Assassin's Creed Unity Remains the Parkour King — YouTuber Compares It to Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has received yet another comparison video—this time against Assassin’s Creed Unity. YouTuber ElAnalistaDeBits closely examined both Ubisoft titles to determine which one offers the best parkour mechanics.

The upcoming Japan-set action game features a completely reworked movement system. Developers have updated core animations and introduced a grappling hook to speed up rooftop traversal. However, Unity still appears to be in a league of its own. Viewers of the video are convinced the game was ahead of its time and continues to outshine newer entries.

“AC unity best parkour all time.” — @Mehrab._.M9.

“Ac Unity on a technical lvl is not better but damn the art direction the feel, Atmosphere and Parkour is way ahead of its time.” — @elpeacecarter.

“AC: Unity was so ahead of its time... it's crazy that games in 2025 are literally worse! If Unity had a Remake with Next-Gen Textures and RT it would look almost like real life.” — @x4it3n.

“I love Shadows, but Unity is a way better.” — @mute1259.

Previously, Assassin’s Creed Shadows was also compared to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Ghost of Tsushima.