System Shock Review

[@nosidezero]

With how gaming is now, it's amazing that a remake from a smaller studio that took this long to develop came out with this level of quality.

[@JotaroKujo-mq3nq]

google something called the ringleman effect. then imagine it just scaled up to an entire organization

[@Dracobyte]

We are living im a time where Dead Space, Resident Evil 4 and System Shock have great remakes in the SAME YEAR!

[@garageofrock]

but at what cost

[@phillystevesteak6982]

@@garageofrock about 180 dollars

[@user-pe3fk1fb1o]

@@phillystevesteak6982 Was it worth it?

[@TBL-AMELIA]

I'd put Metroid Prime remastered on this list

[@0L1]

Does anyone else feel though that out of the games you mentioned, System Shock was the only one that actually needed a remake?

[@jackfry]

They gave it a 9

[@galagasjay6544]

Idol

[@OfficerDoofyInTown]

Thank you

[@dreb1846]

Thanks for saving my time.

[@fizzystrings]

You people realize you can skip to the end right

[@Uberskull]

So it has a little something for everyone?

[@DarkKitarist]

The game is absolutely fantastic! No hand holding, beautiful and yet somehow triggers those nostalgia receptors in the brain. Also the elevator music is banging!

[@sinistersh0t2741]

So glad this game worked out in the end, Took 8 years and 2 production resets but we got there in the end.

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

It would be nice to see remasters of Thief and its sequel.

[@batteredwarrior]

*remakes

[@huzaifaniazi5041]

Thief was incredibly disappointing hope they remake that garbage

[@TheRaulSkull]

A proper remake of the first (and second) Thief... Oh, that would be magnificent

[@guguita1144]

YES

[@remedy334]

Already doing ss2 remaster

[@yosdef]

they chose the perfect time to remake this game. the narrative has probably never been more relative

[@pixelcount350]

With the rise of Ai in the modern era

[@yosdef]

@@pixelcount350 exactly

[@RugsterClaps]

said the same thing when explaining the plot to my gf

[@yasirozer4782]

The visual style is amazing. As the reviewer said, the whole vibe gives the impression of a 30 year old game. It's like playing something in memory. We are definitely in the remake/remaster era, but with it's ingeniunity this remake feels like something unique.

[@666chapelofblood]

A lot of games being remade now don't need to be remade (*cough* RE4 *cough*), System Shock is an exception though even though the original is great.

[@doomnationalist]

Definitely deserves the 9, I hope they make a sequel

[@strawberryharuspices1480]

it would be crazy if they made a System Shock 2

[@ludokrus3564]

@@strawberryharuspices1480 or maybe a spiritual successor set underwater?

[@ramdjow2882]

@@ludokrus3564bioshock

[@GranTigerGaming]

@@ludokrus3564 Once theyre done exploring underwater, maybe they can do something with political influences set in a sky city?

[@DarthRadical]

​@@strawberryharuspices1480 Giving System Shock 2 this treatment would be great. The OG SS2 is more playable than the first one was, but the update would still be great.

[@lvwpy]

Terri Brosius deserves all the credit for putting her voice for Shodan, she's a legend! She also was the voice of Viktoria in the Thief games.

[@TheJosep70]

She voiced Delacroix in SS2 and played keyboards in the band Tribe, some vocals too.

[@Razgriz_01]

She's also worked on some great projects as not only as a VA, but also as writer and level designer. Really glad she's still working in the industry and reprised her role for this.

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

Man System Shock 2 Remake is going to look insane when they eventually decide to get to it! :o

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

Hopefully it goes a little more smoothly, now that they have the mechanics, design and game engine figured out lol

[@wmredwine]

This was an incredible game and this remake looks fantastic! Now, get to work on SS2 remake. That game was fascinating.

[@kissmyassdickhead9346]

Great! Now we have to wait another five years to develop a remake of System Shock 2.

[@LukeWatson121]

they are doing a enhanced edition of SS2 before they decided to remake it

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

System Shock 2 VR would be so incredible though

[@easternyellowjacket276]

IMHO SS2 was the best video game ever made.

[@games4us132]

@@easternyellowjacket276 why you thinking ss2 is better?

[@delinquentis9971]

This is exactly how you pull of a remake. Faithful to the original with a light fresh breeze of modernization

[@hrviumhrvarium74]

kudos to nightdive studios! well deserved!! continue the amazing work with those remades and remasters!!!

