Posted on: March 26, 2020

iratetuna

Игр: 484 Отзывов: 1

Classic with a successful modern port

I just finished this game for the first time this year, so no real nostalgia goggles here. Sure I'd tried it before, but like for so many other people the UI put me off 15 minutes in. I did play System Shock 2 when it was new though, and I'm reasonably comfortable with early 90s games. Others may have a harder time getting adjusted. System Shock is intense and atmospheric still in 2020, and I came to it after finishing Prey (2017). The game that started the "immersive sim" genre can still stand on its own merits, if anything newer titles are still drawing from it. There were some annoyances sure, but I found the hype mostly justified. Instead of a longer review I'll just share some setup tips and other things I'd wish I'd known before playing. I also suggest you read the mini FAQ on the GOG forums. - To really enjoy the soundtrack, replace the lousy default Windows MIDI soundfont. Google "system shock virtualmidisynth" and you should find a Steam guide with instructions to replace the soundfont. - This game really takes some time to get used to thanks to the infamous UI and control scheme, so don't get discouraged too quickly. Enhanced Edition really helps and runs natively on modern systems (DOSBox is there for the original edition), but mouselook still has to be toggled all the time as you can't do many UI interactions with it on. The default controls for EE are pretty good but can always be customized. - You've probably heard this before, but remember to save often. No auto save here! There is a very forgiving resurrection mechanic though, but that has to be found and activated on each level. Also, saves are not dated or sorted so get in a habit of saving in slot 1 before quitting, or naming saves descriptively.

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Posted on: September 22, 2015

plumsinus

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Игр: 297 Отзывов: 2

Great game, now more accessible

Despite what the requirements say, it seems to run fine on my ancient 2 GHz single-core machine with WinXP. Try it at your own risk though. I've always liked the 3D LGS games (System Shock and Ultima Underworld 1&2) but felt the controls didn't age well, making them hard to revisit. This release of SS seems much more playable.

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Posted on: December 7, 2015

SlavaKosmina

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Игр: 319 Отзывов: 50

I had to say it

Though SS2 enjoys a unanimous 5-star rating, I just had to say it: Regardless of genre, this game is in my top three list of the best games of all time, equally good to Falcon 3.0 Gold and Baldur's Gate (entire saga). Overall quality of SS2 is absolutely unmatched by any similar game (the original and prophetic Deus Ex one sort of comes close, but not quite). I will not reiterate all the praise that others have already given this fantastic (in every sense) game. I just had to add my 5-star rating and comment here. NOTE: If you are skeptical about dated graphics, don't be. Just get and play this game. You will forget about the graphics 30 minutes after you start playing. Personally, I've played and completed it half a dozen times over the years and it only gets better as you explore new classes and skills (not that there are a humongous number of them, but still there's a good variety to keep things fresh for over a decade). Get this game. I rarely insist on recommending a game. I do here. Get it and discover a benchmark... WARNING: You may begin to hate despise most modern games after you play and complete SS2.

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Posted on: February 16, 2024

conradkay

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Игр: 81 Отзывов: 2

It's not an IMSIM

The tag immersive sim is incorrectly applied to this game, so if you are looking for something like Deus Ex or Thief - this ain't it. It's also not really a typical RPG - it has no classes, stats or levels. Not saying it is not immersive, it's just that label is commonly used to describe different kind of game. This is at it's core a DUNGEON CRAWLER with a mix of adventure and first person shooting. The levels are mazelike by design - because it's what the genre is about. It's a game where you need to keep a notebook to keep track of important info like what are you supposed to do and where to go. I admit I didn't think I would enjoy this game as much as I do, I'm somewhere hafway through and I'm loving it. And I'm not that into dungeon crawlers - most of them I find boring and repetitive - this game something else though. And the enhanced editions ability to mouselook and rebind all controls really make a world of difference compared to standard edition. Some caveats though - latest patch introduced horrible stuttering that tanks the performance. You can fix this by reverting to previous version and disabling auto update in the launcher options. The downside of this version though is the risk that sometimes the enemy AI might bug out or your map notes get deleted. The AI thing is not that common and if you just keep your notebook updated you should be fine.

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Posted on: May 24, 2018

NoobSauce21

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Игр: 128 Отзывов: 1

Very good port.

I never played the original game before this, but I had fond memories of the sequel. Horror stories of the original UI and control scheme kept me away from this, but Night Dive Studios have made some very nice quality of life changes, Mouselook most notably. They also upscaled the resolution. Strongly recommend this version. As for the game itself, as long as you know what you're getting into, you'll enjoy it. Surprisingly immersive despite it's age.

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