Assassin’s Creed is a fascinating franchise, not just because of the unique way it uses real history — but because of the way the series has played out over the years. There are few series that have flip-flopped as much between beloved and scorned, and things hit a fever pitch in 2014. Assassin’s Creed Unity was tremendously derided upon launch because of its nearly catastrophic quality, in terms of performance. But it’s a shame that was the case as now, in retrospect, Unity feels like one of the most visionary games the franchise has ever seen — and a glimpse of what a different future might have looked like.
Assassin’s Creed Unity has a lot to love about it, but it is important to state that the game was in incredibly rough shape when it launched. Bugs and glitches were abundant, some of which completely broke the experience with character models that wouldn’t load, hard crashes, and more. You can’t deny that Unity was pretty much broken at launch, and that’s inexcusable. But in the years since Ubisoft patched and tweaked the game — and what you play now is drastically different from what was present at launch. It’s simply one of those truths about modern video games, they change over time.
