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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53571

Electronic Arts and Starbreeze Studios have officially announced the long rumored Syndicate remake. Electronic Arts Inc. and Starbreeze Studios today announced the reinvention of Syndicate, a storied franchise at EA. Created by an all-new development team from the awarding-winning studio that brought gamers The C

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gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

"a unique and brutal sci-fi first-person shooter experience"

syndicate was a unique top-down strategic team shooter set in far future where you led a team of cyborgs or, well, augmented humans into missions around the globe.

I wish they were making THAT kind of game instead of yet another generic "press X to win" FPS.

edit: to anyone that is confused about what I am saying here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp7gcN5DZOk&feature=related

Apathy Curve · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject:

Bah. Just release Syndicate on GOG and I'll be happy. You can keep your crappy FPS "re-imagining."

Csimbi · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject:

I have it and it runs on DOSBox. Unfortunately it is very choppy with all details maxed out (even on a modern PC). So, I would not mind seeing some optimizations in the graphic system before releasing on GOG.
If they can keep the original game and replace only the graphic system, I am ok with the remake. However, nowadays remakes mean adding a bunch of useless crap as well (which, ultimately renders the remake unworthy and disappointing).

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

there is a conversion of syndicate wars that does not require dosbox, it runs from windows. Ran just fine for me a while back when I played it. You should try it, there is a link to it in the video I posted earlier. Well, not in video, in comments actually.

Csimbi: this remake is FPS O.o I would hardly call it a remake at all. It's a whole new game with a whole new concept.

Csimbi · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll have a look when I get home.