

Navigation for the game was also overhauled: new "Free-run up" and "Free-run down" commands were added to make it easier for the player to scale buildings in either direction. The Phantom Blade uses the mechanics of a crossbow to fire a silent projectile at a great distance, while still serving the same role as the Hidden Blade in previous Assassin's Creed games. In addition to returning weapons from previous games, Assassin's Creed Unity introduces the Phantom Blade. The game was meant to be rebuilt, with fencing being used as an inspiration for the new system. Because of the game's poor launch owing to the technical issues, Ubisoft issued an apology, and offered compensation.Īssassin's Creed Unity was followed by Assassin's Creed Syndicate, which takes place in Victorian England, and was released in October 2015.Īssassin's Creed Unity is an action-adventure stealth game set in an open world environment. However, the game was criticized for a lack of gameplay-innovation, unrefined controls, and numerous graphical issues and bugs upon release. Praise was directed towards its visuals, improved gameplay, customization options, multiplayer-oriented format, mission design, setting, characterization, and narrative. The game also introduces cooperative multiplayer to the Assassin's Creed series, letting up to four players engage in narrative-driven missions and explore the open world map.Īssassin's Creed Unity received mixed reviews upon its release. The game retains the series' third-person open world exploration as well as introducing a revamped combat, parkour and stealth system. The story is set in Paris during the French Revolution the single-player story follows Arno Victor Dorian in his efforts to expose the true powers behind the Revolution. The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. It also has ties to Assassin's Creed Rogue which was released for the previous generation consoles, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same date. It is the eighth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and the successor to 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. It was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Game Review Assassin's Creed Unity is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
