Honestly, Assassin's Creed has been on a lot of people's poopoo lists lately because of Unity (which I find hilarious how one game ruins it for people), but Syndicate has impressed me COMPLETELY.
The only issue I have with Syndicate is the lack of
you guessed it...
MODERN DAY PLOT
The only real amount we get is these cutscenes that, all together, are generally around 40 minutes. If you enter (spoilers:) the World War I time rift and complete it, you learn some stuff about the First Civilization, or the Isu, which is their actual name. Juno speaks about how she was sealed, and how she failed with Aita, etc. I am almost to the end of the game, and I heard the ending is horrendous, so please cover any ending details in a spoiler tab!
Let me know who you like better - Jacob or Evie? I prefer Evie.
EVIE or JACOB