It's definitely not a bad game, I just haven't been blown away by anything it's done so far. To be fair I'm only half way through the campaign so maybe the back end is loaded with awesome stuff, and I haven't even touched the co-op. One thing I will say is the guns feel and sound absolutely amazing!

Also, I realize they're trying to shake things up by introducing the dudes with armour that has to breached before you can damage them, and then going a step further by bringing in jammers to add another layer to the combat. My question is, if the bad guys have both this armour technology and jamming capability, why don't they just put both on the same dude and make him invincible?! Maybe it's explained in the fiction somewhere why that isn't possible but I'm not really interested in reading that stuff.

You can't be evil and smart at the same time, obviously...

They are governments and businesses at the same time. They have competing products. They can't steal them from each other or else it'll lead to an all out war between them.
 
It just so happens that nanomachine charged liquid armor is the competition.

@bakoomerang said:

Also, I realize they're trying to shake things up by introducing the dudes with armour that has to breached before you can damage them, and then going a step further by bringing in jammers to add another layer to the combat. My question is, if the bad guys have both this armour technology and jamming capability, why don't they just put both on the same dude and make him invincible?! Maybe it's explained in the fiction somewhere why that isn't possible but I'm not really interested in reading that stuff.

Electronic countermeasures would interfere with the CHIP controlling the armor integrity in such close proximity (on the same body)

The game got decent reviews, but Jeff definately seemed to like it more than most. That is what I like about Jeff, he has a pretty unique taste and he champions games that he likes very well. The danger here is he is really good in making you excited about a game, even if it is not really your thing. I would totally hire this man to be a sort of "evangelist" (i think it's called) if I was a publisher.

Same here, after Binary Domain, this seems very average

I don't know Jeff personally but if I had to guess I'd say he really fucking likes cyberpunk stuff.

The Co-op is the game as far as I'm concerned. The single player is nice but it's not the meat of the game.

The co-op is much better than the single player. I hope they release more maps. In fact if they can sell the game a la carte it would be great.

Primary reason for not merging Reactive/Liquid/Electrical armor with Jammer technology? Game Balance :P

But Tennmuerti's explanation sounds pretty good to me - seeing how all 3 armor types are types of active defense. ie: Close Proximity to Jamming could interfere with the internal chip. I guess.

But yeah, the co-op is awesome.

I just finished the sp campaign and it was pretty damn good. I love the last few chapters.

Anyway, the co-op is what has more legs obviously. Just want more new maps to come before this game is cast into oblivion.

Great initial IP. Hope they sold enough to fund a sequel.

I found the last few chapters of the game to be the best. It's like a playground where they drop most of the cool weapons and let you run around with all of your powers. The only thing that's missing is the flamethrower, which I'm pretty sure only makes one appearance in the one stage in the downzone.

I was surprised too. But there is no accounting for taste.

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@bakoomerang said:

It's definitely not a bad game, I just haven't been blown away by anything it's done so far. To be fair I'm only half way through the campaign so maybe the back end is loaded with awesome stuff...

Umm, not so much.

I just finished it but the second half didn't do anything to change my overall opinion. It's kinda cool in parts but nothing exceptional, and it is damn short. I guess co-op is where it's at. Unfortunately I'm one of those people that doesn't really enjoy playing co-op, even with friends. Dunno why, I just prefer single player experiences.

I was interested in SP when i first loaded it up....
 
Then i delved a shit ton of hours into co-op and are fully upgraded in every respect
 
That being said,  it's INCREDIBLY difficult to pick SP back up. The lack of weapon upgrades, various apps etc just really make it feel like a chore to get through it. 
 
This might be influenced by my co-op experience as well, but i really hate that they dole out upgrade chips at scripted parts in the game as oppose to giving it to you based on XP on something where you can feel like you're actually earning it and constantly working towards better stuff

Yeah so when it heats up, the gameplay is pretty pretty good

i enjoyed it a great deal. it's the most fun i've had with an FPS in a long time.

The AI in it is really refreshing. I'm so tired of playing shooters where I stand behind the same piece of cover and play whack-a-mole.

@jozzy said:

The game got decent reviews, but Jeff definately seemed to like it more than most. That is what I like about Jeff, he has a pretty unique taste and he champions games that he likes very well. The danger here is he is really good in making you excited about a game, even if it is not really your thing. I would totally hire this man to be a sort of "evangelist" (i think it's called) if I was a publisher.

You are entirely correct. When Jeff likes something, he really likes it. In fact, as someone who dislikes FPS games (last one I enjoyed was CoD3, and even then it was getting dry), I picked up a copy of Syndicate for the PS3 and walked halfway to the front before stopping and going, "Hey, wait a second! I don't even like these games!"

And then the clerk lady looked at me like I had a mental disorder. Or like I was going to steal it later.

@ShadowConqueror said:

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