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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I recently had the chance to play through Unity and it's Dead Kings story add-on on my Pro with boost mode ... and it's an absolutely fine game. I looked through DF's videos of the boost on/off comparisons and it makes a huge difference to have the game running at a nearly locked solid 30 FPS instead of hovering around 25. I never got to (and don't want to) play the un-patched version of the game but even in its most recently patched state there were a whole host of bugs, characters hanging in mid air, Arno just running randomly in one direction without my input in one instance etc.
But despite the above, I had a better time with this game than Syndicate. The graphics, even at a lower resolution (900p vs 1600p on Pro) have multiple aspects which look better than Syndicate. The lighting, crowd density and the 2 central character models (Arno and Elise) look better than anything in Syndicate. Paris is also a much more interesting place than London so that adds more to it.
The combat is the weakest part of the game imo, just a lot of button mashing with timed parries. I only upgraded equipment one time during the game and finished it with that set. The world map wasn't as big as the last-gen AC games but it didn't need to be. The smaller, more focused, map meant that traversal was generally much quicker even with the lack of horseback or other quick mobility options (besides fast travel).
I did skip most of the optional content and only did some of the Paris stories with my focus primarily on the main story and I would recommend this to anyone wishing to start the game at this time, as it is a much more enjoyable experience if you're staying away from the filler content.
If this game had more dev time and more polish, this could easily have been the true successor to Assassins Creed 2's success for the franchise.
And some pics to cap it off.
There is a lot of detail for just a 900p frame.
The two central characters are the stars of the show. They both look and act believable and the interaction between them is the best part of the game.
Bugs like this often take you out of the immersion of otherwise good moments in the game, but it's still a worthy experience.
But despite the above, I had a better time with this game than Syndicate. The graphics, even at a lower resolution (900p vs 1600p on Pro) have multiple aspects which look better than Syndicate. The lighting, crowd density and the 2 central character models (Arno and Elise) look better than anything in Syndicate. Paris is also a much more interesting place than London so that adds more to it.
The combat is the weakest part of the game imo, just a lot of button mashing with timed parries. I only upgraded equipment one time during the game and finished it with that set. The world map wasn't as big as the last-gen AC games but it didn't need to be. The smaller, more focused, map meant that traversal was generally much quicker even with the lack of horseback or other quick mobility options (besides fast travel).
I did skip most of the optional content and only did some of the Paris stories with my focus primarily on the main story and I would recommend this to anyone wishing to start the game at this time, as it is a much more enjoyable experience if you're staying away from the filler content.
If this game had more dev time and more polish, this could easily have been the true successor to Assassins Creed 2's success for the franchise.
And some pics to cap it off.
There is a lot of detail for just a 900p frame.
The two central characters are the stars of the show. They both look and act believable and the interaction between them is the best part of the game.
Bugs like this often take you out of the immersion of otherwise good moments in the game, but it's still a worthy experience.
