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I haven't forgotten this game. I actually liked it for what it was. The guns were so much fun to use, I always like when body parts go flying when you shoot someone. And the suicide attack never got old. Only thing I hated in the game were the boss fights. Those were really bad.
same. I was so hyped for this game, got it and LOVED it. Just wish there was more replay-ability and the boss fights weren't as bad. I played on PS3, with a friend mostly, which was more fun than solo. Still I really liked this game.
The only goodboss fight was the first one sinceit was a true one on one wih guns. The gunship was kinda dull, and that jumping motherfucker was dogshit. The last boss was lukewarm at best since you fought two agents that revived eachother on top of a minigunner on your ass.
if you like the aesthetics, play the original syndicate. The original does what this remake was afraid to do. In that game, you live on a dying earth, stuck in late stage capitalism, serving corrupt corporations to silence protestors, rival corporations, rebels, etc etc. You are not the good guy in that game, and I think thats excellent, and perfectly suited for the genre of cyber punk (most modern "Cyberpunk" settings arnt cyberpunk)
I didn't forget it. It was pretty okay but it was so different from the other games in the series. It obviously had its problems, some big but it did a lot of cool things and everything fit the theme they were going for well. Very interesting game. If I remember, apparently a lot of the people who worked on this game actually went to Machinegames and worked on Wolfenstein, so that's cool.
Going off of starbreezes past two riddick fpses before this, I wonder how much EA had a hand in limiting development time and resources, alongside terms and conditions, sticking to the trends of the era and micromanaging the developer.
But they didn’t even do the second one because they didn’t want to. Why would they suddenly do the third? Neither sold well either. I enjoy the first greatly but 2 was not great.
Alrighty before everyone goes ham, Flashpoint was my shit back in the day as I’m a console pleb and I still am but being able to play a game like Flashpoint and being that kid who watched Arma 2 videos all the time back then. It was fun just to play with my homies and we get out armies to line up at the front and hold fire and then we got ready we told them to open fire and it was great. Such good memories
Flashpoint for me was bugged and I couldn't get past the third level. I could walk through any walls, enemies could see and shoot through all the level geometry, and the vehicle I was supposed to protect or something wpuld just glitch out and spin at its spawn point.
I actually really like this game. I mean I have no clue what the story is, because it's THAT forgettable, as are all the characters, but the shooting just felt so good, I thought the general gameplay carried it form start to finish.
Agreed. I still give the game a playthrough every now and then with minimal upgrades because the gunplay is SO GOOD (pistol is bae I love sprinting and shooting one handed)
This game has good, punchy shooting and nice atmosphere. I know, that this is just my opinion, but this game not that bad. Cool killmoves in close combat, good weapons, very stylish ambient. Coop was just great. I prefer this anytime over today's ea crap with ease. But bloom. Aw crap, the bloom.
You're not in the minority. Most people have this opinion, especially in the comments. I think Jarek (and Gggmanlives) just rushed through the game and paid too much attention to the story (and the "dubstep-bad" bandwagon). The combat is actually super stylish and fun once you groove with it. But yeah that bloom...
Indeed, possibly the peak of the dubstep "hype" with far cry 3, then it literally just became a meme and all songs went haywire. Some where fire imo tho but most was just really really bad.
I'm one of those odd ducks that actually loved the game. Yes it has a ton of bloom and the character movement can make you dizzy but it felt so cool to play. I loved the hacking, the weapons, the presentation, and the sound design. It just felt so slick to me playing it and I love games that have a full bodied character. I remember the game having a coop component as well that I played briefly but was very impressed by
@@centercannothold no he didn’t. Like I said he looked at the expansions of the original and some reactions from his friends. He has never looked at FEAR 1 on its own or FEAR 2 and 3. Search function exists!
@@ThisBirdHasFlown Not really. have you ever played the 2? fear 2 is alot more like a flashier cod with less subtle spooks. The little details, the complexities, and the spectacle of fear 1 arnt present in fear 2, not to mention the ai being notably worse.
When you talked about the hacking mechanic, I gotta say that's exactly how I felt about cp2077. It's just easier to shoot stuff rather than spending 15 minutes hacking everything just to get the same result.
One thing that I really loved in this game was the ability to aim down two separate sights in some weapons. The only games I know has this feature is Red Orchestra (I think) and modded Stalker. Great analysis, Jarek! By the way it made me wanna listen to its soundtrack again (I think it's made by Skrillex, I don't know).
I dunno why I looked this game up again but maaaan the co-op was actually kinda fun. It added to the gameplay what singleplayer really lacked, which were customization options. You have to grind to get anywhere near the guns you got in campaign but the hack abilities were different and a breath of fresh air.
I'm surprised by you covering this game. I really enjoyed it and will still play it sometimes if I can get a group together or find randoms on my 360. I just loved the feel of the gameplay and guns.
If I ever develop an fps game, I'd take heavy inspiration from Syndicate. I never completed the game due to the game auto-saving when I was bugged inside a wall. But I remember loving the combat and sound design.
