Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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  1. Ezio1459
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    工业革命，英国被描述得过于伟大了，现在，大英帝国的太阳已经落没了。
  2. joem282
    Jan 31, 2016
    7
    While technically refined and superior compared to AC Unity, this game does little to innovate over previous AC titles. You've played all the missions before and the story is still a convoluted mess. Imagine AC IV with an even less interesting story and no naval combat and you have AC Syndicate. Despite the repetitive and often times bland gameplay, the game world is probably the best thatWhile technically refined and superior compared to AC Unity, this game does little to innovate over previous AC titles. You've played all the missions before and the story is still a convoluted mess. Imagine AC IV with an even less interesting story and no naval combat and you have AC Syndicate. Despite the repetitive and often times bland gameplay, the game world is probably the best that Ubi has designed and it performed well maxed out on my GTX 970. Overall, I would consider purchasing this game if it's deeply discounted.… Expand
  3. Tomle1202
    Nov 5, 2017
    7
    The addition of a new combat system, grappling hooks and enjoyable assassination missions prevents repetitiveness from making Assassin's Creed Syndicate a total disaster.
  4. Criogen22
    Dec 13, 2016
    7
    Assassins Creed Syndicate suffers from similar conditions like the rest of the recent AC games. It lacks ambition. The game is decent, and has some fun in it, but at the end of the day it is just better AC: Unity. Its not a disaster from the optimization and bug part, but still when it comes to story and gameplay, it is all very similar, with the exception of likable protagonists twins EveAssassins Creed Syndicate suffers from similar conditions like the rest of the recent AC games. It lacks ambition. The game is decent, and has some fun in it, but at the end of the day it is just better AC: Unity. Its not a disaster from the optimization and bug part, but still when it comes to story and gameplay, it is all very similar, with the exception of likable protagonists twins Eve and Jacob. The only new noticeable additions are : grappling hook, coach driving, and leading a gang. None of those features are unique. We saw them in lots of other games already. But I have to admit, London is beautiful and very fun to explore. The main downside of the game is so much unused potential. You can see that the creators of this game were in a hurry. The story of twins Eve and Jacob starts promising, but it falls flat couple of missions in. For me the story was nearly identical wth the AC: Unity, with some twists. I think they should fire whoever drafts the main quest designs. You won't find anything revolutionary here, but still it has some level of fun in it.… Expand
  5. KendrickTupac
    Jan 9, 2016
    7
    Everyone is talking about graphics and how it runs. Talk about the gameplay and repetitive series. This game improves from ACU, but it still does not change so much in gameplay. Graphics are better and story is obviously decent/good like all AC games are.
  6. KittyWhisky
    Mar 24, 2017
    7
    It's a good game, better Unity and Rogue. It is a pity that most players do not appreciate it.
    The plot, as in the latter part of the weak, and not fun. This time Ubisoft has pretty good and sometimes funny characters. Jacob fun bouncer is the best character since Ezio. Evie is very beautiful, and sweet, is always considered, and sometimes this game (the developers obviously wanted to    It's a good game, better Unity and Rogue. It is a pity that most players do not appreciate it.
    The plot, as in the latter part of the weak, and not fun. This time Ubisoft has pretty good and sometimes funny characters. Jacob fun bouncer is the best character since Ezio. Evie is very beautiful, and sweet, is always considered, and sometimes this game (the developers obviously wanted to please women). The main villain is not a monster, he's a normal man with perverted ideas.
    Nevertheless, the plot is held interesting - there are a lot of interesting missions. The job of the characters is also very nice place (Darwin's wonderful).
    The main innovation is the combat system. It works well and looks very cruel, especially dobivanie, and it's cool!
    London looks very beautiful and realistic. Ubisoft again confirmed that he can build the most plausible worlds. Recommend this next adventure. Yes, it is regular, but not bad and worth the money spent and time. The characters will hook you for sure.    … Expand
  7. merijnj
    Mar 5, 2018
    7
    (71/100)
    Pretty ok overall, but it lacks in some areas. It's definitely not the best.
  8. SilverOrlov
    Sep 27, 2019
    7
    Let's just say that in some ways I liked this game, in some ways not.
    There are interesting plot moments that I like here... but they are completely unsuitable for linking them with the main idea of the series, and that what I don't like here. There is an interesting division between brute force and cunning of characters, but the same brute force is not an advantage, but a banal stupid    Let's just say that in some ways I liked this game, in some ways not.
    There are interesting plot moments that I like here... but they are completely unsuitable for linking them with the main idea of the series, and that what I don't like here. There is an interesting division between brute force and cunning of characters, but the same brute force is not an advantage, but a banal stupid barbarism. And the cunning borders on arrogance. And so on and so forth.    … Expand
  9. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    7
    A fun enough game for roaming around and screwing with the open world. Combat and story is nothing interesting but the game is entertaining enough.
  10. Radianser
    Aug 3, 2020
    7
    Игра в целом хороша: графика (очень неплохая, но иногда слишком сильно пересвеченная картинка), игровой процесс (разбавлен новыми механиками, которые на мой взгляд пришлись очень кстати - это крюк кошка, поездки на каретах, поезда и пароходы), исторические личности, которые традиционно заглядывают в игры серии Assassin's Creed, хорошая оптимизация.

    НО! Ubisoft была бы не Ubisoft, если    Игра в целом хороша: графика (очень неплохая, но иногда слишком сильно пересвеченная картинка), игровой процесс (разбавлен новыми механиками, которые на мой взгляд пришлись очень кстати - это крюк кошка, поездки на каретах, поезда и пароходы), исторические личности, которые традиционно заглядывают в игры серии Assassin's Creed, хорошая оптимизация.

    НО! Ubisoft была бы не Ubisoft, если бы чуть-чуть не испортила свою игру: в игре встречаются баги (даже сейчас в 2020, то есть они бросили игру еще тогда и не стали их исправлять), куча разного хлама на карте, некоторые вещи поставлены так, что их хрен подберешь - только за это можно ненавидеть Ubisoft.

    Задания про Первую Мировую Войну считаю лишними, игра вполне могла обойтись и без них, а еще без миллиона коллекционных предметов, и, возможно, стоимость разработки была бы на несколько процентов ниже, что опять же в плюс разработчикам, которые в последнее время ноют про подорожание разработки (этот совет можно смело применять к любой игре от Ubisoft).    … Expand
  11. Lazyyybone
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    이비와 제이콥을 선택할 수 있다는 것, 전작보다 나은 전투 액션 그리고 루크스를 통한 다양한 선택지의 게임 전개 그리고 역시나 어쌔신크리드 시리즈의 최고 강점인 1800년대, 2차 세계대전 당시 런던의 묘사와 역사적 인물들은 여전히 좋았다. 하지만 평평하고 개연성 없는 스토리는 다음 미션에 대한 궁금증과 욕구를 크게 불러오지는 못 했다. 시리즈 중 범작과 수작의 어느 한 가운데이비와 제이콥을 선택할 수 있다는 것, 전작보다 나은 전투 액션 그리고 루크스를 통한 다양한 선택지의 게임 전개 그리고 역시나 어쌔신크리드 시리즈의 최고 강점인 1800년대, 2차 세계대전 당시 런던의 묘사와 역사적 인물들은 여전히 좋았다. 하지만 평평하고 개연성 없는 스토리는 다음 미션에 대한 궁금증과 욕구를 크게 불러오지는 못 했다. 시리즈 중 범작과 수작의 어느 한 가운데
  12. MrAndyARG
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    Un juego que nadie esperaba, Assassin's Creed Syndicate nos muestra el declive de una narrativa quemada con pocos intereses en poner nuevos énfasis a la trama. Este titulo nos transporta a la segunda revolución mas importante de la historia, de vuelta la ciudad de Londres es una de las mas bellas de toda la saga. Otra vez nos implementan a 2 personajes jugables, esta vez en la misma era yUn juego que nadie esperaba, Assassin's Creed Syndicate nos muestra el declive de una narrativa quemada con pocos intereses en poner nuevos énfasis a la trama. Este titulo nos transporta a la segunda revolución mas importante de la historia, de vuelta la ciudad de Londres es una de las mas bellas de toda la saga. Otra vez nos implementan a 2 personajes jugables, esta vez en la misma era y son gemelos, sin siquiera intentarnos explicar como fue que se iniciaron en la Hermandad y como es que sus colegas de la ciudad no los reconocen al principio. Se añade una parte importante de la época que eran las batallas de bandas, si bien los Asesinos siempre han intentado ocultarse en las sombras, ahora se presentan como una facción dispuesta a 'liberar' los barrios del trabajo forzado y el trabajo infantil, vuelve el apartado de gestion, con la posibilidad de tener tu ejercito mientras exploras la ciudad, también hay una gran variedad de mejoras que podemos utilizar para reforzar nuestro grupo. La trama principal vuelve a algo similar ocurrido en los primeros juegos de la saga, pero no destaca como un punto fuerte en esta entrega, se siente como forzado a coexistir con cada una de las áreas en donde ocurren estas misiones. Assassin's Creed Syndicate no es un mal juego, es mas, me encanto su apartado gráfico y sus nuevas mecánicas, pero se vuelve muy tedioso a la hora de explicar la trama y sus personajes no son para nada recordables haciendolos una justificación para jugarlos a ambos.… Expand
  13. cezar88augusto
    Jul 9, 2021
    7
    For me, there was a significant graphic evolution compared to other versions. The setting, the map, the carts and the attempt to create a historic atmosphere is very good.
  14. memehardt
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    It's not as bad as people are saying, though a lot of aspects could be improved, especially combat.
  15. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    7
    BRONZ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  16. Ben_ben
    Jul 1, 2021
    7
    Have played assassin series more than ten years. It becomes my routine. pro: splendid spectacular world. con: boring repeated mission
  17. simkarq
    May 14, 2022
    7
    This was the first I played an assassin's creed game, and I can say I had a good time, however, it got really boring with the time, the gameplay was too long and had to skip some of the missions.

    Graphics - 7/10 Story - 7/10 Variety of enemies - 5/10 Game's length - 3/10 Gameplay - 8/10 Variety of weapons - 7/10 General world design - 9/10 Fun factor - 8/10 Main/Pause menu music    This was the first I played an assassin's creed game, and I can say I had a good time, however, it got really boring with the time, the gameplay was too long and had to skip some of the missions.

