Enjoy 45 Minutes of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s PS4 Version Showing Spiffy Open World Gameplay

Yesterday Ubisoft livestreamed almost an hour of the PS4 version of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, and today they published the recording, showing a metric ton of gameplay.

[crazychris4124]

lol her hair is green so you can see through it

[DeletedAcc]

saying that with your avatar in mind

[KiwiViper85]

If the screen is actually green.

Did they purposely choose some one who has never played assassins creed before? Ruined the video for me.

[bixxel]

ACS is just a glitchless version of Unity.

[DOMination-]

Black Flag with a glitchless version of AC3 and that game was terrific. I played Unity a few months after launch and it seemed like their patches fixed most of the issues. I just hope they improve the story because it was weak in Unity.

[AliTheSnake1]

Here is a suggestion for all of you hating AC, or any other game for being glitchy, do not buy the game on launch. I remember a huge backlash back when AC3 came out, I bought it the summer after it came out for 20 bucks, the game was fucking great, loved it, encountered zero glitches. I just bought Unity, for 20 bucks off amazon.

[fermcr]

"...45 Minutes of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s..."

Added a couple new functionalities but it's basically the same crap as other AC games. Looks boring...

This series needs to rest for a few years.

[listenkids]

Just don't play it.

If you earned money like they do, you'd milk it too, simple.

[RiseofScorpio]

No it needs to go from West to East if you know what I mean.

[Blaze929]

"Enjoy 45 Minutes of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate"

i wish I could. That video was BORING. I can happily say I won't be picking up this version of AC. Bring ninjas/samurais or gtfo

[Lukejrl]

That would be a new Tenchu game we have been waiting for. Ninja and samurai.

[bixxel]

AC S = not bad but "meh" confirmed

[BattleTorn]

I can happily say the same.

They need to completely reinvent this franchise...

[masterfox]

Black flag was such a great game, when first announce they show gameplay and the final release look like that, also it managed to break out of the box and add diversity to the series, boarding your ship go to battle sailing the wide range sea with lots of differente things to do was freaking awesome also dont forget the awesome battleship bosses, sadly ubisoft went back to its boring roots with unity and now this version, what a shame :/

[Metallox]

Allow me to disagree, Black Flag wasn't a great game. It may have brought "variety" to the series, but that still didn't made it great it. The whole package is a mixed bag: while the maritime exploration was decent until some degree, the classic part of the series was as mediocre as recent entries because, in general, there's nothing interesting to do! And the main missions are pretty bare bones as well.

Secondly, the ships were cool until they fell into monotony, and without more variety or at least decent rewards (like different kinds of upgrades for the Jackdaw, for example), I lost interest in the game a couple of months later after launch.

Black Flag was set to be a great game, but it needed more time so developers could be able to construct a better design.

[MiamiACR25]

Don't downplay what a refreshing change of pace Black Flag was compared to the tried and true Assassins Creed formula just so you can disagree with something. There were plenty of interesting things to do and side contracts that kept you busy along with the improved naval/close quarters combat from AC3. You say it fell into monotony and there wasn't much variety but started off your 'Disagree just to disagree' statement with "It may have brought variety to the series, but that still didn't MADE IT GREAT IT" (Special Education?). Of course you lost interest in the game a couple of months after launch, the majority of people would have completed it by then or even 100% it like I did since it really was a great game on it's own Assassins Creed or not. Losing interest? Buy a new game or go fight Somalian pirates in real life.

Tell me in your own words what "Better design" the team could have come up with given all that they had accomplished in their development time, maybe you'd like a ship upgrade that provided you with jet fueled turbines in the back to boost your ship speed. The sales of the game and wide critical acclaim it received upon release crush your opinion like the uninformed noise that it is.

[mezati99]

@Metallox

THIS, this so much...

[Metallox]

@MiamiACR25

I said "variety" because the supposed variety, like the ships, wasn't interesting for the long term, or, like I like to say, "great". And a way the developers could have followed to made it "great" was putting better rewards. Black Flag is ok as it is, but it didn't do much to offer a sentiment of accomplishment.

I can clearly understand why some players like the game a lot, I know where they are coming, but it's still not my cup of tea.

The game gives money, weapons and skins for the ship and Edward himself that at the end of the day are pointless. The game doesn't become more epic or challenging just by acquiring new suits for Edward or new weapons, they don't make noticeable differences.