Actually enjoyed this and find it's a bit underrated with it's hilarious pre-Watchdogs hacking. Especially setting off suicide chain reactions. It made a good double bill between playing Deus Ex: HR. It should had been an original IP though. It was no way Syndicate. It was nice to walk through corporations and logos in full 3D environments years later though.
I remember Trailers for this. Thought it was gonna be a big hit, to be completely honest. Forget about it now and then, good to finally see a review on it.
I enjoyed this game quite a bit, if only because it was the only "corporate war" themed FPS on the entire 360 (unless I'm wrong, please someone tell me I missed something), but frankly it could have been so much more. The world that was built through the frankly absurd number of codex entries seemed so interesting! My favorite bit of lore that still sticks with me is how the CIA, after the United States functionally ceased to exist as an entity, fought a brutal shadow war against the new corporate power structure with assassinations, bombings, kidnappings... off the wall shit. However, they eventually realized that it was a hopeless conflict, and to survive became what they had so brutally fought against: a private, corporate army for hire.
I love the online co-op missions, I felt like there was a lot of variety of skills with that game mode. Then again it might be just nostalgia speaking.
I replayed it just before Cyberpunk 2077 release. The solo is meh at best, but the multiplayer is surprinsingly satisfying, with more weapons and weapons and builds customization, more enemies(-ish. It's new factions with gangbangers, policemen and a third corporation. The only true new enemy is a riot shield guy and the bosses). More skins and environments as well. It feels like a prototype for Payday in certain ways and it's a shame the game flopped this hard. This multiplayer really had potential, yet barely anybody played it.
So I recently went and started assembling a massive collection of 360 games. A lot of them are games no one remembers at all. Some are hidden gems while others are obnoxious as hell. Here's a list of games you might be interested in doing a video on. A lot of these I have yet to play. But are in the back catalogue. *Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice* : I saw this once or twice in the past. Came out in 2008 and was published by Activision. You are pretty much a Secret Service Agent going on a bunch of missions around D.C. Some big military attack is happening on the day of the inauguration. It's not very clear but either the President or President-Elect is shot and so on. After me finishing Turning Point Fall of Liberty, the controls of this game were a breath of fresh air. But they still aren't solid. Kind of stiff. Keep in mind this is on the 360 with the controller so no idea about PC. *Battleship* : Yeah remember that movie? Well, this actually got a game tie-in. But they decided to also include FPS moments into this. I have yet to play this one. But man, looks pretty bad. Part of the reason I overspent 24$ and got this brand new. Not sure it even be of interest as I don't know how much FPS is part of the game. *Section 8* : I barely remember playing the demo for this game. Decided to get it and try it out. I highly doubt the multiplayer is gonna be active and the game was marketed around that. But there is a campaign. I get the impression they were going for a type of Crysis type of game. Just minus the graphics. *Clive Barker's Jericho* : I remember as a child, I was terrified of this cover. Yet I always wanted to play it. This is also one of those games I hear people talk fondly about a lot. It's a Horror game with FPS in it. *Blacksite: Area 51* : I played the first mission of it. And man is it cringy and kind of boring. The dialogue is awful and is kind of a stereotype of FPS games with how much action and on rail stuff is in it. I tried a bit of the MP in local coop. Seemed like it'd of been fun back in the day. But the first mission left a pretty bad impression on me. *History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions* : This and the next game were some of my childhood memories. I used to be obsessed with the Civil War and I was so excited to see not just one, but two civil war games! Coming back 11+ Years later, I can't say it holds up. The timing is awful, and the developers knew this and gave the enemies these giant hitboxes. You don't really have to be shooting close to the enemy for you to kill them. But this is definitely the better of the two Civil War games as compared to the next. *History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided* : This... there is just so much wrong. The aiming is really bad. They seemed to only have enough budget to hire a narrator and one dude. But this one dude voices every single line beside the narrators. You constantly hear the most obnoxious lines such as "We got them runnnning!" or what I believe is him yelling " This is for uncle Roland!!" But sounds like he's saying, Uncle Ramen. It seems that this dude's VA is also tied to one character model. Some old-looking dude with a pure white beard. There are two campaigns and both are short. A Union and Confederate campaign. They all pretty much play the same. *History Channel: Battle For the Pacific* : One of the last History Channel games made. The last two being a game about WW2 and the finale being Pawn Stars the game... But I remember always wanting to play this as a child. Doing so now, it's alright. Better then any of the Civil War games they put their name on. You at least have full auto guns in this and a better pacing. All three of these History Channel games have eh to alright graphics. AND-SM-BFTP in that order. *Hour of Victory* : I find it a bit disappoint I just found this as an adult. While the FOV is obnoxiously low. The gameplay is quite fun. You have three classes from three different nations. The Sniper, the CQC, and the heavy. At least I think. I played the first half and got distracted elsewhere. But it's a pretty fun game from what I played. I don't know if you'd be interested in doing any of these. But would love to see it if you do.
