Syndicate comes off as another Assassin's Creed game with a handful of improvements. London is beautiful, if a bit laborious to travel around, and the missions are repetitive, but this doesn't make Syndicate bad. It just hasn't made a significant step up over the previous instalment.

Exactly what the series needed, which is a step back in right direction after the dismal release of Unity.

While Syndicate isn't Assassin's Creed II to Unity's Assassin's Creed, it's still an improvement over Ubisoft's 2014 offering. The pair of protagonists work well, some stealth options return, and there's more ways to get around. London is a worthy playground for the Frye twins... and for players.

With a stellar cast of characters, a beautiful setting, thoughtful and open ended gameplay, and a decidedly more playable post-launch game, Assassin's Creed Syndicate is the game that many fans of the series have been waiting for.