I played the original System Shock in 1994 and have finished it quite some times over the years in every difficulty level. The game set standards in so many ways and I was absolutely blown away by the 2023 remake because the devs did an AMAZING job of recreating the original game. The only thing that got quite some overhaul are the cyberspace fights, and tbh they did a great job of re-imagining that part. Everything else is basically back to 1994, the fights are tough, the puzzles not a joke and ammunition is always low. Also very refreshing that they did not add any helpers to the game (like "now go there" or "follow the arrows on the screen") so the game rewards you for paying attention and punishes you for leaving important things behind (yes, it's possible to fish the head of the lead engineer from level 3 out ot the recycling bin). I can see people struggling with this game a lot, but just pay attention to your surroundings especially the sounds. This isn't Doom so ammuniton is always a problem, but the game gives you lots of grenades to balance the fights. EMP grenades are the most underrated item in this game, and if you want to set fight difficulty to 2 or 3 you basically can't do head-to-head shootings with enemies anyway. For me, the game kicked in really hard, and it just sucked me back into my childhood in 1994. Leave a like this review after you surived the final room on the bridge on difficulty 3. I was almost tearing my eyes out because of how hard it was, but it felt so very satisfying. If you played the original, you MUST have this game. Thanks to everyone who worked on the remake and thanks to everybody who pledged support on Kickstarter.
