System Shock Review (MrSteeel)
The real shocker is that, after all these years, the game is finally out!
It's in such a good state, even hackerman approves!
System Shock remake isn't for everyone. It's a relic from the past, from the good old days of gaming, where games were made to entertain the players. Back then games were usually hard on default and did not have the handholding modern games do. No regenerating HP, waypoint indicator and in a lot of cases no autosave/checkpoint system. You had to figure out everything yourself (or get a guide lulz).
Now if you have some nice memories from the good times or are a fan of the original System Shock series, this game is made for you. You'll love it, guaranteed. On the other hand, if you are part of the new generation, this can be your entry to the reliquary. It's a game with modern graphics, with some quality of life changes, but old game rules. A really carefully made remake of a titan of its time. Check out the demo first, you have nothing to lose.
As I've already mentioned, the game is really faithful to the original game. It clearly shows the devs love towards it. Even the new additions to the remake are very carefully crafted and feels like they've been part of the 1994 classic from the start. Not to mention it's well optimised. A phenomenal job indeed.
Sure there are some caveats, like no music (Why tho?) and some minor bugs. Like I have to disconnect my gamepad when playing this game because it's always pressing the right button on the menus and it's fking annoying. Some key rebinding issues etc. I'm sure these will get fixed pretty soon. Also DLSS is in the game, but no FSR (again, why tho?) or HDR (the demo had HDR even if it was broken and the game would look fantastic with it, fix it my dudes instead of dropping it from the game).
Man, I wish you guys were the ones making duke nukem forever. I'm sure it would have turned out differently.