Assassin's Creed Syndicate Review 

"Oh no I haven't even played the game but I'm gonna formulate an opinion on an entire game based on a 4 minute review, and I'm gonna hate it bc the series died with Ezio" -70% of these comments

They finally went back to what the game is all about. Assassins vs Templars. Great game.

Most people hate on syndicate simply cuz its an assassin's creed game. Its actually a lot of fun!

Just bought the game. I like it alot. Not sure why people are hating on it :s I'd give it an 8 for now.

Holy shit. From looking at these comments I think AC is now getting more hate than COD.

Syndicate is actually a brilliant game

Jacob and Evie are great! Loved the way they messed with each other throughout the game. Plus, they weren't boring and dull. They didn't try so hard to be "OMGZ EPIC LIKE EZIO", they just did their thing. Great personalities. Definitely my favorite AC characters.

Syndicate has become one of the greatest Assassin's Creed of all time! Jacob and Evie are great characters and London is a beautifull city. If you want a great Action-Adventure with great gameplay and a good story, Syndicate is what you are looking for. If you read the other comments below: Don't trust them. They are just the usual hate against the series. Those people never played the game. But hating is a trend these days, isn't it?

Ubisoft is forgetting story is what made AC's so popular. Don't get me wrong, Syndicate looks fun as hell but still... those epic stories, conspiracies, First Civilization etc, they should explore more of these and less of liberating London by finding a damn cat...

I get it. The re-upload is a commentary on the annualization of this franchise.

Why don't people like syndicate? It's my favourite AC game mainly because I adore the two Frye twins and the London setting is amazing to explore

Does anyone else wish AC was still similar to this style instead of the RPG-ish approach they take now? I really liked this game a lot- it’s easily my favorite entry after Black Flag, and I thought they did a great job correcting the mistakes of Unity. The last 3 games just haven’t been as enjoyable for me; I truly think they should’ve found a different way to evolve the series

"Assassins Creed Syndicate is the most fun we've had with an Assassins game since Black Flag" Unity was awful and Rogue was mediocre so that's hardly an accomplishment.

I miss the days when I was excited for the launch days of Assassin's Creed and couldn't wait to see the innovative ideas from Ubisoft, now I don't even give Assassin's Creed a second glance when browsing through the Steam store

I still think AC 2 was the best

I feel like IGN should have chosen an British reviewer

"Best Assassins Creed since Black Flag." Must be borderline playable.

Sooooooooo I guess i'll wait for it to be 12 dollars at Gamestop? I won't even remember AC exists once Fallout 4 hits.

I just notice that it is the second time ( first being Altair) that I'm playing with characters that don't have ponytails.

Who is here now free on epic games store?!

While Assassin's Creed games are still fun to play, I do really miss the great stories. I wonder if we will ever get to experience something like Assassin's Creed 2 again...

I believe 2015 has been one of the best years to be a gamer, The Witcher 3, Mgs5, Batman, Guitar Hero, Bloodborne, Assassins Creed Syndicate. And with Black ops 3, Battlefront, starcraft 2, halo 5 and of course Fallout 4 it just keeps getting better.

The combat is actually less reprtetive than any of the previous installments

2/10 "To much assasination" -IGN

Ubisoft giveaway brought me here

As someone completely new to AC, Syndicate made me hooked to the series. So far I’ve done AC2, Brotherhood, Black Flags, Unity and Origins. But I’m always returning to Syndicate to 100% all the missions. Its the most balanced game for story/questing, open world, combat and parkour.

Players gonna play, hater gonna hate.

A majority of the time I play this game, I play as Evie. She seems more "light" in her movements since it seems she focuses on primarily stealth. It also has been more effective for me to use Evie due to the skill of blending in with her environment that can be gained later on in the game or earlier on if much time is spent earning the skill count to gain that ability.

8.2/10 Not enough 1986 London

Yall should appreciate Ac Syndicate because it is the closest ac we will get to a western ac.

