Posted on: June 13, 2023

DwellerDark

Игр: 164 Отзывов: 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: July 3, 2023

troyfletcher

Владелец игры

Игр: 17 Отзывов: 1

Works on Linux

Running Manjaro 5.17.15-1, wine 8.8-1. Installed from offline installer no problem. Haven't tested all features yet, but make sure you don't have any midi interfaces or loopbacks, it will try to talk to them, and the setting cannot be disabled from the menus.

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Posted on: September 27, 2015

PatrickCT

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Игр: 318 Отзывов: 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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Игр: 288 Отзывов: 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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Posted on: February 22, 2025

Seducer

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Игр: Отзывов: 4

Great game. Ruined by nightdive $tudio$

I want to make it clear that the System Shock franchise is amazing. Both games were pioneers of their time and System Shock 3 falling into development hell before the rights were aquired and the project killed by a chinese conglomerate was extremely disappointing. Equally disappointing is nightdive'$ treatment of the "enhanced edition". Clearly put out as a quick cash grab to hype/promote their remake 2 years later at a significantly higher price. "Enhanced edition" was released in 2021. As of this review it's still currently on patch version 1.2.16. This is significant because this patch introduced horrific micro stutter that's so irritating it makes the game a chore to play, completely ruining the experience. They have also failed to fix the reactor code randomization problem that has been present since day one. Also still unaddressed. To add insult to injury, nightdive'$ support act ignorant to the problem. I have emailed them regarding this asking when it will be fixed. They play dumb pretending not to know about it. When I replied with multiple links to other players reporting the same issue, they simply closed the support ticket, choosing to do nothing. I know many see nightdive as a savior of classic games but this clearly isn't the case. CEO stephen kick talks a big game about old titles and not wanting to do wrong by them but his companies actions speak louder than his panderings. Blade Runner was released in a joke state. Blood "fresh supply" is still a broken mess and they have abandoned System Shock "enhanced edition" in a steaming pile of garbage over 4 years ago. Clearly maintaining games after the initial spike in new release sales is not profitable when you can instead move on to the next shiny toy to rinse/repeat the process all over again. Sadly, this is a patterned history. Follow the cess pit status of System Shock "enhanced edition" here: hasnightdivefixedsseeyet(dotcom) 4+ years and counting... Pathetic.

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