>3 hours till it unlocks
What build will you be running?

I tried playing 1s remake but it looked like shit, played like shit and it tried to tell it's story with text logs
Shit sucks

>>713687727
retard?

>>713687727
Stick to Coom the Shart ages, zoomoid

>>713687542 (OP)
Did they buff any of the weak stuff?

>>713687727
You shouldn't waste your time on the remake anyway. You shouldn't waste time on the 2 remaster either

How can you choose 2d over the splendor of the 3dp?

>>713687542 (OP)
Maybe an energy build...

>>713687542 (OP)
Cyberpunk 77 made it obsolete

>>713687937
>fart
?

>>713688321
>hi-res colonoscopy textures

>>713687542 (OP)
Am I getting it for free? I refuse to pay full price since I own it on both Steam and GOG.

>>713689428
they dont give a fuck if we bought the original for $3 my dude

>>713688918
You're gay.

>>713689428
if you pre-ordered or kikestarted you will get it for free
already added to my steam account

>>713689487
Do they expect me to provide proof of my physical copy?
>>713689550
>pre-ordered
lmao

>>713689575
pre-ordered the ss1 remake I mean

>>713689575
enjoy your original copy. this is another product- either buy it or fuck off. you're not entitled to anything. you didnt invest. you're not a loyal customer. you didnt help them. they are not your friends. £25 please sir

>>713689659
>you're not a loyal customer if you bought the game 26 years ago and then again on all digital stores

>>713689659
You have issues.

>>713689727
>I'm such a loyal customer that I didn't buy the ss1 remake when the specifically said you would get the ss2 remaster for free when it releases if you did
lmao?

>>713690015
>ss1 remake
Zoom zoom!

Max strength
Max standard weapons
Max agility
Zero hacking
Zero psi

Like always.

>>713690302
nah I've played through the original many times even before it ever got the native release, newer kex port or even the old mouselook mod for dosbox and the remake was alright

I never beat SS2, what is a good build? I feel like I didn't get far enough in the first place to get good enough equipment for combat to feel good anyways.

>>713690941
Here's a good one
www.dumbretard.org/FigahEtAutUrself

>>713687542 (OP)
a bit lipstick and whipped cream isn't enough for me to play this game again

>>713690941
Put everything in strength and standard. Ignore hacking and psionic on your first playthrough.

Any changes aside from better textures

saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar

>>713692665
the typical kex engine features
co-op is fixed
weapons have actual reload animations

>>713690015
>they specifically said
And people still somehow can’t read, it's wild. They've been saying "buy SS1 remake, get SS2 remaster free" since like 2023 and now everyone's acting surprised it's not a charity. You saw the deal, didn't care, and now wanna cry about loyalty points like it's Steam trading cards. Should’ve paid attention, not your kindergarten lunchbox.

>>713693179
Wasn't this supposed to have VR support?

>>713693632
yeah cancelled by zuck

guys i heard that if i don't have hacking and then when the computer says HEY YOU NEED TO HACK SOMETHING HERE IS SOME EXPERIENCE TO LEARN HACKING i ignore it and spend the experience on something else because i play by my own rules the game becomes impossible
isn't that kinda bad game design???

>>713693804
Why do they need Facebook to develop for Oculus? I know Facebook owns it but I didn't know Facebook can just cancel VR projects for games

HOLY SHIT IS THAT GIGER'S WIFE? or girlfriend ...
HOLY SHIT SHODAN/SARAH KERRIGAN/QUEEN OF BLADES ARE BASED OFF HR GIGER'S GF?

>>713687727
1's remake looks amazing. It's this one that looks barely better than the original.

>>713693949
iirc the only spot where you can "softlock" progress if you don't spend points on a skill is research but it's pretty obvious and part of the main story

>>713693975
because they funded it, dumb underage nigger

>>713687542 (OP)
As always I will wait until it's 70% off with all the bugs fixed. Thanks for testing it for me, providing me with a cheaper, better experience.

>>713693975
Development costs money. Unfortunately these niche studios really survive from a project to a project, and being business savy is what keeps the companies afloat.

That's why he states that they'll need the remaster to sell well to spend their own money on making a VR title.

>>713693804
>We'll have to wait and see how the 25th Anniversary remaster is received!