Simply put for long term fans: Pros: Great Assassins Clever dialogue Great Assassinations Decent Villians Better side quests Less "find this obscure relic" More lore than previous titles such as Unity and Black flag Cons Finishers don't feel quite as sharp as in previous games Animations can be a bit wonky The carriage riding is jerky and hard to get used to The side characters are shallow and uninteresting when compared to those of 4, brotherhood, and 3 They really need to bring Desmond back or add a new central character

2 days passed, still playing, best AC game in yrs..

Just started this game in May 2019. Having fun so far.

Now feudal japan! Please? Ubisoft? (literally been waiting yeaaars)

So far I've gone through Mad Max, Arkham Knight and am currently playing Halo 5 but this is definitely next on the list when I find some time

People need to stop hating on this simply because Unity is bad. This game is MUCH better.

This was Ubisoft's last chance at recreating a fantastic Assassins Creed game, they failed. RIP

I had the biggest nerdgasm ever playing this... mostly because I'm a HUGE history buff and am especially enthusiastic about the key characters that you do missions for in this Victorian era (Dickens, Marx, Graham Bell etc). I also loved reading about London's history in an accessible, funny way (very well written). The soundtrack is beautiful and really captures the era and feel of industrial London with sombre and hectic strings. Really enjoyed this, and for £15, I would certainly recommend it.

"the most fun Assassin's experience ever" - IGN (every assassin's creed game ever)

Just got this game yesterday on ps4 for $9.00 on ps store just started last night playing it love it so far

Another generic, recycled AC game

They re-uploaded the entire video just for the "1968" to 1868 correction

the ability of conquering different parts of London with your gang was an excellent feature

just leaked, the next AC episode will be in Egypt. Im lookin fwd to that! That shows, UBIs gotten more innovative about the franchis. how about the next one in feudal Japan. would be cool!

Just beat the game. Loved it, don't understand what you mean by a bad ending? Didn't see anything wrong with it.

As it stands at the moment, Syndicate is my favorite Assassin's Creed game.

This is one of the best assassins creed game in the series. But why are people hating it? Cuz they said hating is a trend now to look cool.

Here after Valhalla.... Sad to say series died after this game and I don't see it coming back on track any soon....

Unity- 7.8 Syndicate- 8.2 Interpret this comment as you will.

1. Ezio/Altair games 2. black flag every other game...

Jacob and Connor have kind of the same goals because Connor wanted to free America and Jacob wanted to free London

Xbox Gold Squad WYA

I actually liked Syndicate quite a lot. The Twins, Bayek and Ezio are probably my three favourite Assassins so far.

