This is SUCH a good comment, congratulations on finishing your own No Upgrades run, and giving people some cool advice!

perfectly stated fellow assassin

I'm going too give it a go. it enhances the gameplay so much. I did the same with DX mankind did a permadeath run with minimum augs. also with ghost of tshushima in New game plus mode and using only cursed charms fraility and exhaustion too spike the difficulty and up the realism. I like urs and Leo's train of thought as I always try and make games harder and more realistic. glad too know there are others of us out there.

All these ‘techniques’ work even better w upgraded gear since y got like 15 smokes lol lastly everyone who has to abuse cover kill mechanic need to git gud lmaoo

Yup!

It blew my mind the second time i played the single player

You can also see or hear the names of all your targets at the party

@@baxico1313 you can see all of them at the party

hyperion I don’t remember seeing Rouille at the party but you can hear his name on the guest list

How times change.

Expiriments with apples of eden. Idk what origins was about tho

@@Weppo. They cant just use "Because of pieces of Eden" on everything :c

@@ario6997 that's the storyline of AC. That's like saying they can't use modern day and those ISU people anymore.. it Isn't about being an Assassin.. I thought they made that clear when they made 2 games about not being a Assassin. -> rogue templar and blackflag pirate. Edit: I hate modern day things. That's something they can skip

@@Weppo. I know that AC is mostly about ISU but they cant use it as an explanation for everything

I agree! I'm so glad you gave it a shot, it's almost like playing a different game. And since Unity doesn't have a Difficulty Select, it's pretty much the equivalent of playing on Hard Mode. I got a lot more value out of this game, and some extra hours of gameplay that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise, by playing this way. It's definitely a unique and interesting experience, and something to try if you already have a decent grasp on the game's mechanics otherwise. Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate hearing about your experience.

Hahaha, there you go! :P

wich part didnhe said that?didnt quiet get it

In the beginning, when Arno and Elise are children, in the garden.

Leo K [Rogue] woww thanks for that bro!

@@sohaibmohdyacop :D

AKA when me and chat are on the exact same wavelength

Making this video was so much fun, even back then.

No joke I watched the whole video and learned so many new things thankyou so much leo❤️

@@flashfwn That's awesome haha

Thank you! I'm so glad you think so.

Anything's possible~

Yes, they are! :D The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables, lots of famous books written in/about Paris.

lmao

Damn, Dexiant, thank you! That provides me with great fuel and inspiration to make more runs like this.

That would've been amazing. To some degree they did have this idea, that's why the AC Unity novel is all the events of the game but written from Elise's PoV.

Thanks! That actually makes me really happy, this and my Rogue Academies are some of the things I'm most proud of. I like helping people, and I like showing people cool stuff. So, I'm glad.

Hahaha

Yup, absolutely! I hope you enjoy it.

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You're welcome, Nite. :]

It is my favourite along with Syndicate.

I really am not a fan of Unity (and even less so Syndicate) - But I will admit it easily had the best parkour in the series

These two games in particular have got a lot of execution issues. Their ideas and concepts were brilliant, but nothing can really save a game when the final product just has so many problems associated. :P I found a way to make my own fun, though, as you can see haha

Very nice reflection on the franchise, thank you for commenting. Keep playing! :D

That is one of the most legendary compliments I have ever received. I adore Matthew's content and this encourages me to make more such playthroughs.

I hope you like it. I've never done something this big in one chunk and certain parts have some huge problems which I'll fix in a later video. Still, this was important for me to make so I could see if I could do it. Feels pretty cool and I have some ideas for later too.

@@LeoKRogue great! Can you do me a little favor? *If you can* . Can you try to play ac unity in ps4 without any patches and updates in the game and tell me how it runs? Because I want this game but I can't patch it.

@preternatural Excellent, I suspected that would be the answer, since I've heard similar from a great many people. I would say, Karamouzis, just go ahead and get it.

@preternatural thanks very much bro. THANKS!!

@@LeoKRogue thanks bro. You know what? Unity will be my next game. I want soooo much this game! YEAHHHH

Thanks!

Thank you for your support. :D

Elise is my goddessssss

Thank you! ^__^ That was a focus of mine, so I'm glad it came through.

Thanks so much for your awesome comment Dr. Fop. ^__^ I really appreciate that, I'm glad I could keep you entertained for the runtime.

Thanks, Tarek. Cheers.

Some missions can be difficult, sure. :]

Thank you so much! I love these games and I'm just trying to entertain other people who love them too, so I did a decent job here it seems. :D

That's awesome! Thank you.

The French Revolution was an era of profound inequality... ^__^ [just wants to stab people dammit]

I don't have a crush on cute redhead switch girls I swear! >.

xD yeah right...

