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!
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
“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*
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
![System Shock [Remake] vs Original | Direct Comparison](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3o3ihkK5MXc/mqdefault.jpg)
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.
google something called the ringleman effect. then imagine it just scaled up to an entire organization
We are living im a time where Dead Space, Resident Evil 4 and System Shock have great remakes in the SAME YEAR!
but at what cost
@@garageofrock about 180 dollars
@@phillystevesteak6982 Was it worth it?
I'd put Metroid Prime remastered on this list
Does anyone else feel though that out of the games you mentioned, System Shock was the only one that actually needed a remake?
They gave it a 9
Idol
Thank you
Thanks for saving my time.
You people realize you can skip to the end right
So it has a little something for everyone?
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!
So glad this game worked out in the end, Took 8 years and 2 production resets but we got there in the end.
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.
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.
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.
She voiced Delacroix in SS2 and played keyboards in the band Tribe, some vocals too.
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.
they chose the perfect time to remake this game. the narrative has probably never been more relative
With the rise of Ai in the modern era
@@pixelcount350 exactly
said the same thing when explaining the plot to my gf
It would be nice to see remasters of Thief and its sequel.
*remakes
Thief was incredibly disappointing hope they remake that garbage
A proper remake of the first (and second) Thief... Oh, that would be magnificent
YES
Already doing ss2 remaster
Definitely deserves the 9, I hope they make a sequel
it would be crazy if they made a System Shock 2
@@strawberryharuspices1480 or maybe a spiritual successor set underwater?
@@ludokrus3564bioshock
@@ludokrus3564 Once theyre done exploring underwater, maybe they can do something with political influences set in a sky city?
@@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.
This is exactly how you pull of a remake. Faithful to the original with a light fresh breeze of modernization
This was an incredible game and this remake looks fantastic!
Now, get to work on SS2 remake. That game was fascinating.
Great! Now we have to wait another five years to develop a remake of System Shock 2.
they are doing a enhanced edition of SS2 before they decided to remake it
System Shock 2 VR would be so incredible though
IMHO SS2 was the best video game ever made.
@@easternyellowjacket276 why you thinking ss2 is better?
Man System Shock 2 Remake is going to look insane when they eventually decide to get to it! :o
Hopefully it goes a little more smoothly, now that they have the mechanics, design and game engine figured out lol
kudos to nightdive studios! well deserved!! continue the amazing work with those remades and remasters!!!
_"Dinner and a Shodan"_ actually got a chuckle out of me.
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.
Looks very fun. Hope it comes soon to consoles. Wanna play that on a big screen
Plays great on Steam Deck too!
I'm personally glad they kept crouch jumping in, whittles out the weak
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
I've always wanted to play this. Thank you Night Dive for this incredible Remake!
If you have basically no criticism for what’s basically an indie remake
Give it a well deserved 10
To be fair....he did have minor criticisms. The movement can be clunky and the cyberspace levels are dull.
The criticism was that the cyberspace sections were boring and the movement is clunky. Still deserves a 10 though
Imo a 9 is an amazing score. A 10 should be a perfect game
This game is quite divisive among critics, a 9 is a perfect score in this context.
he reserves the 10 for Sony's games.
What a great remake
Diablo 4: 9/10
Street Fighter 6: 9/10
System Shock (2023 Remake): 9/10
9GN
3 great games at once. What a great week
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.
Remakes in video games are an entirely different beast than remakes in film and other mediums.
@@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.
Such a fantastic remake.
Absolutely loving the remake so far. It's **** difficult like 90's games of old, and it makes me happy.
Time to support and reward games that are thoughtful/ caring to the lore with my wallet. Unlike other modern franchises
Awesome review,I'm definitely playing this when it gets ported to home consoles.
Ah yes, ChatGPT 4 the Videogame!
But seriously, this remake is awesome.
Now lets hope for a System Shock 2 Remake.
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.
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.
Nightdive is an excellent studio for projects like this
I’m only a few hours in and get completely lost but I’m really enjoying it so far!
This narrator is great. Fair, direct and easy to listen to.
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.
System Shock Remake def deserves a 9 cant wait for the consoles release!
Great Job done NightDive👍, its just a enjoyable Classic especialy for oldscool Gamer, all concerns after engine change are blown away , THX!
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
This looks superb. Can’t wait to play. Thanks for the great review.
