Extra Mission - The Darwin and Dickens Conspiracy Meet two of the greatest minds of the Victorian Era.
London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution unleashes an incredible age of invention, transforming the lives of millions with technologies once thought impossible. Opportunities created during this time period have people rushing to London to engage in this new world. A world no longer controlled by kings, emperors, politicians or religion, but by a new common denominator: money.
However, not everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of this boom. Despite fueling the engine of the British Empire, workers’ lives are little more than legalized slavery while the top few percent profit from their labor. Living poor and dying young, the lower class unite together in protest as a new kind of family – gangs – who turn to a life in the underworld in their struggle to survive. A struggle, until watchful Assassins come to their side and re-ignite an age-old conflict involving London’s leaders that will echo throughout modern history from the underground, up.
All comments (35)
cjblfc
30 Oct 15#1
Nice price, very tempted but trying to finish off MGS at the mo, plus have just got Bloodborne so got a fair bit to play. Wondered what others think of the game. Getting very mixed reviews but I like the Assassins Creed format plus feel this one being set in London will add an extra bit of interest.
mixmixi to cjblfc
30 Oct 15#2
This series usually looses its rrp much faster than any game. I'd say be patient and you can get it far cheaper in a couple of months. AC had nothing new to present, really. I enjoyed the first two but then it became repetitive...
CoolDude0123 to cjblfc
30 Oct 15#4
I think it's ok. I'm not really liking it like I should be. I always love the AC games and been so excited with each release but then after Unity it seems to have ruined things now. I would say this game is better than Unity but I don't feel like jumping onto it anymore. Just couldn't be bothered with it now. Haven't seen many bad issues with it but just bits and pieces which i have to restart the chapter to fix. And the challenges are way too easy this time. Haven't even failed any and I'm already near the end. I thought i would enjoy the game and explore London (had the same thought about Paris) but I guess the exploring just isn't as good as doing the real thing. If you're in no rush to play it then don't need it just yet.
Richard27
30 Oct 15#3
its matters not for me when I get AC (or most other games for that matter( but I usually complete them and sell it a couple of weeks after usually getting more or less what I paid for it back
if I waited 2 months and got it for £25 the resell value would be closer to that so I wouldnt be losing any more money if I waited which is why if its a game I want to play I never wait around like numpty waiting for a price drop I just make sure I dont pay over £35 ish for it then complete it and sell it soon after I buy it
kaylanify
30 Oct 15#5
Good price,but I'd wait till around xmas time to get this. Unity went down to £20 last year and I bought it (I regret it now)
iamthebatman01 to kaylanify
30 Oct 151#6
The reason it did was because sales were soft because the game was all **** up. I wouldn't expect this one to drop in prices as fast.
rickrud3
30 Oct 15#7
Worth the money?
DarkAX
30 Oct 15#8
Considering this game apparently only sold a little bit better than AC:Rogue and less than AC:Unity I can see this price taking a nose-dive on the run up to Christmas.
it will be £25 new by Christmas. am glade sales seem poor it's the only way for devs to get the message and give us gamers something new
dunkertruck to DarkAX
30 Oct 15#12
That article was a bit mis-leading.
"First, Syndicate hasn’t sold poorly, it’s just not sold as well as would be expected from a major Assassin’s Creed game. Second, these charts don’t include digital sales, nor do they include the PC version, which has been delayed until November."
scottishgamer
30 Oct 15#9
Gonna wait and get this and Tomb Raider at xmas methinks
Just Wondering
30 Oct 15#10
Excellent game , defiantly not a glitch fest like unity , great storey ,I've played around 12 hours ,about 25 percent complete ,will keep me busy until fallout 4 lands on my door step
zerowing
30 Oct 15#13
not played the rest does this mattter
simo009 to zerowing
1 Nov 15#33
na this is a new story I believe. Like others have said tho it's very likely to drop in price before xmas
DarkAX
30 Oct 152#14
I don't know why the general public would buy games digitally on consoles in the UK, considering the price discrepancy between digital and retail, the inability to trade it and criminally low HDD capacity.
tomtom1988 to DarkAX
30 Oct 15#17
Because of cheap psn credit easily obtainable through sim cards etc. You can effectively get psn credit for next to nothing with a little patience
Covert Recon to DarkAX
30 Oct 15#20
There's the occasional bargain. I got my Halo 5 Digital Deluxe for £28, without even factoring credit card or shop's reward points.
Current Titanfall deal for £6 is another example.
BigPlonker to DarkAX
31 Oct 15#30
Game sharing.
ukbondraider
30 Oct 152#15
Folks, stop buying games over £20. How is this a deal? This will be halfthe price in a few months. Surely you have a backlog to get through.
Use the money to buy consoles. It might put and end to the Xbone vs PS4 arguments. Never understood why people dont own all consoles.
