So far, so Assassin’s Creed, but Unity’s scope and depth is head and shoulders over anything this series has ever attempted before. The story doesn’t exactly break new ground for the series – subtract Elise and it’s basically the same set up as Assassin’s Creed II – but it’s a well-written and paced yarn and it doesn’t run out of dramatic steam before the end credits. This not only sets him on a path to taking down those responsible for his misfortunes, but it also puts him on the opposing side of the ongoing secret war to his childhood sweetheart, Elise. Stripped of the privileges he’s enjoyed as a Parisian aristocrat and burning with the need for revenge, he joins the Assassins in their war against the Templars.
Assassin’s Creed: Unity tells the story of one Arno Dorian, a rich delinquent who finds the rug firmly pulled out from under him when he’s blamed for the murder of his adoptive father.