Syndicate

Another old PC game reborn as a First Person Shooter

YouTube video

Starbreeze is involved so it should turn out alright.

It looks really, really good.

I never understand the backlash with old games being reinvented into a new genre.
Is it cash grab to make people buy the game based on title alone? Maybe, but as well, consumers generally will buy a FPS over an isometric tactical strategy game.

In the end, if the developers can get the same feel and atmosphere the original can, I think it's a good thing.

Looks really fun.

Like a more over the top Deuce Ex.

Yeah, I think it's a pure shooter though. Looks great and I do like Starbreeze games.

I played the original game on the Amiga 600, and loved it to death. I don't mind them making it a shooter, but they have to preserve the atmosphere I feel.

That I agree with.

Similar to how Fallout 3 was received. Yes, it was basically a Bethesda game and an FPS view, people shat their pants but it felt like a Fallout game and nobody cared after that.

I never played the original so I can comment but in terms of potential customers, what's the ratio between new players and gamers who played the original? 70-30?

I remember playing Syndicate Wars on a demo disc off a magazine, Not sure what i was ment to do but i was just going around blowing shit up.

Originally posted by Smasandian
That I agree with.

Similar to how Fallout 3 was received. Yes, it was basically a Bethesda game and an FPS view, people shat their pants but it felt like a Fallout game and nobody cared after that.

I never played the original so I can comment but in terms of potential customers, what's the ratio between new players and gamers who played the original? 70-30?

Probably, if not higher.

Originally posted by Kazenji
I remember playing Syndicate Wars on a demo disc off a magazine, Not sure what i was ment to do but i was just going around blowing shit up.

There were some levels where you could do that. Some where you couldn't. It had some very nice mechanics though, and a small level of good customisation.

Say, do you bring an extra clip, or do you bring a mini-brainwashing machine that will turn civilians in to your bodyguards? Awesome stuff.

YouTube video

Looks like the game is going to be ****ing brutally violent.

I like the game play video they had. I was impressed with how the shooting was much slower and less frantic than other shooters.

Interesting... I'll be giving it a look.

I think EA should release a demo for this game. A good demo would get a lot of people interested in it.

Originally posted by Smasandian
I think EA should release a demo for this game. A good demo would get a lot of people interested in it.

Agreed.

WhRFWVWSFuA#!

Looks really good.

The type of game I always enjoy. Butcher's Bay was an awesome game.

This game has got the banned treatment in Australia....😐

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114858-Syndicate-Banned-in-Australia-UPDATED

the game is too intensely violent for kids and thus should be played by no-one

*Face palm* jeez our classifiction board are living in fantasy land would've thought they have realised by now its not just kids that play games with all the polls that have been done.

If it's anything like the old game, I honestly am not surprised one bit.

They mentioned blowing limbs off with guns and seeing bone and what not

Uhhhhh....we got allowed Soldier Of Fortune, Just no consistancy with the games over here, Allow a select few in and then ban the next one and its not much different to the other ones.

I wonder if the "human shield" mechanic will be in this one.

With your "brain chip" being able to take over peoples motor functions, you can probably get them to be meat shields for you.