During an early sneaking mission in Versailles, I managed to sneak around a guard by essentially walking up next to him, from the front.

The enemy AI comes in a wide spectrum, ranging from paranormally clairvoyant to mindlessly stupid. Arno can be somewhat unresponsive when commanded to take cover, and moving between cover points feels slow and inefficient.

The cover system opens new avenues of stealth and evasion during assassinations, but it is also cumbersome and clunky to use. The improvements to the stealth mechanics bring with them some flaws. Heavy attacks must be evaded, but they can also be interrupted by a light attack. Light attacks deal good damage, but can be easily parried. Melee combat has been pared down to attacking, parrying and evading, which makes sword fighting much more streamlined and intuitive. That said, creating distractions, knowing a patrol's line of sight, and dispatching targets from afar are still critical to the stealth in Unity, and they add up to create some satisfying and engaging missions.įinally, combat in Unity has become both more difficult and more accessible. Unfortunately, Ubisoft removed the whistling command, which would have allowed players to create some useful distractions as they skulk. A cover system has been added to the game that lets you more easily sneak around guards and enemies, which ties in nicely to the more open nature of Unity's missions. Stealth is another aspect that has been improved. Assassination missions are self-contained hits that give you a target, but don't dictate how you should approach them. Once Arno is adopted by the brotherhood, he undertakes assassination missions for them while also unraveling the mystery behind the murder of his father figures. The strongest point in Unity's favor is the way missions are structured. I tested it on a PC, and Assassin's Creed: Unity is also available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ($105.00 at eBay) The Enemy AI is comically stupid at times, the cover system is clunky, the combat lacks the creative options of earlier games, and the game is poorly optimized. But for every step forward, Assassin's Creed Unity takes a step back. The building interiors in revolution-era Paris are beautifully designed, and customizing assassin Arno Dorian is a lot of fun. Stealth is more interesting than in previous games, combat is simpler and more challenging, and the mission structure is a more open-ended, allowing for more creativity during assassinations.

It's clear developer Ubisoft had some ambitions for Assassin's Creed Unity ($59.99).

Removes interesting and useful assassin abilities from previous games.

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