Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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  1. Parsa2079
    Sep 11, 2023
    8
    It is a great assassin's creed game. The London has been created perfectly.
  2. loler0626
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Fun game, personally I plaid it on ps4 I played through the full campaign and it was enjoyable
  3. Gaebora
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    Best story mode side objectives in any AC game. The "unique kill opportunities" were really fun. I couldnt play the game without Jacob dressed as Sherlock Holmes, but it ended up a better game than i thought.
  4. AdoMobA
    Aug 6, 2023
    8
    Pros
    - combat feels good with its focus on multi-finishers
    - the parkour feels smooth and offers new options with the grappling hook - the twins are distinct and feel like actual characters - only game in the series where I enjoy all of the 100% mission requirements - London looks lovingly crafted and makes you immersed in the early industrial period Cons - numerous random crashes    Pros
    - combat feels good with its focus on multi-finishers
    - the parkour feels smooth and offers new options with the grappling hook
    - the twins are distinct and feel like actual characters
    - only game in the series where I enjoy all of the 100% mission requirements
    - London looks lovingly crafted and makes you immersed in the early industrial period

    Cons
    - numerous random crashes and cutscene bugs
    - fake on foot 'chases' that grow more and more aggravating as the game continues
    - while the carriages feel ok to drive the races drew me up the wall

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is the last hurrah for the old style AC and what a resounding hurrah it is. This was one of the more surprisingly enjoyable experiences I have played in the series, especially after Unity.

    Focusing on the story of the Frye twins you use them both to liberate London from under the templars borough by borough. The conquest activities are succinct and fun to engage with while you build out your own gang, which is the returning brotherhood mechanic with a fun feeling twist.

    The combat is flashy, responsive and just overall fun. The three melee weapon types serve as a good visual changeup whenever you want to try something a little different. For the first time in series history, we also get a dedicated stealth button that offers some new options.

    What is a massive game changer is the grapple hook. Allowing you to ascend within a manner of seconds and quickly traverse between buildings. A lot of options that Unity offered were taken out but this results in a parkour system that does not feel like garbage, even though it looks anemic compared to a lot of other entries.

    There are also numerous side quests with historical figures that all add a little bit of zest to London, some very surprising. All of the side content feeds you XP and money allowing you to broaden your arsenal of Skills and Equipment which once again introduces some fun gameplay features.

    When it comes to the bad parts, the game has bugged cutscenes to this day, resulting in some characters being invisible. It also is prone to randomly crashing, though this happened only three times in my seventy hours with the game.

    It also features a bunch of person to person 'chases' that are no chases at all. Your target reaches stupid amount of speed so you can't catch them until the developers decide that you can. There is no outplaying this or room for skill expression. Just hold the run button until this active cutscene decides to end with the mercy of the developers. It is something you notice especially if you go for 100%.

    Given Ubisoft and their history with vehicles I was actually surprised how well the carriages handle. All that goes out of the window when you start racing them. Rubber banding is one of the reasons why I don't play most racing games and boy oh boy did this game go overboard with that.

    So AC Syndicate huh? Surprisingly fun and enjoyable. If you like the old style AC games this one is a fun last send off before the Time Saver state the series ended up in. Plus you can basically get it for free these days so it is worth your cash.    … Expand
  5. Lezzly
    May 28, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Syndicate był bardzo ładnym graficznie tytułem. Londyn jest ogromny, ulice, budynki. Momentami zapominałem o grze i szedłem po prostu zwiedzać. Fabuła oparta na rodzeństwie poszukującego artefaktu nie była najgorsza, oczywiście to nie było to samo co przy klasycznych odsłonach, ale mimo to, gra oddała klimatycznie duszę Londyńskiej epoki industrialnej. Podróż pociągiem, usprawnienie poruszania się po mapie w postaci wystrzeliwanej linki z hakiem ułatwiła rozgrywkę.… Expand
  6. SG03
    Mar 7, 2023
    8
    The game's main con is that it is janky as all hell, with unresponsive controls or obvious visual glitches at times, and for that reason alone I can't whoieheartedly recommend it. However, if you are willing to look past the jankiness, the core gameplay loop is the typical fun Assassin's creed stealth and rooftop parkour.

    While stealth is fun as always, which is only enhanced by the    The game's main con is that it is janky as all hell, with unresponsive controls or obvious visual glitches at times, and for that reason alone I can't whoieheartedly recommend it. However, if you are willing to look past the jankiness, the core gameplay loop is the typical fun Assassin's creed stealth and rooftop parkour.

