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

Jan

Jan

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System Shock remake may lead to System Shock 3

Night Dive Studios is working on a remake of the original System Shock video game, and is in discussions to make System Shock 3.

Man I hope they do this justice. As "spiritual successor", BioShock was a little disappointing until BioShock Infinite, and if Squeenix's (now cancelled) pre-order campaign for Mankind Divided is anything to go by, they're looking to turn Deux Ex into yet another AAA milking party.

Now taking bets whether we're going to see a season pass, microtransactions, or whether the pre-order content will be the only stuff we lose out on for waiting for reviews or a special before buying the game.
 
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Dragonic said:
Same ^_^
Loved everything Bioshock though :D
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MalicE said:
only played Infinite. that was pretty good
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Gais!

Gais. System Shock and Bioshock are not comparable. Like, at all. Sure, "Spiritual successor" and all that, but trust me, neither had the depth or gameplay innovation of the System Shock game, and not to mention the bone chilling scares of both games!

Get it, please!
 
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Gais!

Gais. System Shock and Bioshock are not comparable. Like, at all. Sure, "Spiritual successor" and all that, but trust me, neither had the depth or gameplay innovation of the System Shock game, and not to mention the bone chilling scares of both games!

Get it, please!
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Jammer meneer XD
I'll wait for remake? No?
 
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.
 
Jan said:
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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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.
 
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.

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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.
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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.
 
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Jan said:
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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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.
 
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I pretty much reacted in the same way, especially when I heard SHODAN again on the teaser site. :D

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Well.

We'll see. :p

SS2 might still be worth it, as it runs on the Quake 2 engine, IIRC.
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Nope, SS2 was built upon Looking Glass Studios' Dark Engine.

Jan said:
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.
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That is where the plethora of mods come in, many of which keep the game in a vanilla state while merely enhancing the resoultion of in-game textures. Here's an example from the Shock Texture Upgrade Project (SHTUP):

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Then there are other mods that fix bugs or even offer hi-polygon replacement models!

Jan said:
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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Another argument is that SS2 was ahead of its time and this could've alienated people and contributed towards poor sales. While HL was considered revolutionary, it was still an ordinary FPS with a simpler gameplay experience by comparison. According to an article in PC Zone SS2 is considered a game that changed the world and even perfected the FPS/RPG hybrid, influencing many games since its release as a result.
 
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