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  1. May 2, 2021
    7
    I loved this underground london idea with a male and a female character on the line,story was kinda a crap and I think I saw this game once before so...it's playable but not very good AC game!
  2. Nov 5, 2020
    7
    Eu gosto muito da história da Revolução Industrial e o jogo conseguiu transmitir a época de forma excepcional eu joguei me sentindo na Londres do século 19, poder ir trocando de personagem entre os irmãos Fry funcionou muito bem mas a história não é tão memorável.
  3. Jan 2, 2021
    7
    Game played fun but lacked anything exceptional. Story was fairly boring and the open world features were fatiguing. Not a bad game if you skip all the repetitive extras and rush right to the end, but otherwise you will note yourself. Still a step up from Unity!!
  4. Mar 21, 2021
    7
    Игра красивая, работает на PS4 стабильно. Сюжет слабенький, боёвка очень казуальная, старался играть по стелсу, он реально хорош, если не считать читерские способности главной героини.
    Доп задания есть хорошие, а есть унылые захваты районов. Донат присутствует, хоть и не мешает особо играть.
    В целом игра понравилась, однако после юнити ожидал немного большего, чувствуется некоторые
    Игра красивая, работает на PS4 стабильно. Сюжет слабенький, боёвка очень казуальная, старался играть по стелсу, он реально хорош, если не считать читерские способности главной героини.
    Доп задания есть хорошие, а есть унылые захваты районов. Донат присутствует, хоть и не мешает особо играть.
    В целом игра понравилась, однако после юнити ожидал немного большего, чувствуется некоторые моменты сделаны проще, поэтому только 7 из 10, игру прошёл почти на 100%.
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  5. Mar 28, 2022
    7
    Jogo medíocre em todos os seus aspectos, todavia, me divertiu e é um bom jogo.
  6. Jul 4, 2022
    7
    Not a bad game but a little boring when you compare it to the others. But I still like it.
  7. Jan 11, 2023
    7
    Recenzja powstała w celu zapisu oceny z gry na moim profilu, ku potomności.
  8. Jun 6, 2023
    7
    Tried some new mechanics and it worked. Fun to play.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ Good missions. But when taking over the districts it's very repetitive
  9. Jul 18, 2023
    7
    I'ts clear to AC Syndicate is far better than Unity. Graphics and sounds are still the same. However, at the exit there were less bugs than the previous. I like the personality except Jacob. I feel he says sentences without sense. They need to improve the controls and put more objects to do parkour. Without parkour it's not a AC game. Putting activities is pretty nice but when you spendI'ts clear to AC Syndicate is far better than Unity. Graphics and sounds are still the same. However, at the exit there were less bugs than the previous. I like the personality except Jacob. I feel he says sentences without sense. They need to improve the controls and put more objects to do parkour. Without parkour it's not a AC game. Putting activities is pretty nice but when you spend hours doing the same activities maybe it could be a little bit boring. In conclusion, it's a good game but there is another AC game set in in other country. Expand
  10. Jul 28, 2023
    7
    A good title with less bug from his predecessor the combact system is the good thing about this gam..the story is fine but the parkour is totally absent for the mechanic grapple system.Good character and beatiful city to explore with a fine activity to complete
  11. 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.
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  12. 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!
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  13. 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
  14. 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.
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  15. 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.
  16. 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’.
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  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
  18. 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.
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  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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....
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  22. 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. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
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  28. 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.
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  29. 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.
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  30. 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"
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 86
  2. 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]