Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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  1. PPaul27
    Oct 23, 2015
    7
    Maybe it's time for Ubisoft to stop. and think to avoid throwing a cult series in mediocrity and flatness as with sindycate we went really close. The Paris of Unity shone and glistened, the London of sindycate smoke and steam. Where is the marvellous graphics we saw in Paris? We had to make the frame rate more fluid and there are almost succeeded but the details of the textures are low toMaybe it's time for Ubisoft to stop. and think to avoid throwing a cult series in mediocrity and flatness as with sindycate we went really close. The Paris of Unity shone and glistened, the London of sindycate smoke and steam. Where is the marvellous graphics we saw in Paris? We had to make the frame rate more fluid and there are almost succeeded but the details of the textures are low to medium and the illuminations are of poor quality as well as polygonal models of the characters and the city of London in geneal. We also want to talk about the gameplay? It is not acceptable that in 2015 the enemy AI has remained the same since the days of Ezio. The plot is strikingly designed in a hasty and Frye twins are taken and thrown in London without a logical reason apparent. Oh no it is true are two murderers and much basta..ma not for us. Syndicate said this is not bad and is very reminiscent of black flags in many mechanical and in some moments. As I said at the beginning we would like to wait a couple of years before seeing a good assassins creed worthy of the and not a discreet production made for fans and earn a little money.… Expand
  2. Rhume91
    Oct 23, 2015
    7
    I got this game early (Wednesday) and the biggest criticism I can have of it is that It just doesn't make you want to play it

    Yes, Assassins Creed has been similar for years now but I've always enjoyed them, this time I just feel like there haven't been many improvements in the places that matter. The city, while very accurate to Victorian London is, in my opinion, extremely boring.    I got this game early (Wednesday) and the biggest criticism I can have of it is that It just doesn't make you want to play it

    Yes, Assassins Creed has been similar for years now but I've always enjoyed them, this time I just feel like there haven't been many improvements in the places that matter.

    The city, while very accurate to Victorian London is, in my opinion, extremely boring. Lots of Grey, Brown & Black. I understand this was what it was like in that era but I personally just don't enjoy it. The graphics are not a massive improvement on Unity

    The grappling hook is a massive problem for me, it is basically a copy of the hook from Batman Arkham Knight, thus eliminating all the old 'climbing puzzles' from the older games. You just zipline from A to B (not always accurately I might add) so gone are the days of parkour across roofs etc.

    The characters are very well written, especially Evie and are probably the most enjoyable aspect of the game so far.

    As someone who has played every game, usually ending between 90-100% completion on them all, this just doesn't seem like one which I will put the effort into doing this with.    … Expand
  3. DanmarkBlueBook
    Nov 20, 2015
    7
    I really liked the game at start. But after finishing the story which is unforgivably bad, I'm dropping the score. The game play is great, the musical score is great.
  4. mattgt3
    Nov 1, 2015
    7
    The game starts out fun and then progressively become tedious and a chore to finish. Maybe putting out a game every year is too ambitious. Just as the story starts to build, the story quickly becomes forced only to finish in pathetic fashion.
  5. Lilbutter
    Nov 5, 2015
    7
    The best assassins creed since 2. Had a blast with this absolutely huge game. The story ends awfully, and it does get very repetitive in the end, though.
  6. mrnice
    Nov 18, 2017
    6
    Poor 3d modellers! They carefully built such a fantastic London setting is fantastic, and the mission designers didn't care to put even one inventive or exciting mission in the game. The campaign is made of generic missions, and side content feels like auto-generated filler content. For example, the 'fighting arenas' just push waves of generic enemies at you so you can go mash that squarePoor 3d modellers! They carefully built such a fantastic London setting is fantastic, and the mission designers didn't care to put even one inventive or exciting mission in the game. The campaign is made of generic missions, and side content feels like auto-generated filler content. For example, the 'fighting arenas' just push waves of generic enemies at you so you can go mash that square button and occasionally block. It feels insulting really, like they think our time on planet Earth was worthless.
    So.....

    Only recommended if you're super hyped about Victorian/steampunk London setting! The virtual rendition of London is marvelous and interesting. The game wastes both setting and characters on rompy entertainment-flick-clichés, and gameplay that too often collapses under annoying controls and weird, embarrassing bugs. Few, if any, missions add anything new to mission formulas that constantly copy games of the distant past.

    If you're super hyped about crossing the virtual Thames river, climbing various famous buildings, then maybe consider it? But don't expect a polished next-gen game. The gameplay feels copy-pasted from PS2.

    I would give 4/10 but the game has virtual Darwin and virtual Karl Marx in virtual London. It's kind of amusing like that, occasionally.    … Expand
  7. hollowfication
    Nov 4, 2015
    6
    This assassin creed is good you play both jacob & evie environment very well detail.

    Pros environment look good game play alright smooth u can drive a carriage yippy change assassin creed meet gta style

    Cons bit buggy u notice little bit bugs u can always tell Main mission Way to short 9 sequence 4 part each one but still to short

    Ending was so bad
  8. RealisticCritic
    Feb 6, 2016
    7
    IMPROTANT:I WILL BE COMPARING THIS TO UNITY AND NOT JUDGING IT AS A GAME,i've played every ac game and finished every single one of them

    Pros:Better protagonists:Jacob and evie are much better than arno (+2),Grappling hook:it makes getting around so much faster and better (+3),The crowds aren't as annoying as in unity (+1),The Setting: it's pretty good(+0.5)the story:it's better than in    IMPROTANT:I WILL BE COMPARING THIS TO UNITY AND NOT JUDGING IT AS A GAME,i've played every ac game and finished every single one of them

    Pros:Better protagonists:Jacob and evie are much better than arno (+2),Grappling hook:it makes getting around so much faster and better (+3),The crowds aren't as annoying as in unity (+1),The Setting: it's pretty good(+0.5)the story:it's better than in unity (+0.5)

    the cons:the ending:it is just,BAD

    The combat gets repetitive after a while

    there are microtransactions    … Expand
  9. BananaReviews
    Jun 15, 2016
    5
    Assassin´s Creed já foi incrivel,agora são simples jogos feitos pelo sucesso dos anteriores para ganhar dinheiro,pra quem fã de AC não vai curtir,mas o jogo tem um cenário incrível e uma boa diversão.
  10. MiguelNeto
    Nov 14, 2016
    7
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate é um jogo muito divertido, realmente nao chega a ser o melhor da saga, mais é divertido, onde o jogo se passa em um Londres da revoluçao industrial, os novos personagens Evie e Jacob sao interessantes, e tem uma boa quimica ambos, o grafico é bom, o estilo de combate é bem feito, mais admito que tenho saudades das espadas, mais Assassin's Creed Sindycate é um boaAssassin's Creed Syndicate é um jogo muito divertido, realmente nao chega a ser o melhor da saga, mais é divertido, onde o jogo se passa em um Londres da revoluçao industrial, os novos personagens Evie e Jacob sao interessantes, e tem uma boa quimica ambos, o grafico é bom, o estilo de combate é bem feito, mais admito que tenho saudades das espadas, mais Assassin's Creed Sindycate é um boa pedida, ainda mais depois do fiasco que foi o Unity. Nota 7.8… Expand
  11. PsychoShane123
    Feb 15, 2017
    7
    Charming characters, decent political plot-line and an attention to detail make an overall grand adventure, even if it's all a little lackluster. .
  12. tomflanders
    Mar 31, 2018
    7
    Awesome graphics and likeness to London's landmarks. The move set is cool as well but the game is way too monotonous, it's not a classic.
  13. GabrielBlue
    Oct 31, 2015
    7
    I am a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise because I am a history buff. First off, it is not historically accurate. There were very little women gang members in Industrial Revolution London. The game has a lot of women gang members. Ubisoft gave into the PC police and added more women. It should not be about caving to political pressure or feminazi's, it should be about historicalI am a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise because I am a history buff. First off, it is not historically accurate. There were very little women gang members in Industrial Revolution London. The game has a lot of women gang members. Ubisoft gave into the PC police and added more women. It should not be about caving to political pressure or feminazi's, it should be about historical accuracy.

    Gameplay
    I finished the story and captured all of the boroughs. This is not a bad game but it is also not the greatest game I have ever played. Like all Assassin's Creed games, it is repetitive. The game is fun to play when the controls do what you want. The controls can be difficult to master. There are instances when I want to be on a specific ledge in parkour mode and I end up on a ledge I do not want to hang on. It is really upsetting when you are trying to be stealthy and the controls place you where you do not want to be, thus resulting in getting caught by the guards/enemies. Ubisoft needs to fix this in their next game. The game is mostly melee and you need to surprise your enemy to kill them quickly or be prepared to fight them for a long time.

    The Story
    The story is not complex. In a nutshell, your objective is to take over London and defeat the Grand Master Templar. There are no surprises or plot turns in the story. The main characters, Evie and Jacob, are unique to the series personality wise. Evie is an excellent character and reminds you of that cool smart chick next door. Jacob shows a significant human side once (he tried to save children in one sequence). His reckless and has the shoot first, ask questions later mentality in the story. I do not know what the major gaming critics are talking about when they say it is a horrible ending. Objectively, the ending to the Evie and Jacob story was not super exciting, but not horrible. The modern day story is unfinished and will likely continue to the next Assassin's Creed game next year.

    Overall, I give it a 7. It is better than Unity but not the best story in the Franchise. The controls should be less convoluted and should have been simplified a long time ago.    … Expand
  14. Max22193
    Oct 28, 2015
    7
    This is a definite improvement over unity, the story and characters are improved and is probably the best it's been in a while. The characters are enjoyable and interesting, even if the main antagonist is the stereotypical villain I still found him entertaining. London looks great and you really feel like your in the industrial revolution.
    the soundtrack is beautiful well written.    This is a definite improvement over unity, the story and characters are improved and is probably the best it's been in a while. The characters are enjoyable and interesting, even if the main antagonist is the stereotypical villain I still found him entertaining. London looks great and you really feel like your in the industrial revolution.
    the soundtrack is beautiful well written. Ironically the features that have helped improved it are from older games. You can hijack coaches a la GTA, the combat is reminiscent from Batman Arkham City as well as the grappling hook( even though it's not as fast, but that just makes sense, considering the times.) and you can have your gang members follow you and fight with you like in saints row.
    You can perform environmental kills, like having hanging barrels drop on foes by throwing knives at them, set off dynamite by either shooting or throwing bombs at them.You can make enemies kill each other by either shooting them with hallucinogenic darts or at open fires that enemies are near to turn it into gas, affecting more than one enemy.
    There are horse races now with coaches that, for the most part, I enjoyed. They aren't easy I really felt I heart pumping while I was playing them. They aren't all one type either. Either it's getting from point a to b, lap races. Beating a train(!), or even triathalons, so there's a lot of variety there.
    Unfortunately, there are still problems with the game, caused by occasionally buggy controls that make the pc do things you didn't want them to. The world map is filled with far to many collectibles for my taste. The map is filled with side activities that can get tedious if you don't take a break from them, though they tried to give most of the gang related ones a back-story to try and make you more interested in them. I have experienced two bugs but not a lot and not nearly as bad as last years.
    In the end, if you still like assassins creed you probably enjoy this. If your burned out on the series however, then either don't get it or wait for a sale or the price to go down, maybe even rent it if you can.
    P.s. Just because I give it a seven doesn't mean it's bad. Anything below five is bad whereas fives is average, six is above average and seven is good.    … Expand
  15. akinunver
    Oct 29, 2015
    6
    I have played all instalments of the AC series, AC1, AC2 trilogy and ACBF being my top games. AC3, ACU and ACS go into the same 'WHY WOULD YOU EVEN??' box. This is an underdeveloped game in a lot of ways. The storyline, characters and missions are basically at Alpha stage of development with big disconnections spoiling the whole experience. London is modelled nicely, but the game is a farI have played all instalments of the AC series, AC1, AC2 trilogy and ACBF being my top games. AC3, ACU and ACS go into the same 'WHY WOULD YOU EVEN??' box. This is an underdeveloped game in a lot of ways. The storyline, characters and missions are basically at Alpha stage of development with big disconnections spoiling the whole experience. London is modelled nicely, but the game is a far cry from the kind of immersion, emotional attachment and sense of satisfaction AC1, Ezio trilogy and Black Flag gives. Compared to other AC installments, this one looks like an enthusiastic, but underdeveloped fan-made DLC.

