Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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  1. omer123
    Jun 18, 2023
    8
    I will give it an 6 out of 10 is one of my least favorite but i have fun time playing it
  2. Ratohnhaketon
    Apr 26, 2023
    10
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate Review:

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is both a significant improvement and a downgraded version of Assassin's Creed Unity. The combat is excellent, especially being the first game in the series to feature triple and quadruple finishers. Evie Frye is the first Assassin's Creed female protagonist to be acclaimed, and Jacob Frye is too hilarious for me. He looks    Assassin's Creed Syndicate Review:

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is both a significant improvement and a downgraded version of Assassin's Creed Unity. The combat is excellent, especially being the first game in the series to feature triple and quadruple finishers. Evie Frye is the first Assassin's Creed female protagonist to be acclaimed, and Jacob Frye is too hilarious for me. He looks dumb, but still is so strong. How many times can these twins break anyone's limbs?! The parkour looked more realistic, and thank god we don't have to fall down accidentally. The grappling hook was more useful as it's set in London, where there are high buildings. London has one of the best settings ever and the graphics ran well in my Xbox One. Overall, Assassin's Creed Syndicate is one of the best video games in this franchise, and I say it's an improvement over Assassin's Creed Unity. I'd rate it a 9.1/10.    … Expand
  3. Mbls
    Oct 19, 2022
    8
    I liked this game, London is really amazing. But i didn't liked the characters. I cuoldn't get into their story and emotions.
  4. shushlolhi
    Oct 10, 2022
    8
    This game is so good. Most underrated ac game by far. The story falls slightly short and the tone is a bit iffy, but i love it so much. The best thing about this game is the world. Its amazing. Its so beautiful to look at, and it feels like a living breathing city. The combat is smooth and responsive, the rope launcher is so fun. The missions are amazing, the mission structure is great andThis game is so good. Most underrated ac game by far. The story falls slightly short and the tone is a bit iffy, but i love it so much. The best thing about this game is the world. Its amazing. Its so beautiful to look at, and it feels like a living breathing city. The combat is smooth and responsive, the rope launcher is so fun. The missions are amazing, the mission structure is great and it never gets old. Theres so much side content but it never feels neccesary.… Expand
  5. BaldingSpider76
    Jun 14, 2022
    8
    Impressive combat system, with a big variation of weapons to use, but the characters are forgettable, nothing that can make the player remember in the future the characters used and the ones you fight.
  6. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Feb 15, 2021
    9
    Очередная ассасинская история отправляет нас в Лондон викторианской эпохи и Промышленной революции. Играем за близнецов Иви и Джейкоба Фрай, которые верою и правдой служат ассасинскому ордену, и в какой-то момент решаются вырваться из глубинки и очистить Лондон от тамплиерской заразы, плотно засевшей в столице Англии. Лондон в Синдикате прекрасен, погружаешься в эпоху перехода от лошадок кОчередная ассасинская история отправляет нас в Лондон викторианской эпохи и Промышленной революции. Играем за близнецов Иви и Джейкоба Фрай, которые верою и правдой служат ассасинскому ордену, и в какой-то момент решаются вырваться из глубинки и очистить Лондон от тамплиерской заразы, плотно засевшей в столице Англии. Лондон в Синдикате прекрасен, погружаешься в эпоху перехода от лошадок к паровым двигателям с головой. Всё выглядит очень здорово: Темза забитая пароходами и всякими баржами которые снуют туда-сюда, железные дороги по которым паровозы, устало пыхтя, суетно тащат за собой изящные вагончики, по мокрым улицам гоняют кареты и прочие разнообразные экипажи. Вот тут просто придраться не к чему, носишься по этой всей красоте и действительно кайфуешь. Что же касается геймплея - по сути те же яйца только в профиль. Из нового отметим появление уровня мощи у врагов, то есть пока ты находишься на первом соваться к врагам уровня четвертого совершенно не стоит, так как это может кардинально отразиться на вашем здоровье. Арсенал протагониста также изменился - теперь главные орудия боя это кукри, трость и кастет, исходя из чего и боёвочка выглядит по-новому, хотя как по мне, фехтовальные поединки раньше были эффектнее. Прокачка всего боевого добра и способностей стандартная и не далеко ушла от той же Unity. Да, у нас теперь появляются на улицах приспешники и вместе с этим новая система улучшения скилов своей банды, но если честно лучше вкладываться в своего персонажа, при хорошей реакции и сопоставимом уровне соперника можно их укладывать десятками, а наши Грачи скорее нужны дабы отвлечь внимание в определенных миссиях. У аркхемского Бэтмена позаимствован тросомет, благодаря которому стало веселее перемещаться между домами. Гонки на каретах занятие тоже весьма забавное. Сюжет в меру интересный, но без особого восторга. Игрового процесса вместе с допами много, так что внезапно всё не оборвется, успеете всем насладиться, если конечно пойдет. У нас всё пошло неплохо, опять же без восторга, но это было действительно интересно и увлекательно!… Expand
  7. punkmilitia
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    TL;DR spoiler-free Review.