    Graphics - 7/10
    Story - 7/10
    Variety of enemies - 5/10
    Game's length - 3/10
    Gameplay - 8/10
    Variety of weapons - 7/10
    General world design - 9/10
    Fun factor - 8/10
    Main/Pause menu music - 8/10
    Sound/Music - 8/10    … Expand
  18. kurteSUS
    May 6, 2021
    7
    Great game! It had a mediocre start, but later on got better. The parkour is definitely one of the best in the series but the combat is just inadequate. The setting was delightful even though London was not busy enough. Also it felt like the graphics dropped if we compare it to Unity, Rogue and even Black Flag. The game has its positives and negatives. I think it deserves a 7/10
  19. GordFrenk
    May 11, 2021
    7
    7/10
    Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  20. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Chic Victorian London setting, Darwin, Jack the Ripper, good action.........
  21. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.6

    This was the first AC game i played, and the one that made me play the entire franchise. Graphically is just pure perfection for me, walking around the sitty with the background music and sounds and poeple.... just amazing. The story and protagonists were ok, i didn't have any problems with them but they also didn't make me loveee them. Gameplay wise, very repetitive    Score: 7.6

    This was the first AC game i played, and the one that made me play the entire franchise.
    Graphically is just pure perfection for me, walking around the sitty with the background music and sounds and poeple.... just amazing.

    The story and protagonists were ok, i didn't have any problems with them but they also didn't make me loveee them.

    Gameplay wise, very repetitive yes.

    DLCs included in the review btw. The Jack The Ripper one was cool, dark.
    The crime solving ones were AMAZING!
    And the indian ones were also cool

    Recomend it easily    … Expand
  22. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    7
    By this point we were getting AC fatigue and although the game is fun, I just can't rate it more than 7/10.
  23. marsitguy
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    Big improvement over Unity.
    Good game, and interesting story. For some reason, I preferred playing as the sister - probably because she feels more like an assassin, and the brother feels more like a brute, punching and kicking his way through the story.
    The game has a nice mix of mystery, action, exploration and some character development. It's well done, and generally much better than    Big improvement over Unity.
    Good game, and interesting story. For some reason, I preferred playing as the sister - probably because she feels more like an assassin, and the brother feels more like a brute, punching and kicking his way through the story.

    The game has a nice mix of mystery, action, exploration and some character development. It's well done, and generally much better than AC: Unity, which was plagued by bad controls and forced multiplayer crap.    … Expand
  24. SlyZkez0806
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    Graphics - 9/10
    Story - 7/10
    Variety of NPCs - 4/10 Variety of enemies - 4/10 Game's length - 8/10 Gameplay - 7/10 Variety of weapons - 8/10 General world design - 9/10 Fun factor - 8.7/10 Main/Pause menu music - 9/10 Sound/Music - 9/10 My conclusion : game is so fun and I enjoy it, London looks beautiful and I really like how they captured 1800s, also npc varieties is thing I don't like    Graphics - 9/10
    Story - 7/10
    Variety of NPCs - 4/10
    Variety of enemies - 4/10
    Game's length - 8/10
    Gameplay - 7/10
    Variety of weapons - 8/10
    General world design - 9/10
    Fun factor - 8.7/10
    Main/Pause menu music - 9/10
    Sound/Music - 9/10
    My conclusion : game is so fun and I enjoy it, London looks beautiful and I really like how they captured 1800s, also npc varieties is thing I don't like causes it's repeating alot but I recommend this game    … Expand
  25. guihooded
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    honestamente? não é um dos melhores jogos pela história, mas a gameplay é boa no geral e os personagens são até divertidos. se pudesse tiraria o gancho da mecânica core do jogo e ficaria um jogo mais realista para o período que pretende apresentar.
  26. Ocmah_
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    Graphics 7
    Gameplay 7
    Controls 6
    Sounds 7
    Story 7
    Main Characters 8
    Side Characters 6
    Quests 7
    -----------------------------------
    Overall 7
  27. PavelHr
    Mar 31, 2023
    7
    Beautiful recreation of Victorian England dragged down by unimpressive main storyline and god-awful side content. 90% of the missions are fetch/escort garbage from MMOs from the 2000s.
  28. Cinetyk
    Jan 17, 2016
    6
    In short, Syndicate is mostly a poorer version of Unity in all respects: gameplay, story, characters (historical or otherwise), quality and personality of the open-world and its side activities all feel less well done and/or memorable than in Unity. Gameplay is repetitive and not very engaging. The only advantage is that it runs better than Unity and with fewer bugs.

    Detail: You play    In short, Syndicate is mostly a poorer version of Unity in all respects: gameplay, story, characters (historical or otherwise), quality and personality of the open-world and its side activities all feel less well done and/or memorable than in Unity. Gameplay is repetitive and not very engaging. The only advantage is that it runs better than Unity and with fewer bugs.

    Detail:
    You play as Jacob and Evie Frye, twin brothers in the Assassin Order that decide to go to Victorian London in 1868 - Jacob simply wants to kill every Templar and clear the city of the Blighters while Evie is more interested in finding the Piece of Eden and prevent the Templars from having it it. Supposedly Jacob is more combat thirsty and Evie more stealth oriented, but there's actually only 3 unique perks to each of them, and only Evie's camouflage perk (go invisible while standing for about 2 secs) is really noticeable. While you can do side activities with either of them, main story missions are locked to either Jacob or Evie. Also, I found it baffling that some Jacob missions' optional objectives involved stealth, while Evie could kill everyone with no penalty - so what's the point of making a character supposedly more combat focused, and another more stealth focus?

    There's an overall feeling of "quantity over quality", superficiality, shallowness to the open-world and its characters, events and missions. There's a million collectibles lying about, London is huge, but it feels populated rather than "alive". Supposedly there's background to the Conquest Activities that involve minor characters with a description in the database, but their description is so short and doing said activities them feels so inconsequential that you don't really care. Also, you do one the Conquest Activities, you've seen them all, really, and there's dozens of them. The grapling hook looks cool, but you'll realize the real reason you use it is that you want to get about and get things done as fast as possible, since there's little story and value to be had from them, except money and XP. There's hardly any crossing between the missions and historical events and the cameo appearances of Darwin, Dickens, Marx, etc. are little more than that, their missions boil down to the same elements.

    Gameplay is the same of Unity, except for the addition of the grappling hook and the removal of the ability to distract guards with objects you can pick up. In the combat department, I feel like it's even easier, even with the fact you have weaker melee weapons (no swords, just canes, knuckles, knives) and with the addition of enemies' ability to block, which you can simply use the "stun" button to counter it. I never felt like it was actually really helpful and "cool" to go stealth or non-lethal, mostly it was less hassle just to go in, kill everyone in combat and get to my objective. I hardly get the feeling I am an assassin, rather I felt like being a murderer. There's only a few instances that you'll want to kill a few enemies stealthily, in particular when you need to kidnap one enemy alive. Unless you don't care, since that is optional... Other than that you can pretty much just wreck and murder about it London with wild abandon without consequences other than alerting police and enemies nearby, that you can promptly kill. Civilians' reaction is mostly to scatter, if even that, but don't call the police. You can go on roofs and kill dozens of enemies on the ground with throwing knives right in front of each other, but they'll just look to the dead bodies wondering what happened... Oh, and the introduction of carriages and riding them is hilarious, they take little damage, horses don't mind collisions at all, you can drift around corners and pretty much lay untold wreckage in London like it's an everyday commonplace thing. The main story missions are just a minor step-up in mechanics and settings than the optional ones. Murder mysteries are PS4 time-exclusives, and co-op and heist missions are missing from Unity, and those were some of the best actual missions in Unity.

    The story is not very rich, there's not a lot of characters or character development. Who are the Assassins, 3 guys in London? The main antagonist mostly sits about the whole game, philosophizing, until you fight him in the last mission. The story dances around conflict between Evie's and Jacob's different methods on how to accomplish Assassins' goals, but there's little actual development of that, you just keep on playing. There's hardly any memorable moments, like in Unity's Versailles Ball, Notre Dame assassination, hot air balloon... Historical themes introduced like child labor, votes for women, working class vs high society are just superficially addressed, with little more than mentioning them here and there while you play the same mission types over and over.

    I suppose I should mention that the game looks and sounds impressive, but that's it.    … Expand
  29. Orangeknockout
    Dec 30, 2015
    6
    the game is "worth playing" at best if youre an assassin's creed fan; graphics are incredible, combat is fun, butttttt....that's about it. the story is, "ok", at best. I don't know what is it with western videogames, but western videogames seem to have terrible character development. I didn't really give a **** about any of the characters in the game; Jacob and evie frye were the only onesthe game is "worth playing" at best if youre an assassin's creed fan; graphics are incredible, combat is fun, butttttt....that's about it. the story is, "ok", at best. I don't know what is it with western videogames, but western videogames seem to have terrible character development. I didn't really give a **** about any of the characters in the game; Jacob and evie frye were the only ones I cared about in the game, but the rest goes to **** the main villain in this game didn't seem that really...evil.. he did a couple **** up things in the game, but then again... so was everyone else... the main villain didn't really stand out from the rest and I didn't feel much a of reason to "stop" him when the whole city was pretty much jacked up. you don't really see your actions impact the game. by the end of the game, there are still people starving and dying in the streets, gang fights, child workers, etc. the children I liberated from a factory were still working there a couple missions later! wtf! overall, a fair game at best, with fun combat. I really did wish they gave me the option to use fists as a weapon again...combat styles are limited in this game compared to other assassin's creed games.

    what killed the game for me was...the missions... the missions are simply just...not fun. tailing people was not fun. kidnapping gang members was not fun. taxi driving people to destinations was not fun. I had to force myself to play through some missions because they were so un-fun. there are a couple varied missions here and there which are fun. most missions are boring, dull, repetitive, unadventurous, unsurprising, missions.

    I had to force myself through the game, just to see the ending. the game's only saving grace is the fun combat, the somewhat decent story, and upgrading your character's gear.    … Expand
  30. AndyZ88
    Nov 21, 2015
    6
    As a fan of the Assassin's Creed series, up to and including Black Flag, I must say that for me, Syndicate is yet another disappointment after Unity. Now, I have played Unity on PS4, and the choppy framerate and huge pop-ins issue, along with very imprecise controls, made the game almost unplayable to me.

    I can't judge exactly how much Syndicate improves on that, because I am playing    As a fan of the Assassin's Creed series, up to and including Black Flag, I must say that for me, Syndicate is yet another disappointment after Unity. Now, I have played Unity on PS4, and the choppy framerate and huge pop-ins issue, along with very imprecise controls, made the game almost unplayable to me.

    I can't judge exactly how much Syndicate improves on that, because I am playing this on the PC, not PS4. The game runs well on a GTX 980 Ti with max settings, but then again, it's the top of the line video card. The graphics look pretty good, although they are sometimes dull and still not free of pop-ins issues. London feels alive and I think they have captured the vibe of those times well enough. I have to admit this is the only reason I still play AC games, the possibility of seeing various cities at various important periods in history (well, as long as the producers do their historical research well enough).

    The controls continue to be a hassle to work with.. I appreciate that they've implemented the "free run up" and "free run down" mechanics, to maybe help a little with navigating the world, but the control is still imprecise and more often than not, you are fighting against it.

    I don't have much to say about the story & characters. I don't feel very connected to the siblings and I often feel like this has been done just because it worked really well in GTA V... The implementation is far from the beautiful way this is being handled in GTA.. Anyway, I realise that out of the whole AC series, I only cared for Ezio's story, especially the way it was done in AC2.

