incredible! But it is not a game of new generation. Possibly the worst of all AC, just a rehash more.
    And the errors that users are suffering AC Unity is very tiring.
    Acceptable 6/10.
  34. sergioodoardi
    Jul 10, 2021
    7
    Not the best AC but neither the worst one. Nice story. Enjoyable. A little bit repetitive also.
  35. Der_Sperling_
    Jan 18, 2022
    6
    Однотипные задания, сюжет тоже очень и очень примитивный. Спасает только неплохая графика (и то, на Xbox Series X её на данный момент не подтянули, только 60 фпс добавили) и обновлённый паркур. Зато тут есть новшество – донатные шмотки ;)Однотипные задания, сюжет тоже очень и очень примитивный. Спасает только неплохая графика (и то, на Xbox Series X её на данный момент не подтянули, только 60 фпс добавили) и обновлённый паркур. Зато тут есть новшество – донатные шмотки ;)
  36. alex007
    Aug 25, 2015
    7
    The bungled launch of "Assassin's Creed: Unity" was a rather unfortunate event for Ubi Soft. The first entry in the series exclusively made for next-gen consoles was filled with plenty of bugs and featured a poor framerate on Day One. The game was simply not finished and had to be fixed with a major sized update (6 gigs) several months later. On top of the embarrassingly bad technicalThe bungled launch of "Assassin's Creed: Unity" was a rather unfortunate event for Ubi Soft. The first entry in the series exclusively made for next-gen consoles was filled with plenty of bugs and featured a poor framerate on Day One. The game was simply not finished and had to be fixed with a major sized update (6 gigs) several months later. On top of the embarrassingly bad technical issues, "Unity" was also bit of a mess when it came to the map itself which was cluttered with the usual missions seen in previous AC games. After the great and glorious pirate-themed "Black Flag", this is a sequel that pales in comparison due to its restraint and more modest mission design. Yes, "Unity" can be seen as a throwback to the first two games in the series, but it also lacks a great story and well...great gameplay. The new cooperative missions (which there are plenty of) are suppose to be played out with strategy and stealth, but they usually end up as hack 'n slash affairs if you are playing with strangers. There are plenty of beautiful sights to see in "Unity" and the gameplay is decently entertaining, but it doesn't evolve the series in any major way. The game's clunky movement controls and frustrating "trial and error" missions will probably cause some player to quit early. But if you're a die-hard AC fan, you'll most likely do explore everything the game has to offer. Just don't expect a masterpiece. 7.2 out of 10.… Expand
  37. azgoodaz
    Aug 16, 2016
    7
    Assassin’s Creed Unity where to start?

    Assassin’s Creed is a game that “I like,” I don’t love it (like a fanboy that buys each game on day one) or hate it (for how long the series is). But I like Assassin’s Creed for how in-depth the story is for both the Assassin and the character inside the Animus. One thing that I love the most about the Assassin’s Creed games is the places/city’s    Assassin’s Creed Unity where to start?

    Assassin’s Creed is a game that “I like,” I don’t love it (like a fanboy that buys each game on day one) or hate it (for how long the series is). But I like Assassin’s Creed for how in-depth the story is for both the Assassin and the character inside the Animus. One thing that I love the most about the Assassin’s Creed games is the places/city’s the game puts you in. But Unity took a different approach and I think they didn’t put enough ‘love’ into the game.

    First off lets state the obvious, the performance. The performance of this game is all over reviews, but what’s so horrible about it and why are people giving it low scores? Me personally… I wouldn’t call it horrible. It is very playable, but there are hiccups and glitches. When running around, climbing, walking through huge crowds, etc, there will be small frame rate drops. By just watching, you can tell the frame rate takes a total on the game. I think Ubisoft pushed this game way too hard, way too early and way too fast with current-gen consoles (Xbox One and PS4).

    Gameplay, missions, cutscenes and in-game money. Gameplay, it’s very weird honestly. When you move in a direction where you want to go while climbing, the character sometimes doesn’t go in that direction. For example, when you try to go inside a window, he jumps on the other side of the window, or he just jumps on top of the window… its just filled with small bugs. Just to throw this in here, ‘sometimes’ there are also audio cut outs when wandering through the city and there is also swimming in this game for those wondering, mostly for those that think you might die in the water, but you won’t die. Missions are widespread throughout the city, they give take advantage of using the whole map. There are 12 Sequences and in each sequence it has around 3–4 missions (maybe more or less). Cut-scenes are amazing like with every Assassin’s Creed game, but it does have a few bugs, like sometimes the characters hair, and outfit accessories just randomly flys and jumps in the air (you can probably find videos about this). Another cut-scene bug is when the AI randomly spawns in the cut-scene. In-game money is hard to come by actually. Money can’t be earned when completing missions… which is really weird. When you upgrade all your skills, and empty your characters ammo/bombs/arrows you will need around 2,500 credits in order to get restocked. Only way to make money is during side missions.

    Where is the Animus by Abstergo? The Animus is nowhere to be found in this game. There are really only two Animus related content in this game. One is small (2–3) cut-scenes with an Animus women employee letting you about a certain mission or telling you little background information on what the Animus is (very weird for new players if they are getting into the Assassin Creed titles with this one as their first). The second Animus related content is when a rift opens in your game, you have to find it and jump through it, then you get put in a different time period, you run around until you find the portal, climb some more, jump in the portal and then your back in the Unity storyline (very weird). Was I the only one that liked the whole in-real life thing they did where you can wander around the Abstergo company like in Assassin’s Creed 2 and Black Flag?

    For the $7.06 (digital code price) that I paid for this game based on its standard ~ $19.99 price (as of 3/16/16), the game was enjoyable but the performance didn’t stop me from playing the game. The storyline was somewhat there (but there could have been more added), background information about the Animus is completely gone, gameplay/missions are fairly long/in-depth and performance is buggy/glitchy but it’s still playable.    … Expand
  38. memus
    Oct 30, 2021
    7
    The most beautiful and historical AC game so far. But still glitchy in 2021 (played it on Series X).

    Pros: * The game looks great. Arno is handsome. * Paris really came alive. Crowds add to the vibe. And historical period and references make it an interesting place to be in. * Arno is a good protagonist (not a charismatic type like Ezio, more a silent type like Gordon Freeman). Also,    The most beautiful and historical AC game so far. But still glitchy in 2021 (played it on Series X).

    Pros:
    * The game looks great. Arno is handsome.
    * Paris really came alive. Crowds add to the vibe. And historical period and references make it an interesting place to be in.
    * Arno is a good protagonist (not a charismatic type like Ezio, more a silent type like Gordon Freeman). Also, Bellec steals a lot of the spotlight.
    * I did enjoy the murder mystery side missions. They're not complex, but make feel the city more lived in (if you allow me to say it like this :)
    * Getting 100% achievements is possible without entering a world of pain (it's not that fun and mostly repetitive though)
    * Assassination missions make a come back from AC1, and they're good. Not Hitman level good, but AC level good. The core mechanics never were a strong part of the series.

