Assassin's Creed Unity

[Ulminati]

Btw, the game playable part that was shown on my screenshot is just that section and the intro video for that first 8 gb downloaded. Finished in 10 min and I was greeted with a grey screen and a download counter.

You PC people don't want to listen. This is what happens when you try to play at more than 30FPS.

Indeed. 60 fps = twice as many frames need downloading = twice the amount of files. That's what happens when you exceed the built-in frame rate of your eyes.

 

[Azalin]

You need like 100 gb free. 40gb download plus 56gb for install.
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I looked at the pc requirements for this on Steam and they are pretty lulzy minimum 2500k and 680,recommended 3770 and 780



Oh and since this thing requires 100 gb of free space it looks like my six months old 500gb SSD is already getting too small for next gen gaming,I guess I will have to upgrade to 1gb SSD in a year or so.

 

[bonescraper]

Oh and since this thing requires 100 gb of free space it looks like my six months old 500gb SSD is already getting too small for next gen gaming,I guess I will have to upgrade to 1gb SSD in a year or so.

It only requires 100GB if you're a pirate. Such is the cruel fate of people who don't pay for games, woe is me

 

[SuicideBunny]

That's a "i don't have the game yet, how can i have a group?" kind of yes.

if you prordered from kinguin or similar reseller, it's possible you won't get a unite code, otherwise you just register the unite code and then find three more people with unite codes (one of which better be me, or else) to get additional items, the ost, and a mission.

 

[bonescraper]

Well, i definitely didn't get any pre-order codes.

 

[Markman]

Isnt Unite code something from their promo thing that you had to play to get?
I only got Gold edition+Season pass keys from my preorder.

And feel free to add me on uPlay. Im a lonely shitlord with only 4 "friends" on that client. 2 of em are playing Rayman, other 2 are Trials freaks.

 

[Renegen]

What really pisses me off about the LPers is that they all skip admiring the environment and the historical events that are happening. The game does a beautiful job putting in the events like the Assemblee Nationale and the storming of the Bastille into the story and people just ignore it. In a few years when my pc is ready I'd love to play through this.

And those small Abstergo memories like the Templar one, damn this game is sweet if it actually includes all 12 that were previewed.

edit: Lol how Ubisoft was able to sneak in microtransactions. You can buy all of Arno's outfits by 'hacking' them, literally using premium currency instead of the in-game currency. Truly Next Gen ladies and gentlemen.

 

[SuicideBunny]

Well, i definitely didn't get any pre-order codes.

where did you preorder?

Isnt Unite code something from their promo thing that you had to play to get?
I only got Gold edition+Season pass keys from my preorder.

i ordered from the ubi store and got a unite code along with order confirmation...

 

[bonescraper]

Well, i definitely didn't get any pre-order codes.

where did you preorder?

Local retailer (CDP.pl, belongs to CD Projekt), they had it cheapest. I forgot they don't ship their keys early, unlike pretty much every other shop out there

 

[Markman]

I got mine from GamersGate, had a 20% off coupon, and got like 20 euros back in blue coins and after that I used those coins to get Lego Batman 3 for free.

 

[cvv]

I got mine from GamersGate, had a 20% off coupon, and got like 20 euros back in blue coins and after that I used those coins to get Lego Batman 3 for free.

Yeah, it took me quite a while to realize their prices look quite high and they don't have that many sales but the blue coin thing is really great. I rarely buy new AAA games but if I do then always at GamersGate.

 

[Markman]

I got mine from GamersGate, had a 20% off coupon, and got like 20 euros back in blue coins and after that I used those coins to get Lego Batman 3 for free.

Yeah, it took me quite a while to realize their prices look quite high and they don't have that many sales but the blue coin thing is really great. I rarely buy new AAA games but if I do then always at GamersGate.

Ye, this was a nice "rebate". You get 5% back with every regular purchase, with ACU it was 5%+25% back and with 20% off coupon it rounded up at about 60 euros for ACU Gold edition(base game+season pass) and Lego Batman 3. With no offers it would cost about 110 euros for both games.
Did had to use some of my leftover blu coins to get Batman for free tho.

 

[Abu Antar]

Fucking 'ell
http://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-unity-the-kotaku-review-1657368877

 

[bonescraper]

 

[Infinitron]

Eurogamer review: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-11-assassins-creed-unity-review

Assassin's Creed Unity should keep you going for many hours, too, looting chests, buying up property to increase income, maxing out progress bars and unlocking upgrades. It never hits the same loot-and-reward rhythm as Assassin's Creed 2 - predictably, the Café Theatre hub you develop is no Monteriggioni - but if you're simply looking for a nice setting to escape into and grind out some knickknacks every evening after the kids are in bed, you will get a lot of value out of Unity.

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. 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.

7 / 10

 

[bonescraper]

Fucking 'ell
http://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-unity-the-kotaku-review-1657368877

That's one shitty review. Generalizations, no specifics etc. And that guy has a strange definiton of fun...

