Posted on: September 16, 2025
orzene
Verified ownerGames: 696 Reviews: 14
It's fun, but it could have been better
This game deserves a remaster, if not a full remake. We have patches created by fans, and some support from GoG to get the PC release running on PC, which I appreciate a lot! But seriously, this is one of those games that -HAS- potential to be redone with things that made the first game great, while expanding on the content and side-stories, level layouts and just general scope. - The game itself: It's a fun sci-fi story, where the "punk" of the first game is kind of lost, along with much grunge that was baked into every corner and every texture. The gameplay is rather janky, and the engine shows its age pretty distinctly. That doesn't mean it isn't worth playing. It has its moments of goofiness, and the upgrade system, while simple, is functional, and lets you sort of switch out what you want once a biomod or weapon feels less effective. The levels aren't large like they were in the first game, but there's still some hidden nooks to find, while not being confusing. It's obvious they wanted to make it "easier" for people who felt confused by the first game's layout, but that, to me, was just an issue with preference rather than bad game design. Music and vibes are still pretty good here, even if the music never quite hits you like the NYC streets or Liberty Island areas. The music is serviceable, is what I mean. The one caveat being the usage of Kidneythieves, which added some great music to the game ( - You may disagree, and I get it. It's not to everyone's taste - ). The story is... well. There's a lot that could be added to slow the pace down, and give much more build-up to certain turning points. You still know there's something happening in the background, and some of the consipracies are interesting, if not funny and thoughtful. But they'll come and go so quickly you'll probably not give them too much thought in a first playthrough. Yeah - Someone get the Deus Ex rights and give it the System Shock Remake treatement, please? I'd be down !!
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