There's an unmistakable whiff of Deus Ex, particularly in light of Human Revolution, about Syndicate (especially if you swap out black and gold for blue and silver). But while the futuristic setting, the cyberpunk backdrops and the cool takedowns are certainly shared, Starbreeze's game is looking a lot more slickly violent. There's a reason the trailers keep on making us watch that guard shoot himself in the head.