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Guns a visually better, but their sound design comes across as anemic. Melee combat lacks a feeling of physical connection and weight. Still, I think this is the area that feels the least improved. The remaster preserves the important elements of combat, but adds things like dismemberment and more realistic effects than were possible back in the day. Ammo capacity is also limited, so each tense shot must count.

Different weapons and ammo types are effective against specific enemies. There are blunt weapons like pipes, pistols with various types of ammo, and area-of-effect weapons like grenades. While combat in 1994’s System Shock pales against modern shooters, it was pretty forward-looking. The variety of environments in Citadel Station remains impressive and interesting. The original’s confusing maze-like areas have been simplified, making them less frustrating. This new version changes it into a fully 3D space with wireframe elements, giving it a Descent-type feel. One of the original game’s most striking elements was when the player descended into SHODAN and an alternate reality, wireframe world. The game’s UI has been re-imaged, too, bringing it in line with modern shooters. You can adjust puzzle difficulty apart from combat challenge, for example.

While we’re talking about settings, there are also lots of ways to play with difficulty. There are a ton of graphics options to play with. The game now does the heavy lifting instead of your imagination.įigure models for the various mutated humans and robots are obviously much improved, but still pretty unconvincing by recent standards.

Like so many remakes with this approach, the new version looks like you imagined it in 1994. While a lot of the textures are still pretty plain, and even pixelated up close, the visuals look good. It’s brighter, sharper, and has a modern lighting engine. Graphically, it’s light years better than what was possible thirty years ago. You might think of this new version as optimized and modernized, with much better tech than the 1994 original. Anyone coming to 2023’s System Shock expecting a remake along the lines of the recent Dead Space or Resident Evil 4 will be a little disappointed.