    My main gripe is actually with the gameplay. Due to bad controls, and the way your character seems to have less ways to actually be a GHOST ASSASSIN, I feel like the whole game is mainly played as a fighting game. Not that AC ever excelled at stealth assassinations, but I just can't play this game in a stealthy manner. The missions seem to always turn into a "f.. this, I'm killing everybody" situation.

    Combat is clunky and boring, the only thing I find satisfying about it are the multi-kill animations, where you can execute several "near death" enemies instantly, in a spectacular fashion. Animations are kinda stiff though.

    All in all, this is probably the last AC game I'll play. Thankfully, I got it for free in the "Bullets or Blades" promotion with GTX cards... Overall, I think the game deserves a 6/10.    … Expand
  31. muzmuz
    Jan 28, 2019
    6
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate fails to amuse with its poor optimization, disappointing graphics, stupid AI, vague and unexciting writing, extremely hollow side activities, and horrible controls. While the general stealth and combat gameplay is fun despite being very unimmersive, I can't say this game is up for speed by 2015's standards, considering there are way better open world games out there.
  32. 99sh0ts
    Nov 19, 2015
    6
    Pros :
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    1. Beautiful visuals - Victorian London is really really well made. the lighting effects are superb -Yesterday , while playing - I remember I was in an ally - sunny weather , suddenly it started raining - the sun rays and rain dropping looked so beautiful in that ally - I just stood there for minutes . 2. Rope launcher attachment is nice. 3. You can cross Thames    Pros :
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    1. Beautiful visuals - Victorian London is really really well made. the lighting effects are superb -Yesterday , while playing - I remember I was in an ally - sunny weather , suddenly it started raining - the sun rays and rain dropping looked so beautiful in that ally - I just stood there for minutes .
    2. Rope launcher attachment is nice.
    3. You can cross Thames without getting your foot wet . :P

    Now Cons :
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    1. Though well made -Victorian London is (was) an utterly ugly ugly ugly city.
    2. Combat is really really unsatisfying . It's becoming more and more like batman style button mash combat (Which I absolutely hate) . For a couple of weeks I was playing old assassins creed games - And combat is so so so much better there - lot's of option to choose from . And since Combat is such a big part is assassins creed - the whole game feels boring and repetitive after a while.
    3. Lack of choice of weapons.
    4. Story : Not interesting at all.
    5. Gameplay : Beautiful visuals doesn't makes a great game - gameplay does - and Syndicate failed miserably is this aspect .
    6. System requirement and performance : Though better performing than unity - this games V-RAM Requirements are ridiculous.
    ----------------TLDR--------------------------
    Good graphics wasted creating an ugly city. Combat and gameplay boring and repetitive. Uninteresting story.
    Verdict : FLOP - Biggest disappointment of the year.    … Expand
  33. gyu3437
    Nov 25, 2015
    6
    I'm just looking forward to saying about this game, but it has much problems, such as lots of bugs. I disappoint about the attitude of AMD. I thought you had better idea
  34. steve714
    Nov 22, 2015
    6
    I'm struggling to understand why Ubisoft thought it was a good idea to give you like 100 customization items, when 75% of them are **** and get replaced really fast.
    There is no immersion, no story, no feeling.
    It's trying way too hard to copy Batman's combat and mechanics, and fails miserably. The whole game is way too flashy and doesn't really impress any true gamer. It gets boring    I'm struggling to understand why Ubisoft thought it was a good idea to give you like 100 customization items, when 75% of them are **** and get replaced really fast.
    There is no immersion, no story, no feeling.
    It's trying way too hard to copy Batman's combat and mechanics, and fails miserably.
    The whole game is way too flashy and doesn't really impress any true gamer. It gets boring right from the start.
    It feels like it was purposely made for casuals and kids who are easily impressed by CGI trailers.
    There is a trend nowadays and it goes like this: the bigger the marketing campaign and the more hype it creates, the more the game is gonna suck.
    It has literally become the "Call of Duty" of Ubisoft. I wonder how long are they planning to keep it alive.    … Expand
  35. ViDeOGaMeZ
    Nov 26, 2015
    6
    Pretty much another victim of yearly releases. I like the story better here however since it includes a male and female protagonist, but it still falls short of AC3 by a country mile. As for the game on a whole i'd give this a 7, however the poor port forces me to give it a 6. Clearly people have not learnt from most games ported poorly to PC this year.
  36. Dethica
    Dec 2, 2015
    6
    After the Unity fiasco I had given up hope for the Assassin's Creed series. But somehow I ended up playing Unity for ~30 hrs once it had been 'fixed.' I told myself I was done with the series but here I am with just shy of 16 hours on record. My experience thus far as been mixed.

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate has the best ambient feel of the franchise yet. London is full of people and the    After the Unity fiasco I had given up hope for the Assassin's Creed series. But somehow I ended up playing Unity for ~30 hrs once it had been 'fixed.' I told myself I was done with the series but here I am with just shy of 16 hours on record. My experience thus far as been mixed.

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate has the best ambient feel of the franchise yet. London is full of people and the city feels alive with the hustle and bustle of the time. However, this seems to be the second year straight for poor PC ports. While I do not have the "recommended" hardware specs (have you seen them? Jesus) I easily meet the minimum requirements and come close to hitting the recommended specs as well. I'm not on a super computer; I have a decent machine with a GeForce GTX 760, Intel i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz, with 16 GB RAM, and I struggle to run this.

    While the story has been decent so far I do find myself really loving the Frye twins, in fact I haven't liked the character this much since Ezio. I want to say the gameplay (ie. how you traverse the map, and interact with walls during free-running, etc.) has improved but only marginally. The "hook shot" (because Zelda) is a huge improvement for getting around London and hope to see more of this in future games.

    What constantly baffles me is the terrible ports for PC games. And you would think after Unity they would learn their lesson. Back to the graphics, where do I begin? Forgive my less than technical jargon here as I was not a C.S. major at university. Nothing is smooth, the lines are so jagged. Textures lag on buildings and the ground even as you approach. My graphics card (2gb of dedicated ram) is completely used when I'm running this, which is fine, I get that it's demanding, but come on! Using the recommended settings provided by the NVIDIA GeForce Experience still yields a less than optimal gameplay experience.

    Unless you're a huge fan of the series, or have a serious gaming PC, I cannot recommend this game in the current state nor at the current price. (Why can't PC get a decent port this year?)    … Expand
  37. DeadSec
    Mar 4, 2016
    6
    Better than Unity But not as good as origins
    the worst thing about the game is that doesn't encourage me to continue the game or play it again
    it makes no sense
  38. Demon2017
    Jun 18, 2022
    6
    Не самая плохая часть серии, но далеко не выдающаяся. Ужасный сюжет, убитые механики Unity, ну и так далее. Но разок пройти можно
  39. savvym
    Aug 18, 2021
    6
    TLDR

    Story 3.5/5 Mediocre start but likeable protagonists. Stereotypical antagonists and outstanding historical people. Setting of the era and place is well chosen and one bonus era is also welcome but somehow underwhelming. The dialogues are mostly filler but the voiceovers and some rare funny moments are really good. Main protagonists evolve slightly which only shows in the    TLDR

    Story
    3.5/5

    Mediocre start but likeable protagonists. Stereotypical antagonists and outstanding historical people.
    Setting of the era and place is well chosen and one bonus era is also welcome but somehow underwhelming.
    The dialogues are mostly filler but the voiceovers and some rare funny moments are really good.
    Main protagonists evolve slightly which only shows in the late game.

    Gameplay
    3.5/5

    All guns blazing in close combat with easy to counter attacks and combos or more tactical stealth options.
    A few uninspiring missions repeat themselves too often.
    Some interesting bonus objectives which promote an additional challenge.
    Parkour and travelling across the city is easy and enjoyable but the combat can be abused very easily and assassinations can be over with quickly.
    Some cool ideas with combat tools and upgrades.

    Replay value
    2.5/5

    A lot of loot and experience make the game significantly easy in the end game and grinding is only required for a couple of hours at the start.
    Two independent protagonists but their playstyle is almost identical.
    We can't choose who to play as in main missions and we will also easily unlock all upgrades in the mid game.
    We may play with a better knowledge of our opponents and mechanics in the second run and it would be a walk in the park, I don't see a real point in replaying it.
    The game offers a sandbox after the end which I guess is in place because there are more missions and places to visit.

    Verdict
    6/10

    I was very conflicted at the start and wanted this to be over quickly but in the end I started to like the protagonists more. The gameplay and missions won't blow anyone's mind. The world itself is quite nice when it opens up and options are ever present for exploration and a few unique moments in the story itself and some funny parts helped me get through thousands of mindless assassinations.

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a 3rd person sci-fi hack and slash RPG set in the historical era of mid 19th century to early 20th London portraying real historical figures mixed with fictional stealthy assassins.

    Two playable protagonists are conflicting with each other. And one of them later grows in character but initially the game doesn't start with a very good first impression.

    Furthermore, the area we start is a tutorial one and the first borough of London we visit isn't impressively big or nice.

    The gameplay doesn't offer much variety when it comes to two characters having their late game unique skill upgrades and that's the small problem.

    Those skills aren't needed for the late game and even when they would matter I found myself playing for the second character because the game doesn't allow me to pick one for the main missions.

    There are also two differences between the two characters. Evie has a cape while Jacob has a belt. They can wear their own sets of clothes and their personalities make more difference than the actual playstyles.

    I've spent half of the game grinding and oblivious to understand that it wasn't even necessary to progress. I was vastly overpowered from mid to late game and I wasn't offered any real challenge, at least I made it a little more interesting by fulfilling the bonus objectives, like not killing policemen or staying undetected.

    We receive experience for a lot of activities, destroying city lamps, multi kills, fancy kills, vanishing, etc. It's simple to gain a new level up and it is wise not to waste the points into something pointless at the start.

