- Culture
- 02 Dec 14
Assassin’s Creed Unity Review
The peasants are revolting
A playboy is framed for a murder, then discovers he is descended from a dynasty of assassins, in an historical pot-boiler that would send Dan Brown back to the drawing board. The game is set in the build up to the 1789 French Revolution amidst gorgeously rendered cities: the pomp of Versailles, slums of Paris, and steeples of Notre Dame.
Thanks to next-gen graphics, hundreds of characters arrive on to the streets at once — adding to effect of a country on the brink of collapse. Architecture and furniture, even classic works of art, look sparklingly real.
Players still hop around the skyline but the free-running controls have improved, and weighted ropes fling you up to rooftops like Errol Flynn. In a first for the series, you can play missions with up to three friends online.
One of the best instalments in the Assassin’s Creed series, Unity should make a killing.
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