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Metro: Assassin’s Creed Unity hands-on preview and interview

Metro got the chance to play AC: Unity and found disappointment in the game, calling the new parkour system clumsy. Included is also an interview with Ubisoft.

nX3906d ago

Well it was delayed a bit... so Ubisoft is certainly struggling somehow. And after playing Shadow Of Mordor I was retrospectively disappointed by every Assasin's Creed game, it's insane how much better this new IP looks&plays compared to a franchise that's around for almost 10 years. Not only parkour, but also combat, animations and even stealth feel so much better in that game than in the latest AC4. My excitement for AC:Unity has gone from "Must-buy" (when the first trailer was shown) to "not interested" during the last few weeks and it seems like it was justified.

starchild3905d ago

Shadow of Mordor is a great game, but it's not necessarily better than any Assassin's Creed game. I like them both, and the both do some things better than the other. The combat is better in Shadow of Mordor and the nemesis system is brilliant, but I think the world feels a little bit artificial compared to the worlds of the Assassin's Creed games. I also think the traversal mechanics are smoother and better animated in the AC games.

Anyway, I was going to write more but I could go back and forth forever listing things that each game does better, but suffice it to say that I don't think either game is drastically better than the other. They are both very solid games/franchises and the scores by and large reflect that.

I know that a lot of people are going to start pretending that the AC games suck now, but I have no interest in jumping on that bandwagon.

user56695103905d ago

Honestly I never really seen what was so great about ac it got boring after the 2nd or was it the 3rd. Same with borderlands I find it boring and repetitive if Im not playing with someone. Even if I do its still repetitive with cheap trash ai. I think its only get praised because the lack of local coop and coop games period. As for ac, its seem like it more of finding out what gonna happen next

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purebennyc3905d ago

Very surprised by this. One of the biggest things Ubisoft have been talking up is the fluidity and freedom of control so to have it labelled clumsy is a massive surprise for me. Maybe that's why there have been so few playable previews available at Expo's.

starchild3905d ago

It certainly looks smooth in the videos. Maybe this previewer just wasn't used to the fact that it is different. In any case, we'll all find out soon enough.

purebennyc3905d ago (Edited 3905d ago )

I thought the same thing too starchild. Could be one of those things that takes a little while to get used to but once you do it opens the world right up.

skulz73905d ago

Every other preview has said that the parkour is the highlight of the game so I have no idea what this previewer is thinking.

Loktai3905d ago

Ubisoft figures if they talk up their clumsy controls enough people wont see the emperor has no clothes so to speak, and blame themselves for not being in tune with the new amazing deep system that godlike obviously not shovelware assassins creed devs are BESTOWING on us unworthy fans.

guyman3905d ago

It seems to me in the interview, he was trying to nitpick and criticize more than actually asking for useful information

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor459d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy85459d ago (Edited 459d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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Five small but brilliant maps in games

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leahcim913d ago

I am playing the Batman Vita game, it is amazing really.

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Why Assassin’s Creed Unity remains one of the best games in the series

GF365: "Since the first Assassin’s Creed game, there have been entries up until now. There are more than a few titles that are far from an ideal stealth game. Let’s discuss why 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series."

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isarai938d ago

Glitchy as hell and flat story, nah this aint it. AC2, brotherhood and 4 were amazing games in every respective

Furesis938d ago

Yeah i would say brotherhood and 4 were the best for me. I have not played the new ones and Unity was my last one. Seems like i made a good choice.

DarXyde938d ago

I gave up after Revelations. Just couldn't bring myself to care anymore and I got burned out of the gameplay.

Definitely agree on 2 and Brotherhood though. Great games.

YourMommySpoils937d ago

A Ubisoft AC game that's not glitchy? That will be the day.

Knightofelemia938d ago

After constant glitches Arno being boring nah I am good I skipped Unity. I will always like the Ezio trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Odyssey, Syndicate. I use to love the franchise but now it feels stale and boring. But my list of favorite entries into the franchise will vary from other players favorite entries.

RaidenBlack938d ago

Odyssey is a really well-made RPG game ... but it ain't a proper AC game, even though its part of the lore

ToddlerBrain938d ago

It’s funny because, at launch, it was universally panned for being unplayable. It’s a great game that holds up today. I’m glad they fixed it.

staticall938d ago

The only good things i remember from Unity are pretty graphics and really good descending mechanics (even though it sometimes didn't make much sense, when your character can drop down from like 10 meter height onto a flagpole perfectly).

Game is glitchy to this day, i was playing in it years after the release date (with all the DLCs) and it's still broken. You had to reload missions too often for my taste (characters do not spawn, you fall through the floor, getting stuck in falling/sitting/aiming animation, hidden blade stop working, assassination target running away at the start of the mission). Story was meh, searching for all the treasures wasn't enjoyable at all. Coop was pretty much useless, i've beaten every coop mission in solo. Helix rifts were awful as well.

Not saying i hate this game or anything, but it got too many problems.

Assassin's Creed (i know it's a controversial opinion) and Assassin's Creed 2 are still great to this day.

anast938d ago

Unity was okay. I prefer Syndicate and Origins.

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