I played System Shock for the first time in 2021 and loved the game despite all its gameplay issues. What made me like the game the most was its setting, story and soundtrack. Only two of these elements are present in the remake: the design of the city station and the story. The visuals of the game have been recreated faithfully to the original and brought to more modern graphics. all the details of the station's wall panels are similar and with the same vibrant colors as the first game. However the soundtrack of the remake is completely different from the original game and in a bad way. The soundtrack of the first, was captivating, strange, noisy and even disturbing in some places but it was not BORING like that of System Shock (2023). For me the music was half the ambiance of the game and without it the remake seems soulless, without the strangeness that made the original game a unique experience. Despite this, the game deserves recognition for making the experience of playing System Shock more beautiful and accessible despite having killed the original soundtrack.
