Sadly, the execution of the tandem story doesn't comes across quite as well as it could. They are family and you shouldn't be around family too much. Jacob doesn't care about the Shroud of Eden and Evie thinks focusing on murdering Templars isn't the right way. One of Evie's missions actually involves fixing issues that Jacob caused in his preceding story mission. Jacob goes off half-cocked and Evie is all about the planning. When I first heard that I'd be forced to play Jacob or Evie in story missions, I was disappointed. To that end, Jacob establishes the Rooks, a gang that lends the game its "Syndicate" moniker. If he gains control of the city at the same time, even better. He does what he feels is right and his drive in London is to kill the Seven Deadly Generals (my title, not Ubisoft's) of Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick. Jacob on the other hand is impulsive and reckless. She wants to prevent London's Templar Order from taking control of the Shroud of Eden, one of the many artifacts from the First Civilization that holds impressive (if undefined for most of the game) powers. Evie is the quintessential assassin, who took her father's teachings seriously and strives to be the silent knife in the shadows. When the twins hit London, they each do so for different reasons. I personally spent most of my time playing Evie, since I felt the character fits the Assassin's Creed concept more. If you're not in a story mission, you can pretty much play whoever strikes your fancy. Their skill trees are mostly the same, with a few holdover skills at the end of each tree to differentiate between brother and sister. With the shirtless men boxing, I figured it'd be Jacob only, but Evie is just as capable.) (I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Evie can still participate in the Fight Clubs that dot the city. They both play exactly the same, using the same weapons with slightly different clothing options. When you're out and about in the open-world, you can switch between them freely. This is actually a first for Assassin's Creed, with Syndicate splitting the story between both characters. Into this crucible Syndicate throws the Evie and Jacob, the Frye twins. The city of London was the bustling heart of civilization, a showcase of its best and worst: great affluence and intense poverty. Improved metalworking and textile manufacturing, steam power, and the general increase the factory system it all happened in one place. This puts the game's setting in the midst of the Second Industrial Revolution in one of the largest and most progressive cities of the era. Īssassin's Creed: Syndicate shifts the ongoing Assassin and Templar war to London, England in 1868. Every year we get a new entry in a new period.
The Assassins want freedom, the Templars want order neither side is quite sure on how to accomplish those goals, but we play as the Assassins, so they're the good team.
The series is concerned with an ongoing endless war between two factions: the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templars. Part travelogue, part history book, part action game, part stealth title. The brief explanation is that Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's open-world adventure franchise. It's possible that you may not know what Assassin's Creed is. Let's see how you've changed since the last time I saw you.