    Cons:
    * The game is still glitchy, even 7 years after the release. Don't get me wrong, it's totally playable. Just the immersion breaks regularly. Also, Quick Resume doesn't work in this game. It tries to reconnect to Ubisoft servers and then freezes.
    * In general, the game lack a lot of polish. E.g. character animation are very slow, so I was dropping two smoke bombs instead of one all the time. The characters in crowds spawn sporadically, teleport and change appearance all the time. And this list goes on and on.
    * Free-running feels great for the first hour. But then you realize that entering window and avoiding objects along your route is painful. Every time I was detected due to controls, not my mistakes or lack of tactics. That doesn't motivate you to plat this game like a stealth game.
    * Nostradamus puzzles are a missed opportunity. Like the third of them is great, the other third lazy, and the last third just awful.
    * In general, most of the side missions and coop missions are not that interesting. I think, starting with the next game, I'll stop to aim for 100% completion.    … Expand
  39. Mudgee
    Feb 12, 2015
    6
    Fun-enough, purchased this game once the majority of bugs had been patched. It does not diverse itself enough to be separated from the other Creed titles, and will largely be considered as a forgotten one in the line-up. Unity goes back to the roots, replicated similarities with AC2, without the flavour or sparkle. Unity will be an all-round fun time-fill, nothing more worth noting.
  40. TheWaffle
    Jul 24, 2015
    5
    One step forward, two steps back. Sequels often underperform expectations, it's rare that they underperform their prequels. ACU somehow manages to regress to problems that were solved back in AC2 and AC3. Combat is more stale than it has been since AC1, with only a couple animations for each type of attack, which strikes a stark contrast with the swirling melees of AC4 or the parries intoOne step forward, two steps back. Sequels often underperform expectations, it's rare that they underperform their prequels. ACU somehow manages to regress to problems that were solved back in AC2 and AC3. Combat is more stale than it has been since AC1, with only a couple animations for each type of attack, which strikes a stark contrast with the swirling melees of AC4 or the parries into pistol executions of AC2 or the turning an enemy's guns on his friends in AC3. Instead, Unity just turns into a hack and slash with the same approach to pretty much every enemy.

    The globe-trotting beauty of AC4 and the rural twist of AC3 are also lost as we're now stuck in Revolutionary Paris which, while beautiful at first glance, quickly turns very dull with a repetitive city-scape that is as bland as the cities from AC1 (which were mostly limited by the tech of the time). Even worse, the free-running mechanic has gotten much more clunky. Despite the clean, angular streets of Paris (compared to the dynamic and shifting ship combat of AC4) Arno manages to catch himself on every chair and table on every street corner, in between getting caught on the weird two tier rooftops and the frustrating open windows. Add to the mix streets that are more clogged with NPCs than ever before, and just getting from place to place becomes an arduous task.

    The coop mode, while a novel idea, is infuriatingly hard to find players in. Gone too are the interesting side plots and masterful puzzles that ate up my time in Ezio's games. So too is the exciting ship-to-ship combat and boardings of AC4. The convoluted plot of AC4 could be forgiven in the midst of such glorious pirating carnage, but ACU's plot is too single-minded to carry what is the most repetitive AC gameplay in years. It would be hard to justify putting Arno back on a ship, but there are certainly other interesting opportunities for gameplay challenges. The game seems like it might take an interesting turn when Napoleon offers some help (imagine joining Napoleon's armies as they conquer Egypt, Europe, and march on Russia) but I groaned audibly when Arno turns down his offer in order to stay in the same boring Paris.

    There are a few welcome changes, the ability to crouch is an amazingly late addition to a series based on stealth, and the free-run up/down buttons give you more control of Arno so that he doesn't always go flying off a rooftop when you were just trying to get to the balcony below. Even so, the execution is poor, and I've still accidentally jumped off a few perches when I was just trying to get off a railing. The more open approach to assassinations is great, but most of the time the best approach is just to throw on a disguise and walk in the front door.

    The ability to purchase and swap gear anywhere at any time really takes the feel out of the game and makes the many in-game merchants irrelevant. And the upgrades to each weapon and specialization through skills make the game much more limiting since it makes no sense to change from halberds back to swords if you've taken the long-weapon skill bonus and upgraded that weapon. Many of the different pieces of gear have identical stat-lines and seem only to exist for different looks.

    The game seems to have put an awful lot of detail into a few fleeting sequences where Arno explores France in the Industrial Revolution and occupied Paris in World War II, and yet we only linger in those sequences for a few minutes before being plunged back into the tired French Revolution.

    I wish I could like this game more, but it took so many of the gameplay advances from the past three major entries and chucked them out the window. Almost none of the gameplay modes or mechanisms work as well, the side missions are boring, and the plot-line is single-minded. At least they've increasingly done away with the weak present-day sequences that just interrupted the more interesting gameplay. There are a million and one different collectibles to be found in ACU but none of them are worth the time and effort. It's a shame that the coop can't be played with AI buddies when a real partner can't be found. And I'm bored out of my mind with the streets of Paris.    … Expand
  41. readbeard
    Jan 8, 2015
    6
    Painfully average. The story is pretty good, the graphics are fantastic, and the characters are great, especially Arno. BUUUUUUT! The combat tends to not work well half the time, and the frame-rate is not smooth and very unstable. Co-op is pretty interesting, though.

    The direction they were heading in was great, but the gameplay mechanics (stealth, fighting) and the frame-rate get    Painfully average. The story is pretty good, the graphics are fantastic, and the characters are great, especially Arno. BUUUUUUT! The combat tends to not work well half the time, and the frame-rate is not smooth and very unstable. Co-op is pretty interesting, though.

    The direction they were heading in was great, but the gameplay mechanics (stealth, fighting) and the frame-rate get in the way.    … Expand
  42. crazycheeseful
    Feb 25, 2015
    7
    It doesn't feel like the same as other Assassin's Creed games. Its story felt short and dull. Its graphics are okay but there are some glitches showing up. The gameplay seems boring. All you have to do in this game is to assassinate Templars one by one. You run away and keep on doing parkours. You stay in only one city which is Paris, you can't leave this place. It's a good thing I boughtIt doesn't feel like the same as other Assassin's Creed games. Its story felt short and dull. Its graphics are okay but there are some glitches showing up. The gameplay seems boring. All you have to do in this game is to assassinate Templars one by one. You run away and keep on doing parkours. You stay in only one city which is Paris, you can't leave this place. It's a good thing I bought this game half of price. Playing Assassin's Creed Rogue is so much better than Assassin's Creed Unity.… Expand
  43. Ragoos
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    As a big AC fan i was very excited at what new prospects this game was going to give to the franchise. What new features it will refine and add to the gameplay. What next revelation they were going to add in the story that will make me just dumbfounded for a few hours. Only after those credits rolled in did i realize how much this game was missing so many elements that could have made itAs a big AC fan i was very excited at what new prospects this game was going to give to the franchise. What new features it will refine and add to the gameplay. What next revelation they were going to add in the story that will make me just dumbfounded for a few hours. Only after those credits rolled in did i realize how much this game was missing so many elements that could have made it better. Now this game is definitely fun if you enjoy open world free roaming games with tight combat and fluid animations but unfortunately this game marred with a plethora of bugs and glitches. Another thing to note is that the actual advancement to the overarching story outside of the animus is minimal, barely any story is given whatsoever and these mysterious new characters introduced are never expanded upon. Now i maybe in the minority here but i do enjoy the stories in the modern setting and was really excited on seeing how much has happened since Black Flag but unfortunately it was never delivered, it might as well have never been there as the context given to you for why you are in the animus is so minimal you really wouldn't care. As for the story of Arno. It is average at best and very predictable.
    Truthfully if this game didn't have solid gameplay, amazing multiplayer,beautiful graphics and very well done in game score, this game would just be average for at best.    … Expand
  44. Themazedude
    Apr 16, 2015
    5
    This game has giltchs and bugs and it's sucks worst 60 buck! i ever spent on a broken game every AC game is the same thing as the old ones the only good one in my eyes is black flag.
  45. jsharbour
    Nov 26, 2016
    5
    This game has the worst stealth of the entire series--that is to say, there really is none, even though it's hyped in skills and items. Useless. Stealth does not exist, it is only icing to make the player feel as if it's happening. Guards will spot you through walls, around corners. When one guard spots you, 100 guards come running to the scene. I have personally watched guards materializeThis game has the worst stealth of the entire series--that is to say, there really is none, even though it's hyped in skills and items. Useless. Stealth does not exist, it is only icing to make the player feel as if it's happening. Guards will spot you through walls, around corners. When one guard spots you, 100 guards come running to the scene. I have personally watched guards materialize into thin air, Star Trek style, to rush my character. That's complete ****

