System Shock Remake

[Racan]

I've never played the original but really enjoyed System Shock 2. This is getting pretty good reviews it seems.

 

[Igo69]

Same here. I've never played the 1st but the SS2 was/is a masterpiece along with 1st Deus Ex. I would recommend supporting these guys if they are getting so many positive reviews for this remake. It's amazing how a 29 year old game surpasses so many AAA garbage of today.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Yeah SS2 brought huge QOL improvements over SS1. I had a handful of false starts on SS1 but gave up each time thanks to the archaic controls and the nausea inducing graphics.

While I want to give this a shot, part of me wishes it had taken more artistic liberties with the environment designs and aligned the aesthetic with System Shock 2 a bit more.

I can already tell the neon texture barf in darkness thing is gonna drive my inner ear absolutely nuts combined with the backtracking style level design.

 

[CP5670]

I'll have to try this out. I never played SS1 but SS2 was a masterpiece and pioneered many ideas in games later on. Prey was basically SS3 and perfected this type of game.

 

[sze5003]

I never played the original but I liked Prey and it took me a while to finish. But Prey pretty much showed you where to go and kept you engaged with the story.

What I'm hearing about this one is you can set difficulty in the beginning for mission, combat, cyberspace individually.

I was watching someone play it on YouTube and the combat looked very tough even on normal. Melee combat looked like it need some oomph.

I'm gonna buy it but I'm worried I won't get far if I get lost in the labyrinth style levels and the enemies also respawn.

I don't need waypoint markers but hopefully there are enough clues to let me know what I should be doing/going.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I'm gonna buy it but I'm worried I won't get far if I get lost in the labyrinth style levels and the enemies also respawn.

Hope you didn't buy it. It's not that polished. Just a really weird fps made with some weird 3D engine. Doesn't feel like any fps I've played before. Kind of like someone's first attempt at creating an fps to test their programming skills.

 

[sze5003]

I did buy it along with stasis bone totem which is a point and click title. Havent played it at all so potentially could refund it under the 2 hour rule.

I think it's supposed to be like that to be similar to the original? Since I never played the original I can only guess.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Havent played it at all so potentially could refund it under the 2 hour rule.

10 to 15 minutes is all you need to decide if you wanna keep it. I played it for more than 30 minutes. The locations are claustrophobic, the monsters will just stand in the corner with their back to you until you get too close and then they attack you damaging your health badly. The weapon (laser pistol) sucks. Couldn't find anything enjoyable about the gameplay. The atmosphere is definitely creepy but Doom 3 has done it with better gameplay.

 

[EXCellR8]

I'm digging it so far, and for what it's worth I'm glad it actually got released. This thing sat in my wishlist on Steam for YEARS--and I wasn't sure it'd actually make it out. The gameplay is very retro, as are the maps and AI, but that's why you play something like this imo.

It's a nice change of pace to play something that adheres to an older formula and when PC gaming wasn't as big a headache. Nowadays, you pay a premium for both the hardware, and the game, and the game itself is most likely broken on day 1, has pay walls, and the writing was done in an afternoon by a team of exhausted UX designers that work 50+ hrs per week.

 

[Igo69]

Did they release any patches yet? I am waiting for a patch or 2 before buying this game.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

The duality of gamers: If it doesn't have a day 0 patch it's both a good thing and a bad thing.

 

[bigi]

Awesome remake. System Shock, IMO, was one of the hardest games to remake and they did a remarkable job.
The cyberspace has been greatly improved. Weapons are awesome.