Not knowing that there actually was a DLC for Syndicate that I didn't yet own, I moved on from it after finishing the main game and the "Dreadful Crimes" and "Last Maharaja" DLCs, and started Origins. Only when I was half way in, I realized that there was this "Jack the Ripper" DLC, so I picked it up after Origins - which was a shame as it was much harder to get back into the old control and fighting style. Still, I enjoyed every minute of it.
Jack the Ripper plays 20 years after the conclusion of Syndicate. Evie married Henry and migrated with him to India, but gets called back to London to assist Jacob in solving a series of gruesome murders in Whitechapel; only to find Jacob missing. Evie then tries to solve the mystery of Jack the Ripper, and has to use some of his techniques as well. We also get to play as Jack the Ripper (there's a constant switch between those two), and get to be really gruesome, while also getting the glimpse into a disturbed mind.
The game play was majorly extended for this DLC - we get new kind of weapons, different effects, totally new abilities and moves, new and different side missions, finally the return of the Paris Murder Mysteries, and a totally new fear system, that allowed you to strike terror towards nearby enemies by being as brutal as you can when killing enemies. This, already makes it feel much more dark than Syndicate. But of course that's not all - the entire city is toned down, there is a seriousness and fear, the music is incredible, and our main characters have aged and look more serious and worn down themselves. This all adds to a dense horror atmosphere that is only multiplied when you get to play as the Ripper himself (who is masked the entire game), realizing that he is an Assassin himself, and having a distorted view that includes his thoughts being literally written out and disappearing again on the screen while you play. And while you play you realize that all the victims are actually acquaintances of Jacob -- and so it creeps into your mind: Could he be the ripper? And if yes, what the hell did go wrong here? This only added to my overall horror.
This tiny DLC is so captivating, so scary and yet also so new and different to the main game, that it deserves it's separate rating from the main Syndicate game - I had to finish it as fast as possible and did so in a couple of hours; and it was an incredible experience, even though I was really annoyed with not having the controls down anymore and being used to the new systems Origins introduced.
This is by far one of the best DLCs out there and worth the price that they'll ask for it (which is usually about 15€, but also often on sale for half the price).
Absolutely loved it!
Jack the Ripper plays 20 years after the conclusion of Syndicate. Evie married Henry and migrated with him to India, but gets called back to London to assist Jacob in solving a series of gruesome murders in Whitechapel; only to find Jacob missing. Evie then tries to solve the mystery of Jack the Ripper, and has to use some of his techniques as well. We also get to play as Jack the Ripper (there's a constant switch between those two), and get to be really gruesome, while also getting the glimpse into a disturbed mind.
The game play was majorly extended for this DLC - we get new kind of weapons, different effects, totally new abilities and moves, new and different side missions, finally the return of the Paris Murder Mysteries, and a totally new fear system, that allowed you to strike terror towards nearby enemies by being as brutal as you can when killing enemies. This, already makes it feel much more dark than Syndicate. But of course that's not all - the entire city is toned down, there is a seriousness and fear, the music is incredible, and our main characters have aged and look more serious and worn down themselves. This all adds to a dense horror atmosphere that is only multiplied when you get to play as the Ripper himself (who is masked the entire game), realizing that he is an Assassin himself, and having a distorted view that includes his thoughts being literally written out and disappearing again on the screen while you play. And while you play you realize that all the victims are actually acquaintances of Jacob -- and so it creeps into your mind: Could he be the ripper? And if yes, what the hell did go wrong here? This only added to my overall horror.
This tiny DLC is so captivating, so scary and yet also so new and different to the main game, that it deserves it's separate rating from the main Syndicate game - I had to finish it as fast as possible and did so in a couple of hours; and it was an incredible experience, even though I was really annoyed with not having the controls down anymore and being used to the new systems Origins introduced.
This is by far one of the best DLCs out there and worth the price that they'll ask for it (which is usually about 15€, but also often on sale for half the price).
Absolutely loved it!