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Assassin's Creed Unity Review: A Tale of Two Games | Joystiq

Assassin's Creed Unity is the best and worst of Assassin's Creed. It's hard not to appreciate everything that it gets right, and you'll have a good time if you can wrangle some friends for co-op, but it's impossible to ignore where Unity falls tragically short.

chaldo3482d ago

Well dang. I am loving every minute of it so far :/

Eonjay3482d ago

Do you agree with any of the points in this review? Or does it sound too harsh?

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chaldo3482d ago

"Technical hiccups "

I am not sure to be honest. I play this on PC and it's running fine for me. I just hope it will get better for other PC players experiencing these issues as well as console players.

"The area that suffers most from this sort of confused structure is the plot. "

Also not sure. I have played 3-4 hours of the campaign, but I am also not far into it obviously. The introduction to the story, the characters, all have been great. Haven't felt this good since AC2 :)

"Unity is drowning in side content, with plenty of optional missions, random events like thief-chasing or criminal-hunting, and there are puzzles and collectibles to pursue. There's so much to do that participation doesn't really feel meaningful,"

^^ I actually do agree with that, haha. Had the same feeling with Black Flag.

guitarded773482d ago

@ AdmiralSnake

Thank's for being real (objective). This is the one instance that I believe in a very serious deduction in review score. When a game is broken or messed up on a technical level, there deserves to be criticism. The criticism is what gets problems fixed/patched.

TheOpenWorlder3482d ago

i agree with this review entirely....

WeAreLegion3482d ago

Ouch. I haven't picked up my copy yet. The reviews are so mixed though. Can anyone who already has the game give me a quick preview? Is it worth putting up with the bugs?

OtakuDome3482d ago

There's more game breaking bugs than I'd like to admit, but the overall build is pretty satisfying, I got a review copy a little early, and the bugs are an annoyance, but even without updates they don't appear too often.

chaldo3482d ago (Edited 3482d ago )

@WeAreLegion

This is the best AC since AC2 so far imo. If you want, you can wait until they come out with a patch to fix these issues. I remember AC3 having a lot of issues, and the finally released a huge patch to fix most of those bugs.

WeAreLegion3482d ago

Thanks for the previews, guys. Have a helpful bubble! I think I'll get it! :)

starchild3482d ago

I haven't played enough to say for sure yet, but so far it seems like a great game. It does have more glitchy-ness and LOD pop-in than I was expecting, but hopefully it can be patched. And it's more annoying than game-breaking in any way.

thornh3482d ago

The vibe I'm getting from gamers is that it is more like AC2 and less like AC3. If that is the case I'll deal with the glitches and hope they iron everything out with a few more patches. Ezio was the best. Hopefully Arno's story will be as good.

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor72d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy8571d ago (Edited 71d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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leahcim526d ago

I am playing the Batman Vita game, it is amazing really.

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Why Assassin’s Creed Unity remains one of the best games in the series

GF365: "Since the first Assassin’s Creed game, there have been entries up until now. There are more than a few titles that are far from an ideal stealth game. Let’s discuss why 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series."

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isarai550d ago

Glitchy as hell and flat story, nah this aint it. AC2, brotherhood and 4 were amazing games in every respective

Furesis550d ago

Yeah i would say brotherhood and 4 were the best for me. I have not played the new ones and Unity was my last one. Seems like i made a good choice.

DarXyde550d ago

I gave up after Revelations. Just couldn't bring myself to care anymore and I got burned out of the gameplay.

Definitely agree on 2 and Brotherhood though. Great games.

YourMommySpoils550d ago

A Ubisoft AC game that's not glitchy? That will be the day.

Knightofelemia550d ago

After constant glitches Arno being boring nah I am good I skipped Unity. I will always like the Ezio trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Odyssey, Syndicate. I use to love the franchise but now it feels stale and boring. But my list of favorite entries into the franchise will vary from other players favorite entries.

RaidenBlack550d ago

Odyssey is a really well-made RPG game ... but it ain't a proper AC game, even though its part of the lore

ToddlerBrain550d ago

It’s funny because, at launch, it was universally panned for being unplayable. It’s a great game that holds up today. I’m glad they fixed it.

staticall550d ago

The only good things i remember from Unity are pretty graphics and really good descending mechanics (even though it sometimes didn't make much sense, when your character can drop down from like 10 meter height onto a flagpole perfectly).

Game is glitchy to this day, i was playing in it years after the release date (with all the DLCs) and it's still broken. You had to reload missions too often for my taste (characters do not spawn, you fall through the floor, getting stuck in falling/sitting/aiming animation, hidden blade stop working, assassination target running away at the start of the mission). Story was meh, searching for all the treasures wasn't enjoyable at all. Coop was pretty much useless, i've beaten every coop mission in solo. Helix rifts were awful as well.

Not saying i hate this game or anything, but it got too many problems.

Assassin's Creed (i know it's a controversial opinion) and Assassin's Creed 2 are still great to this day.

anast550d ago

Unity was okay. I prefer Syndicate and Origins.

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