As you play the game, SHODAN watches you through the security cameras and appears via terminals at random times. SHODAN would have to be one of the best antagonists to have been developed. New sounds and music and of course, the original voice actor from System Shock and it’s 1999 sequel, Terri Brosius, bringing one of the best villains in gaming back to life, SHODAN. System Shock 2023 remake brings new high-definition visuals, new updated controls and updated the user interface.

Station robots are reprogrammed to kill and many of the crew have been mutated or turned into cyborgs. SHODAN carries out a blitzkrieg of the station. Without its ethical constraints, SHODAN has gone rogue and become a chaotic, evil being that believes it is a god. The character awakens and you find out that SHODAN has taken full control of the station. As a man of his word, Diego installs the neural interface into the player character and then put into a 6-month coma to heal. You agree and hack into the SHODAN AI.Īs a result of your work, the AI’s ethical constraints are removed, giving Diego full control over Citadel Station. Diego also promises to install a valuable military-grade neural implant that greatly enhance the characters hacking ability. Instead of handing you over to authorities or ‘disposing of you’, an executive of Trioptimum, Edward Diego, decides to give you an offer in that the company will drop all charges against you if you undertake a mission to hack the AI that controls Citadel Station. However, you are caught in the act by the people that own the station, Trioptimum Corporation. The story starts off with you attempting to access classified information about a space station called Citadel Station. When corporations want to steal classified information, they call you. So, what is System Shock you ask? Well, your character is a cyber hacker and the best of the best in the business. However, thanks to the Kickstarter backers funding for the game and Nightdive getting back on track, the team have finally completed their goal. This 2023 remake nearly didn’t hit our screens after a slight hiatus on the game development back in 2018.

Nightdive Studios have wonderfully remade this 1994 classic game from Looking Glass Studios and brought it back to life for the younger generation of gamers who have yet to experience its brilliance.

Welcome, System Shock, to the current generation. Finally, a classic game that I love is back in all its glory.

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