Exclusive Syndicate demo gameplay footage

All I see is a fairly competant but generic FPS. It doesn't look a bad game at all, but it looks like the kind of thing which was surpassed by the Halo or CoD series years ago. The only thing this game appears to have as a draw for customers is the title "Syndicate". But what the hell? This is insulting.

Where is the walking through rain filled dystopian streets?

Where are the local law enforcement threatening both your agents and the enemy agents alike?

Where are the innocent civilians who may well end up being minigunned down if they get in the way?

Where are the innocent civilians who are going to be "persuaded"?

And what about banks to rob, floating cars to hijack, or monorails to destroy?

This isn't Syndicate I am afraid, this is "Sci Fi themed shooter 192!"

I don't mind if it's FPS or top down or whatever, as long as they had a spirited attempt to capture the original atmosphere and theme of Syndicate. Without that there isn't any connection with the original game, and it becomes a cynical attempt to make money on an old favorite of the gaming world.

In other words, this is like remaking Citizen Kane but having the lead played by Jean Claude Van Damme. The remake may well be a nice movie, but it's just not right.

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