<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2013	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
ties	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Unity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
introduces	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
letting	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
narrative-driven	O
missions	O
and	O
explore	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
widely	O
panned	O
for	O
its	O
numerous	O
graphical	O
issues	O
and	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
prompting	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
issue	O
an	O
apology	O
and	O
offer	O
compensation	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
expansion	O
,	O
Dead	O
Kings	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
epilogue	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
by	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
,	O
which	O
continues	O
the	O
modern-day	O
narrative	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
its	O
main	O
plot	O
set	O
in	O
Victorian	O
era	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
stealth	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
side	O
missions	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
and	O
initiated	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Paris	O
Stories	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
assist	O
a	O
non-playable	O
character	O
(	O
usually	O
a	O
historical	O
figure	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
minor	O
problem	O
;	O
"	O
Murder	O
Mysteries	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
investigates	O
various	O
murder	O
scenes	O
,	O
collecting	O
clues	O
and	O
interrogating	O
witnesses	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
culprit	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Nostradamus	B-Application
Enigmas	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
cryptic	O
riddles	O
that	O
lead	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
different	O
artifacts	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
special	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
find	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
collectibles	O
scattered	O
around	O
Paris	O
,	O
including	O
treasure	O
chests	O
,	O
cockades	O
,	O
and	O
artifacts	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
various	O
rewards	O
,	O
typically	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
new	O
gear	O
or	O
cosmetic	O
options.Unity	O
'	O
s	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
greatly	O
refined	O
over	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
fencing	B-Operating_System
being	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stealth	O
system	O
also	O
saw	O
several	O
improvements	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
manual	O
crouching	O
and	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Blade	O
,	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
signature	O
Hidden	O
Blade	O
which	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
silent	O
crossbow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
linear	O
assassination	O
missions	O
from	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
were	O
abandoned	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Black	O
Box	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
more	O
freedom	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
how	O
they	O
go	O
about	O
eliminating	O
their	O
target	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
find	O
different	O
entry	O
points	O
or	O
possibly	O
helpful	O
distractions	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
approach	O
that	O
best	O
suits	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
in-game	O
economy	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
primarily	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
Café	O
Théâtre	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
intelligence	O
gathering	O
front	O
for	O
the	O
Assassins	O
which	O
has	O
fallen	O
into	O
ruin	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
Arno	O
's	O
main	O
headquarters	O
during	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
father	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
Shay	O
Patrick	O
Cormac	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
,	O
Arno	O
is	O
adopted	O
,	O
unaware	O
that	O
his	O
new	O
family	O
holds	O
a	O
senior	O
position	O
within	O
the	O
Templar	O
Order	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
new	O
father	O
figure	O
being	O
the	O
Templar	O
Grandmaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arno	O
blames	O
himself	O
when	O
his	O
adoptive	O
father	O
is	O
murdered	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
of	O
redemption	O
that	O
brings	O
him	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	O
Assassins	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
slowly	O
rises	O
through	O
the	O
ranks	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Altaïr	O
Ibn-La	O
'	O
Ahad	O
and	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
era	O
also	O
features	O
appearances	O
from	O
several	O
historical	O
figures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Marquis	O
de	O
Sade	O
(	O
Alex	O
Ivanovici	O
)	O
,	O
Maximilien	O
Robespierre	O
(	O
Bruce	O
Dinsmore	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
Napoleon	B-Device
Bonaparte	I-Device
(	O
Brent	O
Skagford	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
missions	O
follow	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	O
Assassins	O
during	O
the	O
French	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishop	O
invites	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Assassins	O
as	O
an	O
initiate	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
an	O
Abstergo	O
video	O
memo	O
describing	O
the	B-Application
capture	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Sage	I-Application
who	O
contains	O
precursor	O
DNA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orphaned	O
in	O
1776	O
after	O
his	B-Application
father	I-Application
Charles	I-Application
was	I-Application
assassinated	I-Application
,	O
Arno	O
was	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
François	O
de	O
la	O
Serre	O
,	O
Grand	O
Master	O
of	O
the	O
French	O
Templars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bellec	O
invites	O
Arno	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
after	O
they	O
escape	O
during	O
the	O
Storming	O
of	O
the	O
Bastille	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arno	O
joins	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
Templars	O
behind	O
de	O
la	O
Serre	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Germain	O
begins	O
murdering	O
Élise	O
's	O
faction	O
of	O
Templars	O
,	O
Arno	O
persuades	O
her	O
to	O
parley	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Assassin	O
Mentor	O
Mirabeau	O
(	O
Harry	O
Standjofski	O
)	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
broker	O
peace	O
between	O
the	O
Orders	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
later	O
murdered	O
by	O
Bellec	O
,	O
who	O
sought	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
alliance	O
and	O
purge	O
the	O
Assassin	O
leadership	O
he	O
saw	O
as	O
weak	O
to	O
allow	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
to	O
be	O
reborn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
searching	O
the	O
Tuileries	O
Palace	O
for	O
potentially	O
damning	O
letters	O
from	O
Mirabeau	O
to	O
King	O
Louis	O
,	O
Arno	O
encounters	O
Napoleon	B-Device
Bonaparte	I-Device
,	O
who	O
helps	O
him	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arno	O
realizes	O
that	O
Germain	O
plots	O
to	O
spark	O
a	O
mass	O
revolt	O
against	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
assassinates	O
the	O
Templars	O
aiding	O
him	O
with	O
Napoleon	B-Device
and	O
Élise	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
rekindling	O
his	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Élise	O
rejects	O
him	O
for	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
Arno	O
is	O
exiled	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
for	O
his	O
rash	O
actions	O
,	O
falling	O
into	O
a	O
drunken	O
depression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
search	O
,	O
Arno	O
encounters	O
tomb	O
raiders	O
led	O
by	O
Captain	O
Philippe	O
Rose	O
(	O
Taylor	O
Price	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
subordinate	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
,	O
who	O
wishes	O
to	O
retrieve	O
an	O
artifact	O
—	O
an	O
Apple	O
of	O
Eden	O
—	O
from	O
a	O
Precursor	O
temple	O
under	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
the	O
temple	O
's	O
location	O
and	O
retrieving	O
the	O
key	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
's	O
officers	O
,	O
Arno	O
opens	O
the	O
door	O
to	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Rose	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
betrayed	O
Napoleon	B-Device
and	O
wishes	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Apple	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arno	O
decides	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
contacts	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
