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Does System Shock 2 Hold Up?

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RiffRaff79

So, yeah, over a decade later, do you think System Shock 2 holds up and is worth playing (especially for a huge fan of the Bioshock series)? Yes or no with reasons and stuff.
Edit: And I just bought it. Anywho, carry on with the discussion of how well it holds up :)

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freaky10

Of course it worth play. Still its good game. Oh and i loved bioshock series too.

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Bassnium

Bioshock is a spiritual sequal to System Shock. So basically tere are 5 games in the System Shock/Bioshock series

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freaky10

Yes I know it:) Have Bioshock franchise original and think about to buy System shock 2 too :)

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KaiserTroll

Actually Deus Ex could be closer to the actual successor than Bioshock.

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Bassnium

Possibly, but Bioshock is the successor. Irrational Games made both System Shock 2 and Bioshock, they both are very similar in gameplay, and Bioshock Infinite's 1999 mode is based around System Shock.

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KaiserTroll

Yup, Bioshock was intended as a succession to System Shock but failed to meet expectations. I do not know about Bioshock Infinite though, but BS 1 and 2 did not target the same audience as SS2 while Deus Ex did.
After all, both Deus Ex and SS were originally designed by Warren Spector.

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Bassnium

Well, 8 years later makes it hard to get the same audience :p

I would say Deus Ex and SS2 are more like cousins. Same era, same Cyberpunk theme, same director, possibly same engine.

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Shanti

Dead Space is actually supposed to be the successor since EA had part of the license at the time and were inclined to make an SS3

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Bassnium

EA is what turned SS2 into SS2. Before they hopped on, it was just another random game.

As for Deadspace, I highly doubt it. Everywhere I go, I see it being said that Bioshock=SS3

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Shanti

That's because Jim Levine or w/e self proclaims that statement every chance he gets.

Think about it though Space corridor FPS w/RPG elements with Infected enemies or Steam punk FPS, which one feels closer to SS2? :)

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Bassnium

But it's BioSHOCK D:

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viaI

with mods

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RiffRaff79

And I think those mods just sold me. Hopefully having graphics mods won't fuck with my achievements.

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Azgrel

Here's modding guide

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RiffRaff79

What do you think the sys req are for playing w/ the mods. I was thinking of installing it on my dinky laptop (AMD E300 APU 1.6 dual core , 4gb ram) to play when traveling.

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RiffRaff79

And to answer my own question, I should be fine.
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/System_Shock_2#System_requirements

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drumm

thanks, all working good :)

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futuramafan

lol i just got sold too, i loved bioshock so, hell 2.50, im in.

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TheImpZA

Wow! That looks beautiful. Se developers, this is why you should always include modding support for your games.

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HillaryClinton

Wow!

Thats crazy, makes me want to buy it, played it ages ago though.

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gigapudding

Bioshock is watered down version of system shock, so yeah, System Shock 2 definitely holds up.

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Runic

Does this new version on steam use Dos box?

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Mozendo

System Shock 2 doesn't use DOSBox since it can't run on DOS.
I think you mean the original System Shock.

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SoulNibbler

System Shock 2 didn't come out for DOS, so why would you use DOSBox lol
You mean the first System Shock?

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Runic

right my bad, thks
shadow warrior and duke 3d confused me

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Amateur7

Add some hi-res models, hi-res textures and dive into the atmosphere of fear :)

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thesn00ze

Only problem is dated graphic which is solved by mods. Rest still holds up

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Serreah

I love SS2 one of my top 5 game ever. But that UI definitely does not hold up, everything takes like two more actions than it would take today. Not saying that you cant look past it if you really like everything else about the game, but I can definitely see it deterring someone from enjoying the game fully or heck even playing past the first half hour at all.

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thesn00ze

Well, whole gameplay sucks nowadays. Movement is dated, shooting is dated, UI, interaction, almost everything is dated.

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omega64

So the gameplay is like Bioshock Infinite? :P

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thesn00ze

Gameplay in BS:I is way better then in BS1 or BS2

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omega64

But it's still horrible.

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BernardoOne

not really

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Cim

What they did with that UI and inventory was amazing though. There was so many times when I was managing stuff in the inventory, only to see a hybrid come shuffling around a corner and charge at me.

Those moments were among the best in the game for me.

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Mozendo

Game is great. System Shock 2 doesn't even compare to BioShock.
Game also aged well. The graphics aren't bad and still hold up.

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darv22

I didn't mind the graphics, but terrible sound quality made it unplayable for me. I got a headache after about an hour of playing with headphones.

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Cim

Are you playing it with the OpenAL and EAX settings on? Those makes a HUGE difference and it's the way it's meant to be played.

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himohillo

No subtitles :<

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Demaeter

Yeah :C say that too.

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TheGreenFairy

Might sound stupid, but never use graphical upgrade mods for horror games. The game's ugliness gives it a special new, "under your skin" scare. I know it's weird, but part of why I still think the first Silent Hill game is the scariest is it's jittering, alien-looking and garbled graphics. Redo the same game, step by step, using a gorgeous Final Fantasy 15 engine (but leaving the art direction to SH's style), and the game would just not be as scary.

To answer your question, I never heard about it until I was, say, 20 or 21 years old. I managed to complete it, and it's in my favourites for good now. That happened 4 years ago... So yeah, it holds up more than you'd even think. Go for it.

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BernardoOne

Well, that depends. I use [this one] and it's pretty true to the original. Just better, and it does not take any of the "scare" feeling.

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SoulNibbler

I SO so agree with you about Silent Hill.

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Matrixomega

I was jus gonna start a thread about this. THanks! *scrolling down to find the answer

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KaiserTroll

I finished it a month or two ago, and as a fan of Deus Ex, I totally loved System Shock 2. So many good things you don't find anymore in recent games.

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Lowis

I'm stupid.

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MattyMatt

Yes.

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RapturePanic

I have yet to play it, but picked up during the Steam sale. I look forward to seeing what all the love is about.

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DrAlexander

Seeing what mods can do to it I decided to buy it too. Thanks for the tip!

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Closed 11 years ago by RiffRaff79.