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frontieruk
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Cannon Goose
Member
Has anyone else had their game crash to desktop during the fight with the first minigun guy? Like halfway through the fight my game has just crashed three times in a row and I'm not sure if anything specific is triggering it.
Edit: On the plus side, the Steam Overlay has randomly started working with this game. I didn't even have to add Origin as a non-Steam game.
Edit: On the plus side, the Steam Overlay has randomly started working with this game. I didn't even have to add Origin as a non-Steam game.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Am I wrong in thinking that this is the perfect Steam bargain bin title? I look at this game and immediately think, "Can't wait to pick this up during the inevitable $5-$10 sale."
Not shitting on the game, just giving my thoughts as I have yet to play it. Ever since someone compared it to F.E.A.R. in terms of combat, I've been wanting to give this one a shot. Too bad there are so many negative opinions ITT.
Not shitting on the game, just giving my thoughts as I have yet to play it. Ever since someone compared it to F.E.A.R. in terms of combat, I've been wanting to give this one a shot. Too bad there are so many negative opinions ITT.
LOL. Yea. No.
Raul_Atreides
Neo Member
Oh man, started doing a lot better in coop when I got the ACR fully upgraded with its penetration abilities. Single shot for life!
Yeah that was fun! Expert is an eye opener for me, after playing mostly normal for the past week. Playing with Dave is crazy though; that dude does not die.
Played with Dave1988 and Raul_Atreides in our PS3 Syndicate tonight. Lots of fun but I got my ass completely handed to me when we tried expert since my character is still pretty low level. Still, I had a lot of fun and hope to play with the GAF Syndicate again soon, if they're willing to have me after my performance tonight.I need to stick with normal for a while.
Yeah that was fun! Expert is an eye opener for me, after playing mostly normal for the past week. Playing with Dave is crazy though; that dude does not die.
I think this game is the only game in recent memory that has even come close to replicating that fear combat feeling.
I'm glad it's not just me. I'm simply not finding it engaging at all. It looks great and I like the premise, but the story telling is terrible and the mission design uninteresting. This could have been so much more.
Really would have loved them to take more of a Deus Ex Lite approach here.
You can definitely tell that the Starbreeze of old is no more.
faulty_fork
Member
Why not? I can't think of a single game that feels closer to the combat in FEAR than this. Similar variety of weapons, bullet time, aggressive ai that tries to flank you and also a similar mix of enemies with both normal and mini-boss enemies using special weapons. Syndicate may not have as impressive encounter design as FEAR, but they definitely share a lot in terms of combat.
deejay8595
my posts are "MEH"
Expert + New England= HELL!!!!
evilernLeGG
Member
Yeah, I felt that way too. I died a number of times on the first boss. The subsequent fights have been really easy.
Overall, I think this game is quite difficult sometimes. If you're not paying attention or using everything you have, the enemies will drop you really quickly. Having a blast with it, though.
Dave1988
Member
It was when nobody was playing on expert. Now, expert feels like normal to me with a squad of 4. Playing Expert with only one guy still gives me trouble.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
This is one of the most visually appalling games I've played. It's a blurry hideous mess with the most egregious use of bloom I think I've ever seen. Eurogamer interview is pretty hilarious as well. Choice quotes:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-27-ea-syndicate-reboot-as-fps-the-right-choice
They didn't want to properly remake Syndicate in its original genre (which was more RTT than RTS), because that game already exists, so what they did was make a generic linear FPS. Because those games don't exist. The interview also amusingly notes that the only successful part of this game - the co-op - was basically an afterthought.
Whatever remains of Starbreeze said:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-27-ea-syndicate-reboot-as-fps-the-right-choice
They didn't want to properly remake Syndicate in its original genre (which was more RTT than RTS), because that game already exists, so what they did was make a generic linear FPS. Because those games don't exist. The interview also amusingly notes that the only successful part of this game - the co-op - was basically an afterthought.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I find that funny, because the co-op is THE GAME. The single player is short and forgettable.
The weapons have no punch (IE the enemies are bullet sponges), there is no environmental interaction with the gunplay (ie debris, sparks, smoke etc...), enemy AI is completely braindead. It's nothing like FEAR beyond having Slow-Mo, which a billion games have.
Neuromancer
Member
I have no issue turning Syndicate into an FPS. My issue is they turned it into a bad FPS (specifically talking about the single player campaign here.)
faulty_fork
Member
The only braindead enemies I can think of in the game are the big guys with miniguns, the normal enemies continuously try to advance and flank the player, they also use cover when available and blindfire over it. I'd say that their ai is better than most games out there right now.