    I've found a few upgrades to be pretty useful for both characters; auto looting enemies, unlocking doors, eagle vision 2 and health boosts. One line of upgrades in particular wasn't very useful; carriages.
    There are seriously a lot of loot chests. They all contain money and materials, the golden ones gave me some special drafts for equipment. With eagle vision 2 it's even easier to find them, I was initially not playing with vision through walls which felt like a cheat against enemies but saved me a lot of frustration. Getting all upgrades is inevitable. The story of activities like taking over the boroughs isn't interesting at all but the encounters may sometimes be fun and funny, especially if you're like me and take the effort to achieve some extra experience for doing objectives. This aspect of the game felt very grindy and dragged my interest in the game less. On the contrary, the historical figures added some flavour to the otherwise tasteless world of assassinations. Almost all of them were eccentric but didn't always offer me the most interesting missions to fulfil, however taking into account all they offered, I enjoyed a small couple of them much more than the rest. My upgrades provider and my secret accomplice were quite fun.    … Expand
  40. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    Sürekli olarak çökme ve fps drop gibi optimizasyon sorunları olmasa; en iyi Assassin's Creed oyunu bu olabilirmiş belki de.
  41. alanwaketan
    May 2, 2020
    6
    本作可以说是刺客历史上最垃圾的正统续作。除了伦敦模拟器之外一无是处。看在在伦敦跑酷还是蛮酷的份上，勉强给个及格吧。
  42. r03vg
    Sep 21, 2021
    6
    Создаётся ощущение, будто каждый NPC занимается конкретным делом, от чего мир кажется куда живее современных игр. Кроме того, в этой игре нам дали возможность, как мне кажется, гораздо глубже вжиться в роль ассасина. Только вы решаете, как выполнять задания. Однако же, их стало гораздо больше. Намного больше. Слишком много ненужных активностей. Но проблема не в них, а в том, что сначалаСоздаётся ощущение, будто каждый NPC занимается конкретным делом, от чего мир кажется куда живее современных игр. Кроме того, в этой игре нам дали возможность, как мне кажется, гораздо глубже вжиться в роль ассасина. Только вы решаете, как выполнять задания. Однако же, их стало гораздо больше. Намного больше. Слишком много ненужных активностей. Но проблема не в них, а в том, что сначала они кажутся обязательными к выполнению.

    Мне кажется, эту игру недооценили в своё время. То, что появляется сейчас сильно уступает в детализации игрового мира.    … Expand
  43. Blint31
    Dec 23, 2020
    6
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate review

    Positives
    -Combat system
    -The open world of London
    -Tons of quests
    -Soundtrack

    Negatives
    -Story was unoriginal
    -Characters were boring
    -Gameplay felt repetitive
  44. Voldem0rt
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grafikleri iyi , dövüşmesi eh işte , kullandığımız karakter ile tamplerler arasındaki seviye farki beni oyundan soğuttu… Expand
  45. jarvitom
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    Nothing memorable about this game, I don't like this era, they missed an opportunity with the 2 heroes and game was full of bugs and mediocre story.
  46. RealMonster2
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    Act 1 and 2 is good but the act 7 and last act is so bad.It makes this franchise bad.
    Worst in AC series after unity and rogue.
  47. Cu_C0
    Dec 20, 2020
    6
    I been playing this game on my Lenovo ideapad I have bought this year. The game for some reason just completely freezes while going around in the world and the parkour mechanics are too unstable. I failed many missions because the character decided to climb up and move to the point I wanted to go. It sometimes does stuff you didn't intend to do. Goddam tailing missions are there took myI been playing this game on my Lenovo ideapad I have bought this year. The game for some reason just completely freezes while going around in the world and the parkour mechanics are too unstable. I failed many missions because the character decided to climb up and move to the point I wanted to go. It sometimes does stuff you didn't intend to do. Goddam tailing missions are there took my 20 mins just to complete a single tailing mission. The game sometimes sucks to play, but mostly is fun. But I was thinking about giving it a 5, but the times I had fun were alot more than the times it sucked, U will have some fun alright but you will suffer too, If you need a game where you can enter and have some fun in a short time, this is not it.… Expand
  48. zyllus
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    The protagonist are twin assassin's named Jacob & Evie Frye. You can change between them at any point of the game but most of the missions in the campaign are reserved for Jacob. The characters are well written and the interaction between the two is filled with sibling rivalry. There a ton of side missions and most of them are repetitive which becomes boring very soon. You get to meet theThe protagonist are twin assassin's named Jacob & Evie Frye. You can change between them at any point of the game but most of the missions in the campaign are reserved for Jacob. The characters are well written and the interaction between the two is filled with sibling rivalry. There a ton of side missions and most of them are repetitive which becomes boring very soon. You get to meet the queen and do some missions for her which are fun. The combat is almost identical to Unity. The campaign is good as it shows how deep the corruption is that the Templars have a stronghold in every part of London from science, politics, finance to transportation. You kill the high profile templars but leave the position unfilled which just creates a vacuum of power. The new addition is the grapple gun which you can use to glide across the city or climb the towers quickly. Horses are removed and carriages have taken their place in the game. The build-up was pumping the game until the ending which is disappointing.… Expand
  49. Nick7000
    Mar 5, 2023
    6
    Синдикат она дурацкая. Ну, то есть, забудьте про ассасинов, у нас тут Приключения Скуби Ду с боевкой Человека-Паука, где в конце Королева посвящает в рыцари, и пол царства в придачу, и куева хуча гринда. Геймплей то на самом деле прикольный, ну то есть играть не скучно, не считая гринда. Но от Кредо Убийцы здесь лишь, увы, название.Синдикат она дурацкая. Ну, то есть, забудьте про ассасинов, у нас тут Приключения Скуби Ду с боевкой Человека-Паука, где в конце Королева посвящает в рыцари, и пол царства в придачу, и куева хуча гринда. Геймплей то на самом деле прикольный, ну то есть играть не скучно, не считая гринда. Но от Кредо Убийцы здесь лишь, увы, название.
  50. PenetratorGod
    Sep 1, 2023
    6
    This has always been the most uninteresting game in the series. I haven't played it yet. I'll update the review after I play it.
  51. MRtjtr
    Nov 18, 2022
    6
    I have fun with it but it's a bit too short wish it was longer and have more content
  52. Miz_Gamer
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Graphics 6/10
    Sounds 7/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    Story:6/10
    DLC:5/10
    Open world: 4/10
  53. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    6
    Gameplay is nice but the story is so mediocre and dumb towards the end and the characters are very forgettable
  54. Dartza
    Jul 21, 2023
    6
    This is not the most memorable entry in the series. It does have it's moments, and I did like the protagonists. One major issue this game suffers from is the lack of innovation in a series that released too similar titles too close together.
  55. hein
    Nov 20, 2015
    5
    Its not unity...is about all the praise I can give this game. It should be understood that Ubisoft have made this game their yearly cashcow, like BF is for EA and COD is for Activision. Ubisoft took an extra bit of time to release the PC port but it was all for nought as the port is sub-par and does not stand up to games like the Witcher 3. After re-dedicating itself to the PC platform oneIts not unity...is about all the praise I can give this game. It should be understood that Ubisoft have made this game their yearly cashcow, like BF is for EA and COD is for Activision. Ubisoft took an extra bit of time to release the PC port but it was all for nought as the port is sub-par and does not stand up to games like the Witcher 3. After re-dedicating itself to the PC platform one again this year, Ubisoft has not lived up to its promise. Assassins's Creed Syndicate is just another forgettable entry into a series and it certainly is not worth the price tag. I recommend you pick it up a little later when its had a price cut.… Expand
  56. Bloodish
    May 18, 2020
    5
    London is a beatiful and interesting setting for this game, but that's sort of everything that this game has going for it.

    Characters aren't that interesting, and their motivation for doing stuff seems forced, which results in a weak story. Combat is boring and feels janky and weird. The grappling hook is a fun addition at first, but is so effective that doing parkour around the city    London is a beatiful and interesting setting for this game, but that's sort of everything that this game has going for it.

    Characters aren't that interesting, and their motivation for doing stuff seems forced, which results in a weak story.
    Combat is boring and feels janky and weird.
    The grappling hook is a fun addition at first, but is so effective that doing parkour around the city is comparatively ineffective, so you just end up grappling again and again to get around.
    Audio seemed weird a lot of the time. Background sounds were very lacking, and would make bustling crowds of NPC's seem sort of dead. Cutscenes would also have a lot of awkward quiet parts, where I couldn't help but thinking that background sounds or some music could have been a nice addition.

    First half of the game is sort of okay, but second half is a boring chore with little reward in terms of story.    … Expand
  57. FerrariF50
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    No mě na tom nejvíc štve, že to je to samý jak Unity ... ale vypadá to hůř, ... Unity a jeho Paříž byla propracována mnohem lépe ... tady jsou jen ulice ... procházení interiéry domů vymizelo ... lidí na ulicích podstatně ubylo ... všechno tak nějak prořídlo ... tudíž bych to nenazval optimalizacemi ... spíš to je tak, že to čím bylo Unity krásný, tady ořezali a tudíž za mě velký krokNo mě na tom nejvíc štve, že to je to samý jak Unity ... ale vypadá to hůř, ... Unity a jeho Paříž byla propracována mnohem lépe ... tady jsou jen ulice ... procházení interiéry domů vymizelo ... lidí na ulicích podstatně ubylo ... všechno tak nějak prořídlo ... tudíž bych to nenazval optimalizacemi ... spíš to je tak, že to čím bylo Unity krásný, tady ořezali a tudíž za mě velký krok dozadu ... Unity ať si každý kdo chce co chce říká, byla lepší, hezčí a propracovanější hrou, kterou jsem si (hrál jsem až napatchovanou od patche 1.4) užil od začátku do konce ... tohle je jen špatná kopie :/… Expand
  58. N3V3R
    Nov 20, 2015
    5
    The good :
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    Great engine, Anvil Improved a lot - great lighting ,reflection ,weather and day night circles - rope/hook launcher is fun and useful - jumping between moving vehicles ,carts and boats seems fun. Victorian London is Pictured well - the historical research team done a tremendous job - as usual... The Bad : ----------------------- Though well    The good :
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    Great engine, Anvil Improved a lot - great lighting ,reflection ,weather and day night circles - rope/hook launcher is fun and useful - jumping between moving vehicles ,carts and boats seems fun. Victorian London is Pictured well - the historical research team done a tremendous job - as usual...

    The Bad :
    -----------------------
    Though well portrayed , London city is ugly, grimy and disgusting . You may argue that it's pictured as it was, , but we players come to play for some good times - the sad dull looking London only fells depressive - Lack of color and low res /dull textures everywhere. Devs should have chosen some different city on a different timeline .
    The new style of Key mapping which is introduced in Unity is going in a totally wrong direction. I think the black flag had "last good likable control system".
    The story - intro feels plain flat -- too flat .

    The Ugly :
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    Gameplay is boring and repetitive - Weapons and Character customization reduced to oblivion . Batman type button mashing combat -- like it's designed for two year olds. Sometimes you need to hit an enemy ( read "hit the attack button" ) 20 times before they goes down. Combat system took a major step backwards . Everything feels scripted. Stealth system is nerfed . Stealth_mode_switching_animation (Hat --> Hood ) is laughable . And this games System Requirements are ridiculous at best - though it runs somewhat better than unity.

    Last Words:
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    It's a disappointment seeing such good engine capabilities went to vain. Devs need to break the yearly release cycle and take time to address all gameplay issues - A new combat system (PoP:WW ? anyone?) and improved button mapping should be their topmost priority.    … Expand
  59. Aenok
    Dec 4, 2015
    5
    I'm not going to start bashing on the graphics as I see a lot of reviews here doing - I don't think that games should be based on graphics alone, and for the most part I have had no issues with the graphics.

