The System Shock 1 remake is looking pretty damn great

[Chromie]

Looking really pretty and I haven't seen the whole video I just can't help but love what's being shown.

Is Era excited to play this? Cautiously optimistic or worried about System Shock 3?




Look at this sexy map.

 

[Brazil]

This is one of those projects that literally look too good to be true.

 

[DrEvil]

I love SS2, excited to check this out when it's ready.

 

[Monster Zero]

Looking forward to this.

 

[Tagyhag]

The amount of detail is fantastic, even if it only looked half as good I would still be hyped. I tried going back to SS1 and it's rough, looking forward to this.

I hope Nightdive Studios continues to thrive, we definitely need more studios bringing back old games and modernizing them correctly.

 

[Instro]

Considering everything that happened with the development of this game, it's turning out pretty amazing. Hopefully it does well and they can remake 2 as well.

 

[Jason Frost]

Is this getting released on consoles too?

 

[Deleted member 28523]

give nightdive studios money

 

[Phediuk]

This looks fucking amazing.

 

[Masterspeed]

Back this pretty much the day I heard it, pretty excited for this to come out now.

 

[Truant]

Considering everything that happened with the development of this game, it's turning out pretty amazing. Hopefully it does well and they can remake 2 as well.

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Yeah, amazing turnaround and seemingly great leadership there.

 

[Mentalist]

I just hope they don't bring down the difficulty too much. Breaking those cameras just feels too easy.

In the original, it was always a scramble, knowing you gotta time the jump and hit during the short window before the camera sends out the alarm and a squad of killer cyborgs shows up.
The remake just feels too forgiving. I understand why, but that really kills the atmosphere of desperation you're supposed to start out with.

 

[Deleted member 8468]

I really can't wait. Immersive sims have been my jam since the first Deus Ex, so I came to System Shock a bit late with the sequel and have still not gone back to play the first. It's like looking forward to a brand new game.

 

[skeezx]

playing through SS1 enhanced edition right now... pretty fun but hooo doggy i'd hate to be tasked with "remaking" this. assuming they pull it off without it being some faint simulacrum of the OG then it'll be a herculean accomplishment. like they'll deserve a nobel prize for this

 

[chrominance]

I played the demo that came out for The Game Awards and it looked really good, an impressive update of the original's art style (though admittedly I don't have firsthand memories of the original, just SS2, so I'm going off the screenshots I've seen of the original game). Felt basically like how I'd expect a modern SS2 to play in many ways. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Deleted member 23212]

This is independent of SS3, right? That game's troubles won't affect this?

 

[Instro]

This is independent of SS3, right? That game's troubles won't affect this?

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Correct

 

[Mentalist]

This is independent of SS3, right? That game's troubles won't affect this?

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Different team. SS3 is being done by the second team at Otherside. Otherside released its Kickstarter project in 2018 that was supposed to be a spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld games, and.... it was not great.
Hopefully Warren Spector still got the magic touch, though.

 

[Deeke]

The graphics, lighting, and visuals are very impressive and I really think this one is going to be huge. I'd love to see raytracing included too.

 

[Lork]

I just hope they don't bring down the difficulty too much. Breaking those cameras just feels too easy.

In the original, it was always a scramble, knowing you gotta time the jump and hit during the short window before the camera sends out the alarm and a squad of killer cyborgs shows up.
The remake just feels too forgiving. I understand why, but that really kills the atmosphere of desperation you're supposed to start out with.

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Are you confusing this with System Shock 2? The cameras in the original couldn't actively detect you at all. Destroying them would lower SHODAN's control of the level they were on, so they essentially served as collectibles.

 

[SunBroDave]

It does look good, but I'm surprised they kept the ceiling so low in most of the rooms. With the more modern graphics, it makes everything feel condensed like the player character is walking around in vents the whole time

 

[Deleted member 17210]

I'm definitely excited for this. The original is still one of the best games in the genre (more people should play it instead of waiting for only the remake).

 

[Mentalist]

Are you confusing this with System Shock 2? The cameras in the original couldn't actively detect you at all. Destroying them would lower SHODAN's control of the level they were on, so they essentially served as collectibles.

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Possibly. I DID play them back to back originally.

 

[Vandal Deca]

This is literally the only thing I've ever backed on Kickstarter (or any similar platform). It's been pretty impressive to see it turn around after going down the wrong road for a while. I played through the Medical level demo they put out over the holidays and I really like where it's going.

I happened across SS1 on a shelf in Babbage's back in 1994 and became a lifetime fan of the franchise on that day, so this is a fun project for me to watch come together.

 

[Chromie]

Considering everything that happened with the development of this game, it's turning out pretty amazing. Hopefully it does well and they can remake 2 as well.

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Yeah, amazing turnaround and seemingly great leadership there.

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Yup, it's fascinating to me. I really had no hopes. I'm still cautiously optimistic but at least I'm optimistic about the release. It's gorgeous and looks like they're trying as much as possible to stick to the core ideas of the original game.

Different team. SS3 is being done by the second team at Otherside. Otherside released its Kickstarter project in 2018 that was supposed to be a spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld games, and.... it was not great.
Hopefully Warren Spector still got the magic touch, though.

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This one I'm more worried about. I really want it to be great but something about these older games seem hard to replicate imo. Baldur's Gate, Wasteland, Fallout, and all those classics had so much poured into them. I hope it turns out good but I also feel the same way towards the new Vampire the Masquerade.

 

[SofNascimento]

Is it a 1-1 remake? Can I expect Shodan original voice files?

 

[Mentalist]

Yup, it's fascinating to me. I really had no hopes. I'm still cautiously optimistic but at least I'm optimistic about the release. It's gorgeous and looks like they're trying as much as possible to stick to the core ideas of the original game.



This one I'm more worried about. I really want it to be great but something about these older games seem hard to replicate imo. Baldur's Gate, Wasteland, Fallout, and all those classics had so much poured into them. I hope it turns out good but I also feel the same way towards the new Vampire the Masquerade.

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Bloodlines I'm not so worried about, since the writing team includes the original lead (Mitsoda), Chris Avellone and Cara Ellison (who wrote a ton about Bloodlines for RPS and clearly "gets it" ).if the gameplay's jank I can live with it, as long as it's not outright broken. And they've got Wesp (the creator of the un-official patch for Bloodlines) as part of the QA team, so that should help, too, lol.

 

[Noodle]

I wish they'd do more with the level appearance so it wasn't so obvious where texture tiling occurred in the original.

 

[th1nk]

The low res retro design looks awesome in combination with the lighting. I hope this actually comes out, I backed this a few years back even though I never played the original and SS 2 was too scary/hard for me when I was little, I only played the demo for a bit... 😅

 

[Chromie]

Bloodlines I'm not so worried about, since the writing team includes the original lead (Mitsoda), Chris Avellone and Cara Ellison (who wrote a ton about Bloodlines for RPS and clearly "gets it" ).if the gameplay's jank I can live with it, as long as it's not outright broken. And they've got Wesp (the creator of the un-official patch for Bloodlines) as part of the QA team, so that should help, too, lol.

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Oh man! That's awesome for them. I think they're one of the major reasons the first game has such a big following. I'm always excited for more Avellone. His lack of presence could be felt on Outer Worlds, sadly.

 

[Deleted member 7883]

Loving everything about this. The controls for SS1 are too obtuse for me to properly get into the game these days. This is a dream come true.

 

[Pyro]

Eh, I think it looks fine but are those enemies the final design? They look like asset store quality...