Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Reviews - 12 Shocking Critical Reactions You Need To See

6. It Has AC III's 'Bad Final Encounter' Syndrome

"A final boss fight usually tests the skills you've learned throughout the game, but Syndicate's is a memorable for the wrong reasons. It's an anticlimactic scramble through moving environmental obstacles to reach the boss and trigger a quick time event. This sequence of events happens several times in order for you to beat the encounter. It's a frustrating setup that tosses all narrative tension out the window." - Alexa Ray Correia, Gamespot

Something only Gamespot's Alexa seemed to discuss in her review was the final encounter - and how unbelievably naff it's turned out. IGN had 'Bad Ending' listed in their negatives, but didn't go into detail, however looking across Correia's review it's clear that the final showdown in Syndicate is an awkward quick-time event that only comes about after some arduous and completely forced environmental traversal. This is what ended up being the final nail in Assassin's Creed III's coffin, as following a very buggy and undercooked game, you had to chase your final quarry through the wreckage of a ship, hoping and waiting the prompt to finish him off would eventually present itself.