Posted on: August 27, 2021

JakobFel

Spiele: 835 Rezensionen: 49

Cyberpunk in space

I've heard stories of System Shock from my earliest days as a gamer but never got around to trying it. I finally decided to give it a go, since I got it free from Twitch a while back. I'm glad I did because I enjoyed it enough that I decided to buy it here on GOG just to support Night Dive's work in restoring this gem and bringing it to a more modern audience. System Shock is often described as a cyberpunk game but I always thought it looked more like classic sci-fi. This is because unlike most cyberpunk fiction, this game takes place outside of earth. You're a hacker who got caught, was offered a deal and eventually ends up being abandoned on a space station after an AI goes rogue leading to a disaster. This sense of abandonment carries throughout the entire game: you're a heavily augmented hacker just trying to survive a nightmare scenario in a completely foreign environment while the environment is LITERALLY opposing you at every turn. Talk about being ahead of its time. This game's gameplay very clearly inspired some of my favorite games. Every object on the station feels like it has a purpose, even if that purpose isn't related to you. Every piece of dialogue feels like a real person has left behind their final words (that also help tell the story in subtle ways). Every room you enter feels like it has a story to tell, even if that story is full of terror. System Shock isn't a horror game but it truly succeeds at creating some truly horrifying moments. A huge part of this is due to the game's impeccable atmosphere. Its combination of glorious 90s early 3D, a vibrant color palette and stellar level design creates such a dense, immersive atmosphere to it that is equally creepy and intriguing. Altogether, I see now why everyone praises this game so much. It's a must-play for people who love sci-fi/cyberpunk and detailed, immersive worlds full of exploration and mystery. If you've ever enjoyed an immersive sim, you have to play this game!

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Posted on: September 7, 2022

LordGarrius

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Spiele: 89 Rezensionen: 5

Amazing Enhanced Edition

All the QLF improvements are here. Completely playable and enjoyable for the modern gamer. The problem with most of these old games is that they are so difficult to play now on modern systems and for the modern gamer. This EE version of the original System Shock makes enjoying this classic a breeze. There are so many other older classics like this that could use this type of update (Ultima Underworld games come to mind).

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Posted on: June 13, 2023

DwellerDark

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Spiele: 164 Rezensionen: 9

Really good im-sim, can be frustrating

So, just to start off with, I could not finish my first playthrough because it frustrated me personally. On a successful attempt on one level, I had forgotten to flip a switch in a hazardous room and ran out of healing items by the time I realized. Once the switch is flipped, tanky enemies swarm the level and block progress to the nearest elevator, and the weapons I had couldn't easily kill them. Out of everything, that's what frustrated me the most and caused me to abandon my playthrough. Since I already know the story of the game well, and there are plenty of videos I can watch on it, I don't mind giving up. But, the game itself is pretty good for the most part. Easier than you might think at times and harder as well in certain situations. The story is a very good cyberpunk space tale as well. But if you don't think you're able to handle the original/Enhanced version of the game, I recommend the remake. It's faithful and looks better, with less of the confusion and frustration you might encounter like I did. After reinstalling System Shock, I discovered my save files were still there and decided to push forward past the point that had intially caused me to quit playing, and ended up finishing the rest of the game. Despite my frustration, System Shock was actually enjoyable for me, and I was surprised that I felt that way. While it's not necessarily a fair game by modern standards, it's not as difficult as I thought it would be, and I CAN actually recommend others play it if they feel like they'd enjoy it too.

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Posted on: September 27, 2015

PatrickCT

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Spiele: 318 Rezensionen: 13

Still immersive 21 years on.

This review is based on a ss portable that I played a few years ago. I first tried playing the original CD version of the game, but, after eventually getting the DOS config correct, gave up due to the horribly awkward controls. SSP solved these issues, making the game playable by introducing mouselook, and a number of other improvements. IMO, the enhancement isn't an enhancement, but a gameplay necessity. The fact that it's viable to play this game today is solely due to the efforts of those who created the enhancement mods. I excluded technology when rating ss1; obviously the graphics , audio & AI aren't comparable to today's standards. I played it as a precursor to ss2, because it's a piece of gaming history, and due to it's sterling reputation. And I enjoyed it! The learning curve is due to the elaborate hud and gameplay, rather than the old technology. SS1, a hybrid fps/role-playing experience, is immersive, possessing an impressive complexity and storyline, not to mention innovative concepts such as cyberspace. Citadel is a fully architecturally-realised space station. Impressively for 1994, you can return to previous levels of the station, making the experience seamless and coherent. The mysteries and horrors of Citadel will slowly unfold as you explore its desolate but not uninhabited interior. Accept ss1 for what it is, and plug yourself into an iconic piece of gaming history.

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Edited on: September 18, 2025

Posted on: February 3, 2020

FiliRoger

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Spiele: 288 Rezensionen: 11

Sci-fi dungeon crawler-esk

System Shock is a sort of a dungeon crawler FPS set in a cyberpunk fantasy, where you get all sorts of energy weapons, conventional ones aswell, cybernetic enhancements and consumables which glitch your PoV if used too much. it has a good story with well voiced characters, an intimidating and crazy AI antagonist and well thought out level design. Visually, it looks good for it's time. It's got all of that "cyberpunk style" with walls filled with electronic panels and wired, but also has some more fancy places with carpets and chandeliers. Each floor is different in both level design and visual aspect. Pretty much every level has doors which are locked behind "security measures" which you need to get rid of by destroying cameras and power/CPU core. However, the unintuitive UI, lack of item and cybernetic descriptions makes it very confusing and weird. The lack of direction in some parts of the game are also a bit problematic, as I got a "Where the hell do I go?" situation a couple of times because of lack of details in mission update logs and emails. But most of time, it's all laid out for you.

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