    While stealth is fun as always, which is only enhanced by the addition of the grappling hook, the combat is at best serviceable, as I can’t say that I’m a fan of the Arkham-style combat.

    Moving on, one common complaint is that this game is much lighter in tone than previous AC games, which I personally liked as I am a sucker for stupid banter in video games, and the twin protagonists play off each other very well in that regard.

    The game also has a lot of pointless collectibles and side missions, but they're easy to ignore and quite frankly not all that tedious as the city is beautifully crafted and a joy to traverse.

    Speaking of the city, in terms of graphics, it’s not bad for a 2016 title. However, the game is incredibly foggy, which seems to be a design choice, albeit one in my opinion that makes the game worse for wear.    … Expand
  7. victorsagds19
    Feb 7, 2023
    8
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  8. shushlolhi
    Jan 5, 2023
    8
    Most underrated game in the series. Great graphics. Great stealth. Great gameplay and world. Just buy it bro
  9. JOF7
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    This is the best Assassin's Creed game for a lot of reasons.
    The story is interesting enough to keep you playing, the characters are decent, the combat is the best AC has ever seen, and the setting is also top notch. Also in my experience this is the AC game with the smallest amount of bugs.
  10. hector_bcn98
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    El último Assassin's Creed divertido. Gran ciudad, gran trama, buenos personajes. El rendimiento estaba muy por encima del de Unity.
  11. ilya_zotov24
    Aug 28, 2022
    8
    _Good game _
  12. ThatPSXBGamer
    Jul 11, 2022
    8
    Actual score: 7.5/10. This game is pretty good, Assassin's Creed Syndicate has solid combat, decent graphics for the time, excellent voice acting, and a great story. As my first Assassin's Creed game, I was pleasantly surprised. The combat is great once you get the hang of it, stealth is fluid, and the mission structure played well. However, at the end of the game, you have to liberate aActual score: 7.5/10. This game is pretty good, Assassin's Creed Syndicate has solid combat, decent graphics for the time, excellent voice acting, and a great story. As my first Assassin's Creed game, I was pleasantly surprised. The combat is great once you get the hang of it, stealth is fluid, and the mission structure played well. However, at the end of the game, you have to liberate a certain number of boroughs in London, this was a huge pain and a monotonous chore, especially because it gave you no indication of it's necessity before. So, you have to go back and liberate boroughs, which basically include boring raids on factories or some other lackluster mission. What a massive blemish on a smooth flowing game, this was my only issue and is what dropped the rating.… Expand
  13. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    8
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate offers two characters to play as this time around in a great environment.
  14. penmumble
    Feb 21, 2022
    9
    This is my favourite AC title; it's so much more heartfelt than any previous title and honestly feels like it should get way more praise. It's gorgeous to look at, combat is again fresher than previous titles. Jacob and Evie are FANTASTIC assassins; their sibling-ship is captured perfectly, their banter is great, their friendship and arguments are so true to what having a sibling is like.This is my favourite AC title; it's so much more heartfelt than any previous title and honestly feels like it should get way more praise. It's gorgeous to look at, combat is again fresher than previous titles. Jacob and Evie are FANTASTIC assassins; their sibling-ship is captured perfectly, their banter is great, their friendship and arguments are so true to what having a sibling is like. I loved that we FINALLY got to play as a female assassin in a main title, and Evie was smart and really good at what she does. Jacob is more arrogant and reckless. This game actually made me tear up a little at the end. It's just fun and I think it stands out for me!… Expand
  15. ViniRafs
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    O assassin's Creed mais divertido até hoje
    Mecânicas de combate, finalizações e combos são muito bons. História fraca e pouco inovadora, vilão pouco explorado de resto jogo lindo, ambientação 11/10, protagonistas super carismáticos e platina gostosinha de fazer
  16. alchemist_man
    Feb 15, 2022
    8
    London is beautiful in this game ... combat is smooth and satisfying ... story not that good ... unity story was amazing for me but syndicate not much ... but overall it was good
  17. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Is it as good as Unity or Black Flag? Hell no, but it still feels more modern, in a sense that cutscenes and overall video game feel feels more modern and professional than amateurish work of Origins and Odyssey and overall it's solid game. London was great location choice, so was the time period, 1868 is very interesting time period, not every AC needs to be in middle ages or basicallyIs it as good as Unity or Black Flag? Hell no, but it still feels more modern, in a sense that cutscenes and overall video game feel feels more modern and professional than amateurish work of Origins and Odyssey and overall it's solid game. London was great location choice, so was the time period, 1868 is very interesting time period, not every AC needs to be in middle ages or basically anything before year 1700. Two characters is fun, even tho i play as Jacob 99% of time, unless i need to do Evie missions. There's many really cool missions and overall graphics are really nice, especially night time and rain, that atmosphere is amazing. + really solid soundtrack.… Expand
  18. Ardho
    Jan 12, 2022
    9
    very much better than ac odyssey and valhalla, although the main story is lacking, but at least I didn't spend tens of hours on repetitive gameplay, the atmosphere of the city of london is really good, i love it
  19. ShapeOfGaming
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    I was obsessed with this game and hunted down the platin trophy. I adore the making of the victorianic London setting. It's somehow sinister but beautiful and totally unique in the AC series. My absolute favorite part of the game is the music. I have downloaded some music as mp3s cause its so hypnotising. Shoutout to the Assasins Creed Sound engineers!!! Its legendary and lovely. i loveI was obsessed with this game and hunted down the platin trophy. I adore the making of the victorianic London setting. It's somehow sinister but beautiful and totally unique in the AC series. My absolute favorite part of the game is the music. I have downloaded some music as mp3s cause its so hypnotising. Shoutout to the Assasins Creed Sound engineers!!! Its legendary and lovely. i love the use of the violin fitting the epoch. Eve and Jacob are likeable and its a cool idea with the 2 characters. I wish there were more DLCs for the game cause i'd played them all thats for sure. I recommend it even more nowadays cause it is offered for a couple of pennies.… Expand
  20. nnevill
    Oct 12, 2021
    8
    I've played this game on PS5 so I expected 60 FPS and better graphics probably. But unfortunately Ubisoft doesn't thing it makes sense to update not very new games. So as a result I got experience even worse than on PS4 because sometimes, especially indoors I had some weird and annoying light blinks. It seems it's because not the best backward compatibility.