@@LeoKRogue Yeah explain this then 17:17

Thanks for playing and thanks for watching. Unity is an interesting game, it has a lot of peculiar things inside it, but it can be tough to bite into and costs more effort to enjoy than some other games in the series because of it. Even so, definitely got some special and unique stuff going on that just doesn't really exist elsewhere, so people still talk about it and engage with it ten years later. I hope you keep having a nice time with it.

I'm so glad, man, especially considering it was basically my first one I ever did, haha! I always encourage people who like this run to check out my others, particularly my Sands of Time and Two Thrones ones. I've been considering branching out to other games and doing other similar challenges with them, especially Destiny and Resident Evil.

I finished Sands of Time so I can finally watch that one without spoiling myself, so I'll definitely give your PoP ones a look too

;] That's what happens when someone who's done parkour in real life plays these games lol. I also had a lot of fun playing Mirror's Edge for the first time with Runner Vision disabled completely. Thanks for the nice words!

Leo K [Rogue] u do parkour irl?

Mokshaj Kapadia Id assume yes since he knows what a wall pounce is

@@santi_super_stunts2573 wait wall pounce is an actual parkour tactic??? I thought it was just some game mechanic because there was no hand hold nearby

Mokshaj Kapadia yes lol i was referring to the real life move called wall pounce. In like a cat leap which is when u jump to a wall and grab the top of it with your feet and your legs hit the wall and u hang. So a wall pounce is if there is no ledge for u to grab ur legs hit the wall and u use your hands onto the wall and u kinda “stick” on the wall for a second then fall. Very situational move but it also can be used if u go for a cat leap and don’t make it to reach for the ledge so u wall pounce and fall down

Thanks for watching!

I always try my best. ^_^ Thank you for watching my video.

It's a pretty good one to start off with, for sure. :D

Same here it was my first ax game and now I’m a ac fan

I highly recommend you to go backwards after unity to the first game. The newer games do not really represent the assassin part of the genre.

Agreed on the outfits, it's a shame that the endgame gear is so ridiculously overdressed, visually. As for the side eject, not only is it a side eject, which are already rare as all hell, but it's _also_ a Descending Side Eject, which means it wasn't done with X/A/Legs, it was done with O/B/Drop! That's why he smoothly moves down.

@@LeoKRogue By the way, it is amazing how you respond to basically every comment, even on videos that are several years old.

I'm so glad. ^_^

It's still really, really cool. It has a lot of issues, but it's still pretty unique.

Thank you. ^_^ Ideally this is just the beginning and I do better and better as I get used to the process.

That would be wonderful. :P

It's coming. :)

Hey, thanks so much. I quite like these long chill videos myself, check out my Sands of Time and Two Thrones No Damage walkthroughs as well, if you're curious.

@@LeoKRogue I will, Thanks!

No. They stand in your way and work for the powers in authority. Still, it's best to cause minimum disruption. Stay Your Blade is really more about unarmed citizens, people who have nothing to do with anything. We don't take them hostage, we don't harm them and we ideally don't get them involved.

@@LeoKRogue Don't forget that some do it to feed their families 😶

M the red guards are in fact bad guys because you can see that they show up as targets to kill in crowd events because they are oppressing and killing innocents

Agreed on both counts. Unity is definitively a Broken Product, and I think no one benefits by being blind to that fact.

Thank you so much!

I'm glad you enjoyed them! Check out my Dead Kings No Upgrades run and my AC Syndicate No Upgrades run as well :D

@Diewott1 But that's the problem...They don't really 'connect' to each other anymore.. Unity was just a Romeo and Juliet story that had nothing to do with the other games or the main storyline.

Present Day is a critical layer of the Assassin's Creed mythos. It would no longer be Assassin's Creed without it.

URGH YES! What was the point in the server glitches?? They said something about them being tracked, and made you run to spots to switch servers, so I thought something would happen and cause you to leave the animus and return to present day. Then you climb the eiffel tower and the glitches stopped!?!? ...Why?? Why even put that in the story?? There was no payoff. I agree, it was just there to tease the player into wanting more, but they never delivered.

You're awesome, man. Thank you so much.

No need to apologize, Deathstroke. Disabilities and conditions are definitely something challenging to deal with, and can be quite hurtful to get to acceptance with. A really close friend of mine has MS, his hands often shake when he plays games and he can't stare at screens for too long before starting to feel absolutely horrible. Wherever your journey takes you, whatever road you go on, I hope good fortune stays with you. And, I believe in you.

Leo K [Rogue] hey

Hiya

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Do a max upgrade run

So, just a normal playthrough?

Thank you so, so much! :D I appreciate that a lot, I hope you enjoy the game, and I look forward to you coming back to check this out.

