Even knowing the button I found it rarely worked as intended. It seems like there are much fewer interiors in this one anyway.
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate Review Thread
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Even knowing the button I found it rarely worked as intended. It seems like there are much fewer interiors in this one anyway.
Karak
Member
Thats correct. It seems to have been made a bit more responsive AND environmental in many places it makes sense to have windows shut. So there aren't as many.
I agree. I was fine with it but lots of people weren't!
Yeah I exaggerated - I suppose I meant that she's the one who holds the smarts.
johnnydrama
Banned
Man, people sure are having trouble coping with some of the good reviews this game is getting. Some absolutely awful posts on here.
bananafactory
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SamuelSupreme
Banned
Same here...I've been hoping Creed could return to form.
Nyteshade517
Member
and most of (if not all) those people have been banned...with more to follow I'd imagine
Karak
Member
Oh no no your fine. I didn't see it like that. I was just saying that the entire game handles the characters far less like 90210 then past AC games. There is a subtleness to a lot of the potrayals that didn't feel "there" in prior titles and that includes Jacob the jackass.
For instance after beating it I think i like his character more than most in the AC games. He has younger brother syndrome but you see it develop into something as the game goes on.
Yeah looks like a lot of people have preconceived notions that everything Assassin's Creed must be shit. Not sure why people derive enjoyment from that kind of nonsense...
I don't like Ubisoft milking the shit out of this franchise as much as the next guy, but I still want the games to be good, and from the sound of it, it's definitely a title worth checking out.
I don't like Ubisoft milking the shit out of this franchise as much as the next guy, but I still want the games to be good, and from the sound of it, it's definitely a title worth checking out.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Would buy this on release any other year, looks great imo
Coming off the back of MGSV and in the leadup to FO4, will get fatigued though if I play it now.
Nice to see that the franchise is back on track (¬¬) to some extent though. Last 15mins of the GiantBomb quick look is pretty much what I want from a Victorian AC game
Coming off the back of MGSV and in the leadup to FO4, will get fatigued though if I play it now.
Nice to see that the franchise is back on track (¬¬) to some extent though. Last 15mins of the GiantBomb quick look is pretty much what I want from a Victorian AC game
Was not expecting that. But some of the impressions, even with the flaws, have been pushing me to getting this game. Or at least the GF can enjoy it. I have way too much on my plate to get it day one (MGSV, Zestiria, RE: R2, etc)
Desmond - None. As for any other future stuff, i understand it has been kept to a bare minimum.
Rats Off To Ya
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Hmm. I haven't beaten an AC game since Brotherhood, but this seems like it could be a good ol' classic AC. I just started watching the Giant Bomb Quick Look and I gotta say, Evie looks cool as hell.
AC2 was one of my favorite last gen games but the series has been a consistent disappointment to me ever since (Brotherhood notwithstanding). I think it might be time to jump back in.
AC2 was one of my favorite last gen games but the series has been a consistent disappointment to me ever since (Brotherhood notwithstanding). I think it might be time to jump back in.
agreed. would love for them to take 2016 off, and come back with Black Flag 2 (or possibly Syndicate 2) for 2017 with real innovations/changes.
God bless you.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I'm not sure how anyone can say the reviews are all over the place when the vast majority of them are positive.
matrixman92
Member
what was the last game you played in the series?
CopperPuppy
Member
Whoa, that's an extremely inflammatory allegation there, pal. Do you know something that would back this up? Because you have no posts in this thread otherwise. That's a pretty incendiary remark to hurl at "half" of the individuals who reviewed this game.
I'd like to know specifically what you mean so we can get to the bottom of this.
LizardKing
Member
Where is Unity PC $23 right now?
Nyteshade517
Member
https://uk.gamesplanet.com/game/assassin-s-creed-unity-uplay-key--2630-1
it's a Uplay key (but that never bothers me)
LizardKing
Member
Thanks!
agreed. forget numbers. just tell me if you would buy, wait for sale, rent, or pass. Daily Radar US (IIRC) used 4 scores. Direct Hit, Hit, Miss, and Dud.
Isn't that just the same as saying 1, 2, 3, or 4?
Raitosaito
Member
Whoa, this actually sounds not bad base on gamespot's review.
Uh huh.
