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Q: How long is the last Maharaja?

Finishing the story of The Last Maharaja wont take long, it will take you approximately up to three hours to complete the missions.

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Until we meet again

With Ubisoft’s confirmation that it won’t be developing a core Assassin’s Creed game in 2016, we’re left with something of a lull. Sure, this year still has India, Russia, Initiates, and a movie, but that Assassin’s Creed isn’t the same kind of Assassin’s Creed. For those who have an itch for a very particular type of gameplay, it’ll go unscratched.

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Is Jack the Ripper in Assassin's Creed Syndicate?

Yesterday’s launch of The Last Maharaja, an add-on to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, may be the last opportunity for a quick, firm scratch. It’s Syndicate‘s final announced DLC pack, meaning that it’s likely the last piece of content before an extended period of Assassin’s Creed-lessness. If that’s the case, it’s a perfectly fine and mostly unremarkable way to go out.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: The Last Maharaja (PC, PS4, Xbox One [reviewed])
Developer: Ubisoft Quebec
Publisher: Ubisoft
MSRP: $6.99
Released: March 1, 2016

The Last Maharaja is a set of ten side missions that can be accessed early into Jacob and Evie’s London adventures. The arc tells the story of Indian royalty Dunleep Singh and his strife with the British India Company. Templars are out to kill him (and have some more nefarious plans too!) and the Assassins are out to keep him from being killed. It’s all very Assassin’s Creed.

What’s intruiging is the middle ground that this particular add-on managed to settle into. In the past, this franchise has had two types of DLC: Big spectacles with easily identifiable hooks (like Jack the Ripper or Dead Kings), or a ham-fisted collection of brief missions of no real substance. The Last Maharaja is somewhere between that.

While the Singh plot never fully materializes into something legitimately interesting, the gameplay beats are more involved than you’d might expect. Each mission has multiple parts across many objectives. In fact, none of them felt phoned in or obviously weaker than the others — not even the sequence detailing Jacob’s drunken night.

Instead, they played like a greatest hits collection from the main game. There’s some forced stealth and some forced combat. There are carriage battles and there are train fights. There’s even a return to the bank, which was one of the better interior settings in all of Syndicate.

Ten missions and approximately three hours’ worth of run-time means that The Last Maharaja packs a lot of action into a tight window. What you end up with is a nice sense of variation as you’re never forced to do the same thing you just did. It’s like an Assassin’s Creed sample platter — a collection of small bites, never enough for you to tire of the taste.

However, I suspect the experience will be different for those who try to play this add-on alongside the rest of the Syndicate content. The Last Maharaja benefits from the streamlined approach of playing it after the rest of the game. There are no other side activities to lure you away; there is no conflict overshadowing this plot. When taken in stride with Syndicate, The Last Maharaja will simply be an extension to your list of chores, and that will certainly grate.

Yet, those who are looking for one last fix of Assassin’s Creed before heading into the break should find some solace in The Last Maharaja‘s comforting ways. It’s enjoyable enough on its gameplay merits to warrant spending time with it; it’s also inconsequential enough that you couldn’t be blamed for skipping it. It really just depends on how badly you want to play more Assassin’s Creed.

[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher.]

Now that we know Ubisoft won’t release a new major Assassin’s Creed game, we’re looking for content to quench our thirst. We already got Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia and India but now, the publisher released the final mission pack for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. Since this is the last major update for a major Assassin’s Creed game, it’s definitely worth checking out but is it worth it?

The Last Maharaja

When it comes to Assassin’s Creed DLC, they can easily be divided into two groups. You have the big expansions, introducing new and interesting characters like the Jack the Ripper DLC. On the other hand you have regular missions packs, enabling the players to enjoy even more content along with the main missions. Those DLC packs aren’t that special or worth remembering to be honest. The Last Maharaja isn’t a big innovation expansion but manages to raise the bar for the mission DLC packs. It offers ten new missions focused around the Indian royalty Dunleep Singh and his adventures with the British India Company. Templars want to kill Singh of course and it’s your task to keep him safely out of the hands of the Templars. Yes, this is another typical Assassin’s Creed game filled with classic Assassin’s Creed gameplay.

Great gameplay

The reason why ‘The Last Maharaja’ is better than the usual missions packs is the way the ten missions are handled. Unlike previous missions packs, every single mission in this DLC feels fresh and fun to play. The ten missions manage to demonstrate the best of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. There’s stealth gameplay, combat gameplay, train gameplay and you’ll even visit the most impressive location of Syndicate again, the bank.

Solid Assassin’s Creed gameplay

Finishing the story of ‘The Last Maharaja’ won’t take long, it will take you approximately up to three hours to complete the missions. Once you do so, you’ll be left with a feeling of satisfaction but nothing really special. Sure, the missions managed to show you why Syndicate is considered as one of the better Assassin’s Creed games but there’s nothing really worth remembering. It’s not a bad experience at all but it’s a little flat, some more side-missions would have been great for example.

No distractions

If you’ve finished the story of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, you’re probably in the best position to play the DLC pack. We think ‘The Last Maharaja’ is best enjoyed without any distractions. It’s a very straightforward and streamlined experience; it would be a shame to break the fluency of the DLC with unfinished quests or overlapping stories. If you haven’t finished the main game, however, you’re still able to start the Last Maharaja but keep in mind that it might interfere with the things you were doing before.

It’s great to see that the DLC comes in such a streamlined version, demonstrating the strengths of the franchise. This DLC pack truly manages to demonstrate why the Assassin’s Creed franchise became so popular to start with. That being said, it’s not that special or innovating.

Conclusion

So is it worth getting? That depends on your thirst for Assassin’s Creed content. If you want to play more Assassin’s Creed and can’t wait for the next major installment, this is certainly an option worth considering. The Last Maharaja definitely offers fun missions in a streamlined ‘best of’ experience. If you’re not a big Assassin’s Creed fan however, this DLC pack isn’t worth getting. The story offers more of the same and doesn’t come with important events. It’s more of the same and it’s a great Assassin’s Creed experience but we expected a little more creativity to be honest.

7/10

How long is the last Maharaja?

Finishing the story of 'The Last Maharaja' won't take long, it will take you approximately up to three hours to complete the missions.

Who was the last Maharaja?

Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (4 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), or Sir Dalip Singh, and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire", was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.