Assassins Creed Syndicate is a game without purpose. It abandons the self-serious tone of previous titles, but in doing so also loses much of its intensity. Despite a few promising developments, this franchise continues to evoke a sense of emptiness and exhaustion.
My horse is swift, my torch is bright, and I’ve got a sack full of sweet, sweet gold to throw right at peasants. I may be a harsh taskmaster, but you’ll all thank me once it gets dark and the monsters come. There’s a blood moon tonight, and anybody who’s shovel-leaning needs to hop to it. In Kingdom, you are the job creator the world needs.
While critics are lining up to praise Evolve, Turtle Rock’s new multiplayer shooter is taking a pounding from the people who matter most: the gamers who will make or break this new franchise.
