Assassin's Creed Unity

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  1. Ezio1459
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    网上都说是跑酷游戏，我玩儿的时候还没在意，女主死的情节，真的有点儿可惜。
  2. 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
  3. PlayerEight
    Mar 23, 2023
    8
    Parkour! Parkour, parkour! Parkour! ...Parkour! Parkour! Parkour

    Parkour! Parkour!
  4. Formula3
    Jan 30, 2023
    8
    Talvez um dos melhores jogados até hoje.. história fascinante... os graficos... sao os mais bonitos que vi no seu ano de lançamento.
  5. 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
  6. DarkLordLP7
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Good game! Assassin's Creed Unity is definitely the best game in the series in my opinion. The story of the game is very exciting and fun to play
  7. RDRFANFUHATERS
    Aug 17, 2022
    8
    the game it's not that bad it's like every assassin's creed after the brotherhood and I actually like it more than the three last assassins and I enjoy it quietly but PPL rates the game at the start of it and they put big hopes in the game before the game release and if you say to me play it again I will you know why?
    cuz the story and the characters that start from ASSASSIN'S CREED ROGUE    the game it's not that bad it's like every assassin's creed after the brotherhood and I actually like it more than the three last assassins and I enjoy it quietly but PPL rates the game at the start of it and they put big hopes in the game before the game release and if you say to me play it again I will you know why?
    cuz the story and the characters that start from ASSASSIN'S CREED ROGUE AND THE WEAPONS TIS GAME I REALLY LOVE BUT IN THE END IT'S LIKE EVREY GAME IT'S NOT FUL    … Expand
  8. papo77
    Jul 31, 2022
    8
    On a Xbox Series X you always get 60 FPS and that's a game changer... also you can now buy the game and its expansion "Dead kings" for a total of at about 2 Euros (yep, two Euros) on many websites.

    About the story... well, it is an AC so read the previous comments... but considering it costs almost nothing now, 60 FPS and all the glitches fixed it is a good deal if you never played it before.
  9. Chorillo77
    May 12, 2022
    9
    I was suprised how I fell love in the game from the start! I wasn't expect anything, but this game suprised me in every level! Everything is upgraded from previous titles. Graphics are top notch, Paris is beautiful, world lives, missions are great, gameplay is great, parkour is great, story is great, characters are great and side missions are more variable. They have added more rpgI was suprised how I fell love in the game from the start! I wasn't expect anything, but this game suprised me in every level! Everything is upgraded from previous titles. Graphics are top notch, Paris is beautiful, world lives, missions are great, gameplay is great, parkour is great, story is great, characters are great and side missions are more variable. They have added more rpg elements too which is very good upgrade!
    The best AC for me.    … Expand
  10. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Assassin's Creed Unity is absolute marvelous masterpiece in every sense of that word! Best parkour of whole series, likable and relatable main character, Absolutely stunning graphics, level of detail, enterable buildings and fantastic music. Easily top 3 of whole series!
  11. 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 ;)
  12. thebestgamess
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    One of the best games of all time, even with it's flaws, it's still better than Sony movie games.
  13. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Atmosphere: 9
    Enjoyment: 5
    Gameplay: 8
    Graphics: 9
    Music: 6
    Story: 5
    Total: 7.00
  14. Camlambelot
    Dec 25, 2021
    8
    When this game first launched in 2014, it was a disaster.. I remember it crashing on me several times..
    In 2021 however I gave it another chance on sale. I gotta say.. it's my favorite Assassin's Creed even surpassing Black Flag and 2.
    Why? Because it feels like the natural progression of the AC games since 1 were about stealth, templars, assassins and conquering districts and    When this game first launched in 2014, it was a disaster.. I remember it crashing on me several times..
    In 2021 however I gave it another chance on sale. I gotta say.. it's my favorite Assassin's Creed even surpassing Black Flag and 2.

    Why? Because it feels like the natural progression of the AC games since 1 were about stealth, templars, assassins and conquering districts and performing cool assassinations and learning about history. Where the new games try to be open world, Witcher-wanna-bes.

