7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE (PART 1)

The Industrial Revolution marked the dawn of the modern era. Technology was advancing rapidly, wealth disparity was rampant, and people turned to lives of crime to save themselves from harsh working conditions. It’s at the tail end of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian London thatAssassin’s Creed Syndicate takes place. In the first part of this feature, we’ll introduce you to our two main Assassins, Victorian London and Jacob and Evie’s mission there, and their gang the Rooks. Head over to part two for more details on combat and stealth, weapons, gadgets, and vehicles.

1. TWIN BLADES

For the first time in Assassin’s Creed you will be able to play as two Assassins – Jacob and Evie Frye. Born in a small town just outside of London, these twin Assassins were raised to follow the Creed. Together the Fryes head to London with the end goal of taking it back from Templar control. However, they both have very different ideas as to how to go about this. Where Evie is tactical and resourceful, Jacob is brutal and impulsive.

2. THE CENTER OF THE WORLD

At the beginning of the 19th century, London’s population was around one million people. By the time the 20th century rolled around, it had skyrocketed to roughly six million people. “Such a massive and swift expansion is bound to create instability,” Historian Jean-Vincent Roy elaborates. “Certainly this is how it played out for Victorian England. There was huge progress and innovation, of course. But there were also extremely harsh working conditions, child labor, appalling hygiene and sanitation.”

3. NOBODY FRESHER THAN MY CLIQUE

In order to take on this massive city, Jacob and Evie are going to need an army. On their journey to wrestle control from the Templars, the twins will unite the street gangs of London under a single banner. The Rooks will be the Fryes’ ears, eyes and blades in the deadly underworld.

“The criminal underworld is being controlled by the Templars,” explains Cote. “That’s how they maintain their control on the city. So Jacob and Evie will call the streets their home and they will rise up and take this criminal underground and unite it under the syndicate of the Assassins. That’s how they’ll take control away from the Templars and give the city back to its people.”