Assassin's Creed Unity - First Playthrough!

[@marvelfannumber1]

Brief heads-up about this game that's pretty important. When you properly get into the open world (which should be in the next part), there is an icon on the map that says "Travel to Franciade". *Do NOT* under any circumstances interact with this until you're done with the main story. Because this icon will take you straight to the DLC that takes place after the main game and will spoil the ending of the game and even after that you can't leave until you've gone through a specific part of it. Just thought I'd leave this here, because it's a *really* big design flaw, and it's a problem that will be recurring in future games (notably Origins also has this problem).

[@zhivik]

I second that, and just to clarify (without any spoilers), "Travel to Franciade" launches a DLC to this game, which takes place AFTER the main story, which is why you should avoid it.

[@wintermase1538]

100% true avoid anything related to Franicade until you’re done

[@K2niarDneK]

I find it odd that THIS is the game they decided to do that for this game. In all previous games, the DLCs were accessed from the main menu. I suppose they wanted you to take your existing character progress into Franciade?

[@iry18]

i thought you couldnt travel there until sequence 5

[@gregorybentley5707]

As someone about to start my playthrough, thank you for this.

[@Juliooo72]

I don't think the mods are THAT worth it. The game used to be way worse on release, it runs and feels much better now. Also this episode is such an emotional 🎢 😂

[@braevinmaund1210]

There's one new mod that makes the cloth physics WAY better and more flowy, which I think looks really good, but that's it.

[@braevinmaund1210]

also, you might want to change graphics settings from ultra high to very high, texture pop in isn't as bad then, and tbh there's not much of a downgrade otherwise.

[@TerranToro]

I'd argue for bug fixes at the very least

[@lepersonnage371]

ACU Fixes is definitel worth it, people are going crazy over that mod for a reason, it has a remaster-level of QoL

[@Ishpreetb264]

No, they're absolutely worth it. At least the mods add a somewhat reliable catch ledge.

[@brandondodge6040]

I like the beginning because it actually shows why the Templars become a more secret society by the time of Assassin's Creed 2. Just a few decades after the Mongols attacked Masyaf which caused the Assassins to become more secret.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

The free running is so perfect. I remember back when this came out I would spend hours making my own paths just running across rooftops.

[@Ishpreetb264]

It looks great and Paris is the most complex city in the series but older games, especially AC 1 to Rev gave way more control to the player.

[@lucasbosco3473]

About the theme music of the main menu: You will only hear the main theme in full on the main menu once you finish the De molay and start Arno's story and you're able to press Start on the second screen where you select if you want to load or start a new game, so in next episodes take the time to hear the main menu again and you'll be surprised :) The song is called "Unity" and you can hear it on Ubi's official music channel on youtube and other streaming plataforms, when heard in full the main theme itself is amazing!(That eerieness you hear here doesn't exist for Unity, it's just for the De Molay prologue.)

[@godzillazfriction]

wdym that eerieness still contributes to Unitys story as a whole especially Arnos psyche in the game since you'd expect him to be like ezio as many ppl believe that (although alot of ppl don't even get ezio as a whole in the 1st place) or a guy that wants revenge but no Arno isn't like that and is very complexity well written compared to someone like Ezio whos character suffered by how bad AC2s story was but they improved him heavily in Brotherhood and Revelations

[@gilangwilmantara4494]

AC Unity is STILL has the best graphic of all Assassin's Creed Series. A big generational leap by Ubisoft from PS3 era to PS4 era Assassin's Creed

[@thebaffman4898]

Still has the biggest crowds too, there's so many people on screen at the same time that even modern PCs struggle sometimes.

[@gilangwilmantara4494]

@@thebaffman4898 yup. Unity still need the highest spec for PC. Even more so than AC Origins, Odyssey or Valhalla. I've played them and I still think Unity got the best graphic than the ones after it

[@gilangwilmantara4494]

@@SomasAcademy true. If you looked closely, even Brotherhood and Revelations got the downgraded graphic a little bit than AC II. I've played both the remastered on Ezio Collection and original version on PC and it looks so different

[@gilangwilmantara4494]

@@SomasAcademy Maybe it's just based on my eyes too lol. But I saw AC 2 as a bit more better on graphical standpoint than Brotherhood and especially from Revelations. But maybe it's just because of the lightning or setting

[@godzillazfriction]

​@@gilangwilmantara4494something about games that came out in 2014 for AC Unity, 2015 for Mad Mad and Batman Arkham Knight especially Uncharted 4 in 2016 far exceeds the games that come out today in terms of graphics but it wasn't just graphics that were backing those games, it was also the 'art style'

[@darthzarcosous437]

I think one thing you’ll notice, Meg, is that this game is unique from all the other games mainly due to it’s ability to generate massive crowds. Seriously no other assassin’s creed game has crowds this numerous or dense! 🤯

[@ShrimpKing3333]

Sidequests are very much worth doing in this game. They really help to expand the story of different characters.