Thank you ^__^

Thank you. :D I actually really like this idea. I've attempted it a few times before, and skill-wise it was perfectly fine. Once you understand the missions they're not as difficult as they seem but in terms of technical stuff, Co Op and Heist missions crash for me more than anything else in this game for some reason. If I'm ever willing to brave those potential crashes again, I'll try it again but I just ended up a bit frustrated the last time.

There will be several more coming in the next five months.

Thank you for watching! I have a few other Commented No Upgrades runs like this. I have one for Sands of Time and Two Thrones, both of which are also No Damage. :D kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nryknMt4yJzQg5s.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZ5li5mVra-oo6c.html

@@LeoKRogue okey, I should definitely watch them too

Yeah, they're super quick, you just knock 'em out when there's one nearby and you get huge chunk of money for basically no effort.

Hehe, nice ^_^

@@LeoKRogue also you said that there are no tips to rise of an assassin is that true?

Not too many that I can give, it's just a hard mission in an outdoor space with not a love of cover. The only real advice I can tell you is take out the snipers/gunners first.

All it takes is practice and understanding the game's systems, really. You'll get there, I promise. What I do only looks cool and impressive at first, but trust me, it is way easier than it seems. Unity is more about knowledge than it is about pressing buttons correctly.

I've considered doing so in the past, but I honestly wouldn't even know how to begin planning or creating such a huge undertaking. It seems so intimidating to me haha, I'm not sure how people like Whitelight / NeverKnowsBest do it. It seems really fun, though.

@@LeoKRogue your style of videos in "leo talks" and others such as your ultimate ACU guide would be perfect for such video.

Gotta agree with that. It's so, so well-choreographed.

Aww hahaha, thank you so much :D I also have one for Unity's Dead Kings DLC, and another for Syndicate. ^_^ Outside of AC, I have a commented playthrough of Resident Evil 2, Leon A. Check those out too if you wish.

@@LeoKRogue Yes, im watching the Syndicate run right now :D

That's awesome, Ryan! I'm glad to be helping out. :D

Thanks so much Max! I wish you the best of luck. It will be a hard road, but if you keep having fun with it and keep getting better and better, I think you can do anything.

@@LeoKRogue OMFG IM FREAKING OUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOTICING ME ♥️

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Yeah, very cool nod for the players who are aware of who Altair is and who played his games.

Thank you! :)

Thank you Bear! ^_^

Thanks Champ ^_^

That's a very interesting question. It very well could be, if it's meant to be something that gets one 'in tune' with their inner self.

Thanks! And indeed I did, though as you know, not everything went according to plan, so sometimes I had to improvise. 😅

Sweet!

Yooo, thanks so much Gumball, I appreciate that :D

@@LeoKRogue OMG I didn't even know u would reply thanks man I'm learning so many new stuff just from you ❤️

Thank you, Jeremy. I hope you're enjoying the No Upgrades playthrough and that you check out the Dead Kings one. I hope the Viking game takes more inspiration from Unity rather than Odyssey.

@@LeoKRogue i am and I'll can't wait for more content

That makes me happy, I hoped you learned some cool stuff, and may you enjoy yourself. ^__^

Yeah, it's incredible.

Who's Ethan? :P (Thank you BTW)

@@LeoKRogue h3h3 reference, they had this intro where some girl would say "wow Ethan great moves keep it up proud of ya"

Boosted Doge SOME GIRL?!?! That’s Michelle Obama how do u not know that

@@santi_super_stunts2573 Gee idk maybe because I'm not fucking American or care enough about politics

Boosted Doge my fault mate I assume most everyone is American on KZfaq and would know this legend. She ruined school lunches

Glad to help. ^_^

I enjoyed it too. :P

Thank you! It's probably my favorite way to present Unity, barring my Stealth Reaper/Ghost videos.

@@LeoKRogue yea man it’s honestly awesome finding your channel, you deserve so much more credit than you get!

You're very kind ^_^

Thank you so much!

Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Like I said, you can check out my Dead Kings run too.

I have watched it about half way through, both videos are as impressive as each other love your content.

Thanks so much, I honestly could have done even better, but it was just for fun.

Wicked haha

That's a huge compliment, thank you so much!

Atmosphere's nice too.

Thanks, Spartan. This isn't even a particularly strong version of this playthrough, either, so even cooler stuff is coming.

Leo K [Rogue] can’t wait cheers my friend

Hahahaha

Neat, I hope you enjoy it. The game can be somewhat frustrating and it's not the most polished experience in the world or anything, so it's okay to take breaks or abuse overpowered items to get through the most annoying scenarios. Very unique game, though, there's really nothing else like it.

@@LeoKRogue I haven't played a true game like this is a long time; maybe since Mass Effect. I don't know why they don't make them like this anymore?

