System Shock® 2 (1999)

Please, for the love of god, buy this game. It's story is fantastic and filled with twists and turns at every corner. It's atmosphere is mysterious and terrifying, it's a very creative RPG that encourages you to spend your cyber modules (or exp.) wisely so that you can progress faster, and there's so much to this game that you have to check out! But a word of advice, you might want to spend time with the controls before picking this up... but other than that, its a great game! :)

Many years ago, this game came alongside my family's (at the time) new Windows ME computer in a pack of games that had been bought as part of a bundle. And of those games, this is the only one off the top of my head that I remember. And for good reason. Every horror game I have played since has always sent one question back to my mind: "But is it as scary as SS2?". The answer? In all cases, "No". But a few years ago, driven by nostalgia, I once again jumped into this game (with plenty of mods to improve the graphics and sound and interface). And once again, I was met with the same heart-pumping, adrenaline-surging, utterly terrifying experience that I remembered from my first experience. So what is it about SS2 that makes it such a terrifying game? Atmosphere. The sound, the music, the setting, the enemies. This is a game that makes you want to hide in a corner and prey that nothing will hurt you. It is not a game of jumpscares, but of long-lasting horror. And the music... the music simply adds to the stress as the fast, driving beats tell your mind "Keep going! Quickly!", urging you to dive into the very dangers that send your heart into overdrive. Don't get me wrong, SS2 is not perfect by any means. The graphics are very outdated, gameplay is a little clunky; and the FPS elements are pretty lacklustre. But anyone playing this game simply for it being a shooter is missing the point. And yes, it is possible that a newcomer to the game not tainted with nostalgia might find it difficult to truly enjoy. But my advice is to try it anway. Because if this game suits you, it will be something you will not forget. I found System Shock 2 scarier than... Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Slender: The Arrival, Resident Evil 1 (PS AND Gamecube versions) & 4, Five Nights at Freddy's, Half Life & Half Life 2, and more.

the graphic may be low for our days... but this was a masterpiece in its own time.... the plot... the atmosphere.... to hear the abominations telling he gonna find you ... while youre cowering in the corner of a room hoping for him to go away.... you wont have ammo to doomlike your way thru... truly one of the best games of old... im just glad i played it when was released years ago

So much great things can be said about System Shock 2. For one, of all the "horror" games I've played System Shock 2 is the only, turely scary game that has actually scared me; From the audio logs to the limited color scheme, it's truely horrifying. Second, the soundtrack; a mix of ambient and electro to perfectly complement the cyberpunk-horror setting, William Gibson would be proud. Third and finally, the gameplay; a true example of player freedom. you can choose to be either a gun expert, tech geek, or a cyber-sorcerer with telekinetic powers. add the wide range of enemies and you've got yourself a masterpiece !

Amazing game, even for 2017 standards (plotwise and atmosphericwise). I had never played this game until now and had a blast. The way the tension builds throughout the game and the logs that let you have insights about what happened before the character woke up (like in bioshock) makes this a wonderfully executed game.