System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

Good remasters cannot come at the cost of the original versions still being available. You're not going to strong-arm people into a more expensive version, you're just going to divert them into less legal avenues. Don't pay for hyper-inflation.

OG delisted so ur forced to buy the overpriced remake. 27-year old game still feels 27 years old. The UI is STILL horrible and confusing. Movement & combat are super clunky. QOL = nonexistent.

This is a much better remaster than it is given credit. I actually avoided this remaster for 2 years due to all the yapping on reddit, and I regret listening to them after playing it. It looks and runs great, without changing the story or altering the excellent soundtrack. I've played over 40 hours with next to no problems. Controller support is also under rated (with series X controller). Just all-round a good purchase. Sometimes you just gotta play it for yourself and not rely on word of mouth... as some people cant be pleased. Remaster aside, System Shock 2 still holds up btw... including the goofy "nah" lol. Never understood how this game flopped when new. Multiple weapons strategies makes replaying fun, the atmosphere is great, the soundtrack and ambient music works. I repeat myself, it's under rated.

Neat remaster, though my only gripe with it is that there's no way to disable new models/anims/icons/textures without breaking achievements and multiplayer + Was it REALLY necessary to delist the original SS2? Pretty scummy if you ask me Anyway, it's still good old system shock 2, and so still a blast to play :)

I loved this game back in 1999! I was glued to my monitor for days until it was completed. Obviously when I saw the "remaster" I thought, wow, I could relive those moments again, with the summer sale, there was no excuse not to buy it. Unfortunately, it's the same game. Multiple people talking at the same time so you can't understand any of them. (That should have been the very first thing they fixed) and the graphics aren't that impressive for what you would consider "remastered". There are several other issues that I was like, "Wow, they didn't fix that either" --- I don't know what to tell you, this game has me nostalgic, but I had really hoped that they would have gone back and fixed the big problems, here's one, you are in OSA training for 4 years but you don't know how to fire a gun yet? You can't do simple hacking? What exactly did I learn those 4 years of training? Lastly, the MC is killed far too easily, it was a problem with the original and it's still a problem now.

If you're looking for a hardcore immersive sim this is it. All the negative reviews saying it's nostalgia are just people who are bad at the game. I randomly stumbled upon this game and I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. The ending was a bit of a slog but getting there was such a treasure. Do yourself a favor and look up a guide on how to build your character but then do the rest blind. ....nah ;)

Perfect game if you LOVE memorizing walkthroughs. On the original version, you could turn off puzzles and time limits and just kind of explore and find your way around, and then add puzzles and such as you get familiar with the game and what you are supposed to do. But in the remake, even on Easy difficulty, it feels impossible to accomplish anything without multiple save points and memorizing walkthroughs. It took about ten tries to hack my first security system, then I am told to go into a room with chemicals and not to pick all of them up now, but I will be told which ones I need for what tasks. And I have one minute to figure out what chemicals are needed for what and do it all. This is not a game where you can just go in and explore and figure stuff out on your own. You need to have save points every five minutes and consult walkthrough guides every step of the way in order to get anywhere, even on Easy level of difficulty.

this is for fan boys only. its silly, incoherent and a significant downgrade from 1 which is just bazar. its frustrating hallway chores ad if you don't retain information well i can imagine you going insane. thigs will be said 1 time in context and if you miss something. right to the walkthroughs. bummer.

Игруха крутая, но в конце разраб насрал паркуром и бессмертными врагами стоящими в проходах.

Meh. The remastered is great in terms of textures and 3D models, much less on anything less. Melee combat is still stiff, unprecise and unfair. No FOV option or Anisotropic Fltering (AF) option, you have to manually edit config file. Default FOV set at 106°, to avoid cut to weapons viewmodels, is crazy. Atmosphere and narrative elements are good, but the level design is so confusing and badly done that mostly lowers any tension or horror feeling.