You easily do this, only to be quickly sedated afterwards. The cost? To hack into Citadel Stations AI, named SHODAN, and turn off the ethical constraints. He offers to not only drop all charges but to also give you the implant you tried to steal and to have it installed by TriOptimum surgeons. You are quickly captured after gaining the information and brought before Edward Diego, an TriOptimum executive. The game starts off with you, a hacker, trying to access TriOptimum Corporation systems for information regarding a military-grade neural implant.

If you're after a more traditional action focused FPS then you might want to look elsewhere.įirst announced by in 2015 by Night-dive Studios it's somewhat surprising that SS has come out at all but it has been well worth the wait. SS is a (almost) perfect recreation of the original from 1994, for better and for worse, but if you're a fan of games like System Shock 2, Deus Ex (2000) and Prey, there's a good chance you'll really enjoy SS. Posted: 24 July TLDR: As long as you go into System Shock (SS) knowing that this is more of an slow paced, puzzle focused immersive sim than a traditional action focused FPS, then you're in for a great time. If this is any indication Nightdive should be the only studio allowed to do remakes, nobody else seems to get it.Įasily a recommend without a shred of hesitation, buy this game. I really hope Nightdive tackle System Shock 2 next. If you've gotten used to game giving you objective markers and telling you exactly where to go, play this game and you will truly come to appreciate those things even more, but the satisfaction for finishing games that don't hold your hand is like no other. Its a blast from the past and I loved every second of it. You will need a piece of paper and something to write with, just like we used to do in the old days to keep track of things. There will be a lot of aimless wondering until you find the audiolog you're looking for that gives you clues on what you're supposed to be doing. This game does not hold your hand, it does not tell you anything more than you need to finish it. If you told me this game was some superfans 25 year in the making modpack for the original system shock I would 100% believe you, you can tell this game was crafted with love and reverence for the original game.

It remains extremely faithful to the original while modernizing mechanics and gameplay but it never forgets what it was. This might go down in history as one of the most faithful remakes, this is how you're supposed to do a remake.

System shock remake forum