    I started playing this game feeling like Ubisoft was moving in the right direction in the aftermath of Unity. That was until I reached England. While the story is interesting    I'm not going to start bashing on the graphics as I see a lot of reviews here doing - I don't think that games should be based on graphics alone, and for the most part I have had no issues with the graphics.

    I started playing this game feeling like Ubisoft was moving in the right direction in the aftermath of Unity. That was until I reached England.

    While the story is interesting enough for me to play through it, Ubisoft has made it so that you will spend maybe about 20% of your time on the game playing the story, 30% on some arbitrary side missions, and 50% collecting the sheer amount of random collectible scattered about England. But what makes it incredibly annoying is that these collectibles are pointless to the story. Just busy work to ensure that you don't realize the game is incredibly short.

    And while they offer maps to ensure you don't miss the collectibles (which if you're a completionist like myself, you will want those), they made sure that 2 collectibles - i.e the secrets of London and random "helix glitches" - do not have maps, so you need to come across them by chance or spend a torturous amount of time on game guides looking at maps. And the helixes are rather pointless - just in game money or Intel to give you hints as to what the Templars are doing in the present, but I'm sure these hints that will go completely forgotten about after this game. Its kind of like a "don't forget! these 2 factions are still fighting it out in the present - here's info on it!" but then you'll never hear about it again and I know this because they did the same bloody thing in Unity

    The completionist in me is raging and tearing for me to finish every. single. collectible. But I'm so done with it. I just don't want to and its annoying because there's a part of me that DOES want to but I'm sitting here thinking "for me to enjoy doing this i need to put on something to watch". Imagine that. For me to enjoy an aspect of the game, I need a show playing in the background so as to not kill myself from the absolute tediousness of collecting.

    As someone who's played the AC series since the first game, it's actually kind of sad that I've come to this point. I really REALLY wanted to like Syndicate but Ubisoft, it seems, is just offering methods of distraction before they can bleed me of another 80$-90$ next year.    … Expand
  60. TeddNii
    Dec 10, 2015
    5
    The game in general is kinda good actually, but you will not get all out of the game if you bought a season pass or are using the powerful gear you get from **** Ubiplay thing, i think **** actually want's you not to experience the whole game, thats why they are trying to ruin it by giving you free OP items and have **** MICROTRANSACTIONS! THIS GAME IS FULL PRICE! And still it has bothThe game in general is kinda good actually, but you will not get all out of the game if you bought a season pass or are using the powerful gear you get from **** Ubiplay thing, i think **** actually want's you not to experience the whole game, thats why they are trying to ruin it by giving you free OP items and have **** MICROTRANSACTIONS! THIS GAME IS FULL PRICE! And still it has both season pass and **** piece of **** microtransactions. With real money you can buy resource and IN-GAME money. I think i know why it is this way, it's because ubisoft has a good game development team, but when the game is done they look at it and think ''Wow we just made a descent game, what should we do now?, Oh right put microtransactions in it and a season pass'' The season pass gives you OVERPOWERED gear too, way too overpowered. You need to be lvl 7 to equip and it's quality is the best ones in the game if you upgrade it.
    THE ACTUAL GAME: 7/10 It is a good game.
    THE BULL**** **** PUT IN THE GAME: 0/10, **** you all!
    The only reason i buy these games is because i love the assassin's creed franchise, so please ubisoft, just please don't kill it with your greedy **** minds!    … Expand
  61. KyngCasey
    Jan 4, 2016
    5
    The game looks beautiful and runs great on pc but the game play had me bored before getting 15% through the game. The quests are too repetitive and slow, its cool that you can be both boy or girl but who cares when you're doing the exact same thing over and over again
  62. AbeMC
    Jul 5, 2018
    5
    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is the “last hurrah” of traditional Assassin’s Creed games. After the disappointment of Unity, which had a good story but poor gameplay, Syndicate has great gameplay but an awful story. And on top of that, it is way too easy, even for an Assassin’s Creed game. The Gold Edition is worth purchasing at 75% off (which would be around $15 at current prices), but theAssassin’s Creed Syndicate is the “last hurrah” of traditional Assassin’s Creed games. After the disappointment of Unity, which had a good story but poor gameplay, Syndicate has great gameplay but an awful story. And on top of that, it is way too easy, even for an Assassin’s Creed game. The Gold Edition is worth purchasing at 75% off (which would be around $15 at current prices), but the old magic is gone.
    Total size on my hard-drive (Gold Edition): 64.3 GB

    - - Micro-transactions in a single-player game. Not mandatory, but still: seriously, Ubisoft?
    - No campaign co-op.

    + Graphics are amazing.
    + Optimization is excellent.

    +/- Character writing slips a bit. I was apparently one of the few who liked Arno Dorian in Unity, and neither of the Frye twins has anything near the same depth. Evie is the more traditional assassin, while Jacob is all punkish swagger. Neither ever become more than their action-hero stereotype.
    +/- Combat has been completely re-worked from Unity to be more like the Batman Arkham games. It works and flows well enough, but has very little depth.
    +/- Mission design is a wildly mixed bag. Some feel like vintage Assassin’s Creed (preventing the ambush of Disraeli). Others seem like they were thrown together with only the most meagre of progression clues, like “find the secret passage.” Apparently I’m supposed to slowly wander the mission zone looking for a highlighted candlestick to open a movable wall. That’s if other members of your gang don’t trigger a mission fail by “protecting” their stealthed boss from some enemies.
    +/- Good selection of side-activities. After Black Flag, easily the most time I’ve spent in an Assassin’s Creed game chasing quest markers. But as one of the primary means of gaining money, you’ll being doing them a lot.
    +/- Decent side-quests. A variety of historical figures show up, each with their own independent stories and missions. It was cool following Karl Marx around for a few missions, but the missions themselves are just more tracking / crowd control / defend / drive a carriage etc. that already fills the side-activities in the main game.
    +/- Parkour issues from Unity are mostly fixed, but are still glitchy.
    +/- Jack the Ripper DLC starts well, but then descends into the same grinding bs that I had to do in the main campaign. You lose most of your skills and all your equipment, too – even though the DLC is set 20 years after the main campaign. The story might be good, but I was literally too bored with the activities to bother finding out.

    - Micro-transactions. Either pay real money to add in-game currency, or be prepared to spend dozens of hours grinding for in-game money. (Micro-transactions are not mandatory.)
    - Too easy. Gameplay is clearly balanced for people who don’t do many side-activities; take over a few boroughs and you’ll quickly find yourself over-leveled.
    - Glitchy. Here’s a perfect example. The bonus objective: “Climb on the same carriage as the thief.” BUT THE THIEF NEVER HIJACKS A CARRIAGE. Result: failed full synchronization.
    - Missed opportunity for campaign co-op.
    - Starting a mission disables fast-travel. Even if the next objective is ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MAP (which happens about half the time).
    - Throwing knives are OP. Makes the rest of the tools unnecessary.
    - Where is the Creed? Some missions require the killing of innocents (soldiers or police, usually). The Creed is actually never mentioned by anyone. The only time the classic phrase “Requiescat in pace” is spoken is after Evie has changed out of a ball dress into her assassin garb and throws the corset to the ground.
    - Story is bad. There’s a templar who is ruling London, oh no! We gotta battle him for London’s soul! The villain is never developed, and his platitudes never move beyond the usual “I was going to make something new and wonderful.” Looking back at previous Assassin’s Creed games – even Unity – it’s just bad. Check that. Unity’s story looks like a masterpiece next to this.
    - Absolutely horrendous final “boss.”
    - Most missions have no penalty for being detected, or no bonus for finishing them undetected. Missions can still be stealthed, but there is very little motivation to do so.

    Assassin’s Creed remains one of my favorite franchises, but with Ubisoft doing its best to copy the Witcher 3 in newer games, Syndicate functions as the final iteration of a classic formula. It’s a combination of exploration, mystery, stealth and over-powered hack ‘n slash thrills that I’m sorry to see outdated. Syndicate mostly does the gameplay justice, but it was an odd choice to make the combat inspired by Batman instead of Hitman. (Imagine: an Assassin’s Creed that had multiple objective paths and allowed the use of disguises. Revolutionary!) Unforgivable, though, is the sad attempt at story telling. At least we still have the classics.    … Expand
  63. Kotofon
    Jun 6, 2020
    5
    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – стала девятой игрой всеми любимой серии про братство Ассасинов, враждующих с Тамплиерами, про свободное перемещение в открытом мире, про скрытные убийства, политические интриги и другие интересные аспекты. Каждая часть франшизы привнесла в серию что-то новенькое, например, механику боевой системы, место действия и сюжет, и Ассасинс Крид Синдикат в этомAssassin’s Creed Syndicate – стала девятой игрой всеми любимой серии про братство Ассасинов, враждующих с Тамплиерами, про свободное перемещение в открытом мире, про скрытные убийства, политические интриги и другие интересные аспекты. Каждая часть франшизы привнесла в серию что-то новенькое, например, механику боевой системы, место действия и сюжет, и Ассасинс Крид Синдикат в этом отношении – не исключение.… Expand
  64. Renaigse
    Feb 5, 2020
    5
    Боевка унылое говно, худшее , что случалось с ассасинами, сюжет убогий и неинтересный, супер банальный, главные персонажи унылы. Из плюсов - Лондон очень красив, исторические личности и их квесты выше всяких похвал, ну и самое интересное, что есть в игре - расследования в стиле Шерлока Холмса, очень интересный опыт.Боевка унылое говно, худшее , что случалось с ассасинами, сюжет убогий и неинтересный, супер банальный, главные персонажи унылы. Из плюсов - Лондон очень красив, исторические личности и их квесты выше всяких похвал, ну и самое интересное, что есть в игре - расследования в стиле Шерлока Холмса, очень интересный опыт.
  65. erdogfu96
    Feb 8, 2020
    5
    Played this game from my friend's account.
    Graphics 4/10
    Sounds 5/10 Gameplay 5/10 Entertainment Factor 5/10 Graphics are good but even gtx1060 gets worse fps than ac odyssey, sounds are ok, not good but not bad, the gameplay is still boring but have revolution inside. They changed the boring future quests like "Go to the laboratory talk with someone and return the machine". And it    Played this game from my friend's account.
    Graphics 4/10
    Sounds 5/10
    Gameplay 5/10
    Entertainment Factor 5/10
    Graphics are good but even gtx1060 gets worse fps than ac odyssey, sounds are ok, not good but not bad, the gameplay is still boring but have revolution inside. They changed the boring future quests like "Go to the laboratory talk with someone and return the machine". And it is good. I don't like them in odyssey also.