    This game is, imo, the best of them all because it feels like a true AC title, adds many extra cool weapons, skills and equipment as well as, most importantly, a giant beautiful detailed city to explore and climb to your hearts content.    … Expand
  15. BesDev
    Nov 26, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dreamed of playing this game, because the setting of revolutionary France is one of the coolest eras in history. You expect from the game the maximum immersion in this era, you are in intrigue, waiting for the characters from the previous parts to appear, for example, Shay, but no, the game is completely different, no historical parallels in the plot for you, as it was perfectly done in 2 parts with the family Borgia, no connection with the previous series of the game, the plot is the most stupid in the entire assassin's series, the characters are very boring. Missions and combat in the game are boring instantly, despite the fact that in all series you need to clear enemy points, kill guards, etc., but in Unity, this system is implemented worst of all, it feels like you go through one and the same mission, the locations just change slightly, but the level design is the same. In general, after this game, I think twice whether it is worth buying a new game about assassins. 4/10 due to beautiful graphics.… Expand
  16. 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
  17. Corvott
    Aug 23, 2021
    3
    No recomiendo comprar este juego ni aunque este en oferta, para su época tiene un sistema de parkour muy cuidado y fluidos y gráficos resultantes sobretodo si retrocedemos al año de su lanzamiento, pero actualmente en 2021 es una pesima elección, su sistema de combate es lo que lo hace increíblemente repetitivo, insufrible y estresante luego de llevar tiempo jugandolo, atacar es lento muyNo recomiendo comprar este juego ni aunque este en oferta, para su época tiene un sistema de parkour muy cuidado y fluidos y gráficos resultantes sobretodo si retrocedemos al año de su lanzamiento, pero actualmente en 2021 es una pesima elección, su sistema de combate es lo que lo hace increíblemente repetitivo, insufrible y estresante luego de llevar tiempo jugandolo, atacar es lento muy lento aun portando el arma más rápida del juego que son los sables, desviar un ataque es incluso aun más lento y sobretodo es más lento esquivar, que sucede con eso? Que a la hora de enfrentarse a más de 3 enemigos no vas ni a poder asestar un golpe cuando vas a tener que cancelarlo para no recibir otro desde, los inicios de ac se plantea el combate contra múltiples enemigos y aquí hacer eso con lleva a dolor de cabeza y estres postraumatico que te quedara luego de haber pagado 14$ por el y no poder terminarlo por lo insufrible que es.… Expand
  18. sergioodoardi
    Jul 10, 2021
    7
    Not the best AC but neither the worst one. Nice story. Enjoyable. A little bit repetitive also.
  19. 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
  20. zork2112
    May 22, 2021
    3
    This is a late review, but more for me just to vent frustration. I loved the prior games in the series. This one is a total slog. The one thing no one mentions is the one shot kill from a guy off screen. When I die it is always from someone completely off screen and generally up on a roof. Cheap kills and beyond annoying. By far my least favorite in the series.
  21. 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
  22. Sweetla
    Feb 28, 2021
    9
    Playing it on Xbox series X, wow, it’s incredible at 60fps and looks amazing, played it on the original PS4 for a couple of hours when it first came out and couldn’t get on with it, it feels like a next gen title now
  23. 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
  24. gotterpotter56
    Feb 13, 2021
    8
    Прошел игру год назад, и мне понравилось. Те баги которые были в начале пофиксили и теперь вполне играбельно.
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. punkmilitia
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    TL;DR spoiler-free Review.

    Amazing graphics, forgetful story.

    Overall: 77
  28. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 30, 2020
    8
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    X Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good X Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good X Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids X Teens X Adults ☐ All    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    X Beautiful
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{Gameplay}---
    ☐ Very good
    X Good
    ☐ It‘s just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{Audio}---
    ☐ Eargasm
    ☐ Very good
    X Good
    ☐ Not too bad
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ I'm now deaf

    ---{Audience}---
    ☐ Kids
    X Teens
    X Adults
    ☐ All

    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☐ Just press 'W'
    ☐ Easy
    X Significant brain usage
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

    ---{Story}---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    ☐ Average
    X Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

    ---{Game Time}---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    X Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- X It’s free! X Worth the price ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of X Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs    … Expand
  29. SENSEI07
    Oct 26, 2020
    10
    Лучший ассасин в серии и провал на релизе это абсолютный бред игра офигеннная абсолютно без багов всем ее советую
  30. 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.
  31. Dperks
    Sep 20, 2020
    4
    For every improvement Unity brings to the series it brings a bevy of issues as well. While the game looks nice it's still hampered by technical issues. While it has an interesting setting they don't do enough with it. And theirs a hole lot of other things micro transactions, slower combat, boring side content, a story that meanders through it's second act and the inclusion of co op contentFor every improvement Unity brings to the series it brings a bevy of issues as well. While the game looks nice it's still hampered by technical issues. While it has an interesting setting they don't do enough with it. And theirs a hole lot of other things micro transactions, slower combat, boring side content, a story that meanders through it's second act and the inclusion of co op content that to this day is still broken. All this and more make playing through Unity a slog to get through with tiny pockets of fun sprinkled through in otherwise boring experience.… Expand
  32. 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.
  33. DzmitryBoston
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
    With all its ups and downs the assassin's creed series is a must-play. All games are enjoyable even though generic some times. A great inspiration for a history lover.
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. Reus147
    Aug 12, 2019
    9
    Playing AC unity 5 years after its release was incredible with the price down to just nine euros and with most release bugs fixed. Arno is an amazing protagonist with his backstory and love affair being so interesting to watch through the beautiful cutscenes. Revolutionary Paris looks amazing and combat works very well. The campaign is great with some noteworthy moments while thePlaying AC unity 5 years after its release was incredible with the price down to just nine euros and with most release bugs fixed. Arno is an amazing protagonist with his backstory and love affair being so interesting to watch through the beautiful cutscenes. Revolutionary Paris looks amazing and combat works very well. The campaign is great with some noteworthy moments while the multiplayer and deep customization are welcome additions.… Expand
  37. Ondrada
    May 31, 2019
    10
    It's good game. Pitch fixed it all. Just sometimes happens to fall FPS or see glitch.
  38. SofaJockeyUK
    Apr 19, 2019
    8
    There's a solid game here. I could quibble about the ending not being as satisfying as I hoped and Arno can be a bit grumpy, but the launch bugs were dealt with long ago, the gameplay is good and Paris is represented superbly well. Certainly worth an 8/10.
  39. 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
  40. iMustang
    Mar 24, 2019
    9
    Although heavy criticism will always befall Unity due to a number of glitches the game had at launch, those glitches did not take away from the core of what an amazing game Unity was. This game was the best Assassin's Creed game since Brotherhood that completely revitalized the franchise; everything was better than it ever has been before, the parkour, the stealth, everything. It gave youAlthough heavy criticism will always befall Unity due to a number of glitches the game had at launch, those glitches did not take away from the core of what an amazing game Unity was. This game was the best Assassin's Creed game since Brotherhood that completely revitalized the franchise; everything was better than it ever has been before, the parkour, the stealth, everything. It gave you a main character you could love, a beautiful world to explore, and so many different things you could do you could lose yourself for hours playing this game even if you weren't playing the main story.… Expand
  41. 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
  42. gun_luis
    May 20, 2018
    5
    BUGS y mas BUGS. Historia decente, ambientación espectacular... pero la peor jugabilidad de la saga, llegando a desesperar.
  43. pavel_gord
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    Today at night I 3 th times has passed this game. Idiots insulted this game: lag, not FPS etc.
    But no one suka noticed how great the culture is hidden in every detail of this game: the music, the atmosphere, even the mags, blyat'!
    People appreciate THE WHOLE game, not just optimization, and not every year will eat AC Origins in which the plot is terrible.
  44. Farhad_Jabiyev
    Apr 1, 2018
    8
    + Amazing graphics
    + Photo-realistic graphics
    + Super realistic animations
    + Real Assassin Gameplay
    + Hard Difficulty
    + Good stealth mechanics
    + Story is not so bad :)

