System Shock 2

[jamesyfx]

This is one of my favourite games - it's the game which influenced BioShock (and probably Deus Ex).

System Shock 2 a strong first person shooter which has RPG elements. You're in space and you're against a rogue AI. The systems aren't too deep by todays standards but at the time it was really weird to have a shooter where there was progression and crafting.

Anybody else familiar with this or the series in general?

I'm looking forward to the System Shock remake which is due soon. If it goes well, a 2 remake could be on the cards... Hopefully!

 

[PGen98]

Absolutely familiar with it! I love the System Shock games and SHODAN is one of the best villains of all time. Absolutely amazing series

 

[Oblivion Knight]

Completely unfamiliar, but I've heard great things and many hold it in high reverence.

I believe that news relating to the remake is relatively quiet considering it's due out quite soon.. Could be some delays inbound?

 

[PGen98]

Completely unfamiliar, but I've heard great things and many hold it in high reverence.

I believe that news relating to the remake is relatively quiet considering it's due out quite soon.. Could be some delays inbound?

It's definitely possible. I get the odd update now and then because I sponsored the game years back on Kickstarter, but it has been slow going of late. Hopefully no more delays, but if that's the way it goes, fair enough.

 

[jamesyfx]

So, the last thing I heard is that they paused development due to some restructuring.

Then they changed engine, and there has been a recent preview. The style has been updated quite a bit, I reckon we should see a release very soon for the original Shock remaster.

All things being well, it SHOULD be releasing this month... I really want to play it. The original SS is just too ancient for me to enjoy these days.

Edit: Funnily enough, I've just listened to a gaming Podcast and the first thing they talked about was this very thing.

It's definitely coming out soon, but nothing concrete yet.. Just 'March'.

 

[PGen98]

Excited for that!

 

[jamesyfx]

Here's a super high resolution render of SHODAN.

Just thought it's worth sharing. The pixels!

Edit: Seems like xF shrinks it down. Poor!

Here it is uploaded to imgur:

It is 5100 x 3338 resolution

 

[Oblivion Knight]

I hope you guys planned on picking up the PC release..

System Shock on PS5 and PS4 delayed with no release date forthcoming

System Shock is still on track for PS5 and PS4, but developer Nightdive Studios has announced the sci-fi shooter will be delayed indefinitely for consoles while PC gets the game in May, 2023.

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