[@lawyerlawyer1215]

If you have basically no criticism for what’s basically an indie remake Give it a well deserved 10

[@BreadCatMarcus]

To be fair....he did have minor criticisms. The movement can be clunky and the cyberspace levels are dull.

[@diogitalk]

The criticism was that the cyberspace sections were boring and the movement is clunky. Still deserves a 10 though

[@jeremigagnon-larocque8725]

Imo a 9 is an amazing score. A 10 should be a perfect game

[@MuriloRiFO]

This game is quite divisive among critics, a 9 is a perfect score in this context.

[@KilliK69]

he reserves the 10 for Sony's games.

[@Muramasa1794]

What a great remake

[@IconicJustice]

Plays great on Steam Deck too!

[@abdulmuhaimin5274]

Diablo 4: 9/10 Street Fighter 6: 9/10 System Shock (2023 Remake): 9/10

[@sneedwashere]

9GN

[@mmd3585]

3 great games at once. What a great week

[@Cimlite]

_"Dinner and a Shodan"_ actually got a chuckle out of me.

[@ogsleepdealer]

I'm personally glad they kept crouch jumping in, whittles out the weak

[@mcm3adows]

Mantling would've been nice but it not being in the game has been a non issue for me. Been enthralled with this game since it came out

[@TheElviz86]

Looks very fun. Hope it comes soon to consoles. Wanna play that on a big screen

[@JohnSmith-jj2yd]

I'm surprised there was no mention of BioShock in this, especially as you can see where it had its roots, and most people would never have played System Shock 1/2.

[@dwerical]

Such a fantastic remake.

[@mzytryck]

It's amazing what can happen when a remake is done by people who ACTUALLY LIKE the original and understand why it was great, isn't it? Compared to the slew of cashgrab remakes we've seen (Disney, we're looking at you), this is very encouraging.

[@iraford5788]

Remakes in video games are an entirely different beast than remakes in film and other mediums.

[@jimmythegamer2231]

​​@@iraford5788 Remakes in films are unnecessary in most instances (unless they're for movies in the black-and-white era) or adaptations of foreign language films, but remakes in video games are often more necessary as some of them may end up being unaccessible or straight-up dated in terms of graphics and gameplay.

[@Victorvictorly]

Time to support and reward games that are thoughtful/ caring to the lore with my wallet. Unlike other modern franchises

[@CMONCMON007]

I've always wanted to play this. Thank you Night Dive for this incredible Remake!

[@ianuzzo]

Ah yes, ChatGPT 4 the Videogame! But seriously, this remake is awesome.

[@RogueAmarice]

Looking Glass was just one of those studios that consistently failed to produce a bad game. UU, SS, Thief are amazing games. Glad to see a remake that honors its legacy.

[@alemceric7258]

Absolutely loving the remake so far. It's **** difficult like 90's games of old, and it makes me happy.

[@kahn466]

The aspects that "didn't age well" aren't in the game anymore. Go back and play even the remaster with improved QOL features and controls and that is apparent. The difficulty in this is just as much of a breath of fresh air that dark souls was and we can use more shooters/immersive sims like it. Nightdive also did what they set out to do and that was remake the game, not do a retelling like so many other games have people confused for what a remake is.

[@AbleAnderson]

Exploration makes a game like this excellent. It’s why Dead Space was a 10/10 and Callisto Protocol fell way short; one was on rails, the other allowed branching paths, exploration, full back tracking, etc.

[@Sunnyside845]

I’m only a few hours in and get completely lost but I’m really enjoying it so far!

[@andreasrutledge93]

Awesome review,I'm definitely playing this when it gets ported to home consoles.

[@BuryEdmund]

This narrator is great. Fair, direct and easy to listen to.

[@zenicehero9154]

System Shock Remake def deserves a 9 cant wait for the consoles release!

[@adamdavis1737]

Nightdive is an excellent studio for projects like this

[@jetfire245]

Seeing a revamped 30 year old game perform and look better than half of the new games we've gotten in recent times is rather sad lol

[@eliarevalo]

One would hope this would encourage a...return to form.

[@leoviper]

Really makes you feel like System Shock

[@dmaster342]

Really makes you feel like a shock to your system.

[@Gameprojordan]

This comment shocked my system.. so true. .

