History YMMV / Syndicate

* BreatherLevel: In the 2012 game, the levels "Eurocorp", "The Floating City", "Downzone" and "Human Resources" feature no actual combat, and focus more on world-building and exposition.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers. [[CyberpunkIsTechno Cyberpunk Is Dubstep]], and so far, {{Music/Skrillex}}[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TrjEuXuNw]] and {{Music/Nero}}[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSFDAB1ItpU]] have each remixed pieces from the original game. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCMpRNZojA4 Starting roughly 2:05.]]
** The tension music from ''Syndicate Wars''

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers. [[CyberpunkIsTechno Cyberpunk Is Dubstep]], and so far, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrillex Skrillex]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TrjEuXuNw]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_%28band%29 Nero]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSFDAB1ItpU]] have each remixed pieces from the original game. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCMpRNZojA4 Starting roughly 2:05.]]

** [[BodyHorror Chip extraction]] in the 2012 game. This is done with a specialized tool which consists of a handle with a spike at the end which you jab into a person's ear or nostril, whereupon thin cables extend from the spike, dig into the brain and tear the chip out.

** [[BodyHorror Chip extraction.]]

* ItsShortSoItSucks: The 2012 reboot suffers from this big time, being roughly the same length as a pretty average FirstPersonShooter.

** Even more surprising is the very first thing that happens in the sequel, ''Syndicate Wars''. Your one agent starts on a long exposed dock, and is immediately shot in the face with the most powerful weapon from the original game.
* UnfortunateImplications: There's a movement called ''Towers Will Burn''... in New York.

** Even more surprising is the very first thing that happens in the sequel, ''Syndicate Wars''. Your one agent starts on a long exposed dock, and is immediately shot in the face with the most powerful weapon from the original game.

* BreatherLevel: "Eurocorp", "The Floating City", "Downzone" and "Human Resources" feature no actual combat, and focus more on world-building and exposition.

* BreatherLevel: "Eurocorp", "Downzone" and "Human Resources" feature no actual combat, and focus more on world-building and exposition.

** Even more surprising is the very first thing that happens in the sequel, ''Syndicate Wars''. Your one agent starts on a long exposed dock, and is immediately shot in the face with the most powerful weapon from the original game.
* MostWonderfulSound: The Persuadatron working its magic. The exact same sound has been inherited by the 2012 game.
** The minigun's short bursts of death. Again, inherited directly.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Cautious acceptance of the remake appeared when fans realised that it was at least bothering to keep the style of the originals, unlike with ''{{X-COM}}'''s giant shift.
** Acceptance increased when one trailer revealed that nine multiplayer levels were being lifted from the old games (with some aesthetic changes, of course).
*** The announcement that RichardKMorgan of AlteredCarbon fame was writing the script fresh from his award-winning work on ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}'' resulted in a number of pre-orders.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel:

** RuinedForever: Of course there are many who bemoan the fact that it has been turned into an FPS.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers. [[CyberpunkIsTechno Cyberpunk Is Dubstep]], and so far, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrillex Skrillex]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TrjEuXuNw]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_%28band%29 Nero]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSFDAB1ItpU]] have each remixed pieces from the original game.
** Would a fan of the orginal mind [[WikiMagic linking the original pieces]] which were remixed?
*** It really just sounds like the songs are completely original except for a small part in each that resembles the original opening music.

*** The announcement that RichardKMorgan of AlteredCarbon fame was writing the script fresh from his award-winning work on {{Crysis}} resulted in a number of pre-orders.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers. CyberpunkIsTechno, and so far, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrillex Skrillex]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TrjEuXuNw]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_%28band%29 Nero]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSFDAB1ItpU]] have each remixed pieces from the original game.

** Even more surprising is the very first thing that happens in the sequel, ''Syndicate Wars''. Your one agent starts on a long exposed dock, and is immediately shot in the face with the most powerful weapon from the original game.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TrjEuXuNw Skrillex]] knows CyberpunkIsTechno and has remixed one of the original pieces.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TrjEuXuNw Skrillex]] knows CyberpunkIsTechno.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: So far, pretty much every track used in the trailers.

* SurpriseDifficulty: The expansion pack, despite using the same map structure in the original game, is much harder than the original. You pratically need to memorize the map and in-mission events before you can even attempt to complete the level.