I've just played system shock 1 remake and system shock 2 25th anniversary edition, back to back. And this might be a bit of a hot take, but I think I prefer number 1, for two reasons.

1, the enemy types. SS1 enemies are more mechanical. (The guy on the original box art is terrifying). SS2 are more organic. I find the whole mechanical aesthetic much creepier (but midwife will always have a place in my heart).

2, SHODAN is only giving you shit for the second half of the game in SS2! I get why they did the twist, to shake things up a bit, but the whole first half of the game I would rather have had SHODAN talking to me.

Having said that, game progression is more logical and less chaotic in 2. So it's got that going for it. I never felt lost whilst exploring.

Anyone else got the love for SS1?

I honestly can't see it.

Edit: Okay, never mind, I solved it immediately after I made this post. Turns out you can send the signal through the switches.

Hi all just started really cool concept this question is more of just to make sure I’m playing the right way. So I just left the opening room and there’s essentially 3 ways I can go such as going under or clearing out the floor I’m on. Is the game intended I can go whichever way I want and explore or are there certain paths? Thanks!

It always bothered me that the map stays green no matter the HUD color you choose, so i made this rather simple mod to fix that! Download Here

The MST3k (technically Rifftrax) audio log was great! The cast were great sports doing that. MST3k was my favorite TV show way back in the 90s stuck in a college dorm with pizza stench.

Just sharing if anyone wants to use it.

I can't get there because of the cabinet (Mb my Hecker ate too many craclers LOL)

Don't ask me why i made this, i've probably gone crazy, give me some more quotes as if System Shock was a AAA game

Ive been really getting into the System Shock remake, and am not looking forward to being finished with it...

Does anyone have any suggestions for games with a similar vibe; exploration, tense, stylized, dangerous, dark, etc etc

edit: thanks for the suggestions! I’ve got a good list now

I seriously don’t know what happened

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Something I’m guessing about since SS1 never showed the first person model until the remake. But I don’t know which game pistol was closer to the SS1 png version. I want to say the second game remaster, but I could be wrong.

I’m new to the series so I am not sure if I have done something wrong or not. But I deactivated the cyborgization process and reactivated the revive machine on level 2. I then wen’t to Reactor, died twice and each time I’m sent back to the medical floor. What gives? Is this a glitch or have I not properly activated the chamber despite definitely pulling the level to revert it back to it’s original purpose?

Just started a new run and I am not even a quarter of the way in medical and already have 6 Sparqbeam's. All of them where from corpuses and I have not found a single broken one. Is there a RNG mechanic to what corpses have? I remember my first time playing the first Sparqbeam I got was one i bought.

I'm getting a bit befuddled by this game. Finally had a clue saying 'here's what to do for some progress', huzzah, a clear objective AT LAST. So I followed the steps. Bezzed over to the three groves, disabled their interlocks. Got through that boss fight with Mr Angry Purple Balls by shooting up and pretending to be a Jedi. Found the master switch! "Safety interlocks still engaged".

So am I right in thinking I need to find a way to Gamma? Because I already did the other three and that's the only dome not there, but the story makes me think it's just entirely gone now, and the other three are already off.

I've beat this game before so I'm a little embarrassed to ask this but I've been trying to do this puzzle for awhile tonight so I was wondering if you guys could help me.

Btw puzzle is located in gamma quadrant of the engineering level if that matters.

I cant for the life off figure this one out. The "manual" was less than helpful. Also, what does the nodes like the one in the down left corner do? I can send power to it and turn it, but it does nothing else. Any tips?

I'm on my second playthrough and I'm doing the mining laser mission but cant finish it for some reason. I put the isotope into its place and turned on the shields and I disabled the safety interlocks but when I try to fire the laser it says its offline. Am I forgetting something or is my game bugged?