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Chris Carter from [[Destructoid]] gave the game 7/10, praising the new movement system, likable lead characters, iconic setting, smooth animation and improved draw distance. New additions such as character customization and huge crowds were also praised. However, he criticized the predictable story, technical issues, and the mission design of co-op multiplayer, as it is impossible to play some missions solo. He stated that "''Unity'' feels like a step back. ... It lacks that grand sense of roaming the uncharted seas in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', or even the open-ended feel of the wilderness in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', but it's a journey worth taking if you're already into the series."<ref name="Destruct"/> Tom Bramwell from [[Eurogamer]] gave the game 7/10, praised the setting, rich content, inspiring story and interesting side-missions. However, he criticized the over-familiar and unimaginative mission-design, overzealous auto-correct system in the free-running mechanics and the lack of weapon customization. He described the game as a "missed opportunity".<ref name="EuroG"/>

Marty SilvaSliva from [[IGN]] gave the game 7.8/10, praising the recreation of Paris and ambitious ideas presented in the multiplayer, but criticizing the unrefined stealth, weak story and lack of a strong lead character. He stated that "the true new-gen ''Assassin's Creed'' game is a gorgeous, entertaining, and successful proof of concept for what lies ahead for the series, though it isn't what I'd call revolutionary."<ref name="IGN"/>

Tom Senior from [[PC Gamer]] gave the game 65/100, saying that "''Unity'' could become a perfectly enjoyable part of the ''Assassin's Creed'' canon. It's a solid campaign elevated by quality assassination missions and an extraordinary setting that might just push the big number at the bottom of this review into the 80s, but with a big selling point out of operation, a raft of technical issues, performance problems, microtransactions and stilted combat and free-running systems, ''Unity''—in its current state—can only be considered a failed revolution."<ref name="PCGUS"/> Sam Prell from [[Joystiq]] gave the game 2.5/5, saying that "It's hard not to appreciate everything that it [Unity] gets right, and you'll have a good time if you can wrangle some friends for co-op, but it's impossible to ignore where ''Unity'' falls tragically short."<ref name="Joystiq"/> PC World stated that the game "is a new low for the ''Assassin's Creed'' series." The review also criticized ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' for its small scale, poor gameplay, and high minimum system requirements.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dingman |first=Hayden |date=November 15, 2014 |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2847262/assassins-creed-unity-review-let-them-eat-cake.html |title=Assassin's Creed: Unity review: Let them eat cake |publisher=PCWorld |access-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027122809/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2847262/assassins-creed-unity-review-let-them-eat-cake.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, CNET stated that "[w]hile it will likely suffice for ''Assassin's Creed'' core fans, ''Unity'' stumbles throughout and never really finds its footing."<ref>{{cite web |date=November 11, 2014 |url=https://www.cnet.com/products/assassin-s-creed-unity/ |title=Two steps back |work=CNET |access-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-date=November 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119010758/http://www.cnet.com/products/assassin-s-creed-unity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>