That’s definitely a consequence of my concern for your enjoyment, and has nothing to do with the original’s pre-mouselook controls giving me a stress headache.

These shots are all from early in the game, so if the System Shock remake is likely to be your introduction to SHODAN and her spacefaring army of chrome-faced meat men, don’t worry about major spoilers. Well, System Shock Classic, which is basically the original except it runs on my PC. Night Dive Studios re-released the classic version of the game on Windows, OS X, and Linux, and also published the Enhanced Edition on Windows.

The following three versions are covered: Night Dives 'Enhanced Edition' has internal changes it may warrant further investigation. In other words, the 2015 System Shock: Enhanced Edition, also by Nightdive, and the original. This page details things that were changed in the playable demo and the enhanced CD-ROM version of System Shock. Nonetheless, Nightdive Studio’s System Shock remake stays resolutely faithful to the Looking Glass original even when giving it a modern 3D makeover, with a retro flourish in its intentionally pixellated textures.Īs a snappy little After Eight to the main course of Jeremy Peel’s review and OG System Shock oral history (both great, do go read those first), here’s a look at how the 2023 remake’s visuals compare to the trailblazing immsim’s previous iterations. You didn’t hear it from me, but games look different now to how they did in 1994.

System shock vs enhanced edition