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12PM PT right as the Kickstarter campaign goes live. Available through Steam, GOG, and Humble.

You guys excited? I never played the original.

Source: www.pcgamer.com/a-system-shock-remastered-demo-is-coming-next-week/

 

[Dennis]

Aww yeah, that is it mang.

 

[Rellik]

I'll definitely give it a try on Steam.

 

[John Kowalski]

Still hard to believe this is happening.

 

[GearDraxon]

After starting the original a couple of times, far after its original release, but never getting far... I am SO on board with playing a remaster.

 

[Dennis]

All you BioShock kiddies need to support this Kickstarter so you can learn what a Shock game is supposed to be all about.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Wow, I wouldn't have expected that. That's pretty damn cool.


Even without the demo, I'm pretty sure I'd want to kick some money their way.

 

[dejay]

I wanna play this in VR.

 

[Doomedfool]

2 is probably my favorite game ever, but my one attempt at playing the first one didn't get very far because of how archaic the controls felt.

Looking forward to trying this one out.

 

[Croash]

Very smart to launch a demo along with the Kickstarter. This looks promising so far.

 

[WorriedCitizen]

That's awesome. I wonder if it still holds up now that the gfx and controls will be revised or my rose tinted nostalgia glasses played tricks on me. System Shock 1 was one of my favourite games ofthe 90's. I liked it even more then System Shock 2 back in the days.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Launching the Demo with the kickstarter will help this a lot

 

[~Kinggi~]

Launching the Demo with the kickstarter will help this a lot

Yeah its good shit.

 

[shintoki]

I think I'll support it on principle alone.

 

[StrikeFirst117]

Well that is a really good way of launching a kickstarter by letting us actually try it so soon. Will try it for sure and most likely back it

 

[Melkezadek]

This looks cool as hell.

 

[Zabojnik]

Day -213942348.

Having played them frequently over the past 10-15 years, I know both System Shocks inside out, so I'm more excited for what Otherside will be able to come up for SS3. Still, this looks like a remaster done right. Pairing the KS with the demo is a brilliant idea.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Never played a ss game, but if its what bioshock is based on I'm all in. I've never donated to a kickstarter before but this'll probably be my 1st

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Ohhh, fuck.

OHHHHHHH.

Is sex like this? I can't believe how gratifying it is reading this news.

Fuck me SS1 and 2 are amazing, can't believe SS3 is happening.

 

[jesu]

All you BioShock kiddies need to support this Kickstarter so you can learn what a Shock game is supposed to be all about.

How much though?
Don't like to Kickstart more than a tenner.

 

[BigTnaples]

Nice.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

Have SS2(which i still havnt started)
So ill start here

 

[CHC]

Loving the visual style. The tiling of the backgrounds and whacky colors totally capture that early 90s FPS feel from games like System Shock (obviously) or Marathon.

 

[deletethis123]

Loving the visual style. The tiling of the backgrounds and whacky colors totally capture that early 90s FPS feel from games like System Shock (obviously) or Marathon.

I would love to play marathon with modern graphics and gameplay.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Never played a ss game, but if its what bioshock is based on I'm all in. I've never donated to a kickstarter before but this'll probably be my 1st

System Shock is basically Bioshock with sophistication. I don't mean that to disparage Bioshock, necessarily... I'm just sayin', System Shock has a hell of a lot more going on upstairs.

 

[Pacotez]

As long as they don't go SSG on us I'm onboard

 

[Parham]

Small pet peeve of mine, but this should really be called a remake rather than a remaster. That aside, it looks promising.

 

[jesu]

Small pet peeve of mine, but this should really be called a remake rather than a remaster. That aside, it looks promising.

It's bad reporting, here is what they told Polygon

"We felt that the amount of passion and resources that we are putting into this game elevated it beyond the expectations that someone would have for a remaster," CEO Stephen Kick said. "This is a full-fledged reboot of a classic game into something new."

 

[ScientificPizza]

bruh, those screenshots are fantastic

I've always wanted to play the original but I have no nostalgia for it so it seems rough to dive into now

 

[ichtyander]

Yeah baby! I'm wondering how they'll handle the VR segments, hopefully they won't stray too much from the original formula, but it could certainly be made a bit more flashy, neon vectors and all that.

Here are the screenshots from their Facebook page (so their image compression has most certainly ruined the image quality somewhat), in higher res:

 

[Yarbskoo]

Yeah baby! I'm wondering how they'll handle the VR segments, hopefully they won't stray too much from the original formula, but it could certainly be made a bit more flashy, neon vectors and all that.

Here are the screenshots from their Facebook page (so their image compression has most certainly ruined the image quality somewhat), in higher res:

I hope most of the post processing can be turned off.

 

[PFD]

Looks dope

 

[Darth_Caedus]

Wish I had a good PC to play this. I've played Bioshock and have always wanted to try its spiritual predecessor.

 

[Regginator]

Recently played and enjoyed System Shock 2, but the original felt incredibly dated and while the Enhanced Edition fixed one or two things, it still felt pretty damn dated. Needless to say, I'm so on board for this remake.

 

[kamineko]

fuck yeah

 

[inm8num2]

Looks like the remake is in very good hands. I really hope the Kickstarter succeeds.

For those who missed it, an AMA with Stephen Kick from earlier this week

 

[GamingOblivion]

Are they gonna do this with the second one as well? I really cant play the games for how clunky they look/feel.

 

[Instro]

Screens look great. Getting a demo out for the KS is brilliant. Seems like they changed the design on the Mutant slightly compared to the trailer? Maybe it's just that screenshot.

Are they gonna do this with the second one as well? I really cant play the games for how clunky they look/feel.

Yep.

 

[Regginator]

Yep.

Wait what, I don't recall them saying anything about remaking SS2, did they?

 

[Geedorah]

I get my 1080 in the mail on the 28th....

http://i.imgur.com/BYfDKNQ.gif

I. Can't. Wait.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Wait what, I don't recall them saying anything about remaking SS2, did they?

Yeah i dont remember them saying they are doing 2 as well. Id like a confirm.

 

[Instro]

Wait what, I don't recall them saying anything about remaking SS2, did they?

Pretty sure it's in one of the interviews that they are looking to do a remake of 2 after this one is done, but maybe I'm just crazy.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

HYYYYYYYPE

 

[Vasili2K38]

Still hard to believe this is happening.

The same here, I'm very curious to try the demo .

 

[Intheflorsh]

Looks great, I must say. I'd be more interested in a SS2 remake, but maybe that's next.

 

[rrs]

I played the original and found it super clunky, if this fixes it I'm all in

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Can't wait to back the shit out of this game and play the demo .

 

[Cabbagehead]

Launching the Demo with the kickstarter will help this a lot

More need to do this rather then the other way around. If its feasible that is.

 

[TP]

Have they mentioned how they'll handle the music?

Re-recorded tracks?
New tracks?
Same old tracks?

POSTING IT

https://youtu.be/6CalFsdE4tA

https://youtu.be/4ydAYm6tyF8

https://youtu.be/up80FfzySFA

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Have they mentioned how they'll handle the music?

Re-recorded tracks?
New tracks?
Same old tracks?

POSTING IT

https://youtu.be/6CalFsdE4tA

https://youtu.be/4ydAYm6tyF8

https://youtu.be/up80FfzySFA

This is my biggest fear with this remake. I get the feeling they'll drop the fairly upbeat cyberpunk music for more generic horror game stuff.

The MAC version of Security/Bridge is the best '90s shooter track. Executive Suites is amazing too. That setup and payoff.