Assassin's Creed® Unity

You know, I could almost forgive the lacklustre combat, the awkward free running, the off-kilter stealth, the shoddy exploration, the poorly-planned skills tree, the frustrating lockpicking, the hard-to-solo co-op missions (since co-op is no longer available), or even the goofy-ass animations. But holy shit, this is the worst story in an Assassins Creed game so far. Who the fuck were those other assassins next to Mirabeau all the time? Why were they important? Why are there virtually no revolutionaries in the game? What the fuck was Bellec doing? What was even Germain's end game? What did Arno even think of the revolution? What did ANYONE think of the revolution?

The revolution in general literally isn't looked at or discussed throughout the entirety of the main story other than, maybe, one or two lines that Arno throws in (and a fucking stupid monologue in the credits). Just such a fucking disappointing approach to one of the most interesting points of modern history. And Assassins Creed can do this properly. For all the flaws of 3, the detail in its portrayal of the American War of Independence is on point.

Anyway, Paris is great. One of the best portrayals of a city in any video game. It's the main character, really. Not sure that's a good thing though.

Once again fucked by a third party launcher.

Valve, please, if any of your employees are reading this, FUCKING PLEASE, ban third party launchers being shoehorned into Steam purchases. I bought the game, I own the game, I shouldn't have to rely on Ubisoft Connect being functional in order to play the game.

It signed me out for the 50 billionth time in a row, and won't let me sign back in because "A Ubisoft service is unavailable". I've checked, and their servers aren't down. My system clock isn't inaccurate. Ubisoft Connect is just a massive pile of dogshit.

PROS: I'm a sucker for great environment design, this is one of the best video game maps I've had the pleasure of experiencing. Absolutely gorgeous! The game being set during the french revolution is such a genius idea, because i can't get enough of this world. It's a violent, chaotic, living, breathing world that doesn't calm down. Combining this with the excellent parkour makes exploring this world a treat.

CONS: The writing is the complete opposite. They give us one of the most likeable Assassin's Creed protagonist in Arno, but limit his potential throughout the game. His chemistry with Elise is perfect, but the entire romance feels like an afterthought, which is surprising considering how much their relationship plays into the 1st two hours of the game. They barely give the characters any breathing room, be it the relationship b/w the two leads, or just them individually. Which makes Elise's death so much more pointless, mean-spirited, and unearned. Arno loses every single person he ever cares about against the backdrop of the french revolution, and that is pretty much the entire overarching story of this game.

I'm sorry, Arno & Elise. You deserved so much better. You had so much potential. But, the same can be said about the game itself.

I had a blast playing this game and will definitely revisit it in the future, but the overall writing and especially the ending is EXTREMELY disappointing.

The Graphics of this game for its time is MIND BLOWING. Awesome game with too much NPC which they were able to render for the French Revolution. Praised now after the latest entries for the Parkour. Plagued with bugs during release. Definitely Underrated and awesome entry in AC Series. Have fun with friends getting rekt by the AI bots in game until you level up and get used to the combat. Definitely Recommended!!!

This game is all about Visuals(saying that always considering its age),which are absolutly amazing.Combat mechanics are quite poor,the npc's are lifeless,and the quests seem insanly repetitive.If you are looking for a sweatheart casual story with some satisfying parkoor,assasinations and visuals thats a great game to get into.Nothing else to expect Im afraid,but me personally i had a good time playing it.

this game has a lot of potential but its barely a stealth game with its shitty ai, game breaking bugs and terrible optimization, the amount of clipping and jittering breaks the immersion every few seconds, I don't recommend it

Good game, but Ubisoft Connect is the worst shit i have ever used.

This game man! Where do I even start with.
It has the nostalgia for me personally
A lot of bugs as expected since the wan't even finished and it is made by ubibug
The Story is good.
It recently got it's achivements update, however it is pain to perfect it but whatever.
I would recommend it if it's on sale.
(It can be better with some mods, but it there is a limit to the mods yk)

The world and graphics are still stunning in 2025

love AC games, specifically this game has her own place in my heart. obviously not the best part but good enough

i absolutely love this game and the franchise, tempted to buy all the AC games (i eventually will.)