    The parkour is the most improved of the entire series to this date. I bought this game late after all the early complaints had been addressed, so my rating is based on the "fixed" version of Unity. The missions are absolutely stupid. I rated only one of the pointless side quests 5 stars; all the rest, including all of the main missions, got a 1 or 2. Mainly, because stealth does not work. For instance, a mission to assassinate someone inside a building crawling with guards. So I'm on a window ledge waiting to kill a guard inside. He walks up, spots me, 100 more guards show up, shooting at me through the wall (apparently the window is 10 feet wide). I crawl a few feet away, be still for a few minutes, and all goes back to normal. Translation: Suspense of disbelief blown. Here I am, an assassin, infiltrating a royal house, clearly up to no good, and the guards just give up after 2 minutes and walk away. I realize the game can't accommodate them actually searching the grounds, but give me a #*@*%^&# break.

    There's no way to attract a guard to come toward your hiding spot. He might just wander by but usually does not. So what can you do? You have to basically complete the missions exactly as the designer intended because there's no way to misdirect a guard to sneak by or kill him silently. It's all just bollocked up and not fun.

    While completing sequence 9, I became so agitated my blood pressure went up, and I just began screaming at the game. Not because I screwed up. This late in the game, I know what the #*@# I'm doing. Because the game does something unbelievably stupid that causes me to restart at the last checkpoint. In other words, I didn't do it EXACTLY the one way it must be done. So much for open world. That's **** There is no open world here, it's a big city scape full of useless treasure chests if you want to waste 50 hours opening up fkg chests. Which gets old after about 1 hour.

    This is yet another example of an Ubisoft game that had so much extraordinary potential--like Splinter Cell Blacklist--but the stealth is completely broken so it's just NOT FUN. Although I quit Blacklist after the first few missions out of utter frustration, I stuck with it in Unity because the story was interesting. The gameplay is the usual horrible Ubisoft **** but the story is enjoyable so I suffered through stupid **** missions created by incompetent designers and playtested by fans rather than real QA people. A real QA team could not have tested this game.

    I will absolutely never touch this game again after having finished it. Never again! Black Flag, though, was enormously fun and replayable. The Ezio series was fun, though it too had enormously frustrating problems with parkour. So there's the rub: Unity fixed most of the serious flaws in parkour, but STILL manages to anger the player into near controller-smashing rage.

    I don't have anger issues. This game brings out rage in me in the same way that a bad driver on the freeway does. It's a justified rage because my best effort has no impact on the situation. So, yeah, that's the best analogy I can think of: Playing a typical AC game is like commuting to work with idiots on the road. At least in AC my life isn't in danger every day, but the emotions are the same.    … Expand
  46. Billiamiscool
    Dec 6, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is unfinished, simple as that, which is unfortunate, because the game play is fantastic. Now, before reading keep in mind that this is my first Assassin's Creed game, so all experiences are new, and I must say, the world is amazing, the writing entertaining, the animations brilliant, and the parkour and fighting is great, but the game is plagued with problems.

    First and foremost being the FPS, I was lead to believe that Ubisoft had fixed the problems with the game's performance, yet when I was playing, it was running at what I'd guess to be about an average of 25 FPS, sometimes, rarely, going above to about 30, and sometimes dropping as low as 15, this is very annoying, especially because I spent $600 on a gaming console to avoid these issues.

    This FPS is also annoying because the game's graphics aren't amazing, they aren't bad, not at all, it's just not as amazing as I'd heard. I've also been playing GTA V on the XBone, and it looks just as good, if not better, then Assassin's Creed Unity, and has a stable frame rate, and a bigger map.

    There is also pop-in problems, sometimes as I walk down the street random characters will suddenly change completely, as far as I walking down the street and a dog tuned into a fat guy, that was odd.

    That game's voice acting is also very off, it's not that it's bad, it's actually quite good, it just takes away from the immersion of the game immensely, I'm very happily believing that I'm in the French Revolution, when suddenly someone will speak in a very thick English accent and throw me off, it's an odd choice, having a game set in France not have a single French voice actor.

    The story is also quite cliche, is the first 5 minutes it shows the main character, Arno, as a child with his father, I immediately said, "his dad's going to die," then, about a minute later, his dad dies, and it wasn't surprising in the least.

    And the random NPC's walking around don't seem to be connected with reality, with them constantly glitching, going through walls, and occasionally flying about.

    But it's not to say that the game is awful, the writing is humerus, Arno being a very comedic person, and never failing to make me giggle, and because of his light hearted-ness, when something happens and he get emotional about it, it has a larger impact then it would other wise.

    The animations (on Arno, at least) are fantastic, some of the best I've even seen in a game, flowing perfectly with the game.

    And the game play is great, but that might be an Assassin's Creed overall achievement more then this game's.