    The graphics, and location are great. The story is good, and the feeling of building up a gang is fun. Combat is great. Traversal is good.

    Overall: 83
  8. Cementer200
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a masterpiece. Syndicate is a open world game set in 1868 London main story is great and the side missions and activities are really good.
  9. DzmitryBoston
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
    With all its ups and downs the assassin's creed series is a must-play. All games are enjoyable even though generic some times. A great inspiration for a history lover.
  10. Reus147
    Aug 12, 2019
    8
    Being the first assassins creed game that i ever played, i really enjoyed being immersed in the assassins world of London. It was a really fresh experience for me, being able to tackle each challenge freely the way that i wanted and after playing more games of its kind it remains one of the better ones. The story was good although the ending was kind of a let off. Industrial revolutionBeing the first assassins creed game that i ever played, i really enjoyed being immersed in the assassins world of London. It was a really fresh experience for me, being able to tackle each challenge freely the way that i wanted and after playing more games of its kind it remains one of the better ones. The story was good although the ending was kind of a let off. Industrial revolution London is beautiful and i enjoyed climbing the tallest buildings although there were times i faced some inconveniences when doing parkour.… Expand
  11. LegoEggo19
    Jan 28, 2019
    8
    Those who love Assassin's Creed will find plenty to enjoy in this game. Fun characters, excellent combat, and 2 characters to offer more options for a gameplay style. This world feels alive in a way many previous games haven't had. Traversing the environment with the grappling hook is especially fun.
  12. BrettSiebenhaar
    Aug 13, 2018
    8
    This was a great Assassin's Creed game. I must say that it is probably my favorite one. There is something about 1800's London that made the game so much fun, plus having missions based around Charles Dickens was great because he is my all time favorite author. Being able to play two different storylines, one male, and the other female was so much fun. The gameplay was solid, theThis was a great Assassin's Creed game. I must say that it is probably my favorite one. There is something about 1800's London that made the game so much fun, plus having missions based around Charles Dickens was great because he is my all time favorite author. Being able to play two different storylines, one male, and the other female was so much fun. The gameplay was solid, the graphics were amazing and the story was good. Like any other UBI game, it got repetitive which is a score killer for me.… Expand
  13. Mooneyman2214
    Jun 6, 2018
    9
    I'm going to be honest. I have not played every Assassin's Creed game and I am no expert. However, based off of playing through Black Flag, Unity, and now Syndicate, this game rises above the rest. It has the beauty of Unity while still keeping great game mechanics and fun of Black Flag. This game takes what Unity could have been and does it right, making it easier to control, addingI'm going to be honest. I have not played every Assassin's Creed game and I am no expert. However, based off of playing through Black Flag, Unity, and now Syndicate, this game rises above the rest. It has the beauty of Unity while still keeping great game mechanics and fun of Black Flag. This game takes what Unity could have been and does it right, making it easier to control, adding vehicles like carriages and a great progression system, where you can upgrade yourself (which is really two different people, with different skills and styles), your allies, aka the rooks which this game really optimized and made it easier to use your them and have them help you, instead of just getting lucky and finding some like in Unity.
    Another great pro is the side missions. In Unity, these would just give you a little bit of cash and were not fun and had no feeling or meaning, when in Syndicate you can help famous legends from this time like Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Alexander G. Bell. This isn't Unity where you randomly meet Napoleon and do 1 story mission and never see him again. Sometimes they are side missions, sometimes story missions and sometimes are to take control of the different parts of London, which I now realize has greatly improved from previous games.

