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[Crossing Eden]

Hasn't she got the same animations as Aveline?

She actually uses no animations from Aveline. Just a mix of Arno parkour animations, a new walk and run cycle and the all the combat and contextual animations they made for Syndicate, although curiously she does have Elise's run cycle during the racing segment in the beginning of the game.

 

[matrixman92]

I feel like an idiot, how do you start this?

 

[Mass_Pincup]

I just finished the main game yesterday so it's perfect timing for me.

15$ though...

 

[ryseing]

Points for Jacob:

• has a hat

And that hat/hood motion is really fucking cool.

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

Finished downloading on PSN and put in a few hours into it.

It's really good. Find it better than the base game. (so far)

 

[matrixman92]

I guess its supposed to be accessible from the main menu?

Its not there for me, anyone have any ideas. It says its installed

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I guess its supposed to be accessible from the main menu?

Its not there for me, anyone have any ideas. It says its installed

Platform? :/ cus yeah, for me on PS4, it's under "Continue" on the main menu. It didn't appear instantly tho, are you connected to the internet?

 

[matrixman92]

Platform? :/ cus yeah, for me on PS4, it's under "Continue" on the main menu. It didn't appear instantly tho, are you connected to the internet?

oh yeah, ps4. Yeah, I am connected online. Restarted the game and console multiple times

 

[Garrett Hawke]

oh yeah, ps4. Yeah, I am connected online. Restarted the game and console multiple times

Is the DLC the same region as your game?

 

[matrixman92]

Is the DLC the same region as your game?

yeah im in the US, and I posted the link for it earlier from the US store.

I guess im gonna try to delete and redownload

 

[thumb]

She actually uses no animations from Aveline. Just a mix of Arno parkour animations, a new walk and run cycle and the all the combat and contextual animations they made for Syndicate, although curiously she does have Elise's run cycle during the racing segment in the beginning of the game.

Interesting, but where did you get this info?

 

[Garrett Hawke]

yeah im in the US, and I posted the link for it earlier from the US store.

I guess im gonna try to delete and redownload

That sucks

Interesting, but where did you get this info?

I assume by looking. It's not hard to see which animations have been taken from where and I assume Crossing Eden has spent a...... large amount of time with these games, enough to notice.

 

[Toa TAK]

Interesting, but where did you get this info?

You can easily compare the animations between games.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Interesting, but where did you get this info?

I pay way more attention to animation in media than most people since it's my profession. I also noticed immediately that BF surprisingly has some death animations taken straight out of BF4 animation library.

 

[thumb]

I pay way more attention to animation in media than most people since it's my profession. I also noticed immediately that BF surprisingly has some death animations taken straight out of BF4 animation library.

Ah, I see. Though I'm not sure I follow the BF part--what does BF refer to in this case?

 

[Toa TAK]

Ah, I see. Though I'm not sure I follow the BF part--what does BF refer to in this case?

Battlefront.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Ah, I see. Though I'm not sure I follow the BF part--what does BF refer to in this case?

Battlefront.

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[HP_Wuvcraft]

so you wanna bet $5 bucks ripper is an ex assassin.

That's not even a question.

 

[Cleve]

yeah im in the US, and I posted the link for it earlier from the US store.

I guess im gonna try to delete and redownload

I had to delete and redownload. Worked fine after that. It's on the main menu, but for some reason takes a sec to pop in under continue. Having a blast so far. I dig older Evie and the missions have been good so far.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

After completing it, I really liked

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playing as Jack the ripper

but I really was

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waiting for more info or a flashback to his initiation into the assassins order

Also from this I wonder if we will get

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colonial india

as the next ac world

 

[woen]

About your last sentence

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Since colonial India is already a setting for the comic book and the 2D "Chronicles" game I doubt they could go into that direction. That would be great though, with multiples cities and why not a countryside part. Revolutionary Moscow (+other russian cities?) would be a good spot too if they keep the same engine that is very good with big european cities.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

Syndicate was my favourite AC since Black Flag and AC2 and the DLC was just plain fun!

 

[User 479360]

I'm glad it just launches from the main menu without any campaign progress being required.

 

[rockman zx]

Beat it today, I liked it, easy 7-10 hours if you go for 100%. The ending was meh and is a shame they didn't take any risk when it comes to The Ripper. The atmosphere was great but the fear mechanic was totally unnecessary and out of place for Evie but worked well for The Ripper.

Solid DLC and better than Dead Kings for sure.

 

[Hydrophobic]

I had a chance to start the DLC last night and play about an hour. I made the mistake of trying to shut down a fight club before I had any fear tools, so I just ended up fighting waves of bad guys until I lost. I also had to laugh during the second mission. I thought this about the photo you find:

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Hmm.So Jacob brought a boy to India who was called Jack the Lad and he also learned how to use fear tools. And now there is a person going by Jack the Ripper who is a former assassin and uses fear tools? I have no idea who Jack the Ripper could be. Then again, this could either be a) a red herring or b) who he is isn't supposed to be a huge mystery that you solve.

Overall my feelings are positive from my little play time, though I do miss the skill that prevents people from attempting to run during kidnapping attempts.

 

[Fury451]

so you wanna bet $5 bucks ripper is an ex assassin.

Nope. Always figured Ripper would be a rogue assassin or something. Only thing that would make sense.

Points for Evie:

• cooler design
• invisibility
• personality isn't a knock off Ezio

Points for Jacob:

• has a hat

They play off each other well though. Evie on her own would be kind of dry, and Jacob on his own would be kind of annoying. They've got complimentary personalities.

 

[Cleve]

I

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super early spoiler.

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Yeah, maybe it's just an obvious red herring, or they didn't want to put any twists in to a 6 hour story, it seemed a little too direct to me though. I'm only an hour in and I hope it becomes more interesting.

