Assassin's Creed Unity Thread

[DarthSkywalker]

wait......Best Buy will match the Target B2G1 free deal??

AND they let you use your GCU discount??

I thought they don't price match deals like that and that they don't give you the GCU discount on price matches.........

Maybe it is because we know the people at our local Best Buy, but yep they let us do it. Was brilliant. Been getting mixed reports on whether you can get it done or not. Basically it is down to your local store. I guess I got lucky.

right now, I think they're running a special where you can get the 2 year GCU membership for $30 if you buy it with a game that cost $40 or more.

otherwise, it's $120 for 2 years.

I have it because it came free with my original X1 purchase ( that I returned ). they let me keep the GCU membership. so, I'm making use of it.......lol.

I got my with my X1 for free as well. But they do deals on it all the time, like the one you mentioned. You shouldn't have to pay too much for a 2 year membership.

 

[Frosty81]

Had high hopes.

Was just desynchronized for descending down a building too fast and was forced to my last checkpoint. Nice work. And may I welcome you to next gen systems. And next gen criticism.

 

[Havok83]

wait......Best Buy will match the Target B2G1 free deal??

AND they let you use your GCU discount??

I thought they don't price match deals like that and that they don't give you the GCU discount on price matches.........

GCU doesn't stack with PM.

right now, I think they're running a special where you can get the 2 year GCU membership for $30 if you buy it with a game that cost $40 or more.

otherwise, it's $120 for 2 years.

I have it because it came free with my original X1 purchase ( that I returned ). they let me keep the GCU membership. so, I'm making use of it.......lol.

Did you catch it for as little as $3 last week? They were given it free with the purchase of ANY phone, and that included non-contract ones. You could literally go in the store and buy one of their cheap phones and get it for free

 

[Spider-Who?]

Played a few hours last night. I'm not really impressed. The graphics aren't nearly as good as reviews made them out to be. There are countless frame rate drops. My biggest problem is the unlocking chests/equipment system they have. I think it is obscene to force players to play their phone game to unlock chests, weapons and clothing. If it were one or two items per category, I'd get it, but half of what you can purchase has to be unlocked via the phone app. I paid 60 bucks for THIS game. I shouldn't have to play a phone game I have no interest in to unlock items for the game I actually bought.

 

[the dmg]

All the complaining and blaming of the X1 for the 900p. They couldn't get the game to run on either system properly. And apparently is worse on the PS4. The game can't even hold 30fps. A true embarrassment.

I agree that it's just a rushed and not optimized at all for either system. They should have cut down on the amount of NPC's in the game for it to run better.

The complaints about blaming MS were justified though due to the fact that they have a parity clause. This has been a known thing in the past and is the reason why a lot of multi-platform titles on PS4 would get a 1080p patch after release. Just taking their comments at face value when they said they don't want to cause arguments, it seems like that was the case.

 

[X Knight]

Maybe it is because we know the people at our local Best Buy, but yep they let us do it. Was brilliant. Been getting mixed reports on whether you can get it done or not. Basically it is down to your local store. I guess I got lucky.


I got my with my X1 for free as well. But they do deals on it all the time, like the one you mentioned. You shouldn't have to pay too much for a 2 year membership.

wow!! yeah, you got lucky!! I'm happy with my Target B2G1 free purchase. I'm saving my Best Buy funds for later.

GCU doesn't stack with PM.



Did you catch it for as little as $3 last week? They were given it free with the purchase of ANY phone, and that included non-contract ones. You could literally go in the store and buy one of their cheap phones and get it for free

ah, that's what I thought about GCU not stacking with PM.

will GCU stack with BF sales prices??

and I missed that $3 GCU deal.