[@t___________ttt-ttt]

Gotta say, the prologue with the Templars and Jacques de Molay is a real event (apart from all the things with assassins and the apple of Eden) for a long time we believed that Jacques de Molay had really cursed the king: "be cursed until the 13th generation of your blood" the 13th generation of this king (Plilippe VI) is the one that will go through the French Revolutio, and yk this revolution put an end to the king's (Philippe VI) bloodline/ monarchy. I find that transition between: De Molay cursed the 13th gen / transition / we play Arno in the 13th gen, too much badass. (Even if recently it was debunked that the curse of the Templars is only a myth bc De Molay's last words weren't about cursing the king's bloodline)

[@GRR1MN1R]

This was AC gameplay mechanics at its peak level , including the visuals no other AC games till today is visually beautiful as Unity

[@devin6079]

Ehh I think origins is the best looking AC

[@OneArmedWolfshinobi]

​@@devin6079yup, I second that. Origins is so visually stunning

[@TeamRobsta]

Yes! I have been waiting to see you play this one Meg. One thing truly great about this game is not just the Parkour, but the map itself. The city feels so alive, that it's fun to traverse on the ground and through buildings, not just the rooftops. Enjoy the game.

[@cornsmug4552]

You've officially made my week, I've been waiting for this, Arno is awesome

[@hellowhat890]

26:25 It's not in Unity's cinematic cutscene. But crazy how last game, Shay walked past this scene and went to find Charles and assassinated him. The players got a glimpse into Unity.

[@MandatoryFruit]

It's actually absurd how good this game looks. It looks better than most triple A games releasing TODAY. Even some of the newer AC games look worse than this game does (notably Odyssey and Valhalla). Not to mention it has the best freerunning of the entire franchise. Genuinely so disappointed that they didn't go anywhere with a potential sequel.

[@alfredomanzano8436]

The most beautiful Assassins Creed ever created 🖤

[@JustShin11]

1st assassin's creed unity video. Best way to end the night. Or day as it's after midnight here. Also looking great you do your hair meg ^_^

[@Guaseth]

8:31 The face you make when Assassin's Creed catfishes you into playing a templar yet again (even though this time Ubisoft didn't even try to pretend that wasn't the case)

[@jaycaparos6951]

in terms of graphics Unity is definitely on top of all AC series.

[@bigdamnhero2297]

I remember when Assassins Creed Unity came out, I was in high school and we were studying the French Revolution in our history class. My friends and I were very excited about it, and we pre-ordered the game as soon as we could. I was blown away by the graphics, the gameplay, the story, and the characters. I loved exploring Paris, climbing the Notre Dame, and joining the crowds of revolutionaries. Sure, the game had some bugs and glitches, but I didn't care. I was having too much fun. Looking back now, I think Assassins Creed Unity is one of the best AC titles ever made aside from the OG ones ofcourse. It has a unique charm and a rich historical setting that I still enjoy revisiting. It's not perfect, but it's a masterpiece in my eyes. 😄

[@zunny9040]

Its refreshing to see someone who appreciates all protagonists instead of bitterly hating them based on; not writing, character or design, but on a weird hyper fixated obsession toward Ezio.

[@santiagogoni4067]

As a recommendation, I would tell you not to look at the database of the characters because there are a few spoilers in them and you could ruin surprises. The ideal would be to read them after finishing the entire chain of missions associated with them. The game does not make an effort to update the codex, and puts all its history and intentions from the beginning. I look forward to the next chapters!

[@ItsJust7n]

Crazy to think this game had such a rocky release. The bugs were so fun when you could actually play with others

[@thedivination]

Still one of my fave AC games despite the problems the game had on release. And it still looks gorgeous!

[@Markomilic205]

9:00This is just 50 years after Altair's death

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

In case if you weren't aware, Arno's father Charles was killed by Shay during the last mission of Rogue. It's neat that Shay's last appearance coincides with Arno's first appearance.

[@byEmiBF29]

Yeah that is what she said

[@ezequiel8203]

She upload Rogue's finale like 3 days ago lol

[@araisikewai]

You have to restart the game before graphic changes take effect. The entire playthrough was never on ultra high.