 

[chadskin]

Have just completed the story and all in all, I'm a bit underwhelmed. Aside from the relatively short play time - took me about 5-6 hours for the main story and a couple of side missions to get better gear, for those wondering -, I would've liked to

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get a better idea of who Jack was, how and why he became an Assassin and, most importantly, how and why he became the Ripper. Just a bit more backstory on him, I guess. Also, the Fear gameplay mechanic felt kind of clunky and unnecessary, especially for Evie.

I don't regret the purchase though, it's more main story-like content with infiltrating buildings, killing targets and all the usual stuff you've come to expect. I just wish everything had been more and better fleshed out.

 

[CopperPuppy]

How is the McCreary soundtrack? Any new ambient tracks for wandering around the DLC's version of Whitechapel?

 

[Vincent4756]

Just finished it. Clocked in the main stuff at 2 and half for me. Pretty happy with it.

Didn't care for the last parts though. All the mystery and mystique gets thrown away to just end the story up. You kinda have no real reason to understand Jacks motives and such.

Fear stuff was fun but really odd to use with Evie.

Also I didn't hear any ambiant music play while running around, but the overall score does a good job with the ciminatics and such, but it is a little bland.

 

[MattGalvatron]

Feel like it was pretty disappointing. I mean it's pretty chunky for a dlc has new side quests and spoilers

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You get to play as jack the ripper a couple times

But it's just all very been there done that stuff from the main game. Story also is really disappointing and not very interesting.

 

[IcyEyes]

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[Manny Calavera]

Only time I play as Jacob is when they make me. I love Evie

You said it! Same for me no question about it.

 

[Toa TAK]

Only time I play as Jacob is when they make me. I love Evie

That's how I played it, too.

 

[Alienfan]

Are there new outdoor areas?

 

[User 479360]

Slowly but surely downloading it for the version I prefer, but haven't started the campaign in.

 

[WeTeHa]

Just finished it and completed it 100%. A little disappointed with the story (see spoiler).

Spoilers for the DLC:

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They should have given us a few missions at the beginning to introduce Jack. 2 or 3 missions in India to give the character some background, 1 mission explaining the death of the mother or stuff like that. And then switch to London.
Either that, or they should have introduced jack during the main game, like with Adewale in AC4.

Overall the DLC felt a little rushed, I've also noticed more bugs/technical problems than in the main game, which is a shame. The game actually crapped out on me during the credits, so I had to replay the last mission :/

Also, why would they removed the skill that stops kidnapped bad guys from running away. Constantly watching for the animation/the button prompt gets annoying fast. Combined with the most annoying side missions in an AC game to date (walk of shame), that was a real drag. Luckily, there are only a few kidnapping missions, so it wasn't too bad.

Are there new outdoor areas?

Yes, although it's not as much as I had hoped.

 

[ryseing]

Evie can't use cane swords.

This DLC is dead to me.

Also, this has way more technical issues than the base game. I've had it outright freeze on me twice.

 

[matrixman92]

I had to delete and redownload. Worked fine after that. It's on the main menu, but for some reason takes a sec to pop in under continue. Having a blast so far. I dig older Evie and the missions have been good so far.

Forgot to update, it worked for me too. It pops up after a second. I was waiting several minutes the first time and it wasn't showing up

 

[Toa TAK]

The Brutal Takedowns from Evie are pretty sweet. Love the wisps around her knuckles

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

So any reviews for this DLC ?

 

[ryseing]

So any reviews for this DLC ?

Not any I can find. If you want my opinion, not worth the $15. Technical issues everywhere and a ton of wasted potential, especially in regards to the fear mechanic.

 

[Arturo]

So any reviews for this DLC ?

Here's the only one I've found, by Destructoid

Unlike main Assassin's Creed installments, Jack the Ripper benefits tremendously from a streamlined approach. The add-on quickly ushers the player from mission to mission, with little dillydallying in between. Ubisoft couldn't resist the urge to pad the expansion with some trademark side events, but they're not pressing, not in-your-face, and ultimately not really important. It's just three hours of mostly quality main story content.

Jack the Ripper can't aspire to reach the heights that Syndicate did. But, it also doesn't suffer the same setbacks. In a game where open-world strain can become a serious problem, this add-on is a mostly-focused reprieve. Sure, there are some fumbling moments, but there are also some elegantly-handled ones. Given the difficult source material and the obvious danger of stumbling, Jack the Ripper mostly doesn't, and that feels like a best-case outcome.

Sounds nice to me, I guess I'll get it this weekend

 

[Crossing Eden]

Some closeups of Evie Frye's model.

From artstation.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Slay. Ubisoft really do have some of the best artists.

 

[Toa TAK]

You should definitely do some comparison shots, CrossingEden.

They did a really good job with her here. She's old.

 

[Ascenion]

Evie definitely looks worse for wear. Love how they aged her in line with her personality. The stress shows and it gives her this rugged elegance imo. She has that "I've seen some shit" look.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Slay. Ubisoft really do have some of the best artists.

I realized the other day that the chance to see older characters is part of why I love this series. Even if it's just an expansion it's a really cool thing to see the obvious and the subtle differences.

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Like Jacob's hair being way neater instead of incredibly unkempt.

For reference Evie looked like this in the main game.

 

[User 479360]

I like that they aged Evie, but think they went overboard. Jacob looks much better aged than she does.

She's quite young in the core game, then looks 60 in this, yet it's only set 20 years later.

I started this DLC this morning and it's pretty substantial/sold. The fear mechanic isn't used nearly as well as it could've been, though, and it is more of the same.

 

[JaseC]

[The PC version of] AssCreed Syndicate's Jack the Ripper DLC has unlocked. 8.5GB download [on Steam].

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