System Shock (Xbox Series X)

A masterful remake of a legendary classic, System Shock on PS5 flawlessly blends its iconic cyberpunk atmosphere with modern visuals and gameplay enhancements. The tense exploration, challenging puzzles, and Shodan,s chilling presence make for an unforgettable experience. This is a must-play for fans of immersive sci-fi and newcomers alike.

Amazing it's a must play

System Shock is not a game for the faint of heart ; it wont hold your hand, give you a tutorial or tell you where you need to go . Night Dive studios have done a superb job (as always) in bringing this game from 1994 to modern audiences with a stylized retro look to the aesthetics and updates to the combat and user interface.Make no mistake, there is plenty of jank to this game that are symptoms of trying to adapt a PC immersive sim style game (where mouse and keyboard is king) to a console with a single controller to access everything you need. Some of the controller bindings can't be changed as you'll be fighting against the controls (especially in regards to inventory) while trying to learn the rest of the game.But if you get beyond all that BS and persevere, you'll find a game that quickly rewards you for your exploration and time while treating you like an adult with an IQ in the double digits (unlike most modern gaming). You wont be playing the game for the combat as its nothing special, but the world building and sense of exploration is like no other as it's core design still holds up being the grand-daddy of beloved games like Bioshock and Dishonored.Being a massive fan of games like Deus Ex, Bioshock, Thief and Prey (all immersive sims), I can highly recommend the System Shock remake warts and all. Just watch out for accidentally hitting the button to auto sorting your inventory or scrapping all junk items every 5 seconds...

This is how to remaster an old game, perfect!

Thing game just too old for a reboot and it's not done well. No idea what to do most of the time with no direction engagements slow and clunky. Shame as love bioshock but for ps5 this is more ps2 graphics and controls

A classic in its time. A great remake but it hasn't aged as well as I recall. But perhaps that's coloured but the long list of other games I am catching up on

Turned up in great condition and on time , and great next gen upgrade of a great game

Amazing. True enough to the original (one of the most important and influential games of all time) to get those nostalgia hits, while adding multiple features and obviously better graphics to make it more enjoyable in the modern age. Up to the 3rd deck only so far, but this is a game I will be playing for a long time. Brilliant.