    But, this game makes me to feel like a real assassin. Even in AC 2 it wasn't the case, I think the graphics+animations was so good and they makes me to feel like a real assassin.
  45. 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.
  46. Thisperson1
    Jan 2, 2018
    1
    Holy crap, this is a horrible game. I've played every Assassin's Creed game all the way up to Origins, and this one is EASILY the worst. Absolutely horrible combat and parkour, micro-transactions, glitches everywhere, bland open world, and flat characters. If you play through a mission and then die right after completing it, then you have to do it again!!! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! The ONLYHoly crap, this is a horrible game. I've played every Assassin's Creed game all the way up to Origins, and this one is EASILY the worst. Absolutely horrible combat and parkour, micro-transactions, glitches everywhere, bland open world, and flat characters. If you play through a mission and then die right after completing it, then you have to do it again!!! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! The ONLY redeeming factor is it has good graphics, which is why I'm giving it a 1 instead if a 0. In conclusions everything is bad about this game, except for the visuals.… Expand
  47. 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.
  48. Gorbax
    Dec 2, 2017
    8
    Assassin's Creed Unity is a great game that has truly come into its own with patches. Most voice actors do great work, the environment is breathtaking and detailed, and the game is brimming with content.
  49. FillipeMag
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Gostei bastante do jogo, Fiz o 100% praticamente sem nenhum problema. Uma única vez que tive de fechar o jogo pq o personagem ' afundou' no teto de uma cabana durante a missão e em outras foram mais engraçados as situações, ou o personagem congelava durante a queda ou um outra dava uma breve ' doideira ' ... nada que prejudicasse a jogatina ,
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. RadioactiveJeff
    Nov 15, 2016
    10
    Excellent game, one of my favourites in the series. I understand that there is a lot of hate towards the game as a number of people experienced issues or glitches. I'm not sure if this is on the PC or PS4 as I did not experience any issues whatsoever on Xbox One.

    The graphics and lighting are very well done and the amount of detail which has gone into the creating of the map is    Excellent game, one of my favourites in the series. I understand that there is a lot of hate towards the game as a number of people experienced issues or glitches. I'm not sure if this is on the PC or PS4 as I did not experience any issues whatsoever on Xbox One.

    The graphics and lighting are very well done and the amount of detail which has gone into the creating of the map is incredible. As an architecture student, I really appreciate the details which has gone into each landmark and building within the city.

    The story is compelling, although there are similarities to Assassin's Creed 2 in the narrative. Character customisation is a nice addition to the game. I would however prefer it if some of the better looking items weren't only available through the online co-op as it is difficult to find a game. Also the incorporation of the companion app and initiates leaves a lot to be desired and can be quite frustrating. The new combat system can take some getting used to but I feel it can be much more rewarding once mastered.

    On a final note, I have played all of the games in the series and am a huge Assassin's Creed fan. I feel this is a huge improvement over the games set in the Americas as it goes back to the large urban routes of the series, where the game feels much more at home. I do not feel this game deserves all the negative reviews.

    Hope this was helpful, please give the game a chance!    … Expand
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. mitekillem
    Jun 12, 2016
    3
    Major BUGS. I played a mission for data collection outside of the Helix. Finished, went back to my normal game, and Fast Travelled to the theatre...where suddenly the Dead Kings DL initialized. I don't know how this happened, but I hadn't even finished the half way through the main game yet.
  57. 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.
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. Elpeso
    Feb 23, 2016
    9
    The game is awesome on these days, after that big update. i played syndicate first, only few minutes and poor that crap then step in to Unity for first time and it surprises me! I'd like to recommend Unity for everyone who likes older games in series.
  63. AwesomeGamezXL
    Jan 21, 2016
    10
    I don't get the objection here. The combat is as good is as good as it was before. Okay, micro transactions. It doesn't effect the actual single player experience which has always been the point of Assassin's Creed. I played Black Flag before this. I think the combat mechanics in the two games are the same where it counts. It's not like Unity did away with parkour or something. That wouldI don't get the objection here. The combat is as good is as good as it was before. Okay, micro transactions. It doesn't effect the actual single player experience which has always been the point of Assassin's Creed. I played Black Flag before this. I think the combat mechanics in the two games are the same where it counts. It's not like Unity did away with parkour or something. That would be worthy of a 3.9 score. I feel that people are influenced by the Metacritic review score which is just a few points away from being a 4/5, and the Steam user reviews. FYI, the Steam user reviews are bad because the game is poorly optimized for the PC, not because the game itself is bad.… Expand
  64. quitepissed
    Jan 5, 2016
    0
    HUGE step backwards in progress. poor programming, glitchy as hell. your character sucks unless you are willing to pay. Arno won't deliver kill blows because he's too busy prancing about like a frilly Frenchman. I love the series but this installment was so frustratingly poor i had to **** to the internet. This is the absolute worst game in entire series.
  65. TheQuietGamer
    Dec 30, 2015
    4
    A game notorious for having a terrible launch plagued by an absurd amount of technical issues. One can't help but wonder would the game have been better received by the public it had been released with more polish. I, for one, don't think so. Because even now when the majority of it's technical issues have been patched all we are left with is a bad game.