    There is no longer any point in producing a new game every year. Both Unity and Syndicate end up trailing behind other games of the same genre, in terms of quality and depth.    … Expand
  16. Datamari
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    It's pretty good.
    I've never been too big of a fan of Assasin's Creed. I've played AC 3 and Black Flag and I love those games, but the other one's besides Unity and Rouge (which were god-awful), were just meh. So after Unity, I didn't keep my hopes high for Syndicate. However, it was much better than I expected, but it's still not a fantastic Assasin's Creed game. It's great to travel    It's pretty good.
    I've never been too big of a fan of Assasin's Creed. I've played AC 3 and Black Flag and I love those games, but the other one's besides Unity and Rouge (which were god-awful), were just meh. So after Unity, I didn't keep my hopes high for Syndicate. However, it was much better than I expected, but it's still not a fantastic Assasin's Creed game. It's great to travel around in Victorian London on a carriage, or hopping across buildings. The quests are great, the upgrade systems are rewarding, the stealth is tight, and thankfully it's not as glitchy as Unity. However there are still some parts that I disliked. The game doesn't run as well as you'd expect, and the story didn't leave as much as an impact as it should've. The villians hardly do anything to be bad, and similar to The Order: 1886, the pacing is slow. The game is still enjoyable, but the story as a whole didn't really amuse me. If you want to get into Assasin's Creed, don't start with this, you'd be better off playing Brotherhood or AC 3 first. However if you're an AC fan, you'll enjoy this, but it's still not the best game in the series, I personally think Black Flag is the best.

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate gets a 7/10.    … Expand
  17. Fenix9421
    Oct 29, 2015
    7
    The game starts fine, but sooner or later you will see the ugly parts. Broken side missions, freezes, all can be parts of the mix. Some parts of the game are a nice throwback to the glory days of the franchise, but other parts are both poorly thought and programmed. It seems good QA was done only for the main story, all 9 hours of it. There are few, but still existent, side missions thatThe game starts fine, but sooner or later you will see the ugly parts. Broken side missions, freezes, all can be parts of the mix. Some parts of the game are a nice throwback to the glory days of the franchise, but other parts are both poorly thought and programmed. It seems good QA was done only for the main story, all 9 hours of it. There are few, but still existent, side missions that are reminiscent of unity in terms of craft and stability.
    Overall, the game makes me hopeful for the future of the franchise, but it's not there yet. Wildly mixed bag.
    You get both ACII and AC Unity moments in this game.
    On the good side, the terrible ideas that came last year like locked content behind companion apps, loyalty programs, multiplayer et cetera, are all gone. This alone is a definite improvement. Microtransactions are existent but not pushed.
    The story is.. ok. That's all there is to it. Characters are fine, but have no depth, they are for all intents and purposes cut-outs. The setting is well-made and very detailed, but the place and time choice is not the best, as nice designed as it is, Syndicate's London, is well.. boring.
    It's not a bad game by any means. It just has some really ugly and underdeveloped sides that keep it from being a good game. If you are not an AC fanatic, wait for a patch, and maybe a price drop too. If you are starved for an AC experience, and are not bothered by the absence of development in the modern timeline story, you will have fun with this, but be warned, there will be those odds Unity-like moments showing their ugly head when you least expect it. At least the series seems to be going in the right direction. I expect something even better in the coming years.
    I would give the game a seven not for not bad but not great, but I deduct an extra point for some seldom but extremely annoying when they appear bugs.    … Expand
  18. lemonademaz
    Oct 25, 2015
    7
    I completed the game, all side missions and important stuff at around 25 hours played.
    I had quite a lot of fun taking over London, those side missions repeat quickly but they are actually a lot of fun if you do them with 5 of your gang members.
    Sadly, the same cannot be said about the main story. We get a horrible "modern day story", what means we get 10 minutes of "Hey Initiate play    I completed the game, all side missions and important stuff at around 25 hours played.
    I had quite a lot of fun taking over London, those side missions repeat quickly but they are actually a lot of fun if you do them with 5 of your gang members.

    Sadly, the same cannot be said about the main story. We get a horrible "modern day story", what means we get 10 minutes of "Hey Initiate play this game to find the piece of Eden and then I will show you embarrassing dialogues with Rebecca and Shaun.

    But the most disappointing thing for me was that the templars are no threat for you - at all. You kill one after another, and all they do is "we have to stop this" and "we will stop this". Except they don't. They don't even try. This is topped by a disappointing boss fight and ending.

    Graphics are nice, not as gorgeous as Unity but still pretty good in my point of view. Wait until the price drops.    … Expand
  19. Dawso
    Oct 24, 2015
    7
    A good game if you like the series. It does contain some bugs but I found them to be infrequent. Gameplay is fun, setting is fun, atmosphere is fun. However it is still assissins creed so be prepared for a fairly repetetive game play loop.
  20. baylaust
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After Assassin's Creed Unity, Syndicate is a definitive step in the right direction, even if it's not the best the series has to offer.

    Jacob and Evie are among the better protagonists in the series, Evie in particular. Both have their own distinct personality, and even vary in gameplay, with Jacob excelling at taking and delivering punishment, and Evie's power lying in being invisible to her enemies and killing them without anyone knowing. Unfortunately, the game doesn't play to their strengths for the most part. Jacob will always be thrown in situations where he has to be stealthy, and Evie will always be thrown in situations where she has to fight. In addition, despite Evie being the far more interesting character, she gets 2 missions for Jacob's 3.

    In terms of gameplay, for better or for worse, this is Assassin's Creed. You climb buildings, assassinate targets, and fight enemies like any other game in the series. The assassination missions are among the best in the series. Unlike the other games in the series providing a "here's your target, just make sure they die," each assassination feels like you're planning a heist, with taking time to plan your entrance and escape, find people to help or exploit, and using one of the multiple paths there are to take in order to make sure your target dies.

    The biggest change to exploration comes in the form of the rope launcher, which allows you to traverse across and up buildings in mere seconds. For those of you who get tired of spending minutes climbing up a building just to jump off, this is a lifesaver. For those of you who do like to climb things, that's still a perfect option, especially since the speed at which you climb has been boosted.

    Naturally, you have a large open world to explore, with various side missions and collectables to explore. Sadly, there are no dungeons where you can test your freerunning skills to find super armour, like in previous games. Your side missions consist of you pretty much doing the same things you would do in any other mission, which causes the game to start feeling repetitive if you want to free London from Templar rule.

    Overall, Assassin's Creed Syndicate does not revitalize the franchise in the way that 2 or Black Flag did. It has it's issues, with a repetitive structure, a lack of unique gameplay options for each twin, and a pretty anti-climactic ending. That being said, the things Syndicate does right outweigh the problems it has. It may not be the best in the series, but at the end of the day, it's fun, and that's what matters. For me, in terms of quality, it's at around the same area as Revelations, if not a little higher. So take that for what you will.    … Expand
  21. LittleHastur
    Dec 4, 2015
    7
    Finally a real A.C. on the market, fun to play, solid mechanics, 2 assassins as main characters and a satisfying story to tell.
    Even if is not the best AC game of all time at least it's worth to play it, no doubts.
  22. aaronb0209
    Oct 24, 2015
    6
    not bad. better than unity, performance wise.

    the franchise is milked. the combat system is really really bad and there is glitches in the game. i don't like.
  23. Rundusol
    Oct 25, 2015
    7
    Fundamentally this is a much better game than unity was on ps4. Not as good as black flag or AC2 but still good. The story feels better put together and more cohesive while the characters are actually kind of likable. Though jacob does grind on me a tad. The world is huge as as always and full of things to do, but doesnt feel as overwhelmind as Unity did. Music is also a huge win, someFundamentally this is a much better game than unity was on ps4. Not as good as black flag or AC2 but still good. The story feels better put together and more cohesive while the characters are actually kind of likable. Though jacob does grind on me a tad. The world is huge as as always and full of things to do, but doesnt feel as overwhelmind as Unity did. Music is also a huge win, some beautiful scores most notably when you are atop a vantage point. At one of them i sat purched for good fee minutes so i could listen to it all.

    Graphically is is not bad, it lacks some of the vidual flare that unjty had bht overall I'd say it is good. Rain effects feel a bit phoned in, but the world is full of life and the day / night cycle is a welcome return.

    On the negative side - glitches are still present, mostly in the form of clipping and textures not loading in quickly enough. I had a in engine cut scene play where a character clipped through horse whi,e she was talking and had no mouth movements, another time on another in engine cut scene both evie and jacob did not render but all of their equipment did. Another time most game breakingly of them all, an entire train didnt load in when at a train station - i wws promptly run over and killed. Other annoyances stem from terrible frame rates at times, mostly in the train and an odd and infuriating bug where i am unable to walk through the second carriage because npcs are in the way, making me drunkenyl stager out onto the roof and leap over to the last carriage. Anoying. Finally, the rooe launcher is great when it work, however a good 30-40% of the time it can never seem to find a point to lock onto despite me staring right at one like someone in lust over a ledge on a building. Frustrating.

