[Multi-Console] (Assassin's creed fans only) Where do you think syndicate ranks among your list?

[tyltyl]

(My Opinion)
1 AC2
2. Syndicate
3. Black flag
4. Brotherhood
5. Rogue
6. Unity
7. AC1
8. Revelations
9. AC3

I think before syndicate everyone's top 2 included AC2 and Black flag. AC2 was perfection. It set the standard, had everything going for it. How it was set up from beginning to end was I thought to be phenominal! Black Flag was great. The Naval combat was thrilling. Edward was a bad@$$. But there were 2 key things wrong with Black flag. 1 was the stalking missions that we had to play follow a target without be detected was used way too much and 2 the story dealt heavily with Pirates than it did with assassins. Syndicate had protagonists that had personalities, show some humor, and qualities we can relate to. The missions were mostly unique from one another. The twins started out as Assassins. Trains and carriages makes London very much less dull than other settings. I enjoyed myself. I have to rank this second. Combat I didn't actually mind too much cause it was quick and Victorian London was just too fun.

 

[Meee]

It was alright but I wasn't blown away, Id say below 1 (yes I liked it) and Ezio trilogy but better than Black Flag and 3.

They should do gangster prohibition era next.

 

[Ambivalence]

:lol Syndicate was atrociously bad, or should I say boring and way too mainstream for an Assassin's Creed game. It was also evidently completely affected by modern day affairs, seeing as Ubisoft bent under the feminists whining about all-male protagonists (plus, women in London street gangs at that time? Seriously?) and transgenders, which is by far the biggest joke that's ever happened to Assassin's Creed. Then there's also the unnamed nobody that's digging for the memories - guess someone similar to Desmond is too much to ask.

1. AC 2
2. AC 1
3. AC 4
4. AC Brotherhood
5. AC 3
6. AC Revelations
7. AC Unity
8. AC Syndicate

Assassin's Creed 1 is only inferior to two. It had, by far, the most assassin-like and therefore best atmosphere of any game, the protagonist was really solid, the plot was as well, only thing it lacked was better gameplay. AC 4 was definitely a step in the right direction, but they screwed up the later parts.

 

[-immortal-]

1. Ac2
2. Brotherhood
3 revelation
4. Ac3
5. Black flag
6. Unity
7. Ac1
8. Syndicate
9. Rogue

 

[BazzBee]

Haven't played the last 2 installments of the franchise but for the ones i have:

AC2
AC4: BF
AC Brotherhood
AC Rouge
AC1
AC Revelations
AC3


AC 1 was fantastic in a way, but after 20-30 minutes into the game, you'll eventually start to find each mission repetitive and boring. The story was astonishing however.

 

[GreyWizard93]

Best one yet. The personalities and depth was brilliant. The ww2 area was the most fun I've ever had. The customisation isn't detailed to every nook but beautiful. The fact it involves iconic characters I am familiar with made it all the more fun for me.

Since ac2 I've always been saying they should do a Victoria London time line and the grappling hook is brilliant. I rarely use it but it's always fun to use.

 

[Goetia]

ACII
AC
AC:B
AC:R
ACIII
ACU = ACS
ACIV:BF

ACII and AC are my favourites because they had such extreme focus on the characters and the story. It was very driven by things beyond gameplay and mechanics. The protagonists grew so much in the runtime of the game, especially with Ezio. Brotherhood and Revelations are worthy sequels to continue and end the stories of Ezio and Altair respectively, even if not as strong as Assassin's Creed II. Assassin's Creed III was, more or less, an average game. The protagonist is hated by many, but that's mainly because they were fresh off of Ezio. The real nature of the conflict between Assassins and Templars was truly highlighted in this game, whereas it was only touched upon in the first game. It introduced the controversy, this game was pretty story-driven as well. I was tempted not to rank Black Flag for the simple fact that it isn't an AC game, it's a pirate simulator for all intents and purposes. I did not care for the story or character of Edward in the slightest, given that the background of the character and game at large was pirates. I view Unity and Syndicate on equal grounds for a few reasons.