Must also disagree with you about the weapons, sure the bosses reaction to gunfire is severely lacking, but for the normal enemies I think it's great. Up close the shotguns will send limbs flying, minigun tears people apart and getting headshots with the assault rifle (semi-auto) was also very satisfying. Weapon sounds are also very good throughout the game which at least made me feel like I was firing something powerful.
foxdvd
Member
If you have a good group, going on fun factor alone I could see some giving it a 5/5..
Having finished the single player, and putting about 5 hours so far in coop I personally think it is an 8 out of 10..Single player on Hard was not long enough, and even though the coop has a lot of replay value, I wish there was a bit more.
Boombloxer
Member
It's almost unfair. Same thing with Coil rifle. I'm really curious about Mjolnir. My favorite is a three-way tie between the upgraded Pistol, Sniper Rifle and TAR. Headshots from across the map? No problem!
I'm almost done with the co-op weapons and Apps, just some challenges left.
Our syndicate is #4, we were #2 but some people didn't play over the weekend.
This is a lot of fun--but the SP is dull and boring. Having beaten everything on Expert in Co-op, it feels pretty easy. I just started using the pistol wherever I could. I think if they added some new DLC co-op maps, this would be something I keep playing.
Between this and Mass Effect 3, I've finally found something that replaces R2/Borderlands as my co-op shooter.
If this is just single-player, then stop playing that and go play co-op.
For co-op, I disagree with you about the weapons, the enviromental interaction I do agree (mainly just the turrets you have to disarm, there's only one section where you can make a Tanker blow up, but the enemies are dead already.
I didn't think the A.I. was that bad, especially on Expert. They chase, go intangible, rush when you're low on health, actively pursue flankers, etc. It's not perfect, but it's not laughable. At least in Co-op.
I thought the same thing until on our second try, we killed Fawkes first, and that was that. Same thing with the other Levels, soon as you down the lead, the others fall like dominoes.
GotchaForce
Member
The SP surprised me with how good it was considering they never showed it off and reviews trashed it. I had the lowest expectations and enjoyed it more than say, BF3's single player. That said, it's certainly not the reason to buy this game.
Is anyone else getting chip rip glitches in mp? I'll rip like 2 guys and come up with nothing. Sometimes I swear I've not ripped anyone and get a chip anyways.
Is anyone else getting chip rip glitches in mp? I'll rip like 2 guys and come up with nothing. Sometimes I swear I've not ripped anyone and get a chip anyways.
Neuromancer
Member
Which pistol? The APP?
That's the shocker for me. Starbreeze has been a studio built around single-player experiences and narrative innovation up until this point. I was excited to see their angle on a rich cyberpunk universe, but instead the focus has switched over to the L4D-esque co-op play.
Neuromancer
Member
As others have mentioned the Starbreeze that made this game (or at least finished it) is not the same Starbreeze that made Riddick and Darkness.
I'm aware, but plenty of developers go through huge staff changes and still manage to retain their design philosophy and central core. E.g. Retro Studios and their art team, Volition Software and their focus on destructibility and action, Monolith Software and their FPS focus and humorous angle
frontieruk
Member
That menu blur annoying you? Good news my PC buddies.
In the cfg
Set
XR-GRAIN to 0 to get rid of the blur!
So it should read XR_GRAIN=0
Changing the setting xr_motionblur-dof to 0 makes the background sharp.
In the cfg
Set
XR-GRAIN to 0 to get rid of the blur!
So it should read XR_GRAIN=0
Changing the setting xr_motionblur-dof to 0 makes the background sharp.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah that's true. It is a strange game coming from them that's for sure.
EA guy said:
...Starbreeze guy said:
The lengths they'll go to try and justify the genre switch is astounding. Just say that's the way you chose and shut up. Don't try to make up some ridiculous reason for it. Why make a RTS Syndicate game when's there a 20-years old game available? REALLY? Graphic update is all you could come up with as why make a new one? Hey you, go get your fix playing a 20 years old game if you want RTS. Heck, why does anyone make more than one game in each genre - we can only offer better gfx. Go play those.
EA canceling MOH:Warfighter, BF4, Dead Space 3 CONFIRMED. Sequels? Building on prior foundations? Pft, those games already exist.