    Plaonly this is a better game, yet i can't help but feel AC really needs a year off to rejouvinate.    … Expand
  24. oleksey
    Oct 25, 2015
    5
    A bit better than Unity; Still too many characters with their own story (Marx? Darwin? Why do we need them?). Dialogs are idiotic, or main characters are idiots - agree to do things before they understand what they are doing and why. Why I think so: I compare it to Ezio's series. Why Ezio's games were the best? Because you lived the story of Ezio yourself. Now you just do parkour.
  25. JAGUAR10
    Oct 26, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Minor spoilers. Okay. First of all I only bought the game because I'm an Anglophile and wanted to run around Victorian London (which I've visited in real life four times) and play the Jack the Ripper DLC (I'm also an amateur Ripperologist.) Have been waiting desperately for an Assassin's Creed based in London. Secondly - I did not play Unity but if this is better than Unity then Unity must have been attrocious. Last game I played was Black Flag which was pretty good. This one, however, I've got some major problems with. Haven't experienced any glitches or anything but I'm already bored to death. I've finished Whitechapel and am about half way in Lambeth. In reality, Whitechapel is in the "East End" of London and yet they've situated it in the north of London!!! Why??? Anyone remember East Enders show on BBC? That's Whitechapel. "EAST" end, Ubisoft!!! Not north. In those days Whitechapel Bell Foundry was the biggest industry in the area. They made the Big Ben bell and the Liberty Bell! - yet I see no sign of it!! Why??? They've got two train stations and other factorys, why not this one? The rest of London looks historically accurate as to placement but we'll have to see once I get there.

    My major complaint is that this game seems really dumbed down from AC 2 and even Black Flag. The story sucks or lack of story I should say. Big deal - you're a brother and sister trying to start a rival gang in London against the Templars - ho hum. You don't even really care about them. There is no 'hook' like there was with Ezio (outrage at the Borgias for killing his family and getting revenge, finding out his father was an Assassin, etc.) Evie is okay but Jacob's an ass. Now you're already Assassins and the beginning at Abstergo went by so fast I can't even remember what it was about. Only that they brought two people back from AC 2. BECAUSE THAT GAME WAS GREAT and you've gone downhill since Ubisoft!!!!!

    Climbing towers in AC2 was really hard at times - figuring which side to go up, which handhold led somewhere - now you can scale everything with ease. No challenge at all. I know jumping in AC games is ridiculously unreal but in this game you're leaping 10 ft above yourself with no problem. Ezio had to learn the high jump, remember? You don't even do the scan around each high point to open up an area when you reach it - all areas are open to you but are based on skill level - you just do the Leap of Faith (which is also glitched - I keep hanging off edge not jumping.) The controls are weirder than previous games - you can't free jump in the air to reach a Helix even if you crash and die. Actually, I haven't crashed and died once!! Boring. No skill is involved at all in climbing and jumping. A 3 yr. old could play this.

    It's kind of neat playing two different characters but they both have the same skills, weapons, clothes, etc. Boring. And they said they both should level up together but they don't. I played Evie for all of Whitechapel then switched to Jacob and had to re-assign all skill points again that I earned with Evie to bring him up to same level. Tedious. And also you used to be able to walk around a town without every goddam cop coming after you. Now they are everywhere along with rival gang members. It took me 15 minutes to try to buy something as I kept getting spotted by the baddies! And again we have to find ridiculous things like pressed flowers?? Why would Jacob Frye want books of pressed flowers? That's worse than feathers or flags!!

    The city of London - the buildings and people are fantastic - but no one seems to care that you're going in their houses and opening chests or climbing walls right in front of them. No funny comments like in AC2. Only thing I really like is using the enviroment to kill baddies - like dropping barrels on them, boxes of dynamite, etc. And driving carriages.

    All in all, so far it's a disappointment but it's playable and I will finish it, at least until I get to Westminster.    … Expand
  26. BobJohnson75
    Oct 26, 2015
    5
    "Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is ? Insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over again expecting things to change". Ubisoft should have learned from this Far Cry 3 quotation, as ACS is the opposite of innovation. If you never played AC before, you may like it. But as a long standing fan of the series, I cannot give it more than five. I use to enjoy AC games,"Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is ? Insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over again expecting things to change". Ubisoft should have learned from this Far Cry 3 quotation, as ACS is the opposite of innovation. If you never played AC before, you may like it. But as a long standing fan of the series, I cannot give it more than five. I use to enjoy AC games, but it needs to move forward. The series could be so much more than what it is now. It is almost criminal to release such an unambitious, dull, joyless, repetitive and unsurprising game. Ubisoft even succeeded in the paradoxical feat of creating a game that feels exactly like the previous games gameplaywise, but does not have any part of the poetic soul that maked AC so great. My score is a red card. Please Ubi, I implore you to innovate. Stop making so dull games, AC games could be great, as they were at the beginning. But it needs to abandon the old formulas and templates of AC2. Make the world feel realistic and alive, make it systemic, with good AI, let us create informer networks, speak to npc's... Let the player be clever, add some emergent gameplay and good assassinations missions (in the Hitman style). Stop with all those on-screen indications as it totally breaks the immersion. Let us find the solutions by ourselves. Give us more freedom and opportunities : as I said, let us be clever. I want to be rewarded because I made something cool and the game responded to me, not because I've done what the game expected me to do."… Expand
  27. leopoldo
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a great game, but still has problems. The story of the game is better than Unity, but still not amazing, the main villain is great, but little explored. What makes a good story are the two protagonists, who are by the way one of the best of all Assassin's Creed. The gameplay is good with some innovations, but few are relevant. The struggle and stealth areAssassin's Creed Syndicate is a great game, but still has problems. The story of the game is better than Unity, but still not amazing, the main villain is great, but little explored. What makes a good story are the two protagonists, who are by the way one of the best of all Assassin's Creed. The gameplay is good with some innovations, but few are relevant. The struggle and stealth are better than ever. The game has some bugs, but they are few. The graphic and soundtrack are still great. Overall, Assassin's Creed Syndicate improved and cleaned up a bit the name of Ubisoft; the game story is weak, but with great characters; the gameplay is similar to the previous (Unity), but improved; and does not have many bugs. 7.5 / 10… Expand
  28. ForgottenBump
    Oct 25, 2015
    5
    I have to say, the graphics are poor quality and can be very ugly at times, the gameplay is the same as every other AC but with a new free running emphasis that is at best fiddly and uncomfortable to use, all in all it is distinctly mediocre if not very disappointing
  29. Hurglepurple
    Oct 26, 2015
    6
    I'd have to say that this is definitely a big step up from Unity. When I say that though, that's mainly in terms of glitches. The story is still relatively predictable and offers no really significant revolution in the franchise. There are a few nifty introductions which manage to retain their novelty for the first few hours post-discovery, however overall, the game is still not quite whatI'd have to say that this is definitely a big step up from Unity. When I say that though, that's mainly in terms of glitches. The story is still relatively predictable and offers no really significant revolution in the franchise. There are a few nifty introductions which manage to retain their novelty for the first few hours post-discovery, however overall, the game is still not quite what hardcore fans of the franchise were wishing it would be. It has a much more user friendly interface and London is absolutely beautiful, intricate and bustling. However for all the intricacies in the world, the story just doesn't deliver where it needs to, and for that, it falls down.… Expand
  30. jakeman25
    Oct 27, 2015
    6
    It's not the worst game ever made. It's just mediocre. I have played every Assassin's creed and honestly Black Flag was the last one I enjoyed. I feel like part of the lure was the present day story, which pretty much stopped after AC3 and was non-existent in Unity. Pretty much the same in Syndicate. Not only that but Syndicate feels like playing Unity without the horrible frame-rate, itIt's not the worst game ever made. It's just mediocre. I have played every Assassin's creed and honestly Black Flag was the last one I enjoyed. I feel like part of the lure was the present day story, which pretty much stopped after AC3 and was non-existent in Unity. Pretty much the same in Syndicate. Not only that but Syndicate feels like playing Unity without the horrible frame-rate, it just feel like the same damn game as last years with a crap load of collectibles and a so-so story thrown in just because. I think Ubisoft really needs to sit back and do some hardcore thinking about where to really go with the series. Like I said its not a horrible game, it's just not that great.… Expand
  31. Basquilly
    Oct 17, 2016
    6
    This is the second AC game I've played through to completion, and unfortunately it has not lived up to the heights of Black Flag. I have little interest in the series unless the setting excites me, and as with the "pirate" theme of AC IV, I was eager to explore the streets of Victorian London. The story is as banal as it has ever been in an AC game, but at least the characters were aThis is the second AC game I've played through to completion, and unfortunately it has not lived up to the heights of Black Flag. I have little interest in the series unless the setting excites me, and as with the "pirate" theme of AC IV, I was eager to explore the streets of Victorian London. The story is as banal as it has ever been in an AC game, but at least the characters were a little bit more diverse. Had they not included the option to play through the game as Evie I don't believe I would have been able to finish this installment, as Jacob is as boring and cliche as they come. Where this game saves some face is in the presentation of the setting. The visuals are stunning, and the locations spectacular. The World War 1 side mission was enjoyable for as long as it lasted, and was certainly the highlight of this game. However, my main gripe with this game is in the mechanics. New mechanics introduced to the game all worked as expected, but the core mechanic, the parkour the series is marketed on, seems to be devolving rather than evolving from game to game. Animations are buggy and interaction with the environment is terribly mapped. The movement which should feel fluid and fast instead feels awkward and unnatural. Ultimately the grandeur of the game's setting, and avoiding a repeat of the disaster that was unity saved this game from a dismal score. With Black Flag I was eager to play the game every chance I got, and once I completed it I longed for more. With Syndicate my only motivation to complete the game was for the relatively easy Plat trophy. Once that goal was met, I was happy to put the game away and never play it again.… Expand
  32. bigdeadanimals
    Jan 24, 2016
    6
    Quite a good game, but there some thing that make me dissapointed

    > CANT JUMP in OPEN WORLD game. I mean, yes, You cant just stay and than jump. Please Ubisoft (SHIFT + SPACE = JUMP) - this is the formula which was used in all AC. we need it back. > no real gameplay difference between protagonists. > fightind system that depends on combos feels really weird for the game about    Quite a good game, but there some thing that make me dissapointed