And even then, you don't need rewards if your gameplay is well put it in the world. And Black Flag drops the ball in this regard.

The combat isn't cool, as you just evade and the counter attack, the enemies follow the same scheme attack, you don't win much by killing them.

Parkour isn't cool either, the controls are a bit blocky in that regard, and with that functionality you just get pointless collectibles: treasures, songs and faster journeys, of course. But still, POINTLESS.

What about missions? You keep rescuing pirates from soldiers, assaulting sugar deposits, the same combats over and over, etc. Oh, and you gotta love this mission:

https://youtu.be/CXV1hXS9gw...

I'm sorry, but this mission shows you that Black Flag's controls aren't particularly amazing, that the campaign is boring and also that for a character that had its weight in the story, like Hornigold, well, Ubisoft didn't make him justice.

The presentation of the game isn't great either. You have all these historic cities like La Habana, Kingston, Nasáu and such... and Ubisoft made their environments quite samey. This is another issue that was also present in Assassi's Creed III and, of course, Unity. Since the terrain looks the same in all places, the mission design is also less varied.

The very cool parts of Black Flag is in the naval combat. Here, you actually FEEL PROGRESSION, but not for much time. Once you can battle galleons, say goodbye to the epicness, because you won't find more powerful ships, and the ones available won't change more either.

You also keep getting sugar, rum, wood, clothes and stuff like that after assaulting ships. Again, the same.

I also felt that some of the naval missions in the main campaign were very frustrating, at the point where I simply didn't want to do them and just keep doing another thing.

There's an interesting part in the game where you must fight colossal ships. THAT IS what I wanted to see in Black Flag. They offer challenge, all of them have their special attacks and bring you lots, lots of money.

Ubisoft definitely could have implented stuff like this in the campaign and during free roam, but they couldn't because they only had less than two years of development.

I don't disagree because I disagree, I have my reasons.

Also, pardon me if I'm not very clear in some points, but English is not my first language.

[MiamiACR25]

I read all that you wrote unfortunately, and the only thing I came to agree on in the end was that English is in fact not your first language. The message is clear though, you're incompetent and love making lots of noise.

"Black Flag is ok as it is, but it didn't do much to offer a sentiment of accomplishment."

If you depend so much on a game to give you a 'sentiment of accomplishment' it's time to review your options in life.

"I said "variety" because the supposed variety, like the ships, wasn't interesting for the long term, or, like I like to say, "great"."

This is entirely your opinion that the ships weren't interesting for the long term, much less 'Great'. It's also an unpopular one since it was mechanically sound and above all fluid in reality when playing the game, I'm sure you already knew that but what sells more news than bad news, especially when it comes from a mouthbreather such as yourself on a gaming website.

"The game gives money, weapons and skins for the ship and Edward himself that at the end of the day are pointless."

They aren't pointless, while the armor provides more damage resistance against enemies and more unique armor sets provide a visual and gameplay advantage, the weapons give a higher possibility for chaining kills together and more damage output against stronger enemies.

"I'm sorry, but this mission shows you that Black Flag's controls aren't particularly amazing, that the campaign is boring and also that for a character that had its weight in the story, like Hornigold, well, Ubisoft didn't make him justice. "

In the video the player sucks at driving his ship and goes straight into the shore, the game is at fault of course in your small mind. I could go on and on and on with you but I'm a betting man that it won't make a difference, and also betting high that you're depressed and can't find much enjoyment out of life much less entertainment without picking out flaws when they exist and even ones that don't and you made up in your poor poor mind.

So instead I'm going to pick and choose quotes from you that best explain to anyone who might read this what a depressed attic dwelling albino you are for all our enjoyment.

"at the end of the day are pointless."

"The game doesn't become more epic or challenging"

"the same combats over and over, etc."

"wasn't interesting for the long term, or, like I like to say, "great"."

"there's nothing interesting to do!"

"the ships were cool until they fell into monotony"

" I lost interest in the game a couple of months later after launch. "

"Parkour isn't cool either"

There was so much more but to sum it all up, quit whining loser and enjoy your next game.

[starchild]

What a bunch of nonsense. People complain Assassin's Creed is too similar game to game, but then if one of them does change in significant ways then suddenly people bash it for supposedly not being an Assassin's Creed game.

I'm willing to bet my life that people would complain no matter what. The truth is, Assassin's Creed has changed just as much as we have seen in Uncharted, Halo or any other popular game series. If they change it much more than that, people complain that it's no longer Assassin's Creed. It's a no-win situation.