 

[X Knight]

Played a few hours last night. I'm not really impressed. The graphics aren't nearly as good as reviews made them out to be. There are countless frame rate drops. My biggest problem is the unlocking chests/equipment system they have. I think it is obscene to force players to play their phone game to unlock chests, weapons and clothing. If it were one or two items per category, I'd get it, but half of what you can purchase has to be unlocked via the phone app. I paid 60 bucks for THIS game. I shouldn't have to play a phone game I have no interest in to unlock items for the game I actually bought.

wait......what?? you have to play a mobile game to unlock stuff??

 

[Spider-Who?]

wait......what?? you have to play a mobile game to unlock stuff??

Yup. It's one of those "freemium" apps. They've taken the "send boats/assassins out on missions" feature from previous games and turned it into an app. You have to play that to unlock certain clothing, weapons, and chests...

There are three types of chests:

grey: normal chests
red: can only be unlocked by meeting certain "Initiate" criteria (whatever that is)
blue: can only be unlocked by completing the app missions

There are also weapons/clothing that have to be unlocked via co-op missions, but theres only a few of those.

 

[the dmg]

wait......what?? you have to play a mobile game to unlock stuff??

There are prompts to download the companion app if you find certain treasure chest in order to unlock them.

http://www.ign.com/blogs/jdavisign/2014/11/11/8-real-things-i-experienced-in-assassins-creed-unity/

If Assassin’s Creed Unity represents the future direction of AAA video games, I seriously question the future health and legitimacy of this industry.

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.

This is a $60 video game set in revolutionary Paris that continually spams you to sign up for Ubisoft services via locked-away in-game content. This is a $60 video game that paces out unlockables and upgrades at the exact speed that Ubisoft wanted, but then offers to sell you “time savers.”

With all of this in mind, I still don’t necessarily disagree with Marty’s positive review. Unity’s vision of Paris is very impressive. Its story is interesting - I’m enjoying the game’s central intrigue. Plenty of the side missions are satisfying, especially the murder mysteries. My personal score would be lower, but the game has its merits.

But all the issues I outlined above are more than just disappointing - they’re dangerous. They’re undermining. As someone that truly loves the video game medium, they’re downright scary.

Master Chief Collection’s matchmaking is broken, and multiplayer requires a huge day one patch. Titanfall is dead. The PS4’s 2.0 firmware update continues to cause major problems. The days of going to a midnight launch event and coming home to experience pure launch day gaming bliss seem to be over.

I completely understand the need to up revenue per user above $60 for big-budget AAA games. This is a tough business to be in. But it has to be done in a way that doesn’t compromise the integrity of your gameplay, and doesn’t test the patience of your players. If you’re a game developer, and you care about the long term health and sustainability of this business, please do what you can to ensure we’re not creating the darkest timeline.

 

[hafizbat]

AC1 was mediocre, AC2 was a masterpiece.
AC3 was disappointing, AC4 was brilliant.

Unity is a massive disappointment, but if Ubisoft holds to the pattern, the next one should be amazing. They seem to always made a ton of mistakes and botch their first games on new engines, then figure it out for the next one.

I'm expecting next year's installment to be the "true" next gen AC game.

 

[Spider-Who?]

There are prompts to download the companion app if you find certain treasure chest in order to unlock them.

Its not just chests. Like I said in my post above, you have to play the app to unlock a huge amount of the clothing and weapons as well.

 

[the dmg]

Its not just chests. Like I said in my post above, you have to play the app to unlock a huge amount of the clothing and weapons as well.

Don't know how I missed that last line. That's just plain stupid.

 

[X Knight]

oh, wow!!

that.........just seems more frustrating than it's worth..........

I don't want to have to use mobile apps to unlock content in a game. I want to play the game to unlock stuff.........

hmmm......maybe I'll exchange this for Forza Horizon 2 and get Mordor for cheap on BF.

 

[PalmerTheThing]

Picked this up a long with MCC and Sunset Overdrive yesterday.