    However I've finished the    I've played this game on PS5 so I expected 60 FPS and better graphics probably. But unfortunately Ubisoft doesn't thing it makes sense to update not very new games. So as a result I got experience even worse than on PS4 because sometimes, especially indoors I had some weird and annoying light blinks. It seems it's because not the best backward compatibility.

    However I've finished the main story + all side missions(except fist fights and races) + all DLCs and I could say that this game is good. There is no such wow-effect as it was after those crowds in Unity buy at least there are stable about 30FPS.

    Probably it's the first AC game I smiled after character's jokes - humour is good sometimes.
    Graphics is almost the same as in Unity but more London-specific of course. Environment design is awesome as usually in Assassins Creed. It's just a pleasure to just walk through London streets and to look around. Of course world is not that RDR2 or GTAV level but the evolution is visible.

    Gameplay could be easily characterised as a generic-assassins-creed gameplay. The same is about main story. Side quests sometimes funny but sometimes boring.

    Anyway I'm looking forward to play Origins to see the next step of the evolution. As I know combat system has been re-worked there so I hope won't be so boring.    … Expand
  21. Omareltayar
    Apr 29, 2021
    8
    AC Syndicate is good actually. The combat and stealth is good (tho it's a downgrade from AC unity) parkour is good (tho it's a downgrade from AC unity) but I actually liked the game. It isn't buggy, good soundtrack. the game is good.
  22. FidelGastro
    Sep 16, 2021
    8
    DON'T PLAY THIS ON PLAYSTATION 5!
    This is probably the most important piece of advice at the beginning of this short review, which I would like to divide into two parts. The first will evaluate the game in the state in which it is currently on the PS5 console. And in the second part, I will evaluate the game regardless of the absence of a patch for PS5.
    So let's start, the current    DON'T PLAY THIS ON PLAYSTATION 5!
    This is probably the most important piece of advice at the beginning of this short review, which I would like to divide into two parts. The first will evaluate the game in the state in which it is currently on the PS5 console. And in the second part, I will evaluate the game regardless of the absence of a patch for PS5.

    So let's start, the current state of AC: Syndicate on Sony's latest console is appalling (for people with epilepsy, I might say health-threatening). The graphics of the objects and characters look like they were from the era of the last games on the PS3, with a little optimism it could be said that this is the level of the first games for the PS4.
    Furthermore, the game has a big problem with light and reflections. During day missions, your eyes will suffer a lot (I will allow myself a little friendly advice ... do not play the game at night, when looking at your house / apartment outdoors, it will look like a solid disco party is taking place there). These problems spoil the impression of the game a lot.

    But let's say we try to ignore this. The game offers a lot of content, from cleaning the city districts from the Templar Order, a trip to the period of the First World War (it was amazing), to a thrilling and interesting story, but with a very predictable ending. I was missing some plottwist, betrayal or intrigue.