    Numerous changes have been made    A game notorious for having a terrible launch plagued by an absurd amount of technical issues. One can't help but wonder would the game have been better received by the public it had been released with more polish. I, for one, don't think so. Because even now when the majority of it's technical issues have been patched all we are left with is a bad game.

    Numerous changes have been made to the gameplay. None of them for the better. It's still very much Assassin's Creed, but in an effort to make the series more complex the developers have only made it more convoluted. The fun core gameplay of the series has been polluted and the combat is outright broken.

    Combat has always been a more flawed aspect of the series. It takes a step back here. Due to the botched handling of the parry system fights can be long, drawn out, and tedious when facing more than one enemy at a time. Something you'll be doing regularly. The camera frequently obscures enemy combatants. You can use stealth to bypass as much combat as you can. The new changes to how stealth works do feel awkward at times. I still found plenty of satisfaction in sneaking around and quietly dispatching foes though.

    The new leveling up system is a joke and uncomfortably clashes with the game's new ways of handling difficulty. Different sections of the city are going to contain harder enemies and side-quests. It's a nice idea to have certain parts of the map harder to interact with until you level up and get better gear. Plenty of other open world games have done the same thing with much success. However with so many of the upgrades you get from leveling up being locked until you progress in the story (which would have been helpful to ensure it's not a nightmare to actually get further in the story), and so much of the gear being tied to side-quests, it just doesn't work for Unity. What really hurts it is that the side-content just isn't that appealing. I found no interest in tackling any of it.

    The parkour/climbing system also gets tampered with. Once again good ideas, awkward execution. Most of the issues come from the loose controls. Sometimes your character just won't do what you're telling him to do. That's always been an irritant in the series, but when you combine that with the number of new animations brought on by the stunning graphics that just end up making things more awkward, you end up with the most awkward one yet. I have to give them credit for the new climbing down mechanics. Downward descensions have always just been clumsy. Now they are handled with the finesse of regular climbing. It's probably the only change I would like to see stick around going forward.

    Presentation has always been a strong point for this series and this entry is no different. The graphics can be absolutely gorgeous. High quality voice acting backs up the writing even though it makes no sense that all of these French characters sound English.

    The story is just plain uninteresting. The characters themselves are flat and their conflict is boring. The modern day story barely exists. Literally nothing happens and there aren't even any gameplay sections relating to it that take place in the present time. All we get are a few cutscenes and some intrusive dialog. Basically we get nothing. It makes me wonder why they even keep that part of the series alive. It's clear Ubisoft has no idea what to do with it now and that it's just hanging on by a thread.

    The new addition of cooperative missions is cool. Obviously it will only really be appealing if you play with friends as coordination is required for the harder ones. But with the core gameplay butchered the way it is there isn't a reason for you to suffer through this game by yourself, much less with company. There's no reason to suffer through this game at all.

    It's a big blemish for the series. Not only did it have the misfortune of releasing in a sorry, glitch-ridden state, but now even when it's almost completely fixed there still isn't a reason to play it thanks to how bad the actual gameplay is. It stumbles in just about every area. There are moments where the brightness of the series shines through and you can have a little bit of fun with it. The thrill and satisfaction of planning and setting up that perfect assassination can still be found here, but it's an absolute struggle to do so every step of the way. If the new mechanics and changes introduced here are going to be the foundation of the series moving forward then this might mean the end of the series. At least it will be for me. A lot of these ideas just don't work for Assassin's Creed and this just isn't a fun game.

    I give it a 4.5/10    … Expand
  66. 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
  67. Southwick
    Dec 15, 2015
    9
    If you are a like me and have only just upgraded to the X-Box One, then this review is aimed at you,

    I am a big fan of the AC series and have always enjoyed the games and so I was always going to get this game regardless of the negative comments and mediocre reviews. That being said I did go into the game expecting the worst as the technical issues and bugs in the game had been well    If you are a like me and have only just upgraded to the X-Box One, then this review is aimed at you,

    I am a big fan of the AC series and have always enjoyed the games and so I was always going to get this game regardless of the negative comments and mediocre reviews. That being said I did go into the game expecting the worst as the technical issues and bugs in the game had been well documented.

    I can't comment on what the game was like when released initially, what I can say is that my experience was, for the most part, smooth and bug free. There was a little clipping here and there, but no more than I expect from any game, and I didn't experience anything like the issues people had been reporting upon release. Whether the game has been patched over the past year or I was just lucky I really couldn't say, but I found the game stunning and technically brilliant. The visuals are outstanding and, once again, the game ran perfectly with no technical issues at all.

    The game plays like all previous AC games and though the formula has been tweaked slightly with improvements to the combat and stealth mechanic, there is no mistaking this is an AC game. The setting is incredible and suits the gameplay of AC perfectly, with a huge map to explore and countless collectibles, side missions and extras. The biggest change to the game is the addition of the 'optional' co-op missions you can take part in, I have not really explored this side of the game as I personally only take interest in the single player aspect of games like this. (It is worth noting that you can, and I did, complete co-op missions alone if you prefer).

