TheAssassins Creedfranchise is one of many ups and downs.
Releases can be met with near uniform acclaim one year and ubiquitous scorn the next.
The game also tweaks its centerpiece parkour movement with a grapple addition and a vehicle system.
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And with a new setting comes new rooftops to explore, criminals to assassinate, and plenty of collectibles.
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The main assassination missions are whereSyndicatereally shines.
and provide you with a variety of potential ways to get close to and take out your target.
Using two protagonists works surprisingly well, since they share important resources like money and experience.
Anything useful you gain as one sibling can be used by the other.
I conquered practically every corner of London as Evie, but switched to Jacob for fight clubs and races.
But it does start to feel a little similar after a while.
It shows a real delight in ransacking its rich Victorian setting for fun stuff to do.
Whats not to love about that sentence?
Thats whySyndicateis at its best when it gives you an objective and lets you go wild.
I found the same was true of the missions you do for Jacob and Evies associates.
While making movement less of a chore, it is as imprecise as the games free-running system.
Everything just feels slightly off, and it ruins the overall experience.
It is as if everything is made out of magnets.