Unity is an okay game. And if you're a fan of Assassin's Creed in general, I definitely recommend it today. However, Unity lacks a compelling story and worse: it lacks engaging characters, except for Arno. I played it just to complete the story and didn't feel inclined to complete it 100%. The gameplay is the best thing about Unity and should keep you hooked enough to complete the main story.

Magnetic Anno, numerous bugs are absolutely by far the most frustrating disasters

its a good game but little bug in the game

The setting looks really nice and the atmosphere is great, but the game is just a total mess of bugs and messy controls. Getting stuck, being unable to move, unable to fight. Jumping/climbing is a mess.

Buy this when it's in a huge sale.

I brought this game technically to sign in ubisoft app every time i open the game .Ubisoft doesnt learn from thier mistakes glithches in watch dogs 2 for rtx cards and now this sign in issues for every time i open this games. I am sure the dont have time to fix these issues as we dont own these games and should be comfortable with it.

Surprisingly good.

After having just finished AC Mirage (the latest in the series), I picked this one up on sale. What a surprise. It outshines Mirage in every single dimension.
I'll use Mirage as a comparison in this review since both titles seem to be aiming at the core of what made people appreciate the AC series to begin with:

* Story: A simple revenge plot with some contrived and forced events to propel the main arc forward, but one that suffices as a vehicle for changing the world now and then. After finishing the game, I actually remember the plot and some events, while I don't remember a single thing from Mirage (that's how flat that title was). The plot seems there only to propel you between different templar takedown events and not much more. So a Meh story, far below the Ezio tale, but still way above Mirage.

* Voice acting: It's not even a comparison. Whereas Mirage had you turn off the audio for the tripe lines and horrendous acting that detracted from game immersion, in this one the VO actually accentuates it. The VO is very good, almost across the board.

* Gameplay: It's slower paced than the titles that came before it, but faster paced than Mirage. Likewise, the climbing is a bit jankier than the titles prior, but still better than Mirage. So a mixed bag on world traversal. As for combat, it has great animations that clearly signal hits and misses. Large variety of weapons and gadgets to spice up the loop of dispatching enemies. One irritating element is that all enemies for some reason seem to constantly single out Arno (the player character), give chase and hunt him down, even when there should be no reason for them to, since he's not some famous Napoleon Bonaparte nor someone with a wanted poster all over the city. This forces you to a gameplay of constantly looking for "red or blue" icons on the minimap, or use eagle vision (sort of a sonar) to spot each trio of those mobs and then circle around them. A weird design choice, in fact the only one that irritated me, which detracted from the immersion.

* Leveling: This seems to have been the title in which Ubi moved the AC series from skills based to stats based, which paved the way for Origins and the rest, all other _types_ of game than the traditional AC formula; Stats gated gameplay instead of skills based. The game uses the level/hitpoint-gating mechanism, meaning instead of telling you "We want to do a BUNCH of side activities now!", it instead inflates the hitpoints and damage output of enemies instead, to get the same message across. This enemy leveling is so prevalent that you are forced to do all kinds of side-activities just to bolster some stats, weapons and armor, since at various points through the story the game will inflate the levels of enemies, with each level essentially multiplying the amount of HP and damage of enemies. This leveling is so drastic that one minute you might have had no problem dispatching a mob trio with a few blocks and swings, but the next it seems your weapon and armor having become a wet tissue doing about as much damage and giving you as little protection. As such you're forced into a certain gameplay of doing a bunch of side activities to not only earn money, but also "unlock" the "privilege" of upgrading some stat or gear, something you have to do in order to stand a chance in any combat from that point on. And to ensure you're not able to sneak and assassinate your way around these forced activities that you may want to skip for now and return to later, the game also increases the density of the mobs so that sneaking without open conflict becomes all but impossible. Overall, this is a very ham-fister way of forcing the player to do things, whether the player wants to or not. Now, as for the central events of the game; the templar assassinations, they are very well done in that they offer both interesting locales and a number of ways (freedom) to go about the assassination. This was the complete opposite to Mirage and felt like a breath of fresh air in comparison.

