Great graphics and finally to a sophisticated combat system

Graphics: The graphics in AC: U is great as expected. Bombastic on Ultra and even on a minimal setting still very nice. The attention to detail is simply beautiful to look at, especially in buildings such as Notre Dame. Here Ubisoft has really outdone itself.

Story: The main story around the character could have been a little longer for my taste. Especially in such a large map it goes almost under sheer side missions and acts so extremely short. The reference to the French Revolution is quite low. Information, you get mainly through newspapers or through the Co-op missions (more on that later).

Battle System: This was already criticized by many, I can not understand at all. The fighting in the previous AC parts have always been criticized because they were too easy and the opponents unrealistically always wait obediently until it was our turn. Well it's definitely challenging. Several opponents attack simultaneously, many have guns and some throw bombs. The different strength of the opponent - depending on the district - makes the whole thing even more demanding. Who here but now it complains is too difficult, I can unfortunately only say: Learn to play! The fights are all feasible. Whether one or five goals to one. With the right technique to get from almost any fight out healing. And if the character just can not put up with much, it is just escape and first to play elsewhere and improve the equipment. If that is too hard to let the finger of the game.
The moves are here, as always, well done. Depending on the weapon nice to look at.

Control: The new climbing system is still expandable. Nicely done, especially that you can climb down to more elegant buildings. Shortcoming here is that the control is sometimes not as accurate as they had hoped. Arno refuses often to climb through the window and jumps occasionally but somewhere else, than actually wanted. Nevertheless, one runs but to my mind much less frequently unintentionally walls etc. up, as it was the case with Black Flag.

In addition to Mission: abundant. There are several innovations, such as the case files. Also there is again much to collect, which you can unlock rewards. If you want to do it all, one is engaged in any case for a while. The character in the side missions are sometimes a bit bizarre, and thus bring a little more color into play.

Koop: Runs (now) liquid. Much fun to play with friends and hold consultations. But even in the public version Koop's a nice change. The movies in the Koopmissionen are finally missed connecting piece to the French Revolution. Nicely done, but I would have liked it more in the main line. Yet it also provides an additional incentive to play the co-op missions. By playing the co-op mission also obtained quickly and relatively easily sync points and new equipment.

Points systems, etc: In addition to sync points to improve the skills, there are to improve Credo points of weapons and Helix-points. The latter has probably something to do with these micro-transactions in the game, although I did not use and also will not use. I find the lost in a game from 50 just nothing. Forced to use them there is not fortunately. Also the companion app with which you can unlock additional chests etc, is rather unnecessary gimmick for me. Since it is not absolutely necessary in order to achieve 100%, and they do not use. Initiates the other hand runs on the way and a further without much intervention chests free. Overall, Ubisoft wanted to bring here but clearly too much at once. I hope app and in-game purchases will disappear in the next AC parts.

Bugs and Co: Yes, that was definitely game unfinished brought to market. Yet it was with me both on a slightly older system and now on a newer system always liquid and virtually free of bugs and glitches. The few who had once appeared either not annoying or even to look quite funny. With the patches, most have disappeared. A new bug was added, unfortunately, but I trust that Ubi will work.
Who bothers to arg also on smaller bugs should first stay away from the game until the game finally Ubi patched over.

System Requirements: The requirements are well known for quite a while and still whine a lot. Lest you prior to any purchase requirements. If I is including: hands off. Play another game, or just upgraded the computer on. It's that simple to compare their own system. Intel Core i7 4.0 GHz, 16GB RAM, GeForce GTX770 graphics. The game runs absolutely smoothly here on the high default setting. For Ultra graphics card is unfortunately still too weak.

Conclusion: I can not understand this absolute whining and bleating around Unity. Now apart from the initial and still not fully resolved bug it is a nice game with wonderful graphics and finally an improved combat system. Thanks to the huge S *** storm Ubisoft will certainly continue to keep working and the remaining problems are still present in the game to eliminate. So who has any doubt wait a little longer with the purchase and subsequent reviews to wait. But even with bugs the game is really great and fun. And let's be honest: Which AC part was bug-free so far ?? Eben not one!
When I think about how many times I landed at Black Flag in a ship's hold and not come out, or at ACIII suddenly had no sword, Unity Bugtechnisch is almost a rest.
I would buy it in any case again!