Syndicate is looking pretty hot so far, but you don't need to take our word for it. Here's 10 minutes of gameplay featuring corporate espionage. Actually, is it still "espionage" when one kills everyone in sight?
Syndicate is looking pretty hot so far, but you don't need to take our word for it. Here's 10 minutes of gameplay featuring corporate espionage. Actually, is it still "espionage" when one kills everyone in sight?
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Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:19AM Plastefuchs said
Why, oh why do we have to bother with that "press X repeatedly to open up a vent" stuff again? That bothered me in Arkham Asylum and I pray to the gaming gods that this damn "mechanic" dies a slow, painful death
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 2:45PM Plastefuchs said
@Slomoshun
I played it on the PC, it was still annoying as heck. It also takes too damn long. :|
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I played it on the PC, it was still annoying as heck. It also takes too damn long. :|
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 3:48PM BaronVonSachsen said
@Slomoshun Ya that's totally the reason I do my gaming on PC.
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Posted: Oct 16th 2011 1:53AM WiredKnight said
@Slomoshun
Yea no. You're doing it wrong. Before you get on your high horse about PC gaming you should at least learn what macros are.
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Yea no. You're doing it wrong. Before you get on your high horse about PC gaming you should at least learn what macros are.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:23AM emisune said
I registered an account just to post this comment, FYI.
Have you ever PLAYED Syndicate? Or the sequel Syndicate Wars? Ever? Once even? Maybe you should check them out. Cause they were really fun.
I don't deny it looks like it could even be a fun if somewhat generic action FPS, but it's not Syndicate.
Have you ever PLAYED Syndicate? Or the sequel Syndicate Wars? Ever? Once even? Maybe you should check them out. Cause they were really fun.
I don't deny it looks like it could even be a fun if somewhat generic action FPS, but it's not Syndicate.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 12:05PM Syn1star said
@emisune I too just registered to actually reply to your comment. I hope nobody flames me. I saw old footage of the original Syndicate, and it looked cool. I don't get into games like that. I just wanted to remind everyone that look what they did to Metroid Prime and Fallout 3. A lot of games are getting reboots in the first person perspective...and they are turning out pretty good in my opinion.
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Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:25AM (Unverified) said
What is this nonsense?! The new "Syndicate" game looks like rubbish. The original games were about infiltration, heavily armored dudes in trenchcoats, and raising an army of unwitting mind controlled slaves in order to assist you. Instead we get another fps. "wow" I'm sure it's just sooo "epic" I promise to be impressed when I trigger a scripted event every few minutes.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:26AM (Unverified) said
"Call of duty with a slight tinge of mass effect"
welp, another game im not getting
welp, another game im not getting
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:30AM pedasn said
the game itself looks pretty cool, but its a game in the syndicate universe... not syndicate. first half is awesome, but the rest looks a bit too closed and repetitive.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:31AM PimpDaddyLaFlare said
Why the hell did you fall so damn hard(maybe tripped cuz he's weird?) from like a 2 foot drop out of the ship in the start...............
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Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:51AM FiXxXeRJL said
Looks like Deus Ex not Syndicate. Still looks cool though I'll more than likely give this a shot. I used to love the old Bullfrog games. Pick those up if you can find them they are amazing.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 6:34AM Slomoshun said
I love cyberpunk, I loved Deus Es:HR..but..at least be creative with the way the game looks and feels. I mean this is a clear Deus Ex:HR rip off. Even if they didn't do it intentionally, after seeing Deus Ex:HR they should have changed it around a little.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 6:51AM emisune said
@Slomoshun I would argue that they should've learned MORE from DX:HR. One of the reasons it was so popular was that, although in many areas it changed and improved the gameplay experience, it stayed true to the style of Deus Ex. It was a real prequel.
What they've done here is tried to photocopy DX:HR and put the name from another old, successful sci-fi franchise.
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What they've done here is tried to photocopy DX:HR and put the name from another old, successful sci-fi franchise.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:22AM blueskyv201 said
@Slomoshun
You have no idea how software development cycles work, do you?
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You have no idea how software development cycles work, do you?
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:51AM Odog4ever said
@Slomoshun
You guys have no idea how game development works. The development of this game overlapped the development of DE:HR. It's not like they slapped together what they have now in the few months AFTER they saw what DE:HR was going to look like...
