System Shock: Enhanced Edition

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 91
  3. Negative: 6 out of 91

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  1. HSuke
    Dec 8, 2015
    7
    It's a wonderful game, but I can't get past the dated controls. The graphics are more dizzying than Descent I. You have to toggle between free look and movement. It needs a full remake instead just a partial update to be playable.
  2. UncleEd
    Nov 27, 2020
    7
    System Shock is an atmospheric shooter with light adventure elements. Without spoiling anything, you are a hacker trying to overcome Shodan’s plans, the enemy AI who has taken control of the space station Citadel. System Shock may be the first FPS which tried to blend in story elements with shooter mechanics and it is hard to ignore its importance in the evolution of FPSs, considering itSystem Shock is an atmospheric shooter with light adventure elements. Without spoiling anything, you are a hacker trying to overcome Shodan’s plans, the enemy AI who has taken control of the space station Citadel. System Shock may be the first FPS which tried to blend in story elements with shooter mechanics and it is hard to ignore its importance in the evolution of FPSs, considering it came out 4 years before the original Half-Life.

    Whereas System Shock still holds up in some areas (story, atmosphere), it shows its age in others… Shooting is pretty bad and the AI is quite poor. Throughout the game, I have killed many enemies, because they were stuck in a doorway, unable to find their way towards me. The UI is very different from today’s standardized UIs and often criticized, but I honestly enjoyed its sophistication. My main problem with System Shock was the maze-like level design and backtracking. I often found myself trying to figure out how to progress, finding out later that I am supposed go back to a small room five levels (floors) earlier. Hacking mini-games are alright and the inventory management is fun.

    Overall, System Shock was too ambitious for its technical limitations in 1994. It definitely deserves respect for what it was trying to do, but if I had to name one game that desperately needs a remake it would be the original System Shock. Thanks to Nightdive Studios, I guess we will get our hands on that out soon…    … Expand
  3. AxeWould
    Apr 30, 2021
    7
    Никогда в нее не играл, и когда она вышла мне был всего год, поэтому начитался про нее много похвального, решил ее пройти(поиграть). Скажу сразу игру не прошел(посмотрев прохожодение на ютабе, и понял что остановился где-то на 70%), но не из за графона, а за сюжета(не сам сюжет, он реально хорош) и квестов, просто немного потерялся, и на месяц пропал, и не заходил, а когда вернулся то чертНикогда в нее не играл, и когда она вышла мне был всего год, поэтому начитался про нее много похвального, решил ее пройти(поиграть). Скажу сразу игру не прошел(посмотрев прохожодение на ютабе, и понял что остановился где-то на 70%), но не из за графона, а за сюжета(не сам сюжет, он реально хорош) и квестов, просто немного потерялся, и на месяц пропал, и не заходил, а когда вернулся то черт его знает что дальше делать, но это не отменяет того факта, что даже через почти 30 лет, игра просто отличная, сколько нововедений, сколько возможностей, это игра шедевр, это игра легенда, разроботчики молодци, и даже сейчас мне было играть приятно, только надо было пару часов чтобы привыкнуть к управлению и геймплею, но я отдаю ей дань уважения, это отличная игра! но советовать всем я не буду, все-таки нынешнии геймеры ее не поймут, и не оценят всей ее прелести!… Expand

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#24 Best PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Hooked Gamers
    Nov 6, 2015
    80
    The old System Shock was not the easiest game to get immersed in and that was mostly due to its controls. The overhaul makes the game infinitely more enjoyable simply by virtue of no longer needing to struggle with these.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Nov 5, 2015
    80
    It is still a classic, and one that planted some incredibly important seeds for the fps genre as a whole. This enhanced edition brings all that back and adds a little more, but unfortunately the control system hasn’t aged well.
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  3. Digital Chumps
    Nov 2, 2015
    92
    So good to see Night Dive Studios revive this classic and make it purchasable and playable again. If you've ever uttered the words 'cyberpunk' or like games that have the word 'shock' or "Deus Ex" in them, give this one an honest try -- it may not look the part in screenshots, but it's a legend.
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