System Shock stuff. (System Shock Remake, Kickstarter/Demo Up!)

[Mangler]

First, an article about the system shock 1 remake:

http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/25/9801434/system-shock-remake-first-look-art

Some neat before/after slides in that polygon piece.




And then there is this:

http://www.othersidetease.com/strawberry.php

Apparently a bunch of ex-looking glass team members are making a game called System Shock 3 or something like that.




0/10, not enough shootbang in any of those games.

[Meteor_of_War]

Admittedly I never played the first one, so I might be interested in this. I think I tried it back in the day at a friend's house but it was too tough to get into so I never got very far with it.

SS2 was incredible though, played through that one a few times.

[Mangler]

I wonder if they're going the kickstarter route for System Shock 3?

[Destroy]

Nifty if done PC proper. If not, rats' asses in absolute vacuum couldn't care less.

[Greasy]

I never played any of the SS games, so I'm looking forward to trying these out.

[OzzieBloke]

I have never played any System Shock, or Bioshock games.

Maybe I should.

[nutcrackr]

I never got far in System Shock 2, although I played it much later and didn't really know what I was doing.

[Meteor_of_War]

I have never played any System Shock, or Bioshock games.

Maybe I should.

Bioshock 1 and 2 are great, and I can also vouch for SS2 being absolutely excellent. It's the definitive "trapped on a derelict space ship" game.

It even holds up well today with a few visual enhancement mods. Just replayed it last year. Read up in the SS2 thread for info.

[eNforcer]

Not giving in to any hype, because I don't want them to **** anything up.

[felikx]

Not giving in to any hype, because I don't want them to **** anything up.

If it comes to consoles, it's ****ed.

[Destroy]

It's officially announced now. <le sigh> Can someone please pass the mashed potatoes now.

[Mangler]

Seems like some random dude joined this team, I think he's called Warren Spector.

http://www.pcgamer.com/warren-spector-joining-otherside-to-lead-system-shock-3/

[Meteor_of_War]

**** just got real.

[Destroy]

Holy crap!

I really need to sit down and finish the first one. SS1 is amazingly difficult to figure out and complete.

[GTwannabe]

I never got far in System Shock 2, although I played it much later and didn't really know what I was doing.

SS2 was amazing minus the infinite monsters, extremely finite ammo, and guns that would break after 12 shots. Also, skill tree was broken in that the game would become unbeatable if you put too many points into underwater basket weaving when the mandatory puzzle required a high level in Peruvian macrame.

[kboye]

The only game where monkeys still makes my spine chill.

And the music and sounds... It's one of the few games where EAX made a tremendous difference. Not just reverb, but bass and filtering.

[Pirate Neilsouth]

System Shock 1 Remastered gets Pre-Alpha gameplay footage and it looks GOOD

A first person action RPG set aboard a space station in a cyberpunk vision of the year 2072, that even at the time of its release had a great 3D Engine, with physics and complex gameplay. As such it is a highly regarded collectors item, but it is nothing compared to what you about to see in the latest pre-alpha gameplay footage, from the developers Night Dive Studios for the System Shock Remaster powered by the Unity Engine!

http://www.indieretronews.com/2016/03/system-shock-1-remastered-gets-pre.html

[OzzieBloke]

When the remaster comes out, I will try to play it.

[Pirate Neilsouth]

Kickstarter -> 2017?

[Meteor_of_War]

Wow that gameplay footage was a lot more impressive than I was expecting.

[Argoon1981]

I never played system shock 1 but based on SS2 looks nothing like i was expecting, looks darker, the robot and the monkey (at lest it looked like a monkey guy on the video) are totally different, perhaps is to early to judge but i can't say that video made me excited, i'm also afraid they will cut some stuff off, just because of the complexity that modern game development entails, but there's still room for hope.

[H-Alien]

Wow that gameplay footage was a lot more impressive than I was expecting.

agreed, maybe I should stop my system shock enhanced edition playthrough....

[yoz]

Admittedly I never played the first one, so I might be interested in this. I think I tried it back in the day at a friend's house but it was too tough to get into so I never got very far with it.

SS2 was incredible though, played through that one a few times.

System Shock 1 is superior to the sequel in most respects, but SS2 is a damn fine game too.

[Meteor_of_War]

I'm just going to wait for this remaster to play it.

[Destroy]

Ugg...its being made for Xbox1.

Go ahead and wait for the consolized version; I'm sure it will be as good as the original , in a "New Coke" kind of way.

[SirBaron]

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Looks pretty good to me, regardless of platform.

[AluminumHaste]

In case anyone is interested in a modded SS2 all working, I'm just going to leave this here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B89UMFFXqtD5TXhOQ3hEWUc2SE0/view?usp=sharing

I haven't completed a 100% playthrough with it yet, but got to around 80% and didn't have any bugs with the mods.

[acroig]

Looks pretty good to me, regardless of platform.

, can't wait!!

[Meteor_of_War]

The fact we have this AND System Shock 3 coming is pretty great.

[acroig]

The fact we have this AND System Shock 3 coming is pretty great.

Totally!

[Chuck]

So many great games to play this year. Well, looks like my social life will go from 0 to -100.

[Mangler]

Polygon has an article about the upcoming kickstarter, this part was pretty nice:

We've gotten glimpses of the reboot through early alpha footage and screenshots. When the crowdfunding campaign starts at 12 p.m. PT next Tuesday, June 28, nostalgic backers and the genuinely curious alike will have a chance to actually play System Shock themselves. A short demo of the Windows PC version will be made available to anyone through Steam, GOG and Humble the same day that the Kickstarter opens.

http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/24/12007602/system-shock-kickstarter-campaign-rewards-screens-demo

[Meteor_of_War]

Sounds like it might be a good idea. They could end up getting more backers if people try the demo and like it.

[acroig]

Polygon has an article about the upcoming kickstarter, this part was pretty nice:



http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/24/120...s-screens-demo

Nice! I'm in.

[Destroy]

A demo, what is that? Let me break out my 1996 PC Gamer with CD.

[Nagorak]

System Shock 2 was the only game that ever really scared me (Vampire: Bloodlines mansion gets an honorable mention). All the other games that are supposed to be scary, like Dead Space, or VR games like Brookhaven Experiment feel "intense" at best. I never actually have been scared. System Shock 2 had amazing atmosphere and it was scary as hell.

So, anyway, I'd like to play the original, but at this point I'm thinking it makes sense to hold out for the full remaster. The enhanced version looks like it took the graphics from Doom level to say UT99 level (maybe UT2k3?), but if the remaster will be fully modern level it's probably best to just wait.

[Trunks0]

I think your forgetting how flat and shaderless UT99 is. This seems more Doom3-esc to me. Which always felt like it would have been a great engine for a System Shock mod.

[Nagorak]

I think your forgetting how flat and shaderless UT99 is. This seems more Doom3-esc to me. Which always felt like it would have been a great engine for a System Shock mod.

Well, it's hard to tell from a few screen shots. You're right it could be Doom 3 level. That's putting it at more like 2004, similar to UT2k3 (although D3 had more advanced shadowing). I think the HD version looks decent enough, but I have enough games right now that I'll still probably wait for the full remaster.

[Mangler]

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Gameplay from the upcoming "demo".

It's from polygon, so expect MLG level aiming.

[Meteor_of_War]