    I'm reaching the end of my review, so stay in there. In Syndicate, you get to take control of different sectors of London in different parts. You get to move around this beautiful map with your rooks by foot, carriage or even train, which if I haven't mentioned yet, but once you conquer the fist sector, you get a freaking train that moves across London to different train stations from where you can manage all of your upgrades, cosmetics, and restock on ammo and supplies. It is always much more efficient just to fast travel to your destination, but sometimes I take the train because I feel more immersed when I do.
    If you were waiting for me to say something bad, there really isn't much to say. I still find the story telling a little hard to follow and am confused by basically what Assassins Creed is as a whole, as I just view it as an adventure in history, when some people see it as a fight against the Templars to save Humanity, which I don't really understand, which may sound bad but it is much less confusing the Unity were you randomly are transferred to 1940's Paris and climb up the Eiffel tower and shoot down German planes, which was very random and felt out of place.

    In summation this is a great game that is very pretty with pretty good story telling and excellent characters with a lot of fun.    … Expand
  14. SurestRoxas
    Jun 4, 2018
    9
    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
  15. brianirdo
    Apr 20, 2018
    9
    um jogo com o mesmo principio de far cry 5 (o mapa) com conquista de territorios,graficos bons pela sua epoca de lançamento,diferente do far cry 5,esse jogo possui uma historia bem aproveitada e bem executada,o unico "pecado" sao os bugs,a cada 3 passos acontece 1
  16. Thisperson1
    Jan 2, 2018
    10
    My favorite Assassin's Creed by far. It is beautiful, the combat is good, the parkour works very well, and it has an amazing plot. The characters are not the most interesting, but they are still good and don't ruin the game at all. The rope launcher is fun to use and explore London with. The open world is super fun to roam and is well made. I highly recommend this game.
  17. Direwolf73
    Dec 29, 2017
    8
    I have never been a fan of the Assassin's Creed series but Syndicate won me over with two core areas, The amazing setting of Victorian era London and the awesome duo of Evie and Jacob Frye. The twins alone were enough to get me to stumble through learning the system and get rolling. The story left a little to be desired but the setting made up for it in my opinion. A decent amount of DLCI have never been a fan of the Assassin's Creed series but Syndicate won me over with two core areas, The amazing setting of Victorian era London and the awesome duo of Evie and Jacob Frye. The twins alone were enough to get me to stumble through learning the system and get rolling. The story left a little to be desired but the setting made up for it in my opinion. A decent amount of DLC adds to the fun.… Expand
  18. The_Historia117
    Apr 28, 2017
    8
    WHATS UP YOU AMAZING PEOPLE! This is my Review for Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.
    When the game starts at first it has the usual assassins creed tutorial mission and feels very linear like usual then once you finish the tutorial the whole city of London is then open to you to explore however you can't just go willy nilly around the city immediately as each different borough has different    WHATS UP YOU AMAZING PEOPLE! This is my Review for Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.
    When the game starts at first it has the usual assassins creed tutorial mission and feels very linear like usual then once you finish the tutorial the whole city of London is then open to you to explore however you can't just go willy nilly around the city immediately as each different borough has different types of enemies from a level 1 enemy all the way to like level 15 enemies that can kill you in one hit when you first start off. I also liked the two character feature with Evie and Jacob as two playable assassin's and the building a Gang concept however the game could use a few twicks when it comes to combat and story and it would have a perfect score
    thanks for reading the review and check out my other Game and movie Reviews BBYYEE    … Expand
  19. ITZZZPERRY
    Jun 17, 2016
    9
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate is one of my favorite games in the series. The protagonists are great, and the story comes together quite nicely. Gameplay is smoother than ever before.
  20. Luisferoz