It got a lot for my channel, to be honest. ^__^

@@LeoKRogue I guess but still very entertaining to watch

Thank you. I have a few other commented playthroughs as well, AC Syndicate, Shadow of Mordor, Prince of Persia The Sands of Time and Two Thrones, all No Upgrades too. ^_^

This is great news and a fantastic idea. Let me know how it goes, yeah?

@@LeoKRogue I'm really glad I started over with this "challenge", it's a completely different and much more enjoyable experience, and in some way, it's the way a hard mode Assassin's Creed game is meant to be played. I never realized how much Unity really changes the paradigm, in previous game (except maybe the first one), you were this superhuman being capable of dispatching enemies with ease and I never really broke a sweat playing Assassin's Creed, but I don't think I want a different experience now. Here's a few ways it impacted my experience: 1. Resource scarcity: the only thing I "cheated" was in equipping the basic pistol, which I felt was part of the base arsenal for me and it's a good back-up weapon for when I ran out of Phantom Blade ammunition (not to mention dealing with those pesky gunners). I realized how important cherry and especially smoke bombs are, and despite having less of them I find myself using them more often and in more varied ways (in the same way, I realized how I barely used the other tools such as poison gas or the money pouch, as their absence didn't affect me much). Also, thank God(s) for the Hidden Blade! 2. Tactical gameplay: being forced to approach missions methodically and requiring preparation (or, literally die) felt extremely rewarding and enjoyable, but also the difficulty made my reactions when I failed much better and I found myself adapting better to being spotted or any changes within the missions themselves. I found myself tilting much less as well, since failures were mostly my own and learning what I did wrong and why gives a sense of progression (though occasionally a game mechanic gone awry or a bug/glitch forced me to reload a checkpoint or restart a mission). 3. Minimal HUD: using a simplified HUD made me more dependent on my own skill and tools rather than staring at a minimap or HUD pop-ups. It also greatly immersed me in the world of revolutionary Paris - the attention to detail and the lived-in feel of the city is really one of the high points of this game, and I find myself appreciating it even more. 4. The few things I changed from full hardcore are things which I consider basic but essential: the pistol, lockpicking (just the first tier), and communal sense (I play a lot of co-op). No gear changes, upgrades or skills from here on. I really like how simple and functional Arno's original gear looks too (I did slap a different colour on it though) :) I frankly don't think of Odyssey as an Assassin's Creed game, and though it seems enjoyable, it also feels over-the-top and too steeped in fantasy for me to enjoy, so I will not be purchasing it. I do hope they return to pre-Origins AC (though I did enjoy Origins a great deal, much more so than Syndicate which I find to be average), and really expand on what Unity did and what it could've been. Unity is really a great game, with many flaws, yes, but great. And being able to play like this really illustrates the depth of the game and the many ways one can play it. Sorry for the long post lol

All forgiven for the long post; no apology needed anyway. Means you got detailed and truly expressed yourself - that's how it should be. I'm liking the modifications you selected to your own run -- Challenge Runs are a deeply personal thing, and while I've provided a framework, the goal is always for people to enjoy and extend their own gameplay in clever ways. The best way to achieve that is to create your own ruleset that will put just enough strain on you, while giving you a good amount of responses to situations. Looks like you hit it pretty spot on! :D Pistol is a good skill to have. It's not ridiculous and it adds an extra option, especially for letting you deal with Gunners, because normally you'd be completely lost without a Firearm. (They have the same sight-range as your Pistol Attack Range, so the two game-elements counter each *other.*) I really like the atmosphere and clutter of AC Unity, it's not something I've seen replicated by any game except maybe RDR2 haha. (Hope it comes to PC T__T) I don't really think of Odyssey as an AC game either, it's too far off baseline for me. I can enjoy it if I try, and it's a fun thing to burn some time in, finish some markers in, listen to music and grind some enemies in, but it's such a different experience on a very central level that it's basically a totally different game. I'd love to see a Unity 2, if not in name, then in spirit. An Origins 2 would be fine, as well, if they brought back the level of intent AC Unity had. :P There are rumors that "AC Kingdom" is an upcoming Viking game, and I'm worried that it'll be more like Odyssey 2.0 than Origins 2.0. I know which of those I would prefer. Odyssey is fine - I do not begrudge the players who Love it. I'm just not one of them. (I'll still cover the game and do my shenanigans on it though, because views is views xD) Thank you, by the way, for actually coming back to me and letting me know how it's going.

@@LeoKRogue No problem, I don't see many KZfaqrs as engaging with their audience. It's nice to see it :) They definitely seem to be taking the RPG route and seeing as it's a model that works (sells), I don't think we'll be seeing anything like Unity for a while, but fingers crossed now that interest is back on the game.

Thank you!

Yup yup! :D

Lots of story content was definitely cut from Unity, and it becomes more obvious when we play the game multiple times. Pretty nice game though, some cool tricks can be done in it. ^_^

Yeah! So many neat touches in these games.