I pre-ordered SS1R. Where the fuck is my SS2 free key?

>>713687727
It was fucking great you got filtered.
The key is to play with the timer on and be forced to replay until you beat it.

>$30 for a texture mod

>>713694307
The game was added to your Steam library automatically hours ago.

>>713694360
nice

>>713693949
>>713694167
there is an implant so you don't even need to spend points

Is 2 much better than 1? I bounced off the remake of 1 because it was a bit bland, but maybe I expected too much. This looks more fleshed out and I really dig the graphics.

18 mins
>>713697478
2 has always been more popular than 1, it plays much more like a standard fps and is generally more straightforward

I hope that rin forums uploaders will deliver

>>713687727
>he pushed the button
lmao

>>713694360
Oh, you're right.
...why is it listed under 2023??? I would expect it to be under 2025 or never played.

>he doesn't know

>>713694360
I didn't get anything yet.

WHERE THE FUCK IS IT

>>713697478
2 is better than the remake. They did make the remake blander than the original

It's out about size is about 3.5GB

Stephen.
Where. Is. It.

>>713698776
restart steam client? it's up

>>713698861
I'm on gog

>>713698905
Have you considered that perhaps that might be your issue?

>>713698905
ahh I guess it will be available for you at some point then lol

>>713698943
>>713698975

Has anyone played the co-op before?

lost her mind

Did they make her eyes slightly bigger in the remake or am I imagining things?

>>713693804
WOW this pisses me off, especially because I own a quest 3.

>>713699481
yeah and accented with brighter with a brighter green

>>713699402
Can she see, or is she blind?

>>713699002
It's out on the piracy places you goober.

Reminds me of half life

Squuueeeeee I am so hyped I am so hyped it is going to be so goty.

>>713699772
Reminds me of a dark hallway

>>713699772
yeah well everything wanted to be half life around that time

>still no preorder copy

I've tried a couple times to get into SS2 but it just doesn't click. Its too hectic or hard or something at the start.

>>713700178
do you have some kind of mental retardation?

>65% of players chose Navy
Hackers rise up!

>>713699481
It's subtle, but it does change her expression. I suppose they have the change something to justify the price.

>>713700448
The right one looks kind of anime.

post some MP room code, NOW

>>713700448
she has more of an austere, smug look in the original.
right's almost anime, it looks wrong

>>713700349
yes but that's not the point
games should be accessible to everyone

>>713700641
then play on easy, retard

>>713700641
you really do have mental retardation

>>713688321
looks like the cancer polyp in my ass

>>713700448
Left is more predatory and demonic, like a reptile's eyes.

non gay option?

>>713700720
there are psychic worms in your ass

>>713700782
Marine. Forget hacking and forget psi.

>>713700782
there isn't one. you're in the military, after all

>>713700782
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw

>>713700801
well yeah, I mean that’s why I’m gay. psychic parasites want to be spread

>>713700520
>>713700568
Anime was my first thought too. I think they made the sclera too bright/white, giving her much more of a human look.

>>713690941
Main melee build is easiest to avoid gun jamming bullshit. Just invest a little bit to be able to use an energy weapon to shoot exploding robots from afar.

>>713700448
made for meatspace correction.

Does it have co-op?

>>713700448
Right clearly has more details as it's obviously newer but her eyes are more open too.

Every game has coop if you want it bad enough.

>>713690605
this, the game is best enjoyed by ignoring the gimmicks and playing it like straight FPS
just make sure to stockpile few autohack tools for final battle

>>713701607
yes, it always did

I appreciate Nightdive fixing coop, upgrading textures, adding reload animations and maybe making it easier to mod (?) but why is it $30? Seems like $20 would've been a solid price point

>>713700836
>forget hacking
>in System Shock 2
>where the opening line is l-l-l-ook at you hacker
Besides there's enough modules to run an unstoppable soldier/hacker hybrid and then some. It's PSI that eats all the modules for little gain.

>>713703367
>>where the opening line is l-l-l-ook at you hacker
That's the Shock 1 protag she's talking about, mongoloid

>Max Speed
>Max Hack
>Max Guns
>Max Maintenance
Here I cum again!

>>713703367
Fucking tourist

>>713703548
Now I want to see him suffer through System Shock games.