    The storyline in Unity is, in my opinion, the strongest since the Ezio trilogy and the main character is also the best lead since Ezio too.

    Basically if you are a fan of the AC series then I strongly recommend this game, whilst I enjoyed Black Flag and Rogue, they never felt like true AC games, Unity does.    … Expand
  68. JCdark2889
    Nov 22, 2015
    8
    This game had a lot of glitches. But you know I don't give a cuss about any of that.
    I thought that, though it could be better, the script was well written and I loved the love story that our hero had going for him. And for me... the stealth worked fine. All I had to do was get spotted a little and let the guards investigate while I stuck up from behind. But the graphics could have been    This game had a lot of glitches. But you know I don't give a cuss about any of that.
    I thought that, though it could be better, the script was well written and I loved the love story that our hero had going for him. And for me... the stealth worked fine. All I had to do was get spotted a little and let the guards investigate while I stuck up from behind. But the graphics could have been just a pinch better.    … Expand
  69. GeneralStrax
    Nov 19, 2015
    8
    This game is well worth checking out if you are an Assassins Creed fan at all. I have played every title in the series, and this is one of the best of them.
    There was a lot of negativity surrounding this game upon release because of really bad bugs, but I did not even bother buying this game until after it had been out for a couple of months, so those issues did not affect me at all, and    This game is well worth checking out if you are an Assassins Creed fan at all. I have played every title in the series, and this is one of the best of them.
    There was a lot of negativity surrounding this game upon release because of really bad bugs, but I did not even bother buying this game until after it had been out for a couple of months, so those issues did not affect me at all, and will not affect any new players.
    Honestly, this game is no Black Flag. The sailing and sea battle elements of that game are not here, and attempts to streamline the free running aspects actually made it a bit more clunky than Black Flag, though they were still as good as or better than nearly every other open world game I have ever played.
    I also missed the Assassination Side Missions that have been in every other iteration of this game except the first one. Seriously, whoever spearheaded the idea of getting rid of assassination missions in a game where you play an assassin should be fired. To replace those, however, are tons of other side missions and repeatable missions that can be played single or multi player, so there is never a lack of things to do.

    The best part of this game is Paris itself. The world is really, really big, and exploring it is a blast. The thing that I never see this game get credit for is that so many of the buildings in this game can be entered and explored. Previously the best you could hope for was a short cut here and there that would automatically take you through a building. In this game you can enter windows, run up the stairs, and basically go in and out of most of the buildings. This makes the city feel more like a city and less like a series of obstacles to go over and around. It always bugged me that it was perfectly OK to kill guards in the street, but going through a window was a no no.

    The other great advancement was that they got rid of the convoluted backstory. No more Desmond or anyone resembling him. Given, there is not nearly as much tying the present to the past as in the previous games, but it had all become too much.

    Lastly, the companion app and its interaction with the console game is nothing to write home about, but it is also completely unnecessary. Sure, if you want to get 100% completion you have to use it, but other than that you are not missing out on anything except for a few weapons and outfit items that are functionally obsolete (they are really just useless collectibles) almost from the beginning. Is it great? No. Does it detract from the game? Also no.

    This game has a really undeserved bad reputation. As nitpicky as you want to get, this is a fun game with tons to explore,and that is exactly what I am looking for in this series.    … Expand
  70. Bunkinator99
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    I cannot put into words the pain that this game has caused me. Everything was so atrocious i wanted to cry. Waste of space and waste of time. **** this 150 characters 11111ajhsefgalksjdfghlkajsdhf lkasghflkgasdlkvgsdzajkfgvsldzkjg vkszh bvjkhSGvzxkcjg vlkjzsbcvjkznclkvbhzsd,mvblk jzscbv djzb kbdzv ,zcbvjkzcbvj,bcd,mvv zkdjcbvlkcjzxn v,zxcbv klhdsz bjklcvzn
  71. Blogmaxseetings
    Oct 26, 2015
    8
    O Unity teve o lançamento muito ruim por conta dos bugs, desempenho ruim, e uma historia não muito boa. Mas agora na atualidade foram lançados diversos patchs de correções fazendo com que os vários bugs venham ser diminuídos bastante e o desempenho melhorado( mas ainda continua tendo uma performance ruim).Esse jogo é realmente pra quem é fã da serie.
  72. 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
  73. UndeadFox
    Sep 29, 2015
    1
    I've played most of the assassin's creed games, including the first one, and I have to say, to be blunt, I really hated this one. It takes ages to download, and years to load. It isn't like Black flag where it's really speedy and smooth, it's quite the opposite. The combat is similar to the first game, where if you even try to counter, half of the time nothing will happen. Also, there's noI've played most of the assassin's creed games, including the first one, and I have to say, to be blunt, I really hated this one. It takes ages to download, and years to load. It isn't like Black flag where it's really speedy and smooth, it's quite the opposite. The combat is similar to the first game, where if you even try to counter, half of the time nothing will happen. Also, there's no regeneration. Ubisoft incorporated this health potion crap. Making matters even more unnecessarily complicated, lock picking was in this game. Why?… Expand
  74. Conman
    Sep 2, 2015
    10
    Assassin's Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series with a great character in Arno his character development and the complexity in his story. 10/10
  75. aredneck92
    Sep 1, 2015
    1
    I was excited to play this game when it first came out. This was the first Assassin's Creed game I played and after hearing good things about Black Flag, I thought I would give this one a chance.

    The graphics look good and the controls of the game is easy to pick up. The storyline is one kind of intriguing and fun to play. That is the best I can say about the game. Now for the    I was excited to play this game when it first came out. This was the first Assassin's Creed game I played and after hearing good things about Black Flag, I thought I would give this one a chance.

