A franchise as rich in heritage as Assassin's Creed, one that divides fans with the length of an intro or the flamboyancy - or sombreness - of a lead character, obviously requires a set of staples addressed with any new release. The elephant is in the room, if you will.

Unified Killings

Over the course of its six previous entries (main series) the Assassin's Creed franchise has done an amazing job of remaining fresh despite its yearly release cycle. From Altair's epic journey during the Third Crusade to Edward Kenway's Caribbean piracy it has woven an intricate storyline of...

It only feels like yesterday since I was gallivanting around the ocean seas in Assassin's Creed Black Flag. Even though I was strict on tackling the main story missions, I still to this day I haven't found the time to completed it.

Co-op missions breathe new life into the franchise; Character customisation and a good variety of weapons change the style of combat; A dense and vibrantly created city of Paris

Game-breaking glitches at launch (slowly being fixed with updates; Not a significant next-gen improvement to the franchise; Multiple management of Sync Points; Creed Points; Helix and Francs over complicate things

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Positives Incredibly detailed virtual Paris Seamlessly fluid movement and combat Abundant and varied content Perfect progression of skills and items Excellent execution of co-op gameplay Addictive companion app enhances experience

Negatives Random texture pops in cutscenes It took four patches and six weeks after launch to fix the game; I miss "whistling" from haystacks and closets OCD map cleaners will need therapy after this

If we can say one thing about Assassin's Creed Unity, it's that it is the most beautiful of the series' entries so far. It's the first game that has been developed solely for new-gen Xbox One and PS4 consoles and PC and it shows in every pixel.

Stunning recreation of French Revolution Paris; Hundreds of hours of content; Strong storyline

Control system still isn't perfect; Still a few bugs to be fixed

Unfortunately, this game became infamous because of it's various glitches and bugs at launch, the most known being the one where the character's face disappears and all you see are eyeballs and teeth.

Game is poor quality, horrible story, and sub-par game play. Statue is alright, all other parts of the CE are unimpressive glad I got it on sale as it's not worth the retail price.

I was happy to put a smile on my son face

Kid Appropriate

Ive been playing the Assassin's Creed games for a while and this one does not disappoint. Great game.