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Posted October 18, 2011
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Fever_Discordia: What the deal with the 'rights hell' though - how can EA not have the rights to sell the original games yet, at the same time, be able to commision a new game using the ip? Seems like a funny one - System Shock had to change its name to BioShock to continue, for example
Ahh, spoilsport ;-P. Could be that parts of the game where licensed differntly, so they might be fractured. Like the music, could be that the composer(s) holds the license. It probably won't be the music, as the trailer for the new game uses the beat from the original, but something different...

What we likely won't see again are those Ghost in the Shell trailers from Syndicate Wars, as the license to use them has surely expired...
Posted October 18, 2011
I'd love to play this again. +1 to Gog.com, please get it!
...seriously. I played it on CDROM back around 1995, when I was still brand new to gaming. It hung around in "Top 100 PC games ever" lists for many years. It had its flaws (later levels were stupid hard- enemy agents moved so quickly I had no chance to react other than hitting "panic mode", perhaps a quirk of my machine) but I replayed it at least twice.
Posted October 18, 2011
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SimonG: What we likely won't see again are those Ghost in the Shell trailers from Syndicate Wars, as the license to use them has surely expired...
I was just playing Syndicate, downloaded from Abandonia recently. I own the boxed version of Synd Wars, but never got around to playing the original Syndicate. Man. What an odd, chilling intro video.
Posted October 18, 2011
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lowyhong: I was just playing Syndicate, downloaded from Abandonia recently. I own the boxed version of Synd Wars, but never got around to playing the original Syndicate. Man. What an odd, chilling intro video.
I find the intro of syndicate wars is one of the best out there. I had the trailer (which was basically the intro) on my desktop for ages back in the 90s. And it's one of the few instances were I find the german voice over better than the original. German just fits in this desolate future ;-)

ahh, good times ...

Edit: And the ad was awesome in its simplicity!
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Posted October 18, 2011
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wpegg: Nah, I'm pretty sure it's a business sim.
Correct. Notice how the subtitle is "The Life And Times of Rupert Murdoch".
Posted October 18, 2011
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SimonG: Isn't that the company that makes those facebook games?
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jack_ca: The game: Populous series and Dungeon Keeper series. Theme park and Theme hospital? common guys! i feel old now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfrog_Productions
You realize they're fucking with you, right? :)
Posted October 18, 2011
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lowyhong: I was just playing Syndicate, downloaded from Abandonia recently. I own the boxed version of Synd Wars, but never got around to playing the original Syndicate. Man. What an odd, chilling intro video.
I actually did that just today. Also, looking at a couple videos of Syndicate Wars, is it just me, or does it remind anybody else of Myth? Cyberpunk Myth. Jesus, we need these games here.
Posted October 18, 2011
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wpegg: Nah, I'm pretty sure it's a business sim.
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Navagon: Correct. Notice how the subtitle is "The Life And Times of Rupert Murdoch".
That would be a corruption sim.
Posted October 18, 2011
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wpegg: That would be a corruption sim.
And what do you think Syndicate is? A game based on Bernardos?
Posted October 18, 2011
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wpegg: That would be a corruption sim.
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Navagon: And what do you think Syndicate is? A game based on Bernardos?
Good point, It would be quite a jarring experience to see syndicate merged with 'the three stooges' (a really old game where you had to save an orphange).

EDIT: Actually - I'd buy that game!
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Posted October 18, 2011
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wpegg: Good point, It would be quite a jarring experience to see syndicate merged with 'the three stooges' (a really old game where you had to save an orphange).
Jarring, but easy.

- Gas occupants of apartment complex
- Move orphans into complex once gas has cleared
- Optional Mission: remove bodies before relocating orphans.
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