Syndicate and Syndicate Wars Free on GOG

Arthur Hucksake · 10 Aug 2021 at 19:51

GOG are currently giving away Syndicate and Syndicate Wars for free!!

https://www.gog.com/promo/rerelease_ultima_underworld_and_syndicate

Has anyone here played Syndicate in recent years? I've been advised that there's an AI bug which makes them chase you down rather than ambush as such. Has anyone experienced that?

arc@css · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:06

Cheers for the heads up, Mr Hucksake.

BUDFORCE · 11 Aug 2021 at 07:19

Not played either in recent years.

But, they are great games.

I remember Syndicate Wars being really bloody hard, even with Eurocorp, then double that again playing as the bad guys.

Axil · 11 Aug 2021 at 08:06

and both Ultima Underworlds - absolutely legendary games

CaptainRAVE · 12 Aug 2021 at 12:51

I wish they’d remake these.

Kiyoshi · 12 Aug 2021 at 14:20

This isn't emulated well, I'd look elsewhere. Any levels with enemy agents trigger all the agents within the first minute, it's not noticeable in levels 1-3 but level 4 is and it just gets worse from there.

Arthur Hucksake · 12 Aug 2021 at 20:24

Kiyoshi said:
This isn't emulated well, I'd look elsewhere. Any levels with enemy agents trigger all the agents within the first minute, it's not noticeable in levels 1-3 but level 4 is and it just gets worse from there.

That is what I feared. Shame

CD32 · 12 Aug 2021 at 20:46

The latter on its own is over 24 years old! So don't be expecting anything great from it now apart from gameplay. And it's a testimony to these games that some of us still remember them all these years later...absolutely brilliant in their day. But if it's free...just download them & try...nothing to lose.

BUDFORCE · 12 Aug 2021 at 21:06

CD32 said:
The latter on its own is over 24 years old! So don't be expecting anything great from it now apart from gameplay. And it's a testimony to these games that some of us still remember them all these years later...absolutely brilliant in their day. But if it's free...just download them & try...nothing to lose.

I remember buying Syndicate Wars from Adams World in North Finchley (north London) and it came in like an A4 sized box with glossy paper manual and everything.

How times have changed.

Smokey Deza · 12 Aug 2021 at 22:36

CaptainRAVE said:
I wish they’d remake these.

This. I know others touted Satellite Reign to be a modern alternative, but it's nothing like Syndicate.

BUDFORCE · 12 Aug 2021 at 23:33

Smokey Deza said:
This. I know others touted Satellite Reign to be a modern alternative, but it's nothing like Syndicate.

Yea Bullfrog did it better.