This new trailer for Starbreeze’s upcoming Syndicate shooter tries to show the common ground between the 1993 original and this new reboot.
Those who really have no idea about Syndicate, but enjoyed Starbreeze’s work on games like Riddick, it’ll be interesting!
Those who enjoyed the original Syndicate and loathe the idea of a first-person shooter successor, you may not want to watch it.
Femto
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 11:40 PMlooks a bit a poor mans deus ex that being said I’ll buy it because I buy anything scifi.
diehardmetallicafan
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 11:49 PMReminds me of johnny mneumonic
Phill // Bset
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:10 AMmight be because both were set in a cyberpunk setting.
cyberpunk 2020 was the BEST pen and paper game – i personally think it was better than d&d anyways.
Mr Delicious
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:00 AMDid they forget about Syndicate Wars?
Surely that was the successor to Syndicate.
At least it maintained the same gameplay.
Cephalxn
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:27 AMLooks pretty average.. That being said i’ll grab it anyway, just not on release day.
StudiodeKadent
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 3:08 AMI’m a big fan of Cyberpunk so this game is interesting to me.
I never played the original. To an extent I can understand why big fans of the original would be frustrated; clearly there are many FPS games on the market and other genres deserve some love.
However, this game clearly has strategy and at least some intelligence involved in it. It isn’t a full on FPS/RPG (like Deus Ex or the like) but it clearly is a “Shooter With Brains And Substance.” And the atmosphere feels great so far.
So I’m being cautiously optimistic.
Kizaru
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 6:04 AMThey used the same music for the Uncharted trailers.
Rod
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 8:37 AMThis appears to be the first real indication that they’re actually worried about the negative kickback from the community over the hijacking of the name.
coolguy
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 3:53 PMYou hit the nail on the head there
Marathon
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 11:08 AMMmmm maybe. Still want to see reviews for this one.
Sar Selack
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 11:28 AMDear EA. If you want fans of the original to buy it. Rename it.
SunSkorpion
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:52 PMA lot of the new footage ticked all the same boxes as DXHR. Augmented humans. Bad Corporations. First person gaming. Infiltration.
I’ll keep an eye on it, since if they’re feeding off the same vibe as DXHR and still make a good game, it’s stilla good game.
But I can’t help but feel like they’re really just cashing in, and not really reaching for anything original.
juststu82
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 2:32 PMWhat I heard was, “we have classified the first syndicate as a tactical shooter even though it wasn’t to convince you our first person shooter is like it even though it isn’t.” What a croc, I honestly wouldn’t have minded if they used the same ideas and renamed it anything but syndicate. The issue I have with naming it syndicate is there will never be an actual game that was like the original ever made because this one now exists.
Adam Jensen
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 3:53 PMI never asked for this.
reaver
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 5:06 PMI have fond memories of using the indoctrinator and having about 20 civilians as meat shields following me.
Good times!
James Mac
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 6:45 PMDaft Punks: DeRezzed would really suit that trailer.
Dan
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10:08 PMYou’re not fooling anyone EA.
The Dude
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10:51 PMNext, EA is reviving another classic franchise; get ready for Grim Fandango 2: Dead Lead, a visceral FPS action game with only the name in common with the original game.