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Monday 26 October 2015

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Review

Assassins Creed: Syndicate.
Set in 1868 London with twins Jacob and Eve Frye who decide to free London from the clutches of Templars by themselves; with varying methods, Jacob is loud, rough and all about the rumble whilst Eve is smart, calculating and stealthy. Because you know "steal from the rich and thats is criminal but steal from the poor thats Capitalism" The Templars have their hands in London at all levels, even the gangs, streets are overrun with gangsters, innocent blood and corruption in bid to control London which means they control the world (London being at its prime during the industrial revolution). For the first time you would be able to switch between two characters as you see fit and upgrade them the way you want along the line.

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate offers a breath of fresh air from the mistakes that has plagued a beautiful franchise. Like every franchise, they make mistakes and learn from it, this is the fix. Taking notes from previous games in the franchise, Assassin's Creed : Syndicate's reclamation of London feels like Assassin's Creed : Brotherhood, it's gameplay and levelling up like Assassin's Creed : Unity, all put together into a fine mix which is this game.


Jacob and Evie Frye.
I personally think Assassin's Creed should have called quits at Assassin's Creed III, with the death of Desmond,  but who quits when they are ahead? The storyline has become vague overtime but still employing Rebecca Crane and Shawn Hastings continuously; a bit of "we still know what we're doing". Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is built to be 30% bigger than Assassin's Creed: Unity, provides a smooth gameplay, the most frantic combat yet, side quests are satisfying with RPG elements in 1080p and 60FPS goodness The weapons and gadgets are than ever, the new cane-sword, kukri, Assassin's gauntlet and hallucinogenic darts. The grappling hook is also a new addition is fulfilling to use in both main missions and side-quests. Pros London is beautiful to explore and experience as an Assassin period, the storyline is deep and will steal a lot of hours from you, as far as references go, they pay ode to other Assassin's, characters and artifacts in the series  (e.g. Edward Kenway), Cool DLC's are on the way. Cons It looks like Batman: Arkham Knight 2.0 considering the grapple hook in the game  , the skill tree and collectibles are one too many; looking like they tried desperately to extend the gameplay hours count Verdict: 8/10; There's a new feel to Assassin's Creed and one must experience it inevitably.

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