    There are also a lot of side activities, fighting in arenas, carriage races, carriage abductions, carriage protection. Finally, of course, the classic collection of objects from the map.

    The side tasks that I highly recommend are also interesting. Dialogues with Dickens, Victoria and other characters are interesting and often funny.

    The game entertained me for a week and a half. I haven't finished it for the platinum trophy.

    In conclusion, I must add that I am very sorry that UBISOFT did not find a few days of "free" time and did not release a patch that would solve the mentioned problems. AC: Syndicate is definitely one of the better Assassins games. I would give the game two ratings.

    Rating for PS5: 7/10
    Rating for the game if I played it on the PS4 console: 9/10.
    So I will make a compromise and give the game an 8/10 rating.    … Expand
  23. SolaireMengao
    Sep 16, 2021
    8
    Definitely not the ideal experience of the series, but Assassin's Creed Syndicate is still very enjoyable.
  24. Mahannbz
    Aug 31, 2021
    9
    It's a very good game great combat and game play with beautiful map and very good characters it's so much better than assassin's creed unity
  25. trevor1981
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    Honestly, I came in with no high expectations, and stayed for one of the best games I had ever played. In fact, I could go on enjoying it for months.
    Let’s start with what stroke me first, which is, of course, the Victorian London. Saying ‘it’s breathtaking’ would be an understatement. Even if you decide to explore the city first, you will never be bored exploring/looting/conquering,    Honestly, I came in with no high expectations, and stayed for one of the best games I had ever played. In fact, I could go on enjoying it for months.
    Let’s start with what stroke me first, which is, of course, the Victorian London. Saying ‘it’s breathtaking’ would be an understatement. Even if you decide to explore the city first, you will never be bored exploring/looting/conquering, before embarking on main campaign.
    As for the story-telling, Assassin Creed Syndicate is another pinnacle of perfectly executed cut scenes and voice acting. The writing and the execution are simply phenomenal, no other way to put it. Frankly, the game is so immersive and addictive, I wouldn’t even mind replaying it from scratch.
    You’ll most likely love this game whether you’re a fan of the franchise or not. I’ll go ahead and call it ‘the second true Ubisoft masterpiece after Far Cry 3’. Being my first Assassin Creed experience, having finished it, I’m ready now to play just any title of the series, eyeing ‘Origins’ for next.
    Assassin Creed Syndicate could’ve easily been the Game Of The Year, or least get a ‘Must-Play’, very surprised it didn’t. It’s not just one of the best games I’ve ever played, not just one of the most beautiful games, but one I still play even after getting the platinum trophy.    … Expand
  26. Harufr_o
    Aug 3, 2021
    9
    La verdad assassins creed siempre ah sido de las franquicias que me han gustado desde que jugué la assassins creed 2 no pude dejar de jugar los demás y no me arrepiento después de todo pude jugar nuevamente un assassins creed que me encantará cuando encontré black flag... Pero unity no me convenció demasiado entonces no esperaba mucho de syndicate pero me sorprendió gratamente en esteLa verdad assassins creed siempre ah sido de las franquicias que me han gustado desde que jugué la assassins creed 2 no pude dejar de jugar los demás y no me arrepiento después de todo pude jugar nuevamente un assassins creed que me encantará cuando encontré black flag... Pero unity no me convenció demasiado entonces no esperaba mucho de syndicate pero me sorprendió gratamente en este juego la exploración del mismo no la siento pesada como en unity. Si es verdad que el hecho de ser dos protagonistas no era tan necesario pero no me quejo tanto de vez en cuando si se siente que hubiera sido mejor un protagonista pero no importa después de todo sigue siendo bastante disfrutable... En resumen la verdad se me hace un juego muy divertido y completo de assassins creed no es el mejor pero por lo menos en mi top estaría entre los 5 mejores… Expand
  27. AnviiFTW
    Jul 7, 2021
    8
    Picked up the gold edition for sale for 20 bucks, story is great, side missions are decent, gameplay is clunky at points but fun, main characters are memorable, great game.
  28. myshSA
    May 23, 2021
    10
    The last true assassin's creed. I feel so sad about what is going on with the series right now.
  29. Viking_God
    Apr 19, 2021
    10
    Not as good as Unity, but still million times better than Odyssey. London looks amazing, specially on PC.
  30. Fallenx
    Apr 19, 2021
    10
    I like Unity and Syndicate almost equally. Graphics are better on PC than PS4 version, but overall both versions of this game are great.
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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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