Assassin's Creed Syndicate: Jack the Ripper

 Xbox One
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 31
  3. Negative: 4 out of 31

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  1. CoolDadTx
    Feb 7, 2016
    1
    This DLC is utter garbage. AC3 is the worst of the series but at least the DLCs weren't bad. This DLC is bad. Let's start with the crap story that Ubisoft created to somehow tie Jack into the assassin's rather than simply letting Jack stand on his own since he is one of the most well known people in history. Furthermore you are dropped into London again but nothing you built up in theThis DLC is utter garbage. AC3 is the worst of the series but at least the DLCs weren't bad. This DLC is bad. Let's start with the crap story that Ubisoft created to somehow tie Jack into the assassin's rather than simply letting Jack stand on his own since he is one of the most well known people in history. Furthermore you are dropped into London again but nothing you built up in the main game matters. You don't even get all of London to run around it. It's basic a sandbox of London. The side events are the same boring things in the main game.

    The new fear element is stuff down your throat whether you want it or not. Personally I found it to be a plot point with no real justification or purpose. But I was forced to use it through the entire game for objectives and because they took away all your real skills. The Jack sections were utterly stupid and meaningless.

    Now the bugs, they are worse than Unity. This is the only game that has managed to crash my Xbox. Graphic glitches are everywhere. On more than 1 occasion I was beating down someone and they just disappeared. Side activities also tended to reset in the middle of them for no particular reason. In one case I completed an objective and it showed me a message as such. When the level completed it said I didn't complete it and gave me no extra credit. But when I went back in the Progression Log it showed it as completed. Another glitch was horses getting stuck on invisible walls.

    Finally the latest update causes the store to open whenever Syndicate is started and I'm given the option to install Ubi Club. Attention Ubisoft - I AM NOT INSTALLING YOUR CRAP. Even worse is that you sit through the Syndicate loading screen, get sent to the store, click cancel and you then have to select the DLC and sit through another loading screen and store redirect. What kind of genius thought that was a good idea.    … Expand
  2. memus
    Jul 17, 2022
    4
    An incohesive addition to an incohesive game. This time around AC tries to cosplay Batman games and fails at that. Also, this one is as glitchy as the full AC Syndicate. One of the achievement got stuck for me at 98% for no reason.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Feb 16, 2016
    80
    A genuinely atmospheric and often disturbing yarn that Ripper and Creed fans shouldn't miss. [Feb 2016, p.88]
  2. ICXM
    Jan 7, 2016
    90
    My only proper complaint would have to be the the expansion offers not enough weapon variety so you can't take out enemies in different ways. That's a shame. Other than that, I absolutely loved it.
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  3. EGM
    Jan 7, 2016
    75
    Striking fear into Evie’s enemies may be a bit overpowered, and Jack may not be the formidable bad guy we hoped he would be, but this DLC is still a fun adventure that serves as a nice excuse to return to Assassin’s Creed’s take on Victorian-Era London.
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