... Just for releasing this masterpiece. Insta-buy for me even though I already own two copies(one box, one jewelcase). This is a Survival Horror FPS with heavy character building elements(more than spiritual sequels that starts with B), and can't get enough of playing with dozen playthroughs. The best charm with System Shock 2 is the presence of SHODAN. It's better to play System Shock 1 first, but not really required(SHODAN will brief what happened between 1 and 2). Summary? Buy it. Period.
... for releasing such an awesome game. This game is made by (nearly) same developers from Fallout series. Instead, This game is set on Victorian Steampunk-ish Fantasy theme instead of Post Apocalypse. There are LOADS of freedom and options offered for your characters, and character development possibility is near-infinite. (I played as a Gnome Gunman, while my friend did an Elf with 8 companions at a time, and other friend did a Half-Orc Berserker who tried to destroy everything on sight) There are no class but you can spend stat point on skills or stats, including 16 types of magic(5 spells each) and 8 types of technology(7 item recipes each, plus obtainable recipes that require combined knowledges). Only the sad thing in this game is that it's filled with bugs, exploits and some other problems. Fans are working on them to make them better, as another Troika's game, Vampire Bloodlines did. If you love Fallout. Buy Arcanum. NOW.
