System Shock® 2 (1999)

This fantastic immersive sim still holds up in 2025. Obviously its graphically dated but they're still effective at getting across the creepy and derelict atmosphere. The ending is a little bit of a let down but was clearly rushed for budget/time reasons. Its still a good ending but doesn't live up to the quality of the rest of the game.

Fantastic example of the Golden Age of video game design.

1 of 3 of the holy trinity of games.

First time playing this game, so no nostalgia. Honestly I can see wht ppl might not like it, you can get lost if you ain't paying attention & have to actually figure stuff out on your own. But I had a blast, even did multiple runs, whole thing felt like an adventure that allows the player to experiment all they want. The setting, the characters, the enemies everything felt crafted with care. There were some balance issues with the weapons, like how all energy guns are basically worthless or the very high requierements for the mid exotic weapons. Some skills are also & perks are also useless. Like the repair skill or that perk that gives you +2 only when hacking computers lmao. The PSI powers were very fun to use too. But, yeah, only reason this isn't a 5/5 is because of the many noob traps it has regarding skills, perks & weapons.

Just thought id write this quickly, as I was looking for info regarding compatibility with new macbook pro's & the latest OSx (10.8.4) & couldn't find any. Runs great on a mid 2012 MBP running 10.8.4 running full native 1680x1050 & 1920x1080 via external monitor. Obviously my machine is well above the recommended stats, however sometimes these older games have trouble with newer mac Os. Very happy to say its every bit as awesome as it was 10+ years ago! And the added bonus content makes this package worth every dollar..The Ken Levine interview & original Soundtrack was of particular interest..for less than the cost of a BigMac meal ($5.00). This is seriously great value for money, & a legitimate sci-fi survival horror classic!