PrinceRules64 to ukbondraider
30 Oct 151#18
Folks, stop buying consoles over £300. How is that a deal? They will be half the price in a few years. Surely you have a backlog to get through.
/mootI agree that they're generally overpriced on the digital store, but sometimes you can get a decent deal (especially on bundle editions), and when you consider that you can buy PSN credit for less than face value you can even wind back the nominal prices a bit. The ability to trade in is a non-issue for anyone who wants to keep their games, future-proofing is a better argument on that aspect.
HDD capacity is not a good point as the PS4 physical discs will still take up your HDD space nonetheless.
kaylanify
30 Oct 15#16
I know, but this game isn't great either and the boss fight is on of the worse boss fights in a video game
DarkAX
30 Oct 15#19
Well I keep my games and don't really trade-in though I do loan games to friends quite regularly, which would be denied to me if I went digital. The HDD thing is more me thinking long-term. What would happen in the, admittedly unlikely, event that the PSN got shutdown? A lot can happen in 20 years.
Yes, I'm a pessimist.
Justsuperman
30 Oct 15#21
Amazing game truly amazing i got the Big Ben edition which is the ultimate one it's a game I would of been punching myself if I missed out on
voyager123
30 Oct 15#22
Tempted but will wait till after fallout 4 with any luck it might be around £25. Heat added
AnimeDude92
30 Oct 15#23
When this goes sub £25, I will get.
DCFC79
30 Oct 15#24
Also hoping in the run up to Xmas this will be say half price.
adamnshame
30 Oct 151#25
Hot. Really impressive game and at most you'll be paying £2 per hour. Would recommend it for anyone on the fence.
AnimeDude92 to adamnshame
1 Nov 151#31
wtf, we measuring time in currency for games now? Seriously. Damn.
ReesFitz92
31 Oct 15#26
Coming down in price already? I'll give it a miss for another few weeks because of COD and NFS coming out next week but heat added. :smiley:
jwewan
31 Oct 15#27
Just Cause 3 also the same price I think. Just buy that instead. Voted hot none the less
PeatCoal
31 Oct 15#28
Where did you Halo 5 that cheap?
Covert Recon
31 Oct 15#29
The Digital Deluxe was briefly £45 at GAME (should have been £69) due to an error on their part. It came with the Spartan Locke DLC which I sold for £20, say a net return of £17. So the game costs me £28.
PrinceRules64
1 Nov 15#32
It's a forum of putting numbers to value. He's saying there's a lot of content for the price.
AnimeDude92
9 Nov 15#34
Really? If I payed £30 or more for ass-creed these days then I'd feel a bit miffed.
PrinceRules64
10 Nov 15#35
That's purely arbitrary. Some games have more content than others, and AC:Syndicate is one of the ones with more content. Still, £30 is only a few less than this deal, and if you trade it in quickly as I did you'll only get less the longer you wait.
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Extra Mission - The Darwin and Dickens Conspiracy Meet two of the greatest minds of the Victorian Era.
London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution unleashes an incredible age of invention, transforming the lives of millions with technologies once thought impossible. Opportunities created during this time period have people rushing to London to engage in this new world. A world no longer controlled by kings, emperors, politicians or religion, but by a new common denominator: money.
However, not everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of this boom. Despite fueling the engine of the British Empire, workers’ lives are little more than legalized slavery while the top few percent profit from their labor. Living poor and dying young, the lower class unite together in protest as a new kind of family – gangs – who turn to a life in the underworld in their struggle to survive. A struggle, until watchful Assassins come to their side and re-ignite an age-old conflict involving London’s leaders that will echo throughout modern history from the underground, up.
All comments (35)
if I waited 2 months and got it for £25 the resell value would be closer to that so I wouldnt be losing any more money if I waited which is why if its a game I want to play I never wait around like numpty waiting for a price drop I just make sure I dont pay over £35 ish for it then complete it and sell it soon after I buy it
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-had-the-worst-uk-launch-in-series-history-317656.phtml
"First, Syndicate hasn’t sold poorly, it’s just not sold as well as would be expected from a major Assassin’s Creed game. Second, these charts don’t include digital sales, nor do they include the PC version, which has been delayed until November."
Current Titanfall deal for £6 is another example.
Use the money to buy consoles. It might put and end to the Xbone vs PS4 arguments. Never understood why people dont own all consoles.
/mootI agree that they're generally overpriced on the digital store, but sometimes you can get a decent deal (especially on bundle editions), and when you consider that you can buy PSN credit for less than face value you can even wind back the nominal prices a bit. The ability to trade in is a non-issue for anyone who wants to keep their games, future-proofing is a better argument on that aspect.
HDD capacity is not a good point as the PS4 physical discs will still take up your HDD space nonetheless.
Yes, I'm a pessimist.