[@no3scap3117]

Can confirm that my system was shocked

[@samali536]

really makes you feel like recycled jokes

[@aquaisuseful682]

So dead space gets a remake. The game that Inspired dead space gets a remake. (Re4) and the game dead space was supposed to be gets a remake!! Wth?!! I’m happy but this is hilarious

[@flintston3r]

No one ever knows how to use the grenades in the og, but theyre still pretty powerful tools. Its just a shame that throwing in the og is a cryptic crap shot at best if theres anything but a clear los.

[@hypermario24]

This looks superb. Can’t wait to play. Thanks for the great review.

[@Keithhatesy0u]

Was this review recorded on a webcam mic?

[@electronicinfection]

Now lets hope for a System Shock 2 Remake.

[@chefbenji1880]

This is the year of masterpeice remakes Deadspace Resident evil 4 Metriod prime And now system shock

[@sgdhoschi]

Great Job done NightDive👍, its just a enjoyable Classic especialy for oldscool Gamer, all concerns after engine change are blown away , THX!

[@JimmySlacksack]

cant wait for SS2 the ultimate ultimate sci-fi horror game

[@TheGore1021]

The enhanced edition or the remake?

[@user-pe3fk1fb1o]

@@TheGore1021 both

[@TheGore1021]

@@user-pe3fk1fb1o Right on.

[@beebeeice]

Why does this reviewer sound like he's excited to review the game, but is in the same room as his sleeping wife and doesnt wanna wake her

[@Juan-ri4mx]

Can they purchase the license for the Turok series on Nintendo 64 and PLEASE MAKE A REMAKE! This game reminds me so much of Turok.

[@xandypunk7350]

😂 so alike

[@MGMan37]

They did in fact do remasters for Turok 1 & 2

[@Ill06Taco]

Nightdive needs to do this to a build engine game

[@thechicagobox]

When remakes are the best thing going in gaming today, you know that there’s a big problem with creative people today. They put artificial limitations on themselves, which is not what art is at all. Yes, games are art.

[@datatsushi2016]

And at this pace they're running out of titles to remake too.

[@iraford5788]

Remakes done right is never a big problem at all especially in gaming when compared to movies and other entertainment mediums.

[@junkfool123]

game is great and also they gave it a 9/10

[@AhmedBinMosad]

It is not a Nintendo game

[@epicmetod]

they scared of bandwagon now

[@ioasisyumich]

​@@AhmedBinMosad Okay? So it's not a low budget cash grab with 12 hours of gameplay, sold at the price of a AAA title.

[@TyMetaTV]

They did a great job we loving it!! We all would love to see a Deus Ex remake now lol

[@fabolousjada5070]

Chris avellone doesn’t miss

[@caiop.4972]

An AI in line with the zeitgeist brought by ChatGPT 😂

[@dastandesanta7565]

Is it just me or the quality of IGN reviews went up in the last month..

[@mmd3585]

People have this idea because the reviews are coinciding with most peoples tastes. If the reviewer gave Diablo or Street Fighter a poor score, even with great arguments, people would riot, because they come to IGN to validate their preconceived opinions, not to look for the journalists inputs about a game they are interested, in general.

[@johnnovelravancho8944]

Almost got overshadowed by a lot of great releases this JUNE, this remake is Awesome!

[@mattheweyo5436]

How many 9s does that make this year. This is crazy. We are in a new golden age

[@waterprincess6444]

To be fair it’s a remake, so

[@mmd3585]

@@waterprincess6444 Ask GTA Trilogy how it went

[@mattheweyo5436]

@WaterPrincess a remake I've never played the orginal

[@waterprincess6444]

@@mattheweyo5436 yeah but it doesn’t mean no one has played them, what if they remade all the Mario’s would that be the greatest year of gaming.

[@waterprincess6444]

@@mmd3585 what’s your point ?

[@Jughulator]

I'm shocked that IGN gave it the score it deserves.

[@Greedo96]

This game seems like it would be great to play high af

[@nintendonoob3226]

Shockingly System Shock is so shockingly great. The developers are so shocked right now.

[@cyboygaming1925]

“Mission (3): HARD” “The hacker has 5 hours to stop SHODAN and will die permanently if the Restoration Bay on the current level isn’t activated.” *Ono*

[@milanstevanovic4727]

Hope they do Deus Ex and Perfect Dark remake in the same manner as well :)

[@marcusservance19]

Wish a studio would do this for the legacy of kain games

[@djjjjj]

Is it coming to console??

[@dmaster342]

Yes.

