Assassin's Creed: Unity PC [download]Assassin’s Creed Unity is a game of impossible peaks and
disappointing valleys. Its highs of movement, customization options, and
just the city of Paris itself pierce the sky like the spire of Notre
Dame. On a purely technical level, Unity is a marvel to walk through and
admire. But at the same time, a lot of my journey through the French
Revolution felt as cold and heartless as the darkest depths of the
catacombs. I was never given a real reason to care about new Assassin
Arno, or the events that transpired. Instead, I had to find my own fun
throughout my 30 hours in Unity, which was generally easy to do in its
large sandbox assassination scenarios. However, it’s a bit disappointing
to see how few of the long-standing problems with the series have been
solved by the upgrade to the new generation of gaming hardware.
The new consoles’ graphical power is put to good use in
Ubisoft’s recreation of 18th-century Paris, which is absolutely
stunning. As we’ve come to expect from an Assassin’s Creed game, it’s
sprawling, gorgeous, and absolutely packed with sights to see and things
to do. Climbing to the top of Notre Dame, synchronizing with one of the
series’ iconic viewpoints, and watching the camera pull back and show
you the breadth of your universe is staggering.
