Syndicate: 'We tried several approaches before settling on FPS'

shadyMrPatch on 1 Nov '11 said:

Syndicate: 'We tried several approaches before making the wrong decision

freds1 on 1 Nov '11 said:

My turn:

Syndicate: 'We tried several approaches before settling on the most profitable

I totally understand, guys.

gillri on 1 Nov '11 said:

glad they went foe an FPS, simply ebcasue Starbreeze are doing it, it'll have adventure and RPG elements in it
Riddick was amazing and The Darkness was also a very interesting game

monty_79 on 1 Nov '11 said:

Syndicate: 'We tried several approaches before doing an instantly forgettable Deus Ex: Human Revolution clone

Mmmmgrolsch on 1 Nov '11 said:

glad they went foe an FPS, simply ebcasue Starbreeze are doing it, it'll have adventure and RPG elements in it
Riddick was amazing and The Darkness was also a very interesting game

This.

tmulford on 1 Nov '11 said:

The Darkness was absolute rubbish and this shows absolutely no understanding of what the original Syndicate games were. Making a game in the same universe as another game isn't a reboot of the original. Most disappointingly is that if they were so set on making a FPS with RPG features then they have the System Shock IP sat doing nothing.

Fr33Kye on 1 Nov '11 said:

I've never heard anyone actually call the darkness rubbish....that's still a game i have to play.

Just out of curiosity what makes it a deus ex clone?
The new syndicate has promise. Oddly enough in shooter season 2011 the only fps i really want is resistance 3, but early next year i want the darkness 2, prey 2, and syndicate.

WHERESMYMONKEY on 2 Nov '11 said:

The Darkness was absolute rubbish and this shows absolutely no understanding of what the original Syndicate games were. Making a game in the same universe as another game isn't a reboot of the original. Most disappointingly is that if they were so set on making a FPS with RPG features then they have the System Shock IP sat doing nothing.

Although you are entitled to your opinion, I have to tell you sir. You are wrong. The darkness was bloody brilliant and captured the spirit of the comics perfectly.

After seeing the trailer for Syndicate i have every faith that the new game will do the same. Also why does everyone always forget that syndicate had fps elements anyway. In wars you could play whole missions in first person if you wanted to.

The Deus Ex comments are also funny since syndicate was a big inspiration for the series in the first place. the look of JC denton is pretty much ripped off wholesale from syndicate.

richomack360 on 4 Nov '11 said:

We have really messed the franchise up, but are too stubborn to admit it - so we thought we would send endless press releases out to try to convince people this is anything other than a bland, generic FPS which will be swallowed up by bigger, more established brands.

Oh, because we are developers we know better than you.

This

Flamestrike on 4 Nov '11 said:

Syndicate:We tried several approaches before settling on FPS

Why don't I believe a word of this?

Go f**k yourselves, Starbreeze.

Thankfully Syndicate will end up in the bargain basket in GAME within a fortnight, (if not sooner), of its release.