One of the most fascinating and complex historical periods. One of the most beautiful cities in the world. Some of the characters of science and culture the most famous of all time, from Charles Dickens to Alexander Graham Bell, passing by Charles Darwin. Not one but two protagonists beautiful, agile, and above all complementary. And, of course, lots of action. Here is the recipe of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, new chapter in the saga Ubisoft videogame license plate, this year set in Victorian London.
It is one of the iconic games of the next generation consoles from the outset ‘ now back in 2007, and today is one of the annual events of the must-see entertainment. Assassin’s Creed is back again this year as well with a new title, available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Reconstruction textbook. The pride of this game are always the most faithful reconstructions of environments, which in some cases are really to be considered works of art. Last year the team of developers at Ubisoft rebuilt, meter by meter, the vibrant revolutionary Paris, including stained glass windows of Notre Dame. This year, the same thing was done to the smoky and charming Victorian London, in the middle of another revolution: the industrial one. Main theme of the story is in fact the factories and the subsequent exploitation of the poor by the owners of the industries, in an apotheosis of machinery metal steam that blend the beauty of the capital of the British kingdom. This time the protagonists are two: Jacob and Evie Frye, brother and sister, twins and especially Assassins. Perpetual war in defense of the oppressed is always against the Templars, which obviously represent power to subvert.
Given the impressive research and historical reconstruction behind, Assassin’s Creed is one of the few video games that can boast of being released from the living rooms of the house to go into the classrooms of schools and universities. In fact the possibility to explore the big cities in different historical periods makes it also a very interesting teaching tool, alongside the traditional ones. If the chapter last year, Unity, was shown in a high school in the province of Rome, this year the University of Milan took even a masterclass Victorian age, in which teachers and experts in history have faced of that historical period starting just from the experience of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.
New and Improved. The work on the settings in Unity was even too accurate, so that the immense wealth of detail ended up weighing down the game’s graphics to the point of creating bugs and slowdowns. This time those defaillance appear to have been filed, the fluidity of the graphics are very good and the beautiful views of London are more enjoyable than ever. A challenge that is renewed every year for Assassin’s Creed is to succeed as much as possible to vary the gameplay. As in fact the various missions are unquestionably funny and well packaged, but are likely to be repetitive. To overcome this problem, developers Syndicate decided to enter the game of different elements, taking them to borrow from other titles, such as “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor” or “Grand Theft Auto”. They then decided to put together the two different approaches of action games: action that typically entrusted to the male protagonist, Jacob and the more tactical, with Evie, that fighting it out prefer stealth and ingenuity. Players can choose to play with one or the other, although each of the two brothers have dedicated missions.
Another new element is the gang wars: a major goal of the game is London to free from the influence of criminal groups. With his gang, the Rooks, the twins Frye throw themselves so the conquest of the city, and to do that they have to fight neighborhood after neighborhood. Each zone is in fact under the control of a different leader, increasingly violent and formidable: to hoist its flag in that area must therefore eliminate various gang leaders. Such missions, parallel to the main story, make the game much less scattered than in the past, when it happened to find themselves wandering through vast environments all’insensata search of artifacts and collectibles. Worth noting, the possibility of moving in a carriage, indispensable means of transport to turn London. Of course, there is the opportunity to steal one in the case in which were to serve.
As for the parkour, that is the discipline with which the protagonists climbing on the roofs and monuments with great agility (is the true trademark of the game, and the latter has contributed to spread this particular sport in real life), the new feature is the ability to move faster with the grappling hooks. Designed for the brothers Frye Graham-Bell, allow you to move silently and swiftly from one roof to another.
The soundtrack, also sung, blends very well with the action by helping to make the ‘ atmosphere even more addictive. Besides, imagine London without music would be simply impossible.
Conclusion. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate has been shown to have learned not only from the mistakes of the past, but also its strengths. Its weaknesses were blunt and loud noises were confirmed. With this title, fans of the saga will not be disappointed for sure, while those out of boredom if it were a bit ‘away might be surprised. For everyone else, the advice is to take a ride on the streets of London, and maybe even climb on Big Ben. From up there, get an idea of things is definitely easier.
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