Within this are some lovely embellishments. Nightdive’s remake elegantly modernises all this, paring back the HUD and rebuilding Citadel Station in true 3D. Visually, the original System Shock mixed 3D environments with pixelly 2D characters the screen was mostly taken up by the game’s menu, with only a small viewport in the middle afforded to the player’s perspective. Nightdive has done fine work re-recording (and, in certain areas, rewriting) the original script, and Shodan’s original voice actor, Terri Brosius, makes a delightfully menacing return. You’ll also hear the stuttering, phase-shifting voice of the AI herself, as she taunts and belittles you over the station’s voice-comms. As you explore, audio logs you pluck from the environment construct a grim timeline of events, with the crew variously discussing the mundane operation of the station, breathlessly devising strategies to defeat Shodan in the wake of the disaster and tearfully saying goodbye to loved ones as the cyborgs close in for the kill. It is a great game if you see it as shoter.It’s a straightforward disaster story, but one rendered chillingly believable through its delivery. If you think SS1 was good then you probably will love SS2. You would find logs from engineers in the machine deck. But how they are placed all around the world made no sense. And I liked the recorded disks (or what ever) you can find. Bioschock is doing many things in similar ways. I miss those kind of dialogues (well more monologues you never have any choices or answers you could give) and informations. The world (a space ship) is quite nicely designed and the characters are really well written. Amunition at least for the start of the game will be a problem. Particularly with the weapons and enemies. It has a bit more complex gameplay then Half Life 1.

While SS2 is awesome it is not a game with any choices and concequences. THough if I would have to guess most of us (me and my friends) saw System Schock and Deus Ex as 'shooters' then anything else.īut to say this.

It was not that important what those games have been actually but rather more that they had great quality. Maybe my memory isnt the best anymore since the last time I played it well lets say it is are pretty long time.īut I cant remember that games like SS2 or Deus Ex have been sold as 'super awesome' RPGs.

System shock 1 vs 2