I can add to this list - Turning Point fall of liberty, Legendary, Time Shift, Frontlines Fuel of war, Shellshock 2, Rogue Warrior, Raven Squad... All trash, yet all interesting to play and have in your collection 🙂
On the PS3 side, I could contribute a few. Dust 512 (Online is dead), never actually played it, but from what I've seen of gameplay clips, It seems very ambitious at the time. Another one is Enemy Front, haven't played this yet, and from what I gather, It's a glitchy and bland open world world war FPS, should be fun. What I've played is Wolfenstein (2009), pretty much forgotten by most people, as you could no longer purchase it anywhere any longer, except by other means, sporting hub-world where you could travel and run around exploring in-between missions, it can be frustrating for some and to traverse because enemies always spawn in your ways, but I can tolerate due to how fun the gunplay is, also worth noting is how the game blends supernatural elements like older Wolfenstein does, and I especially like the designs for non-human foes, they're clearly inspired by xenomorph There's only two FPS that I have played from your list and they are Area 51 and Clive Barker Jericho. Honestly the former was just so generic and not that fun for me, and the latter... , I give up after 30 mins, the frame rate was horribly optimized and unplayable, do not play it on PS3, trust me
It's a mediocre game but the shooting is so punchy, and I love the aesthetic. Don't give a rats ass about the forgettable story Edit, it also has some really damn good weapon sound effects. That handgun actually sounds like a handgun and not a stapler or a laser pistol.
I will never forget Syndicate ^-^ especially that bloom yeesh. I do wish it it was better, longer, more memorable. I do like the story and concept of both this and the original.
Wow, I can see how the same people went on to make the new Wolfenstein games (as part of a new studio). The "button machine to open doors" the general use of lighting and approach to violence. This feels like a deeply flawed prototype of Wolfenstein: The New Order.
This really was one of those games you would rent (remember renting games?), play for a weekend and forget about, which is what I did. I remember the gunplay being good but not much else, I'd have probably had a much worse opinion if I'd actually owned it
I actually kinda liked Syndicate. Sure the story is forgettable and it has some jank, but it was "okay". Granted I didn't pay much for it, so I wasn't exactly expecting a masterpiece. I've played it to completion twice, both times in a single sitting because it's so short.
Congrats on the twitch progress! It's a shame you didn't like this one but I can see your points. I generally enjoy the games I pick up for a few dollars, so that helps I suppose. But otherwise I had fun. Looking forward to playing it again anyway, but now with this analysis in mind.
I echo the people saying the co-op was great. To expand on it though, it's simple missions ending with a boss fight. Like escorting a drone or stealing briefcases. The things in other co-op games that slow it down like reviving other players is done at range via hacking, and you can still shoot while doing that. The progression also works better in co-op. Not only do you character buffs, but weapons get better too, with you doing research that won't be complete until you complete a number of missions.
I remember I used to think this game black and white. Not only because of it's cover art but because the few times I would see gameplay it was just dull areas with insane amounts of bloom hiding any potential color .
conceptually, i love the idea of a military cover shooter where you break the rules FEAR style with a bullet time implant. But the cooldown on it is just WAAAAY too long. Most of your time is just sitting behind cover waiting for the cool mode to recharge. IDK maybe its more fun on lower difficulties...
It's funny how you can put audio from this review onto Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video and it will fit just right :) Had those flashbacks to CB77 when Jarek describes Syndicate's gameplay mechanics and RPG elements.
I actually wouldn't minded this game if it had a squad you could command (Gerabox's Brothers in Arms style), or multiple diverse dedicated squadmates between which you could switch on the fly (Clive Barker's Jericho style) - because in the Bullfrog's original there were 4 of you.
I actually loved the FPS Shadowrun. My friend and I spent a lot of weekends trading off the controller every other match. Pretty much nobody knew it existed though.
Most Forgettable Game What a damn shame....I still remember foundly having a good amount of fun playing this game which is best pro i can say about it...Fun The Graphics is Eye candy to me since i played it when i was a kid and i didn't bother about the story like at all becuse it's boring...Cept that one boss with that badass sountrack. But the Gameplay is what got into liking it.Guns felt so satyisfying to use,Powers despite being okay i've enjoyed it nonetheless so it werid hearing that its the main con of the game when it's tottaly fine on my side...I think it's fine. It's not THAT underrated but it's certainly a fun experirence,For its budget ..It tried its best and i enjoyed and that's all that matter.
just looking at these clips and knowing starbreeze made syndicate it REALLY looks like they used the same civilian models for payday 2 as they did syndicate (and maybe some of the same animations too) 4:24
I can probably guess what happened to this Starbreeze/EA spent toooo much money on Voice Actors The final boss is voiced by Michael Wincot, the Eurocorp CEO is Brian Cox and the Head Scientist is Rosario Dawson. It's really cool but maybe to much money for a one time game, also why play this when Deus Ex Human Revolution is a thing?