    Price mark is good for today, not best bad good. But for me this game is worst in AC Series.    … Expand
  66. Jdperez
    Apr 7, 2020
    5
    Juego poco interesante, la trama no es relevante, enemigos torpes y poco entretenido
  67. hileger
    Dec 7, 2022
    5
    все худшее началось с синдиката одним словом каретные пробки ахуенный блять реализм каждый раз им удается засрать сетиннг худшая юби помойка без идейщина
  68. Pat
    Nov 20, 2015
    4
    This is one of the most frustrating to control games I have ever played. Somehow player movement gets worse with every iteration of the series. It is a rare occurrence now when my character actually does what I want them to do. The missions are an absolute borefest. Same thing over and over. They should have just ended the series with Black Flag. That game had everything. It wasThis is one of the most frustrating to control games I have ever played. Somehow player movement gets worse with every iteration of the series. It is a rare occurrence now when my character actually does what I want them to do. The missions are an absolute borefest. Same thing over and over. They should have just ended the series with Black Flag. That game had everything. It was enjoyable all the way through and it had a fantastic story along with it. I am not going to finish this game. Made it about 6 hours and it feels like a job rather than a good time.… Expand
  69. Foxcool
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    Gameplay: 0/2 because it's the worst in the series
    Story: 0/2 very disjointed and hard to connect with.
    Graphics: 2/2 looks and works great even on somewhat dated machines. Sound: 2/2 everything sound as they should How it runs: 2/2 runs great with minimal bugs and hassles. Total: 6/10. -2 for having the worst gameplay design in the entire assassin's creed    Gameplay: 0/2 because it's the worst in the series
    Story: 0/2 very disjointed and hard to connect with.
    Graphics: 2/2 looks and works great even on somewhat dated machines.
    Sound: 2/2 everything sound as they should
    How it runs: 2/2 runs great with minimal bugs and hassles.

    Total: 6/10. -2 for having the worst gameplay design in the entire assassin's creed series.

    Gameplay problems: it has one of the most restrictive mechanic in an AC game, you can't jump when you want. You can only jump when there is somewhere to land. What this does is: you can't jump to your death. You can't make a dangerous jump to trade in your health for some distance or save time. You can't jump off most roofs. A game that doesn't allow you to fail is just a bad game.

    It has one of the worst parkor in the series. Running is very slow and flows poorly. In addition, the controls are very unintuitive, alot of time you have to make several attempts to perform a simple maneuver like drop down the ledge or climb up that waist high ledge.

    It has one of the worst combat in the series, you repeatedly press one button and occasionally press the counter button when you see an enemy hp bar flash yellow. The counter window is HUGE, as long as the counter button is pressed once during the yellow flash, no matter what other buttons you press after or anything else you do, you'll still counter.

    And that is one of the biggest problem in the game: the game play, AC 3 had one of the worst story in the series but it was still fun because of the gameplay. Syndicate takes all the progress and lessons learn from previous series and unlearn them all.

    It will give you one of the most restrictive feeling you ever had in a sandbox game, do NOT buy this game.    … Expand
  70. 9419517195218
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    the gameplay is SOO MUCH BORING , just like the first assassin's creed, same thing happens everytime, do the same thing over and over again to finish the game, and i dont realy like the story at all, im realy miss the old assassin like ezio and connor, still better than this ****
  71. leSange
    Dec 5, 2017
    4
    Не знаю какой там суперб, но после отличного вступления, непроходимая тупость и однообразность, единственное что нивелирует, это отличный, красивый проработанный мир. И из-за этого игра получилась НОРМАЛЬНОЙ, пару раз я думал ее удалить и надежды на финального босса не оправдали себя, но за отличный мир, и хорошую работу дизайнеров, можно авансом поставить 5/10Не знаю какой там суперб, но после отличного вступления, непроходимая тупость и однообразность, единственное что нивелирует, это отличный, красивый проработанный мир. И из-за этого игра получилась НОРМАЛЬНОЙ, пару раз я думал ее удалить и надежды на финального босса не оправдали себя, но за отличный мир, и хорошую работу дизайнеров, можно авансом поставить 5/10
  72. Hochbichler
    Feb 4, 2022
    4
    Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is the ninth installment in the popular stealth action adventure series Assassin's Creed. Given that prior to this game, there were already eight major episodes in the AC series and the settings of Victorian London had indeed intrigued me, I was quite confident about what to expect from this game. But from the very start of the game I have been confronted withAssassin's Creed: Syndicate is the ninth installment in the popular stealth action adventure series Assassin's Creed. Given that prior to this game, there were already eight major episodes in the AC series and the settings of Victorian London had indeed intrigued me, I was quite confident about what to expect from this game. But from the very start of the game I have been confronted with some changes that I could not have anticipated. But more about that later. As always I want to start on a positive note. One thing that did not surprise me was the quality of the infrastructure of London. The attention for detail is very good, and while it is not entirely historically accurate, it is quite close. I came to expect nothing less from an AC game and I was not let down in this regard. Also the controls seemed a little better, little less console like, with nice touches, like a designated button to enter a window. Sadly this is about it as far as my positives go. The first big change is that this time you play as two characters, assassin siblings. It was an interesting choice, I even somewhat liked it, but it had a couple of flaws in my eyes. First of all, the relationship between the two siblings is not very well written and feels a bit awkward and forced. Second flaw is that while it was suggested that the two characters have a different approach to carrying out their missions, in the end (specially when fully talented) they actually feel pretty much the same and switching between them is pretty much down to your personal preference. The second big change concerns the combat. Not the combat system as such, but rather the feel of the combat. Instead of the somewhat slow paced sword fighting combat of the previous installments, we have this very fast paced knife stabbing frenzy. It looks almost ridiculous, stabbing an already dead man over and over like a maniac. And speaking of knifes, there are no knifes in fact, just these ridiculous curved kukri, cane swords and brass knuckles. All these changes were very obviously done just for the sake of change, which is something that rarely works. A new addition to the series, horse drawn carriages, look pretty cool, but the driving is awfully arcade. AC games never were, not were meant to be, really challenging for experienced PC gamers. But this time, the difficulty is lowered by another level or two and frankly the game is just too easy. The legendary useless Ubisoft collectables are maybe a little bit more entertaining this time (beer bottles, pressed flowers). Microtransactions are back and more disgusting than ever before. I am already used to seeing all these short overpriced story DLCs and ridiculous 10 bucks horse armor kind of deals, but this time that is not all. We have the in-game Helix points currency, which can be purchased for real life dollars and is used to buy, among other things, talents. This is the cancer of gaming. And finally what can I say about the SJW in this game? It is ever-present. This time they updated their SJW loading screen, which says that "this game was designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various beliefs, sexual orientations and gender identities". At it shows! We have female gangsters, a little girl who runs a gang, the Ned Wynert character (WTF is that), we are helping poor Indian nobles to defeat the bad, bad imperialist, the in-game database is clearly written by a progressive proletarian, in a main quest we can see a wealthy businessman kick a beggar just because, we have an entire side quest chain dedicated to helping Karl Marx, who is portrayed as strictly non-violent caring humanitarian, the character of Queen Victoria is an outright mockery and on top of all that you get the end-game kiss. It was totally immersion breaking for me.

    Assassin's Creed: Syndicate brings many changes to the series, most of which were not needed at all and at the same time, the aspects of the game that needed an overhaul the most, like the stale predictable story and repetitive gameplay were left mostly untouched. Final Verdict: 42%    … Expand
  73. ahrek
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    just like unity. there is a lot to do and explore, but we do not do anything outside the animus. we see almost nothing of what is happening in the present.

    the bat-grappling hook is a great addition that I hope does not banish forever like the bombs in assassin's creed revelations. the only interesting thing you can do is collecting the glitches to unlock abstergo files. this is    just like unity. there is a lot to do and explore, but we do not do anything outside the animus. we see almost nothing of what is happening in the present.

    the bat-grappling hook is a great addition that I hope does not banish forever like the bombs in assassin's creed revelations.

    the only interesting thing you can do is collecting the glitches to unlock abstergo files.

    this is not a bad game, just not a good assassin's creed game.    … Expand
  74. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    4
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  75. Mandala
    Feb 24, 2020
    3
    This game feels dead. There's no significant story happening. The player characters are psychopaths who are as evil as anybody they kill in the game. There is no journey, no personal searching and meaningful objective. And so, I've found Syndicate extremely difficult to play through. There's little to nothing that's engaging about it. How did the AC series fall from its high of Black FlagThis game feels dead. There's no significant story happening. The player characters are psychopaths who are as evil as anybody they kill in the game. There is no journey, no personal searching and meaningful objective. And so, I've found Syndicate extremely difficult to play through. There's little to nothing that's engaging about it. How did the AC series fall from its high of Black Flag to Unity and then Syndicate? And now to Origins and Odyssey. The series is dead. Whoever has been writing AC scripts and dialog for Ubisoft since after Black Flag is a talentless hack. And these games clearly have not had good direction, either. They've become soulless and moronic husks, undeservedly bearing the AC name.… Expand
  76. syldoc
    Dec 7, 2015
    3
    Very disappointed, exactly the same like Unity, but in London
    The bugs are still here and the characters are so poor. The control are very bad and very imprecise, when you run, some time you go down but you just like stop . And the "b" button near a border, it's horrible to do what you want to do. And the "grapnel" is very horrible, you can't use it in running mode, it's so imprecise you    Very disappointed, exactly the same like Unity, but in London
    The bugs are still here and the characters are so poor. The control are very bad and very imprecise, when you run, some time you go down but you just like stop . And the "b" button near a border, it's horrible to do what you want to do. And the "grapnel" is very horrible, you can't use it in running mode, it's so imprecise you have a very little chance to arrive where you want (if you can do, but a lottery ticket)
    I don't speak to the "organisation", we don't know why it's here, why you, how did you arrive in this act
    I received it via a gift, hopefully, I don't spend my money on this version.
    Don't waste your money and return to the unity, it's just a "London DLC", beautiful DLC, but nothing new
    I make 3 for the graphic work, not for the story and for the "innovations"    … Expand
  77. Levin
    Dec 31, 2015
    3
    Lots of effort has gone into creating the environment. The overall graphic result of that effort is spotless, but with a flat palette. Vista shots are rare and the environment quickly becomes repetative and a bit boring with such a narrow color palette. Gameplay can be summed up as a flood of frustration. Gameplay is also really repetative. Previous installations had repeating objectives,Lots of effort has gone into creating the environment. The overall graphic result of that effort is spotless, but with a flat palette. Vista shots are rare and the environment quickly becomes repetative and a bit boring with such a narrow color palette. Gameplay can be summed up as a flood of frustration. Gameplay is also really repetative. Previous installations had repeating objectives, and that is swapped with repeating gameplay and a repearing reminder of the poor controls. With a game that designs its gameplay around fluidity of movement and the controls of your character, its an obvious problem when those two are among the weakest parts of the game and source of frustration. Hard to understand why Ubisoft chose to release the game with such major flaws in gameplay.… Expand
  78. IE-33
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    Ubisoft words; "Syndicate will shine on PC"

    When I look at Unity now and Syndicate.. I can tell only one thing about this game: HUGE step backwards. Everything was (Literally) downgraded and optimization is still bad. Graphics - Downgraded, Despite running this game on High settings (No Gameworks which slaughter FPS even on GTX Titan) it looks far worse than Unity or any other AAA    Ubisoft words; "Syndicate will shine on PC"

    When I look at Unity now and Syndicate.. I can tell only one thing about this game: HUGE step backwards.
    Everything was (Literally) downgraded and optimization is still bad.

