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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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Digital Foundry Retro EX - System Shock Remake - Digital Foundry Tech Review
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I know it's relatively light on system requirements, but I wish it also gets a console release sooner rather than later.
Ulysses 31
Member
Kinda wish the remake stuck closer to the ending of the original which was a little more upbeat, the new one ends very abruptly with a bizarre music choice and is more nihilistic.
Nautilus
Banned
Yeah. I'll only consider picking it up once it hits consoles.
mansoor1980
Member
game is really light on hardware
Umbasaborne
Banned
Damn this looks good. Definitely picking it up soon, problem is the only things i really want to play right now are diablo and zelda
sliceypete
Member
It's on Geforce now, soo you could stream it, also heard it runs well on most hardware.
Con_Z_ǝdʇ
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
But what if there is no dedicated hardware.
Way too embarrassing to post my specs but believe me, it won't even start the game.'From the man' meaning Ken Levine?
Levine isn't responsible for SS1. That would be Doug Church (founder of the Immersive Sim design) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex).
dummydecoy
Member
Does this game have a nice ending? No bullshit cliffhanger/sequel bait?
Con_Z_ǝdʇ
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
This works surprisingly well. Thanks for the suggestion!
Tarin02543
Member
for anyone playing this on a tv there is a solution to increase the UI size, just find it in the discussions on steam
i can now play the game
i can now play the game
Lumpyoatmeal
Member
I concluded I rather reinstall SS. Don't mind old man me, I just think graphically videogames today have a poor set of rendering features when playing them.
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01011001
Banned
I am kinda bummed out that it has no RT reflections and instead uses SSR, which is one of the modern rendering features I want to be banished to hell
Lumpyoatmeal
Member
Lol I feel that way about 'videogame ambient occlusion', shit is so bad, like literally one of the worst things to happen to videogames, jesus.I am kinda bummed out that it has no RT reflections and instead uses SSR, which is one of the modern rendering features I want to be banished to hell
01011001
Banned
another screen space based effect.
screen space [anything] is just cancer.
basically graphics glitches that somehow got promoted to "features".
and why? because they look fancy and realistic in tightly curated still images.
as soon as you see any screen space effect in motion however it's just a glitchfest
Buggy Loop
Member
Was System shock in 1994 the first game that used slopes/elevation? Didn't notice this until John mentioned it. For a game that released ~10 months after Doom, it's way ahead of anything else in that period for basically creating the immersive genre.
winjer
Member
So true. Because this is a PC exclusive, I immediately thought it would be Alex covering it. And that would mean the usual whine about stutter and lack of ray-tracing.
Fortunately, it was done by John, a guy that really likes games and tech. It was a really good video that highlighted why the original was good and why this remake does it justice.
Lumpyoatmeal
Member
My man, 01011001! You know what the fuck you're talking about, oh my goodness!
I looked a little at your post history, 01011001 you're the truth bro.
Kataploom
Gold Member
I meant Levin but didn't know he wasn't for first one, thanks for clarifying
Wildebeest
Member
2.5d games like Doom allowed for slopes and elevation, they just had flat maps 2d with height data where you could not do things like put platforms on top of each other. System Shock built on Ultima Underworld which had true 3d maps and texture mapping. But, at the time, Origin probably cared more about wow factor and screenshots than getting it to run at more than 10fps. I can't remember if earlier block or wireframe game had true 3d maps, but the 2.5 trend to have playable 3d action games at reasonable framerates was a 90s thing and a step up from previous 3d games, not a step back.
01011001
Banned
diffusionx
Gold Member
I really like how this game looks, and my PC is no slouch (5800X3d/3080) but the game runs extremely well. I didn't notice any stutters but maybe it's because my CPU crunched through the compilations.
Senua
Member
I mean I feel Alex's pain, but I more just meant John's editing is far superior and his experience clearly comes through on his analysis. I have to honest I barely watch any DF videos that aren't Rich or John, I watch Alex for a new PC release for good settings and just to gain some geeky knowledge.
sachos
Member
It has such an unique garish and geometric look to it, kinda like a glowing plastic neon look at times, it's hard for me to get used to. I wasnt familiar with the original game but looking at this comparison its clear they did an amazing job modernizing the original game's look while maintaing the original aesthetics.
Patrick S.
Banned
I've played for an hour or so and didn't notice any stutters, FWIW.
Everything on ultra, on an i5 12600k, RTX 3080, 16 GB RAM, game installed on SSD.
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darrylgorn
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This game is so goddamn fun.
genesisblock
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Lunarorbit
Member
I've heard about this game for 20 years it feels like and am eagerly awaiting a console release. I only saw 1 trailer and it looked wicked trippy!
Definitely feel the bioshock connection with a cross between the old Disney Black Hole movie and this.
Honey Bunny
Member
Pointy knees 2/10 would not bang
mansoor1980
Member
there are some bugs in this , needs patches
but overall 9/10
but overall 9/10