My god this game is so fucking good. It's insane to me that all System Shock really needed was a new coat of paint and some quality of life changes and then the sheer quality of the design of the original 1994 title just carries the whole thing the rest of the way. Absolutely outstanding game

Love when KZfaq actually gives me a good recommendation! Really enjoyed this video. It’s amazing how much System Shock holds up after all these years and all it needed was a little bit of TLC for the visuals.

Amazing video dude, I loved every second. I´m glad to see other people share my enjoyment for this masterpiece. Greetings from germany

This game deserve more attention, just finish it on ps5 amazing game. Had more fun with system shock than ff rebirth,stellar blade.

As someone who's loved the "Shock" series since I was 14 and exposed to Bioshock 1 for the first time, this game felt like it was made for me personally. The core gameplay loop of exploring, filling out the map, and hoovering up supplies along the way taps into the lizard part of my brain. Probably helps that I grew up on Metroidvanias. It has some problems that weighs it down a little. I had to look up a guide at a few points. However, those times I HAD to look up a guide were few enough I could count on one hand. For the rest of the time I was floating through the game, shooting, exploring, looting. Repeat. I was blissfully in my element. The game had what I could call a "warm" reception among gamers, but it didn't light the world on fire. I don't care. This was my game of the year.

The more videos I watch about this game the more I can’t wait to play. I’ve never played the OG one so I’m super stoked, probably gonna get around to playing it this week sometime 👌👌👌 great video as well

You can actually change the minipistol's fire rate by right-clicking it in the inventory. I don't think there is a keybind for it, though.

I’ve been loving this game on PS5

To anybody who's even considering brushing up on the original game before jumping into the remake, you simply must! It's magical how forward looking that game was in 1994. I played it for the first time 2 years ago and my jaw was on the floor. It's basically a fully-formed immersive sim that sprung out of this air 1 year after Doom. Obviously, pick up the Enhanced Edition with its interface improvements. Oh, and if you don't, that's fine. The remake is indeed great and extremely faithful.

Beating the chess game opens a door that increases the size of your inventory

I adore the original, even beat it on all the hardest difficulties, and this remake is also superb.

Good work, man! I enjoyed your video

This game will reignited my love for game design. Even though it's basically a modernized carbon copy of the original game its one of the best designed games I've ever played. It's so sad that game design has been watered down to its current state.

This video is incredibly underrated, needs more attention, great watch

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This remake was amazing... although, after pausing in the Elevator one too many times, I can get how the whole station went crazy. It was the elevator music. That's what turned them. It turned Shodan too. It's the elevator music. You know it, I know it... Beware

I wanted the inventory upgrade for solving the chess puzzle so I used a chess calculator to win

Nice vid !!

As a sidenote, the ICE thing is likely in relation to a real life piece of software called SoftICE, a kernel mode debugger used for debugging and hacking software for DOS systems up through Windows XP!

Honestly the remake was worth the wait and it’s amazing what Nightdive managed to produce. If you either started with 2 and wish to play the first game or just a newcomer to the franchise, I’d say this version of the original is a must with it being more up to standard to the sequal’s mechanics and a lot less janky

Playing this game for the first time. I can tell you right now that this is easily in my top 4 favorite games of all time.😮

NGL, I didn’t even know this game was released

Actually the combat difficulty also affects enemy numbers and behavior. Some enemies will be more aggressive, and gain upgraded attacks (Security bots firing 8-shot salvos compared to 2-shots is an easy example), on-top of more health and more damage. And you were wrong on several assumptions, but I don't care you were entertaining and do good work, very nice video!

Can totally agree with your sentiment: I played this game as a child, all settings set to the easiest. I really enjoyed the creepy atmosphere, although the only dangerous thing actually was the environment. But it was a nightmare to control. Also: not really sure what you have to do. Bought the remake the second it was released, no regrets. Great game! 💯

Serious question, where the heck did you get all those medical patches so early on?

Sensaround in the Remake highlights loot, enemies and secret doors instead of giving you eyes on a back of a head and energy shield v3 can block ~90% of incoming damage. I saw people raging on the last levels because they kept dying in 1-3 hits and didn't even realized they could just fix this with a click of button. I guess it turned out ok for you. Also, transisions are too loud, why did you make them like this.

"Boss Fight" Lolol.

2:35 Terra Nova is so fucking underrated. It was almost kinda (sorta) like Helldivers 2 in 1994!

Im playing it rigjt now. Its incredible. I mean its no prey 2017,but its awesome. Especially for the year it was originally made.

Spoiler Shock

Just personal opinion: The remake is good just sometime I feel there are some parts of the levels that are made a bit too dark when compared to the identical original area it was well lit (like medical remake vs medical original) Hope SS2 remake will be a reality.

I'm defo team wrench over team lead pipe. I just like my System Shock 2 wrench waving shenanigans

system shock 2 keeping the gadgets and tying it to tech would’ve been cool. Maybe sustem sjock 3, in 300 years when that comes out

Alright, my friend....here's the question. Which AI did it better? Shodan from System Shock 1 and 2 or Sovereign from Mass Effect? I think Shodan is fantastic, but in my eyes, she doesn't reach the kind of malevolence Sovereign does. Especially if we're talking about your first meeting with Sovereign on Viermere. Sovereign- "You exist because we allow it. You will be destroyed because we command it. This communication is over..." scary sh*t.

It bothers me how you scrap everything right away instead of walking the raw items to the recycle machine. Great game.

Well yeah because they didn't screw the interface this time

I just have to say it… since I’m a console peasant the game just became available to me and I just spent a huge part of the evening watching review after review (I do have a life and it includes lots of media and gaming) and this is one of the least underrated games I’ve ever seen. EVERYONE sings its praises. It’s heralded far and wide as a triumph in every way. Saying things are underrated is hugely overrated. “Underrated” needs to go on the shelf next to “Insane” bro. And next to “bro.”

It’s overrated