[Metallox]

@starchild I never said Black Flag wasn't good because it was too different. In fact, I clearly said the naval segment of the game was the best.

[-Foxtrot]

It was a great game but it wasn't a great AC game.

Now if they took that stuff, improved on it and put it into a Pirate based new IP with RPG elements then we may have a winner.

[MiamiACR25]

"That Assassins creed game was great, but it really wasn't a great Assassins creed game man, throw in some RPG elements and a card game and I'm ready to f*ck."

[Baka-akaB]

My feeling exactly , it was a stellar pirate game and a welcome diversion from the mediocrity of AC3 (even the dlc were more interesting and delivering some of the promised goods) .. but it wasnt a particularly good parkour game , nor stealth game , and not a proper AC .

[Lamboomington]

Going back to the roots is what will save the franchise - IF they do it right

Go back to the roots and REFRESH the basic gameplay mechanics.

[GreetingsfromCanada]

Ubisoft had about 5 streams and everyone else's demos weren't broken. Here, the framerate in the first playthrough is bad compared to the second.

[NerdStalker]

They need to throw a few tough boss battles into assassins creed, spice the game up, it's a good game and it could be great if they were willing to go out side there comfort zone and try to reinvent some of it. graphics in the last one were superb imo.

[georgenancy]

looks so boring

[RiseofScorpio]

This better be the last one in Europe, this just isn't the right setting for assassins creed, there's frickin revolvers.

[-Foxtrot]

I've wanted a one set in London for years but this seems kind of off.

I still don't know how we are supposed to give a shit about the story when there isn't an overall one now since Desmond is gone. Just feels like we are jumping from story to story and the location is the main attraction...not the characters or gameplay.

Still don't get why they haven't added more stealth base gameplay to it.

I mean Evie looks like the only interesting one

[RiseofScorpio]

I was thinking more the 100 year war or the English civil war, this setting is so off just doesn't feel right.

[DragonKnight]

The problem with AC was the First Civ storyline. They should have focused on jumping from location to location since the beginning but tied it together with the overall war against the Templars instead of the First Civ nonsense. That's what ruined it. Now they try to go back to the war against the Templars but are still splitting it between modern and past times in a bad way.

What I think they should do is expand the game even bigger. Have the game where your actions can affect different Assassin cells across the world. Work in tandem with those cells to achieve bigger goals. And if they have to have the First Civ story, keep it low key just to give motivation or connect stories together.

[Tumaras]

A big part of what makes a great open world game vs. a mediocre one is the AI, since it affects both general interaction and combat. I can't say I'm very impressed by that in the video. Maybe they're still working on it, but the npcs were pretty dumb. Kill 1 guy and the other looking right at him just stands there. Lots of AI that looked at little off. Lots of other mechanics that looked like they had issues like moving bodies, etc. I like the London setting, but all kinds of red flags in this one. I'll probably rent it but I definitely wouldn't recommend pre-ordering, especially with the AC history.

[Adexus]

The AI has unfortunately been like that in every AC game so far, it honestly doesn't look like it's been improved at all since AC2.

[Raider69]

Thats one of the main problems,the AI in AC games is dumb and the game has no difficulty settings,its a very,very ,very easy game,the combat systems makes no sense because how dumb the AI is,its easy to finnish the games without even die.

[DragonKnight]

Difficulty settings are overrated. They don't make the game any more difficult. All that happens is enemies have more health and they hit harder. In the Batman Arkham series all that happens is that the counter sense is removed so you have to pay more attention to people attacking you but in any event difficulty settings are very poorly implemented throughout most of gaming.

All AC needs to do is take a hint from the Arkham games with how to use enemy AI. Have multiple enemies attack, vary up how they attack and what enemy types there are, use environmental objects and teamwork to attack and the game will be a lot better.

[Sureshot]

Itll be the only bug-free 45 minutes you'll get

[JeffGUNZ]

Yeah because it's probably running on a super computer underground. We will get the downgraded bugged version, as expected from Ubisoft.

[TeamLeaptrade]

I think it looks pretty decent. But I wont be buying it day one. This will be a title I will wait a few months to pick up, mainly how I do it for most games.

[Name Last Name]

This game will pay for Unity's disaster saleswise.

[jc12]

This franchise has arguably gotten more boring and stale than COD. Thats bad.

