rosaceadude2112
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Mandoric said:
That's deep, dude.
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Starbreeze's Syndicate - New Info And Screenshots Leaked
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That's deep, dude.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Read the thread. Not everyone shares your taste.MMaRsu said:
Boo hoo. I don't like FP perspective. Especially in games that require spacial perception for stuff like platforming or peripheral vision (generally useful in shooters) which the FPP doesn't allow.
Looks decent from whats been shown, will be keeping an eye on this.
If fans want an experience like the old game then go play that, or create some fan project with updated art assets, I think the point/click isometric genre wouldn't be as widely marketable these days when focus is on consoles & PC's
If fans want an experience like the old game then go play that, or create some fan project with updated art assets, I think the point/click isometric genre wouldn't be as widely marketable these days when focus is on consoles & PC's
MMaRsu
Banned
Freshmaker said:
I know not everyone shares my taste, but those games were received very well by critics and gamers alike.
And yeah, we know you don't like that POV but here you are in this thread acting a bitch about it.
Did you seriously expect them to make a game with an isometric pov?
Have some faith I say to thee!
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Yes. It is shocking.MMaRsu said:
Mainly because it didn't used to be presented in an unusable POV.
They had a lot of trouble in the development process. BUT they have sorted it out.
In addition, Magnus Högdahl, which is one of Starbreeze's founder, is back to help them complete the production of Syndicate. Magnus is a principal architect of the game engine as Syndicate is based on.
This is going to be fuckning great!
In addition, Magnus Högdahl, which is one of Starbreeze's founder, is back to help them complete the production of Syndicate. Magnus is a principal architect of the game engine as Syndicate is based on.
This is going to be fuckning great!
Bodom78 said:
Regardless, it wouldn't be Starbreeze making that game. This is a solution for both an idle studio and a dormant property. I don't begrudge the developer the chance to make a game. They sure did about as much as they possibly could to kill off any interest that might have been stirred up by the Syndicate name, though.
funkystudent
Member
A Visceral FPS Experience? brutal action adventure of corruption and revenge?
Fuck yeah! I love Visceral experianxes and brutal things about revenge.
Other then the PR talk it sounds neat.
Fuck yeah! I love Visceral experianxes and brutal things about revenge.
Other then the PR talk it sounds neat.
Honest, I don't think people mind that there's a Syndicate FPS, but that there's no Syndicate strategy game.Bodom78 said:
Like, I don't think people would be offended by StarCraft: Ghost if they were also still making StarCraft RTS games.
If XCOM had been unveiled in tandem with an XCOM strategy game like was originally planned, I suspect people would have been far less offended by that as well.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Breaking news:
It's too easy...
It's too easy...
nelsonroyale
Member
FPS? terrible... It would have been better as a TPS with an isometric option. Too many fps games on the horizon...I do not like this direction
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i knew it would be a fucking fps. As with XCOM i will not buy this game ever.
water_wendi said:
As a fan of first person shooters, it baffles me that anyone would discount two possibly great games out of hand solely because of camera location, with very little info to base it's actual quality on. X-COM could be okay-to-good if we're lucky, Syndicate is guaranteed to be fantastic based on Riddick and The Darkness.
More Fun To Compute
Member
omnomis said:
It's not that baffling. People who are not big fans of FPS find it much easier to discount FPS than FPS fans.
archnemesis
Member
Many of the people behind those games are no longer working for Starbreeze.omnomis said:
More Fun To Compute
Member
MMaRsu said:
I have played my share of FPS but it takes a hell of a lot to get me interested enough in them to buy them.
I have faith in this project, hopefully it will great.
FPS gameplay does not bugs me, visuals looks nice, studio making the game is OK, and Richard Morgan has indeed written some of the best action cyberpunk novels that i've read [Altered Carbon & its sequels are awesome].
/patiently waits for trailer/full reveal.
FPS gameplay does not bugs me, visuals looks nice, studio making the game is OK, and Richard Morgan has indeed written some of the best action cyberpunk novels that i've read [Altered Carbon & its sequels are awesome].
/patiently waits for trailer/full reveal.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Yeah, the plot doesn't make it sound like it's following the same line of thinking of the originals. Still, I guess a Riddick-esque game couldn't be too bad...
rollingstart
Banned
Nirolak said:
to be fair, the last Syndicate game was over a decade ago. I don't think EA had any plans to revive the series as a strategy game and this Starbreeze FPS replaced it.
It would be nice if they made a smaller title in the vein of the older game. You could argue how well it worked out for Capcom but it was neat when they released Bionic Commando Rearmed to lead up to the Bionic Commando revival. Although that was an suped up remake, a new game could work just as well. THQ has been doing it with Red Faction, Space Marine, and presumably Saint's Row.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Mama Robotnik said:
Did anyone else noticed that Kilo is most likely military designation, same as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc.? So we are in fact playing as a generic soldier named Miles, designation Kilo. My guess is the plot can include some of our wiped memories begin to manifest themselves again.