I mean it's a cyber-punk game how could they drastically change the look and feel but still have it be recognizable as such? Even cyber-punk/distopian movies all look the same at their core
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You guys have no idea how game development works. The development of this game overlapped the development of DE:HR. It's not like they slapped together what they have now in the few months AFTER they saw what DE:HR was going to look like...
I mean it's a cyber-punk game how could they drastically change the look and feel but still have it be recognizable as such? Even cyber-punk/distopian movies all look the same at their core
Posted: Oct 16th 2011 1:59AM WiredKnight said
@FlashJS
Wow. I don't think I've seen a better example of head-in-the-sand ignorance.
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Wow. I don't think I've seen a better example of head-in-the-sand ignorance.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 6:46AM SonicGA said
Looks great, but I'll wait for the reviews before playing it.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 9:11AM Marcade said
Original Syndicate music in the end, they're seriously just spitting the syndicate fans in the face ;-(
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:03AM batphantom said
Man, I hope the developers aren't counting on support from the fans, because I can't recall this much animosity about a franchise reboot. The game looks great, the Syndicate world is full of potential, and all I hear is constant whining about how it's not the same as the original. There's nothing about this that spits in the face of the original title. Luckily, the vast majority of their target market has never even heard of the original, and hopefully all this complaining won't make them dismiss this. Their biggest obstacle is the success of Deus Ex, since this looks REALLY similar. I just hope there's a good story.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:06AM Once known as Shadsy said
Not sure what everyone else is seeing, but this felt a lot like the old Syndicate games to me. Unlike the trailers, the pacing felt deliberately slower. Every now and then I just kept picturing what was going on from an isometric perspective, and it worked.
Okay okay it's not a strategy game, you don't control four people, you don't upgrade, etc., but I feel like those are concessions to modern gameplay more than anything. I think this is as close as you can get to Syndicate from the first-person perspective.
...you know, come to think of it, they really should've put these guys in charge of a reboot of Crusader instead, but I'll take this!
Okay okay it's not a strategy game, you don't control four people, you don't upgrade, etc., but I feel like those are concessions to modern gameplay more than anything. I think this is as close as you can get to Syndicate from the first-person perspective.
...you know, come to think of it, they really should've put these guys in charge of a reboot of Crusader instead, but I'll take this!
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:20AM blueskyv201 said
Looks fantastic. I enjoyed the original Syndicate but I can't believe people are complaining about this game being an FPS. What did you expect? It's 2011.
Get over yourselves and enjoy this game for what it is and not what you wanted it to be.
Get over yourselves and enjoy this game for what it is and not what you wanted it to be.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:36AM Fugaku said
Looks pretty cool. I wish there were more non-lethal options though.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 11:26AM ReadingRambo said
Honestly. It looks like a decent game. Maybe not worth the $60 at launch but a good pick up on Amazon a few months later.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 12:16PM Rubbishy Me said
@FlashJS
So you are saying that because Deus Ex HR is out and is similar to their game they should just cancel it? Most IPs that are just starting off take more than at least 3 years till they are released. This game has been in development before Deus Ex was even announced.
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So you are saying that because Deus Ex HR is out and is similar to their game they should just cancel it? Most IPs that are just starting off take more than at least 3 years till they are released. This game has been in development before Deus Ex was even announced.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 1:01PM ItchyBarracuda said
@Rubbishy Me
Whoa whoa whoa where the HELL did you get any of that from? He didn't even mention Deus Ex. Get your insecure fanboy head out of your ass and stop justifying your existence vicariously through superficial means.
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Whoa whoa whoa where the HELL did you get any of that from? He didn't even mention Deus Ex. Get your insecure fanboy head out of your ass and stop justifying your existence vicariously through superficial means.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 10:33PM FlashJS said
@Rubbishy Me
Lol. Your reply post ended up in the completely wrong thread.
First, I want to retract my use of the word "rip off" and replace it with "copy." They didn't steal anyone's idea deliberately (as far as I know), but it still looks like a copy.
Second, in response, no I don't think they should cancel it. I just think it's unfortunate the timing worked out the way it did. It's like when two similar movies get released in the theaters. You can't help but compare the two and wonder.
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Lol. Your reply post ended up in the completely wrong thread.
First, I want to retract my use of the word "rip off" and replace it with "copy." They didn't steal anyone's idea deliberately (as far as I know), but it still looks like a copy.
