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Assassin’s Creed Unity will be a real “next gen experience”

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Much to my own surprise, I rather liked Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. I’d written the whole series off as bunk after the frankly pitiful Assassin’s Creed III. I played it on the PlayStation 4 where it ran rather nicely, and was beautiful to boot.  What it wasn’t was particularly “next gen,” but that stands to reason. As a new –gen, cross generational launch title it was never going to be the ultimate showcase. Unity is different.

Assassin’s Creed Unity is being made for Pc and the new consoles only, and will benefit from a new engine and a bunch of new tech that’ll make it stand decapitated head and shoulders above previous games in the franchise.

Here’s a new video showing off some of that very tech.

Creative Director Alex Amancio presents you the technological leap which will allow you to live a unique experience in Assassin’s Creed Unity. With a redesigned game engine, refined fighting skills and combat system, but also a breathtaking atmosphere: welcome to the true new-gen experience!

Assassin’s Creed Unity will allow the developers to have up to 5000 NPC’s on screen at the same time, and each structure will be done in 1:1 – with the interiors of buildings matching their exteriors.  That’s neat, but the best thing about ACU that I’ve heard is that there will now no longer be guards patrolling the rooftops – which will help with the game’s newly re-imagined stealth. For assassins, Desmond’s ancestors have never been the stealthiest of killers.

Thankfully, with Desmond out of the picture and a fresh start for franchise, Unity will actually require or at least encourage stealth, plus it has a new combat engine for when that stealth fails.

Assassin’s Creed Unity is coming to PC, Next-gen consoles and the Xbox One in October.

Last Updated: July 23, 2014

41 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Saxon

    July 23, 2014 at 14:01

    I’m not believing anything “next gen” until I see it

    Reply

  2. Martin du preez (D4RKL1NGza)

    July 23, 2014 at 14:04

    • Admiral Chief Saxon

      July 23, 2014 at 14:09

      Is he excited about the peas?

      Reply

      • ToshZA

        July 23, 2014 at 14:14

        He’s trying to get 1080 peas, but nobody knows if he’ll make it.

        Reply

        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew

          July 23, 2014 at 14:18

          Go little guy go!!!

          Reply

          • ToshZA

            July 23, 2014 at 14:20

            I bet that’s what she said. 😉

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew

            July 23, 2014 at 14:50

            hahahaha. GG

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 23, 2014 at 14:24

            Last thing you want to hear while standing at the urinal.

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew

            July 23, 2014 at 14:50

            yoh

        • HvR - Still dislikes Random.or

          July 23, 2014 at 16:03

          Shame with all that blurring I do not think the little guy is getting 60fps though.

          Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        July 23, 2014 at 14:14

        1080 of them

        Reply

    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew

      July 23, 2014 at 14:14

      wow…..

      Reply

    • Matewis Jubilai

      July 23, 2014 at 14:31

      Reminds me of the couple of seconds leading up to my first Mun landing 😛

      Reply

  3. Viking Of Science

    July 23, 2014 at 14:05

    Imminent Downgrade incoming.

    Reply

  4. sallyl. minni h. KAVERI LOVE >

    July 23, 2014 at 14:15

    kaija kookukasenopettaa kuva cd (= !hyvä >3
    sallykaija toivo (= >3

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      July 23, 2014 at 14:18

      • Matewis Jubilai

        July 23, 2014 at 14:22

        Aww I missed it. What did ‘void’ post?

        Reply

        • ToshZA

          July 23, 2014 at 14:23

          It was some music album cover and a whole bunch of not english.

          Reply

          • Lord Chaos

            July 23, 2014 at 14:25

            “not english” you say? Have my upvote.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            July 23, 2014 at 14:26

            lol ok

        • Hammersteyn

          July 23, 2014 at 14:25

          Dunno, silly outsider speaking pig Latin

          Reply

          • Matewis Jubilai

            July 23, 2014 at 14:27

            probly just a lost interweb tourist

  5. sallyl. minni h. KAVERI LOVE >

    July 23, 2014 at 14:16

    ok>D

    Reply

  6. sallyl. minni h. KAVERI LOVE >

    July 23, 2014 at 14:18

    hei(=

    Reply

  7. Admiral Chief Saxon

    July 23, 2014 at 14:20

    So the boner ain’t next gen console?

    Reply

    • ToshZA

      July 23, 2014 at 14:21

      If it aint FHD, it aint next-gen.

      Reply

      • Truan Frames

        July 23, 2014 at 17:19

        So when will the proper next gen stuff come then?

        Reply

  8. Alien Emperor Trevor

    July 23, 2014 at 14:22

    “Assassin’s Creed Unity is coming to PC, Next-gen consoles and the Xbox One in October.” BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Poor Xbone.

    Reply

  9. MakeItLegal

    July 23, 2014 at 14:22

    mmm…wondering still about this , amped , but UBISOFT track record not so good – on pc that is

    Reply

    • Morne Nell

      July 23, 2014 at 14:44

      Will not buy Ubisoft on PC ever again, but on my PlayStation 4 it has been some of the best games I played ever. AC3 and watchdogs was amazing.

      Reply

  10. Sageville

    July 23, 2014 at 14:34

    Would this be the first “Real Next Gen” game?

    Reply

  11. Rince&pop

    July 23, 2014 at 15:04

    “Assassin’s Creed Unity is coming to PC, Next-gen consoles and the Xbox One in October.” WINS INTERNET.

    Reply

  12. aj_nator

    July 23, 2014 at 15:34

    Will this next gen experience include playable female assassins :p ?

    Reply

  13. hayted

    July 23, 2014 at 15:37

    The more I watch on the making of this game (and the amount of hours I spent on Blag Flag) – the more I want it. Then I go back to Watch Dogs and I try passing the Drinking Games – and after that I start to curse Ubisoft and swear to never support them again. So…… tough choice.

    Reply

  14. UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

    July 23, 2014 at 16:15

    I am rather excited for this! I bought 3 on special and it is mildly entertaining. Black Flag is still to expensorave!

    Reply

  15. Zubair

    July 24, 2014 at 01:09

    Christ on a chroissant this does look amazing. When’s next-gen gonna actually arrive though? Is it when I get my first grandchild? Is that how it works?

    Reply

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