Cristobal Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The story looks more interesting, which has historically been a good thing. The thing about putting out a new AC game every year is that they can't really revamp everything. The gameplay for Black Flag was the same as III, with a slightly more expanded sailing system and it was the best one since the Ezio trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 They've completely bungled the contemporary storyline and they have no idea what they are doing with that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 They've completely bungled the contemporary storyline and they have no idea what they are doing with that anymore.What they should be doing is dropping it entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 IGN likedĀ AC Syndicate but their criticisms are things you could have predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Gamespot liked it even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Considering getting this because my wife and I fucking loved Black Flag, but not sure if I'll get time to play between the other games I already have, plus WWE 2K16 next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Koch Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Target has Unity for $10, is it worth picking up?Ā I don't really care if the story is bad, just wondering more if it is even playable with the glitches.Ā I recently played through Freedom Cry and the glitches got really annoying at points to the point I almost quit on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 It's really not all that glitchy at all anymore. It's fun, it's gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 It's technically fine now, though some glitches remain. Nothing game breaking, more like wonky physics and a few side missions not completing properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Target has Unity for $10, is it worth picking up?Ā I don't really care if the story is bad, just wondering more if it is even playable with the glitches.Ā I recently played through Freedom Cry and the glitches got really annoying at points to the point I almost quit on it. Ā Yeah, for $10, it's a no-brainer. And like the others said, the glitches are largely gone anyway. I had one small one that I noticed my whole time playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I platinumed the game. The story is weak but it's a lot of fun to play. Well worth ten bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm enjoying Syndicate. Hasn't been buggy at all, and the story's pretty decent, even if they could have done a better job with the dual protagonists, (you pretty much have to play out a mission as one or the other, no GTA V style switches. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 So, a bit in now, anyone have strong feelings either way on Syndicate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Generally good feelings. I played the shit out of it for a couple weeks. No real interest in going back to replay or finding every collectible to 100%, but as a $30 rental (I'm happy to sell the discs back ASAP) I'm good with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm enjoying Syndicate, especially playing as Evie, who is actually a fun character, opposed to her dickhead brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm still saving up Amazon gift cards (thank you Bing Rewards!) but plan to buy this just in time for my annual Christmas vacation. Here's hoping Amazon has a good sale at the right time Side note: Sign up for Bing Rewards, y'all. You get points for doing searches. Just by doing dummy searches on Bing (I search the years 1901-1930 every day), I get enough points every 2-1/2 weeks for a $5 Amazon gift card. It's not much but it's free money. I'd be halfway to AC Syndicate by now if I hadn't been a nice guy and used my points on a Starbucks GC for my wife... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Money can't buy back self-respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm still saving up Amazon gift cards (thank you Bing Rewards!) but plan to buy this just in time for my annual Christmas vacation. Here's hoping Amazon has a good sale at the right time Side note: Sign up for Bing Rewards, y'all. You get points for doing searches. Just by doing dummy searches on Bing (I search the years 1901-1930 every day), I get enough points every 2-1/2 weeks for a $5 Amazon gift card. It's not much but it's free money. I'd be halfway to AC Syndicate by now if I hadn't been a nice guy and used my points on a Starbucks GC for my wife... I do that with mpoints/mplaces. Usually get a $10 BN/Amazon/BW3 egc every month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I use Swagbucks and end up getting enough for a $25 Amazon GC typically every week. Haven't paid for anything since June! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Been using swagbucks and Perk. I currently am closing in on having enough money in my amazon gift cards to buy a new decentish TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Anyway, now that we've all revealed how we're beating the system... How's the game? I picked it up today as part of the Target sale and installed it along with a bunch of the DLC that came along with it, but I'm probably not going to start playing until next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I've logged roughly 10 hours (but probably more) into Syndicate, and I have to say...this is probably my favorite AC game since ACII. yeah, even better than Black Flag, for as much as I loved the naval combat. Ā The grappling hook makes climbing and traveling so much easier. Much less worries about taking a minute or two to climb a spire to sync a viewpoint, or start a mission, or traverse across the city. Ā Each section of London (I think there's six) is broken up into multiple different districts, which can be opened up by completing a given mission - the usual assassination, a kidnapping, a stronghold takedown, or a factory mission, which is essentially "child slavery that needs to be broken up". Ā Each area of the city also has stronger enemies, so you can't exactly mow through the entire city in one night syncing all the viewpoints and such. Ā Multiple missions can only be done with either Evie or Jacob, so you can't just rely on one and not the other. Furthermore, many of the items require you to be at a certain level or mission to equip them, so it's a lot harder to just farm for XP and get the best gear right away. Ā The combat is less button mashing than in the past - enemies will need to have their blocks countered and their attacks parried quite often. You can't just keep smashing the A button and expect to succeed. Ā The missions themselves seem quite varied so far for where I am (sequence 4), with some stealth, assassination, and creativity needed to max out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Syndicate is down to $35 at Target and Amazon right now, for black Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I had $35 in gift cards to Amazon (thank you Bing and Swagbucks!) so picked this up. $3 in tax, total. Booyah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Okay, I finally started up SYNDICATE last night. I only played through to the point where the first district of London opens up to you, but I can already tell this game is going to be worlds better than UNITY. The way it throws you straight into the action is very reminiscent of BLACK FLAG. And Jacob and Evie already display more personality than Connor or Arno ever did. Tutorials don't have to be boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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