    Jun 8, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The map is beautiful, the feelings between the characters(Jacob and Evie) too, the missions are exciting and the history is good but not at all as other AC games, but something I didn't like at all were the antagonists, the reason is that they didn't really were organized, even if they took the most powerful city of the world of that time, I think they should put them a character a little bit like someone of the Borgia or the pazzi, but this game is amazing, the missions are full of challenges, you have to help to your people(the rooks and the citizens), but as said before the story is predictable, and the characters don't make you feel like as your were inside the game, but all the others things are amazing, or well, better than AC Unity.… Expand
  21. Rickster90110
    Feb 26, 2016
    10
    I am the biggest assassins creed fan and I know this is an amazing game. I have all the main games not including cool side games like liberation but I've got to say this was incredible even unity in my opinion was great
  22. fallouts
    Feb 15, 2016
    8
    Updated review: My last review was rather overly negative because I made the mistake of submitting my opinion too early in the game. Now that I've completed the game, I can honestly say that this is the best AC so far in my opinion for number of reasons. Firstly, devs now finally realize that sandbox levels are the way to go with AC, and they have made the stealth mechanics fast paced andUpdated review: My last review was rather overly negative because I made the mistake of submitting my opinion too early in the game. Now that I've completed the game, I can honestly say that this is the best AC so far in my opinion for number of reasons. Firstly, devs now finally realize that sandbox levels are the way to go with AC, and they have made the stealth mechanics fast paced and less frustrating from the previous games. You have number of methods to dispatch your enemy and all of the mechanics are cool. The setting is very immersive and possibly my favorite one in the series. The characters are all memorable and show wide range of emotions from the emotionally disturbed past protagonists. Finally, the game is just a blast - there are plenty of side missions and all are fun, and the story missions are all varied and offer player freedom. I think this game is the biggest surprise of 2015 for me.… Expand
  23. l12345h
    Feb 8, 2016
    9
    My favorite Assassin's Creed game. The world is amazing (easily one of the most impressive open world in games I've ever played), the task of liberating regions of London which I thought would be boring and repetitive actually feels varied and important. Riding carriages pulled by invincible never dying horses is fun, and the combat is definitely the best in the series. Overall a massiveMy favorite Assassin's Creed game. The world is amazing (easily one of the most impressive open world in games I've ever played), the task of liberating regions of London which I thought would be boring and repetitive actually feels varied and important. Riding carriages pulled by invincible never dying horses is fun, and the combat is definitely the best in the series. Overall a massive improvement over Unity and is definitely worth a buy if you have ever played an Assassins Creed game and liked it.… Expand
  24. drgamer
    Jan 23, 2016
    10
    great game shouldn't be M get it
  25. tomenigma
    Jan 22, 2016
    10
    This is 1st class entertainment! I waited 1 week before writing this review to give this game to give it deeper thought. AC: Syndicate is a awesome game and it was a real pleasure to play it. Art direction, level design, character development, voice actors - they all come together created perfect Assassin's Creed adventure. Graphics are beautiful, London is gorgeous and feels alive withThis is 1st class entertainment! I waited 1 week before writing this review to give this game to give it deeper thought. AC: Syndicate is a awesome game and it was a real pleasure to play it. Art direction, level design, character development, voice actors - they all come together created perfect Assassin's Creed adventure. Graphics are beautiful, London is gorgeous and feels alive with crowds of citizens, police force and gang members on every corner.
    Now, the story is engaging but not too serious or deep as in previous titles but it fits perfectly in the AC canon.
    Mechanics are much improved, movement is on the spot most of time - no complaints there. Side missions are now interesting (not all of them but majority). Addition of zip line makes this game much more dynamic and easy to travel between roofs. The carriages are awesome, missions gives you feeling of accomplishment if you achieve optional objectives.
    Fights on moving ships are existing and finally this game wants you to move on, go back and play it.

