System Shock® 2 (1999)

Granted, I did not play this when it was first released in the 90s, but I feel that the reviews on here are way too modest. Nearly 8 hours in I'm very bored with it. The story doesn't keep me in suspense, the atmosphere is boring, and some things irk me such as the abundance of chemicals for researching (they fill up your inventory drastically), the weapons seem way out of balance (I still prefer the wrench over anything), and the pure guess work of hacking. The narrative of the game is the same boring narrative that all mainstream FPS's have today. This game may have been the first to do it - I really don't care - it doesn't live up to being entertaining today. It's pretty bad that I can predict the cliches in the story before they happen because of the games today. Dues Ex is a much better FPS that I couldn't let go from beginning to end.

This is my favorite game of all time. I played it when it first came out and fell in love. Over the years it's been hard to keep the game running on the newer operating systems. You would need to get cracks, change coding, and waste hours to get it to run sometimes, but even with all this hassle I would still periodicly pull my hair out getting it to run. It's worth it, and that's why it's so great to see it on GOG. There is a reason it's GOGs most requested game ever. Get it. Play it. Love it.

I first played this when it came out back in the 90's, and I remember wondering why it wasn't more "exposed", by which i mean, why wasn't it on a bunch of advertisements, and why weren't people clamboring to buy it, because it's a very very good game. I was about 14 or 15 when i was first playing it so i scared me crapless. 10 years later, no, it doesn't scare me, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun to play. Just try and make sure you don't hole yourself up in your room and play it for two days straight like i did.

This game deservers nothing less than 5/5. Imagine it's 1999 and surpasses most modern action rpgs in nearly every way. The game has really nice system of upgrading your character and keeps you searching for more cybernetic modules in EVERY dark corner of the game. You just visit 100% of the game space, just to have more of them. Atmosphere, you can't deny even if it's old, textures, level design and sounds are pretty scary, add to this lack of ammo, medical supplies and constant feeling that somewhere in there could be a hybrid or servobot even if you were there 10 seconds ago and you are focused 100% time. I can't recommend this game more. To those who already played this game and new players alike. This is the true gem and if you play it today, you just forget it's nearly 15 years old already, so excellent its. Lock and load your assault rifle and show the Many who is the real killer is.

This could have been the best game ever, especially in 1998. However, the continual usage of Engineering Level 2 removes this game from any attempt at greatness. Thus $2.50 game, or free, depending on where you look. Never, every, think your game is flawless. This game has the WORST level 2 since Quake 2, and sold appropriately.