    The graphics look good and the controls of the game is easy to pick up. The storyline is one kind of intriguing and fun to play. That is the best I can say about the game.

    Now for the bad part. The glitches and the bugs in this game are atrocious. At one point I got stuck on a wall of the church and couldn't move either up or down. I had to restart the game just to continue. After it happened again I turned the game off and let it sit for awhile hoping thee publisher would create an update for the report of the bugs occurring.

    Wait a few more months and updates occurring for the game I gave it another shot. This time I got stuck trying to climb over a wall. In fact I kept climbing up the wall and stuck in mid air. Not holding onto anything. Another restart and again more bugs and glitches. This turned me off of the franchise and wish I never played this game. This is a perfect example of how not to release a game.    … Expand
  76. wler711
    Aug 30, 2015
    4
    On the heels of finishing AC4: Black Flag and being utterly enthralled by and addicted to it, I eagerly started AC Unity with high expectations. But after playing Unity, those expectations were dashed, and I was left feeling disappointed and ripped off.

    It's not all bad, though. The biggest praise I can give the game is the superb graphics used to create an incredibly expansive world    On the heels of finishing AC4: Black Flag and being utterly enthralled by and addicted to it, I eagerly started AC Unity with high expectations. But after playing Unity, those expectations were dashed, and I was left feeling disappointed and ripped off.

    It's not all bad, though. The biggest praise I can give the game is the superb graphics used to create an incredibly expansive world with endless nooks and crannies to explore. The number of citizens in the world is quite mind-blowing, but it seems that Ubisoft went overboard with it just because they could. Just because you CAN easily create thousands of citizens in the virtual world doesn't mean you should. Trying to simply run from one end of the street to the other becomes cumbersome as you try to dodge citizens (and usually jump on every obstacle and building in your path in the process), or when that fails, being slowed down as you try to shove your way through the crowds. So, a cool concept, but one that should have remained in concept and not actually implemented.

    Some of the player controls have been improved. The "controlled descent," which allows you to quickly and easily descend from an elevated location, makes getting back down to ground level MUCH easier, and Ubisoft deserves credit for that. Climbing in general seems much more accessible and controlled, and I found that the quick lift contraptions that vault you to an elevated location when sprinting onto them are much easier to activate.

    Bt honestly, those are about the only good things I can say about it so far. The map view is okay, although it's maddening to have to zoom in to your location EVERY TIME the map is displayed. A zoomed in view would definitely be a better default. Weapons and gear upgrades are, again, overly complicated just for the sake of being complicated. There are three different types of currency: francs (regular money), sync points, and creed points. Most upgrades can be purchased with francs, but the best ones (particularly new assassin skills) must be purchased with sync points, which are granted after completing missions. Creed points, which are earned by performing certain assassin maneuvers like special execution strikes, etc., seem completely useless. I haven't found a good use for them yet. I yearn for the simple and predictable single-currency system of previous AC games.

    Stealth mode is okay, but it's much more difficult and less fun to use than simply hiding and luring guards to your hiding spot for a stealth kill (by whistling, for example). Side quests and the main storyline are classic AC, and there's just not too much more to say about them beyond that. Eagle vision was made less user friendly, as there is a finite vision range and a short cool down period before it can be activated again. Targets marked with eagle vision also seem to become unmarked once the cool down expires.

    But for all the complaints I have about gameplay (and I have many more than I have described here), my number one biggest complaint is that after the first few main storyline missions and several side missions, both my screen and the sound flicker or stutter. This means the frame rate takes a nosedive, and the sound stutters the point of missing important audible information. I've rebooted the system and reloaded the game many times, to no avail. I've searched the internet for a solution and have found none, and it's absolutely maddening. It is to the point that if it doesn't somehow resolve on its own before long, I will lose all interest in playing. I can excuse what I consider to be poor gameplay design because that is so often just a matter of personal preference, but performance issues are inexcusable and unforgivable.

    I still have high hopes for Syndicate, but Unity seems to be Ubisoft's attempt at showcasing technical capabilities at the expense of the simple yet captivating game playing experience that was prevalent in previous titles (especially AC4: Black Flag). Hopefully with Syndicate and future titles they will understand that a pretty, technically impressive game doesn't necessarily mean that it's fun to play.    … Expand
  77. Ubisoftsucks
    Aug 29, 2015
    0
    Absolutely **** abysmal, I can't even gather my bearings to even write a well respectable review because I'm so pissed off about the many faults with this speck of **** they have the audacity to call a game, let me list the only good things about this **** heap so it doesn't seem like I'm just criticizing it out of bias.

    The visuals and graphics are stunning, the acting and locations    Absolutely **** abysmal, I can't even gather my bearings to even write a well respectable review because I'm so pissed off about the many faults with this speck of **** they have the audacity to call a game, let me list the only good things about this **** heap so it doesn't seem like I'm just criticizing it out of bias.

    The visuals and graphics are stunning, the acting and locations are excellent, I like that you can decorate your player home and interact with the environment and collect revenue from the many renovations you make, lastly the player customizing is a neat feature too.