Apple	O
to	O
Egypt	O
,	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
reach	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
,	O
who	O
is	O
arrested	O
for	O
desertion	O
and	O
treason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
2010	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
development	O
team	O
splitting	O
off	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
on	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leak	O
revealed	O
that	O
Unity	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
and	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
Paris	O
during	O
the	O
French	O
Revolution	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
assassin	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2014	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
writer	O
Jeffrey	O
Yohalem	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
French	O
Revolution	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
deliberately	O
teased	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
American	O
Revolution	O
setting	O
,	O
in	O
symbols	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Brotherhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
new	O
power	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
improve	O
the	O
NPC	O
crowds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
ties	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Unity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
totaling	O
an	O
estimated	O
15.5	O
million	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
million	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
delay	O
,	O
Vincent	O
Pontbriand	O
,	O
senior	O
producer	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
we	O
got	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
finish	O
,	O
we	O
realized	O
we	O
were	O
near	O
the	O
target	O
but	O
still	O
needed	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
hone	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
details	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
is	O
exceptional.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
framerate	O
and	O
poor	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
that	O
grand	O
sense	O
of	O
roaming	O
the	O
uncharted	O
seas	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
the	O
open-ended	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
wilderness	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
journey	O
worth	O
taking	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
already	O
into	O
the	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
true	O
new-gen	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
is	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
entertaining	O
,	O
and	O
successful	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
for	O
what	O
lies	O
ahead	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
what	O
I	O
'd	O
call	O
revolutionary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Senior	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
65/100	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Unity	O
could	O
become	O
a	O
perfectly	O
enjoyable	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
low	O
for	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
also	O
criticized	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
for	O
its	O
small	O
scale	O
,	O
poor	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
CNET	O
stated	O
that	O
"[w]hile	O
it	O
will	O
likely	O
suffice	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
core	O
fans	O
,	O
Unity	O
stumbles	O
throughout	O
and	O
never	O
really	O
finds	O
its	O
footing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
was	O
subject	O
to	O
widespread	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
glitches	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
performance	O
and	O
online	O
connectivity	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
CEO	O
Yannis	O
Mallat	O
apologized	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
launch	O
of	O
Unity	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
diminished	O
by	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
unexpected	O
technical	O
issues	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
prevented	O
users	O
from	O
"	O
experiencing	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
its	O
fullest	O
potential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
issues	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
halt	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
season	O
pass	O
and	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
offer	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
,	O
Dead	O
Kings	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
compensation	O
,	O
those	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
download	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
Ubisoft	O
games	O
(	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2015	I-Application
,	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
also	O
"	O
continue	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
additional	O
content	O
[	O
for	O
Unity ]	O
,	O
including	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
China	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
announcing	O
any	O
additional	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
many	O
issues	O
of	O
Unity	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
've	O
learned	O
a	O
lot	O
based	O
on	O
your	O
feedback.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
news	O
has	O
possible	O
connections	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
third	O
quarter	O
financial	O
report	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
had	O
a	O
"	O
slower	O
launch	O
than	O
expected.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
"	O
To	O
everyone	O
who	O
's	O
gonna	O
buy	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
,	O
I	O
wish	O
you	O
a	O
nice	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
game	O
producer	O
Antoine	O
Vimal	O
du	O
Monteil	O
answered	O
that	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
"	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mainstream	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
history	O
lesson.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Ubisoft	O
has	O
shipped	O
a	O
combined	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Clark	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
made	O
note	O
"	O
that	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
have	O
had	O
playable	O
women	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Brotherhood	O
had	O
you	O
supported	O
by	O
on-call	O
assassins	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
female	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
's	O
hardly	O
like	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
designer	O
Jonathan	O
Cooper	O
responded	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
my	O
educated	O
opinion	O
,	O
I	O
would	O
estimate	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
day	O
or	O
two	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
Aveline	O
de	O
Grandpré	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
"	O
shares	O
more	O
of	O
Connor	O
Kenway	O
's	O
animations	O
than	O
Edward	O
Kenway	O
does.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
former	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
designer	O
Patrice	O
Désilets	O
commented	O
that	O
Amancio	O
's	O
reasoning	O
was	O
valid	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
should	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
let	O
players	O
have	O
gender	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidst	O
the	O
community	O
response	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
published	O
a	O
video	O
of	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
game	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
like	O
Aiden	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
in	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
...	O
Arno	O
has	O
different	O
skills	O
-	O
you	O
select	O
skill	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
gear	O
elements	O
that	O
have	O
an	O
impact	O
and	O
all	O
these	O
weapons	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
character	O
you	O
make	O
your	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
Jason	O
Schreier	O
in	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
Hascoët	O
had	O
gone	O
back	O
several	O
years	O
and	O
had	O
affected	O
the	O
creative	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
female	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
readers	O
took	O
this	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
how	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
are	O
constantly	O
compared	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
for	O
raw	O
power	O
,	O
presuming	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
resolution	O
was	O
lowered	O
to	O
reach	O
parity	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
,	O
but	O
Ubisoft	O
later	O
denied	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
reason	O
.	O
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