    But despite this, the game is still not worth purchasing, and I'm going to be returning it back to JB Hi-Fi and buying Black Flag instead.    … Expand
  47. CAPTAINXBOX1
    Mar 1, 2015
    6
    With every Assassins Creed game there always seems to be the similar sort of problems. I find that where they try an improve the climbing mechanics it makes matter slightly worse. I will say this the climbing down mechanic introduced in Unity is fantastic but with that being said the simple things like climbing through a window seem to be a uneasy task when trying to escape or even just asWith every Assassins Creed game there always seems to be the similar sort of problems. I find that where they try an improve the climbing mechanics it makes matter slightly worse. I will say this the climbing down mechanic introduced in Unity is fantastic but with that being said the simple things like climbing through a window seem to be a uneasy task when trying to escape or even just as a means to get to a mission.
    The story however is entertaining, in parts very predictable but still solid story. I will say this though. Its not a spoiler but in order to fully understand the Unity story line i would highly recommend playing assassins creed rouge. Its unfortunate that Ubisoft did the story in this style by separating console generations and leaving a big part of unity's story behind in old gen, this annoyed me as i find going back to 360 very difficult to enjoy as much as i do my Xbox One. Yes Unity did have some very big problems with frame rates and glitches but actually the attention to detail in the buildings is fantastic. Unfortunately there were to many problems on releases and the length of time it took to fix them made Assassins Creed Unity very difficult to play and made customers very unhappy. I still play Unity to finish up my achievements and it seems most bugs and frame rate problems have been fixed so im glad people new to this game will not have any problem and can enjoy a decent Assassins Creed title.    … Expand
  48. twistedmetal
    Jan 6, 2015
    5
    For starters I have been a fan of the series ever since altair came on the scene. So I know what im saying when I say that this game in my opinion is probably the worst installment in the series to date. Instead of the assassins evolving and getting better with the times it seems that in this installment your assassin has somehow taken a step backwards it actually feels like your a recruitFor starters I have been a fan of the series ever since altair came on the scene. So I know what im saying when I say that this game in my opinion is probably the worst installment in the series to date. Instead of the assassins evolving and getting better with the times it seems that in this installment your assassin has somehow taken a step backwards it actually feels like your a recruit again. Ubisoft has stripped you of two of your most important combat abilities which is the counter block and the ability to garb another enemy as a human shield to block enemy bullets. The lack of these two vital abilities coupled with the processing power of the xbox one and the playstation 4 which allowed the developers to fit more enemies on screen at one time then ever before is a bad combination. There were times when there were so many enemies on screen that I got killed before I could even get my bearings. The enemies favorite tactic seems to be having half the group come after you with swords while the other half beats you to death with gunshots because there is nothing you can do about it. Because of this design choice you are forced to roll around on the ground like an idiot when you see that someone is trying to shoot at you and while youre making a public spectacle of yourself youre getting torn up by blades. So you can counter a sword strike and take a bunch of bullets in the back or you can roll around and possibly dodge a few bullets but get cut up with swords. Pick your poison. Another odd design choice is in this game is you have to buy different abilities instead of learning them over time. Which I guess will work for some people I mean it kind of gives you a chance to customize your assassins abilities. They have also completely eliminated naval battles which was a major staple in the last few installments. Now I know that this is during the French revolution but I know for a fact that the French had a navy. That brings up another point. Why are you limited to the city of Paris? But the odd design choices are just the tip of the iceberg. Lets talk about the selling point of unity. The multiplayer. Not much can be said nothing good about it anyway. Simply it doesn't work the servers are hit and miss and playing with random people online is a hassle because non one wants to communicate everyone just wants to be Rambo and kill everyone instead of being stealthy and working together. The last thing I want to talk about is of course the terrible game ending glitches. Unity will just randomly stop working. Ive fallen through the world and been stuck running in place on a flat roof top and on more than one occasion ive been unable to climb up the sides of building even though there is clearly a ledge within reach he wont grab it. So overall it was disappointing. Strange design choices and glitches hold this game back and I hope ubisoft dosent repeat this mistake.… Expand
  49. slycooper20
    Jan 5, 2015
    5
    This review was written post patch, and while there's no excuse for releasing it in the state it was in, I'm happy that they actually fixed it in a relatively timely manner. As for the game, it's competent. The only real problem I have is that the difficulty has been ramped up significantly, and not in a good way. Guards can spot you incredibly easily, and 90 percent them have guns, whichThis review was written post patch, and while there's no excuse for releasing it in the state it was in, I'm happy that they actually fixed it in a relatively timely manner. As for the game, it's competent. The only real problem I have is that the difficulty has been ramped up significantly, and not in a good way. Guards can spot you incredibly easily, and 90 percent them have guns, which they are not afraid to fire at you, chew through your health and knock you off of a building, forcing you to climb up it again before being shot again and repeating the process ad nauseam. I also hate the lack of checkpoints in assassination missions. The guards in this game (especially the higher level guards) will make you regret **** up, and if you die during an assassination mission, you have to start the whole thing over again. And I say **** you to that. I'm sticking with Rogue.… Expand
  50. Nocutian
    Jan 10, 2015
    5
    AC Unity is a definite step backwards from Black Flag. Graphically it is great, but it lacks story-wise. I actually enjoyed the combat system, though it's considerably harder than previous iterations. Side missions are boring at best and collectibles are neither exciting or rewarding. Without an interesting feature such as Black Flag's naval combat, the game feels stale. Story missions areAC Unity is a definite step backwards from Black Flag. Graphically it is great, but it lacks story-wise. I actually enjoyed the combat system, though it's considerably harder than previous iterations. Side missions are boring at best and collectibles are neither exciting or rewarding. Without an interesting feature such as Black Flag's naval combat, the game feels stale. Story missions are repetitive but do offer a sandbox experience in multiple assassination missions. While this adds to the creativity of the mission, I still felt forced to go a certain way into the fight. Stealth is vastly improved from the previous installments, but the cover system is terrible and exploitable. All in all, the game is still enjoyable if you like the series a lot. If you're a first time buyer, this may not be for you.… Expand
  51. veghzoli
    Feb 20, 2015
    5
    Bad launch, and disappointing story. Arno start well but, in the end he will be a really one sided character like Connor. Lost every mystery in the ac universe.
  52. MattBrady99
    May 4, 2015
    5
    Just when I thought the Assassin's Creed series was going someone special after Black Flag and now that thought has faded away.

    Assassin's Creed: Unity was another game in 2014 that was way over hyped. But for once I actually understood why, I mean Black Flag did well and that game got so many positive ratings from people and like every year Ubisoft has to rush out another game to keep    Just when I thought the Assassin's Creed series was going someone special after Black Flag and now that thought has faded away.

    Assassin's Creed: Unity was another game in 2014 that was way over hyped. But for once I actually understood why, I mean Black Flag did well and that game got so many positive ratings from people and like every year Ubisoft has to rush out another game to keep the love coming , and Unity blows my mind, not be the game graphs or the story and characters, actually it blows my mind how unfinished this game really is.

    The main character of the game "Arno", is basically like Conner from Creed 3. I think those two have a lot in common, I mean they both boring, shallow, uninteresting and flat out douche bags. I didn't really give a fuss about his revenge story that's been done before and it's already getting tried by now. Arno's character ark was like watching a old dead tree trying to act for the sake of it.

    Now let's talk about the graphs in the game and I got to say the graphs in the background looked really pretty and I can see a lot of time and effort went into that, but I think the time and effort only went to the graphs and nothing else, because character effect's keep getting all buggy and it's the same with everything else around me. People falling through the ground, buildings acting up on me and people teleporting to different places out of nowhere. It's a mess and some of the graphs looked extremely unfinished.

    The action is okay, nothing really special just the basic action from the past Creed series.

    Overall Unity is a buggy, laughably unfinished mess. It's a real same, this game could have been pretty fantastic revenge story, but the game problems do hold it back and the cracks do show in this one.    … Expand
  53. tomenigma
    Mar 25, 2015
    7
    I am big fan of AC franchise. I thought Unity was underrated where in fact it just gorgeous game with fine mechanics. Naval missions are the ones I missed from Black Flag IV and some of glitches are in the way (not too much as when this game was released.
    I see Unity as a great start into new 2-3 AC games. I agree with other users that story is bit shallow, almost child friendly (if you    I am big fan of AC franchise. I thought Unity was underrated where in fact it just gorgeous game with fine mechanics. Naval missions are the ones I missed from Black Flag IV and some of glitches are in the way (not too much as when this game was released.
    I see Unity as a great start into new 2-3 AC games. I agree with other users that story is bit shallow, almost child friendly (if you take away the fact that combat is very graphic and intense).
    I still come back to this game after finishing it few months ago to replay missions. I recommend it to AC fans.    … Expand
  54. merge111
    Apr 1, 2015
    6
    Not a bad game as some would lead you to believe. There are still some drops in framerate but the game can look amazing at times. Multiplayer missions are the best part of the game and I had a lot of fun doing these. Comes with free Dead Kings DLC although this is very puzzle heavy so I didn't enjoy as much.