This game's brightness nearly rendered me blind the first time I played it,but non the less its got a beautiful skybox and gives me destiny 2 vibes . Honestly
the multiplayer in this game is what made it for me, always had a lotta of fun playing it. and if i remember correctly you could do different builds with hacks and skills
I went back to this last month wtf. I actually really enjoyed it but it was way too short. And the final boss was kinda annoying to say the least. The minigun and gibbing was glorious
Saw you pinned N-Gage Ashen on discord. Looking forward to a review of it. I don't watch Twitch except for the Realms Deep stream but I'm subbing to you on Twitch too
I remember this one ! I had wanted to try it out but I never pulled the trigger on it. Time to see how it stacks up (guessing not very well judging off of the title)
Hi there! I really enjoy your work. In a world where everyone always talks about Dark Souls, Bloodborn, Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Bros, and such, it's so nice to have a TH-cam channel that has content I relate to. Someday I would love to see your opinion on Clive Barker's Jericho, that's one of my biggest guilty pleasures. XD
Ah damn, this game. I remember playing it; wasn't bad but it wasn't anything very memorable either. It was just like "yeah, its okay" then you move on to other games lol
Idk what’s wrong with youngblood, I mean it was kinda crazy that they didn’t make a co-op game split screen, and the backtracking was annoying, and the map could’ve had more little hidden away places like a wolfenstein game should, but it was a pretty good game.
I went into this thinking it was about the original games, which I love, not the reboot. Silly me. This is one of the games on my "Its ok but I'm glad I didn't pay full price for it list."
Unlikely. Has you already wrote, Jarek would have to broaden his spectrum of reviews in order to make a video about good old Spec Ops the Line. That game its a beast on its own.
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I haven't forgotten this game. I actually liked it for what it was. The guns were so much fun to use, I always like when body parts go flying when you shoot someone. And the suicide attack never got old. Only thing I hated in the game were the boss fights. Those were really bad.
Facts. I was one of the few that loved this game as well. It was a fun, mindless cyberpunk first person shooter. I'm always down with that shit.
Agreed, I just wish the co-op mode could be played offline since you can already play it solo.
same. I was so hyped for this game, got it and LOVED it. Just wish there was more replay-ability and the boss fights weren't as bad. I played on PS3, with a friend mostly, which was more fun than solo. Still I really liked this game.
The only goodboss fight was the first one sinceit was a true one on one wih guns. The gunship was kinda dull, and that jumping motherfucker was dogshit. The last boss was lukewarm at best since you fought two agents that revived eachother on top of a minigunner on your ass.
Interesting, personally I loved the boss fights, especially the final boss, it was a very enjoyable challenge.
Despite all this games flaws, I love the aesthetic of it. At the time it was one of the only newer cyberpunk games out.
if you like the aesthetics, play the original syndicate. The original does what this remake was afraid to do. In that game, you live on a dying earth, stuck in late stage capitalism, serving corrupt corporations to silence protestors, rival corporations, rebels, etc etc. You are not the good guy in that game, and I think thats excellent, and perfectly suited for the genre of cyber punk (most modern "Cyberpunk" settings arnt cyberpunk)
@@gabbo7101 Yeah but this shit was badass
@@gabbo7101y'all keep confusing capitalism and corporatism. Cyberpunk deals heavily in "late stage corporatism".
@@aquariuskudo potatos pototos
I didn't forget it. It was pretty okay but it was so different from the other games in the series. It obviously had its problems, some big but it did a lot of cool things and everything fit the theme they were going for well. Very interesting game. If I remember, apparently a lot of the people who worked on this game actually went to Machinegames and worked on Wolfenstein, so that's cool.
Going off of starbreezes past two riddick fpses before this, I wonder how much EA had a hand in limiting development time and resources, alongside terms and conditions, sticking to the trends of the era and micromanaging the developer.
Me and my friends would play the multiplayer demo a bunch, none of us bought it though. Kinda neat but never truly played it
Stop reminding me we will never have a The Darkness 3 :(
A PC port of The Darkness seems equally unlikely, but damn I can't stop hoping.
I loved The Darkness so much.
The Darkness 1 was a gem.
Honestly, after The Darkness 2 I'm not super interested.
But they didn’t even do the second one because they didn’t want to. Why would they suddenly do the third? Neither sold well either. I enjoy the first greatly but 2 was not great.
Maaan the bloom is real in this game! Maybe that's why I don't remember it, my memory of it got stuck in the fog
You should play operation flash point rising dragon and red river
Alrighty before everyone goes ham, Flashpoint was my shit back in the day as I’m a console pleb and I still am but being able to play a game like Flashpoint and being that kid who watched Arma 2 videos all the time back then. It was fun just to play with my homies and we get out armies to line up at the front and hold fire and then we got ready we told them to open fire and it was great. Such good memories
Gameplay is average
But so realistic 🔥
@@TheIceTrey Same! Dragon Rising really was the Arma 2 of the 360 xD I spent so many hours on the pvpve modes against friends
Console ARMA
Flashpoint for me was bugged and I couldn't get past the third level. I could walk through any walls, enemies could see and shoot through all the level geometry, and the vehicle I was supposed to protect or something wpuld just glitch out and spin at its spawn point.