    > CANT JUMP in OPEN WORLD game.
    I mean, yes, You cant just stay and than jump.
    Please Ubisoft (SHIFT + SPACE = JUMP) - this is the formula which was used in all AC. we need it back.
    > no real gameplay difference between protagonists.
    > fightind system that depends on combos feels really weird for the game about KILLERS who make their way to a target and kill it with 1 stab, you know?
    > cartoon drama
    "evil women and men scold children, unloading coal -> good girl kills everyone on the eyes of the children -> everyone happy"
    > 2 Almost interesting character. 8 and 9 of the Templars. Still have not been fully disclosed. And that thing with Rot and children in building...He just wanted to destroy Starrik's TNT, killing children was not his aim.
    > The game is fueled with the spirit of adventure, but it is always killed by feigned drama and pathos of certain situations.
    > Lvl. system feels really bad in AC. "this HALF A METER LONG KNIFE do no dmg to target, but this HALF A METER LONG KNIFE with MORE BEAUTIFUL HANDLE kill it with 2-3 stabs.
    > Wonna my hood back. I mean it is quite a fine idea of putting on hood while stealthmod, but i want ability to choose when I wonna wear it. So why dont you make a "press C to stealthmod"
    "press and hold C to put on hood"    … Expand
  33. Casualplayer
    Jan 28, 2016
    7
    Another year. Another AC storyteller. Even though it is getting tiresome i actually had fun with the game unlike AC unity. It has an appealing story, interesting secondary missions, fun main characters and the beautiful Victorian environment which were the only aspects that kept me going.
    The vehicles are a welcoming feat with the fun chase and roof combat but the new combat mechanics    Another year. Another AC storyteller. Even though it is getting tiresome i actually had fun with the game unlike AC unity. It has an appealing story, interesting secondary missions, fun main characters and the beautiful Victorian environment which were the only aspects that kept me going.
    The vehicles are a welcoming feat with the fun chase and roof combat but the new combat mechanics failed. The clunky combat moves felt very simplistic, cartoon-ish and rushed before the game release. It is the contrast to the whole game.    … Expand
  34. SirSerje
    Sep 26, 2016
    7
    I've completed first missions and i can tell - this game not dedicated for hardcore players. Too easy, really:
    without any preview of this game i run through first two levels without death. No falls, no kills, enemy can't stop, with small skill in MK (for example) you can win many hand-to-hand battles without any gadget.
    Graphics amazing, good anymations, not bad gameplay, but this game    I've completed first missions and i can tell - this game not dedicated for hardcore players. Too easy, really:
    without any preview of this game i run through first two levels without death. No falls, no kills, enemy can't stop, with small skill in MK (for example) you can win many hand-to-hand battles without any gadget.
    Graphics amazing, good anymations, not bad gameplay, but this game can make any challenge.    … Expand
  35. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    5
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate
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  36. DeadJotaPe
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    Syndicate is another game made in haste, by the famous ubisoft. The Game has two playable characters and none of them captivated me enough for me to feel empathy. both are shallow and only do what they are told to do. The season and the city were the best decision made within the game, but it wasn't used very well to its potential. Syndicate could be a rich and great ubisoft game, but it'sSyndicate is another game made in haste, by the famous ubisoft. The Game has two playable characters and none of them captivated me enough for me to feel empathy. both are shallow and only do what they are told to do. The season and the city were the best decision made within the game, but it wasn't used very well to its potential. Syndicate could be a rich and great ubisoft game, but it's just another one, and not that good. The soundtrack is good and even made me search for it to listen to again. Finally, the game is fun and can be entertaining, but it's definitely not memorable.… Expand
  37. Davidnotavailab
    Feb 3, 2022
    6
    At this point its been like 4 or 5 years since i finished it, it s just pretty generic ac game, repetitive side missions with no depht to them. The combat feels like a cheap replica of the arkham games. But the parkour can still be really cool, and some missions as well
    6,5/10
  38. Zespedes
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Este Assassin's Creed junto a Unity, son los que he platinado en PS4 y que puedo dar una opinión completa sobre estos, el AC Syndicate tiene un sistema de combates machacabotones que se vuelve repetitivo luego de unas horas de juego, tiene una historia y protagonistas poco memorables y que dejan mucho que llevar, lo realmente bueno del juego es su bella ambientación en Londres, laEste Assassin's Creed junto a Unity, son los que he platinado en PS4 y que puedo dar una opinión completa sobre estos, el AC Syndicate tiene un sistema de combates machacabotones que se vuelve repetitivo luego de unas horas de juego, tiene una historia y protagonistas poco memorables y que dejan mucho que llevar, lo realmente bueno del juego es su bella ambientación en Londres, la innovación sobre el gancho, la conducción con carruajes y las bandas aliadas que podemos formar nosotros mismos. Un juego con claras luces y con oscuras sombras.… Expand
  39. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    6
    Unity with minor improvements, cheap knockoff of Arkham combat and a predictable bland story. still worth a try.
  40. HeitorCampos
    Mar 13, 2023
    5
    There is nothing good about this except the setting, at least for me. When walking around gets boring, it´s very unfun to do just about everything. The setting is my favorite in any AC game, I loved to get to be there, a shame it was wasted by this game... and this franchise.
  41. rodericrinehart
    Jan 30, 2016
    7
    Syndicate is a big improvement from Unity, but that was one of the buggiest pieces of crap in recent memory. It follows the tried-and-true formula you know so well. It isn't buggy and it doesn't have multiplayer, so that is good, but even as a fan of the series who only buys them for discount prices well after release, it is still growing tiresome. It is fun, but disposable fun, and youSyndicate is a big improvement from Unity, but that was one of the buggiest pieces of crap in recent memory. It follows the tried-and-true formula you know so well. It isn't buggy and it doesn't have multiplayer, so that is good, but even as a fan of the series who only buys them for discount prices well after release, it is still growing tiresome. It is fun, but disposable fun, and you already know if you like these games or not most likely. I didn't like the skill tree and how it maxes out no matter what by the end of the game - it's kind of like how Fallout 4 dumbed down it's RPG elements.… Expand
  42. ANewKillerStar
    Mar 23, 2016
    7
    After missing Unity, I picked up Syndicate hoping for, but not really expecting, a decent game. Thankfully, it is decent - about as decent a game can be when it's released on an annual basis. The positives: the graphics are excellent, the Frye twins are well written, there are some humorous moments, the early missions are fun. The negatives: there's plenty of story potential that goesAfter missing Unity, I picked up Syndicate hoping for, but not really expecting, a decent game. Thankfully, it is decent - about as decent a game can be when it's released on an annual basis. The positives: the graphics are excellent, the Frye twins are well written, there are some humorous moments, the early missions are fun. The negatives: there's plenty of story potential that goes untapped, the twins' relationship is hardly covered at all, there is still lots of busy work, some of the missions towards the end get fairly flat, the story doesn't really build to anything memorable and the villain is incredibly amateur (he runs London, yet at no point does he do anything to wrest back control!). A solid 7 - I enjoyed it but there's so much untapped potential in the AC series.… Expand
  43. nascent
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    Assassins Creed Syndicate is the weirdest AC game so far, in that it doesn't feel like an AC game at all. You play twins this time around, idea of twin assassins is interesting but not explored in this game. Whichever character you choose it really make zero difference to anything. It'll force you to the specific character needed, but aside from a few missions, I didn't really noticeAssassins Creed Syndicate is the weirdest AC game so far, in that it doesn't feel like an AC game at all. You play twins this time around, idea of twin assassins is interesting but not explored in this game. Whichever character you choose it really make zero difference to anything. It'll force you to the specific character needed, but aside from a few missions, I didn't really notice much difference. It only really means you have to level up yourself, skills and weapons twice.
    The idea is Jacob has slightly better for combat, hereas Evie has better stealth skills. However these are some of the last skills you get, so until that point there's no difference. Additionally from about level 7 combat is far easier for both due to the execute and mutilate skills for both, as well as more powerful weapons and better player health. So again aside from evie's invisibility I didn't notice a difference.

    The game would've been more coherent with Evie oly, and honestly her abilities outweigh Jacob's.
    Speaking of which, it's clear that Evie is modeled after and a reference to Eva Green. Looking at Victoria Atkin (Evie's model) it's clear there's little resemblance, but strong resemblance of Eva, also plot advancements further solidify the link to Evie Green.
    I'm unsure why Eva. Perhaps they thought Eva was English (she's French). So it seems an odd actress to choose.

    Unlike other assassins creed games, the present-day/Asbergo is mostly ignored and tacked-on. Aside from a very brief mention of it at the start, a single moment where you're pulled out for about 60 seconds, and a very awkward ending, you forget it even exists. The only dna/timeline-related plot going on is separate from Evie and Jacob, which I think is bad design.

    One big change this time around is that enemies now have levels - signified by the floating numbers on them. This means you need to level up your weapons and character to have a hope in hell of surviving combat. This feels like the only reason to bother roaming the city. If you don't level up you will die because they are very difficult to beat, especially in groups.

    AC: Syndicate has much more of a focus on "leveling up" and the arbritrary reason to "level up" is enemies all have levels, despite all the characters looking identical.
    It's very difficult to defeat (or survive) enemies due to how hard combat is now.
    This is much more tedious, not only is it a lot harder and much faster paced. But as enemies have levels, you must level up fast to have any chance of taking on a group.
    You can no longer just attack and counter with the traditionally large counter windows, but now combat has combos, you must also execute finishers with triangle, and also counter gunfire with triangle all whilst breaking defenses with x in a much more frequent basis than previous games. Timing windows for counters are incredibly low, by default almost non-existent, so upgrading the perk for a larger windows is a must. Plus health is very low in AC, it takes a lot of leveling up to get health to a bearable level.

    This makes the game very grindy, you have to grind up the level to have any chance of winning fights in crowds, and without the darts and a de-emphasis on stealth, it means brawling is very important in this game (hence the changes in mechanics).

    Speaking of grindy, Syndicate has an E-store to buy game currency or resources with helix credits, which are found with a lot of grinding, or bought with real currency. the in-game menus even equate credits to how many hours of grinding you'll save. This made me want to quit playing more than any Assassins Creed game I've played.

    Missions aren't fun: in AD:S I found no missions actually fun, there's a ton of investigation type missions and they're far less enjoyable than before. it seems ubisoft decided to make investigations a big part of syndicate due ad they're worse than in Unity. Another common mission type is "kidnapping" enemies. Which is very dull. Find an enemy in a stronghold, then grab them and run back to a point with them. You can throw them in a carriage to transport them faster. Either way you'll be fighting enemies or crashing enemy carriages. It gets old quick.

    I'm glad Syndicate brought back the rope launcher/zipline tool, which is the first time since Revelations. Initially I thought this was a cheap idea copy but as London rooftops vary in height so much, I ended up using a lot, so appreciated its inclusion.

    Death sequences are more jarring now.
    Subtitles are tiny! With no option to change size. Music bland.

    Game completely froze and locked up many times. Also due to an unfixed bug I cannnot complete the vault. There's many reports of it online.

    I had low hopes due to how poorly the story was told throughout but the ending is just shockingly terrible. Story-wise and execution-wise.    … Expand
  44. PictoPirate
    Mar 12, 2019
    6
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a mixed bag. The voice acting is excellent, the graphics are great and the dynamic between the two main protagonists adds a lot to the story. Gameplay wise the the parkour works generally very well the fighting is good and the AI an improvement on the last one I played. The actual assassinations are fun too, you can do your own thing or interact with the rightAssassin's Creed Syndicate is a mixed bag. The voice acting is excellent, the graphics are great and the dynamic between the two main protagonists adds a lot to the story. Gameplay wise the the parkour works generally very well the fighting is good and the AI an improvement on the last one I played. The actual assassinations are fun too, you can do your own thing or interact with the right people and you get a special death.

    However, this is an Ubisoft game so the map is absolutely packed with pointless collectables and boring side quests. I know you don't have to do them but I'm something of a completionist and also you need to do a certain amount to level up enough to be competitive.

