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Yeah seems like a case of zombie IP, a “remake” in name only in service of the lucrative genre of the month. The very same thing happened to Starsiege recently

Yeah seems like a case of zombie IP, a “remake” in name only in service of the lucrative genre of the month. The very same thing happened to Starsiege recently: https://youtu.be/EAB4vDhCHf0 https://youtu.be/EAB4vDhCHf0

somenameforme 3y ago
The greatest bastardization of all time, which rightfully flopped as hard as a 2 ton pancake, was Shadowrun. [1] Take one of the most beloved RPG and tabletop genres of all time, and create an online only, PVP only, $60, first person shooter. Brilliant! [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun_(2007_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun_(2007_video_game)
- Apocryphon 3y ago
  Yah, but fortunately for that series, they’ve made a few RPGs since then, starting with Shadowrun Returns. No such luck for a proper Syndicate sequel yet…
  - somenameforme 3y ago
    Satellite Reign [1] did a pretty solid take on Syndicate. For some context on that game, they released in a somewhat absurdly unoptimized fashion (CPU bottle necked), and never really optimized it. It should run fine now though on any modernish CPU, a decade after its launch. There are also some collision issues in the game. They're relatively rare, but common enough to show up on a large scale and drive lots of angry reviews. Outside of that the atmosphere/aesthetic is well done and the gameplay is great. The story is about as good as in Syndicate... In any case, definitely worth a playthrough or two. But it stings to think about how much better that game could have been with just 6 months more work. Of course that's what they were probably thinking 6 months before they finally decided to launch! [1] - https://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/Satellite_Reign/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/Satellite_Reign/
- bee_rider 3y ago
  Shadowrun eventually went free or very cheap on Xbox live… I had fun with it, but free is always appealing. No idea why they used the Shadowrun IP for it.

somenameforme 3y ago

The greatest bastardization of all time, which rightfully flopped as hard as a 2 ton pancake, was Shadowrun. [1] Take one of the most beloved RPG and tabletop genres of all time, and create an online only, PVP only, $60, first person shooter. Brilliant! [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun_(2007_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun_(2007_video_game)

Apocryphon 3y ago
Yah, but fortunately for that series, they’ve made a few RPGs since then, starting with Shadowrun Returns. No such luck for a proper Syndicate sequel yet…
- somenameforme 3y ago
  Satellite Reign [1] did a pretty solid take on Syndicate. For some context on that game, they released in a somewhat absurdly unoptimized fashion (CPU bottle necked), and never really optimized it. It should run fine now though on any modernish CPU, a decade after its launch. There are also some collision issues in the game. They're relatively rare, but common enough to show up on a large scale and drive lots of angry reviews. Outside of that the atmosphere/aesthetic is well done and the gameplay is great. The story is about as good as in Syndicate... In any case, definitely worth a playthrough or two. But it stings to think about how much better that game could have been with just 6 months more work. Of course that's what they were probably thinking 6 months before they finally decided to launch! [1] - https://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/Satellite_Reign/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/Satellite_Reign/
bee_rider 3y ago
Shadowrun eventually went free or very cheap on Xbox live… I had fun with it, but free is always appealing. No idea why they used the Shadowrun IP for it.