    There is nothing to dislike about this game - this is as perfect as AC game can be and I still hold sentiments towards AC: Black Flag but this is different beast all together. Highly recommended!    … Expand
  26. Drachmalius
    Jan 14, 2016
    8
    The First Real Assassin's Creed Game Since 3

    I've been a fan of the Assassin's Creed games since the beginning. They won me over with their charm and engrossing gameplay, consistently improving and providing enough bang for the buck. However, the series seemed to peak with Brotherhood and has only gone downhill since. Even the much praised Black Flag, while a great game in its own    The First Real Assassin's Creed Game Since 3

    I've been a fan of the Assassin's Creed games since the beginning. They won me over with their charm and engrossing gameplay, consistently improving and providing enough bang for the buck. However, the series seemed to peak with Brotherhood and has only gone downhill since. Even the much praised Black Flag, while a great game in its own right, wasn't really an AC game in my eyes. Unity was terrible. We all know what it did wrong and personally I told myself that I was done with the series completely after that waste of time. But, the allure of a new game set in Victorian London combined with the sale price over the holidays convinced me to give the folks at Ubisoft one more chance (any addict knows this feeling, just one more fix please!). So, does Syndicate live up to the glory days of the AC series? Yes and no, but it is the first legitimate entry in the series since AC3.

    Let's begin with the story, because it is surprisingly one of the biggest reasons to get the game. The main characters, the Frye twins, are both very like-able right from the start. They aren't incredibly deep, but neither was Ezio. They serve their purpose but also provide the game with something that's been lacking in recent AC games: charm. These are characters you can root for, they have great personality and fit into the spirit of how the assassins are supposed to be. The plot, while pretty basic AC fare, also doesn't get in the way or get bogged down in irrelevancy. The story of AC Syndicate does it's job then gets out of the way so you can play!

    Now for the gameplay, which is also vastly improved over Unity. Syndicate keeps the open world formula, dumping you in London with a bunch of icons scattered across the map for you to sort out. The warring factions in this game are gangs, so you have to take over the different sections of London for your gang as you progress through the story. Fair enough, we remember this from Brotherhood. The combat is also much improved, being more fast paced like the Batman games but still retaining a lot of the old elements. It feels right, is all I can say really. Another aspect they seem to have ripped from the Batman games is the grappling gun, which is incredibly hard to use correctly. It's a welcome addition and makes traversal a lot easier, but sometimes you'll have an easier time just climbing to where you need to go. It's not a catch all/use this mechanic all the time kind of thing like it is in the Batman games. The free-running system from Unity is back, which still frustrates me as I thought the mechanic was a lot easier in Brotherhood but it works well enough. A big problem with the gameplay is that it feels unfinished, the game should've been in development a little longer but this is what we've got.

    That last paragraph sounded very negative, but this is still a great game. One of the best additions is the carriage driving. When I heard about it I wasn't sure what point there would be to riding a horse driven carriage around London, but it's a lot of fun and reminds me of riding a horse around Italy in the good old days. It's also incredibly forgiving, I drive through the streets like a maniac crashing into other carriages and lampposts with no worries at all. The horses must be made of steel, because they don't seem to mind being mistreated and abused. Also praiseworthy is the stealth system, which is easy to use even if you are terrible at stealth. Throwing knives and poison darts are awesome to use and it's as much fun to find new ways to kill everyone around as it ever was in Assassin's Creed. The stealth ring borrowed from Metal Gear Solid 4 is a godsend and means you don't need to rely on eagle vision as much, though you can also tag enemies so they show up in red even when you leave eagle vision. Also, trains are awesome and in general the ways they use the "new" technology are very creative and fun.

    If you were burned by Unity like the rest of us and are on the fence about getting this thing, rest easy they've worked out most of the kinks and this is a very fun, genuine Assassin's Creed game. If you're new to the series then you're in the right place, this is a fine place to start. But, Assassin's Creed 2 is backwards compatible and it holds up very well for its age and is well worth going back to if you like what you see. Overall, I'd recommend getting Syndicate as it's a fun and engaging game. If you haven't played Unity: don't.