[Bathyj]

Yearly franchises need to die, unless theyre sports games. At least then you can skip a couple years and not have really missed anything.

[MrSwankSinatra]

Honestly yearly sports games need to die as well. There is no reason why a sports game can't be supported for more than one year.

[Qrphe]

No game should be yearly tbh

[smolinsk]

Looks so boring,the same over and over again, ohh my god do they never learn...Black Flack was new and fresh, sooo boring with only one city and nothing els.

[assdan]

These to suck. Can they actually play the game? Or are they just going to climb buildings the whole time?

[Haru]

That is the game.. all you can do in assassin's creed is climb building and kill people

[assdan]

Yeah I know, but I wanted the combat showcased a little bit more. Unless it's different from 4, it's gonna be a pass for more unless this gets rave reviews.

[1nsomniac]

....Now if only there was a way to get my wasted time back!

The London idea sounded good but the franchise is as dead as a rotting corpse.

[brich233]

I think in 1 minute I've seen everything this game has to offer. This is 60$ I wont have to spend in 2015!!!

[Germany7]

I still didn't play Unity and Rogue, probably i will not play the new one too, so many games are coming this year.

[Der_Kommandant]

After +70 hours into The Witcher 3 this looks like a bad joke.

[DrumBeat]

Stfu about Witcher 3.

Good GOD. Before long people will be comparing ice cream to it.

[Doja]

As soon as she climbed onto the first rooftop, I thought this was unity for a split second. I'm going to pass on this.

[aLiEnViSiToR]

Well that was a fail and i thought that Ubi$oft could not fall any lower after AC Unity oh boy was i wrong.

http://i.imgur.com/Q3OjVSu....

[thricetold]

Totally turned off by the setting, I'll pass.

[RiseofScorpio]

Go to the East and you've got my attention UbiMilk. Just not digging Victorian London its so bland.

[turab]

Can we kill this series already? everytime I hear this game I fell like vomiting.

[Rookie_Monster]

Meh...I am done with the series. It is basically the same play mechanic as the first AC game.

[CantBeStopped]

Really that argument can be made for just about every single series of games though, really how different are the mechanics in games like Halo, COD, Madden, Uncharted, it seems hard for people to understand that its not easy creating new and never before seen game mechanics, sure you can add a few things here or there and slap a new coat of paint on it but really most game mechanics haven't really changed much so singling out Assassins Creed really isn't fair.

[JeffGUNZ]

Well I guess they can try something fresh in a sequel. Look at Black Flag, that was my favorite Assassins creed game since the original and ACIII. The change to being a pirate and having a ship to sail around was awesome and added a whole new vibe. All these games in historic eras all feel the same just different street layouts. Why not make a modern AC in New York City? Imagine being an assassin in modern time? Little tweaks like that make it feel fresh.

[Psychotica]

Well I certainly wouldn't buy it upon release, not after the Unity fiasco. I will wait to hear about much trouble people are having with it..

[Tdmd]

Parkour in a top hat... somehow I think it looks weird. haha

[UNKLE]

Shhh i think even unity was better... for the setting thats for sure and maybe even graphics.. So ubisoft is downgraded this game so it can run 1080p both console and most of pc too. i mean look the characters unity graphics was absolutly fantastic, hairs,beards etc.. and what next ubisoft? 1970 years? maffia? ac is getting wierd and bad game, ubisoft need to bring ac back to 12th-14th century or before.

[Dungus]

How about stop making games for 10 minutes?

[DrumBeat]

I'm glad they decided to get rid of the ten billion NPCs on screen at once thing. Completely unnecessary, and was quite annoying. Not just because it killed frame rate, but because there was always one in your way.

Looks like they kept Unity's graphics, which is fine, because they were quite good. Unity's combat was a tad boring, though. Hopefully they've made some changes there.

[GiantFriendlyCrab]

Gaming crash is coming soon

[Wirrus]

It's going to be an awesome game.:D Gonna get some screens on glitchbay.net

[windblowsagain]

Milk.

[fluxmulder]

zzz

[dark-kyon]

Assasin's creed snorefest now with worse combat system.

[jackwei22]

We need an assassin's creed set in Japan at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese traders namely during the edo era with Oda Nobunaga as at that time Christianity arrived in Japan or you could do the period of the Boshin War.

Maybe Ancient Rome could be a good time too at the time of Julius Caesar, Anthony, Octavian, Cleopatra and the conspirators.