Western critics rated System Shock remake 74 out of 100

Published by 30 May, 2023 0 likes

The first estimates of the remake of the cult first-person adventure game with System Shock role-playing elements have appeared online. The project from Nightdive Studios is coming out on PC today.

At the time of publication of this note, the average rating of the reissue of System Shock on the review aggregator OpenCritic stopped at 74 points out of 100.

The reviews write that the remake of System Shock is a successful, but extremely conservative iteration of the original game.

In other words, the specialists from Nightdive Studios did not make any fundamental changes to the overall framework, but only adapted all the technical elements of the gameplay and graphic execution to modern standards.

If you like projects like System Shock 2, Deus Ex and Arx Fatalis, then a new look at the classic System Shock can give you a pleasant experience.

If such games seem archaic and unattractive to you, then you are unlikely to like the latest release from Nightdive Studios, observers say.

In some reviews, dolgostroy was also scolded for not the smoothest technical execution — there were errors and bugs in the pre-release build, their developers will have to fix them in future updates.

IGN - 8/10"The project turned out to be overly conservative, but in its essence it managed to remain an inventive and authentic remake of the original System Shock.

We have before us the best version of this game, especially if you are just going to get acquainted with it for the first time."

VG24/7 - 4/5"As a remake, this game improves every aspect of the original without undermining the original idea and atmosphere, and also simplifies certain elements, such as management and the process of interacting with inventory.

If we look at the project as a restart, then we have a very confident foundation for future immersive simulators."

Noisy Pixel - 8. 5/10" System Shock has passed the test of time, as this remake proves, which did not make any major changes to the overall core of the game.

If you are familiar with the original, then you will have to get used to the updated visual part a little, but you will not have any questions about the gameplay part.

The very process of passing will definitely immerse you in the right atmosphere, especially when you realize yourself in the place of a hero fighting mad artificial intelligence in the aesthetics of science fiction from the 90s."

Metro. co. uk - 7/10"The world has seen more beautiful remakes and action games with original puzzles.

But if you look at the game as a historical relic, then you can find a lot of interesting things in it. And playing the new System Shock is much more exciting than it might seem from the outside.

If you consider yourself something of a game historian, then there will definitely be something to see in the remake of System Shock." Today the game is released only on PC.

Console versions are under development, but there is no information about the timing of their launch right now.