    If Assassin's Creed Syndicate was more focused with a smaller map and less distractions this would have been a very good game. instead you spend 90% of your time clearing the map of random things and when you come back to the story you've forgotten who you're helping and why. Less is more Ubisoft!    … Expand
  45. teacherhax
    Feb 1, 2017
    6
    This is a big disappointment for an AC game. Clunky movement and combat, slow pace, and even worse acting, writing, and accents than usual. I really hope they get focused and return to the quality they had during Ezio's time.
  46. Carles
    Dec 7, 2015
    6
    In my opinion there are too much AC games in the last years, and that's why these games are not enough good. There are no huge improvement in graphics, physics and mechanics. Always is the same but in different city.
    It's not a bad game itself, but do not represent any huge differences respect the lasts ones. Ubisoft has a problem here: one game per year it's too much work and too much    In my opinion there are too much AC games in the last years, and that's why these games are not enough good. There are no huge improvement in graphics, physics and mechanics. Always is the same but in different city.
    It's not a bad game itself, but do not represent any huge differences respect the lasts ones. Ubisoft has a problem here: one game per year it's too much work and too much Assassin’s Creed for the gamers, and that's why each game is always the same.
    I understand that there are games that can have a new version each year (like football, basketball, motorsports, etc.) but not games like ‘Assassin’s Creed’ or ‘Need For Speed’.    … Expand
  47. Umbrella-17
    May 20, 2017
    6
    Assassin's Creed Unity Steampunk London update edition including a functioning game this time around that's all i have to say. Lets be realist here this is literally a DLC's for unity everything feel like Unity 2.0 sure the game is working way better than unity but lack the Game-play elements i liked from unity customizable characters different style of weapons Spear,Great-sword etc.Assassin's Creed Unity Steampunk London update edition including a functioning game this time around that's all i have to say. Lets be realist here this is literally a DLC's for unity everything feel like Unity 2.0 sure the game is working way better than unity but lack the Game-play elements i liked from unity customizable characters different style of weapons Spear,Great-sword etc. The rest is pretty much the same as Unity its not bad but its not Excellent but there is some enjoyment to be found for a modest price as it is right now.… Expand
  48. Xekarth
    Feb 20, 2017
    5
    This will be the last Assassin's Creed game I buy. First of all, the story is pretty much non existent and for sure not interesting. Most of the story mission are fun. However, the game has to much filler content within it. The side missions are repetitive and boring. The combat is great as always. New entries to the series are horse carriage and zip line. In a game where parkour aroundThis will be the last Assassin's Creed game I buy. First of all, the story is pretty much non existent and for sure not interesting. Most of the story mission are fun. However, the game has to much filler content within it. The side missions are repetitive and boring. The combat is great as always. New entries to the series are horse carriage and zip line. In a game where parkour around the rooftop is a major component of the gameplay, I think both new features feels out of place. Using the zip line and the carriage is the fastest way to move around London. Which is unfortunate because the parkour in this game is the best of all AC games. This game is a huge disappointment for me. The original Assassin Creed is one of my favorite game, because back in 2007 the game was innovative. Huge open world map with the ability to climb everywhere was new in the gaming world. However, as the years passed the same game is released every year without any major improvements. Now that we are in 2017, this formula is not fun anymore. Ubisoft skipped 2016 for Assassin Creed. I hope this extra time is what they need to bring back the Assassin's Creed franchise to his former glory.… Expand
  49. Tom360
    Nov 23, 2015
    5
    Completely lacking in originality. Who would have guessed after 7(?) iterations...

    Also, found the combat animations to be terribly rendered and a bit cartoon-y. The Batman ripoff zipline looks ridiculous every time you use it and really doesn't help navigating the massive London all that much. Thumbs up for the addition of drive-able carriages. The city itself looks fantastic, but as    Completely lacking in originality. Who would have guessed after 7(?) iterations...

    Also, found the combat animations to be terribly rendered and a bit cartoon-y. The Batman ripoff zipline looks ridiculous every time you use it and really doesn't help navigating the massive London all that much. Thumbs up for the addition of drive-able carriages. The city itself looks fantastic, but as far as I'm concerned it's too little too late for this series.

    I told myself "no more," after last years debacle called Unity, but my boredom got to me and I caved. Definitely regret paying retail. This one is ending up on Ebay. I really hope they put this old dog down.    … Expand
  50. kon4ak
    Nov 25, 2015
    5
    Good: great, interesting, massive, beautiful city of London.
    Interesting capturing of the city.
    Talent trees with useful abilities. Stealth is awesome. Bad: after chapter 4 there is most f**ked up main missions that assassin's creed series ever had. game is full of old bugs which aren't fixed from previous games in the series. I know that developers get used to their engine and it's    Good: great, interesting, massive, beautiful city of London.
    Interesting capturing of the city.
    Talent trees with useful abilities. Stealth is awesome.
    Bad: after chapter 4 there is most f**ked up main missions that assassin's creed series ever had.
    game is full of old bugs which aren't fixed from previous games in the series.
    I know that developers get used to their engine and it's easier for them to developed games, but that 8-years old engine with some minor improvements looks outdated. This tendency to use the old engine for years saddens me the most. It's not the ubisoft-only problem, for example 16-years old quake 3 engine in call of duty series and gamebryo engine used by bethesda for 9 years! I just want to say that it is time to move forward, and make something new.    … Expand
  51. Darth24
    Feb 18, 2018
    7
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a game that I did not have high expectations for when I eventually got around to playing it. However I was pleasantly surprised when I got a few hours into the game, the setting for the game looks great and feels alive. The two main playable characters, Jacob and Evie, are a cool addition and a nice change to the series and the overall more light-heartedAssassin's Creed Syndicate is a game that I did not have high expectations for when I eventually got around to playing it. However I was pleasantly surprised when I got a few hours into the game, the setting for the game looks great and feels alive. The two main playable characters, Jacob and Evie, are a cool addition and a nice change to the series and the overall more light-hearted approach to the game helps make the game a lot of fun to explore and play.… Expand
  52. GamergodsFail
    Dec 25, 2015
    6
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is not a bad game, but a pointless one. With a story that has little to no connection to the rest of the series or its timeline, along with bugs and control problems still present from previous entries, "Syndicate" is a game best left avoided for the sake of saving your money for something more important. Albeit a huge improvement over Unity thanks to itsAssassin's Creed Syndicate is not a bad game, but a pointless one. With a story that has little to no connection to the rest of the series or its timeline, along with bugs and control problems still present from previous entries, "Syndicate" is a game best left avoided for the sake of saving your money for something more important. Albeit a huge improvement over Unity thanks to its characters and zipline travel.… Expand
  53. Kai82
    Apr 5, 2022
    7
    This was my first game in the Assassins Creed franchise as I was curious. In short is is an amazing game but the gameplay will get repetitive earlier than I finished the game. I had to force myself to finish it in the end but say it was an overall still pleasant experience. The Assassins Creed games share an overall story arc but you do not need to know the previous games. Basically beforeThis was my first game in the Assassins Creed franchise as I was curious. In short is is an amazing game but the gameplay will get repetitive earlier than I finished the game. I had to force myself to finish it in the end but say it was an overall still pleasant experience. The Assassins Creed games share an overall story arc but you do not need to know the previous games. Basically before mankind a much more advanced civilization existed. Their technological abilities were so advances that some look like magic. Mankind was created as servant race but rebelled before the ancient society crumbled. There are however many relics existing which would grant imaginable powers to those who find them. Those pulled the attention of groups on them and there is a hidden conflict between the Assassins and Templars since centuries. Both sides have their merits in my opinion and while I lean more towards the Assassins it is more than simply black and white. The main focus is a technology that lets you relive ancestors experience like you were actually there. Here you use that to follow the adventures of the Assassin twins Jacob and Elvie Frye in 1868 on their journey to break the Templar's control of London and to stop their master plan. It is an uphill battle as you start as small group against overwhelming numbers and resources. I actually truly enjoyed the story and different layers of it. Sadly the side actives have weaker stories and become stale in the end. The gameplay is solid stealth action. You infiltrate, eliminate and gain influence to overpower your rivals. This is done via many missions. Those were good and challenging. You can unlock new items and other helpful things as you progress. There are a lot of side activities and exploration but like I said those become repetitive sooner or later. To give you a bit perspective: I am more the “Do all available side quest before advancing the main story” guy so it could be a better experience if you stick more to the main story. Also I like the characters. You can choose between Jacob and Elvie and both won me over as I was invested in them. The antagonist Crawford Starrick is a magnificent villain I love to hate. As per series standard you also encounter many famous people. Like Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin or Florence Nightingale to name a few. The characters and voice actors are a strength a get my praise. Graphically the game was really good too. I like the London as setting and it feels authentic for a non historian like me. I enjoyed the exploration of the interesting city. Overall it is a bit mixed. The game is enjoyable but gets repetitive faster than I expected. Other open world game to more in this regard. I think a 7/10 is fair and if you don't agree with my negatives it could be an 8-9/10 for you.… Expand
  54. JayLightBar
    Nov 20, 2015
    7
    It's been a while since I last stepped into an Assassin's Creed game, the last one being Black Flag, though I barely touched it sadly. I'm not a big fan of the series, I do mostly enjoy Brotherhood and have very found memories of a much younger me playing it and the original back when they first released. Now where am I now with this game? It's pretty good. Not great, but with a solidIt's been a while since I last stepped into an Assassin's Creed game, the last one being Black Flag, though I barely touched it sadly. I'm not a big fan of the series, I do mostly enjoy Brotherhood and have very found memories of a much younger me playing it and the original back when they first released. Now where am I now with this game? It's pretty good. Not great, but with a solid visual and sound design for any average release these days. It's fun, and that's all you really can say about it. It's a pretty alright open world game, with fun things to do and an actual pretty decent story. I had fun with this game, and I guess that's all there really is to say about it.… Expand
  55. rosnk30
    Mar 14, 2016
    6
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a great game after all. A open world with a one proposital...explore. Anyway, a lot of stuff to do at large "London" map....but the big part of this is repetitive, too much repetitive..

    This game has a good historical events, that unite great names of history, like Winston Churchill, Graham Bell, Darwin and a lot of others, but my impression that is the    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a great game after all. A open world with a one proposital...explore. Anyway, a lot of stuff to do at large "London" map....but the big part of this is repetitive, too much repetitive..

    This game has a good historical events, that unite great names of history, like Winston Churchill, Graham Bell, Darwin and a lot of others, but my impression that is the game was did faster, running against clock, or against anything ...

    I'm a Assassins Creed saga fan, but this AC is medium/low if you considerate history, gameplay and environment. Plays if youre a big fan of this franchise....    … Expand
  56. prince_warhero
    Apr 7, 2017
    7
    The best Assassins Creed game after AC2. The gameplay is fun with lots of different stuffs to do. The characters are nice with nice dialogues, the story also progresses well. The new additions like carriages, rope launchers fit great to the awesome city of London. Just exploring London is a beautiful thing to do. But the problem is game gets hell lot of same and repetitive over the whileThe best Assassins Creed game after AC2. The gameplay is fun with lots of different stuffs to do. The characters are nice with nice dialogues, the story also progresses well. The new additions like carriages, rope launchers fit great to the awesome city of London. Just exploring London is a beautiful thing to do. But the problem is game gets hell lot of same and repetitive over the while and its just rinse and repeat of capturing boroughs so ultimately it has interesting start but becomes a boring game after a while.… Expand
  57. heatonx23
    Aug 24, 2016
    7
    It's a fun game, but it's basically more of the same from the AC franchise. The main story isn't really engaging at all, although the side missions are a bit more flushed out than they have been in previous installments. If you like the AC franchise, you will likely get entertainment value out of this, but it certainly won't make you fall in love with it.
  58. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    7
    Well AC Syndicate is a good game with problems. With many fixes to previous games and adding in a hand to hand combat which is nice. I also liked playing as two protagonist as well really refreshing.
  59. Nel
    Dec 10, 2016
    6
    Great improvement from previous game unity, which was just a real bummer, as you would have to actually pay to be able to do anything, this game however was a classic assasin's creed game, nothing spectacular, but better than the previous one.
  60. EarlessSpark027
    Nov 25, 2015
    5
    The game is certainly better than Unity, as in it has less glitches and bugs, but not much else. The game starts out fun and then progressively become tedious and a chore to finish.

