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"London calling to the faraway frowns" - Assassins Creed: Syndicate PC Review.

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So, after the controversial, technical mess that was Assassin's creed unity on every platform. Has Syndicate wrote Unity’s wrongs? Yes! The problems you found with unity are gone. But, does the game fix the bad changes to the Assassin's Creed formula within the last few years? No. And here’s a review and why I think that that’s OK. So first of all, let's start with the setting. It's London in 1868. Right in the heart of a industrial revolution and the game really feels like it. The gritty, damp back alleys serve as a breeding ground for the gangs festering the city. The main roads are large and filled with carriages owned by the upper class that runs the city. And the Thames brimming with dirty polluted water and steam powered boats full of cargo from overseas. The amount of detail put into making this game feel like a industrial era of London is astonishing. Everything from the beautiful detail in the buildings to the sound effects keep y...