While extremely linear and fairly short, this Starbreeze Studios-developed FPS was quite a looker back then … and it played well, too. In fact, Syndicate was ahead of its time in terms of gameplay. Being able to “breach” your opponents to cause damage/modify behavior eventually became a staple of modern shooters like Rage 2 and action-RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077. Syndicate’s art style, despite being 11 years old, remains current outside of the excessive bloom. It’s a beautiful, beautiful game.
It shouldn’t be too expensive (or too much trouble) to take the PC version and make sure it runs at 4K/60 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X – including HDR support, of course. As far as I know, EA owns the IP so remastering Syndicate should be a no-brainer. An exciting 7-hours single player campaign with fun gunplay and plenty of eye-candy – what’s not to like?
This is what I want. A return to Syndicate and Syndicate Wars. I want to be able to nuke grenade the road into oblivion and watch the cars disappear for a few minutes before popping back up again. And miniguns. Lots of miniguns.