Assassin's Creed: Unity

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Title

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Subject

French Revolution, 18th Century, French History

Description

From Wikipedia: "Assassin's Creed Unity is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the eighth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and the successor to 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. It also has ties to Assassin's Creed Rogue which was released for the previous generation consoles, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same date.

The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The story is set in Paris during the French Revolution; the single-player story follows Arno Victor Dorian in his efforts to expose the true powers behind the Revolution. The game retains the series' third-person open-world exploration as well as introducing a revamped combat, parkour and stealth system. The game also introduces cooperative multiplayer to the Assassin's Creed series, letting up to four players engage in narrative-driven missions and explore the open world map.

Assassin's Creed Unity received mixed reviews upon its release. Praise was directed towards its visuals, improved gameplay, customization options, multiplayer-oriented format, mission design, setting, characterization, and narrative. However, the game was criticized for a lack of gameplay-innovation, unrefined controls, and numerous graphical issues and bugs upon release. Because of the game's poor launch owing to the technical issues, Ubisoft issued an apology, and offered compensation"

Creator

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher

Ubisoft

Date

Released: November 11, 2014 (North America)

Contributor

Director(s)
Alexandre Amancio
Marc Albinet

Producer(s)
Vincent Pontbriand
Antoine Vimal du Monteil
Philippe Ducharme

Designer(s)
Alexandre Pedneault

Programmer(s)
James Therien

Artist(s)
Mohamed Gambouz

Writer(s)
Sylvain Bernard
Alexandre Amancio
Travis Stout
Russell Lees
Darby McDevitt
Ceri Young

Composer(s)
Chris Tilton
Sarah Schachner
Ryan Amon

Relation

Assassin's Creed Series

Format

PS4

Language

English

Type

Action-Adventure, Stealth, Video Game

Files

Acunity.jpg

Citation

Ubisoft Montreal, “Assassin's Creed: Unity,” CSULB Center for the History of Video Games and Critical Play Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://criticalplay.net/items/show/40.