Within the ‘90s, I didn’t play Syphon Filter almost as a lot as I performed one other sneaky, espionage title: Steel Gear Stable. And you recognize, for good motive. MGS was simply extra on my wavelength, however I loved cheering Syphon Filter on from the perimeters. It didn’t appear to have the narrative-heavy expertise I craved, and wasn’t as sneaky, however to me that all the time made me extra interested in it.
It’s been some years since I gave the primary Syphon Filter a attempt, and I’m feeling a return to it’s essential for me. However I’m additionally kinda bummed that the franchise doesn’t exist prominently in Sony’s catalog. As has been exhibited with Resistance, Killzone, and SOCOM, PlayStation has been dwelling to off-beat shooters that I want the corporate would keep a presence in as an alternative of simply status AAA titles of the type they principally make investments their cash in.
And in a world with out an lively Splinter Cell, and while MGS nonetheless wrestles with its post-Kojima id disaster, what a possibility for Syphon Filter to make a return with glorious espionage motion, tense shootouts, world-ending penalties, and insurmountable odds that you just’re anticipated to sneak, shoot, and survive your approach via.
Gabe, I by no means bought to know ya like Snake and Sam, however rattling if proper now isn’t an ideal time for a brand new espionage thriller from this traditional franchise, I don’t know when is. — Claire Jackson