[@L3ONARD81]

I’m shocked that system shock is on new systems.

[@ZackRToler]

As far as I'm aware, it's not on any new systems, yet lol. Console releases are to be announced later

[@axperience4503]

Can we just acknowledge how the "Cyber: 3" blurb had me frightened before even running the opening cutscene.

[@BharathKarthikeyan]

Thank you for a great review, the world looks absolutely gorgeous!

[@TuneTamasha]

Shouldve programmed chatgpt into Shodan.

[@user-sh5cw5gn3c]

HE MADE A LOUD 🔊 NOISE..... U ARE LUCKY

[@ricky865]

And let's not forget that they will give you system shock 2 enhanced edition for free when it comes out.

[@MoveTowardsTheLight]

Didn't get to play the original, can't wait to play this.

[@frankiepoindexter445]

Nightdive Studios do great work.

[@ScientificZoom]

Just got installed, feeling awesome with vivid visuals, and a super concept of 30 years ago when got pentium 3 pc home

[@BeersYourFriend]

This game looks perfect for VR. The devs have got to get this ported to Sony's PSVR 2. Looks fantastic!🍻

[@notforwhat_sodane]

This would be amazing in VR

[@sardaukerlegion]

Shodan, the alternate Skynet

[@mikee2zz858]

Nobody wants to talk about the quality of this review? Sound and video seem a little lackluster lol

[@PunkRockLifer]

Never played the original but this looks great! Not a bad price either

[@franciscabdul2828]

any plans to remake the sequel as well?❤

[@royrogers495]

Looks like this would be perfect for VR

[@lsobrien]

Move aside, Arkane.

[@skairkrow9800]

if this is done with the Unreal 4 or 5 engine, then it can also now be played in VR.

[@KimchiKommander]

Great review and Reviewer. Finally some decent voices and not Ryan in literally every ear-scratching video lmao. System Shock is an amazing experience, glad it's finally out.

[@The3ushido]

Need this on Game Pass 🙏

[@niggardlylad2008]

It's a 40$ game you cheapo😅

[@MiscFightVids]

The tiered difficulty is not new. It was in the original too and probably more in depth. Someone didn't do his homework, but that's hardly surprising from IGN.

[@Aldiggy2000]

Now that the assets have been set (code/skins,weapons,layout etc), hopefully we can get a System Shock 2 in a few years

[@ALiberalVeteran]

So is it coming to consoles? Is it PC only? Thanks IGN for answering that.

[@FonaFett]

You never peeked or leaned. Looking forward to playing it though

[@stingyringpiece]

Great game Great channel At its time one of the best and influential games you could get Its nice to see it reborn in the same manner.

[@miguelgomes6849]

Great game my only complain is the level design is almost the same along the entire game, beside that excellent game hope ss2 have the same treatment

[@chrispekel5709]

It's the same as the original

[@fernandoacuna1471]

That's the point

[@justinpirelli2839]

A lot more similar to its spiritual successor, Bioshock

[@HuckPlays]

It just feels like I’m looking at a more colorful Dead Space

[@sneedwashere]

This came out wayyy before Dead Space

[@HuckPlays]

@@sneedwashere but still doesn’t change the fact that’s it’s more of the same.

[@yohanntoutain2682]

Fun fact: Dead Space was intended to be System Shock 3.

[@HuckPlays]

@@yohanntoutain2682 😂

[@Ibn_Battuta]

The fighting melee mechanics are horrible, they haven't fixed it yet, its too floaty

[@gtrzmbe9390]

That's 3 Shodan puns in one review.

[@easternyellowjacket276]

My first question after learning about this remake naturally is: when is System Shock 2 coming out?

[@DishonoredSkull]

This remake was absolute hell on the devs to be fair. Granted they have 100% learned alot from this. However a system shock 2 enhanced edition is more likely to happen first. Would be the best move to be honest.

[@needsmoretacos4807]

I'm 'shocked' 😅 this game actually came out after what seems like a decade from the original announcement

[@VideojugadorIrritado]

The remakes like Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 makes the year noice

[@niggardlylad2008]

It's sad tho that some of the best games released this year are remakes

[@antongoykhman]

To me, System Shock resembles Event Horizon Movie. And we need an Event Horizon FPS, RPG video game.

[@minusED]

Love that IGN didn’t go the other-major-press route of trashing this game.

[@remedy334]

System shock 2 remaster already in the works by the team....