    Pick it up but only at a cheap price (£10/15)
  55. a1r2a3a
    May 27, 2015
    7
    A mi parecer, en este foro hay muchas opiniones encontradas acerca de este juego, en lo personal no lo he podido jugar mucho porque trabajo en las mañanas y voy a la universidad en la tarde, por lo que los unicos momentos cuando lo puedo jugar son en los fines de semana y a veces no me llama la atencion continuar jugandolo porque la historia no se me hace buena, no me a atrapado con laA mi parecer, en este foro hay muchas opiniones encontradas acerca de este juego, en lo personal no lo he podido jugar mucho porque trabajo en las mañanas y voy a la universidad en la tarde, por lo que los unicos momentos cuando lo puedo jugar son en los fines de semana y a veces no me llama la atencion continuar jugandolo porque la historia no se me hace buena, no me a atrapado con la mistica de los asesinos como lo han hecho en juegos anteriores de la saga. En la cuestion tecnica creo que el juego ha mejorado, con esto me refiero a los graficos y a la velocidad de procesamiento con la cual el personaje interactua con su entorno.

    Las batallas en el modo historia se me hacen muuuy repetitivas y falsas, ya que en ocasiones la espada o el arma que este utilizando pasa lejos del cuerpo del rival y aun asi logro asestar un golpe mortal, tambien parecen como si fueran una coreografia, los movimientos son predicibles poco realistas.

    Le pongo un 7 porque le tengo mucho gusto a las versiones anteriores del juego, pero si la calificacion fuera exclusivamente para este titulo, sin dudarlo sería menor.

    Saludos a todas las personas de habla hispana que utilizamos esta pagina como referencia antes de adquirir un juego. n.n    … Expand
  56. Asdmaster
    Jun 4, 2015
    7
    I have mixed feelings about this game.
    I've played every AC game, enjoyed the story and sometimes being literally nailed to my chair playing.
    I think that the biggest problem of this game is that lacks of "special". I mean... Compared to the preceding game, Black Flag, the first thing that crossed my mind was: "oh. ok. it feels so normal.." The main character is nice, but nothing    I have mixed feelings about this game.
    I've played every AC game, enjoyed the story and sometimes being literally nailed to my chair playing.
    I think that the biggest problem of this game is that lacks of "special".
    I mean... Compared to the preceding game, Black Flag, the first thing that crossed my mind was: "oh. ok. it feels so normal.."
    The main character is nice, but nothing special.
    Paris is beautifully built, but srsly... think about the caribbean seas and his islands.
    New Weapon: the phantom blade, that is... nothing special. works exactly like Edward's blowgun..
    It's totally lacking of a "real world" part.
    And I can continue.
    It's not a very good game.
    Is not a bad game.
    It's a so so game. maybe a little bit better than so so...
    You can play ignoring micro transactions and the companion app (I know that i'll miss a bounch of chests... but who cares?)    … Expand
  57. El_Procurador
    Aug 12, 2015
    7
    The plot is weak, no emotional connection with characters. Arno is the worthier assassin than even Cormack. At least Cormack has a goal and knows how to achieve it. Love storyline is also weak because of the non-deep character overview. Now I`m thinking: what`s the goal of each AC game? To kill the bad guy with an apple or shiny sword in the end? Unity is good in one thing. Ok, maybe two.The plot is weak, no emotional connection with characters. Arno is the worthier assassin than even Cormack. At least Cormack has a goal and knows how to achieve it. Love storyline is also weak because of the non-deep character overview. Now I`m thinking: what`s the goal of each AC game? To kill the bad guy with an apple or shiny sword in the end? Unity is good in one thing. Ok, maybe two. First of all: Paris is beautiful! The second one is a try to add more variety or if you wish "hitmanity'' to killings. I wish more stealth elements and unusual ways to kill primery target will become in future AC. Such as several ways to kill your target in Hitman 2. But it wont. In Syndicate we will see gang wars such as GTA San Andreas I believe. The franchise is dying. We don`t want to run on the roofs any more even if it is a roof of beautiful Paris or Rome ancient buildings. We want revolution in gameplay, different ways to kill your target (direct kill, poisoning, firering, drawning, accident etc), less poison darts (this thing is just ruining the entire fightin part of the game), and (well, that would be fantastic), we want hard and different choices througthout the game, which could make affect on the ending or plot progression.… Expand
  58. Ry4nW2014
    Jul 21, 2015
    7
    It looks ok but I not the best I have ever seen the one thing that annoyed me was I would jump into places I did not want to go making me fail the mission, also some of missions are repetitive and boring. Some of the main mission are fun and cool. Buy it if your a big assassin's creed fan if not don't buy it.
  59. zaitsu
    Apr 26, 2016
    6
    I always was a huge fan of assasins. Its look ok , fps is droppy but its still the same good assasin. For everyone who enjoyed any part of franchise this is must have. I wilk try Syndicate
  60. cish
    Oct 20, 2015
    7
    After all of the launch glitches were fixed this was actually a solid game. The huge open map (Paris) was super fun to explore and do missions in. The online coop was for sure a step in the right direction. The way AC previously did online games never felt forced because they couldn't think of anything else. Assassin's creed has been dead for a while and this game confirms it as thereAfter all of the launch glitches were fixed this was actually a solid game. The huge open map (Paris) was super fun to explore and do missions in. The online coop was for sure a step in the right direction. The way AC previously did online games never felt forced because they couldn't think of anything else. Assassin's creed has been dead for a while and this game confirms it as there was not much new and felt recycled. The 1 year cycle is not conducive to making quality games. Hopefully this will be more evident after syndicate.… Expand
  61. Iacobvs
    Dec 22, 2015
    7
    Alright the game is as finished as it will ever be so here i go.
    It has average to good characters, the story IS lacking somewhat in direction and the gameplay design is still a mess(kind off).
    Characters: Arno is a likable fellow, no Ezio, but.. he has his moments, the second lead Elise she feels like more than Arno's love interest, the other characters are memorable(some more than    Alright the game is as finished as it will ever be so here i go.
    It has average to good characters, the story IS lacking somewhat in direction and the gameplay design is still a mess(kind off).
    Characters: Arno is a likable fellow, no Ezio, but.. he has his moments, the second lead Elise she feels like more than Arno's love interest, the other characters are memorable(some more than others), but that is for every one to decide for themselves(more of an opinion thing).
    The story/plot: does not revolve around the revolution as much as i hoped, but it rather follows Arno on his personal mission of redemption, it steers clear of the revolution far too often with missions that have no relevance to it or put Arno in the middle of it, making this historical moment take a back seat whereas it should be driving the AcU story wagon. It has good start, middle but a pretty empty ending, although not completely it pulled on my heartstrings rather well.
    The City: OH MY GOD!! If there is one thing the cannot screw up its this, its off the chart beautiful, i usually walk to my missions just to take in the incredible scope, size and DETAIL of this digital Paris, if the main story line keeps away from the revolution the City will drown you in it, especially the co op and heist missions(IF THEY WORK) that are nothing but, about the revolution. tons of stuff to do and all optional if you don't want to you don't need to, simple.
    Combat, Navigation: With a City as beautiful as AcU's Paris one must navigate it like an Assassin to fully enjoy it, and most of the time you will. The controls are still slow to take affect which decreases the overall enjoyment of the game, the combat is still slow and painfully awkward and clumsy, especially in more densely populated areas, the controlled descent is a godsend and works beautifully if appropriately used(helps to plan you're routes, and the new control schematics take some getting used to).
    General stuff: Microtransactions are there, never used them no need, i don't mind their existence as long as they stay useless :), the French Assassins for some reason diched the duble hidden blades for some reason, also no previous gadgets like the hidden gun or the hookblade( just the ''phantom blade'' which is an opportunity lost, if you ask me especially with the different ''skill trees'' which could unlock one off each in their respective tree offering even more variety to our assassins), no ships in this one, makes sense but its sad to see it go nonetheless. The finished version of this Assassins Creed offers a well made story an even better made City and soo soo game paly mechanic. It should've stayed in development a tad longer and some directions should have been different and it would have been my top AC game but alas no, we will still have Brotherhood UBI.    … Expand
  62. NexusTsunami
    Jan 22, 2017
    5
    Ich spiele AC seit dem erstem Teil. Ich beschränke mich bei diesem Review auf das Kampfsystem. Warum auch nicht, so waren die doch je nach Epoche (authentischen) Spielewelten von Ubisoft eine Reise wert (so auch in Unity).