    London is an impressive setting bustling with people making loud noises and different activities making it feel alive, but whether you prefer this to Paris is up to you. Paris was better, in my opinion.    The game is certainly better than Unity, as in it has less glitches and bugs, but not much else. The game starts out fun and then progressively become tedious and a chore to finish.

    London is an impressive setting bustling with people making loud noises and different activities making it feel alive, but whether you prefer this to Paris is up to you. Paris was better, in my opinion. However, my experience in London was ruined by the problematic parkour, the boring side-activities that are very repetitive and most fill no purpose other then improving your characters,

    The story is ok, better then Unity's but not by much. It's ultimately cliche and never really evolves beyond taking London from the Templars. You play as Evie and Jacob Frye, twins, brother and sister; I was very disappointed at the very little difference between the two of them in terms of combat, skills and animations. Seeing as Jacob is more of a brawler, I was expecting his skills to be more focused on fighting, while Evie's to be more focused on stealth, but they both have the exact same skills, just separately.

    As for their characters, they are fine; certainly better than the main characters from Unity. Jacob is more of a punk though not in a fun kind of way, more in a irritating kind of way; Evie is the more interesting of the two, though it also seems like they try too hard to make her seem 'cool'. The banter between them can range from entertaining to making your eyes roll; the dialog in Syndicate is inconsistant, despite the fact that they are well voice acted. However, you never really grow to care about them like you did with previous protagonists like Ezio, Edward and Shay. The rest of the characters in the game are forgettable, with a cliche psyhopatic villain that never feels like he pushes the two main protagonists to their limits.

    The combat is bad, clearly derived from the Arkham series but poorly made; it's basically mashing a bottom to attack, one to counter, and one to break defense, with none of the variation combos like in the Arkham games. Not to mention that animations for the characters are horrible and it feels like they don't hold any weight. You have a choice between three different weapons which pretty much end up feeling the same. Although I will admit that the leveling up in the game is quite satisfying.

    The present returns though it makes me wonder why; it adds nothing to the AC lore and is merely there to tell you to 'keep playing'. It's as if the developers knew that the game was going to be average and thought to remind you that you need to make the most out of the value of your purchase. It makes me wonder why do they even bother to include it anymore.

    Overall, Ubisoft's annual release is starting to take its toll on the series. Very little innovation, glitches and bugs, repetitive and boring side-missions, weak main missions, bad combat, uninteresting characters all amounted to make my experience in London quite shallow, despite it's beauty from a graphical point of view.    … Expand
  61. tomuch4u
    May 11, 2016
    5
    This game is a cluttered, buggy version of Black Flag with a smaller map and a worse story. It is a chore to play through. Avoid this game at all cost.
  62. Cryteknologi
    Nov 1, 2015
    6
    A good and fun game. It has its flaws, but that doesn't ruin the game. The story was a little dry, but i still think it was good, and Jacob and Evie are great characters. The game has a lot of side missions and you can play it for many hours.
  63. Hollowfied
    Dec 28, 2015
    6
    i like this game but so far i found this current Assassin creed Game was Good not as great as the previous installment

    new add on is in this game is u can drive horse & carriage u can play two character in this one that good but quest base is good but each quest is like cut in 5 part. and 6 sequence at the ending of game sucked u can do liberation section like templar hunt etc    i like this game but so far i found this current Assassin creed Game was Good not as great as the previous installment

    new add on is in this game is u can drive horse & carriage u can play two character in this one that good but quest base is good but each quest is like cut in 5 part. and 6 sequence at the ending of game sucked

    u can do liberation section like templar hunt etc that another new one u see which is ok

    con

    short game i expected to be longer but took two day less then that    … Expand
  64. The_BlueRose
    Apr 20, 2018
    5
    A bland game just like its predecessor Unity.

    - Characters are totally undeveloped and a bit cliche. The Frye twins have no past, and they motivations are so basic that feels artificial, and the indian guy totally sucks. The Assassins are the good guys, the Templars the bad guys, the firsts kill the seconds, thats all. -Combat is like the Batman Arkham franchise but with none of the    A bland game just like its predecessor Unity.

    - Characters are totally undeveloped and a bit cliche. The Frye twins have no past, and they motivations are so basic that feels artificial, and the indian guy totally sucks.
    The Assassins are the good guys, the Templars the bad guys, the firsts kill the seconds, thats all.

    -Combat is like the Batman Arkham franchise but with none of the good, combos are for no use, mecanics borings and simple, enemies are dumb, animations are 100% artificial and clunky. And like Unity levels matter, a lot, only 10 lvls to reach Max.

    - Story quite empty, just killing, the Twins are always talking about Father, but father never appears, like I said they have no past.

    - Definitely a bad game, the world is quite empty with a huge lack of interest, the gang role is artificial, with perks that make the game easier in a huge way,

    The Creed is missing (at least Unity had HC in Paris), here in London, 3 assassins take down a whole city controled by templars, a **** joke.    … Expand
  65. kwstas
    Jan 23, 2016
    7
    after the failure of unity i think that this game is way better and shows the beginning of new generation consoles assassins creed and honestly i believe this will be epic . the game is not like unity it is a very well design game made to excellence . the combat is better than ever and the graphics are staining . this is nothing like the older ones , this is just put assassins creed to a new era .
  66. DotaKaiju
    Feb 11, 2016
    7
    I really do love the assassins creed games. Syndicate is fun but Im starting to get burnt out with all the AC games. I wish they would rap the story up and not make it into the next CoD. The grappling hook is fun and fresh, couldnt get into the carage rides though. All in all its a fun game. its just burning me out
  67. Sacerdos_Iacobi
    Nov 26, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This has the worst plot of an AC game so far, yes, even worse than Unity. The streets are boring and empty compared to Unity. The main characters are not bad at all, but the only thing Syndicate has better than Unity is the shining buildings and the bigger map, everything else is the same or even worse... And the plot... God the plot... Helping the queen? I thought it was the other way around, but no... the same "killing templars" plot, at least they could have added the "templars are not that bad" concept that Unity incorporated and that made Rogue my favorite game after AC II... but no, not even that...
    I just give this a 5 because the gameplay is "funny" (even when the "God of War" smashing mechanism), but not better than the gameplay of Unity....
    If the next AC game doesn't incorporate something new to the series, then this will be my last time playing a new AC game...    … Expand
  68. thomaslee
    Nov 27, 2015
    7
    London featured in this game is extremely gorgeous. Landmarks like The Big Ben are detailedly manifested. The storyline is ok but the characters are likable. It is a great gaming experience to play as 2 assassins of distinctive personalities with different styles of missions. It comes to my surprise when I figured out there is a World War I simulator hidden in the course of the game. Also,London featured in this game is extremely gorgeous. Landmarks like The Big Ben are detailedly manifested. The storyline is ok but the characters are likable. It is a great gaming experience to play as 2 assassins of distinctive personalities with different styles of missions. It comes to my surprise when I figured out there is a World War I simulator hidden in the course of the game. Also, growing up a gang is cool. However, the gameplay is somehow repetitive and soon lose its charm.… Expand
  69. Kydd_Amigo
    Dec 22, 2015
    6
    AC Syndicate is decent. It has great graphics and sounds as we've come to expect from an AC title. The setting is also intriguing, industrial London and witty banter by some quality voice acting. But that's where the plaudits stop for me.

    The combat system is a little different from AC Unity, a little more refined, but still feels clumsy at times as you strong combos together and    AC Syndicate is decent. It has great graphics and sounds as we've come to expect from an AC title. The setting is also intriguing, industrial London and witty banter by some quality voice acting. But that's where the plaudits stop for me.

    The combat system is a little different from AC Unity, a little more refined, but still feels clumsy at times as you strong combos together and counter. It's not as smooth as the Batman series.

    My other vice is that there's nothing really new in terms of missions. It's the same formula that's been done a number of times already in prior AC titles and the story is unfortunately not engaging at all.

    It captures the bustling industrial era atmosphere well, and with a number of side quests and items to collect for crafting there's definitely a lot of content, unfortunately it just feels repetitive.

    If you're a die hard AC fan, you will enjoy the game. As it does what the previous AC games have and does it well. But if you're looking for something compelling or novel, Syndicate isn't it. The title is need of a breath of fresh air.    … Expand
  70. NexusTsunami
    Jan 22, 2017
    7
    Besser als Unity... schlechter als AC4 oder AC: Rogue. Spassig allemal... mehr aber auch nicht. Irgendwie hat mir London nicht wirklich gefallen. Das Kampfsystem ist eine Verbesserung zu Unity... aber lässt mich jenes aus Black Flag vermissen. Hmm... die Pause von Ubisoft tut glaube ich ganz gut.

    Aber genug gemäkelt. AC Syndicate ist alles in allem ein ganz gutes Spiel
  71. TalentlessHack
    Jan 7, 2016
    6
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is not quite the return to form for the long running franchise after the ambitious, yet deeply flawed Unity.

    The game is more polished, stable and solid than it's predecessor and features a cast of like-able, charismatic characters. The city of London is nicely designed too. It's not as detailed as the streets of Paris and is lacking in interiors, but it is    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is not quite the return to form for the long running franchise after the ambitious, yet deeply flawed Unity.

    The game is more polished, stable and solid than it's predecessor and features a cast of like-able, charismatic characters. The city of London is nicely designed too. It's not as detailed as the streets of Paris and is lacking in interiors, but it is still a commendable effort from the team. The return of a dynamic day and night system is another pleasure to have in this game, which drastically improves the atmosphere of London.

    But on the gameplay side of things is where things get a bit shaky. The series is still struggling to reinvent itself. Combat, while faster and more responsive, is still the same ol' "mash the attack button, while you get barely any positive feedback from your attacks" style combat. Mission structures and designs are the same. The only thing that is different is the grappling hook. It boosts the traveling speed quite a bit a la Batman, but I cannot help to feel that it goes against the core principles of the AC parkour gameplay, which (the Parkour) still needs a level of polish that's has been missing since Black Flag.

    And the story, well...... it's Assassin's Creed. The interactions between the characters, both fictional and non-fictional, is a lot more interesting than the "plot". It's kind of there, but it lacks the power to keep the players engaged and things just happen because they have to.