* Graphics. One word; Gorgeous. Astounding city of Paris, bustling with activity and feeling populated. Each district has its own distinct feel to it. Lots of verticality allowing you to parkor to your heart's content. Close to a masterpiece of open world and map design. The character and facial animations are great. On the whole everything visual is an order of magnitude better than in AC mirage when played on Ultra (highest) graphics setting.

* Stability Ultra stable. Not a single crash through my entire play-through.

* Bugs (in 2025): There is some stuttering now and then, noticeable when the camera pans at an even pace, such as during the region unlock sequences where the camera circles around you. I also ran into two occasions where the avatar (Arno) was stuck frozen in spot but in a weird running animation. Had to reload the last save to get out of it. Overall, these bugs were few and far between and did not detract from the overall immersion of the game.

Bought this in 2025 at a heavy discount, but had I known how good this was I'd have bought it at full price even.
Finally, this is more than a decade old by now, but still outshines ubisoft's latest offering by an unbelievable margin. If you missed playing this title, I don't think you'll regret giving it a shot. I'd rate it as the third best in the series, after Black Flag and Revelations. It's a close third for me, almost tied second with Revelations.

Co op server good but bugs still from 2014

this game is really cool feel like real assassin but too many bugs in in online and sometimes the parkour do not work smoothly but still better than new assassins creed games . it gives real assassins vibes .

I played this game on PS, i have over 400 hours on it, both in multiplayer and single player. The main reason I find myself always coming back to this game is the parkour system. I just can't ever get enough. It really feels unique with how fluid it is, alongside all the possible routes you have. Furthermore, it really compliments the stealth aspect of the game very well, trying to stay high and out of sight and staying away from everyone's view while doing a ghost run is one of the most fun challenges I've done on this game. I really only bought it to try out a bunch of quality of life mods I keep seeing PC players have. I would totally suggest this AC to any person beginning with the franchise over the older ACs.

Lost the disc on console, me sad, get the game on pc, me happy, No more Bugs, Me happy, new achievements, Me Happy. Good game, make me happy

Truth be told, this is my least liked AC game period. I see so many reviews about how they fixed all the bugs and stuff that came at launch. But in my experience, its just as buggy and janky as ever. And it seems no matter what i do to be stealthy, every "stealth" mission, quickly ends in me massacring 20 people because one dude who isnt even a guard placed by the mission instant aggroing onto me. Idk, maybe im just bad, but every other game im fine in. This on the other hand, worst AC experience by far

I truly Recommend this game to Ezio Trilogy Purists. Its the closest newer-ish AC that can scratch that itch. Featuring the Up-Down System In parkour.

I really love this game for the fighting, parkour(though a bit janky), the story and the fantastic online addition with friends. Playing together in ones world, missions or the cream of the crop. Heists... So many dynamics and different ways to go about them. They are increasingly difficult but the payouts are major. Reminds me of Payday 2. Really a great game. When youre alone though, theres so much depth and context with the games story. All around classic redemption arc. Very similar to Ezio but a lot less traumatizing lmao. They also added ending sequence "Rifts" where you plunge into alternate time periods in france. One of which being in WW1. One of my favorite teasers towards a AC WW1 game. Man i dreamed that game would come to fruition for so long.

Theres a lot more i could add on but the online portion seriously is top tier in this rendition of AC. The fact they havent brought back heist with friends is actually mind blowing. But theres still no way they could match this.

Cop on G2A on the low. VV Worth

But all around ill give it a 4.3/5.

I hate the guys with guns. Total BS, I'll be stabbing a guy, then get freaking shot 47 times by 5 different people. The best part about this game is when you get to stab the guys with guns to death, then steal all of their belongings.

