terrannova on 30/5/2023 at 14:14
Indeed, the exposure is interesting, especially when one considers the original game only sold a few hundred thousand copies waaay back in 1994-1995? I'm about to hop in and get down to playing finally.
ZylonBane on 30/5/2023 at 16:19
The Steam forum for System Shock is currently overrun with a tidal wave of dipshittery that has to be coming from people who weren't even born yet when System Shock first came out. So I'm puzzled how and why they care that much about it.
D'Arcy on 30/5/2023 at 17:12
I suppose many of them got it because of the hype. But if they never played the original, I assume that most of them will just get lost and won't know what to do.
I just got the full game, but still shows Beta Demo on the menu when I start it. Which is annoying me.
Edit: Just noticed I had to go into 'Properties' and opt out of the beta in order to install the actual game instead of reinstalling the demo.
Malf on 30/5/2023 at 21:18
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
The Steam forum for System Shock is currently overrun with a tidal wave of dipshittery that has to be coming from people who weren't even born yet when System Shock first came out. So I'm puzzled how and why they care that much about it.
Steam forum gonna Steam forum.
Myself, having never played the original (just SS2), this is proving to be pretty cool. I
love the look and audio design. I just wish there was a bit more feedback to hits in combat. As it stands, it's very hard to know if you've hit something or not, and the same goes for taking damage.
It's very intense though!
EvaUnit02 on 30/5/2023 at 21:51
SS1R follows this Boomer Shooter trend of having pixelated textures, like they're trying to look like Quake 1. It's a cliched art style choice at this point, IMO.
ZylonBane on 30/5/2023 at 23:33
Quote Posted by Malf
I
love the look
Go to a lot of raves then do you?
Starker on 31/5/2023 at 07:06
One of the more longer reviews, though very spoilery, if you haven't played the original game:
[video=youtube;osQI2a5LF3I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQI2a5LF3I[/video]
henke on 31/5/2023 at 11:00
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
The Steam forum for System Shock is currently overrun with a tidal wave of dipshittery that has to be coming from people who weren't even born yet when System Shock first came out.
Are you referring to the people worried that the game is barely gonna have any content because it's "only 8GB" or the philistines who don't appreciate the art direction?
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
It's a cliched art style choice at this point, IMO.
I still love the style, but I'll agree it doesn't feel as fresh as it did when they first unveiled it years ago. One of the drawbacks of such a long dev time.
heywood on 31/5/2023 at 13:18
I'm fine with the models and OK with the textures. Sometimes I think the look is too busy with superfluous detail compared to the original, but on the other hand, I think it helps to disguise the blockiness of Citadel's geometry. I'm not a fan of the excessive color saturation and specular highlighting though. I preferred the lighting of the Unity demo.
The biggest negatives for me so far are the soundtrack and melee combat. I'm really surprised they didn't put more effort into making the melee combat better, considering first impressions are going to be formed while wielding the pipe.
Aja on 31/5/2023 at 14:51
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
SS1R follows this Boomer Shooter trend of having pixelated textures, like they're trying to look like Quake 1. It's a cliched art style choice at this point, IMO.
I think it looks great, but I haven't play many of the recent shooters that use that style, so it seems fresh to me. I guess I must go to a lot of raves or something.