System Shock remake being made, and System Shock 3 is on the cards

[Jan]

As much as I loved System Shock 2, I also can't in good conscience recommend that you buy it now. The gameplay is still great, but it has not aged well.

On a different note, I have a theory why System Shock 2 wasn't as big a hit as the review scores suggest it should have been.

Half-Life. It was released in November 1998, while System Shock 2 was released in August 1999. Counter-Strike also came out in June.

While System Shock 2 did implement reloading and even switching to different ammo types on weapons, when you reloaded your hand just disappeared offscreen and came back when the gun was reloaded.

Half-Life fully animated the reloading. It also had alternate firing modes for weapons.

So yeah... Many of us were too distracted by Half-Life and its mods to notice System Shock 2 at the time.

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As much as I loved System Shock 2, I also can't in good conscience recommend that you buy it now. The gameplay is still great, but it has not aged well.

On a different note, I have a theory why System Shock 2 wasn't as big a hit as the review scores suggest it should have been.

Half-Life. It was released in November 1998, while System Shock 2 was released in August 1999. Counter-Strike also came out in June.

While System Shock 2 did implement reloading and even switching to different ammo types on weapons, when you reloaded your hand just disappeared offscreen and came back when the gun was reloaded.

Half-Life fully animated the reloading. It also had alternate firing modes for weapons.

So yeah... Many of us were too distracted by Half-Life and its mods to notice System Shock 2 at the time.

I dunno, I picked it up on a steam sale about a year (maybe two) ago, and played through the first two or three hours or so. Sure, the graphics are dated, but it's certainly serviceable, and the gameplay is solid as ever.

If I can get a modern remake of SS 1, though, I would die. I'd lock myself in my study for a week and just play that. The amazing memories of a primary school aged [MENTION=1402]Avatar[/MENTION] playing through his Bullfrog Collection copy that he picked up at a random Cash Crusaders in Pretoria for a measly R30 is priceless, and while nostalgia is quick to fade, I'm sure it'll be worth at least one playthrough of a remake.

Edit: Fuck it, I'm looking for my copy tonight.

[Dragonic]

As much as I loved System Shock 2, I also can't in good conscience recommend that you buy it now. The gameplay is still great, but it has not aged well.

On a different note, I have a theory why System Shock 2 wasn't as big a hit as the review scores suggest it should have been.

Half-Life. It was released in November 1998, while System Shock 2 was released in August 1999. Counter-Strike also came out in June.

While System Shock 2 did implement reloading and even switching to different ammo types on weapons, when you reloaded your hand just disappeared offscreen and came back when the gun was reloaded.

Half-Life fully animated the reloading. It also had alternate firing modes for weapons.

So yeah... Many of us were too distracted by Half-Life and its mods to notice System Shock 2 at the time.

It also doesn't help that I got my first PC in 1999/2000(grade 7/8) and I didn't have Internet up until I got into college XD. So had no idea what was out and relevant, just got games from whoever had some lol. Yeah I was pretty out of touch.

[Graal]

Hopefully it's a 1:1 remake in terms of gameplay and levels. I never played the original SS because it was one game that aged very poorly.

I dunno, I picked it up on a steam sale about a year (maybe two) ago, and played through the first two or three hours or so. Sure, the graphics are dated, but it's certainly serviceable, and the gameplay is solid as ever.

Yeah, I didn't have any issues with SS2 after the build they released in 2013. It's just as playable as Deus Ex. A bit clunky and somewhat dated, but well worth the time.

[Apollo]

Check out the first screens and concept art from the upcoming System Shock remake.

[Apollo]

System Shock 3 teased by Otherside Entertainment