4 days Ago
Blimey guvnor! Ubisoft has only gone and slapped a shiny ol' update on Assassin's Creed Syndicate , that game set in Victorian London. Ahem. First released in 2015, it's something of a surprise to see Syndicate get an update now.
But as Assassin's Creed fans are now waiting until February for the upcoming Japan-set Shadows, it's perhaps a good time to give this enjoyable romp a revisit. Last night, Ubisoft issued a patch that added 60FPS support on Xbox Series X and S, as well as on PlayStation 5 and the newly-launched PS5 Pro . Details of the update as shared by Ubisoft lie below.
Xbox (~31.8 GB) Xbox Series X 4K resolution at 60 fps Xbox Series S 1080p resolution at 60 fps PlayStation (~0.75 GB) PS5 and PS5 Pro 1080p resolution at 60 fps 4K resolution at 60 fps Nearly a decade on, Syndicate feels a little overlooked in the Assassin's Creed canon, which is a shame.
Its release came at a difficult time for the Assassin's Creed franchise overall - a year after the disaster that was Unity , and while work to softly reboot the series with Origins had already begun. But Syndicate has some great moments, the Frye Twins' co-protagonist mechanic works well, and it hosts a beautiful rendition of London (Big Ben! Leaping between boats on the Thames! A moving steam train hideout!). If you're yet to give it a go, it's a refreshing change from the hardboiled history of Assassin's Creed 3 or the melodrama of Unity.
It's also the first time Ubisoft Quebec (the studio behind the upcoming Shadows, as well as the Ancient Greek-set Assassin's Creed Odyssey ) got to spearhead a full game for itself. "Syndicate moves Assassin's Creed forward with a solid new adventure, a beautiful London playground and a renewed sense of fun," I wrote in Eurogamer's Assassin's Creed Syndicate review . Cor!.
