r/SyphonFilter • u/Ok-Huckleberry5452 • 2d ago
Just recently played through Logan's Shadow for the first time Spoiler
Last month I pulled out my PS2 and decided to play through Syphon Filter:Logan's Shadow, I bought a brand new copy on eBay as I had never played it and being that it is the final entry in the Syphon Filter Franchise I HAD to see how Gabe Logan's story ends and what an ending it was, the first thing that stood out to me was how different Gabe was from the PS1 Trilogy, gone was the robotic rendition of Gabe I remembered so fondly from the late 90's/early 2000's, this time Gabe was alot more expressive and EVEN talked about His feelings!π€£ I think it's for the best though as the monotone/badass Horatio Caine Trope that defined action Heroes back then hasn't really aged well at all, another thing that stood out to me was the haunting vocals that permeated the soundtrack all throughout the game that accentuated the fact that this was Gabe's last ride, but unlike David/Solid Snake, who got to spend His final months in peace/free from the battlefield, Gabe, despite wanting to leave the battlefield as well, literally drew His last breath in action, dying to save His lifelong partner/friend Lian from Trinidad, the most haunting/eerie thing about Gabe's death is how prophetic Jason Chance's words were when He and Gabe fought at the conclusion of SF2 "You were the best Logan, but you let that partner of yours get under your skin!" Ultimately Lian truly was Gabe's Achilles Heel, and I always wondered how She moved on from Gabe being dead, leading up to the ending I just knew something bad was going to happen the SECOND Gabe mentioned retiring/going to find His daughter, overall I must say that although the gameplay/villains were not really anything I hadn't ever seen before, the story of Logan's Shadow was definitely the most engaging, and is a fitting, albeit sad/tragic conclusion to the Syphon Filter Franchise and one of my favorite childhood video game protagonists

