System Shock

gameplay +great shooting that blends in well with the exploration and item scavenging +maps are in a nice spot where they still feel clear to navigate, but sprawl out enough to give a nice sense of exploration -enemy respawning feels uneven, early in the game felt sometimes drowning in mobs, but especially towards the end I found myself sometimes running around an empty space station -limited inventory space and resource mechanics encourage hoarding, which leads to backtracking between levels just to move or access your main stash aesthetics +great sense of style that most of the time strikes a perfect balance between campy, stylized retro cyberpunk vibe and scifi horror -late levels can look exhaustingly busy and repetitive writing +great dialogue, especially from a memorable villain +good sense of worldbuilding -plot is bit too much of foiling the villain's plans in a straightforward fashion, causing the villain feel somewhat of a pushover in juxtaposition to otherwise intimidating presentation -some of the kickstarter audio logs can break your immersion, however, there are gems too noticable bugs/weirdness: >saw sunlight bleed from the skybox into places where it shouldn't >the exploration music doesn't always seem to play much or at all on some levels >augment buffs don't always work when they should in context of changing level or reloading a save, have to switch it off and back on to make the effect apply

My first play through I could not stop myself from exploring every nook and cranny I could find and taking in the amazing atmosphere. My second play through a year later... I forgot everything and I get to experience it all again! Love this game 10/10

This is a weird experience. I didn't play the original game, so there is no nostalgia involved. The game is fun, it's unique, the shooting & beating feels solid.. but the level design and a very oldschool lack of player guidance make this game "not for everyone". The levels are rather confusing, and you wonder who in their right mind would design a space station like this. But as a game, it somehow works. Graphics are really nice in my opinion, with a unique art style. Even more impressive to think that the original game is from 1994 or something. The achievements don't seem to work in this game, so if you are an achievement hunter this might not be for you.

Nightdive and team completed a task 200%. This game was completely redone with passion. One of the few games I play over and look for all the secrets and tray every weapon. Story is great and voice acting is top notch

Good remake