“Hey guys, it’s your boy Dante, (aka Victor Freeze, in the Fight Game community), back to give you latest buzz and hype in all things gaming!”
It’s almost Fall again, which can only mean one thing, there is a new Assassin’s Creed game coming soon. The announcement of “Assassin’s Creed Unity” was made a few weeks ago at E3 2014 by UBISOFT (as expected), along with in my opinion, the most exciting videogame trailer since Mass Effect 2! And every fan of the series lost their collective minds!
“For those who’ve never played Assassin’s Creed before, this might not be the post for you for the simple fact that because the series is six titles deep, I don’t want this article to be the length of a novel. So I’m not going to get into what the series is about, other than, you are a trained assassin, you kill people, and you look cool doing it! This is article more for fans whom have played at least one or more of the games in the series.
NOW, WITH THAT SAID
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m pretty much a “Jonny-come-lately” to the Assassin’s Creed series. I started playing about 2 years ago and though I played AC2 and AC Brotherhood, I have to admit, I wasn’t overly impressed. Don’t get me wrong the games were gorgeous; beautiful graphics, fluid game-play, you name it. But I just wasn’t as pulled into the story as much as I wanted to be, and I wasn’t connected to the game’s lead character, “Ezio” (or even Altair from the original Assassin’s Creed and AC Revelations) all that much either. I know that’s considered heresy to the millions of Ezio fans out there, but that’s just the way I felt. Although, I will admit, I did like the idea of being able to play Ezio and Altair together in Revelations.
SO LET’S GET INTO UNITY
Multi-player itself is nothing new. It was introduced in AC-Brotherhood, and has been a regular feature in the game since. But, it was just a side feature, separate of the main campaign where you hunt down others online and make random kills. Now in unity, we get to experience not just the story together, but depending on what choices we make, we’ll experience different outcomes! We also get to play with a wide array of new weapons, such as the “Phantom Blade” which is a hidden blade that becomes a mini-crossbow.
As always, stealth is vital to any Assassin’s Creed game. The new stealth system allows you to now “blend” and use “light cover”, so you no longer have to go into combat from a “crouch” position all the time. You can also run to cover spots and hide from your opponent. They have introduced a “Known Position” system, so when you run around a corner you’ll see an outline or a ghost of Arno’s Last Known Position and that’s your moment to hide, whether it’s by blending in a crowd, jumping into a haystack or getting onto a roof as fast as possible. So, it’s really about that loop of: if you’re detected, break line-of-sight. And with combat being much harder in this game, it really forces a player to use the stealth feature a lot more often.
NOW HOW DOES THE CO-OP WORK?
FINAL WORDS

This is probably the game I’m most excited about this year! There is so much to learn and discover as you’re “parkouring” around Paris, unlocking or finding new weapons and equipment, and story to delve into. Not to mention, as with all Assassin’s Creed games, plenty of DLC to keep this game fresh until… well, until the next title in the series. Assassin’s Creed Unity is slated for fall release on October 28, 2014 on PS4, XBOX ONE, PS3, and XBOX 360.
It’s time to kill again! But this time, you’re not alone!