This game is one of my favourite. But please fix the graphics bug, I can't even play the game.It's so shuttering
My laptop spec is rtx 4060, even in the low settings I can't play. If you fix this issue the game will be one favourite for all. Please fix this issue.

I'm honestly surprised with how good this game was, obviously it doesn't come close to games like AC2 and (for me) Brotherhood, but it's a fun game minus a few annoying bugs like getting stuck or (for some people) the game freezing entirely

If you aren't a fan of how new AC feels to play then this might be a game worth trying when it's on sale, 7/10

Im having problems with the Ubisoft servers, so its not letting me play the game. Good game in general.

The game didn't age well. There are a lot of annoying things that ruin the game like the login page - everytime when you start the game you have to enter your Ubisoft Connect password. There are many game breaking bugs that require you to restart the game like the infinite falling glitch.
The story is fine, but the 100% process is very tedious. Open. Every. Chest.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
I have to re-enter my Ubisoft Connect password every time it launches, and even then it'll just display "Ubisoft Connect service is unavailable". I CANNOT access the game I PAID FOR.

I've had enough. DO NOT buy Ubisoft's older titles. Just pirate it and you'll have better user experience. Don't pay these incompetent scums.

underrated, gameplay is 10/10, good story, the fits are so peak, and one of the greatest things about this game is its environment, atmosphere and graphics especially this being made in 2014. I also love how it is set in the French Revolution. Recommend.

Literally only leaving a negative review because of the Ubisoft Connect login. Every single time you launch this game through Steam, it's going to ask you to re-enter your Ubisoft password to play the game.

Every.

Single.

Time.

Ubisoft is offering games on Steam to get your money, but they're doing everything possible to make it a negative experience so that you'll go back to Ubisoft Connect. Want to keep through Steam, but while the game is great it's not worth having to login everytime I want to play it when I can just do what Ubisoft wants and play it through Ubisoft Connect instead...

Beat it back on PS4 probably 8-9 years ago.
This is arguably the best assassins creed game, or at least the final one to actually FEEL like Assassins Creed.
The graphical and mechanical improvements with the slower and more methodical parkour were a nice change and make it unique. Even with the 2hers and spears it still felt right.
The story was very MEH compared to Assassins creed 1-4 but hey, every assassins creed is meh compared to 1-4.

Another makeover of the Assasins Creed Franchise. Nice World, but boring and repetitive gameplay. The need for in game purchase to be able to fully upgrade arno is a joke. All in all a disappointment and probably the last ubisoft game i bought.

While it can be buggy at times, this is one of the best AC games in terms of gameplay and story. Parkour feels really satisfying in this one, combat takes some getting used to but becomes way more fun the further you get into the game. 100% grind is not so bad just a lot of collectables which is standard. Maybe if this game hadn't released in the state it did then AC would have kept this style of game instead of shifting to RPG. Regardless this is one of the last truly great assassin focused AC games.

i tried to play this game and it kept freezing my whole pc before the menu even loaded?? and they make you get software from ubisoft to play.. also assassins creed isnt even that good on keyboard and mouse so just buy a ps4 (or ps5) to play this..

im not trying to say its a bad game but its been 10 years and its still filled with bugs and shit.. the graphics are amazing, story is pretty good, parkour is the best in the franchise but its the fucking glitches and bugs that make me hate it.. i wouldnt even recommend this on a sale, if your game works then great but if you havent bought this yet then prepare for some potential ass raping bugs..

it’s insanely annoying the fact i waiting till the game was on sale and bought it just so each time i press play it crashes. i get a split second of the loading screen and then boom. And EVERY time i try and look for a solution for this nothing works, bullcrap.

Awesome! The graphics are stunning! Controlls are great! Play it after AC-Roque.

