Syndicate [PC] - Milestone 12 / Downzone

Every once in while, I come across a game that, although not GOTY material, I find to be very interesting enough to play it all the way to the end. This one example here is Syndicate, developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by EA [yuck!]. While it certainly suffers from "Console-itis": With over-the-top lighting effects, really shallow FOV which can't be adjusted [UPDATE: FOV can be fixed with a mod!], and a short campaign time with only Co-Op as a Multiplayer feature, it's still a decent game that's worth playing if you can buy for FAR lower than it's asking price. I actually bought this through Amazon for 1 dollar [yes, ONE DOLLAR!] + Shipping & Handling so, as mediocre of an arcade FPS as it might be, I couldn't pass up on a deal like that!

On to the plot summary:

So here we are, in a future setting far past the year 2017, where a corporate merger between electronic companies create what is then called "Eurocorp". Eurocorp has essentially invented a microchip that could be installed in the back of a person's brain [as long as said person can afford it] and, powered by Adrenaline, it can immerse that person in a digital world far faster and more efficiently than any digital device is fully capable of -- rendering all electronic devices such as smartphones, cellphones, PC's, Tablets, and Media Devices completely obsolete. As time went by, more and more people have decided to get "chipped", and eventually they lose touch with reality to the point where politics and human rights of any kind is no longer relevant. Instead, huge chip corporations, including Eurocorp, basically dominated the world in every respect, and privacy was a thing of the past. In about 20-50 years time, industrial espionage goes through the roof, and patent infringement of any sort is dealt with in cold blood with the help of Agents that kill for hire.

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From the moment I walked in here, I knew things didn't seem right. The moment I get my hands on her will be the day I will demand for the fattest paycheck of my life. Not like I knew what to do with money to begin with, but I'm sure as hell not doing this for free.

For those of you about to question what difficulty I'm playing this game with, it's on Hard difficulty.
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Gameplay video captured using DxTory Video Capture Software at 1080p resolution, using the Lagarith Lossless CODEC at 30 Frames Per Second with RGBA color sampling. DxTory Video Capture Software, a FRAPS alternative, is available to buy here:
http://dxtory.com/v2-home-en.html

Lagarith software CODEC is available for download here:
http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html

Video has been downscaled to keep the filesize small. Edited/Post-Processed using Adobe Premiere Pro CS2 using the following settings:

Format: Audio-Video Interleave (.avi)
Codec used for export: DivX
Video: NTSC, 1280x720, 30 fps, Progressive
Audio: PCM, 1536 kbps, 32-Bit Float, Little Endian, 48 kHz, Stereo
Bitrate: CBR, 25.00 Mbps
Bit-Depth: 24-Bit - Color
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The Syndicate video game ["Syndicate"], and all contents within, are copyright of Starbreeze Studios, Electronic Arts, and their respective owners. This video was uploaded for the sake of entertainment without the intention of promotion, exploit, insult, or monetary gain. The expressions and opinions within the descriptions of this Gameplay video are solely that of the uploader of this video and does not reflect the opinions of Starbreeze Studios, Electronic Arts, or any member, representative, or employee working with or alongside with aforementioned publisher and/or developing community.