Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings2015

Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings

2015 Ubisoft Entertainment64Worthwhile

Playtime

ShortIt typically takes about 5 hours to finish the game.

Playable on

Game modes

Details

Launch
January 13, 2015
Genres
Adventure

Overview

Assassin's Creed Unity - Dead Kings Cinematic Trailer

Dead Kings is a piece of downloadable content for Assassin's Creed: Unity. Set after the game, it follows Arno Dorian as he battles a group of raiders sacking the tombs of French kings in Saint-Denis.

Screenshots

Screenshot for Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings
Screenshot for Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings
Screenshot for Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings
Screenshot for Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings
Screenshot for Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings

Reception

From a narrative standpoint, Dead Kings is one of the lesser iterations in the franchise, even considering it's only downloadable content. However, when it comes to gameplay and graphics the DLC seems to provide a fair amount of fun and intuitive gameplay that will keep fans busy for a short while longer.

The bleak backdrop of Franciade sums up this miserable outing, as you engage in dreary underground missions built around the most rudimentary of brazier-based puzzles. We like the addition of the Raiders and the Guillotine Gun, but they're the only jewels in this expansion's smelted crown. Forget about the French revolution – this franchise needs an...

Dead Kings brings back the challenge rooms from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Revelations. That means a dark, dank underground setting full of platforming and puzzles. If puzzles aren't your thing, Arno's latest tale may not be for you. For everyone else, it's a solid, but unspectacular addition to Unity.

All in all, Dead Kings adds up to a package that's somewhat schizophrenic in nature. At times, it seems like both the story and the gameplay aren't quite sure where they want to go. Even more surprising, it kind of works. Anyone that knows Assassin's Creed will feel an innate familiarity with Dead Kings and maybe even a bit of excitement (particularly...

Dead Kings won't win Assassin's Creed Unity any new fans, but it does a serviceable job of expanding the game's lore.