[@thegrimreaper990]

Heads up DO NOT interact with Franciade icon in Paris. It will take you to DLC set after main story and spoill its ending.

[@ThePeteriarchy]

God, the romance at the start of this game is just TOP NOTCH. So wonderfully acted and animated. A lotta fun, a lotta charm. I just wish the story had stayed this level of quality all the way through... You've finished this so I'm sure you already know. The acting stays stellar. But the middle up until the end... kinda left a lot to be desired.

[@connorbond5861]

When I played Unity and Rogue for the first time, I played Unity first and it blew my mind when I found out it was us who killed Arno's father

[@moraes0010]

yeah man me too, i was shocked !

[@Partrik]

I remember liking this game, but its a scar on my game library haha. I always aim for a platina trophy (PS4) on the games I play, especially the AC series, but I picked up Unity 20 days after its release and there were no active players when I tried to get the last trophies (which needs to be done in co-op). I played it in December 2014 and also returned in September 2016 to play the expansion and try to get the last trophies again, but without luck. xD Edit - Active players probably existed in December 2014, but I have a wague memory of co-op not working properly.

[@nuzlanazeer4430]

Your gonna love AC Origins and Bayek as a character when you get there

[@lankyrambo]

So Excited!! I really love this game! Vive la France! The main mod that has gained popularity in the last little bit (ACUFixes) doesn't address any of the small graphical glitches that I'm aware of, it changes some of the gameplay quirks that some have found annoying over the years. The pop-in is mostly unfixable, a product of them pushing so hard graphically with what they were working with at the time. There is a pretty popular physics patch that can fix some of the clothing glitches, but can lead to its own stability issues.

[@MegMage]

Got it! Thanks for clarifying :) currently the small glitches don’t really bother me, so I don’t wanna mess with it haha

[@iReiGNxx]

I wonder if anyone has told you, but Unity and Rogue released at the same time. This was when the Xbox One and PS4 were new and games were taking a step forward in quality. So next gen got Unity and the previous gen got Rogue. That’s why there’s such a difference between them. There could also be a neat twist if you played Unity first, because you don’t learn until the ending of Rogue that it was Shay who killed Arno’s father.

[@paperstainedink]

Given that her playthrough of Rogue came before this, of course she knows 😂

[@iReiGNxx]

@@paperstainedink I’m confused. Which part are you talking about? (Admittedly I’m not a consistent viewer of hers)

[@paperstainedink]

@@iReiGNxxMeg played Rogue before Unity; her playthrough videos are on this channel, and she does mention the links between Rogue and Unity in this video as well.

[@iReiGNxx]

@@paperstainedink Yes, that’s why I was pointing out my experience doing the reverse. Since they released the same day, Unity isn’t really a sequel to Rogue.

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

You haven't actually heard the theme yet. They purposely keep the theme from playing the first time. Now if you go to the menu, you can hear the new theme "Unity". Or just look for it online.

[@lucaszgabriew]

it's like I'm playing for the first time again! and now i'm noticing details I didn't realize before ❤️

[@dorenjackson1166]

Thank you! I’m currently doing a chrono binge from AC1 to current, including all DLC. I wish game devs made it clear

[@Nexus_Shadows]

Unity is so underrated and my favorite so I'm glad to see you playing it!

[@kgosimagano8966]

Fun fact: In real life, Just after Jacques de Molay's execution, Pope Clement V and King Philip IV died within a year after it happened

[@KomninosA7X]

At 1:15:49 you can briefly see in the subtitles a hilarious response by Elise that you missed. She pretends to be confusing interloper with an antelope🤣

[@choibandrangx]

You killed Arno's father when you played as Shay Cormac Meg. I thought you were going to have a flashback when you heard the dialogue between Elise and Arno when they were kids because you actually walk past them to get to his father.

[@furrtraits]

At last we are here, i love your reactions on the parkour system and the game itself jumping from AC Black flag graphics to a graphic system that can match games nowadays for a 2014 game, this is by far my favorite AC game because i personally think it embodies the whole Assassin feeling and fantasy to us players unlike newer ac games.

[@NoName-sz5lu]

Best parkour and best graphics in a an assassin's creed game.

[@secretlyfae]

I'm so excited to see you play this! I actually am in the middle of my first playthrough as well, so I can't wait for you to see some of the things that happen. Have fun

[@tox1c212-W]

So no one noticed Shay at 41:44 , even I didn’t my very first time lol

[@slothkng]

Arno and Elise are a wonderful story I loved the two them so much

[@DenDGLegionhardhouse]

Most beautiful & one of the best Ac games to date! Love Unity so much

[@SirThomas_II]

Just waking up from work, ready to start this journey. We're finally in the PS4-5 era of AC. The road to Mirage is coming to an end. Also LOVE the hair!!!