Just a year ago we were offered side missions that involved running through the jungle or spearing sharks or swimming through underwater caves to emerge amid angry men who we needed to defeat with our bare hands. We were sailing pirate ships through storms to unleash a fusillade of cannon shot into fortress walls and then running into the fortress to kill its commander. A year before that we were raiding forts, building a village and exploring a network of spooky underground passages.

You can't sail in Paris?!1! No shit. Village building? It was just a set of simple fetch quests that dragged on forever and gave nothing in return. The underlined part is the best. You weren't "exploring a network of spooky underground passages". You were walking through empty underground mazes with no goal or reasons to do so.

Good to know that the present day sections are absent this time, the detective missions sound cool (because you can fail and accuse wrong people), and i like the open nature of assassination missions.

 

[Irenaeus]

Looks like a fun game

 

[Abu Antar]

Fucking 'ell
http://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-unity-the-kotaku-review-1657368877

That's one shitty review. Generalizations, no specifics etc. And that guy has a strange definiton of fun...

Just a year ago we were offered side missions that involved running through the jungle or spearing sharks or swimming through underwater caves to emerge amid angry men who we needed to defeat with our bare hands. We were sailing pirate ships through storms to unleash a fusillade of cannon shot into fortress walls and then running into the fortress to kill its commander. A year before that we were raiding forts, building a village and exploring a network of spooky underground passages.

You can't sail in Paris?!1! No shit. Village building? It was just a set of simple fetch quests that dragged on forever and gave nothing in return. The underlined part is the best. You weren't "exploring a network of spooky underground passages". You were walking through empty underground mazes with no goal or reasons to do so.

Good to know that the present day sections are absent this time, the detective missions sound cool (because you can fail and accuse wrong people), and i like the open nature of assassination missions.

I was thinking of the micro-transactions they have in the game. I might have used the wrong link for the wrong story. I don't even know. I'm playing Age of Wonders (and raging) and posting stuff on the internet.

 

[Infinitron]

lol those reviews: http://store.steampowered.com/app/289650/

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

lol this game is such a trainwreck. metacritic around 70 for AAA turd with users score on Dragon Age 2 level

lol that framerate



these are 8 real things I experienced within Assassin’s Creed Unity’s first 2-3 hours:

• I tried to open a treasure chest, but was told I needed the Assassin’s Creed companion app to open it, with no additional information or context.
  
  
• I tried to open another treasure chest, and was told I needed to sign up for Assassin’s Creed Initiates to open it.
  
  
• I tried to open a third treasure chest, and was told I needed to upgrade Arno’s lockpicking skill.
  
  
• I upgraded Arno’s lockpicking skill, and was told my skill level still wasn’t high enough to open that chest. I gave up.
  
  
• When I paused the game, the second option in the pause menu is an eStore that lets you spend real money on time-saving boosts, bonus in-game currency, and so-on.
  
  
• I saw a woman floating through the air.
  
  
• I heard the same line of dialogue 5 times during an early-game chase mission.
  
  
• I experienced my character flip all around on the side of a building instead of climb through the window like I wanted.
  
  
• None of the above includes subjective elements I found troublesome, including confusing and uninteresting “modern day” moments, trial and error mission design, and soulless NPCs

lol not worth my bandwidth

 

[bonescraper]

I checked out the unofficial demo version, and this game is really odd performace-wise. It runs quite good on my machine on ultra settigns... but i didn't notice any performance changes when i set them to low. The framerate is stable regardless of what's happening on the screen. I can have hundred NPCs or stare at a wall, it runs well BUT! The game stutters all the time when i'm moving around. Again, regardless of quality settings.

For anyone who feels like playing the freeware version, don't bother. The game won't save your progress. The saves are governed by the Uplay clinet so playing without Uplay is pointless. And you have to bypass Uplay to run the game.

The micro-transactions are dumb, but not an issue. They basically allow you to buy gold/experience. Retarded, but entirely avoidable.

 

[Tehdagah]

Well,

 

[Nikaido]

AAA games and micro transactions keep getting more and more inane these days.

 

[Markman]

Meh, didnt AC IV also had some shit like community chests and Time-Saver DLC? They just went full retard on this one with 3 different currencys plus real money. Like why would you expect to get full game experience from a 60 euro game?
These online "features" for basic singleplayer game are pure moneygrabbing.

Anyways, Im not suprised that the game got a beating from PC crowd. Choppy in cutscenes and some areas, long loading times and I even got one crash to desktop. And I have a good system. Also seems by the post in their official forum that AMD/ATI owners got even more fucked. Ubisoft Kiev did a shit job again porting this thing.
On a "positive" note there is supposed to be a 1gb+ patch released on day1 of EU release on thursday that should fix some of this shit.

Edit: lol, 2.9 on Metacritic for PC version right now. I hope they feel the punch and spend some more Q&A time on their fucking games.

 

[crakkie]

Metacritic user reviews for the console versions say this thing runs around 20FPS (both PS4 and XB1) and is so buggy that it's nearly unplayable.

God I love a good fiasco.