System Shock

I wish i could give it a bad review, but i wont. System Shock 2023 is the remake of the old as hell game which i enjoyed both (Liked 2 more) with retro modern graphics in your way, it is a perfect remake but Unreal Engine ruined it, i lost a LEVEL worth of progress because the game crashed right after the bossfight (No spoiling it). The story revolves around waking up from cryo sleep after Trioptimum Corporation found out you were hacking their files and they basically ship you to their space station. While at it, the AI who controls that station, SHODAN, goes rogue and murders everyone except you and turns the dead into creatures you would see in your nightmares as a child or cyborgs with an objective to destroy Earth by firing a laser and multiple other means of doing so. You were freed from that sleep and was given the objective to destroy SHODAN due to the military implant in you that basically makes you a super soldier. As for everything else im surprised i paid only a single euro to play this, what a great game under a trashy engine. I did remove this game already, but i enjoyed my ten hours of lore. Tho i'd rather play System Shock 2 since atleast that one isnt a buggy mess, this remains a good remake that isnt just some lazy port.

The System Shock Remake is a very interesting story. When it was first announced way back in 2015 I had recently played the original game for the first time and I was very very excited, as time went on I got worried and even wondered if the game would come out at all. However, it did come out and here we are years later. The game is very good, and very true to the original in most ways. It's a Sci-Fi Immersive Sim though has Metroidvania and Horror elements too. It's a remake of a game that came out in 1994, that went on to inspire many other games. The story is that a Hacker does a job for a shady corpo and as a result an AI called SHODAN takes over a space station. A simple premise but it's done well. The voice acting for SHODAN is still amazing, the other characters all sound better than they did originally. Some dialogue is different but the gist of it all is the same. There are also some added story bits that weren't there originally. I would have personally liked some of the manual and guide stuff too but for what is in there it's good. The levels are all good, the added detail is all really good and each of them feel unique and distinct. Most of the layouts are the same as in the original, though there are some areas that are different or redesigned. They all are just as open and expansive as they originally were. The first few and last few levels are gone through in a linear order but the middle levels can all be handled in whatever order you want. The new areas are good and add to the levels. They even added bathrooms this time, small bathrooms, but they are there. Seeing stuff that was limited before like the grove domes was a real treat. I do wish the groves were greener and the bridge had the virus, but they do still look nice. There is even a playable section in the intro, though I wish it was expanded a bit more. The art direction and graphics is good, the game has a slight pixelation which some dislike but I don't mind. An option to turn it off would have been nice though mods exist for those that want it. I think it looks good and makes it unique. Overall the game translates the original stuff well, though there is a clear difference comparing the two versions. Some of the original artists also helped with the designs. It's not 1:1 and there are a few times I wished they used more for the original but overall it looks good. Some areas are darker, some are lighter, and some look about the same. The added detail really helps, and being able to see the outside of the station is nice (just wish that it was expanded a little). Weapons and items all feel good, there are some new ones which feel really nice. Some are sadly missing, but all the important ones are present at least. You can even upgrade and buy certain items from various machines. They are all fun to use and the added shotgun and grenade launchers are nice. Enemies all return (outside of the Hunter Killer), they all look good and there are even some new ones too which I like. My only issue is that I wish the Cyborg Enforcers were brown like in the originals. The new enemies fit right in with the old one, some of those new ones are variants on existing enemies and some fully original. Cyberspace has been redesigned, it largely plays like it did before but it is much easier to see where you are going. The cyber look has been turned up to 11, part of me does miss aspects of the original look but overall I do like how the new one looks. It is more wave based now, meaning in many cases you have to defeat waves of enemies before progressing. I don't care for this but patches have made it easier so that's nice. There are also a few more cyberspace areas than before. The puzzles also return, they are redesigned but there are still grid and wire puzzles. The minigames sadly did not make the final cut, but there is a chess puzzle in Delta Grove, which I wish didn't have an inventory upgrade locked behind it (nothing a chess engine can't solve). The music is very different. Originally you could hardly hear it but now with the current patches it does play (plus there are mods that enhance it further). I really really wish the game had an option for the original music, but there are mods for that at least. The new music sounds fine/good, some of it is fitting in its own way just different. Some tracks have a similar vibe as the original while others are different. There is also now combat music too. Like the original it is still dynamic. There are some cut songs I wish made the cut but with what's there while not all of it is my favorite, overall it sounds fine with some good stuff in there too. The game plays overall the same, in that the objectives and flow is the same. If you played the original you should have no issues here. The selectable difficulties also return (though 0 difficulty does not) I do wish for the sake of newer players the game had an objective and code tab like System Shock 2 has. There is also now a gender option for the Hacker, though sadly the female option does reuse some male stuff which I really dislike (it's a small thing but it does bother me). Overall the remake is really good, if you liked the original or enjoy similar games then I do highly suggest you play this one. If you hadn't played the original I do recommend that you play it as it is good. The game doesn't hold your hand but as long as you pay attention and explore (or use a guide) you should be ok. For new players who are new to these types of games it can be a lot but if you stick with it is is good. Overall I give it either an 8.5 or 9/10

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Very long time since I enjoyed a game that much. Bought it on a whim because i liked System Shock 2 and never played the first one and man...Prey (2017) may be able to top it for me but still this is absolutely peak. I really love it. Nightdive just never misses and combined with this franchise they outdid themselfs in my opinion. Thanks for this gem!

1.整个箱庭地图称得上是3D非线性关卡的教科书，尤其是仅仅10层的地图丰富度如此丰富，在上世纪虽然说因为重复度高且拐角又多又长使得玩家晕头转向，但它的理念非常超前； 2.背包系统容量太少，尤其是货梯更是只有4×4大小，武器升级系统因为这个使得玩家不能携带过多改造后武器，即便每一层都有现成的原始武器使用； 3.谜题较多，重复度略高，并且因为缺少指引，早期游玩非常费时间； 4.剧情导向不明显。除非在简单难度下有指引，否则玩家只能断断续续从音频里获取信息，还挺考验玩家注意力的； 5.赛博空间难度不平衡，有的楼层堆怪过多，其余的处于还能接受的状态； 6.翻译存在一些错漏问题，关键信息没有翻译漏字，至今未修，但大部分关键信息都能获取到； 7.角色配音相当优秀，SHODAN的机械音堪称顶级； 8.沉浸式模拟的第一人称游戏的经典之作，可以理解IGN为什么会打9分了。

Выгляди стильно, работает хорошо. Играется безумно скучно и однообразно. Если вы играли в оригинал и ностальгируете по нему- смело можете покупать. Или если у вас сдвг, думаю вам тоже понравится. Для всех остальных- нет, просто нет.

This is a masterpiece. This is what all game remakes should look like! The optimization is excellent; it runs smoothly even at 2K resolution on older GPUs like the RX 580. The music and sound design are top-notch, as are the immersive story and atmosphere. When you first start the game, you set the difficulty for combat, puzzles, and cyberspace. For new players, System Shock’s navigation—including the puzzles—might be frustrating, and the extreme difficulty alone could be off-putting to newcomers. I recommend it more to veterans and older players like myself, as well as fans of this genre who appreciate a real challenge. ..Finding a good game these days is already difficult; there’s no point in chasing after top-of-the-line hardware and performance, because older games were good back in the day, and what’s coming out now is mostly just trash...

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