    Now onto the Weight of this game which is patheticly enough, the cons, The game is near impossible, they completely **** up the combat system, the guards are very cheap and use guns very frequently and so happen to use heat seaking bullets, pretty innovative for their time don't you think? The constant bugs and glitches I get, the Parkour is still as annoying as ever. So yeah, this game is far up on my **** games list. Do better next time Ubi****heads    … Expand
  78. 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
  79. 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
  80. 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
  81. Boominthunder12
    Jul 23, 2015
    3
    I had high hopes for this series after the excellence that was the majority of Black Flag, but boy was I in for a disappointment. I had heard so many bad things about Unity, so I treaded with caution. Thr thing is, it didn't even meet those expectations. The story is bland and forgettable, the characters are uninteresting, and the game just looks visually boring, with grey, black, andI had high hopes for this series after the excellence that was the majority of Black Flag, but boy was I in for a disappointment. I had heard so many bad things about Unity, so I treaded with caution. Thr thing is, it didn't even meet those expectations. The story is bland and forgettable, the characters are uninteresting, and the game just looks visually boring, with grey, black, and brown making up most of the game. But those aren't the biggest complaints I have. Those would be the combat and the stealth, the two most important parts. The combat just feels sluggish and unresponsive; oftentimes the parry feature doesn't work despite the player mashing the parry button as soon as the opponent's health bar lights up. The cover system also ruins the great stealth system found in Black Flag. And last, but certainly not least: MICROTRANSACTIONS? IN MY FULL-PRICE GAME? What a joke. Black Flag gave false hope. Don't buy this game. Actually, don't even rent it, unless you just want achievements. A major disappointment, for sure.… Expand
  82. 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.
  83. MrJ369
    Jul 18, 2015
    2
    Loved Black Flag, and revolution France is one of my favorite time periods, and they did a great job making the city feel alive, and look fantastic; that is where the 2 points come from. The rest is just horrible. The same mind numbing collectible/upgrade grinding treadmill with micro transactions that we've come to expect from Ubisoft, pretty much forced online play (problem for me, maybeLoved Black Flag, and revolution France is one of my favorite time periods, and they did a great job making the city feel alive, and look fantastic; that is where the 2 points come from. The rest is just horrible. The same mind numbing collectible/upgrade grinding treadmill with micro transactions that we've come to expect from Ubisoft, pretty much forced online play (problem for me, maybe not others), very clunky movement and animations, and the combat is laughable.

    This should be the last AC for 3-4 years. People badly need a break from it, and they need to spend at least a year or two longer on that one than this one.    … Expand
  84. Mee-tacritic
    Jul 7, 2015
    10
    This game is truly amazing! I cannot stress enough how BEAUTIFUL this game is that I continually surprise myself by being amazed and completely blown away at how good looking it is the more I play!
    I remember when I first played AC1 and saying to a friend that it was the best game I'd ever played (and I've been playing computer and videogames for 37 years now!). AC Unity continues the    This game is truly amazing! I cannot stress enough how BEAUTIFUL this game is that I continually surprise myself by being amazed and completely blown away at how good looking it is the more I play!
    I remember when I first played AC1 and saying to a friend that it was the best game I'd ever played (and I've been playing computer and videogames for 37 years now!). AC Unity continues the trend by being possibly the most beautiful game (and man, it's smooth, no fps problems or glitches at all on the XB1!) I've ever played!
    I don't understand how people can complain that there is an AC game released every year and that they're repetitive when you have such new and amazingly detailed architecture and full cities being rendered and populated, along with great acting, stories and side stories... The more I play this game, the more it pulls me in.
    I have to admit that initially it took me a while to get into the game, as it nearly always does with AC games, but once you get the hang of it and start improving your character and weapons, it just becomes a blast, the city of Paris is truly your playground! Along with the fast travel ability and new mission types such as murder mysteries and riddles, the game never really feels old nor boring and gives you a great variety of tasks to break up the monotony that has plagued other similar mission-based games.
    Keep those AC games coming Ubisoft (even though I did wait and buy the game with a great discount!) and we'll keep buying them. I really want the next AC game to be set in WW2 Europe, it would be amazing to have to find and assassinate Hitler in his bunker at the end of the game and lends itself quite well to the templars and assassins and the (crazy) ideas and ideals of the Nazis!    … Expand
  85. omalley
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    After playing the hell out of Assassin's Creed Black Flag I was definitely excited for Unity. What I got was absolute garbage. The sword fighting is slow and unexciting and the story is boring. The graphics are the only good thing in this game. I quickly traded this game in after I bought it.
  86. FairReview
    Jun 22, 2015
    9
    This review is being writen after ubisoft "fixed" the game

    The bad side of the game: *"Nomad" chests are annoying as hell *The framerate still drop a lot sometimes *Micro-transactions ( i doubt someone will buy these anyway ) *Glitchy combat, sometimes you parry attacks from enimies that doesn't exists Good side: *Animations are the best, everything is VERY well made    This review is being writen after ubisoft "fixed" the game

    The bad side of the game:

    *"Nomad" chests are annoying as hell
    *The framerate still drop a lot sometimes
    *Micro-transactions ( i doubt someone will buy these anyway )
    *Glitchy combat, sometimes you parry attacks from enimies that doesn't exists

