London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution unleashes an incredible age of invention, transforming the lives of millions with technologies once thought impossible. Opportunities created during this time period have people rushing to London to engage in this new world. A world no longer controlled by kings, emperors, politicians or religion, but by a new common denominator: money. However, not everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of this boom. Despite fueling the engine of the British Empire, workers’ lives are little more than legalized slavery while the top few percent profit from their labor. Living poor and dying young, the lower class unite together in protest as a new kind of family – gangs – who turn to a life in the underworld in their struggle to survive. A struggle, until watchful Assassins come to their side and re-ignite an age-old conflict involving London’s leaders that will echo throughout modern history from the underground, up. Introducing Assassin Jacob Frye, who with the help of his twin sister Evie, will change the fate of millions in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. Rise to rally and lead the underworld to break the corrupt stranglehold on London in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue and brutal combat.
M**D
Excellent addition to Assassin's Creed
Having played other more recent assassin's creed game, I thought I would investigate one of the previous games in the series.The beginning was not that great, I started it then left it for a while but that was a mistake. Once you complete the opening sequence it is a much better game.The controls and gameplay are not as refined as more recent games, but after a while you get used to them. The graphics are pretty good and almost as good as Origins.It faithfully recreates Victorian London and it was enjoyable to explore the map and places which I know from memory having visited London.The missions are well designed and enjoyable and not too difficult to complete.Overall a worthy edition to the series, one of the better Assassin's Creed games.
D**9
Brilliant and feels like the good old ones!
Though a fan of the AC series since the very first one, i have to admit that none have really lived up to the bar set by AC2 / Brotherhood, as this game (+ the follow up version) was pretty much unmatch for story and puzzles. I find myself comparing it generally to my favourite in the series AC2... which is good, so here goes -Starting on the possitive side of AC - Syndicate, the gameplay and the new zipwire tool bring back the fondness i had for AC2, the combat and controls are familiar and easy to get used to and adapt to (should you be a new player). It seems that without the multiplayer option, Ubisoft has focused more on what matters, the gameplay, this has worked tremendously well and kept me interested pretty much throughout the game. The main characters you play also have their charm, and Jacob's personality brings back memories of Ezio's great personality... To have a good game you need a good lead character. It definetly feels better than AC Revelations / AC3 / AC4 / AC Rogue and AC Unity and a bit better than Brotherhood.With alot of side activities to do, it also keeps you interested for some time. I was weary with it being set in the industrial times, as i didn't think this would be a good setting or fun time to play, but Ubisoft sure proved me wrong.Negatively looking at things - There are little to no puzzles, which is probably why i liked AC2 so much, i enjoyed the mental challenge too... Syndicate lacks these.Like with lots of AC games it is something that in a sense is difficult to just pickup and play without owning alot of the previous titles, as the major (but background) story in AC games need to follow on from previous titles, this, though still no exception has tried to tackle that issue, perhaps it could have been done better, but i still feel that for Syndicate it is better to either have owned all AC titles, or at least for this storyline, owned AC4 / AC Rogue / AC Unity to fully appreciate the story.All in all, a great game and has plenty to do, if Ubisoft continues developing the AC title like they have with Syndicate rather than the other "latest" titles, i have no worries for its future!
A**R
A top notch and great FUN AC game.
A very enjoyable fast paced pretty and challenging AC game with lots to see and do. I would rate this as one of the best AC Games [there are only two i have left to play] in some small ways it suffers when compared to Unity - the attention to detail is not as high or polished. But the mechanics are better and just all around 'more enjoyable'. If you can get the GOLD edition for a few pounds more I would highly reccomend to do so as the DLC price after the fact is laughable. In general though I find DLC over priced for my tastes with only 3 exceptions to date. I would rate it 8/10.
A**D
Great game. Stunning scenery and great plot. It really feels like your in old London when you play.
When I got the game, the Xbox seal was intact and it was all in good condition. I was surprised to see that the game came with additional content (The Darwin and Dickens conspiracy mission).I'm not very far into the game but I love it already. There are a lot of new features in this game that really improve the experience. Compared to all of my other games, this installed and updated very quickly.Edit: I'm about half way through the game now. The story is interesting, the game itself is stunning and the two main characters have more personality than any of the past characters. They seem more 'human'.I actually live on the edge of London so I can tell you that the map is accurate and the buildings and other notable things that are still here today (such as Big Ben, the River Thames, Trafalgar Square...) I was actually shocked at the accuracy. I like that the characters and people have a range of British accents rather than just the snobby one and the poor, cockney one. England has a lot of accents for such a small place and London has a bit of everything.The details in the game are accurate and beautiful. The uneven cobbled streets with leaves and puddles are perfect. The way that the buildings look are great and you can see the weathers affects on them. There are plenty of nice little details such as old paper posters on fences, tracks down the muddy alleys where many carts have marked, weeds and other plants that grow along the train tracks... It looks beautiful.I would certainly recommend.
K**K
This game was amazing. I loved the way it presented London
This game was amazing. I loved the way it presented London. The whole era is being presented perfectly.However!It is still another Assassin's Creed game. You still have to kill people undetected, conquer areas etc. It is interesting how you can change characters though. So if you are the stealth type you can choose Evie if not you can go for Jacob and knock out any enemy.Upgrades work great and they will make a difference in the game. Not only on the characters themselves but also for your gang.To sum up, if you are an Assassin's Creed fan this is the newest and greatest of the series. If you haven't played an Assassins creed before, this is totally recommended. And if you just live in London then go for it :P
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