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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster - Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios (www.youtube.com)

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While I can appreciate wanting to stay true to the original, I wish this game was more of an upgrade. Something like the 2023 Dead Space remake. That game did a phenomenal job of taking the original's ideas and improving on them in every way. It felt like a new AAA game that just happened to mimic the original 2008 classic.

Instead, this trailer shows a comparison between the original and the remake and... that's it? I guess it has better textures, but that's the only change I see. The character animations are still awkward and clunky, the walls and floors are still just repeated patterns, and nothing seems improved.

Now, I don't want to complain too much. The original 1999 System Shock 2 is a classic, and if they just re-released the original that wouldn't suddenly make it a bad game. I just had higher hopes because this game doesn't look "updated" for a new generation of gamers. It looks like a mod-pack to get the original game running on modern hardware. And those have been around for years.

Of course, re-releasing classic games is Nightdive's specialty and I'm sure they did a great job here. And this game looks just like their remaster of the original System Shock so I shouldn't be too surprised. But SS1 was just an ok game and SS2 was genre-defining. I would've liked more effort to go into this one. I guess my complaint is that it looks like the intended audience here is people who already have nostalgia for SS2 and it's unlikely to introduce any new fans.

Anyway, the game is on Steam and is available now. Sorry for going on a rant; the game has Very Positive reviews and you should probably just ignore my whining and play it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I tried playing the System shock remake but I get Lost a lot. They sure didn’t update any sort of navigation or quest markers

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

While I can appreciate wanting to stay true to the original, I wish this game was more of an upgrade. Something like the 2023 Dead Space remake. That game did a phenomenal job of taking the original's ideas and improving on them in every way.

It's a remaster, not a remake, so yeah... It doesn't really look that much different or better than what I already mod the OG game to be so I would probably pass on this unless it has some new features, like maybe expanded co-op or something.

Edit: It does have cross-play co-op and is released on most major consoles so I guess that's kinda expanding it? 🤷‍♂️ I meant like 3 to 4 people instead of just 2, tho.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

In another article or trailer it was explicitly stated that they worked with the community mod makers to package in all the "must have" texture and model mods. So it should look like what you previously could mod it into, lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like it does support 4 player co-op, at least according to the PC Gaming Wiki. I'll have to convince my friends to try it sometime. I love SS2 but never tried it in co-op.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oooh okay then. Now we're talking! 😃

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Aww yes!

The game that led to the creation of Bioshock. 🥰

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Remaster != Remake. Remaster is like a recutting of the vinyl from the original master recording. Remake is closer to rerecording the master altogether, possibly with a new interpretation.

Remaster usually involve upgrading the graphics and models while translating the engine. Radical changes are usually left to the remake, which are also more expensive.