    Allerdings möchte ich mich mit dem "neuen" Kampfsystem nicht anfreunden. Für viele mag das Kampfsystem der älteren Teile zu anspruchslos gewesen sein. Für mich waren    Ich spiele AC seit dem erstem Teil. Ich beschränke mich bei diesem Review auf das Kampfsystem. Warum auch nicht, so waren die doch je nach Epoche (authentischen) Spielewelten von Ubisoft eine Reise wert (so auch in Unity).

    Allerdings möchte ich mich mit dem "neuen" Kampfsystem nicht anfreunden. Für viele mag das Kampfsystem der älteren Teile zu anspruchslos gewesen sein. Für mich waren sie essentieller Bestandteil des Spieleerlebnisses in der Reihe. Ich WOLLTE übermächtig sein und durch gut getimte Konter meinen Gegner spektakulär niederstrecken.

    Leider verwehrte mir Unity dieses Kampfsystem und speiste mich mit sinnlosen "Schlag hier, schlag da"... Ansonsten muss ich ehrlich gestehen, ich hatte kein Bugfest.    … Expand
  63. vinicius77777
    Feb 25, 2016
    7
    bom jogo. ele além de ter uma ótima história, ótima jogabilidade, ótimos personagens e uma boa trilha sonora. o jogo apresenta algumas inovações como: você matar os maus feitores, missões de investigação e um novo modo online, com missões que você pode cumprir com até 4 jogadores. só não dou 10 porque o jogo apresenta bugs ridículos, teve uma missão de investigação que eu não conseguibom jogo. ele além de ter uma ótima história, ótima jogabilidade, ótimos personagens e uma boa trilha sonora. o jogo apresenta algumas inovações como: você matar os maus feitores, missões de investigação e um novo modo online, com missões que você pode cumprir com até 4 jogadores. só não dou 10 porque o jogo apresenta bugs ridículos, teve uma missão de investigação que eu não consegui completar por conta disso.… Expand
  64. DanishGamingGuy
    Mar 1, 2016
    5
    again with the accent problem ubisoft. well besides that it was harder the more recent games in the franchise which i liked still the frame rate was bad and the story was not good and it was very buggy
  65. Pjeb
    Jun 8, 2016
    6
    No longer broken - or completely broken - with an engaging, if confined story, and lots of familiar AC mechanics, but far too many mindless collectible tasks; infuriating for the completionist.
  66. xvvolf
    Aug 23, 2016
    5
    I purchased this game well after release so all the release day bugs were hammered out. Still, framerate was a massive issue while playing Unity.
    The game was too ambitious graphically. It is a graphically stunning game, but the gameplay quality takes a massive hit with dropped frames constantly occurring.
    Also as a single player only gamer, having the multiplayer missions scattered    I purchased this game well after release so all the release day bugs were hammered out. Still, framerate was a massive issue while playing Unity.
    The game was too ambitious graphically. It is a graphically stunning game, but the gameplay quality takes a massive hit with dropped frames constantly occurring.

    Also as a single player only gamer, having the multiplayer missions scattered all over was just flat out annoying. You can play them as a single player, but most are just flat out impossible without 2 or more players.    … Expand
  67. Broyax
    Mar 16, 2017
    7
    Beaucoup d'ambitions pour ce nouvel Assassin's Creed dans la ville lumière ! d'ores et déjà une merveille graphique et la baffe de cette génération (en attendant encore mieux sans doute, l'avenir nous le dira) : ce Paris est magnifique, reproduit avec un souci du détail maniaque, à l'échelle 1:1, avec un nombre de pnj hallucinant, une météo dynamique et des intérieurs tout aussi détaillés.Beaucoup d'ambitions pour ce nouvel Assassin's Creed dans la ville lumière ! d'ores et déjà une merveille graphique et la baffe de cette génération (en attendant encore mieux sans doute, l'avenir nous le dira) : ce Paris est magnifique, reproduit avec un souci du détail maniaque, à l'échelle 1:1, avec un nombre de pnj hallucinant, une météo dynamique et des intérieurs tout aussi détaillés. On approche d'un certain photo-réalisme ici dont nul autre jeu ne peut se targuer, surtout en tant que monde ouvert.

    La jouabilité a été reconsidérée et plus orientée infiltration que jamais, en témoigne ce système de combat punitif qui vous invite à le fuir comme la peste... L'interface est bien pensée, l'intelligence artificielle n'a plus rien à voir avec celle (complètement débile) de Black Flag. En vérité (pourtant) la maniabilité reste fidèle à la série : le personnage n'allant pas toujours là où on voudrait qu'il aille et l'architecture particulière de Paris ne se prète pas idéalement à toutes ses gambades.

    La campagne est intéressante dans ses missions mais pas dans son déroulement : comme de coutume dans les AC, elle n'a que peu ou pas d'intérêt en elle-même. Pour être honnête, ça s'est dégradé et Brotherhood était le dernier à faire (un peu) illusion à cet égard. Rien de rédhibitoire cela dit, on est pas dans un jeu de rôle... la personnalisation est quand même très poussée avec tout un arsenal de capacités, de gadgets et d'armes en tous genres.

    On se retrouve dans un AC très agréable à jouer et bourré de contenu et ma foi, ça devrait bien rouler. Sauf que le jeu ramouille sans arrêt (et ramait parfois honteusement avant les patches) et que les temps de chargement entre le lancement initial, les briefings, les cinématiques et les voyages rapides sont horripilants. La musique est discrète, quasiment inexistante et le doublage québécois fait mal aux oreilles. Les bugs -légers mais persistants- sont aussi de la partie et en font l'AC le plus mal fini de la série, sans conteste.