    Don't get me wrong, Assassin's Creed Syndicate is still a fun game to mess around with that will definitely give you some hours of fun. But I just cannot shake the "been there, done that" feeling I had when playing this game.    … Expand
  72. xvvolf4
    May 1, 2016
    7
    While I had quite a bit of fun playing this game, I just found the more I progressed the more repetitive it was. By the time I had only 3 distracts left I had both Jacob and Evie maxed out on their skill level, so it was just far too easy.
  73. MazinroboX2
    Aug 14, 2016
    7
    Quite solid entry for the series, exploring this London of the nineteenth century is absolutely amazing, I feel the graphics are great, they are just beautiful. On the other hand, while mechanics are not bad, battles are just button mashing (and there are very few types of enemies as well), and missions are extremely repetitive.

    All in all, while the game is not by any means a top game    Quite solid entry for the series, exploring this London of the nineteenth century is absolutely amazing, I feel the graphics are great, they are just beautiful. On the other hand, while mechanics are not bad, battles are just button mashing (and there are very few types of enemies as well), and missions are extremely repetitive.

    All in all, while the game is not by any means a top game for its genre, it is certainly worth playing and good if you like this type of game.    … Expand
  74. blagger76
    Apr 7, 2016
    5
    Unfortunate, that is the word to describe this game. Whilst it has impressive graphics and unbelievably detailed and busy streets, the like ive not witnessed in any other game, (personally). The game is boring, has a convoluted story, with a crippling combat system. I haven't played an assassins creed game since 2, and this game reminded me why. It has the same flaws now, as it did then.Unfortunate, that is the word to describe this game. Whilst it has impressive graphics and unbelievably detailed and busy streets, the like ive not witnessed in any other game, (personally). The game is boring, has a convoluted story, with a crippling combat system. I haven't played an assassins creed game since 2, and this game reminded me why. It has the same flaws now, as it did then. If it had more fluid combat system, (batman, maybe), with an interesting story, this would be outstanding, sadly these features are not here. Annoyingly there is a climb up/down mechanic which for me feels unnatural and cumbersome, often leaving me frustrated and bewildered. After all that there are some decent missions, but overall painfully average, get it on the cheap!!!!… Expand
  75. LoBo2181
    Apr 12, 2016
    5
    el juego tiene bugs, las gráficas no tiene profundidad ni textura, da jalones, los frams por segundo no son estables, incluyeron efecto de invisibilidad en el traje femenino, el uso del gancho se parece al de batman Arkham, a mi gusto han perdido la esencia de Assassins Creed.
  76. John-Doe
    May 1, 2016
    7
    Assassins creed syndicate seems like a "im sorry" gift to fans after unity and im happy to say it plays much better than unity. The characters are great and i mean all of them, the music is well scored and london looks great. The game still suffers from its terrible boss fights, modern story and repetitive gameplay. The combat system which looks great at the start, too becomes repetitiveAssassins creed syndicate seems like a "im sorry" gift to fans after unity and im happy to say it plays much better than unity. The characters are great and i mean all of them, the music is well scored and london looks great. The game still suffers from its terrible boss fights, modern story and repetitive gameplay. The combat system which looks great at the start, too becomes repetitive and has no depth. The story in this game is actually pretty good and will have your attention until the end.
    You should buy this game but not a full price.    … Expand
  77. Tazzy13
    May 12, 2016
    7
    I really wanted to like this game more as I have always been a big fan of the series. It is a polished game and depicts the Industrial Age very well , the story and missions varieties are a lot better then previous titles and the gameplay has come a long way. It just feels abit
    stale and lifeless . I always seem to get into the same routine with AC games as the same formula seems to    I really wanted to like this game more as I have always been a big fan of the series. It is a polished game and depicts the Industrial Age very well , the story and missions varieties are a lot better then previous titles and the gameplay has come a long way. It just feels abit
    stale and lifeless . I always seem to get into the same routine with AC games as the same formula seems to apply , climb all the viewpoints to sync the map , jump off rinse and repeat. I just wish Ubisoft would try something different like they did with AC black flag , for example bigger scale battles , Vikings , samurais whatever just something more epic. Maybe if this was my first or second AC I would of enjoyed it more. Glad they are having time off from the series. Hopefully they can get that wow factor back.    … Expand
  78. KayVen17
    Dec 29, 2016
    7
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 66/100
    Mein User Score = 7/10

    Lohnenswert? = Nicht zwingend.
    Fortsetzung erwünscht? = Wenn, dann mit besseren Ideen.    … Expand
  79. NavidDelfan
    Oct 8, 2016
    7
    Ac syndicate was lovely and make me glad to see a game like that . The city of london and story and character desined very good. Thanks ubisoft
    -naviddelfan- :)
  80. zGoldenOG
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    bom...eu gostei bastante da gameplay do Jacob,fora isso o jogo é bem mediano e passa batido.
  81. Instable
    Feb 2, 2017
    6
    I felt very disapointed after the final level. The main villain was so typical. Main characters, twin assassins, are really cant be considered as assassins!!1 They joke all the time!! How does it suppose to help the gamer to believe that that their story matters.
  82. Reed618
    Mar 11, 2017
    6
    This entry into the long running assassin's creed series adds nothing new and several of its gameplay features and mechanics are starting to show their age. I've played every game to date apart from rogue but found this one a bit of a chore. I'll start with the cons.

    Cons - 1. The controls are quite temperamental, in particular the climbing mechanics. You will at several points find    This entry into the long running assassin's creed series adds nothing new and several of its gameplay features and mechanics are starting to show their age. I've played every game to date apart from rogue but found this one a bit of a chore. I'll start with the cons.

    Cons -

    1. The controls are quite temperamental, in particular the climbing mechanics. You will at several points find yourself climbing the wrong wall, moving the wrong way or struggling to move at all. This is something that's always been a problem though throughout the series.
    2. The controls have been altered slightly, you need to hold r2 and O when you want to move forward and down and r2 and X when you want to move forward and up. This took quite a lot of getting used to.
    3. Graphically this game seems to be a step down. Unity blew me away with its visuals but this game is less detailed and environments lack character.
    4. The city is London this time and that means more grey skys, brown buildings and lots of chimneys. Personally the setting doesn't compare to Paris or The Caribbean.
    5. The new grappling hook isn't user friendly. It's not clear where and when it can be activated. It's also very slow. Developers have spaced buildings further apart and made them less easy to climb as well so you're forced to rely on it.
    6. Missions require much less stealth this time around. Unity was more required a greater deal of thought in its missions in my opinion.
    7. The story is quite dull, this is particularly true of the villain who just tries very hard to come across as psychotic.
    8. The combat isn't aging well. The counters, break defenses and repetitive attack animations make it feel quite dull. Other games like Batman and Shadow of Mordor are simply much better at climbing, combat, grappling and level design.
    9. It can be buggy at times. Some bugs prevented the completion of missions which was very annoying.
    10. The load times are crazy long. This make dieing incredibly frustrating.

    Pros +

    1. It's quite fun and there's a lot of content
    2. There's almost zero eavesdropping missions this time which is nice.
    3. The story is dull but the good thing is that the modern day storyline which has been consistently awful is very much in the background this time.
    4. The introduction of carriages is quite fun. Ramming others off the road and zipping around the city is a nice touch.
    5. The skill tree and ability to develop two characters in different areas (strength or stealth) worked well.

    So, overall it's not a bad game and i enjoyed it but there are better games. The series really needs to improve its gameplay because it is falling behind. It's worth playing but only if you can get it really cheap (like 10 dollars) or don't have anything else to play.    … Expand
  83. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Aug 1, 2017
    7
    I really enjoyed this entry in the AC franchise, but it seems more of the same. The twins are good protagonists but the story was lacking to keep me interested, I couldn't even tell you what the main plot was. Same issues as before the games sidequests are just fetch quest and repeated, Ubisoft could make AC great again if they followed Witcher 3 formula. The addition of the grapplingI really enjoyed this entry in the AC franchise, but it seems more of the same. The twins are good protagonists but the story was lacking to keep me interested, I couldn't even tell you what the main plot was. Same issues as before the games sidequests are just fetch quest and repeated, Ubisoft could make AC great again if they followed Witcher 3 formula. The addition of the grappling hook made traversing building a lot smoother. Graphics looked amazing as usually, London felt alive, real and what a awesome setting in the industrial age. controls where pretty decent but it felt weird not having a jump button. Im looking forward to AC origins, hopefully they fix past mistakes.… Expand
  84. eva3si0n
    Aug 22, 2021
    5
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is one of the most invisible in the franchise. After the failure of Unity from Syndicate, I did not expect much. Good optimization at the start, apparently due to the fact that the drawing of London is not more than 10 meters due to fog. Gameplay can be called sterile, if in Unity many simplifications said goodbye to the transition to a new stage in theAssassin's Creed Syndicate is one of the most invisible in the franchise. After the failure of Unity from Syndicate, I did not expect much. Good optimization at the start, apparently due to the fact that the drawing of London is not more than 10 meters due to fog. Gameplay can be called sterile, if in Unity many simplifications said goodbye to the transition to a new stage in the development of the series, then in Syndicate there is nothing new. Sound is also not the best, these compositions with a violin are fed up with 5 hour of play. Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a completely passing game on which you should not waste time. Can only be recommended if you are a Victorian fan.… Expand
  85. pabloga
    Feb 21, 2017
    6
    ¿Mejora respecto a Unity? -Sí, es cierto que el juego mejora en fluidez, en la historia y se corrigen la mayor parte de los bugs que tenía su predecesor pero... se ha reducido MUCHO la distancia de dibujado creando en algunas ocasiones un pop-in mas que dañino a la vista, en una ocasión me fije que cuando te subes a un lugar alto así como atalayas y vas moviendo la cámara los árboles¿Mejora respecto a Unity? -Sí, es cierto que el juego mejora en fluidez, en la historia y se corrigen la mayor parte de los bugs que tenía su predecesor pero... se ha reducido MUCHO la distancia de dibujado creando en algunas ocasiones un pop-in mas que dañino a la vista, en una ocasión me fije que cuando te subes a un lugar alto así como atalayas y vas moviendo la cámara los árboles también se mueven con ella, esa es una técnica de ps2 señores..., la calidad de las texturas deja mucho que desear y los diseños de los personajes son pobres en cuanto a su vestimenta y diseños faciales.
    En el nivel artistico me he encontrado con una londres oscura y carente de la iluminación de Unity sacrificada junto a la mayor calidad grafica para obtener rendimiento.
    El combate no me gusta en absotuto: poca variedad de armas, pocas animaciones, IA penosa que se turna como nunca antes, es un machacabotones donde no hace falta nada de habilidad para despejarte un barrio tu solo.

    El gancho es un plagio total a los Arkham y me parece una decisión desacertada para esta saga ya que inhibe el sistema de niveles del parkour.

