It really rewards playing smartly and not just barrelling into danger. ![]() You are a tank, you pack some serious firepower, but if you're facing the wrong direction, or loose you shields, you will be torn apart in seconds. It's actually a lot like Halo: Combat Evolved. But once you get a handle on the game's weird-ass controls it's actually a fast and very tightly put together game. I assumed it would be slow, fiddly, and unrewarding. But I was not expecting it to be this much fun! And I wasn't expecting to to be so different to SS2. I know I'm not breaking new ground by saying System Shock 1 is great. Lets see if it's any good!" And boy was I in for a shock! (Not sorry). And one day I found myself itching to play an FPS even though I had no mouse (Long story). But I can't see anything about it that Bioshock didn't improve. But it feels like Bioshock with a whole lot of annoying junk added on (Fuck the repair system) and a less interesting story, and two villains who are kinda annoying. System Shock 2 is the most disappointing game I've played in my life. A version of my favourite game ever only even better? This was going to be great! But it wasn't. So I was pretty hyped to play System Shock 2 when it came it GOG. It might be my favourite work of fiction in any media. ![]() Playing Bioshock actually did change my life. My favourite video game of all time, and in fact the one that made me take video games seriously as a entertainment, rather than just time wasters, is Bioshock. But to do that I need to talk about why it surprised me with it's greatness. I finished System Shock: Classic Edition a few days a ago and kinda want to talk about it.
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