Syndicate Remake Revealed as a Shooter - UPDATED

[sleekie]

Eh, it's not quite as bad as the X-com asshattery, I suppose. Syndicate was never that much for actual tactical play, and the strategic elements were pretty damn shallow as well. Need money? Leave the computer on! Upgrades include: increases to the abilities you already have! About the only real decision was whether or not to research weapons, since if you didn't, the badguys wouldn't do it either.

So from that point of view, it's awright I guess. The real problem is: I've already played this game. Several times. We all have. I miss squadbased, turnbased, slowpaced games. Fallout: Tactics was a better successor than this new game. Fortunately, big games industry, you are not the only source of games, and I don't have to give you my money.

And I don't.

 

[Do4600]

When was the last time a remake of a classic game wasn't an FPS?

 

[Urh]

I have to confess that way back in the day I fantasized about what a Syndicate FPS would be like. Now I'm not so sure that I want to see that dream become a reality.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

It can still have huge levels. An most of the games fun was storming through the maps with 4 characters with full augs and mini guns mowing down enemy sydicates. Awesome. I guess we will have to see what they do, wait for more information. It has to have the same feeling and mood. Floating cars and raiding police stations and army bases. Also the pursuadetron. Gotta have that.

 

[Caverat]

Surprise surprise, people crying into their cereal because of a fps version of an old franchise. Shock and/or awe.

I loved the original syndicate, doesn't automatically mean this game will be bad because it is played through the first person perspective instead.

If folks are so hard up because of the genre change, dosbox, play the original versions of the old games on even new pcs. There is no point in a company simply remaking the same game if the old one still works, not every developer wants to be NINTENDO.