EA working on Syndicate remake

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I spent many hours playing the original version of this back on the Amiga..

EA is set to reveal a brand new entry in Bullfrog's cult classic Syndicate series, CVG has been told.

Cast your mind back to when Starbreeze struck that deal with EA to resurrect one of the publisher's "classic franchises" and Syndicate was hotly tipped. Starbreeze definitely sounds like a good fit for the gritty cyberpunk universe as well.

No more details were offered by our secret agent, but to see a current-gen remake of the PC and PSOne RTS - which still has a cherished place in many a veteran gamer's heart - would no doubt please many.

In case you're wondering what we're on about, the original Syndicate was released in 1993 and later followed up in 1996 by Syndicate Wars.

The game put players in charge of a militant global corporation, and tasked them with leading cyborg agents around a gritty cyberpunk world rescuing captured allies and assassinating rival syndicate executives. It was awesome.

We'll let you know if our deepthroats are on the money. In the meantime, which genre would you like to see a modern day Syndicate sliced into?
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=199521
 
Not sure what to think about this really. It was a simply awesome game and it will be great to play an updated version, but I can't help but feel it just wont be the same.

Certainly something to keep an eye on though!
 
Peter Molyneux also stated recently that Syndicate is the game that he would most like to revisit in the future, so hopefully he will be involved.
 
The only way the game would be great again is if it was played in an Isometric view.

Without it they'll probably just turn it into a tactical shooter similar to GRAW/Rainbow Six.
 
I REALLY hope this comes off. With some luck they'll just update the game and leave basics intact, sort of like how Bionic Commando: Rearmed was handled. Make it pretty, add in some features, etc.
 
N19h7m4r3 said:
The only way the game would be great again is if it was played in an Isometric view.

Without it they'll probably just turn it into a tactical shooter similar to GRAW/Rainbow Six.
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Yep. They basically need to tweak the original and give it some "HD" resolution, maybe some delicious lighting effects...that'll do. :D
 
Bare in mind that this title will be on all console platforms as well, so without a mouse control setup its unlikely to be in isometric and therefrore unlikely to be the same game. But.. maybe there is a chance :)
 
It'll be 3rd person.

Console priority.

Dumbed down, most of the depth removed.

It'll get 80% scores, and PC owners will reminisce about how good the original was, and how good this could have been.
 
Matmulder said:
It'll be 3rd person.

Console priority.

Dumbed down, most of the depth removed.

It'll get 80% scores, and PC owners will reminisce about how good the original was, and how good this could have been.
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I hope that doesn't come true but unfortunately that'll probably be what happens :(
 
It's near impossible to capture the feeling of that technology on modern systems. Don't look at it from the point of view it should be like syndicate, look at it as a completely new game. It's more than likely going to be anyways. I can be proven (hopefully) wrong! :D
 
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