Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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  1. crim27
    Oct 23, 2015
    9
    First of all may say this is the best looking assassins creed game also this comes from the creators of assassins creed brotherhood what gives it a nice freshness about it my biggest complaint about is that it doesn't pull me in when I do hours goes by liked nothing overall my small play thru I have encountered no bugs or glitches at this moment in summary this is probably one of the bestFirst of all may say this is the best looking assassins creed game also this comes from the creators of assassins creed brotherhood what gives it a nice freshness about it my biggest complaint about is that it doesn't pull me in when I do hours goes by liked nothing overall my small play thru I have encountered no bugs or glitches at this moment in summary this is probably one of the best assassins cread game of late would I'd recommend picking this up if you like the early assassins creed games then yes given the go… Expand
  2. Ikenda
    Oct 23, 2015
    8
    Im not a ubisoft lover but this is a far better release then Unity. People who preorder it wont cry for their money back and thats an improvement. Keep going like this ubi and ill love you again, maybe.
  3. sscott0829tw
    Oct 23, 2015
    8
    A huge improve from ACU,the map is big and gorgeous,the characters are fun and interesting,the story is wellmade,And the side missions are amazing this time,I can't stop doing them.And the money you earn in the game have more purpose this time,you can use to upgrade your gang,equipment,gadgets.It is so much fun for exploring the map with your Rooks in a carriage. Ubisoft really put moreA huge improve from ACU,the map is big and gorgeous,the characters are fun and interesting,the story is wellmade,And the side missions are amazing this time,I can't stop doing them.And the money you earn in the game have more purpose this time,you can use to upgrade your gang,equipment,gadgets.It is so much fun for exploring the map with your Rooks in a carriage. Ubisoft really put more effort into the game,Syndicate is a surprise this year,cause I thought the game is going to be bad,but no,the developers really bring the series to a new high.… Expand
  4. Dustbowl
    Oct 23, 2015
    8
    I know Ubisoft releases every year,but this year something different,this game is not perfect but this is a good game like Brotherhood,the skill tree thing is fits good to Assassin's Creed Syndicate. This is play as fun game,buy it or don't buy it. Your decision.
  5. oxXBLADEZXxo
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Massive, Massive improvement over that crapfest that was Unity. The characters are well written, familiar gameplay mechanics such as the whistling and being able to pick up bodies is back, the story has clever links to the story of the other AC games, the modern day is better and actually goes somewhere (albeit the ending is absolute wank) and the side missions are implemented well intoMassive, Massive improvement over that crapfest that was Unity. The characters are well written, familiar gameplay mechanics such as the whistling and being able to pick up bodies is back, the story has clever links to the story of the other AC games, the modern day is better and actually goes somewhere (albeit the ending is absolute wank) and the side missions are implemented well into the goal of the main story.… Expand
  6. adin1
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    best Assassin's Creed game since 4 and I can say that without a doubt this is the best open world of the series. I know Ubisoft releases every year,but this year something different,this game is not perfect but this is a good game like Brotherhood,the skill tree thing is fits good to Assassin's Creed Syndicate
  7. Allthat
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    This is quite simply the best Assassin's Creed game since 4 and I can say that without a doubt this is the best open world of the series. Victorian era London is perfectly portrayed and the team worked really hard on this open world, maybe a little too hard (they could have focused more on improving the main story). However the 2 main characters are very well written and are extremelyThis is quite simply the best Assassin's Creed game since 4 and I can say that without a doubt this is the best open world of the series. Victorian era London is perfectly portrayed and the team worked really hard on this open world, maybe a little too hard (they could have focused more on improving the main story). However the 2 main characters are very well written and are extremely likable, Jacob Frye is as good a character as Ezio. You are actually going to laugh quite a bit, and it's a good thing. This is probably the least serious Assassin's Creed game.