Second, in response, no I don't think they should cancel it. I just think it's unfortunate the timing worked out the way it did. It's like when two similar movies get released in the theaters. You can't help but compare the two and wonder.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 12:29PM ItchyBarracuda said
The trailer made this look great. When watching gameplay, it looks like probably the most dumbed down concept for a game I've even seen. It's pretty much "Press X to Win" with how liberally you can use hacking on people, or the fact that there's weapons that consist of automatically routing the bullets around corners to kill them.
It doesn't make me feel like some technologically advanced badass, it makes me feel like I played a game that's afraid to let you lose.
It doesn't make me feel like some technologically advanced badass, it makes me feel like I played a game that's afraid to let you lose.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 1:31PM Once known as Shadsy said
@ItchyBarracuda I suspect that's because it's the opening tutorial (?) stage, plus it's being recorded for a demo.
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Posted: Oct 15th 2011 12:30PM Syn1star said
I love FPS games. I watched the entire video in 720P and I think this looks very promising. It just went to a top buy on my list. Pending reviews, I will decide how much I wanna pay for this. I just hope there are a couple bosses and harder to kill enemies. I especially hope you fight against other characters like yourself that can actually hack your hacks. I'm a gamer. I play games on hard and I need a challenge.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 12:53PM ClanPsi said
I think this game would work so much better if it were 3rd person like Hitman.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 1:39PM damnreds said
that opening guy's heavy smoker voice does not mesh with the way he looks in the game at all.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 1:48PM Heisenberg said
So what are the chances that you are working for the bad guys? Your partner seems to not care about killing civilians. I bet toward the second half of the game your syndicate will hold you hostage via your chip.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 2:38PM Once known as Shadsy said
@Lucky48 There's quite a few Team Fortress 2 custom HUDs that do the same thing. I suspect it's because if you have more information right on the crosshair where you're looking, you don't have to glance away to read your ammo or whatnot.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 3:51PM (Unverified) said
Wow, another great old game RAPED and CRAMMED into a GARBAGE FPS engine!! Sick!
Hey, I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait for PAC MAN the FPS, and SPACE INVADERS, the FPS, oh and don't forget TETRIS, the FPS !!!
OMG SO AWESOME !!
Hey, I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait for PAC MAN the FPS, and SPACE INVADERS, the FPS, oh and don't forget TETRIS, the FPS !!!
OMG SO AWESOME !!
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 3:52PM (Unverified) said
The ORIGINAL syndicate games were great, this is excrement.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 5:29PM Gunballs said
Is that Michael Wincott as the senior agent? If so that would be badass. He would be a good fit for this game. Sounds a lot like him and apparently he's done video game work in the past.
Posted: Oct 15th 2011 11:38PM nrkist2424 said
I think it's odd that everyone lauded Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but is panning this game. I didn't think DX:HR was that great, but the gunplay/hacking/tech aspects seem similar but more streamlined and more fluidly implemented than in HR which just felt clunky.
As far as the, "This is nothing like syndicate argument": What did you expect? It's not profitable anymore to make anything that a 12-18 demographic will enjoy unless it is essentially COD/easy assisted aim/iron-sight clone. That's pretty much the only thing that demographic buys as far as action titles. Maybe old school Syndicate style game could sell on XBL and PSN, but it wouldn't really hit the profit margin game companies are focusing on anymore nor target the largest portion of the demographic.
I do remember reading an article 3 or 4 months ago about a new turn-based squad game with some dev build images that were gorgeously rendered in 3D called Fray. There is also Xenonauts and U.F.O. coming out which intend to capture that XCOM theme and gameplay style. These games still exist, and people still make them.
As far as the, "This is nothing like syndicate argument": What did you expect? It's not profitable anymore to make anything that a 12-18 demographic will enjoy unless it is essentially COD/easy assisted aim/iron-sight clone. That's pretty much the only thing that demographic buys as far as action titles. Maybe old school Syndicate style game could sell on XBL and PSN, but it wouldn't really hit the profit margin game companies are focusing on anymore nor target the largest portion of the demographic.
I do remember reading an article 3 or 4 months ago about a new turn-based squad game with some dev build images that were gorgeously rendered in 3D called Fray. There is also Xenonauts and U.F.O. coming out which intend to capture that XCOM theme and gameplay style. These games still exist, and people still make them.
Posted: Oct 16th 2011 4:35AM (Unverified) said
@nrkist2424
I laud Dues EX (the original) and even DX:HR yet this demo for Syndicate left me wanting.
