Assassin's Creed Unity Review Roundup

not going to lie this game looks absolutely stunning and has the potential to be one of the best assassins creeds ever made. however I haven't even been able to complete the game, in fact I even have a hard time trying to start it because it makes me so angry. the bugs, the freezing, the brutal load times, and especially the bullcrap microtransactions (all thanks to call of duty and those stupid phone apps and mobile games for turning that into the norm to get extra money out of people) and that Assassin's Creed unity companion app are an absolute kick in the nuts. if this is how ubisoft is going to treat its loyal fans, I hope these comments give them a major reality check because this is an absolute outrage.if they get rid of the microtransactions and clear out the bugs and speed up the load times a little bit this game would be freaking good...but only time will tell if Ubisoft will have the decency or the brains to actually do it....

Currently playing Shadow of Mordor. A little Assassin's Creed goes a long way with me, and SoM is definitely meeting my parkour/stealth/action needs but in a possibly cooler setting, with the sweet nemesis system (great, innovative idea, seriously) and no bugs so far.

Plus I'm guilt free about rewarding Ubisoft for putting out yet another game stuffed with bugs, microtransactions and annoying pop-ups. Win!

Fix the broken multiplayer and then we can talk about best game ever how do u put this out to be a coop game and the last thing I can freaking do is play with my games so stop being lazy and fix this shit before I never buy it again

Damn. I love this series, but it doesn't always love me back.

Like my ex.

LOL I just ditched a game without even completing the plot for the first time in my 11 year old gaming career!

And that game is Ass Ass Sin's Greed: Shity! Congrates.............

Rented and played this game for about 12 hours on both the PS4 and XB One, mostly to see which one I'd buy; and decided to pass on it completely. The 7/10 score GS gave this game is being very generous and I really can't see how anyone can score this 91/100.

We have wonky controls (still) and a fancy parkour mode makes things even worse now, frequent and long loading screens, and constant lag that usually ends up making combat a chore because of missed button presses and adds to the movement frustrations. Add to that the slap in the face micro-transactions, the separation of activities like assassin recruitment from the main game to an app coupled with their bungled attempt to include that app's activities into the main game, and the same repetitive copy/paste side quest and collectibles. And it all adds up to make your map a cluttered mess.

This game is easily the worst game of the main AC series, which is saying a lot. Way to go UbiSoft; you've finally found a way to ruin the Assassin's Creed franchise.

That's pretty, not much unity in those review scores.

the only question i'm holding: where are the pre-alpha build files?

This just in. You can buy Helix points for 120 $ in order to buy more frames per second. Additionally for 50 $ you can get additional 180p to get to 1080p. Problem Solved!

Just what I thought would happen when this was announced.

Assassin's Creed Rogue looks the far better of the two in terms of fun gameplay.

any reason why not a single one of these reviews is bringing up the horrible performance? I'd think it's valid to include performance in a review of a game.

id never thought i could say this but im going back to call of duty .

So hard to tell how good a game is when it's un-playable. No optimization. Absolutely terrible port.

reality check: it's xmas time, but are you so young or dumb enough to believe santa's gonna be coming through the chimney?

everybody did his job, ubisoft telling, the best realease to assassin's creed to date, pr people saying "this time hardcore fans of the franchise will be pleased and amazed", gamesites did deliver day one reviews for a game that took years to achieve and of course fanboys whith the usual band of haters.

7/10 is is not a bad score nor a excellent one, it just fit absolutely right for an annualized IP.

why dont you wait a bit and get it from steam sale?

by theses times, the whole concept of "old" game is just pointless, there are so many great games to play.

game industry is like movies, how long will be waiting to see something new and brillant?

have you played every great game so far?

of course you did'nt.

i am one of these "lucky" basterds who have nothing to day every day but playing games.

and with mordor shadow, advanced warfare or the evil whithin, playing at last 8 hours every day, to only name 3, i cant follow the production.

dont be a fool, dont be a tool and take some time to make an idea of pros and cons of a game by yourself.

the one title i spent 70 bucks this year is elite dangerous.

the gaming industry face what happened to comics, movies before them: there just here to sell advertisment space whith so few creators.

take gaming for it is, just average fun and rarely masterpieces or just put milk and cookies beneath the xmas tree to engross the already overwheited man in red pyjamas.

to choice is yours, ours and merry xmas, hannuka of anything that can can unite people in these hard times to live.

oh, i just fogot happy rob-hannuka since it's te most sacred date of the years for robots like bender rodriguez^^.

I bought a ps4 copy, haven't had time to play it yet. But reading about the performance on either console I should have opted for the pc version probably. Even though i prefer to play games like this on the couch on the big tv, I do prefer a playable game on my desktop over an unplayable game on my couch. Prime example of unplayable was DR3. I actually got a refund for that game and later bought the pc version wich was a shitty port but atleast runs at rock solid frames and in full 1080p with better textures as a bonus.

this noob company he deserve worse from this game

You forgot the best quote:

"What could have been the definitive entry in the Assassin’s Creed series is actually the definitive example as to why releasing an unfinished product is always a bad call."

-Hardcore Gamer 6/10

Surprisingly no issues so far. That said, it's nothing mind blowing either except for the visuals - and holy heck are they nice. I expect more problems will manifest as I go along but right now I don't have too many complaints.

1/5 snooze fest with little redeeming qualities and poor rendering.