Objective evaluation without influencing Emotionalitäten: imaginative, refined, solid

I have now played for one month again. With the solo missions I'm through, it still lacks the other co-op missions, of which I have still to be done about three. What should I say finally. Black Flag liked better overall. The ship, the sea battles and the whole story were voiced. Unity was a good game for me, however, the whole skill updates that you have to buy with experience points, not congruent with the progress in the game. Especially if one has his character already well developed, further achievements of equipment no longer act so decisively. In addition, the whole hypocrisy is hardly necessary. Who interprets his character in battle which can be - oh last hoards of weapons - provide with many smoke bombs and medical potions. So is butchered and killed, as in the old days AC.

Now the solo missions are all the same to the end and my motivation to get hold of other equipment to zero. Many pieces of equipment, there are also only when you graduated club contests. And these seem not just popular in the online world.

It should now have the free DLC coming yes. This I will probably still play. But probably I can now go with a clear conscience to GTA V. The air is a little out.

***

Disappointments caused by a non-occurrence of expectations. And before anyone here distributed a game one star, objectivity should not lose. I was also a little disappointed. But after a few hours of emission quality, I can say, this review now objectively dispense. Actually, we would have to wait a little more all because the European version receives only today daytime full access to the servers. I received yesterday and also this morning, still the error message when I wanted to get online content. When my game is the PS4 version as a special edition. Included is a free DLC, which includes six pieces of equipment.

At the very beginning a patch was offered as a download. This should increase the performance of the network and fix some bugs, according to some reports. I have installed this and could not tell the crash at about three hours playing time. Important seems to be that the latest firmware is installed the PS4. Now, however, a somewhat structured review by criteria:

Performance / Graphics / loading times
In the background is stored adequately in a progress. Of this is hard to notice anything during the game. You die or want to start the new mission, the re-entry is not far away from the last major action. However, the loading times are not without. Especially when you restart the game you will almost hypnotized, as long as you follow the animated loading icons. The graph is for me personally not as negative as it is partially shown in other reviews. It is true that I can clearly see the partially collapse in framerate. But I always try a game as a whole to see. Whether the contours are visible in every detail, or happen a few jerks, me the big picture does not spoil in an otherwise brilliant game. I feel better than ACU in the graphics than its predecessor Black Flag. Cutscenes are very detailed and pompous. The old Paris is full palpable in its glory. Characters seem more real and more real. Although there is minimal stuttering and it affects not always completely liquid. But during the game, even if many people were present or I was on the run in a course and thus made many fast changes of direction, I had no extreme perfomance declines or slows down considerably. Surely the game is not the end of the possible flagpole. The graphics and performance is now but not so bad that it would tarnish the whole game through.

Story
I too believe that a captain Kenway was charismatic. Arno and the story itself are a bit kontruiert. But let's face it: What the hell! Also in the past that were with other titles not necessarily much better. One can see the thread somewhat, although by no means comes up the mood, to be sure to play the next sequence, so that one learns how to proceed. Arno and the other characters serve their purpose, nothing more. The time travel and the trip to the side story of Abstergo is more oblique and sometimes even annoying as the story really beneficial for me. But perhaps the others like much more.

Gameplay / Control
Why seek far afield when the good is so close? In some it was the series in almost all games. And every time usually was added an improvement. I can absolutely attest ACU that good was retained and new was come. One recognizes the old system of control and gameplay immediately. The directional pad can select an equipment Gege stalls that main buttons are for interactivity. The shoulder buttons are also assigned the same. What's new is that you can leave Arno targeted at the same level. Theoretically. This usually works, but not always. You press the R2 button to complete the course and only when you press X, you would climb. Conversely, you can see the R2 button and keep pressing O, so you like a weasel from an object coming down nimbly back. As before, there are dropouts. So you could as soon as possible to climb on a roof to escape his pursuers. Climb the ledge up the good along instead. Or you stuck and have to practice first with difficulty, to Arno then does what he should. Until then you are possibly dead. Because new Arno never recovered simply because you would have to help out with a healing potion something. The control is but overall has improved for me. In the struggle now was added a little more reality. Counterattacks direct death to the opponent are passé. New the various types of weapons are crucial for speed. And you can parry an attack, or you from giving way. This needs to be well timed, otherwise you get a blow with consequences from. Simple indicating when you can now defend or counter, no longer exists. If you put the beginning - where I am still - with several guards at - you have a real problem. Here applies more careful and better fighting technique. The weapons range from about axes swords, maces, pistols and rifles. All have their advantages and disadvantages. Newly you can sneak more effectively and Arno can bent and slowly move around. The times where you dive, from bush to bush, are over. It is also so that equipment are responsible for ensuring that you will be less noticed.

KI / character development
Again, something went in Ubisoft. Newly it is so that the AI ​​was not much better though. Still act the guards partially linear and predictable. However, with the difficult combat system which is then a challenge. In order to obtain new weapons and items of equipment, you have to either use cash values ​​or you can use acquired in emissions credits for it. There is now therefore a targeted system, how to strengthen his character. Here you can either invest in more clothes, so you will be less seen or better can sneak. Or you powert in material such as swords and guns, so opponents been discarded in the fight. This, too, I think an exciting development. Because there are a variety of items that are the longer the more expensive. So it can come to a farming, so that you can afford these items. By Ubisoft have announced some DLC packs, certainly facilitate for Bares even those steps. Furthermore, I can not say anything because I still had no access to the online store.

After the few hours is absolutely first class for me ACU. The control may not be very good, but better than before. The graphics are ok and not so tragic for me that I would make a very poor rating. Above all, it may well be that more patches still allow more stability and better gameplay. I too am of the opinion one might have to give him two months more time. But now the state is good. If you liked the series so far, which I submit a strong buy recommendation.