Wow!!! This is the most mixed bag game I've ever played. A part of me was completely amazed by the graphics, the detailing in the building and environments, and how seamless the free flow running felt (sliding over objects and whatnot). But then a part of me was disappointed to see how bad the FPS can be at times in very crowded areas (a worry I had before the game released), and how previous-gen some of the models looked.

Overall the game looks pretty fun and enjoyable, but not up to par with the previous AC games I've played or watched. I only played about 45 minutes last night so I didn't get a complete feel of the game.

The combat looks really fun though, and was pretty fluent.

I'd say a 7 or 7.5/10 so far. Also, what the hell is up with the weird mission select screen at the very beginning ? And now the Animus is named the Helix, seems like most of all the previous stories were completely forgotten.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

AC1 was mediocre, AC2 was a masterpiece.
AC3 was disappointing, AC4 was brilliant.

Unity is a massive disappointment, but if Ubisoft holds to the pattern, the next one should be amazing. They seem to always made a ton of mistakes and botch their first games on new engines, then figure it out for the next one.

I'm expecting next year's installment to be the "true" next gen AC game.

I am sick of them wasting good characters and fantastic settings because they don't want to finish their game before release.

 

[Destructus86]

haha great...I don't have a smart phone. Guess I don't get to experience the full game.

 

[Quasimod0]

Does Ubisoft have multiple developer teams work on the AC franchise? Like Call of Duty has?
If not, maybe that's what they need. So that each team will have enough time to actually realize their vision. I'd rather have an awesome game once every two years, than have one game a year that isn't great.

 

[X Knight]

guys, in general, is it worth it to keep Unity??

or should I exchange it for another game like Forza Horizon 2?

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

I didn't realize Unity was an adaptation of They Live.

http://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-unity-has-the-best-glitches-1657939797

This is what it looks like when Unity doesn't load textures properly—oh, god

 

[Havok83]

Does Ubisoft have multiple developer teams work on the AC franchise? Like Call of Duty has?
If not, maybe that's what they need. So that each team will have enough time to actually realize their vision. I'd rather have an awesome game once every two years, than have one game a year that isn't great.

They have like 10 studios work on each game. There's a lead studio and the rest pitch in, adding different components. They don't have a typical development structure. They just need to kill it as an annual franchise but considering how well it always sells, it's too tempting to continue as is

 

[Spider-Who?]

And now the Animus is named the Helix, seems like most of all the previous stories were completely forgotten.

The game says that the "Helix" is "Powered by Animus". The Helix is Abstergo's video game console.

Ubisoft is trying to make the series incredibly meta - in the first few games, you play Desmond. Then in AC4, you play a video game developer who is looking through Desmond's DNA to "make" a game. In Unity, you are now a consumer who is playing Abstergo's "game" (pulled from Desmond's DNA) on their console. So at the beginning of the game, when you pick a mission, and you see all the previous AC games listed, that's supposed to represent you, the "consumer" choosing Abstergo's latest video game to play on the Helix.

 

[Soapy]

 

[X Knight]

I hope they patch these glitches ASAP.

 

[Marvolo]

Are yall sure that the unlocking mini game has to be done on a phone? I watched a video showing the chest unlocking minigame before the game came out and it was on the tv screen not their phone.

 

[PalmerTheThing]

The game says that the "Helix" is "Powered by Animus". The Helix is Abstergo's video game console.

Ubisoft is trying to make the series incredibly meta - in the first few games, you play Desmond. Then in AC4, you play a video game developer who is looking through Desmond's DNA to "make" a game. In Unity, you are now a consumer who is playing Abstergo's "game" (pulled from Desmond's DNA) on their console. So at the beginning of the game, when you pick a mission, and you see all the previous AC games listed, that's supposed to represent you, the "consumer" choosing Abstergo's latest video game to play on the Helix.

To be honest, now that I get that, it's a pretty cool idea. I was very confused as to what the whole Helix screen - mission select thing was all about, disliked it at first due to how weird and random it was. Now i think it's a great idea, reminds me a lot like the .Hack games for ps2.