Krappadizzle
Member
I just don't trust a lot of reviews after MGSV scored so well almost across the board and how I felt completely different than 95% of the reviews I read on that game. I had a decent enough time with Unity and I really enjoyed the co-op which they took out of this one, coupled with just plain franchise fatigue. I loved where the story was going in AC2/Brotherhood/Etc until they just said fuck it. I feel I'd probably enjoy these games more if they just detached the AC moniker from it and make it its own historical action genre based game instead of shoehorning a lot of these AC staples that barely work for better sales. That and the fact that Ubi still can't get a PC release same day as its console brothers after all these years.
Jakartalado
Member
I'll probably regret, but I'll get this on BF.
Last year I bought Unity for 45U$ (Black Friday deal in Brazil). And I kind like it. But lost the interest in the franchise. It is the same game for almost 10 years, and they never introduce something fresh. (WOW... A ZIP LINE AND A NEW CITY........ come on....)
Combat every entry get's worse and less responsive. Animations in Assassins Creed was always perfect, and in combat it becomes slugish over the past years. The Last of Us, Mad Max, Batman, Shadow of Mordor and many others are leagues ahead. And Ubisoft pretend the combat looks good and feels like a terrible without the impact of a punch.
Last year I bought Unity for 45U$ (Black Friday deal in Brazil). And I kind like it. But lost the interest in the franchise. It is the same game for almost 10 years, and they never introduce something fresh. (WOW... A ZIP LINE AND A NEW CITY........ come on....)
Combat every entry get's worse and less responsive. Animations in Assassins Creed was always perfect, and in combat it becomes slugish over the past years. The Last of Us, Mad Max, Batman, Shadow of Mordor and many others are leagues ahead. And Ubisoft pretend the combat looks good and feels like a terrible without the impact of a punch.
bananafactory
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d00d3n
Member
Does anyone know, how do they deal with present day content in Syndicate? Is it cutscenes only like in Unity, do you go out on extended missions like in AC3, or is it mainly a present day "base" like in most of the games in the series? Or is this an entirely new category of present day, like the first person exploration in black flag?
Miles Quaritch
Member
Well damn, didn't expect those good scores.
Now I'm not sure what to do. Wait until it's bargain bin prices or get it before Christmas.
Now I'm not sure what to do. Wait until it's bargain bin prices or get it before Christmas.
PROJECTZERO
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I found a really good review from a YouTube user slasherjpc. Worth checking if anyone is on the fence about buying this 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXn0XClbfo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXn0XClbfo
bananafactory
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I found a really good review from a YouTube user slasherjpc. Worth checking if anyone is on the fence about buying this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXn0XClbfo
SlasherJPC is great, he posts on GAF quite a bit too
Karak
Member
Got the Shakes
Member
Decided to throw a last minute preorder in at Best Buy since reviews are decent. GCU + $10 in preorder rewards mean I'm basically getting the game for $37 so that's not too much worse than what I'd expect the Black Friday price drop to be.
How? It doesn't let me preorder it.
Got the Shakes
Member
I had to run in store to do it because I couldn't do it online. Luckily I'm off today and only live like 5 minutes from my closest Best Buy.
Karak
Member
If the side missions hadn't been interwoven in theme with the main story I might feel the same.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
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Its safe to say buying Syndicate on either console this year they're technically/identically the same?
Got 5tbs on X1 would love to fill that up with this years hot releases.
Got 5tbs on X1 would love to fill that up with this years hot releases.
DOWN
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You can pretend it doesn't look worse all you want but you know they would have made it look like Unity if they could have handled it in cycle. Instead we get old, flatter lighting. And frankly I find it weak to say that fixed cycling with atmospherics like the gorgeous Unity had pull you out of a game more than an uglier step back to the Syndicate/Black Flag look
3rdamention
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PROJECTZERO
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Maybe his review should be added to the OP. And yes he seems like a nice guy in his reviews. Just subbed to him
TemplaerDude
Member
Promising... I've had a hard time trusting reviews for this series though. I'll wait for some Youtuber hands on before I decide, but this might be the first time I buy an Assassins Creed at full price in a long time
I don't think they're pretending it doesn't look worse. Some people, myself included, would prefer dynamic time of day with worse lighting to static time of day with Unity's lighting. Others, yourself included, would prefer the opposite