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
One would hope this would encourage a...return to form.
They did a great job we loving it!! We all would love to see a Deus Ex remake now lol
This is the year of masterpeice remakes
Deadspace
Resident evil 4
Metriod prime
And now system shock
Really makes you feel like System Shock
Really makes you feel like a shock to your system.
This comment shocked my system.. so true. .
Can confirm that my system was shocked
really makes you feel like recycled jokes
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.
“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*
Was this review recorded on a webcam mic?
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
Almost got overshadowed by a lot of great releases this JUNE, this remake is Awesome!
Nightdive needs to do this to a build engine game
Just got installed, feeling awesome with vivid visuals, and a super concept of 30 years ago when got pentium 3 pc home
cant wait for SS2 the ultimate ultimate sci-fi horror game
The enhanced edition or the remake?
@@TheGore1021 both
@@user-pe3fk1fb1o Right on.
How many 9s does that make this year. This is crazy. We are in a new golden age
To be fair it’s a remake, so
@@waterprincess6444 Ask GTA Trilogy how it went
@WaterPrincess a remake I've never played the orginal
@@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.
@@mmd3585 what’s your point ?
Can we just acknowledge how the "Cyber: 3" blurb had me frightened before even running the opening cutscene.
Hope they do Deus Ex and Perfect Dark remake in the same manner as well :)
Nightdive Studios do great work.
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.
😂 so alike
They did in fact do remasters for Turok 1 & 2
Wish a studio would do this for the legacy of kain games
Didn't get to play the original, can't wait to play this.
Shockingly System Shock is so shockingly great. The developers are so shocked right now.
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.
This game seems like it would be great to play high af
This game looks perfect for VR. The devs have got to get this ported to Sony's PSVR 2. Looks fantastic!🍻
Thank you for a great review, the world looks absolutely gorgeous!
I'm shocked that IGN gave it the score it deserves.
9/10
And let's not forget that they will give you system shock 2 enhanced edition for free when it comes out.
game is great and also they gave it a 9/10
It is not a Nintendo game
they scared of bandwagon now
@@AhmedBinMosad Okay? So it's not a low budget cash grab with 12 hours of gameplay, sold at the price of a AAA title.
Never played the original but this looks great! Not a bad price either
Is it just me or the quality of IGN reviews went up in the last month..
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.
An AI in line with the zeitgeist brought by ChatGPT 😂
if this is done with the Unreal 4 or 5 engine, then it can also now be played in VR.
So is it coming to consoles? Is it PC only? Thanks IGN for answering that.
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.
And at this pace they're running out of titles to remake too.
Remakes done right is never a big problem at all especially in gaming when compared to movies and other entertainment mediums.
Nobody wants to talk about the quality of this review? Sound and video seem a little lackluster lol
Is it coming to console??
Yes.
HE MADE A LOUD 🔊 NOISE.....
U ARE LUCKY
Amazing review!!! Congrats Jon Bolding!!!
Chris avellone doesn’t miss
Shouldve programmed chatgpt into Shodan.
It's hard to believe that the original "system shock" was released 30 years ago..🥺😳🥺😳
Now that the assets have been set (code/skins,weapons,layout etc), hopefully we can get a System Shock 2 in a few years
Looks like this would be perfect for VR
This would be amazing in VR
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.
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.
My first question after learning about this remake naturally is: when is System Shock 2 coming out?
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.
It just feels like I’m looking at a more colorful Dead Space
This came out wayyy before Dead Space
@@sneedwashere but still doesn’t change the fact that’s it’s more of the same.
Fun fact: Dead Space was intended to be System Shock 3.
@@yohanntoutain2682 😂
Shodan, the alternate Skynet
To me, System Shock resembles Event Horizon Movie. And we need an Event Horizon FPS, RPG video game.
any plans to remake the sequel as well?❤
Incredible congratulations
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND ITS GOT A 9/10 🔥 🔥
You never peeked or leaned. Looking forward to playing it though
I'm 'shocked' 😅 this game actually came out after what seems like a decade from the original announcement
It's definitely a quantum leap above the original. Looking forward to it
Amazing game 10/10
The AI deserves some upgrade but not game breaking
Love that IGN didn’t go the other-major-press route of trashing this game.
Nightdive, please do Ultima Underworld games!!!
The remakes like Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 makes the year noice
It's sad tho that some of the best games released this year are remakes