Although the game still has quite a few bugs and can still frustrate you when getting stuck on freerunning, this is quite easily one of the last and one of the better AC games and I regret not playing it sooner (had it in my library for 4 years roughly)

amazing game 10/10 but shit glitch in dlc made me lose my gold 5 stars :/ don't play the DLC if you want to keep 5 gold stars

As long as I have to enter my password for each launch, it will be a dirty dog game. The gameplay is top notch for the parcours and aliveness of the city! Peak Ubisoft times, crippled by management forced launcher.

After getting every achievement I think I can finally review this game.

I want to keep this short but overall I had a really good experience with this. After about 20 hours I more or less had full control over the game and at no point did I ever really think that I was going to desynchronise so in that sense, it can be an easy AC game. That being said I really enjoyed the story as well as France. The setting is really well done and although there are bugs throughout the city, combat, parkour, I really did enjoy myself in Assassin's Creed Unity. Honestly for someone just wanting to add another Perfect Game to their list, this is a great choice. 7/10 (yes, I know the dreaded 7/10 IGN rating)

Absolutely gorgeous game. About the game. You play as a skilled assassin named Arno Victor Dorian and the game is located in France late 17th century, France’s revelation. About the game now. The story could have been promising but it is, as the time goes by and replay the story I see that it’s just a decent story. Nothing more, nothing less. 7/10 for the story. Now about the mechanics.. about combat mechanics, if the game was set to be realeased at 2020+ I think the combat mechanics would be absolutely magnificent. But it’s not, it feels nothing as close to responsiveness, a bit jaggy sometimes tbr and slow at times also. I wish it could be like AC3. The good things this game has is its parkour system in which is the best in the series yet and the character Arno Victor Dorian is, if we compare them to spiderman movies, he is like kinda Andrew Garfield but in assassins creed. We all respect Tobey maguire (Ezio Auditore da Firenze) but we all know that Andrew Garfield is one the best and respected spideman. Arno is Andrew Garfield’s spiderman. All in all I enjoyed the game a lot and also you can play with your friends coop missions. I recommend the game.

It is sometimes buggy, but if you buy it when it is on sale, it´s absolute W game

The new gameplay and parkour was nice to toy with, ignoring some flaws. It was quite easy to interrupt your attack before it hits with a counter. It made it easier to fight hoards of enemies, but maybe too easy. The parkour made it harder to make mistakes or drop from heights you would normally die from. It isn't that bad, but sometimes it could feel like running into an invisible wall. The parkour was also a bit more flashier, but wasn't bad to free roam with.
The story was quite a nice story with some flaws, but I didn't find the flaws that bad as the characters were all selfish or ignorant in their own ways. I really enjoyed how the DLC ended Arno's story and understanding of the brotherhood and what it means being an assassin.
I would also like to point out that all multiplayer missions do not require others. It will be much harder, but it is not impossible.

really was disappointing at launch on PS4, but it is a much better experience on better hardware

Full of buggs, coop doesnt work like its supposed to. You often get stuck in a mission and have to reload the Checkpoint. Also the movement feels sticky and not very responsive, at least what i can tell when playing on M&K.
The good part is the Story and the amount of content you have access to. Also parkouring feels great.
In total I would say that it feels like the devs didnt had enought time to polish the game.
7/10

After playing for 102 hours, Assassin's Creed Unity is a good game, although it still has bugs that are not well fixed, but overall, Assassin's Creed Unity is a 9.8/10.

Uplay login is incredibly annoying, i just want to play a game, not doing mobile banking transaction which need login everytime i click PLAY!. and no, i don't want to link my steam account to Uplay, so shut up and let me play my already bought game!

It has random encounters whenever you navigate the city. Its missions are also packed full of combat. You have combat all the time. The combat is stylish. It demands your attention. The combat and is the main appeal. The environments are stylish enough to interest a second look. It is a game that can draw interest from looking at the cool environments. It isn't anywhere near as pretty as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but the combat picks up the slack. 8/10.

I like the game mostly for the story and how versatile it is, as i can go killing everyone i want to or go as stealthy as possible and never be seen by anyone i dont want to.