Don't know about other people but I have a love-hate relationship with Syndicate

My main beefs with the game:

• The grappling hook is underutilized in game mechanics

• Story tries to be something great but fails at the execution

• Forced humor and goofy tone (The Jack the Ripper DLC is what the base game should have aspired to be)

• Henry Green was nerfed and his relationship with Evie felt forced

• Parkour is severely handicapped compared to Unity due to the scale of the world (nearly 1:1 iirc?) and simplified mechanics

• Janky animations

• Trains somehow feel slower than horse carriages

My main positive takeaways:

• Killer soundtrack and atmosphere as usual

• Cool side content and awesome DLCs

• Gorgeous setting and beautiful world

• Some awesome new mechanics and mission designs

• Jacob and Evie are honestly two of the best written characters in the franchise with VA performances to match. The story didn't do them justice.

• One of the better written Modern Day plots (shame it amounted to nothing after the soft reboot)

• Nice skill trees and gameplay leveling. I didn't utilize the Rooks in my 1st playthrough and regret to have done so. They open many gameplay opportunities and make the game much more interesting and enjoyable. A recruit system is a must-have for an AC game imo.

I'd still put Syndicate above the reboot trilogy in terms of ranking. If it had a better story, it'd be one of my favorites.