Playing this after odessy and it's better then odessy and origin

Just finished the main storyline of the game, I've played all the main games with the exception of Unity which I watched a full playthrough on RU-vid. This is my honest review of Syndicate. Let's start off with the GOODS: Combat: It's the most fun I've had so far in AC games, although after a while it does get repetitive, either way they seemed the have fixed the "cartooney" fighting it seemed to have on the first gameplay footage releases. Graphics and scenary: Amazing the city feels endless with huge depth and detail, and they kinda fixed the PC port compared to Unity (not as much demanding considering it's a sequel title). Almost no bugs: At least I didn't have negative experiences with bugs on this one. Customization and upgrades: pretty functional system and needed as well, you feel the difference and the need to upgrade along the game. Characters: The twins are pretty "likable" even more than Arno and Elise IMO, and the fact that you can change between them it's nice to add variety, yet there's a negative side which I'll refer briefly. Mechanics, tools, carriages: The grappling hook, the carriages, all of them are pretty well thought tools to navigate the cities, although carriage damage isn't very realistic. Industrial Revolution and WWI: the time periods were pretty well portrayed and the fact you could have a different character and a mini map in WWI was a very great feature and perhaps the more interesting one in terms of present day story. BADS: Character relations: Once again AC has failled to make me feel the bonding between characters. Evie and Jacob have a love-hate relation as every brothers do, but the only time we can feel those emotions are in the beginning of the game and on the last mission. Also Evie's relation with Henry Green seemed pretty "forced" there was like only one mission with both of them and in the end they seemed to have a deep connection just out of thin air, if something else went on they did not show us until the end. Pointless cutscenes: Not a single memorable cutscene from this game, I dare to say you could play the whole game without the cutscenes and still know what went on and what you have to do. Repetitive missions: I like the way the missions are more well planned and the fact you can execute them in unique ways, but in the end they're all the same! Kill, sneak, kidnap, run away. Too linear, apart from the very last mission there isn't a single memorable mission with exciting cutscenes in the middle that make you eager for more. Present day story: "There will be present day on Syndicate" the producers said, "It'll be amazing" they said. Are you kidding me? not a single useful thing went on in present day, not to mention the crappy cutscenes with no actual interesting info. I thought they would at least save the moment were they go after the Shroud to make it playable and more story revealing. But no all we got was a bad action mini movie. This is a core point in the AC series for me the most important and the one that makes me patiently wait for another game, it was all going well until Black Flag. and then they decided to stall from there on out. Overral I rate this game 7/10, and I'm just going to fire some final shots here. AC3 which was deeply criticized at the time is still better IMO than Unity and Syndicate together. Why? Connor although a bit dull still made us more attached to him due to his harsh story, and the present day story on that game was overwhelmingly good, it was the game where all was revealed, all we got since then was a reminder of what happened in the end of AC3. (Oh ok Juno is trying to become physical form, rule the world, there are the re-incarnated sages which posessed her husband's conscience, fine!). I seriously want to see more development in that field, and in a PLAYABLE FORM. From the end of this game it seems present day story will finally start to unravel, I hope so, we've had enough stall games for Ubisoft to make money from. Please don't be ofended by my opinion, I liked the game, more than Unity at least, it's pretty enjoyable and fun game on its own, but once you compare it to previous titles, I'm sorry but it ain't gonna cut it. (sorry for long post)

played it today all day. the game is amazing, combat and quick time events could be better but the story, characters, missions, side missions, activities and stealth are all fun and engaging

Pretty much the first creed game il skip I mean considering fallout and battlefront hits so soon this game will be forgotten

This is actually my fourth favorite assassin‘s creed game after 2, Black flag, and Brotherhood

Syndicate and AC3 are probably the most underated games in the series.

Syndicate ranks somewhere in the middle for me: 1. AC 2 2. AC Brotherhood 3. AC Black Flag 4. AC Syndicate tied with AC Revelations 5. AC 3 6. AC 7. AC Unity

A non-spoiler review and says "BAD ENDING" What a great game :)

Playing it in 2020 and still a badass game. Go for it!

Syndicate is my first Creed game and I'm in love. The soundtrack, visuals and content is engaging and entertaining. Would definitely recommend 😁

Just love the combat, just wish they'd make another one with martial arts and well polished hand to hand combat

Wait, re-uploaded?

Grapple Gun, Grapple Gun, Grapple Gun, Grapple Gun, Grapple Gun, Grapple Gun, Grapple Gun, 10/10

Best Assassin's Creed ever (at the time of writing)!!! At the very least, Syndicate has the best city of the franchise AND the best characters since Ezio (I still miss that man. That man was legit).

You spelled "focused" wrong

Unity was my first AC so I'm biased. I freaking loved it 😅

The best assassin's creed I have ever played in my entire life

they were back to being on the right track with this one ... some people hated that they didn't include multi player but it gave them more time to focus on the game play with a single player component which helps out a lot

Playing this for the first time and I'm loving it so far!

Assassin's Creed Syndicate Resolution 1920 x 1080p = 2,073,600 pixels- PS4 1600 x 900p = 1,440,000 pixels- XBOX ONE A difference of 633,600 pixels. 44% more pixels on PS4

I feel bad for the people who still buy every AC full price

I like this new assassins creed game! I started the play it and literally couldn't stop and ended up playing it 3-5 hours on sunday(couldn't keep track). It's so much fun with all the new activities you can do like rescues kids from factories(which I found really historical), riding carriages, and creating gangs! It's a blast and the two main characters make it perfect for me.

