This is the most underrated AC game by far. It does not reach the highest highs of Unity, but more importantly it doesnt reach the same lows. This game has a stealth system that actually works, compelling side quests with historical characters, and it runs and plays pretty well while still looking great. Something sadly Unity lacks.

The missions are structured 50/50 with the 2 assassin twins, and this was fine for most of the game, until the endgame, where they force you into playing Jacob most of the time. Evie is focused on the plot and should be the leader, but somehow they made the other protagonist who couldnt care less about anything the leading role. Jacob even ruins a lot of stuff in the story that his sister Evie has to clean up, what an awful character. We do get to see a 20 year old jump in the one of the DLCs where Jacob seems way more compelling, but he only has a few lines, a lot of wasted potential sadly. Evie on the other hand is lovely.

All in all, Its not as deep or as focused on the Creed as Unity, but its playable and has fun & fleshed out systems that make the game addicting to play. With 2 great DLCs aswell this is a great experience. A few adjustements to the grappling hook and a more difficult combat would be great, but its very fun nonetheless, would recommend on a sale.

(If you have an ultrawidescreen with high resolution you need to go through a lot of sht to get it working correctly, so I can tell you what helped me,- Every time I launched the game, change from borderless to windowed, then back to borderless, I then had to run the SyndicateUW software and activate it for all cutscenes to render in Ultrawide. Would recommend researching for some edits in the .ini files to make it run better)

I really enjoyed the gang simulation elements in Syndicate - everything from raiding boats on the Thames for contraband to the surprisingly well organized fights for territory in the gang battles. It was great fun taking over Victorian London one piece at a time!
The story wasn't bad but the gang activities are what really kept me coming back and then it ended up becoming a "let's just finish this damn thing" situation at the end. That was a bit of a shame to be honest, which means that for me the game felt a little drawn out.
Although I did pay for the Season Pass I chose not to do the "Jack the Ripper" DLC because I had already finished the Darkest Hour (Churchill in WWI) and the Last Maharajah DLC. Both added content and missions that were different to the main game and so worth playing, but as I said, added to that feeling of everything being drawn out a little too much. You could probably play the main game without the DLC missions and it would have a much shorter play time and feel less laboured.
I would still suggest getting the Victorian Legends and Steampunk cosmetic and weapons packs if you buy any DLC for this game. Both are inexpensive and give you a great outfit for Evie and Jacob, as well as good weapons you can make use of for a fair part of the game. The outfits and weapons are well-balanced for level 7 and are great aesthetically as well!

Very good game, with great ambientation. Needs a bit of work to get it going with Proton, but it works. Played the entire game con linux mint.