[@robertdeffenbaugh9004]

I’m excited for Assassin’s Creed Codename Red. Finally a full Assassin’s Creed game in Japan. One of the playable Character’s is a Samurai and the other is a Ninja.

[@HellsGayngel]

Arno's voice actor (Daniel Jeannotte) is currently playing Sam Kirk, Captain Kirk's brother in Star Trek Strange New Worlds.

I love how you read one database entry and immediately recognized Shaun's writing. Also the soundtrack is god tier btw. A must listen.

[@ssssantos304]

turn that refresh rate up in the settings! will make the game look smoother depending on the refresh rate of your monitor

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

There is a difference in parkour in this game, you can quickly descend as well as climb. RT + A is to freerun up stuff. RT + B is to freerun down. You can very quickly make your way down the side of the building instead of leaping and taking the fall damage.

[@gabrielvega18]

This game is my fav. Parkour is its best here. Paris is made 1:1 scale including the Notre Dame in fact, when it burned a while ago Ubisoft let them use their renderings of it to help them rebuild it.

[@suikwan0]

FINALLY!!! I'm really looking forward to watch this series! Good Luck Meg😘😘

[@rogertemple7193]

Meg, I'm on watching you play part 1 of Assassin's Creed Unity this morning and this is going to be really great, have a beautiful cool week, take care and Thank You very much Meg.🤠👍

[@alisssa5313]

So excited for this. Unity is one of my favorites (it was also my first AC game so I'm kinda biased)

[@ethanspass]

Hellooooo! My favorite ac game for a while hope you enjoy. Some mods I think are interesting would be the transmog outfit manager and maybe the physics patch

[@masy9595]

I honestly can't wait to see what you do with the free running and parkour in this game once you get used to it, I think you'll enjoy it a lot compared to the other games

[@littlethings2718]

Fun fact. King Lui the XVI was the 14th generation of king’s Philip blood. And he obviously died on gilloutine

[@ellyrhae9092]

You still can listen to the full theme in the main menu. AC soundtrack is great in general, but this piece is so... Unity. Love it. Also, I'm dying looking at Arno's little run loll 1:00:03

[@kaede_24]

For me, this is the second best AC for me. Has the best parkour, combat, co-op, stealth, and more.

[@simonrockstream]

The last ubisoft game that actually tried to look good and be ambitious. Of course they were forced to release it unfinished...

[@lepersonnage371]

The concept of a modern day in this game is that you as a player are a modern day protagonist, and in later games if they'd stuck with this concept they could develop it further and have some 4th wall breaking things like Kojima did

[@lepersonnage371]

Parkour down on Trigger+B is very cool and simple to do, there's a lot of flexibility and moves in Arno

[@charlie5728]

Welcome to Paris Meg ❤️ Please don't mind the rolling heads while you're enjoying your coffee and croissant ☕🥐

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

And yeah the mega jump in graphics is thanks to this being the first "next gen" experience on Xbox One/PS4.

[@thehyperboliccookout683]

It's wild that I came in around AC2 >.

[@sensei_xix]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@GerkVandeni]

I loved this on ps4

[@lepersonnage371]

This game also works more smoothly with Fullscreen for some reason, with windowed there can be hicc ups

[@valestrafox89]

I swear Arno reminds me of Ezio so much with his good looks & charms & absolute sassy personality 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@revens5985]

La France représente wooo 🇫🇷 This is sad for me tho, I remember having to wait years after I bought it because it was UNPLAYABLE... Anyway I love this game (not as much as Black Flag) what makes him better than the ones before in my opinion is the parkour very fluid (saw you strugle with that before 😂) and the assasination part off it, It's not uncomun to see on YT (name of the mission) pro stealth . Thanks for Uploading so much AC this last few days, waiting extatique for the next one ❤

[@Derianmendoza777]

The story of this game has some romance involved which is cool

[@Yorishiriamori]

"I'm excited to get all the treasure" Yeah... about that.. heh..

[@aszab1239]

Some facts about this game. People describe Unity as one of the best parkour systems (mostly because of animations and fluidity). This game has the most NPCs. When the Notre Dame burned down, they wanted to rebuild it through this game. The game has no issues on high graphics on older cards, but higher graphics break cutscenes. The game is 10 years old, makes sense. This game is one of the reasons the RPG trilogy was made, it ruined the franchise in a way. It was so broken and buggy on release that a lot of people left the fan and playerbase. That's why you see NPCs jitter a lot.

