The System Shock remake we have all been patiently ready for will arrive in 2022 by means of a partnership between Nightdive Studios and Prime Matter, a division of Koch Media that fashioned final yr. To commemorate the deal, Nightdive has dropped greater than a dozen new screens showcasing the dimly lit horrors of Shodan’s first journey.
That is Nightdive’s first exterior publishing deal, and it represents “an vital step within the development of Nightdive Studios,” CEO Stephen Kick stated. “It’s going to enable us to supply System Shock to followers all around the world, each in digital and bodily items codecs, in addition to totally honour our commitments to our followers and, specifically, to our 1000’s of supporters on Kickstarter, with out whom this sport would have by no means been potential.”
Initially launched in 1994, System Shock is an early immersive sim that tells the story of a rogue area station AI within the yr 2072. It was reasonably profitable, spawning a 1999 sequel (considered one of my favourite video games of all time) and probably the most memorable villains in videogames, the mad machine-god Shodan. Our weekend editor Jody described the Shodan reveal in System Shock 2 as one of many great moments in PC gaming a couple of years in the past, and he is not mistaken. Terri Brosius, the unique voice of Shodan, is returning for the remake, and Nightdive says it has labored intently with different members of the unique System Shock improvement crew as nicely.
I promised screens, and listed here are screens. Click on the icon on the bottom-right nook to see them full dimension:
Screenshots inform little or no of the story in terms of any sport, however these actually appear to nail the look of the unique System Shock, a dark, industrial cybertale of company greed and the unpleasantness that inevitably outcomes. It is not probably the most subtle narrative ever, and my try and replay the unique a couple of years in the past didn’t go nicely—the mechanics and UI haven’t aged nicely. However I am actually wanting ahead to Nightdive’s tackle modernization: If it may possibly restore accessibility whereas recapturing what makes the unique so nice, it needs to be a number of enjoyable.
