It can only be summed up as brutally quick as key moments go by in a flash with little thought put into them, and there are no slowdowns that allow you to reflect on what has taken place. The biggest problem with the story, however, is its pacing. That’s that really, there are no twists or turns, it’s a rather smooth and straight forward affair for Jacob and Evie during which you’ll never really feel a sense of danger or a risk of failure. While he’s off bloodying up the Templers Evie is busy searching for a Piece of Eden so the Assassins can get to it first. There’s a slight divide here as Jacob takes the fight straight to the Templers by raising his own street gang, the Rooks, to take on theirs, the Blighters. Then there’s the story, which is set during the tail end of the Industrial Revolution and sees our twin assassins taking on the responsibility of freeing London’s poor from the oppressive grip of the Templar Order. In my opinion Syndicate would have benefited from one well-rounded, more fleshed out character. This leaves the game in a good position ripe with opportunities to expand upon the characters, change them, have them grow, or even put them in conflict with each other – but it chooses not to do that, or at least not until the end at which point it feels forced.
Jacob is a rash, brutish, yet at times a charming protagonist, whereas Evie is straight cut, smart, and calculating. The two main characters are Jacob and Evie Frye, and while using two intertwined characters was a great concept it was executed poorly and the game comes off worse due to its twin assassins.
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