I gotta say that i'll have little reservations about being 'contented' when Syndicate fails commercially. The game retains little of the original; is proving to be mediocre at best at what it does do; will discourage using only the name of established franchise and will be used as an example when ever such genre switches are made in order to 'reach wider audience' or 'the only way to afford a game in that IP is by reenvisioning it in the form of the current popular genre'.
Logical Disconnect
Member
I did have one CTD here (my only one so far) but it was fine the second time. Might be an issue with that fight?
If you look purely the shooting mechanics it makes total sense. Some of the best gunplay and adaptive combat this gen. It has some flaws but when shooting feels this good in an FPS, I can forgive a lot of little blemishes.
Neuromancer
Member
He's a big fan of the cyber punk look and feel and the co-op is awesome. I am surprised he liked the single player campaign as much as he did though.
That's kind of my stance of Syndicate. I love cyberpunk and will take what I can get, and the aesthetic/design, bloom aside, is fairly cool. This is the kind of game I just enjoy for what it is - you won't see me fawning over it like DX Human Revolution, and I understand and agree with a lot of the complaints lobbed at Syndicate. Nonetheless, I did enjoy it.
frontieruk
Member
Bloom? We don't want no stinking BLOOM or at least a reduction of it...
one of these apparently works in your cfg...
C:\Users\<your acc>\Documents\Syndicate\environment.cfg
XR_FLARES 0
XR_ZFOG 0
XR_EFFECTMODELS 0
or
XR_FLARES=0
XR_ZFOG=0
XR_EFFECTMODELS=0
I've tried the first version and haven't been blinded yet.
one of these apparently works in your cfg...
C:\Users\<your acc>\Documents\Syndicate\environment.cfg
XR_FLARES 0
XR_ZFOG 0
XR_EFFECTMODELS 0
or
XR_FLARES=0
XR_ZFOG=0
XR_EFFECTMODELS=0
I've tried the first version and haven't been blinded yet.
keltickennedy
Member
I also really dug the single player. Only kind of let down by the very very end, but still thought it was cool as hell. Replaying it again actually getting all the collectables and that.
frontieruk
Member
load outs, just click right to change guns and they'll appear, just redeemed my code to check this.
Huh, still not showing for me. I guess I'll try redownloading. I'm curious about Gold DART vision.
The English Conquistador
Member
Anyone else have issue with the controls? The actual aiming of the gun reminds me of Killzone 2, before it got patched. Even when moving the sliders in the controls up and down, it still doesn't feel particularly precise. Only when I have aim assist on does it feel like I can just snap to targets and shoot.
TheVisualizer
Banned
anyone want an executive pack code for 360 let me know and I'll PM you.
I don't care for golden guns and the rest of the stuff doesn't really sound too appealing. I'm sure one of the 58 people that bought this game in the world might be interested...
I don't care for golden guns and the rest of the stuff doesn't really sound too appealing. I'm sure one of the 58 people that bought this game in the world might be interested...
frontieruk
Member
Retro lost their art team?
Also, just finished reading the 1up article. Pretty interesting.
Neuromancer
Member
Just got a hard lockup again on co op. No party chat. WTF?!!!
Neuromancer
Member
Only borderline?
By the way just solo'd Atlantic Accelerator. Holy shit that boss fight against 4 agents was intense.
Finished single player on hard. I worried about getting stuck, but if anything I found it to be a bit on the easy side.
The campaign was a bit uneven, and often felt like wasted potential. Not that I didn't have a good time, because for the most part I did, but the weapons are so much fun to use that I frequently wished for larger sandboxes to use them in, and sometimes for a different game altogether. They made such huge strides with combat that a Riddick-like game using the improved engine could have been something really special.
The story was a letdown, but I liked Merit and thought the worldbuilding was interesting enough to read every entry in the codex. But man was the ending a letdown. I was waiting for the twist that seemed so obvious but never came.
As for favorite weapons, I especially loved both Kusanagis, the homing rifle, and the minigun. The minigun was ridiculous.
The campaign was a bit uneven, and often felt like wasted potential. Not that I didn't have a good time, because for the most part I did, but the weapons are so much fun to use that I frequently wished for larger sandboxes to use them in, and sometimes for a different game altogether. They made such huge strides with combat that a Riddick-like game using the improved engine could have been something really special.
The story was a letdown, but I liked Merit and thought the worldbuilding was interesting enough to read every entry in the codex. But man was the ending a letdown. I was waiting for the twist that seemed so obvious but never came.
As for favorite weapons, I especially loved both Kusanagis, the homing rifle, and the minigun. The minigun was ridiculous.
That's crazy. How did you manage to take them down?