    El juego tiene diversas actividades pero la mayor parte de ellas son muy aburridas a la par que repetitivas pero si hay que decir que hay algunas misiones secundarias interesantes como la investigación de crímenes, las misiones de Karl Marx...
    La conducción es muy tosca y el sistema de colisiones y físicas en los carruajes es absurdo.
    La historia es sencilla pero cumple.    … Expand
  86. Panzidane
    Mar 26, 2017
    6
    This game is not the worst i have played, just, bad. Unity have more beautiful graphics, textures and Multiplayer. This is really boring after finished the history mode. Don't play it, play something better like other Assassins Creed game.
  87. Alio
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    It felt like I was playing assassisn creed unity just with better story and a longer one good side quests not that good but better then Unity,the movement was **** like unity,not a multiplayer was disappointed bout that didn't like that it was two playable characters and that u can switch whenever u want(gta5 stuff there) the combat was to easy.
  88. Mr_NobodyV
    Nov 3, 2017
    7
    I expected alot more from AC Syndicate to be honest. The lack of modern time storyline and a reason why really the story of Evie and Jacob should be told is quite disappointing of a long term fan of the series, yet i can't ignore the fact, that Syndicate as a whole is a good video game. The graphics and every detail of the city London is simply amaizing and is a joy exploring it. GameplayI expected alot more from AC Syndicate to be honest. The lack of modern time storyline and a reason why really the story of Evie and Jacob should be told is quite disappointing of a long term fan of the series, yet i can't ignore the fact, that Syndicate as a whole is a good video game. The graphics and every detail of the city London is simply amaizing and is a joy exploring it. Gameplay could be better but i enjoyed what it is . I would not recommend this game to a fan, but i would recommend it for anyone else.… Expand
  89. Nexon213
    Nov 23, 2017
    7
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate скучная игра. Интересных дополнительных миссий очень мало, сюжет утомительный. вещи для сбора ни о чём: грёбанные сундуки, шкатулки, бутылки, цветочки... всё хрень. Игру вытягивает отличная атмосфера, Лондон получился просто шикарным.Assassin's Creed Syndicate скучная игра. Интересных дополнительных миссий очень мало, сюжет утомительный. вещи для сбора ни о чём: грёбанные сундуки, шкатулки, бутылки, цветочки... всё хрень. Игру вытягивает отличная атмосфера, Лондон получился просто шикарным.
  90. user12
    Dec 4, 2017
    7
    Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is very much a mixed bag, and it's certainly not for everyone, but the end result is far from bad. The atmosphere is incredible, probably one of the most atmospheric games I've ever played. The last game I played that had atmosphere as good as this was BioShock. I love the Victorian London setting, my second favourite AC game setting. Like all other AC games,Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is very much a mixed bag, and it's certainly not for everyone, but the end result is far from bad. The atmosphere is incredible, probably one of the most atmospheric games I've ever played. The last game I played that had atmosphere as good as this was BioShock. I love the Victorian London setting, my second favourite AC game setting. Like all other AC games, Syndicate is repetitive, very repetitive, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The stealth and combat is fantastic, and has been massively improved since the previous ACs. The writing is not great, the graphics are sub-par, the story is vile, and some characters are terrible, but that's about it for its flaws.… Expand
  91. TheCornflex
    Feb 1, 2018
    6
    The setting is really great but what the **** happened to the gameplay?! The combat is weird and you can't even jump no more.
  92. HeavyMetalSloth
    Sep 20, 2020
    7
    I originally bought this game probably a year after it came and for some reason I didn't want to play it and sold it shortly after. Here we are in 2019 and after playing AC Origins/Odyssey I got in the mood to play AC Syndicate. I played the game for awhile then took about a month break and returned back to it again to finally finish it. Here are my likes and dislikes of the game.
    Likes:    I originally bought this game probably a year after it came and for some reason I didn't want to play it and sold it shortly after. Here we are in 2019 and after playing AC Origins/Odyssey I got in the mood to play AC Syndicate. I played the game for awhile then took about a month break and returned back to it again to finally finish it. Here are my likes and dislikes of the game.
    Likes:
    1) Skill Sets. This is what drove me to play the game even more because I like upgrading my skill sets regardless of what game I am playing.
    2) Gang Upgrades. Is a nice addition although I didn't use the gangs as much it was still a cool feature to add.
    3) The London Environment. It was pretty cool seeing historical buildings and everything else London has to offer.
    4) The Zip Line attachment. For some reason other gamers did not like this feature but I really liked it as it did save time on climbing buildings, etc.
    5) Purchasing treasure maps. Saved a lot of time purchasing them rather than search for them.
    6) Leap of Faith. Executing the Leap of Faith from the tallest buildings in London sure is fun.

    Dislikes:
    1) Enemy characters appearance. Their appearance was the same throughout the game and it loses the appeal of the game.
    2) The graphics are okay.
    3) From what I remember there was no inclement whether like snow, rain, etc.
    4) The game gets VERY REPETITIVE which is why I took a month off from the game and when I returned to the game I just wanted to finish it so I could move onto my next game.
    5) I think the game could've been better off without Evie. I played Jacob 90% of the time. Didn't see the point in playing two characters.

    In conclusion this game does have it's appeals but their are flaws in this game that hinder it from being a great game which is why I give it a 7/10.    … Expand
  93. BlitZeR_95
    Apr 28, 2018
    5
    A boring and bland game. I wasn't able to even complete the story of this game, I only got half way through. Graphics are nice and I love the location but everything else is just a bore to me. I wouldn't recommend this to be your first Assassin's Creed to play
  94. Viper_Necklampy
    Jul 5, 2018
    7
    Odd Assassin's Creed game right? For the first minutes it starts stunning, but the first hours of the game is a little unsettling, even because of lot of bugs from carovans, climbing session so bugged sometimes, and anyway the experience is not that great. Is not the best game out there, they took out the notifications of London places when you reach a famous point like big ben. It was anOdd Assassin's Creed game right? For the first minutes it starts stunning, but the first hours of the game is a little unsettling, even because of lot of bugs from carovans, climbing session so bugged sometimes, and anyway the experience is not that great. Is not the best game out there, they took out the notifications of London places when you reach a famous point like big ben. It was an great thing even on Unity but they sadly took it out, giving to the player the experience really disappearing if they don't know London. Jacob and Evie aren't strong characters, and apart from antagonists are all weak characters, even the hystorical ones. The stealth gameplay isn't great , the fights feel not so immersive, but they are cool. Power up system is disturbing, cause at very little more of half game i was max level, making all the experience pointless. Paymants too , cause you can boost up your gang expansion and you can even trade real money for in game credits.. At the end of the day, this Assassin's Creed is different from the others, taking a different path from the series. It is still a good game for the amount of things if have, London is recrated great.… Expand
  95. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    7
    Интересный сеттинг, интеренсая борьба за районы, но серые персонажи и скучный сюжет делают свое дело(
  96. DarrionVale
    Aug 14, 2019
    6
    My personal rating for "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" (PS4): 6,1/10 - Okay
    Gameplay: 5,5
    Video: 8
    Audio: 7,5
    Scope: 8
    Balance: 4
    Story: 5
  97. Defer94ARG
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    I have only one possitive thing to say about this game: great attention and work has been put to recreate the victorian London. They created an amazing map, and you feel like you are transported to the period from the first moment you arrive to London.
    Its a shame that everything that happens on it is so plain boring. The two main characters are fine, not great, but fine. The problem    I have only one possitive thing to say about this game: great attention and work has been put to recreate the victorian London. They created an amazing map, and you feel like you are transported to the period from the first moment you arrive to London.
    Its a shame that everything that happens on it is so plain boring. The two main characters are fine, not great, but fine. The problem comes with the rest of characters: you will never care about your allies, and you are never going to hate your enemies, and thats because they are so underdeveloped. There is no motivation to advance through the story, there is no motivation for you to hunt your enemies. Missions are simple and repetitive. Assassination sequences are better than normal ones, and better than in previous games, but as i said, you have no motivation to do them and barely even know who you have to kill. Secondary missions are terrible, and the enormous amount of collectibles are there just to distract you about the lack of quality of the rest of the missions. Ubisoft model of games (capture of bases, hundreds of chests around the map, hundreds of collectible items, etc) is just boring and repetitive. Overall, its just a empty game, with a lots of missions that consist on the same objectives again and again. Combat is really easy and fast, terribly worse than Unity (which is a millions time better than this one in every aspect, to be honest). Also, the modern times part of the game is just terrible and consists only in a few cinematics, nothing more. I miss Desmond....

    So my reccomendation is:
    -if you love London and the Victorian period, play this game only for the recreation of the city.
    -If you are a AC fan, you can skip this, because there is not much going on with this game in terms of story and lore. It repeats much of the info we already got in previous games.
    -If you are just looking for a game with a good story or characters, then this is not the game for you.
    -I can only recommend this if you are looking for a game that allows you to disconnect from reality and play in a very, VERY, casual way. The only reason i ended this game, is because i was watching youtube or listening to music while playing it. You dont need to pay attention to it, its that easy and uninteresting.

    So, basically, its hard to recommend this to anyone. Its just uninteresting. Its not bad, its not terrible, its just playable, but really boring for most of the time. The combat gets old really quickly (and is easy af), quests are simple and repetitive, the characters are boring and the story is about nothing. Thats AC Syndicate for you.    … Expand
  98. GarethB
    Sep 30, 2018
    7
    A most enjoyable romp through Victorian London with an amazing backdrop different to what came before. A solid main narrative with 2 good leads slightly let down by tedious, repetitive and clunky missions.
  99. Hitterman10
    Oct 26, 2018
    7
    Syndicate is much different game from previous installments.Focused on london the gameplay is not quite different though,but the overall experience is way lower as compared to ezio trilogy,black flag etc
  100. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    I was very hyped up for Syndicate when I first saw the trailer, coming from London I was very excited to see my home city and capital city in an Assassins creed game set in the 1800s during to me the most important human time in history, the industrial revolution, that kick started the modern world we live in today, it was awesome to see that experience through a game, and through I gameI was very hyped up for Syndicate when I first saw the trailer, coming from London I was very excited to see my home city and capital city in an Assassins creed game set in the 1800s during to me the most important human time in history, the industrial revolution, that kick started the modern world we live in today, it was awesome to see that experience through a game, and through I game series I adore. So the scenery, I would give a 10, and I admit to being a little bias on that, but overall, it was a good game, but I felt like it lacked in areas, I wasn't a big fan of the gameplay, same way as Unity, but it was still better than Unity, the story was okay, the Protagonists the Frye twins were quite interesting at most, they did step up quite a bit from Unity, but to me, it didn't really feel like an AC game, I would argue Unity felt more like an AC game, it just felt like an 1800s London gangster game, but overall it was enjoyable.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 86
  3. Negative: 2 out of 86
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    70
    Another Assassin’s Creed game that you can either buy or ignore sight unseen depending on whether you grew tired of the old formula. Some innovations (e.g. the grappling hook) are a welcome addition, some (like two playable characters and their development system) feel forced and not really thought through. The brightest aspect of Syndicate is London, which might be the most spectacular city in the series. [13/2015, p.42]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    85
    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is the best Assassin’s Creed since Black Flag. Ubisoft returns to form. [Nov 2015]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jan 3, 2016
    77
    Beautiful Victorian London restores faith in the series - but the stealth is in serious need of an overhaul. [Christmas 2015, p.64]
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