    I know a lot of people are tired of this franchise but the key to enjoying it is to not play all the Assassin's Creed games. Only play the good ones, and this is one of the good ones.    … Expand
  8. charlie13333333
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Had a fantastic time with this game. I was really happy ubisoft finally learned from their goddamn mistakes and made a good game. A must buy if u want to get back into the series
  9. lebacon
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    I had a blast with this game! It brings back the story and that classic AC feel! It's worth the buy and I think it will reinstate people's faith in these games!
  10. brosl0l
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    One of the best Assassins Creed games and I don t know why the people hate this very funny and interesting game I know that its no perfect but I put him a 10
  11. dailyclazz
    Oct 23, 2015
    9
    I feel like this game is a proper comeback for assassin's creed. It's got a pretty good story, fun gameplay, and great side missions! I didn't encounter any glitches so that was great but the ending was stupid. The ending does tease something exciting tho. I highly suggest u get it, it's really worth the money. Most of the people giving the game negative reviews on here haven't even playedI feel like this game is a proper comeback for assassin's creed. It's got a pretty good story, fun gameplay, and great side missions! I didn't encounter any glitches so that was great but the ending was stupid. The ending does tease something exciting tho. I highly suggest u get it, it's really worth the money. Most of the people giving the game negative reviews on here haven't even played the game and just want to see it fail!… Expand
  12. morytmeteoryt
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Great game! Dont know where complaints coming from! I assume some people must have pirate copies or never played the game! Its not the best Assassins Creed game but its pretty close! For me its definitely better than Black Flag and pretty close to AC2
  13. FunInTheSun
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Great game! Best AC yet! Carts, rope launcher, trains, control your gang. pretty deep open world to explore and mess with. Jacob and Evie have a fun relationship too!
  14. porhawj
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Graphic is gorgeous and beautiful. gameplay/combat are great.. Jacob and Evie are awesome characters.. London is very beautiful.. Gang activites is very interesting thing to do. Don't listen to trollers/haters say stupid things to you : this game is garbage.. it is great game ever i playing right now.. great job Ubisoft for learned the lesson from Unity was messy at launch.. i didn'tGraphic is gorgeous and beautiful. gameplay/combat are great.. Jacob and Evie are awesome characters.. London is very beautiful.. Gang activites is very interesting thing to do. Don't listen to trollers/haters say stupid things to you : this game is garbage.. it is great game ever i playing right now.. great job Ubisoft for learned the lesson from Unity was messy at launch.. i didn't notice any glitches, Framerate run very well : stable 30 fps… Expand
  15. Chatmak
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This is one of my favourite Assassin's Creed games, and I have played all of them bar Odyssey. An improvement over Unity in virtually every single way, this is a nice mix of the original AC formula, the freedom offered by Unity's open-ended assassination missions and some modern traversal features unique to Syndicate which are executed very well.

    The story is okay, nothing special, and    This is one of my favourite Assassin's Creed games, and I have played all of them bar Odyssey. An improvement over Unity in virtually every single way, this is a nice mix of the original AC formula, the freedom offered by Unity's open-ended assassination missions and some modern traversal features unique to Syndicate which are executed very well.

    The story is okay, nothing special, and the characters can be hit or miss but I was a fan of the two protagonists, particularly Evie. They don't differ as much as I would like in terms of gameplay but it's still nice that you can switch between them whenever you want, and they both have LOTS of customisation options.

    The combat is understandably more brawler-based than swords and the like, due to the time period, but I found it fun. Unity probably has the edge in this regard though. The traversal, mission structure, assassinations and side content are all much improved in Syndicate though. Not to mention it barely has any performance issues on PS4 and looks beautiful.

    If you like the older Assassin's Creed games but were put off by the entries leading up to this game (like Unity), please give it a chance. You won't be disappointed    … Expand
  16. Xamepon
    Jan 14, 2016
    9
    This game has certainly improved where Unity lacked. It gives you a great cast of colourful iconic characters, some being notable historic figures. It greatly improved upon the story, both historic and modern day (although modern day still needs more content). The gameplay along with the animations, although from Unity have been completely refined!
  17. gyu3437
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    I'm looking forward to estimating this game. I think Syndicate shows me the possibility that AC series can develop from now on. I'm very impressed by Frye's characteristics
  18. JACOBFRYE
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    One of the best Assassin Creed games in the franchise. I absolutely loved the gamplay and story. Unity just didn't have fun gameplay and the story had nothing to do with desmond except meeting bishop.
  19. 35tozovo
    Jan 2, 2017
    8
    Игра просто на уровне! Не 10/10 конечно, но играть можно. Прошел сюжет, могу сказать одно - это мать его ахуенный Лондон! Все часы потрачены на изучение этой идеальной архитектуры! В игре есть баги и множество лагов, но не так часто попадается в глаза.. Жду новую часть культового сериала! 7.666/10Игра просто на уровне! Не 10/10 конечно, но играть можно. Прошел сюжет, могу сказать одно - это мать его ахуенный Лондон! Все часы потрачены на изучение этой идеальной архитектуры! В игре есть баги и множество лагов, но не так часто попадается в глаза.. Жду новую часть культового сериала! 7.666/10
  20. TheFlameMage
    Dec 5, 2016
    8
    The game is decent. I would recommend buying it if it seems interesting towards you, but Assassin's Creed Syndicate isn't perfect. A definite improvement from Assassin's Creed Unity though.

    The gameplay is reasonably fun. The combat system is faster and much more responsive, however some may consider it too easy. Nevertheless, it's an improvement. The parkour is almost exactly the same    The game is decent. I would recommend buying it if it seems interesting towards you, but Assassin's Creed Syndicate isn't perfect. A definite improvement from Assassin's Creed Unity though.

