And that leaves the System Shock remake suspended in a strange sort of (Cyber)space.

Almost 20 years later, the influence System Shock had on the FPS and RPG genres has been stretched so far it's almost imperceptible without careful consideration. Its confluence of complex, interlocking systems, subtle storytelling metrics, and malleable artificial intelligence made it feel otherworldly – as if a malevolent force was restructuring a labyrinth one door away from you in real-time. Player-powered gameplay was always the beating heart of System Shock. Join us all throughout January as we explore the biggest upcoming video games of 2023, and the developers making them. Video games that are foundational to the way that we play today are being given a second chance to create seismic impact, and that has to be appreciated.īig in 2023 is the GamesRadar+ guide to the most anticipated games of the year. Whether it's Naughty Dog peering through the technological looking glass with The Last of Us Part 1, Capcom driving survival horror innovation through reinventions of iconic Resident Evil games, EA attempting to terrorize a new generation of players with Dead Space remake, or Nightdive Studios trying to remind an industry of the pioneering nature of this early immersive sim. We're living through a video game remake renaissance right now. It has been a long time since I played the original System Shock, but perhaps it speaks to the power of this remake that it all feels comfortably familiar – a hidden security key here, a panicked voice log there and of course '451' still opens the first locked door that you find. An eerily familiar environment awash in a neon glow that subtly conceals the creeping digital death at the heart of the driving conflict. Wide interlocking corridors built of purposefully blocky materials and sharp angles.

It's admittedly a little trippy to see Citadel Station in this condition.

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