System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

This is a much better remaster than it is given credit. I actually avoided this remaster for 2 years due to all the yapping on reddit, and I regret listening to them after playing it. It looks and runs great, without changing the story or altering the excellent soundtrack. I've played over 40 hours with next to no problems. Controller support is also under rated (with series X controller). Just all-round a good purchase. Sometimes you just gotta play it for yourself and not rely on word of mouth... as some people cant be pleased. Remaster aside, System Shock 2 still holds up btw... including the goofy "nah" lol. Never understood how this game flopped when new. Multiple weapons strategies makes replaying fun, the atmosphere is great, the soundtrack and ambient music works. I repeat myself, it's under rated.

OG delisted so ur forced to buy the overpriced remake. 27-year old game still feels 27 years old. The UI is STILL horrible and confusing. Movement & combat are super clunky. QOL = nonexistent.

Encountered a game breaking bug that is well known while playing with a friend (No spoilers but it's stops you progessing in the game closer to the end, a door does not open that is supposed to). It was frustrating to almost be finished with the game and then this happens. It's disappointing that that can still exist in a remaster from a reputable studio like Nightdive after their excellent remaster of System Shock 1. Therefore, I can't recommend this game in its current state.

Neat remaster, though my only gripe with it is that there's no way to disable new models/anims/icons/textures without breaking achievements and multiplayer + Was it REALLY necessary to delist the original SS2? Pretty scummy if you ask me Anyway, it's still good old system shock 2, and so still a blast to play :)

theres literally no reason for this to exist. sure its cool that they basically packaged a bunch of mods together and called it remastered but you could literally do it yourself with the original. but now that the original isnt even for sale on steam OR gog anymore genuinely either sail the seas for this one or plunder the original and mod it yourself. nightdive does not deserve $30 for doing nothing unless you want to play coop with a friend. i cannot believe that steam delisted the original AND "good old games" removed a good old game for 30 dollar slop thats just modded nonsense

I loved this game back in 1999! I was glued to my monitor for days until it was completed. Obviously when I saw the "remaster" I thought, wow, I could relive those moments again, with the summer sale, there was no excuse not to buy it. Unfortunately, it's the same game. Multiple people talking at the same time so you can't understand any of them. (That should have been the very first thing they fixed) and the graphics aren't that impressive for what you would consider "remastered". There are several other issues that I was like, "Wow, they didn't fix that either" --- I don't know what to tell you, this game has me nostalgic, but I had really hoped that they would have gone back and fixed the big problems, here's one, you are in OSA training for 4 years but you don't know how to fire a gun yet? You can't do simple hacking? What exactly did I learn those 4 years of training? Lastly, the MC is killed far too easily, it was a problem with the original and it's still a problem now.

Wish i could leave a neutral review. Remaster is good, simple changes to maintain the games longevity and put a bit of makeup on it, much prefer this to the sea of horrific "remakes" that the industry loves right now. I would have loved if the original just got a co-op update/fix but this is a close second. However i cant leave a positive review for straight up removing the game its remastering

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