    Unity demeure un bon AC mais aurait mérité une bien meilleure finition ainsi que -peut-on rêver- un personnage féminin jouable ? la si mignonne Elise nous fait d'autant plus regretter cet état de fait. Je ne peux donc dissimuler complètement une petite déception alors qu'en même temps je m'émerveille devant les qualités évidentes du titre. Ubisoft doit à l'avenir s'occuper de son bébé avec une plus grande attention et une plus grande rigueur...    … Expand
  68. punkmilitia
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    TL;DR spoiler-free Review.

    Amazing graphics, forgetful story.

    Overall: 77
  69. DKurac
    Mar 29, 2019
    6
    The story isn't good. Assassins order is different it is like some political party which is stupid. Elise is templar that is strange. There are 3 locations Paris, Versailles and Franciade. Paris looks good I like it. Versailles is small so you are here just 1 sequence that is pity and Franciade looks so dark which I don't like. You can custom your outfit there are some good things but mostThe story isn't good. Assassins order is different it is like some political party which is stupid. Elise is templar that is strange. There are 3 locations Paris, Versailles and Franciade. Paris looks good I like it. Versailles is small so you are here just 1 sequence that is pity and Franciade looks so dark which I don't like. You can custom your outfit there are some good things but most of them looks terrible. Skills are bad I don't like it and lockpicking could be better. I really enjoyed Nostradamus enigmas and Murder mysteries these missions are great maybe because you don't need to actually control him so much. And also good are companion missions because these are often 10 sec missions. Other missions aren't good. Just some Co-op missions are good rest is bad and sometimes bugy, One thing I really dislike is when someone who is AFK join you so you can't finish it and even kick him out. Collecting is terrible because you can't buy maps so you have to find everything by yourself and that is impossible. Overall it is good looking game with some good things but everything other is terrible. What really annoyed me is that controls. In 80% of time he is just trying to annoy you like while running he firstly have to jump on every chair, there is stupid climbing he goes everywhere except where you actually want to go, then he stucks in tree and similar things, terrible combat everyone attack at the same time and they are also shooting at you so you can't attack and you just slowly dying.… Expand
  70. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    "Assassin's Creed Unity" is underrated. It was the first "Assassin" game made for the Xbox One console. In addition, this was also the first entry to introduce online co-op missions. Unfortunately, the game launched with numerous bugs and visual glitches that killed the experience. But after the updates that fixed it, "Unity" improved. It looks great, but still has several issues. The map"Assassin's Creed Unity" is underrated. It was the first "Assassin" game made for the Xbox One console. In addition, this was also the first entry to introduce online co-op missions. Unfortunately, the game launched with numerous bugs and visual glitches that killed the experience. But after the updates that fixed it, "Unity" improved. It looks great, but still has several issues. The map menu is messy, the controls lack fluidity and the combat is a little clunky. Still, the game manages to entertain well enough. I would rate it with a 7.4 out of 10.… Expand
  71. gun_luis
    May 20, 2018
    5
    BUGS y mas BUGS. Historia decente, ambientación espectacular... pero la peor jugabilidad de la saga, llegando a desesperar.
  72. RickyBlob
    Feb 14, 2018
    7
    The game is essentially A.C. so I don't know why so much hate about Unity , I've been playing it for about 2 hours on a XboxOneFat and while I've experienced some frame drops , the game is totally far from unplayable , the narrative pace is great and it looks and plays fine.
  73. Laflamme
    Dec 17, 2017
    7
    To be honest, I don't know why the fan have so much hate to this game I mean, maybe it's because I play this game years after his release and I heard that at the release the game was full of bug but for me I enjoy playing this game. For sure not the best assassin creed , but maybe not as bad as the game rating.
  74. Matias8654
    Jan 12, 2019
    5
    Unity no esta a la altura de la francia de Ubisoft, aunque es claro que los juegos de Assassin's Creed estan hiendo a la baja
  75. tom974
    Jan 5, 2020
    6
    I felt a lot of things playing this one. Globally it's a good game and I enjoyed it : good graphics, nice story, a liveful Paris to explore, scenarized sidequests.
    Had they brought a correct level of finition to this opus, my score would be an 8. But now, here we are with the same old game of the licence, more beautiful, slight gameplay changes but that's not enough for me, plus the    I felt a lot of things playing this one. Globally it's a good game and I enjoyed it : good graphics, nice story, a liveful Paris to explore, scenarized sidequests.
    Had they brought a correct level of finition to this opus, my score would be an 8. But now, here we are with the same old game of the licence, more beautiful, slight gameplay changes but that's not enough for me, plus the present timeline is put aside. More, the game is full of bugs and glitches which is really annoying and disappointing coming from such a big studio.    … Expand
  76. Mauriciojw
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    I was looking forward to play this game since it's release in 2014. Now, here is what I think about it after I finish 50% of the game.
    - Positive aspects: The reconstruction of the 18th century revolutionary Paris is fantastic and very realistic. The combat moves, and the character movement, are also much more realistic that on previous games. The customization options are also very    I was looking forward to play this game since it's release in 2014. Now, here is what I think about it after I finish 50% of the game.
    - Positive aspects: The reconstruction of the 18th century revolutionary Paris is fantastic and very realistic. The combat moves, and the character movement, are also much more realistic that on previous games. The customization options are also very interesting, plus the rift missions that where, in my opinion, the best missions of the game. Arno and Elise are good characters, but not the Best in the series.
    - Negative Aspects: The controls of the game don't respond very well, which could be very annoying. The story is very fast paced, and the missions are too repetitive. The optional objectives are a pain in the ass, plus the fact that the game has a lot bug's. The map is also very confusing, there are too many icons in it. Ac unity is a good game, but nothing more that that, it tried to return the series to it's rots, but what they achieved was a mixed game.    … Expand
  77. Cementer200
    Sep 28, 2020
    5
    Assassin's Creed Unity is a average game. AC Unity is a open world game set in Paris during the french revolution. The main story is good and bad the side missions and activities are good the gameplay update from assassin's creed black flag.
  78. storygamer
    Aug 27, 2020
    6
    Action paired with history and stealth. As a huge Assassin`s Creed fan, I was a bit disappointed with the development of this series. Sure you have some cool characters, a decent fighting system and a wonderful animated Paris during the french revolution. But you can feel the lack of inspiration while playing for some hours. Entertaining, exciting but not the revolution I wanted.
  79. skippiskip
    Apr 19, 2021
    5
    This game was not as good as Assassin's Creed Rogue, which I thought was the best of the games that I played. This game was boring. Game mechanics were confusing. The story felt like it pulled situations out of the air just to have a situation to force the plot forward. The romance in the game was very unsatisfying. The game was just hot trash all around. What keeps this score from goingThis game was not as good as Assassin's Creed Rogue, which I thought was the best of the games that I played. This game was boring. Game mechanics were confusing. The story felt like it pulled situations out of the air just to have a situation to force the plot forward. The romance in the game was very unsatisfying. The game was just hot trash all around. What keeps this score from going any lower is a convincing open-world, excellent graphics (for its time, but it still looks good today), and the outfits.

    Other than the stupid story, what really kills this game is the co-op missions and the costumes and weapons that are required to purchase with one of two currencies to make your gameplay easier. The weapons were not different enough, and they felt unfair to use depending on the level of what character you engaged in combat with. This was too different from Rogue, and I don't like it.