    The gameplay is reasonably fun. The combat system is faster and much more responsive, however some may consider it too easy. Nevertheless, it's an improvement. The parkour is almost exactly the same as last year (I personally on't mind this), with the main addition being the rope launcher. I believe this makes parkour flow more however if you don't like this idea it is optional. The stealth is more responsive and fun then Unity's, however it does have it's fair share of inconsistencies and annoyances. The customization allows for a lot of creativity, but is a slight downgrade from last year. A few bugs but not to many.

    The graphics are great. The close ups and long distance shots from he game can sometimes be beautiful. The game doesn't lag in the slightest on this console. Ubisoft did an amazing job of recreating Victorian London.

    The story is okay, at best. My main problem is that it lacks a bit of depth, but nevertheless it isn't a complete flop. The characters are reasonably well written, they each have their own personalities and differences, especially considering we are playing with two characters now. But be warned, the ending is pretty anti-climatic.

    Overall a decent game, a massive improvement from last year, but not perfect.    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. JonLance
    Feb 19, 2018
    8
    7.5/10. This was my first AC game outside Freedom Cry and AC1 which I played 10 years ago. The story is pretty average but the environment is amazing and the combat is pretty enjoyable. The big standout for me is the main characters and the main antagonist, they are very entertaining and really drive the story. I did run into a few bugs (nothing that I had to restart the game to fix7.5/10. This was my first AC game outside Freedom Cry and AC1 which I played 10 years ago. The story is pretty average but the environment is amazing and the combat is pretty enjoyable. The big standout for me is the main characters and the main antagonist, they are very entertaining and really drive the story. I did run into a few bugs (nothing that I had to restart the game to fix though) but overall I definitely recommend the game.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. SolaireMengao
    Sep 16, 2021
    8
    Definitely not the ideal experience of the series, but Assassin's Creed Syndicate is still very enjoyable.
  27. 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
  28. Virus_Syndicate
    Oct 26, 2015
    8
    I've been a huge Assassins Creed fan since the very first one, and for better or worse I have purchased every single one since then excluding the DS games that no one remembers. That being said, I was also one of the few people who enjoyed Unity and didn't experience many bugs during my playthrough. So when I first heard about Syndicate I was really surprised by how underwhelmed andI've been a huge Assassins Creed fan since the very first one, and for better or worse I have purchased every single one since then excluding the DS games that no one remembers. That being said, I was also one of the few people who enjoyed Unity and didn't experience many bugs during my playthrough. So when I first heard about Syndicate I was really surprised by how underwhelmed and unexcited I was, I even told myself I wasn't going to buy it which lasted me until release day when I caved to internal pressure and bought it, and now that I've beaten it I can safely say that I'm glad I did!

    At first I hated it, the button mashing combat system, the less interesting Brother, the crappy occasional day 1 parkour glitch, the random but luckily rare game crashes. All this soon faded away though as I got into the main story a little more, and soon found myself actually liking most of the characters and the story. Jacob even started to grow on me about halfway through the story missions! The characters were made up of many names I knew about and was even surprised to see a few I wasn't expecting to see make an appearance. It's clear to me that the teams working on this game put a lot of time into painstakingly recreating London's iconic look and feel for the era, and the characters complimented it better than any other games in the AC series. The story does however start taking some turns near the end which make my question the decision making abilities of some characters, but other than that I really enjoyed the ride.

    Gameplay wise, not a lot has changed in the "feel" of the game seeing as how it's using an updated version of Unity's engine. The parkour is just as fluid (when it works), the map is beautiful, and overall it's a great improvement over Unity, aside from the combat. I enjoyed the more precise fencing-esque combat of Unity and was looking forward to seeing them improve it for Syndicate, but instead they changed it completely for a more simplistic button mash which gets a bit draining after awhile.

    I could talk about the in-game currency they offer since a lot of people seem to have an issue with this, but honestly I forgot it even existed the entire time I was playing because it doesn't try and force you to buy anything since everything can be earned in game, and it's more fun that way anyhow instead of purposely making it a grind so you buy credits.

    Simply put, this game is one of the best Assassins Creed games yet! They learned a lot of a lessons from Unity, but they still have a ways to go before Assassins Creed can be great again. I think if Ubisoft were to give their studios the freedom and time they need, they would have a seriously awesome game that might make people excited for this franchise again. But for an annualized franchise, this one isn't bad. The only reason to not buy this game is if you don't like AC in the first place, if you do than you know what you're gonna get and hopefully you'll be surprised by the improvements made.    … Expand
  29. kaykil
    Oct 26, 2015
    9
    This is a huge improvement on unity. Not very groundbreaking in terms of story but a lot of fun and had no technical issues so far. Love the skill system and playing as Evie is really cool
  30. steviejayyy
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    Really enjoyed this game, was very fun to play, and loved both Evie and Jacob Frye. Most fun i've had with an assassins creed game, not perfect, but very fun to play
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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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