Probably one of the most underrated AC game in my opinion. I really enjoyed playing it.

Got it for 20 bucks. Only AC game I didn't pre order (because of Unity) Gotta say. It's good. But it's pretty much what Unity should've been.

PC > Dirty console owners are a disgrace and disease to the gaming community with their outdated hardware and 720p and 30fps consoles, while i enjoy 4k and 120fps on my monster rig. PC is always best

assassin creed and watchdog should do a cross over

After every thing you said you gave it an 8.2? Seams more like a 7.7. Considering the bad ending, repetitive combat, somewhat glitchy parkour, and the environment not being very interactive. =>Just my Opinion

To be honest this review is pretty decent for once

This is the third upload of this review wtf?

The music in this game is actually quite brilliant too! I always listen to the soundtrack while doing my homework!

I basically feel the same about every Assassin's Creed game I've played. They all have many fun missions, and many dull and boring missions. And I usually end up feeling the same after each game is finished. Sad, and ready for the next. I sometimes wish the side missions were mandatory for completing the games. Because the games are never very long when sticking only to the main story missions. Black Flag was my favorite because of the naval combat, controls and islands (and pirates, shanties and tavern songs). I just finished Unity, and that was the most difficult of the series so far. Not only because of the guards killing Arno SO much easier than usual, but because of the clunky controls. I can't count how many times I was trying to escape the guards, and Arno would climb a wall, and I couldn't get back down fast enough and died. Seriously, Arno just flat won't freakin' fall off of a wall in the heat of panic and frustration. That game had me cussing SO many times.

Love how there's more AC comments then WatchDogs comments.

Why would you mention the game having a terrible ending? That just ruins the experience for someone who wanted to see a review before buying the game. All the person is going to think about is anticipating a shitty ending.

So you're going to say the game had a bad ending without even telling us why it was a bad ending. I thought the ending was perfectly fitting for a game like this which is a whole lot more lighthearted than it's predecessor Unity.

I remember how I got excited by find the Apple in Brotherhood and other relics and tombs in AC:2 , Ubi forgot how to make those stories again it seems, sadly

The last assassin's creed game. I hope that we will see in the future a new one

This is an amazing Review...! Kinda' rare from IGN.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate is one of my favorite games for one main reason, PURPOSE. Most open worlds get so bogged down with just "Doing Stuff" they forget to provide a reason why. From the beginning the protagonist Evie and Jacob are fun and likeable. I love the game getting back to the roots of you know, Assassinating people, instead of a bunch of silly fetch and random mercenary quest for no reason. Each area had commanders and leaders that had to be taken down and gave a sense of Purpose toward a larger goal. At any time you could look at the map and see the change in London as you and your gang slowly took back the City. What I hate about so many of the other games is there is such a pressure and desire to simply be "more open" that it loses what an Assassin Creed game was. I really wish they would have continued this route with other games in the series, maybe find a nice mix between this and Origins, as Origins also had an emphasis on the main people that needed to be Assassinated. I'm playing Odyssey now and I have been doing so for a few hours now and still ha e no clue as to what is going on or why, still waiting on a "Point".

6 years, wow so fast

whats up guys I also uploaded a honest should you buy it review for this game if you want to go check it out

This is such an amazing franchise This game has such a great amount of content to play when I bought the gold edition. And going back and exploring these cities is remarkable.

3:51 - No, it is not. AC 1-Revelations had the best parkour system. It was the most functional one.

The grapple gun should be a first civilization artifact, like the spear of Leonidas in AC Odyssey, makes no sense at all otherwise!

This doesn't look fun. Like at all

Oh look IGN fails to mention the microtransactions again, I can't think why $$$$$$$$$$$$

Do y'alls remember the good ol days when you got to play as desmond and enter the animus? Wish that was still here...

HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT THIS GAME SOMEWHAT FEELS LIKE A BATMAN ARKHAM AND ASSASSINS CREED FUSION GAME SET IN VICTORIAN LONDON??? (GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT TYPE) AND THIS GAME IS SO BADASS ESPECIALLY JACOB