    Just don't.    … Expand
  27. Kenmei
    Jan 13, 2016
    8
    This was a huge improvement over Unity and something that definitely does make me excited for future games in the series. The game still has a few bugs I would like worked out, most notably the controls for both the fighting and free-style running. While both are ok, they both need some tweaks, especially the running system. Adding different buttons to go up or down while running isThis was a huge improvement over Unity and something that definitely does make me excited for future games in the series. The game still has a few bugs I would like worked out, most notably the controls for both the fighting and free-style running. While both are ok, they both need some tweaks, especially the running system. Adding different buttons to go up or down while running is extremely confusing and takes a bit to get used too. The ending was pretty bad and it still does NOTHING to move along the storyline that's set in the present day. We're getting to a point with these games that something should have been done by now with the present day stuff to keep you interested in that storyline. However I still enjoyed this quite a bit and it's definitely the best game since Assassin's Creed II in my book. With the rumors that they are taking the year off for the next game, I have high hopes for the future, for the first time in a long time with this series, with the hope that they use the extra year to fine tune some stuff for the next release.… Expand
  28. hxwk
    Dec 29, 2015
    8
    After hearing the horror stories as well as witnessing the horrors of Unity, I wasn't expecting much at first. Then, the trailers began releasing every couple of months, and my excitement grew with each one. The brass knuckles, the grappling hook, the darts, the Rooks- all of it seemed revolutionary to me at the time. When I received the game, I was greeted with good introductory missionsAfter hearing the horror stories as well as witnessing the horrors of Unity, I wasn't expecting much at first. Then, the trailers began releasing every couple of months, and my excitement grew with each one. The brass knuckles, the grappling hook, the darts, the Rooks- all of it seemed revolutionary to me at the time. When I received the game, I was greeted with good introductory missions for the twins that made their roles very clear in the storyline. Later on, most missions were coherent to the story, the characters were likable and not very annoying, and the out-of-game storyline was in the storyline, but not heavily focused upon.
    However, a few things irked me. There were a few glitches here and there, yeah, but every game has its flaws. The glitches were far from the issue; what I disliked was the leveling system and the skill points. In my opinion, the leveling doesn't really fit at all. It seems forced and it later becomes a giant cash cow for Ubisoft. However, I've played other AC games prior to this one (Black Flag and Rogue), so that's my bias for it.
    The skill points really piss me off. The way you earn them is fair (1,000 XP = 1 skill point). That might seem like a lot, but remember- there are so many missions for you to do that a) have a decent XP payout and b) require you to kill rival gang members, who give you XP when you kill them. What's infuriating about the points is that they unlock 'skills'. Now, granted, there are 6 skills that (to my knowledge) were not in the game prior to this installment. Normally, though, these skills are obtained through a) normal gameplay and b) REGULAR IN-GAME MONEY prior to Syndicate. Typically, you had to work for these instead of having them practically being handed to you. These skills also make the skill points into Ubi's new cash crop.In the menu, you have the option of purchasing XP boosts so you can earn more XP to get the skills. XP gradually gets harder to find, so it's a smart marketing strategy as well as a stupid money-grab one. And how might you purchase these boosts? Through these things called Helix Points, which you find in-game in the form of glitches that are hard to locate. You can also buy Helix Points with actual, real-live money.
    The final thing that I don't really enjoy about Syndicate is the whole 'Season Pass' mentality. Compared to Black Flag, which has a whopping 80 hours of content, and Brotherhood, which has 24 hours of content, Syndicate has a mere 15 hours of content. For most games, that's a hell of a lot of play time, but for Assassin's Creed? That's disappointing. Where did the rest of the story go? Why, it went into the money machine in the form of Season Passes and DLCs, when it would ordinarily be a part of the main story.