I actually really like this game. I mean I have no clue what the story is, because it's THAT forgettable, as are all the characters, but the shooting just felt so good, I thought the general gameplay carried it form start to finish.
Agreed. I still give the game a playthrough every now and then with minimal upgrades because the gunplay is SO GOOD
(pistol is bae I love sprinting and shooting one handed)
This game has good, punchy shooting and nice atmosphere. I know, that this is just my opinion, but this game not that bad. Cool killmoves in close combat, good weapons, very stylish ambient. Coop was just great. I prefer this anytime over today's ea crap with ease.
But bloom. Aw crap, the bloom.
You're not in the minority. Most people have this opinion, especially in the comments. I think Jarek (and Gggmanlives) just rushed through the game and paid too much attention to the story (and the "dubstep-bad" bandwagon). The combat is actually super stylish and fun once you groove with it.
But yeah that bloom...
Righteous, I'm a cyberpunk fanactic so this game is a favorite of mine. I just wish the co-op mode could be played offline when solo.
@@Vladiator its fun i just dont reamber the bloom being so badt for me
Yea man, i thought this game was incredible, may try and see if coop has lan or something so can actually try it out
Skrillex is all I remember of this game
Oh god, don't remind me
Indeed, possibly the peak of the dubstep "hype" with far cry 3, then it literally just became a meme and all songs went haywire. Some where fire imo tho but most was just really really bad.
Lol forreal, however I liked the concept of co op and the level where you board that ship is neat.
And that's saying something, because dubstep is as forgettable as an alzheimer's patients car keys
This game will forever blend with Black Ops 2 in my brain. Them both featuring Skrillex doesn't help that.
I'm one of those odd ducks that actually loved the game. Yes it has a ton of bloom and the character movement can make you dizzy but it felt so cool to play. I loved the hacking, the weapons, the presentation, and the sound design. It just felt so slick to me playing it and I love games that have a full bodied character. I remember the game having a coop component as well that I played briefly but was very impressed by
This game had so much potential. Also the theme song with three different versions done by Nero, Skrillex, and Flux Pavillion is kind of a banger.
4:45 oooh boy I do like this guy. He calls out to me just like how I play in half-life.
I want a full FEAR series review! You only ever did the expansions for 1!
the fear games outside of 1 are really forgettable late 2000s/early 2010s fps consle shlock. Nothing like the first game.
@@centercannothold no he didn’t. Like I said he looked at the expansions of the original and some reactions from his friends. He has never looked at FEAR 1 on its own or FEAR 2 and 3.
Search function exists!
And maybe the Condemned games since they were made also by the F.E.A.R. devs (Monolith Productions).
@@ThisBirdHasFlown Not really. have you ever played the 2? fear 2 is alot more like a flashier cod with less subtle spooks. The little details, the complexities, and the spectacle of fear 1 arnt present in fear 2, not to mention the ai being notably worse.
I think you should do Project Snowblind, that game brings back memories
Loved that game
@@centercannothold well as far as I've searched his channel, there's no evidenxe to prove you are right
Aah that unofficial deus ex more eaction orientated game
Everytime someone mentions that name, which is almost never, my mind just plays Linkin Park
@@khailtacular I feel you on this
Honestly, I still love this game. It was entertaining enough for me to remember it.
honestly, one of my favorite fps games ever made.
When Cyberpunk 2077 had hacking in FPS combat, my first thought was Syndicate!! Miss this game!!
I still remember that Skrillex part which teenage me thought is really cool.
So 2012!
The best thing about this game is the gunplay ...
Best minigun in any game.
When you talked about the hacking mechanic, I gotta say that's exactly how I felt about cp2077. It's just easier to shoot stuff rather than spending 15 minutes hacking everything just to get the same result.
I agree.
Flux Pavilion Remix was best. I still remember the game, everything Starbreeze touches is good to awesome for me.
Sounds like Cyberpunk 2077 took a lot of the hacking quirks from this game
This AND Deus EX
I swear I was hearing a Cyberpunk 2077 review
Cyberpunk 2077 took a lot of quirks from Cyberpunk. It's a sub-genre.
One thing that I really loved in this game was the ability to aim down two separate sights in some weapons. The only games I know has this feature is Red Orchestra (I think) and modded Stalker. Great analysis, Jarek! By the way it made me wanna listen to its soundtrack again (I think it's made by Skrillex, I don't know).
I dunno why I looked this game up again but maaaan the co-op was actually kinda fun. It added to the gameplay what singleplayer really lacked, which were customization options. You have to grind to get anywhere near the guns you got in campaign but the hack abilities were different and a breath of fresh air.
I'm surprised by you covering this game. I really enjoyed it and will still play it sometimes if I can get a group together or find randoms on my 360. I just loved the feel of the gameplay and guns.
I remember being super hyped for this game back in 2011 and 2012
Please remind me to never go back to 2011 when I get a time machine
If I ever develop an fps game, I'd take heavy inspiration from Syndicate. I never completed the game due to the game auto-saving when I was bugged inside a wall. But I remember loving the combat and sound design.
