Posted on: March 4, 2021

Snakkin

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Very well made, just a bit more polish

This is a really solid remake. There's some excellent voice talent and sound in general, and the redesigns largely capture the original's essence. From what I can tell, the new visuals like Saturn passing by the station are great. It's so competently made though that I feel the need to nitpick what isn't so great. Firstly, I'm running this on a toaster. Not expecting the performance to be good with this fossil of a PC, so that's fine- not a fault of the remake. That said, the demo drops you into the thick of things without a chance to tweak settings on your own. That, and apparently the intro cutscences aren't pre-rendered? They're extremely choppy for me, so I unfortunately couldn't stand to see how things had changed in that regard. I'd like to see that changed so I could get the whole experience the first time loading it up. Seems like a performance hit that could be spared, though it probably won't affect any systems that meet recommended specs. Some things have animations now that really slow the pace down. I think the surgery pods make sense to be a bit slow, but the softs really do seem to take their sweet time to get useful thanks to the new animation that plays each time. Speeding up this animation would seem to help the controls feel more responsive- fighting them probably isn't worth carrying over to the remake. Overall, though, the remake is looking very good. The Nightdive team are clearly aware of what made the original great and how they can freshen things up just enough. The atmosphere and dark humor are still intact, and the gameplay hasn't been compromised in favor of convenience. Also nice to see that someone left at least a few unopened soda cans. Looking forward to the full release!

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Posted on: September 12, 2021

pazZzurro

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Spiele: 345 Rezensionen: 4

I am shock! You wa shock!

The game shows A LOT of promise. I actually really liked it. It's atmospheric. It's tense. It can also be scary in certain situations. The enemy design in this game is creepy (I like that!), and if you don't pay attention to your surroundings they can easily jump you. I had 2 instances of returning to previously cleared areas only to get jumped by 4 enemies that seem to spawn right behind the door. Normally this could be bad, but the demo level is actually quite easy and the enemy placement is mostly predictable. Besides they can't pursue you through closed doors, so if you're quick enough, there is always breathing space in a jam. Because of that, those sudden bursts of enemies in areas that you considered safe was quite refreshing (and it happens rarely). As someone mentioned - the invenory screen is similar to Deus Ex. Nothing to add. I love it. I miss this type of inventory in modern games... Now the few flaws... there seems to be a general problem with the lighting. 1. In certain areas (mostly one's with windows out into space) there were bright flashes of light from the walls/ceiling. I can asume it's a glitch with light from the star clipping through solid walls. Not really game breaking but it kills the atmosphere. 2. At times the game is a bit too dark. I get that it creates the effect, and important things mostly stand out, but sometimes you can't see nearly enough. Maybe up the gamma just slightly or introduce a rechargeable/limited use light source (like Aliens vs Predator 2)? Also subtitles don't show when enabled. I never played the original so I have no idea what Cyberspace does. I found and cleared one out, and have no idea what it did. The game never communicated to me what it was supposed to do. All in all this game looks great and plays very smooth. Frankly - I can't wait to try out the full experience! I just hope that the few hiccups will still get cleared. Night Dive shows a lot of hope, but we're not out of the woods yet!

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Posted on: January 23, 2017

Molsies

Spiele: 0 Rezensionen: 1

Impressions on the demo!

The reboot of System Shock definitely has a lot of potential. I'll go over some of the aspects of the game and my personal thoughts on the demo. Graphics: I love the fact they were able to retain some of the original mood of the previous games. The neon colors and textures really fit into the style of the game, aside from the shine/reflections everything had. Environment: Loved the objects and cryo-chambers. Really retained the originality of the game. Some of the areas were a bit cramped in inappropriate places for me. The rooms, in accordance with the hallways didn't feel properly placed, or placed as they would be on a space station. I felt that one room went into the next with out a purpose of why it was there. Sound: While I understand where Night Dive is coming from in trying to introduce a proper intense/scary atmosphere with the use of traditional instruments, I find it completely unfitting for a couple reasons. The first being that it doesn't follow the mood of either of the originals. Which is a problem for the charming aesthetic that used to be present. Even if we remove the nostalgia factor from the game, I didn't feel that a high-tech space station from the future warranted the kind of atmosphere the orchestral sound was giving us. Because to me, System Shock is not just horror, it's created a totally unique universe of it's own. Electronic sound, technical breaks, and rugged synthesis would solidify the cyberpunk experience more thoroughly. Perhaps something more akin to zircon & Jonathan Peros' Ethical Constraints Removed remix that was used in the trailer. This one's a really important one to me. Gameplay: The control felt very smooth to me. I haven't really run into any mouse or input issues as some others have. I trust that Night Dive intends on incorporating the original RPG elements as well. The melee combat felt clunky and slow to me, but the firing of the laser pistol looked awesome and felt satisfying! Thank you Night Dive for caring

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Posted on: May 28, 2020

instant0

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Masterpiece!

Even if its just a demo it seems to capture everything that was great from the original and made it better!

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Posted on: July 9, 2016

samigascon

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Spiele: 48 Rezensionen: 4

System shock remake in Unity?

System Shock was a terrific game for its era, in all senses, specially for those that were building 3D engines those years without 3d cards and apis. I wouldn't like to hurt feelings but I have tried the demo in a dual xeon 2670 with a GTX 950 and its near unplayable. Laggy responses, unprecise attacks, etc. Sound atmosphere is lost vs original, forced stereo here and there but well, hope its just only a demo in alpha stage, made in Unity just for funding. Anyway I was going to contribute and i see... 1 million dollars for 6 months Unity development ?? Doug Church must be crying, or laughing, or who knows. Just please, tell me its not going to be a Unity development, ... I want to pay a lot for a shocking remake! lol

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