System Shock

I liked this effort, but I only give 3 stars as the developers just had to refer to the protagonist as "them" and not "him" in game. It as silly as making the protagonist a christian because modern audiences are puritans and not a welcome change.

I love SS2, completed many times. I've never played first part, but watched few gameplays. This remake maybe is perfect for people who has played original, but for me it is not. Music is non-existant in comparision with original and audio logs are rather poorly played. You cant jump higher than 50 cm, and cant grab any ledge, any chair is an obstacle high as as a mountain. Yo cant unload and recycle weapons (?). AI of enemies is as about at level of Wolfenstein 3D. Whole game looks like from era of first XBOX, when devs has learnt about using 1st gen shaders - everything is so glossy and shiny, that it gives you headache. Especiallly VR levels and puzzles. I dont mind old mechanics used here, but come on. This should be made using System Shock 2 mechanics and feeling. I've reached 2nd level only and really have enough.

This game makes you backtrack a lot. Be ready to drag back and forth in the same corridors for hours. I'm 18 hours in the game and have given up at the executive level. Finishing the groves was a chore. Now I have to fix a relay modulator and after spending an hour looking for the one broken modulator, I just can't play anymore. Stay away, it's not worth it.

The game uses the problematic Unreal 4 engine, badly configured and without editable ini files that would allow the players to remedy some of the problems - worst of them being audio stuttering and hiccups on some configurations that make the game unplayable even on powerful configurations if you are unlucky. Refunded.

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