Assassin's Creed Victory Project takes us back to London

A mod for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate takes the game back to the dark and gritty London experience it was initially intended to be.

When it launched in 2015, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate brought the series to Victorian London, just before the start of the second Industrial Revolution, with a depressing atmosphere, pollution in the air, and crime around every corner, so not unlike modern-day London…

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However, what if I told you that the initial concept for Syndicate went even further with the dark themes present in the final game and that you can experience that initial vision with a brand new mod?

The Assassin's Creed Victory Project mod, created by ACVictoryProject, makes a variety of changes to Syndicate such as modifying game characters, types of weather conditions, music and also dialogue. All changes reflect the previous version of the game, which was originally called Assassin’s Creed Victory. The main difference between the original build and the finished product was the overall atmosphere of London, which was more bleak and moody by comparison.

Despite being incomplete, it significantly alters the entire vibe of the game, which was a bit more upbeat and comical with the back-and-forth banter between its main characters Evie and Jacob. In fact, one of the first things players will notice is Evie isn’t even in this version of the game, as there was originally supposed to be one protagonist.

Unfortunately, the full mod will never be released, as its creator is leaving the project behind, only releasing this version because of the amount of work already put into it. This means many changes haven’t been made to the base game, so it’s not the full Assassin’s Creed Victory experience it was meant to be.

Regardless, it’s still a solid attempt at bringing Syndicate back to its serious roots. Entries in the series since have been more fantastical in their theming, with the RPG trilogy consisting of Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla being prime examples, as all three leaned more into mythology and folklore rather than history.

The next Assassin's Creed game will be Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which releases later this year for PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms. The new game aims to bring the series back to its roots of stealth/action gameplay, as well as be more story-focused than the previous open-world titles.

The Assassin’s Creed Victory Project mod can be downloaded and played right now via NexusMods.