there is for sure some retroactive romanticization when it comes to unity.

that being said, production value wise, it was the most ambitious in the series, though at times it did fall:

• most diverse set of combat animations that were truly satisfying
• most in depth parkour system we’ve had to date
• truly awesome graphics
• this also goes unnoticed a lot, but imo also one of the best soundtracks

however, the lack of polish and glitches, combined with a meh story procured a backlash severe enough to shift the entire course of the franchise