[@karannsyt]

I love the effort put into this video, from the outfit, to reading all the character descriptions, and listening to the menu music Perfect for an assassin’s creed obsessive like me

[@MegMage]

Haha thank you, this comment made my day :)

[@ethanspass]

Procedural generation for the npc clothes is unrefined which is why the clothes change randomly at any graphics setting

[@yannikm.7741]

the origin of Friday 13th... the persecution of the templars took place at that date

[@arashmd]

Hey meg, this is just a suggestion but if you want to not get frustrated and have way more fun in this game I think it would be great if you watched some tip videos by someone like Leo K because this game can be a bit tricky (and broken at times)😅

[@nonrepeating_nonterminating]

Meg got too used to playing as a templar, she's not hesitating killing assassins anymore!

[@pavan6175]

Can't believe you're finally playing the best game assassins creed series... can't wait for you to try the RPG era Assassin's creed ❤️

[@TeslaRangerNY]

Do you think it would have been better to play Unity _before_ Rogue, so that the (ahem) _event_ at the beginning of Unity (with young Arno) could be revealed at the _end_ of Rogue?

[@MegMage]

Hmm no, I liked this better, because it added a level of guilt and impending doom, and made me care about the characters. But that’s just me personally!

[@DemonofEmpire]

This game was so far ahead of its time Graphics-wise when it first came out that consoles could barely handle it.

[@mp2216]

Just got done with my own play through and I thoroughly enjoy it.

[@Ebiscuses]

It should be mentioned this AC was in a fresh new game engine, hence the updated visuals and changes to a lot of core mechanics. (and bugs on release day). It’s funny because if you play this before seeing or playing Rogue like me, its obvious that they took this game’s asset and poopified them to fit on that xbox 360 generation game lol

[@fabiangoldbeck4245]

Still after years playing this game finding new stuff. Love my syndicate and Valhalla though

[@swonino]

yey!!! you're finally at Unity!

[@yezlawd2959]

this game is actually beautifully made Ubisoft made france so immersive!!!

[@lepersonnage371]

When you load the game up first it stutters a bit because it's building shaders, after that it's fine

[@madhurchaturvedi5551]

I think you should increase you screen refresh rate 60 - 144hz than the game is more smooth

[@senpaichazak]

How I wish Arno hunts Shay down. Well it didn't happened.

[@olegkupran5284]

By the time Arno grows up, Shay would probably be an old man. Also, he won't hunt Shay down, because no one knows that Shay did that

[@badcrew2]

May be best to avoid the character bios at least early on, they do have some spoilers it seems

[@badcrew2]

Also unity had a notoriously buggy launch and still has some graphical hiccups today no matter how powerful the system is

[@anthonyworstell3768]

Arno’s destiny begin with the murder of Charles Dorian, which Shay committed. Let us see what role Arno is to play…

[@florinionescu5750]

Just so you know . . I played this game after half or 1 Year after it's release and I had no problem on console. I think the consoles version does it's thing. Just the PC version could be the case here. I Hope It won't destroy your experience like I heard to the others.

[@florinionescu5750]

Also.. I appreciate you so much because you stayed and listen the soundtrack. One of my favorites songs from the entire ac series is one from this game. I will let you discover it. It's Ezio's family level I'd say and it kinda tells the story trough the song... Just by listening the instruments ,you can tell what's happening in the story. Same with ac revelations theme song. I don't know if anyone noticed it but the sound of battle it Ezio fighting and the voice it's the suffering it still has in his heart. It's a sad song reflecting his life and when he is close to death the voice goes dowd and riseses and he's rising one more time to fight until his end No spoilers,but the unity's theme song it's the same. Tells a story just through instruments

[@florinionescu5750]

After you finish the Story,I think, you will hears the song I'm talking about. I think it really intend to follow the story trough the Song. Because when you played this playthrough.. the song began the same as I know ,but it doesn't go how I know it. It's just a glimpse of that song and maybe after you finish it ,you will hear it.

[@irafayvcmp3134]

Okay, ngl this is my favourite Assassin's Creed game.

[@bruhhhhhhhhheidhdjjd]

the parkour is fairly smooth and you can hold some buildings

[@thevillagehiddeninthememes1836]

unity takes place in france so its weird they have British accents when they should have French ones

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I still haven't finished this game. Ill probably watch up to where im at.

[@JawadBhuiyan]

The main menu music didn't play. Next time you boot up the game wait on the menu screen.

[@delion4215]

Ah Unity, where ac parkour was at its peak