    Just nostalgia that's killing me, that's all. And my old gam experiences.    … Expand
  29. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 16, 2015
    9
    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
    A slight return to greatness.
    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate tells the story of twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye You can freely switch back and forth between the 2 to complete tasks around the city and to free roam, but each is unique in their ability and have their own specific story missions to give you a feel for both. There is a very simple skill tree and    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
    A slight return to greatness.
    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate tells the story of twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye
    You can freely switch back and forth between the 2 to complete tasks around the city and to free roam, but each is unique in their ability and have their own specific story missions to give you a feel for both.
    There is a very simple skill tree and leveling system here, but Jacob and Evie only have a few unique skills, such as Evie having the ability to go invisible while in sneak mode, which I found no use for at all in the main campaign considering the majority of the story’s quests belongs to Jacob.
    Jacob specializes in combat compared to evies stealth.
    He wants to rile up a gang and take control of London.
    Gaining control is really where the different character styles can come into play,
    I found myself looking to Evie to free the children in factories., for everything else I just stuck to Jacob.
    There are technically a variety of tasks here such as bounty hunts where you kidnap a target or kill them and take them in for a reward, Templar hunts where you’re tasked with killing a or 2 Templar enemies, and strongholds where you just clear them out.
    I appreciate the child liberation missions because they give a sense of time beyond the themes and skins, but for the most part there’s nothing special about these side activities. It’s the same thing we’ve got year after year since Brotherhood but with new names.
    After you’ve done all activities in a section of the map a gang leader challenges you and then you take on a rival gang to finally claim the section for your own.
    As you progress through the story you’ll also be able to do train robberies and steal cargo, these tasks are important because Syndicate also feature an annoying quote un quote crafting system.
    Its fairly easy to get money in syndicate from main missions and your vault, but its super annoying to have so much and not be able to spend it because you don’t have the needed materials, so your only choice is go do a boring mission or purchase a material pack with real life money.
    You can’t buy weapons or items from a store, you can only craft them.
    This obviously was put into the game to take advantage of people only interested in the fun aspects of assassin’s creed. And escorting cart after cart isn’t it.
    Speaking of carts, there are now horse drawn carriages you can hijack and ride around the city, very fun to play around with and makes traversing the city much faster I only used fast travel 2 or 3 times in my entire time playing, that’s how much I loved riding through London smashing things.
    If you want to stick to feet, there’s another tool introduced, the grappling hook.
    It’s been apparent that assassins creed has been chasing batman with the past 2 entries, no spoilers, but there was clear penguin influence in last year’s game with one villain, and there’s clear joker influence in this year’s game with another,, and here we are with the ability to grapple our way out of a stick situation, or zip line from building to building and create our own air assassination opportunities, however the grappling hook doesn’t work quite as good as one would hope.
    Maybe I’m spoiled by batman, but I’m not a fan of searching for a prompt before I can use my hook, I want to be able to just press the button and go... sometimes this does work that way, but a lot of the time you’re awkwardly waiting for you to zip out of there and nothing happens.
    Sometimes you’ll look up at edges and a prompt just won’t show up... I was skeptical of this tool at first, but came to love and appreciate it... it does need some work though,
    Speaking of needing work the campaign.
    The story in syndicate is decent, but the delivery of this story, not so much…