    Graphics - Downgraded, Despite running this game on High settings (No Gameworks which slaughter FPS even on GTX Titan) it looks far worse than Unity or any other AAA game that came out in previous years, hell even dated Crysis 1 which is 8+ years old looks far better than Syndicate maxed out on PC.

    I see this only this way; Ubisoft desperately tried to pump as much performance as possible at a cost of the graphics which resulted in; Terrible distant textures, terrible render distance, terrible NPC models.

    Here are example how bad this game looks on High settings with FXAA:

    Example 1: http://i.imgur.com/rpmcsL1.jpg
    Example 2: http://i.imgur.com/IKSlPof.jpg
    Example 3: http://i.imgur.com/KJDNkDM.jpg (Notice: NPC's in front on the left side, closest carriage textures, street textures right in front of the carriage)

    The best part of this? Those "High" textures require 4GB Vram according to Ubisoft.

    NPC Density - Downgraded.

    Open World Enviroment - Downgraded, One thing I loved in Unity was the freedom to move between one buildings interior to another, in Syndicate almost all of this is gone.

    Character customization - This part of the game was also heavily downgraded, it doesn't even have 50% of customization content that Unity had.

    OPTIMIZATION - It's way better than Unity and a lot less buggy than Unity (In around 10 hours in-game time I only had 2 minor bugs that fixed themselves almost instantly) but this game still leaves a lot to desire.
    Despite being heavily downgraded prior to Unity in order to run better, IT DOES NOT.
    FPS drops are still present here and there (Especially in cutscenes where they tend to drop to 22-29 FPS for no particular reason) riding a carriage at very high speed is the worst idea you could possibly get; game tends to do not load another part of map fast enough which results in 1-2s freezes, FPS drops when sitting on top of moving train.

    ------------------------>TL;DR    … Expand
  79. Agares86
    Oct 13, 2017
    3
    SJW!!!. Everywere SJW ;/ Micro transaction in full game. Total **** bad optymalization, bad graphics, borring, great disappointment for me and not only for me
  80. Angerfist
    Dec 7, 2015
    3
    Gameplay is okay, the skill-tree is a nice feature.
    The dealbreaker are the constant crashes without a reason. Often after cutscenes, but also when browsing a menu like the crafting or e-shop. (Running it on a machine that had no problems with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC at release..) So far I had 70+ crashes (yeah I'm persistant like that..)
    After the abysmal called AC Unity and the    Gameplay is okay, the skill-tree is a nice feature.
    The dealbreaker are the constant crashes without a reason. Often after cutscenes, but also when browsing a menu like the crafting or e-shop. (Running it on a machine that had no problems with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC at release..) So far I had 70+ crashes (yeah I'm persistant like that..)
    After the abysmal called AC Unity and the buggy (for me with gamebreaking bug, can't continue w/o patch) Might & Magic VII, Ubisoft delivered another fine piece of software.
    Not sure if they hired some cheap offshore staff to develop their games, but i myself will stay clear of their games from now on, until they're budged briced.    … Expand
  81. Dionysus1
    Dec 21, 2015
    3
    I got this game for free with my 970 gtx and I could not be more disappointed, despite not really wanting it in the first place. First off I should say that I have never played an Assassin's Creed game and had never planned to until I got this game for free. Okay, the good: The graphics, art design, and atmosphere are really spectacular and definitely qualify as next-gen or whatever termI got this game for free with my 970 gtx and I could not be more disappointed, despite not really wanting it in the first place. First off I should say that I have never played an Assassin's Creed game and had never planned to until I got this game for free. Okay, the good: The graphics, art design, and atmosphere are really spectacular and definitely qualify as next-gen or whatever term we're using these days. The story is beyond me because I've never played an assassin's Creed game so it feels like watching the latest season of a long running TV show on its last legs and it really is not engaging for me in the slightest. Okay, the bad: The controls in this game are so bad, this may be the first game I uninstall without playing it all the way through. Oh, you want to aim? Too bad! The game does that for you, poorly. Oh, you want to jump? Screw you idiot, I'm going to grapple this wall and not let go until your head explodes in a mist of rage, skull, blood and viscera. Oh, you wanted to jump off this building to escape? Too bad! You're going to dangle helplessly jamming the E button while the idiot AI shoots you and you fall to your death. This game is so bad I think it really reveals how corrupt the gaming review industry has become. Screw those sexist gamergaters, let's go after the reviewers accepting bribes to get the hapless consumer to buy this awful, awful game.… Expand
  82. CTZ69
    May 24, 2016
    3
    A completely frustrating experience. I've played every AC game and this is the worst edition of them all. The game constantly freezes and plays like crap compared to every other game I play on my system. The game is totally unoptimized for the PC. Add to that the lame, disjointed story and the ridiculously repetitive side missions and you would be wise to skip this embarrassment of a game.
  83. iAvoe
    Sep 4, 2017
    3
    I paid for playing assassin, however ended up of getting the IronMan's parkour and BatMan's gadget, the design of press shift+W+E and shift+W+Space is even worse than Ezio's, very disappointing gaming experience.
  84. Botanistaken
    Jul 22, 2021
    3
    childish gameplay childish gameplay childish gameplay childish gameplay, worst ac game of all time
  85. Gudwinumz
    Mar 14, 2022
    3
    Я не знаю чем так понравилась большинству эта игра . Как по мне и Юнити полное Г... и Синдикат такое же Г... Бесконечно одинаковые задания однотонно и убого . Поставил бы 0 но всё-таки 3 за сюжет , он хоть и уныл но не так плох...Я не знаю чем так понравилась большинству эта игра . Как по мне и Юнити полное Г... и Синдикат такое же Г... Бесконечно одинаковые задания однотонно и убого . Поставил бы 0 но всё-таки 3 за сюжет , он хоть и уныл но не так плох...
  86. hollowspillz
    Aug 3, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The weakest Assassin's Creed game I've played till this day. Parkour was atleast good.… Expand
  87. DonMega
    Nov 20, 2015
    2
    Another snooze fest game. It feels like I'm repeating myself in the last couple reviews because most games make me fall asleep due to boredom. Ever heard of Been there, done that? This game is a replica of every other AC you have ever played, just a reskin in a different era. The developers really do think you're stupid. They made the combat so lame, just a bunch of button mashing whenAnother snooze fest game. It feels like I'm repeating myself in the last couple reviews because most games make me fall asleep due to boredom. Ever heard of Been there, done that? This game is a replica of every other AC you have ever played, just a reskin in a different era. The developers really do think you're stupid. They made the combat so lame, just a bunch of button mashing when fighting enemies. Riding the wagons is lame, especially when you can toss the thing like a football.

    Only positive is that it is optimized, at least on my 7 year old pc I can play on ultra.    … Expand
  88. renatogandullia
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    Ubisoft this game is not what we wanted. In order to make it run with older graphics cards you ruined its graphics, you eliminated lots and lots of details. I think it's not a good thing. As for the gameplay the game is uninspired and flat. No emotional feelings in playing it at all.
  89. wavegab
    Oct 28, 2020
    2
    I encountered more bugs in this game than in AC unity. The control is janky as always. The AIs are stupid af. The quests are boring. I can't believe there is a scripted chase scene that could last a minute. And those carriage races! The only great thing about these wagons is they, together with the hook gun thing, help me traverse through the city more quickly to waste less time.
  90. Paul-RP12
    Nov 20, 2015
    2
    The AC Syndicate has impressive degradation of graphics and visual component compared to the AC Unity. If graphics AC Unity takes = 100%, then AC Syndicate has less 75-80%

    The AC Syndicate graphics is more similar to the AC: Black Flag, perhaps even worse, but AC Syndicate has FPS and optimization of less than AC: Black Flag. It seemed to me that the animation movements and battles    The AC Syndicate has impressive degradation of graphics and visual component compared to the AC Unity. If graphics AC Unity takes = 100%, then AC Syndicate has less 75-80%

    The AC Syndicate graphics is more similar to the AC: Black Flag, perhaps even worse, but AC Syndicate has FPS and optimization of less than AC: Black Flag.

    It seemed to me that the animation movements and battles also worsened. As a whole, its regression.

    After 1.5 hours gameplay - a lot of similarities in comparison with the previous AC series and not enough innovation. Too easy and predictable. AI enemies unusually stupid and weak.

    AC Syndicate vs AC Unity
    Graphics 7 vs 10
    Sounds 7 vs 10
    Gameplay 6 vs 10    … Expand
  91. elisve
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    There is little to say: bad graphics for a PC game, average gameplay, boring story again about Templars with no sense in London, controls are troublesome, dialogues are just average
  92. mindsweeper
    Nov 28, 2015
    2
    Gameplay = 3 / Graphics = 7 / Wowability = 0 / Overall = 2

    I have all the assassins creed series and the only really epic games were ACII / Brotherhood and Black Flag. Ubisoft need to step back and learn from them games. Turning AC into and online shopping type game has really made it stale. We had a great layered approach to the games in the past now its just bash and dash with in game    Gameplay = 3 / Graphics = 7 / Wowability = 0 / Overall = 2

    I have all the assassins creed series and the only really epic games were ACII / Brotherhood and Black Flag. Ubisoft need to step back and learn from them games. Turning AC into and online shopping type game has really made it stale. We had a great layered approach to the games in the past now its just bash and dash with in game purchasing to boost the bash..

    We have gone from multi faceted beautiful games from Ubisoft to a bland cheese sandwich. My guess is they just cant create those games anymore, when you employ monkeys you get peanuts.

    Really unhappy but we as consumers can do NOTHING except not buy the games, cant see that happening as Ubisoft tempt us with a promise of the past but deliver dust.    … Expand
  93. danstew
    Jul 3, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I simply can not understand how some people can give Unity an abyssmal rating and rate this game with a high score.
    Yes, Unity had a bad launch and it needs a decent PC, but when I started playing it (mid last year), it worked amazingly well, and I experienced a grand total of two (!) bugs in that game.

    Now, behold Syndicate. I can not even begin to describe how much this one disappointed me, and how much it is NOT fun to play. Let's go through the bad parts, k?

    - Horribly cliche and uninteresting characters. The same tired old siblings conflict, one being the chaotic guy, the other the more moralistic and straight one. Jacob is a bad attempt at combining Hugh Jackman in the Holmes-movies and Johnny Depp - detached, overconfident, a bit goofy, wisecraking, not fazed by anything. Dull, same as his conflict with Evie, which is just cliche after cliche (not to mention that the fact their FATHER IS DEAD" is mentioned about 8 billion times, lest you forget.

