There are also easter eggs hidden around London. The twins’ Eagle Vision gives them the unique ability to find hard-to-spot evidence. And if a little murder is fine with you, the Dreadful Crimes involve investigating crimes that have already happened. Many of the Charles Dickens missions involve solving mysteries, rather than fighting. On that, we disagree.īut it’s true that in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, you can chat it up with a lot of historical figures! 2) Historical FiguresĬourtney claims that Assassins didn’t really help Charles Dickens solve hauntings, and that Queen Victoria didn’t actually ask the Brotherhood for help defending England from the Templars. That goes a long way towards preventing bloodshed. Pro-tip: Get the gang upgrades that make it so members of the enemy gang, the Blighters, won’t attack you in the streets. As long as you’re careful, running around the streets of London can be a totally explorational experience.

The best part about all these locations is that you can explore them without ever engaging with the game’s more violent content. One of the things we discussed was how much historical content is in Syndicate and the ways you could still enjoy it even if you have young kids in the house. She gave me her insights on why she loves the game, which I think is really interesting given that this is her first Assassin’s Creed experience. I yammered at her about the game for a solid two months, and she picked it up over Christmas break. I think I can do better than that my personal record for convincing people to enjoy a thing I enjoy stands at 14 (thanks, “ A Song of Ice and Fire!”).īut my personal achievements aside, one of the things that pleases me the most is hearing from people who thought they wouldn’t like the game.

As of January 14, I count at least seven people that I’ve convinced to play the game. I also convinced a bunch of people to play it. I made it my pick for Game of the Year, even though we’re a family gaming website. I’ve talked about it on almost every episode of our podcast since it came out.

It’s no secret that Assassin’s Creed Syndicate was my favorite game of 2015.

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