    Good side:
    *Animations are the best, everything is VERY well made
    *Graphics are incredible sometimes
    *They fixed LOTS of bugs but there still a few ones
    *The combat system is a really good challenge when it doesn't bug
    *Soundtrack may get repetitive but they are nice
    *Many people on the screen, everyone doing different things and rich of details
    *The missions are very intertaining
    *Story is just good
    *Multiplayer is working without crashing now    … Expand
  87. 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
  88. xl33tgamerx
    May 28, 2015
    2
    I have been a fan of the series since the original game, but I have to put my foot down on this one. Notwithstanding the horrible FPS at release, the controls on this game are sloppy and character handling are very poor, especially when you are presented with tight situations where your character has multiple things going on (ie, a large fight where you have to go after one target, yetI have been a fan of the series since the original game, but I have to put my foot down on this one. Notwithstanding the horrible FPS at release, the controls on this game are sloppy and character handling are very poor, especially when you are presented with tight situations where your character has multiple things going on (ie, a large fight where you have to go after one target, yet your character keeps attacking other things despite your input), poor handling on wall climbing (your character will jump to places you aren't trying to move to...) - so I have to say this alone makes this game a less than stellar experience for me, but there are other things about this game that bother me, such getting put in missions back-after-back without having a place nearby to restock on supplies and then finding yourself surrounded by hundreds of guards and dying repeatedly. However, the silver lining is that I do like the graphics on this game, and the open world experience, but the missions, storyline and plot are the same as almost every other AC game. I think they were on to something when the introduced Naval Combat in AC3, Rogue and Black Flag, but then this extra sort of activity thing to keep the games fresh was phased out and they went back to their same old hack, slash follow and stealth routine which has more or less killed it off for me being the same old same old. Multiplayer i'm sure is nice for some people (not me, I prefer not to play my missions with some teenage kid yelling obscenities into his microphone - kinda ruins the enjoyability factor of most of my games.) so really, this game has added nothing for me to the series, and made me feel as though Ubisoft needs to start working on other projects and end with the AC series if they are going to keep going in this direction. Just my 2 cents.… Expand
  89. 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
  90. aliba
    May 18, 2015
    10
    i love the game.1789. Paris - France. The French Revolution turns a once-magnificent city into a house of terror and chaos. Its cobblestone streets run rouge with the blood of commoners who dared to challenge the oppressive aristocracy.i love the location and every thing.
  91. 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
  92. Urbanlistener
    May 1, 2015
    8
    The same winning recipe as the previous ones, but with absolutely incredible visuals, an awesome open Paris, a lot of new weapons and a great multiplayer experience. On the negative side, there is a lot of lags and the campaign is not as good as the others AC.
  93. forgotten_soldi
    Apr 26, 2015
    0
    I've purchased every single assassins creed game that has come out. Granted I usually play on my PC. This time I got it on my xbox one. The frame rate in this game is terrible. When you are fighting more than 2 guys it's like 20 or below. No more fluid animation... Just looks laggy. The map is unreadable. They have so many asinine things for you to collect, some which you have to play someI've purchased every single assassins creed game that has come out. Granted I usually play on my PC. This time I got it on my xbox one. The frame rate in this game is terrible. When you are fighting more than 2 guys it's like 20 or below. No more fluid animation... Just looks laggy. The map is unreadable. They have so many asinine things for you to collect, some which you have to play some lame game on your phone to unlock. The game was so broken at launch they decided to give away free dlc, which is also terrible. Finally they did away with having to play their companion app. Oh and don't feel like having to work for items? No problem. Just spend $99 real dollars and buy away with the micro transactions. Yes... Micro Transactions in a Assassins Creed Game. It makes me sick. Assassin's Creed Rogue came out after this and is a much better product. Don't bother wasting your time with this game.… Expand
  94. Unnamedwrath
    Apr 17, 2015
    2
    This is one of the worst games I ever played Im a big fan of Assassins creed games but this was boring. The theme was super boring it feels like im playing in old time New York. The park our is over thought the story sucks theirs no cool features. Black flag was one of my favorite it had amazing features and advise getting that instead if you haven't played it. unity is by far theThis is one of the worst games I ever played Im a big fan of Assassins creed games but this was boring. The theme was super boring it feels like im playing in old time New York. The park our is over thought the story sucks theirs no cool features. Black flag was one of my favorite it had amazing features and advise getting that instead if you haven't played it. unity is by far the worst assassins creed game ever. Ps the multiplier sucks even with friends. also if this is your first ac this is going to make you never by anything unity ever again… Expand
  95. 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.
  96. 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
  97. Troria
    Apr 5, 2015
    1
    So dissapointed in this game. I am a big fan of the series, and even though the game is pretty, it's easy to quit and never start again. The fightning is glitchy and commands only work some pf the time. The missions are to hard and unforgiving, spend 30 min on a mission, fail the last 30 seconds and you have to start over! /ragequit. The layout and setting of the different missions areSo dissapointed in this game. I am a big fan of the series, and even though the game is pretty, it's easy to quit and never start again. The fightning is glitchy and commands only work some pf the time. The missions are to hard and unforgiving, spend 30 min on a mission, fail the last 30 seconds and you have to start over! /ragequit. The layout and setting of the different missions are messy and unclear. The heists are unnecessary and really, another boy avenging his murdered family? The character is to underpowered and dies all the time. So disappointed, will warn others for this game being to hard, glitchy, boring and a waste of money and time.… Expand
  98. Mauro_Mawo
    Apr 4, 2015
    10
    Let's be honest. Assassin's Creed Unity is not free of bugs, the frame rate is not always locked on 30 FPS, etc etc... but the graphic remains stunning compared to other games, the history is pretty good and able to catch the player attention, the atmospheres are such incredible. Furthermore the control system is precise and lovable, the missions try to be various and so on. If Ubisoft hadLet's be honest. Assassin's Creed Unity is not free of bugs, the frame rate is not always locked on 30 FPS, etc etc... but the graphic remains stunning compared to other games, the history is pretty good and able to catch the player attention, the atmospheres are such incredible. Furthermore the control system is precise and lovable, the missions try to be various and so on. If Ubisoft had reserved 6 months more in order to optimize this title, which runs better on One than on PS4 (yes, I want to remember this), it would have been a great, great AC. I give 10 just because most of the people who gave less than 5 is unfair.… Expand
  99. 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)
  100. 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
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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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