Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PS4)

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It’s Syndicate at its most consistently engaging, eccentric, and playful, which makes the terrible ending all the more baffling. The former is a devout Assassin, intent on stopping the Templars by tracking down the remaining pieces of Eden. This is a relatively enjoyable endeavour, save for a couple of poor ones that require a rinse-and-repeat of various specific moves and a trophy for smashing 5000 pieces of scenery in a carriage, which feels like a waste of time.

None of its side activities or missions feel forced, they all fit naturally into the gameplay which results in a game that is so fun to play that time just flies by. However let’s just say moving around the environment is smoother and more enjoyable than ever before.The game makes excellent use of its skill-tree upgrades, which I would say were heavily inspired by Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. In fact throughout the 20 hours of Syndicate that I’ve played, so far, I haven’t used them once and the story never requires you to, so all in all they’re rather pointless. I want to 100 % the Districts and I've got far enough in that, far enough not to want to start over.

Missions almost always involve the traditional Assassin’s Creed staples of following, escorting, or killing people and/or stealing items, but Syndicate’s characters and situations do more than enough to stave off boredom. They don’t feel particularly fast or exciting to drive, but they handle much better than I was expecting.Also, any downloadable content (DLC) or codes that usually come with these items are likely to have been redeemed already and are not available for reuse. You accompany the great novelist to expose fraudsters, catch hypnotists, visit the most haunted house in London, and even have a supernatural encounter of your own. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, GAME acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal Credit. They’re both extremely likeable, well-drawn protagonists, and the interaction between the two is laced with a lively sibling rivalry that brings levity to otherwise-earnest cutscenes.