More Fun To Compute
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MMaRsu said:
Riddick was technically pretty impressive but I'm not even sure what an FPS would be able to do to stand out from the crowd for me any more. (In terms of gameplay, don't want any massive screenshots of some FPS mod with 2048x2048 textures.)
StoppedInTracks
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I'd buy Suikoden Wars: Unleashed.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I love Riddick, I really do, but most of Starbreeze's core left the company some time ago. So yeah, there is also that.More Fun To Compute said:
True, and given the internal disputes during the development of this game, I think some people might 've been really been pushing an ambitious hybrid vision of both classic and modern gameplay mechanics. That is, before the ER-producers of EAP arrived (see:1up)
Still, really curious to see what they got in store for one my most beloved games ever. I'm open to whatever they think is a good idea for Syndicate.
Still, really curious to see what they got in store for one my most beloved games ever. I'm open to whatever they think is a good idea for Syndicate.
reptilescorpio
Member
This would indeed make it easier to stomach. I will play, and most likely enjoy, this new Syndicate game but I would be much happier with a strategy title on the way in case this turns out mediocre. It would be nice to see Starbreeze rise above all the problems and staff leaving but I'm not going to hold my breath. I will await gameplay footage just as I am for Max Payne 3.Nirolak said:
Well, at least this could still be a good FPS; latest XCOM trailer showed a bad game, in addition to the rape.Krev said:
However. This is still another iteration of the "AAA industry can't conceive anything different than: throw 30~M$ in another action game".
I wonder what will be with the next consoles (with the famous "avatar-like graphics"). The only games viable will be a 2 hour long Call of Duty, and a 5 hours long GTA.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
For those wondering why people might be upset with this (even if the answer is obvious), the question isn't whether or not this particular Syndicate will be good by its own merits, its that the first Syndicate game since 1996 is a spin-off.
As Nirolak said, if a strategy game were announced around the same time there would be less complaining. But no strategy game has been announced, so old Syndicate fans are not getting Syndicate at all.
I love Syndicate so I'll still have a look at this, but it depresses me oh-so-much that publishers and develpers are too shit scared to try anything other than first person shooters and cinematic action games.
As Nirolak said, if a strategy game were announced around the same time there would be less complaining. But no strategy game has been announced, so old Syndicate fans are not getting Syndicate at all.
I love Syndicate so I'll still have a look at this, but it depresses me oh-so-much that publishers and develpers are too shit scared to try anything other than first person shooters and cinematic action games.
More Fun To Compute said:
I'm not a "fan of the genre", FPS. "Fan of the genre" is such a pointless term, especially when it is applied to POV and not theme. What I meant by "as a fan of first person shooters" was that there are a huge number of games that I love which are first person. Most of the games on my shelf are FPS, but three of my top five favorite games of all time are third person. My point is that the perspective alone isn't what makes me like a game, it's if the rest of the game speaks to my sensibilities. I will never discount an upcoming game as a "never purchase" solely because of the game's camera position, which more than one person in this thread seems to have done.
Psy-Phi said:
Fair enough, and from this PR it sounds unlikely that this game could be a rare FPS standout with some actual strategic elements, but I'm just saying that we know so little at this point that it's unfair to make assumptions about the gameplay based on some boilerplate EPIC PR speak. Just because it is a "gritty tale of revenge" or whatever doesn't make it a whack a mole CoD clone.
The Bookerman
Member
The only version of Syndicate I played was on the SNES. Yes I know I played the worst version. But I liked it anyway. Enough to finish it with my friend in coop.
I dunno why people are so pissed about it. It was bound to happen. Look at X-com. Personally at this time I'll take all the cyberpunk games I can get.
I dunno why people are so pissed about it. It was bound to happen. Look at X-com. Personally at this time I'll take all the cyberpunk games I can get.
Alex Connolly
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EatChildren said:
It's why I love the indie scene so much. There's something to cover the bases that the big studios/publishers never do when taking control of an old franchise.
For those looking for a dystopian squad-based strategy set in the near future, keep an eye on Braincandy's Fray game. While not the free-flowing RTT of yore, the WEGO turn-based gameplay sounds like it'll serve to keep things fast, fun and grimly cyberpunk'y.
EatChildren said:
This is also EA, Command & Conquer used to sell not completely out of the stratosphere of their FPS games, but didn't the most recent ones completely bottom out? Not that EA would realize it was because the games were lackluster and not because every gamer in 2011 will only play FPS. They probably think that because they aren't Blizzard, no version of Syndicate they could make as a strategy game would sell over 750,000 units.