![]() I was amazed that such an old game with such a clunky control scheme could be so immersive, eclipsing most games released before or since, and was shocked (har har) that it was not better known. I played the 1994 game for the first time in 2010 or thereabouts, and it was a revelation. Longtime readers may remember that one of the first posts I ever wrote for this blog was a History Lesson post about System Shock (back before I even had screenshots in my posts!). The developers will be launching a Kickstarter campaign very shortly so watch this space for further information.As always, you may click on images to view larger versions. In fact the project hasn’t even received the funding it needs yet to come to fruition. Unfortunately the game is not looking like it will be released any time soon. Taken straight from their website, the developers claim that they “will keep the new game true to the classic experience, keeping all the things you loved, while updating the user interface and graphics to use a modern day engine (Unity).” Now, more than two decades later, developer ‘Night Dive Studios’ is attempting to re-create the classic game for the modern age. In many ways the game lead the charge for story driven, first-person, action games with titles such as Deus Ex and BioShock being built directly on top of the foundation that System Shock laid. ![]() The first-person ARPG was ground-breaking in many respects and was received with huge critical acclaim. ![]() When it first released way back in 1994 System Shock became an instant classic. Courtesy of Polygon, today we have received over 8 minutes of gameplay footage for the modern remake of System Shock.
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