    Every main Assassin’s Creed Game has a special moment, a special introduction to a character and their development as an assassin.
    Assassins Creed Syndicate dives right in, it treats Jacob and Evie Frye like we’ve gotten other games with them, as if they are developed and well known character, but they aren’t, we know nothing other than they are twins, you get a sense of their sibling rivalry throughout the game, but a prologue into the characters would’ve made me care for these characters.
    Any sort of character development at all to be honest would be greatly appreciated,
    New characters can’t just be automatically established, it would be like starting the ezio trilogy with brotherhood
    It’s like meeting a friend of your friend at a party and told to hang out with them for 20 hours.
    They cry about their problems without giving you a reason to care.
    I didn’t at all.
    Not for a second did I care about these characters, or about London…
    I felt no urgency to do anything.
    This is the first time I’ve ever played an assassins creed game and not care of its outcome.
    However it was nice to see Assassins creed slightly inch its way back to what made it great and such a guilty pleasure to begin with.
    The team at ubisoft seem to actually be listening to fans, modern day is more prevalent this time and they even brought Desmond back! As a dog. But seriously, the modern day story is the best it’s been since Assassins Creed IV, still, nowhere near as good as it was in that game or the 5 games before it.
    There is a really neat section in this game that gives you more context to the modern day stuff but you aren’t even told about, you kind of have to find it for yourself…
    It’s almost like they are embarrassed of their modern day story ties… its like modern day is their girlfriend and they wont accept her relationship request on facebook.
    But news flash ubisoft, the modern day is what gets people talking, it’s what brings us to your forums, it what gets people itching for more.
    If you want preorders, you need to up your game in this department or you risk losing your diehard fans to casuals that may or may not buy because cool 1868 brand theft auto.
    Campaign missions have greatly improved though.
    In terms of variety, this is the best we’ve gotten since assassins creed 3.
    No 2 missions felts the same, but all were lacking power. There were no epic moments in this game... not. Even. 1. Mission variety is important, but even Assassins Creed IVs tail mission after tail mission campaign was more enjoyable due to the pure epic moments that game delivered,
    the camping felt stale…
    Optional objectives are still here, and are getting better and better... but they need to be ditched.
    Someone needs to tell the people at ubisoft that optional objectives aren’t fun.. Oh wait... everyone does... every year... and they don’t listen.
    Why such an emphasis on stealth for a brute?
    For a game about assassinating, there are way too many don’t kill anyone objectives, sure that’s fine since we can knock enemies out, but let the player choose to handle the situation this way if they choose.
    Optional objectives are no better than annoying grading systems.
    I love that if you mess up enemies now run rather than you getting desynced, but seeing a red box flash across your screen nullifies this illusion of freedom.
    If micro transaction filled leveling systems can make sense in this universe, so can a lack of optional objectives. I’m even fine with desyncs for being detected every once in a while and stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent may be an awesome quote, but it doesn’t make for awesome gameplay. I was given awesome tools to stealthfuly take out enemies, and then I’m told not to use them. All in all, Assassins Creed Syndicate is an enjoyable time, but nothing special. Assassins Creed Unity had me excited for the future, but syndicate seemed to take a few steps back. For what it is Action Adventure Stealth 8/10 overall 8.5/10    … Expand
  30. PlasmaIcer
    Dec 16, 2015
    8
    I thoroughly enjoyed this edition of Assassins Creed. It was an improvement on Unity and was a solid standing game. The missions were a little repetitive but the likable main characters of Evie and Jacob pulled me through this. The gang system felt really good as a mechanic in the game as I enjoyed building up the gang territory and feeling as though I too was a Rook.
    The graphics were    I thoroughly enjoyed this edition of Assassins Creed. It was an improvement on Unity and was a solid standing game. The missions were a little repetitive but the likable main characters of Evie and Jacob pulled me through this. The gang system felt really good as a mechanic in the game as I enjoyed building up the gang territory and feeling as though I too was a Rook.
    The graphics were exquisite and the world on London looked absolutely amazing. Apart from one graphical glitch in a particular cut scene, there were no real game breaking glitches during my play through.
    Assassins Creed has made a standard that is Black Flag which will never be recreated in the series. Syndicate was not better than Black Flag but was a still all round good and polished game. Well worth the pickup.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. TrueAchievements
    Dec 16, 2015
    90
    The combination of an interesting and diverse cast of characters and the entertaining and compelling story sit perfectly in the beautifully recreated 1860’s London. It doesn’t do everything to solve all the series’ problems, missions can feel repetitive and there are some minor AI bugs that will shatter the sense of immersion occasionally, but by taking a step backwards and removing much of the excess baggage that the series has accumulated over the years of annual releases, Syndicate has become the best Assassin's Creed since Brotherhood.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 3, 2015
    60
    Syndicate is a solid sequel that will delight fans of the series, but most likely will not draw new people to the brand. If only devs pay more attention to an optimization and get rid of repeatable tasks, the result could be significantly better. [Issue#258]
  3. Shacknews
    Nov 19, 2015
    70
    It isn't a terrible game by any means, and I'd rank it much higher on the totem pole than the previous installment, Assassin's Creed Unity. But that doesn't change the fact that Ubisoft's latest assassin-centered story is only a few shades above mediocre.
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