{"id":70468,"date":"2014-11-12T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T08:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=70468"},"modified":"2014-11-12T11:00:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T09:00:57","slug":"the-scores-are-in-for-assassins-creed-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/70468-the-scores-are-in-for-assassins-creed-unity","title":{"rendered":"The scores are in for Assassin’s Creed Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assassin’s Creed Unity exposed its soul to the international reviewers, receiving an\u00a0average to “not so bad”\u00a0bag of results.<\/p>\n

Unity releases for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in SA on 14 November 2014 in SA, and if, after reading this review roundup, you are still interested in the game then follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The game is based in Paris in 1789 with the French Revolution in full swing. Fortunately the chaos provides ample room to hide for an Assassin, and gamers will have to find cover among rioting citizens after stealthily killing some bad guys.<\/p>\n

Besides taking Arno through the game\u2019s single-player campaign, AC Unity will also feature a co-op online multiplayer aspect which will let you team up with three friends.<\/p>\n

Let’s get down to business – Metacritic scores<\/a> then the international gaming sites’ reviews.<\/p>\n

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Metacritic Scores<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/strong><\/td>\nMetacritic Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/td>\nN\/A at the time of writing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox One<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS4<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

So not too bad, according to Metacritic.<\/p>\n

Eurogamer – 7\/10 (PS4)<\/a><\/h3>\n

As the seventh major instalment in the series, though, not to mention the first designed for new console hardware, Assassin’s Creed Unity feels like a missed opportunity. Going back to basics at this point may have resulted in a less substantial game than recent years have led us to expect, but it might have delivered a more satisfying one.<\/p>\n

As it is, mild improvements in traversal and combat are quickly overwhelmed by the creaking systems onto which they have been grafted. Revolutionary Paris is one of the most beautifully realised environments in a series that has had its fair share of them, but the game you play doesn’t really do it justice.<\/p>\n

Gamespot – 7\/10 (Xbox One)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Not all of Unity’s more progressive touches are for the best then, but you might spend more time noticing what’s old than what’s new. The terrific city atmosphere of Paris, the focus on parkour, and the incentives for performing stealthy assassinations, all these things hint at a game that’s trying to return to its roots after branching out so wildly in its past two iterations.<\/p>\n

Yes, Unity is the most ACII-like of the series since, well, ACII, and while it never really hits the dizzying heights of Ezio’s jaunt through 15th century Italy, Unity’s similarities are comforting enough to take the edge off its less-than-successful changes.<\/p>\n