1. None of the protagonists made me care about them that much at all. Jacob and Evie were likeable, sure, but Arno was very bland. Which is a shame, since Unity could have been fantastic.
2. The games themselves did nothing to progress the story by a great margin. Or one that matters, at least. Unity introduced the present-day character you're playing as, and Syndicate has the same character use the Animus to look for a Piece of Eden (this isn't a spoiler, don't worry).

Ultimately, Unity and Syndicate are examples of how the series has suffered as a result of it becoming a yearly franchise. One may think that Syndicate is better than Unity, and that is understandable. But when you dig deep and look at the core elements of the game, absolutely nothing has changed. Nothing has improved except for graphics, some gameplay elements and the characters. I enjoyed Jacob's charismatic and carefree nature, as well as Evie's more serious personality, but I didn't really care about either of the characters. If I'm honest, Syndicate, Unity and Black Flag are all games in the franchise that you can skip without missing anything important in the series. These three games do nothing to progress the modern-day narrative. But who cares, right? It's all about the Animus and playing in the past, who gives a shit about what happens in the real world? That's the kind of mindset Ubisoft has adopted because of it's choices with the franchise and listening to the fans far too much. On a sidenote, Syndicate is very pretty, but I found Paris to be a nicer environment. Syndicate is set too far into the future (1860's-70's and beyond) for it to feel right. It's too modern.

 

[LitzSabr]

1. AC II. Because it was perfection.

2. AC I. Really liked Altair's character and especially the conflicts he faced throughout the game. And he proved to be the greatest even in the later games as we learned more about him.

3. AC Brotherhood. A good continuation to Ezio and desmond's story.

4. AC III. Connor was a badass, wish we get to the end of his story. And the game also had another good character Haytham and the story of him and connor was rather satisfactory. And even though I would've preferred for Desmond to live as a modern day Assassin, what that did with him in this was still very good.

5. AC IV Black Flag.

6. AC Revelation. The basic game mechanics at this point started to get a little boring, since there wasn't much difference between this and brotherhood. Not to mention that brotherhood and AC II had very similar mechanics before it, so it just turned out bad for revelations. A good conclusion to Ezio's story. The flashbacks where we learned more of Altair were more interesting than what was happening in the present day(with Ezio), another reason I rank this one a little low./AC Syndicate. A good game. Like unity it had a very good gameplay but just with a better story. Also contained more information on the ancient civilization and just a little more interesting present day(modern) story.

7. AC Rouge.

8. AC Unity. The best when it comes to the game mechanics in it's time. That was one thing which I REALLY enjoyed. Even free running was just good. However a weak story line.

 

[Jellal Fernandes]

It seems we all agree here that Ezios story was amazing.
1. ACII - amazing lines and story.
2. AC Revelations - The end of an Era and was overtaken by ezios speech to desmond after he found altair that whole scene was amazing.
3. Brotherhood - first assassins creed i played and loved it.
Weird that i started there but it felt right to me.
After revelations i kinda fell off assassins creed and just saw playthroughs....thought to myself are they worth 60 bucks and well no. Connors story was decent but it just threw me off and lost interest from there after. Maybe 5 will do better but i highly doubt it.
4. Assassins creed BF didnt play but seemed the most fun
Ranking it with III, unity, syndicate
5. AC 1 altair story was very sad and really enjoyed taking down almualim.
6. III: The time period fascinated me but it wasnt the right time to release the game they should have waited because
1. They went too forward in time and 2. Current gen consoles could have made the world more awesome
7 AC: the psp one with eveline that released on ps3 or 4 dont remember. But the tie in with connor and its story seemed cool.
8 unity -tied in with haytham i believe it was alright. Pretty meh.
9. Rogue - tie in with arno i dont remember seemed alright.
10.syndicate- Tie in with edward which was alright but the story seemed meh and wtf was that ending with the 2 assassins. The ending in present time was ok but wtf

The only thing that keeps me posted on this franchise is what they do to tie in the minerva story line and the cameos that appear in the game.

For number 5 or V..i want the setting to be in japan or in the dessert on some aladdin shit. Dont know where else they could take it beyond those 2..cant think of anything. Honestly wish ezio had a son or something so he continued the cause ..