DX's richness was not clunky, it's augmentation, sub-missions, combat and hacking systems were complex but that complexity were given to the player in bite size chunks. This is what the mainstream needs. They don't mind a complex system if there is a friendly learning curve. Eventually the player feels rewarded because he feels smart when managing to hack, or use the chosen augmentation to carry out a task more easily.
Instead in Syndicate everything that could have been great because inspired from DX has been watered down. Hacking a brain is a one button affair, it's not rewarding and instant. When I saw that I went WTF?!
Same thing with hacking the environment, the turret and the dataverse. I can't believe all this power is given so easily so early and at a push of a button. WHat the presenter called a puzzle was no puzzle at all.
And that Press X repeatedly thing.... OMG!!!
Trust me, this game is just a lot of hype that will amount to a game that receives low scores when it actually gets reviewed hands on.
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I laud Dues EX (the original) and even DX:HR yet this demo for Syndicate left me wanting.
DX's richness was not clunky, it's augmentation, sub-missions, combat and hacking systems were complex but that complexity were given to the player in bite size chunks. This is what the mainstream needs. They don't mind a complex system if there is a friendly learning curve. Eventually the player feels rewarded because he feels smart when managing to hack, or use the chosen augmentation to carry out a task more easily.
Instead in Syndicate everything that could have been great because inspired from DX has been watered down. Hacking a brain is a one button affair, it's not rewarding and instant. When I saw that I went WTF?!
Same thing with hacking the environment, the turret and the dataverse. I can't believe all this power is given so easily so early and at a push of a button. WHat the presenter called a puzzle was no puzzle at all.
And that Press X repeatedly thing.... OMG!!!
Trust me, this game is just a lot of hype that will amount to a game that receives low scores when it actually gets reviewed hands on.
Posted: Oct 16th 2011 4:51AM (Unverified) said
@(Unverified) The only thing I saw as a positive was the fact that adrenaline charges certain goodies quicker. It is a good incentive for getting into action.
I love FPSs but I was expecting more. I hope EA releases another 10 minute teaser that changes my opinion. The Syndicate franchise has too much potential to be wasted like this.
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I love FPSs but I was expecting more. I hope EA releases another 10 minute teaser that changes my opinion. The Syndicate franchise has too much potential to be wasted like this.
Posted: Oct 17th 2011 12:02AM nrkist2424 said
@(Unverified)
Well, I disagree. Submissions in DX:HR? You mean the 2 per every major mission that you will run across regardless? There is no reason not to do them, and require no exploration on the players part to discover. I dunno, that just felt clunky to me. Might as well have just made them mandatory. The story was bland and pointless. The gunplay was worse and stealthing was more rewarding in gameplay and in experience. With Syndicate it looks like they want the gunplay to be foremost and all these tech aspects to facilitate and ACTUALLY augment this. You are also missing the point that the hacking is not instantaneous AND that hacking requires adrenaline...which are point rewards for gunplay. See how one thing fuels the other and facilitates a stream-lined fps?
I'm not saying the title will be great...but probably better than DX:HR. Since DX:HR is the very low bar that people are setting for 'great' games now, it STILL surprises me that these same people are panning this game.
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Well, I disagree. Submissions in DX:HR? You mean the 2 per every major mission that you will run across regardless? There is no reason not to do them, and require no exploration on the players part to discover. I dunno, that just felt clunky to me. Might as well have just made them mandatory. The story was bland and pointless. The gunplay was worse and stealthing was more rewarding in gameplay and in experience. With Syndicate it looks like they want the gunplay to be foremost and all these tech aspects to facilitate and ACTUALLY augment this. You are also missing the point that the hacking is not instantaneous AND that hacking requires adrenaline...which are point rewards for gunplay. See how one thing fuels the other and facilitates a stream-lined fps?
I'm not saying the title will be great...but probably better than DX:HR. Since DX:HR is the very low bar that people are setting for 'great' games now, it STILL surprises me that these same people are panning this game.
Posted: Oct 16th 2011 6:17AM (Unverified) said
Don't get me wrong, I'm gutted this isn't a strategy game, but I have no major issues with what I've seen- it looks like a solid cyberpunk FPS with some nice elements in it - whilst I'm enjoying Deus Ex, the story is a bit "meh"- it feels a bit too cliche rich and I can't relate at all with the character- so Syndicate has a place here- even if it's just to keep the Deux Ex guys going on a sequel with a better story arc, or, shocker, actually achieve a good cyberpunk story in Syndicate itself...
Posted: Oct 16th 2011 5:32PM PS4000 said
This reminds me of Command and Conquer Renegade....
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