    - Bugs. OMG the bugs. Getting stuck, crashes, stuff like: Am supposed to kidnap a guy and chase him in his carriage. I destroy his carriage, he gets flung out and lands on the roof of a cabin about 7 feet off the ground. I climb up, pick up his corpse, and...can't walk or jump off the roof, or drop his body off the roof. Suddenly, I am 600 feet in the air, falling to the ground, without dieing, but have to replay the whole mission.
    Or... if you fight on a slanted roof, the thugs can't hit you. So you can simply take them out without ever being hit.

    - The combat is where this game totally sucks. Totally. This is the WORST combat in any of the AC games, and I have finished them all. Spammy, beating guys with a stick over and over and over (yeah, how realistic). Suddenly, they hit you back with NO chance to block. So no matter how well you play and fight, they lash out and you get hurt. Fighting more than 2 enemies max at one time- forget it, you are dead. See, I love AC, I have beaten them all, and even though most AC games didn't have perfect combat, eventually you could master it and beat even larger groups of enemies. Here? Forget about it.
    On top of it, at first you can only possess 2 health potions. Good luck with groups. Most frustrating, dull, repetitive, unimaginative combat I ever saw in an AC game. Horrible.

    - Parcour. It sucks. It's slow. They took some things from Unity (climb up and down with two different buttons), but it feels liek it takes forever to cross small distances. You get stuck a lot too, and it almost feels as random as in "I didnt mean to DO that!" as some of the earliest ACs. Rogue, Unity, they did this so much better.
    The rope-gun might sound fun on paper, but its not dynamic at all, feels slow and clunky, and doesn't fit the period the game is set in.

    - Hardly any atmosphere. Everything looks bland, and there is no vibe to the city at all. Yeah, you will see the famous sights of London, but apart from, say, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, it's just dull. Unity had so much atmosphere, with huge amounts of NPCs on the street and this sinister, mysterious vibe to Paris. Here? Dull.

    - The story is so uninteresting, it's hard to believe.

    - Even though it's not as bad as in Unity, there is the same old Ubisoft-stuff with the map.. unlock an area, and there you go, 800 side activities no one cares about. Pick up pressed flowers, visit famous places, pick up some helix items. Yawn. Unity had too much of that, I admit, but even here, it's way too much.

    - There are like 4 different kind of enemy thugs. And it's so obvious. It's like your enemies have a factory where they cloned 4 guys. It's totally immersion-killing, unimaginative and tiring.

    - The new level system sucks, same as the skill trees. And yay, we can upgrade our gang members! /sarcasm. I find this so disappointing... it was fun to hire assassins in Brotherhood and Revelations, calling them into combat, and they'd appear, fight and disappear like assassins. Here, you hire some brainless thugs to fight for you. If this is supposed to be innovative, I'll pass.

    - The music is terribly uninteresting and not memorable at all.

    - The train HQ adds NOTHING

    What ruins the game most to me is
    a) The horrible spammy combat. It never is fun, where you feel great because you take out a whole group of mobs if you play well. It's frustrating, often unfair and totally un-assassin-like IMO. You level p and earn skills, yet you never feel stronger or more powerful. I am not talking about god-mode or something, I just loved how in older AC games, you'd get more skills and get stronger, while here, it stays frustrating.
    b) The horrible characters and story. Jacob is a cliche goofy jerk, and I find him MUCH less interesting than even the more critizised characters such as Arno or Connor.

    It's good they are taking a break with the franchise, and hope they bring it back with something fresh and imaginative. This is just phoned in repetive junk, sorry    … Expand
  94. StarkAgentos
    May 3, 2022
    2
    Игра автоматически поставила мне разрешение выше разрешения монитора, из-за чего был виден лишь кусок экрана и я еле-еле поставил 1080. Оптимизация УЖАСНАЯ. Зачастую выдавало по 30 фпс, хотя игре уже 7 лет. Графика отстойная. Управление непослушное (возможно, из-за низкого фпс). Близнецы совсем друг на друга не похожи. Эта игра - гриндилка. Сюжет дерьмовый.Игра автоматически поставила мне разрешение выше разрешения монитора, из-за чего был виден лишь кусок экрана и я еле-еле поставил 1080. Оптимизация УЖАСНАЯ. Зачастую выдавало по 30 фпс, хотя игре уже 7 лет. Графика отстойная. Управление непослушное (возможно, из-за низкого фпс). Близнецы совсем друг на друга не похожи. Эта игра - гриндилка. Сюжет дерьмовый.
  95. ciuchina82
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    It's always the same old mechanics, the same follow the guy and kill it, no innovation. This is a shame. Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a misstep and it shows how the series has fallen into disgrace.
  96. vash47
    Dec 11, 2015
    1
    if you like awful game design and having your hand held through the entire game, this is the game for you. No way to turn off annoying "Go Here" indicators, no thought at all demanded from the player, just press X to AWESOME! Whoever designed the user interface should be put to death.

    Awful game and the paid (or just idiotic) reviewers are the worst. Last AC game I will play, nothing    if you like awful game design and having your hand held through the entire game, this is the game for you. No way to turn off annoying "Go Here" indicators, no thought at all demanded from the player, just press X to AWESOME! Whoever designed the user interface should be put to death.

    Awful game and the paid (or just idiotic) reviewers are the worst. Last AC game I will play, nothing will come close the marvel that was AC2 and the rough diamond of AC1.    … Expand
  97. dmz82
    Jan 1, 2016
    1
    The Good: The gameplay in AC:S is significantly improved over its recent predecessor games. The developers have managed to keep the overall feel of the Assassin's Creed series while simultaneously adding enough new gameplay features to keep the game fun. I found combat in this game, for example, to be pretty enjoyable. The voice acting is decent and the graphics were good.

    The Bad:    The Good: The gameplay in AC:S is significantly improved over its recent predecessor games. The developers have managed to keep the overall feel of the Assassin's Creed series while simultaneously adding enough new gameplay features to keep the game fun. I found combat in this game, for example, to be pretty enjoyable. The voice acting is decent and the graphics were good.

    The Bad: Everything else about the game is pretty bad. Although it performs out of the box better than AC:U did, it's still pretty choppy on high settings, even on high end computers. Moreover, the game is buggy (crashes or locks up frequently) and the controls are still garbage. The storyline is mediocre and the characters aren't well developed.

    The Really Bad: What I find most obnoxious about this game and what's probably permanently driven me away from the series is the way the developers push their identity politics in your face at every turn and in the most ham-fisted of ways. For instance, although the previous startup disclaimer was more than adequately inclusive, the game's designers inexplicably modified it to now include "sexual orientations" and "gender identities" while removing the previous acknowledgement of their "various religious faiths." The inclusion of an openly transgender character in Victorian England of all places was equally laughable, and one character's delivery of a snarky line in which she demands the right to vote was cringeworthy. Overall, this comes across as a game that was designed by a bunch of delusional Tumblr users who don't have any idea what the loyal fanbase of the game really wants and honestly doesn't care either way. The whole mess comes across is an obvious attempt to win over the vocal minority of SJWs at the expense of those of us who just want to enjoy our games without getting drawn into annoying political debates.    … Expand
  98. gyigyo2
    Nov 22, 2015
    1
    Well lets see
    Story 10/5
    Graphics 10/8 Gameplay 10/6 Sound/Music 10/5 The pc version is poorly optimized with r9 290x oc to 390x speed cant reach stable 100% 30fps that's a joke every other game is running 100% stable 30fps with ultra config! I swear one of the worst assassins creed games out there! something better in unity than syndicate Evie Frye is a bad joke in very aspect    Well lets see
    Story 10/5
    Graphics 10/8
    Gameplay 10/6
    Sound/Music 10/5

    The pc version is poorly optimized with r9 290x oc to 390x speed cant reach stable 100% 30fps that's a joke every other game is running 100% stable 30fps with ultra config!

    I swear one of the worst assassins creed games out there! something better in unity than syndicate
    Evie Frye is a bad joke in very aspect and mr henry green one of the worst assassin out there is a bad joke!
    The game don't have any plottwist, story is pretty weak destroy the enemies and hip hip horray happy ending **** Characters is boring,ugly. Musics is ugly dosnt even fit for he game! the last gameost was AC3 what fitted for the game.ohh yeah lot of bug even in MAIN STORY lot of major bugs! the WW1 setting was a joke! music was horrible the setting don't fit for ac game.    … Expand
  99. nima1990
    Nov 21, 2015
    1
    Play AC Syndicate at low settings and you will get some fps. But the game looks awful. London looks dull and textures have terribly low resolutions. When you tune up the settings even to medium or high then you need a beast to run the game. AC Syndicate is another ambitious project. At ultra settings the game looks great but it takes a lot of VRAM. It's really ridiculous. Unity looked wayPlay AC Syndicate at low settings and you will get some fps. But the game looks awful. London looks dull and textures have terribly low resolutions. When you tune up the settings even to medium or high then you need a beast to run the game. AC Syndicate is another ambitious project. At ultra settings the game looks great but it takes a lot of VRAM. It's really ridiculous. Unity looked way better and more alive but it didn't need more than 2 or 3GB of VRAM and I played it at medium to high.. I don't call this a good port. The Witcher 3 is a good port. MGSV: Phantom Pain is a good port. They look great and you don't need a beastly rig to run them. I played The Witcher 3 at medium to high but Syndicate is unplayable even at the lowest settings. Why make great graphics when not many people can afford to play the game and enjoy those graphics?! Make games that are fun and have great stories and gameplay. You don't need graphics for that. Graphics don't make a game. Story and gameplay do. MGSV and Fallout4 prove this point.… Expand
  100. SRKNZ
    Mar 28, 2022
    1
    For me, the worst of the Assassins Creed games, I have played. Poorly optimised, buggy, to an extent that I found it largely unplayable. The complete opposite of Unity which which I found mostly well optimised and reasonably playable. Can't believe they came out in the same year!
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  1. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    60
    For all that I'm down on Assassin's Creed as a whole, Syndicate is at least one of the better entries in the series. And there is admittedly a certain charm to familiarity—a ritualistic quality, as every year I load up the latest entry and proceed through its bevy of re-skinned content. “Hello, old friend. Nice to see you again. My, you haven't changed a bit."...But Assassin's Creed has long since been surpassed by its imitators, from Mad Max to Arkham City to Shadow of Mordor to Sunset Overdrive to Tomb Raider. What they lack in recreating a period of history, they make up for by offering something a modicum different.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2015
    70
    The aging Assassin’s Creed franchise begs to be retooled and refreshed, and the paint-by-the-numbers Syndicate is yet more proof of that.
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  3. DarkZero
    Dec 8, 2015
    60
    In the end, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is a far more competent entry than the much maligned Unity, but it does not entirely restore faith in the aging franchise.
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