Actually enjoyed this and find it's a bit underrated with it's hilarious pre-Watchdogs hacking. Especially setting off suicide chain reactions. It made a good double bill between playing Deus Ex: HR.
It should had been an original IP though. It was no way Syndicate. It was nice to walk through corporations and logos in full 3D environments years later though.
I’m usually not the one to complain about post processing effects in games but when 2:41 came on screen my reaction was “who thought that was ok”
I remember Trailers for this. Thought it was gonna be a big hit, to be completely honest. Forget about it now and then, good to finally see a review on it.
Good on you for getting sponsored man!
I liked this game,the world was so interesting,I'm sad they didn't do more with it
I can remember when I was a kid and my parents bought me this for Christmas. How I wish they’d have bought me anything else.
It wasn't that bad.
I havent forgot. Gunplay is fun
I played this game years ago all the way trought, iyou just remembered me that, somehow this game desapeared into to the depts of my memory haha.
Can't recommend helix's debloom mod enough if you are going to play the game again. It looks so much better.
I enjoyed this game quite a bit, if only because it was the only "corporate war" themed FPS on the entire 360 (unless I'm wrong, please someone tell me I missed something), but frankly it could have been so much more.
The world that was built through the frankly absurd number of codex entries seemed so interesting!
My favorite bit of lore that still sticks with me is how the CIA, after the United States functionally ceased to exist as an entity, fought a brutal shadow war against the new corporate power structure with assassinations, bombings, kidnappings... off the wall shit. However, they eventually realized that it was a hopeless conflict, and to survive became what they had so brutally fought against: a private, corporate army for hire.
I love the online co-op missions, I felt like there was a lot of variety of skills with that game mode. Then again it might be just nostalgia speaking.
I replayed it just before Cyberpunk 2077 release. The solo is meh at best, but the multiplayer is surprinsingly satisfying, with more weapons and weapons and builds customization, more enemies(-ish. It's new factions with gangbangers, policemen and a third corporation. The only true new enemy is a riot shield guy and the bosses). More skins and environments as well.
It feels like a prototype for Payday in certain ways and it's a shame the game flopped this hard. This multiplayer really had potential, yet barely anybody played it.
i played the shit outta this and i still do. sad it will never get a sequel.
This game was amazing even replaying it I still loved it
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Neo Tokyo
Soundtrack from Timesplitters 2
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So I recently went and started assembling a massive collection of 360 games. A lot of them are games no one remembers at all. Some are hidden gems while others are obnoxious as hell. Here's a list of games you might be interested in doing a video on. A lot of these I have yet to play. But are in the back catalogue.
*Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice* : I saw this once or twice in the past. Came out in 2008 and was published by Activision. You are pretty much a Secret Service Agent going on a bunch of missions around D.C. Some big military attack is happening on the day of the inauguration. It's not very clear but either the President or President-Elect is shot and so on. After me finishing Turning Point Fall of Liberty, the controls of this game were a breath of fresh air. But they still aren't solid. Kind of stiff. Keep in mind this is on the 360 with the controller so no idea about PC.
*Battleship* : Yeah remember that movie? Well, this actually got a game tie-in. But they decided to also include FPS moments into this. I have yet to play this one. But man, looks pretty bad. Part of the reason I overspent 24$ and got this brand new. Not sure it even be of interest as I don't know how much FPS is part of the game.
*Section 8* : I barely remember playing the demo for this game. Decided to get it and try it out. I highly doubt the multiplayer is gonna be active and the game was marketed around that. But there is a campaign. I get the impression they were going for a type of Crysis type of game. Just minus the graphics.
*Clive Barker's Jericho* : I remember as a child, I was terrified of this cover. Yet I always wanted to play it. This is also one of those games I hear people talk fondly about a lot. It's a Horror game with FPS in it.
*Blacksite: Area 51* : I played the first mission of it. And man is it cringy and kind of boring. The dialogue is awful and is kind of a stereotype of FPS games with how much action and on rail stuff is in it. I tried a bit of the MP in local coop. Seemed like it'd of been fun back in the day. But the first mission left a pretty bad impression on me.
*History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions* : This and the next game were some of my childhood memories. I used to be obsessed with the Civil War and I was so excited to see not just one, but two civil war games! Coming back 11+ Years later, I can't say it holds up. The timing is awful, and the developers knew this and gave the enemies these giant hitboxes. You don't really have to be shooting close to the enemy for you to kill them. But this is definitely the better of the two Civil War games as compared to the next.
*History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided* : This... there is just so much wrong. The aiming is really bad. They seemed to only have enough budget to hire a narrator and one dude. But this one dude voices every single line beside the narrators. You constantly hear the most obnoxious lines such as "We got them runnnning!" or what I believe is him yelling " This is for uncle Roland!!" But sounds like he's saying, Uncle Ramen. It seems that this dude's VA is also tied to one character model. Some old-looking dude with a pure white beard. There are two campaigns and both are short. A Union and Confederate campaign. They all pretty much play the same.