    Did I get my money's worth? I think so, because I bought it off G2A for less than $2.    … Expand
  80. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Feb 15, 2021
    7
    Марафон ассасинов в пути. Начали конечно не с первого, а с Эцио и его трилогии, которая как и раньше невероятно здорово заходит. Пропустили третью, не нравится она мне вот и всё. Дальше потрясающий пиратский Black Flag одна из лучших частей франшизы. Затем вроде бы по логике должен быть Rogue, но мы решили разбавить морские приключения похождениями по суше, да и вроде как в один год сМарафон ассасинов в пути. Начали конечно не с первого, а с Эцио и его трилогии, которая как и раньше невероятно здорово заходит. Пропустили третью, не нравится она мне вот и всё. Дальше потрясающий пиратский Black Flag одна из лучших частей франшизы. Затем вроде бы по логике должен быть Rogue, но мы решили разбавить морские приключения похождениями по суше, да и вроде как в один год с Unity вышла. Поэтому сначала Франция 18 века! Исторические события в данной части, пожалуй, наиболее интересно и правдоподобно проистекают на протяжении всего игрового процесса - многое от взятия Бастилии до казни Людовика XVI. Ощущается прямо вот вся эта причастность к реальным событиям. Сюжет игры не самый захватывающий, но вполне себе сносный. Баги все на месте, ура, только даже ради них стоит пройти эту часть))) В Unity впервые мы можем проникать в дома, срезать себе путь через них и это действительно интересно, хотя, например, попасть в то же окно иногда бывает сложнее чем просто обойти дом, это проблемы корявого управления. Основная кампания вкупе с допами и любопытной боевой системой, которая отличается от предыдущих частей как бы-то ни было затягивает. Да это явно не лучшая часть ассасинская, но она не бесит так же как третья или убогая Liberation! Так что как итог: погамали не восторженно, но с интересом.… Expand
  81. Deiwidas4
    Jan 27, 2021
    6
    Not the best AC which I have ever tried. Is it the worst? As well cannot say. The problem that I purchased this game only for 1.2 EUR it was a massive discount. Therefore, even though it would totally flop still could not evaluate too badly just due to the price which I have paid :D. In general, I was enjoying the details of Paris, parkour was great as well. I have spent some time on thisNot the best AC which I have ever tried. Is it the worst? As well cannot say. The problem that I purchased this game only for 1.2 EUR it was a massive discount. Therefore, even though it would totally flop still could not evaluate too badly just due to the price which I have paid :D. In general, I was enjoying the details of Paris, parkour was great as well. I have spent some time on this game as I have a bad habit try to complete everything 100%, so I guess it is not the worst game which I have ever tried by checking how much time I have spent on this AC. However, the story, in general, was weak. Arno as well was not the most interesting character. By knowing that I tried this game only in 2020 I did not have any massive bugs or crashes, I guess UBISOFT fixed them. I believe 6 is a fair evaluation.… Expand
  82. Mack9393
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    I bought this game for $8 in 2023 and I still should’ve gotten it cheaper. Look, it’s old and it wasn’t polished when it came out either. It’s pretty for the time, and may have looked better with fresh eyes a few years back, but now it’s legacy titles make it seem beyond janky. Bought it to fill out my AC collection, but not sure I’ll even finish it. All the English speaking voice actorsI bought this game for $8 in 2023 and I still should’ve gotten it cheaper. Look, it’s old and it wasn’t polished when it came out either. It’s pretty for the time, and may have looked better with fresh eyes a few years back, but now it’s legacy titles make it seem beyond janky. Bought it to fill out my AC collection, but not sure I’ll even finish it. All the English speaking voice actors have accents from the U.K. It’s 18th century Versailles, not London FFS. Even if you change the language to French it’s clearly Québécois… cmon… how many games have they at least attempted to include regionally appropriate accents in their dialogue? Seems like it was a rushed cash grab that, thanks to suckers like me, is still bringing in cash.… Expand
  83. zezeljmare
    Jun 21, 2021
    6
    EN:
    After a few years of release, the game has finally been at least brought to a state where it can be played without huge bugs and glitches. As for the mechanics of the main character, it is unchanged, the movement is very similar to the previous AC games, Paris is very faithfully presented and the game looks great graphically. However the story and missions are quite basic and boring,    EN:
    After a few years of release, the game has finally been at least brought to a state where it can be played without huge bugs and glitches. As for the mechanics of the main character, it is unchanged, the movement is very similar to the previous AC games, Paris is very faithfully presented and the game looks great graphically. However the story and missions are quite basic and boring, often repetitive. The game is also full of various microtransactions, which fortunately do not affect the main story.

    SRB:
    Posle nekoliko godina od izlaska, igra je konačno barem dovedena u stanje da može da se igra bez ogromnih bagova i gličeva. Što se tiče mehanike glavnog lika, ona je nepromenjena, kretanje je veoma slično, kao u prethodnim AC igrama, Pariz je veoma verno predstavljen i grafički igra izgleda sjajno. Međutim priča i misije su dosta bazične i dosadne, često se ponavljaju. Igra je takođe puna raznih mikrotransakcija, koje srećom ne utiču na main story.    … Expand
  84. Ratohnhaketon
    Apr 26, 2023
    7
    Assassin's Creed Unity Review:

    Assassin's Creed Unity really looks good in the 2020s, despite being released in 2014. 2014 has been an underappreciated year for Ubisoft, like these games Watch Dogs, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity, and even Assassin's Creed Rogue. All of them received a polarizing reception, but out of these games, Watch Dogs has been my favorite, and Assassin's Creed    Assassin's Creed Unity Review:

    Assassin's Creed Unity really looks good in the 2020s, despite being released in 2014. 2014 has been an underappreciated year for Ubisoft, like these games Watch Dogs, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity, and even Assassin's Creed Rogue. All of them received a polarizing reception, but out of these games, Watch Dogs has been my favorite, and Assassin's Creed Unity disappointed me. It had a weak cast, slow and confusing combat system, and a horrendous story. But I have to appreciate for its soundtrack, Paris setting, and the parkour system, which is the best. I'm not the biggest fan of Arno, but he had an interesting backstory, which can possibly lead to a sequel of him against his father's murderer, Shay Patrick Cormac, with the help of Aveline De Grandpre and Connor Kenway. The combat system looked realistic and stylish, but there is no button to dodge bullets or bombs, and Syndicate has significantly improved it. The parkour system had loads of cool moves. Overall, Assassin's Creed Unity has deeply disappointed me, and I'm going to rate it a 6.1/10.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#51 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2014
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#22 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2014

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 59
  3. Negative: 2 out of 59
  1. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Feb 15, 2015
    50
    Paris shows some promise, but it's hard to enjoy a game when it's so nauseating, even if it does suggest a return to the series' best ideas. Maybe next year. [Issue#119, p.65]
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2015
    70
    As the first next-gen addition to the series Unity is a stepping stone on the way to something outstanding, but not an outstanding game in its own right. [13/2014, p.32]
  3. Games Master UK
    Dec 30, 2014
    75
    If you're invested in the classic AC style, this will do the trick. You'll love being a part of Ubisoft's Paris. [Jan 2015, p.68]
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