User:AssassinAlexander

How good was Unity? [SPOILERS]

Overall, the game was a very good one. However, when you compare it to the rest of the Assassin Creed games, it's a let down. I felt the story could of been something memorable, particularly with Arno and Elise. The combat was pretty annoying and it felt like you were only about two thirds of an Assassin.

I was annoyed with Arno and Elise because they didn't let allow the two to blossom properly. You didn't understand the relationship between them. As far as I saw it, it was just a love interest. It is only when you read the book that you understand that they were actual lovers. I think Ubisoft jumped from one point to the next far too quickly. The opening scene of Arno is him first meeting Elise and stealing an apple, the next is Arno sneaking into a palace to meet Elise after she has just returned from Paris (this was a good 11 years later), they share a kiss and Arno is forced to leave due to pursuing guards. They next rejoin together to avenge Elise's father who Arno was originally accused of killing but was proven to of been framed. They then next ride in a hot air balloon and appear to have sex. Their next moment was Elise helping Arno get back on his feet after being dismissed by the Assassin order, and then Elise dies rather tragically.

The frustration was that you never got to see their friendship develop into a relationship. Why not let us do missions through Arno's youth involving Elise, seeing how close they became and get to see that there was always a love interest between them. If you read the book it is only then that you see how Elise (who is writing in her journals) admits her love for Arno and starts confessing this in her letters to him and vice-versa, this is whilst she is Paris. There should of been more moments between them. They jump from their first real kiss to assassinating enemies together. Total disappointment.

The combat I thought was poor, I think it was so annoying that you only parried and sliced at the enemy. There was no instant kills, even worse, there was no chain kills. I am not fussed if it made the game "too easy", I don't play the game for it's difficulty, I play for the story it tells. Surely I am not the only one? Also I didn't like how if you threw a smoke bomb down Arno couldn't just impale the enemy, killing them instantly. No, instead he would continue cutting at them, picking at their health. Also who, at Ubisoft, thought it was more logical to have Arno dodging bullets instead of using a human shield? I think the latter is way more logical and realistic.

I think poison gas was pointless because it takes two poison gasses to kill a single enemy, you should of been able to upgrade your bombs to have a bigger effect. Assassinating an enemy in hay stacks or in other hiding spots became an absolute pain because most of them never ventured close enough to your hiding spot for you to kill them, and for some stupid reason Ubisoft decided to take out whistling? Could people during the French revolution not whistle? They took out so many features and didn't bother to compensate for it and when they did, it was basically useless.

I also did not like the changing of clothes to improve Arno's abilities, such as health, speed, stealth etc. the clothing was irritating because Arno's recognizable Assassin robes were actually his weakest attire. You had to dress him up like an idiot to get the best of his personal abilities.

The trailer for the game was so misleading as well. It came across that the Assassin's were instigating the revolution so that the Parisians could gain back their freedom, much like Assassin's Creed III. But instead the revolution was instigated by the Templar's, which was a disappointment init self.

As well, the Assassin order in the game were a total joke. They dismissed Arno when he was the one that was actually making the difference, all because he was killing Templar's that were not assigned to him. And even when he tried to explain what Thomas-Germain was upto, they refused to listen. It is like the Assassin order totally forgot what they were fighting for and cared more about order, control and discipline within their brotherhood.

Was anyone else also disappointed by the lack of friendship between Arno and Napoleon Bonaparte? They had like three missions together, about two or four side missions and basically a cameo in Dead King's. Should of done a lot more with them two.

I also have no idea why the game took away having two hidden blades, it was so much better having two. Speaking of two hidden blades, double assassinations, especially double air assassinations were an absolute pain. They should of made it easier to perform these moves.

And lastly, I am getting sick of Ubisoft cutting the story short with Assassin's. Connor, Edward and now Arno. They end the game pretty young, you could easily have another game about them to actually finish their story in full. Arno was in his mid to late twenties when the game ends, what did he do for the rest of his life? They made three games about Ezio Auditore which I thought told a brilliant story about one of the most influential Assassin's in history.