*History Channel: Battle For the Pacific* : One of the last History Channel games made. The last two being a game about WW2 and the finale being Pawn Stars the game... But I remember always wanting to play this as a child. Doing so now, it's alright. Better then any of the Civil War games they put their name on. You at least have full auto guns in this and a better pacing. All three of these History Channel games have eh to alright graphics. AND-SM-BFTP in that order.
*Hour of Victory* : I find it a bit disappoint I just found this as an adult. While the FOV is obnoxiously low. The gameplay is quite fun. You have three classes from three different nations. The Sniper, the CQC, and the heavy. At least I think. I played the first half and got distracted elsewhere. But it's a pretty fun game from what I played.
I don't know if you'd be interested in doing any of these. But would love to see it if you do.
I can add to this list - Turning Point fall of liberty, Legendary, Time Shift, Frontlines Fuel of war, Shellshock 2, Rogue Warrior, Raven Squad... All trash, yet all interesting to play and have in your collection 🙂
On the PS3 side, I could contribute a few. Dust 512 (Online is dead), never actually played it, but from what I've seen of gameplay clips, It seems very ambitious at the time. Another one is Enemy Front, haven't played this yet, and from what I gather, It's a glitchy and bland open world world war FPS, should be fun. What I've played is Wolfenstein (2009), pretty much forgotten by most people, as you could no longer purchase it anywhere any longer, except by other means, sporting hub-world where you could travel and run around exploring in-between missions, it can be frustrating for some and to traverse because enemies always spawn in your ways, but I can tolerate due to how fun the gunplay is, also worth noting is how the game blends supernatural elements like older Wolfenstein does, and I especially like the designs for non-human foes, they're clearly inspired by xenomorph
There's only two FPS that I have played from your list and they are Area 51 and Clive Barker Jericho. Honestly the former was just so generic and not that fun for me, and the latter... , I give up after 30 mins, the frame rate was horribly optimized and unplayable, do not play it on PS3, trust me
The coop mode in Syndicate was really cool. I remember it was tough so took teamwork
The takedowns and setting were cool enough for me to remember this tho. Hahahahaha.
That bloom is so bright it's like the game version of JJ Abrams using lens flare 😄
It's a mediocre game but the shooting is so punchy, and I love the aesthetic. Don't give a rats ass about the forgettable story
Edit, it also has some really damn good weapon sound effects. That handgun actually sounds like a handgun and not a stapler or a laser pistol.
The minigun... oh the minigun...
I heard the bloom was from the main character suffering from sort of condition in his backstory
I will never forget Syndicate ^-^ especially that bloom yeesh. I do wish it it was better, longer, more memorable. I do like the story and concept of both this and the original.
I read syndicate and instantly went "oh that great strategy squad game".
How disappointed i was that it was something completely different
When I played Cyberpunk 2077, I remember so much about this game. For me, CP2077 is a completed and updated version of this game.
I remember the game was originally banned here in Australia for being "too violent" so we got a censored version
Wow, I can see how the same people went on to make the new Wolfenstein games (as part of a new studio). The "button machine to open doors" the general use of lighting and approach to violence. This feels like a deeply flawed prototype of Wolfenstein: The New Order.
This really was one of those games you would rent (remember renting games?), play for a weekend and forget about, which is what I did. I remember the gunplay being good but not much else, I'd have probably had a much worse opinion if I'd actually owned it
I actually kinda liked Syndicate. Sure the story is forgettable and it has some jank, but it was "okay". Granted I didn't pay much for it, so I wasn't exactly expecting a masterpiece. I've played it to completion twice, both times in a single sitting because it's so short.
holly crap, when I turned up the volume and realized what was playing in the background, that time splitters soundtrack took me back
Congrats on the twitch progress! It's a shame you didn't like this one but I can see your points. I generally enjoy the games I pick up for a few dollars, so that helps I suppose. But otherwise I had fun. Looking forward to playing it again anyway, but now with this analysis in mind.
man this just reminds me of that game that was big for like a month and died in a month aka the game brink
I echo the people saying the co-op was great. To expand on it though, it's simple missions ending with a boss fight. Like escorting a drone or stealing briefcases. The things in other co-op games that slow it down like reviving other players is done at range via hacking, and you can still shoot while doing that.
The progression also works better in co-op. Not only do you character buffs, but weapons get better too, with you doing research that won't be complete until you complete a number of missions.
I remember I used to think this game black and white. Not only because of it's cover art but because the few times I would see gameplay it was just dull areas with insane amounts of bloom hiding any potential color .
conceptually, i love the idea of a military cover shooter where you break the rules FEAR style with a bullet time implant. But the cooldown on it is just WAAAAY too long. Most of your time is just sitting behind cover waiting for the cool mode to recharge. IDK maybe its more fun on lower difficulties...
It's funny how you can put audio from this review onto Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video and it will fit just right :)
Had those flashbacks to CB77 when Jarek describes Syndicate's gameplay mechanics and RPG elements.
I remember it existed but that's purely because the music in the club level is awesome and I have it in my playlist for waking myself up to.
I actually wouldn't minded this game if it had a squad you could command (Gerabox's Brothers in Arms style), or multiple diverse dedicated squadmates between which you could switch on the fly (Clive Barker's Jericho style) - because in the Bullfrog's original there were 4 of you.
I loved this game. It felt like killzone mixed with fear and watchdogs in a cyberpunk setting. Freaking awesome.
I love how excited I get whenever you upload
it had many nice concepts at the time,still like and remember to this day 😎
I will say, the 4 player coop missions were the highlight for sure.
Unpopular opinion, I loved this game when it came out for its co-op alone and was very sad it died so quickly.
I agree. The co-op was fantastic.
Reminds me of that time where Shadowrun turned from a turn based rpg game to a multiplayer FPS game
I actually loved the FPS Shadowrun. My friend and I spent a lot of weekends trading off the controller every other match. Pretty much nobody knew it existed though.
I remember that game! Only ever played vs bots, but i remember it being pretty good.
Terrible game suggestion: Hour of Victory
One of the worst shooters I've ever played
Great content as always \m/
Most Forgettable Game
What a damn shame....I still remember foundly having a good amount of fun playing this game which is best pro i can say about it...Fun
The Graphics is Eye candy to me since i played it when i was a kid and i didn't bother about the story like at all becuse it's boring...Cept that one boss with that badass sountrack.
But the Gameplay is what got into liking it.Guns felt so satyisfying to use,Powers despite being okay i've enjoyed it nonetheless so it werid hearing that its the main con of the game when it's tottaly fine on my side...I think it's fine.
It's not THAT underrated but it's certainly a fun experirence,For its budget ..It tried its best and i enjoyed and that's all that matter.
just looking at these clips and knowing starbreeze made syndicate it REALLY looks like they used the same civilian models for payday 2 as they did syndicate (and maybe some of the same animations too) 4:24
I can probably guess what happened to this Starbreeze/EA spent toooo much money on Voice Actors The final boss is voiced by Michael Wincot, the Eurocorp CEO is Brian Cox and the Head Scientist is Rosario Dawson.
It's really cool but maybe to much money for a one time game, also why play this when Deus Ex Human Revolution is a thing?
Seeing that you were streaming this unlocked a memory
This game's brightness nearly rendered me blind the first time I played it,but non the less its got a beautiful skybox and gives me destiny 2 vibes . Honestly
The HUD is really really well designed though, everything else may be garbage, but mannnnn that HUD
the multiplayer in this game is what made it for me, always had a lotta of fun playing it. and if i remember correctly you could do different builds with hacks and skills
I went back to this last month wtf. I actually really enjoyed it but it was way too short. And the final boss was kinda annoying to say the least.
The minigun and gibbing was glorious
The TimeSplitters OST in bg is a touch of class
Wow, didn't think there was a way to exceed The Elder Scrolls Oblivion's hardcore bloom effects...
Saw you pinned N-Gage Ashen on discord. Looking forward to a review of it.
I don't watch Twitch except for the Realms Deep stream but I'm subbing to you on Twitch too
I remember this one ! I had wanted to try it out but I never pulled the trigger on it. Time to see how it stacks up (guessing not very well judging off of the title)
Do one on Shadow Warrior 1 or 2.
Hi excuse me, your chain gun was cutting dudes in half and thats fucking sick, dude.
Hi there! I really enjoy your work. In a world where everyone always talks about Dark Souls, Bloodborn, Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Bros, and such, it's so nice to have a TH-cam channel that has content I relate to.
Someday I would love to see your opinion on Clive Barker's Jericho, that's one of my biggest guilty pleasures. XD
I heard the highlight for this game was the co-op, idk if it’s still works today but it’s apparently one of the better features of the game.
Ah damn, this game. I remember playing it; wasn't bad but it wasn't anything very memorable either. It was just like "yeah, its okay" then you move on to other games lol
bought this game a few months ago played it for 2 hours and then forgot about it until this video. Will try to push though and finish it!
I fucking loved the coop and wish the Hammer of God 10ga lmg was in more games.
Funny enough, I only knew about Syndicate from Skrillex's soundtrack.
This game really need a reboot
Idk what’s wrong with youngblood, I mean it was kinda crazy that they didn’t make a co-op game split screen, and the backtracking was annoying, and the map could’ve had more little hidden away places like a wolfenstein game should, but it was a pretty good game.
Nice use of the TS2 menu and NeoTokyo track
I went into this thinking it was about the original games, which I love, not the reboot. Silly me. This is one of the games on my "Its ok but I'm glad I didn't pay full price for it list."
I only remember syndicate because there were always a ton of copies in the bargain bins I used to sift through, and felt no reason to ever pick one up
I wonder if you would analyze spec ops the line despite it being TPS.
Unlikely. Has you already wrote, Jarek would have to broaden his spectrum of reviews in order to make a video about good old Spec Ops the Line. That game its a beast on its own.
Very fun gunplay, competent and somewhat aggressive enemies. Hacking was a bit pointless though
i actually really wanted this game back then