>>713703906
there's no way in hell he gets past Maintenance in 1. He'll figure out the invisible manta rays keep spawning an rage quit.

>>713704147
https://youtu.be/nbch8vG0uZA?si=FIePmUEiraPxG6u3&t=2405

>>713704472
well, to be honest, the original minigames were easier.

>adds all sorts of subs/captions
>but not for audiologs
>still need to stand there like a retard with open inventory to read this shit

>>713704147
>Goes for repair at the academy
>Can't maintain weapon
>WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW WHY CAN'T I REPAIR THE GUN I!!!
kino

>>713704669
Stop being ESL or deaf
EZ

The OS upgrades seem to have been rebalanced slightly which is nice

What's the status on the mini games?

>you still go faster if you move diagonally
sovl

>>713704902
How about Psy Powers?
Any change?

>>713705032
That's baked into the engine, most old 3D titles are like that.

>>713705319
>That's baked into the engine
it's ported to a new engine that can understand all the original code and logic, started off reverse engineering n64 turok and doom 64

>>713705319
Can't tell because I'm not too familiar with the old psi stats but Naturally Able gives you 20 modules instead of 8 now and Tinkerer also seems to give guns an extra damage buff as well as the usual cheaper upgrades

I remember game being too easy back in the day and I played it million times over.
Now... I feel like a tard.

>>713705570
If they shuffled the powers around it would be for the best, some mid game ones and sone early ones are super useful and later psy powers are downright useless.

ICK ON ECK!!!

>>713706297
xD

>>713700448
right is more anime and thus is sexier
sex with shosho the machine mommy

>>713703302
they could price these things at $5 and you niggas would be saying it would be better at $2.50

get a job

>>713706809
Just because I'm frugal doesn't mean I'm a poorfag. It's hard to justify spending $30 on largely what free mods already do, unless I'm missing something

Here's a screenshot of the original SS2 with this mod pack that I took years ago.
http://neutralx2.com/2013/07/14/system-shock-2-mod-pack

>>713707553
And here's an attempt to recreate that screenshot with SS2 25th Anniversary Remaster just now.
Sorry about the resolution difference.

who fucking cares, the last demaster was pure shit

These faggots on gog(-) better hurry up and upload the game. I refuse to pay 30 bucks for a game that I already have and nothing really changed.

>>713704820
NTA but the very first audio log you pick up (outside of the tutorial) is exactly why they should've added subtitles for logs.
Shit's blowing up around you, Janice is yelling at you, and you have to listen for the code.
Yes, I know the code is 45100, but the point is for the rest of the game.

>>713703528
>>713703645
Buttblasted ESL samefag who cannot understand the difference between "the opening line" and "the protagonist".

45100
00000
12451
it's not that hard

>>713709043
And it's relevant to the player in 2 because?

>>713706297
God I wana suck it so bad every time I see you post

>>713706297
So just to ask, do I need a eck specifically to qualify using your proxy or would a pic of my coc with a legion go work?

>>713710034
he never asked for my eck, just my ock

>>713710031
Faggots have the worst taste in men.
Even foids have better taste.

>>713710390
I literally just wana lay between his legs all day sucking him dry and then repeating until he gets hard again

>still no free copy on my account

>>713687542 (OP)
What exactly is different from it besides some new textures and maybe some multiplayer improvements? Without anything else, there's no reason to not just play the original -- who plays multiplayer in SS2?

>>713710390
>Even foids have better t-

>>713710596
better models with new animations (mostly for your weapons), remade cutscenes, and more bugs

>>713710087
Oh okay, neat I'll definitely be sending my ock soon then.

>>713710596
new engine, release on all consoles
>maybe some multiplayer improvements
The multiplayer in the original even with the mods and unofficial patches was barely functional at all, it's a game changer

>>713710647
I guess there's some hope for us after all...

>>713711442
>new engine
It's their shitty kex engine wrapped around NewDark (which was already perfectly functional as is 99% of the time)

>>713711442
I just don't really get SS2 as a game suited for multiplayer. It's like multiplayer Deus Ex or Thief, but I've never tried it so who knows.

You will revert the controls to the OG release bindings right anons?

>>713711609
you're retarded if you can't see the advantage
>>713712048
no, ss1 however...

So does it in any remote way justify the money or it is a shittier SHTUP mod?

woah remake looks great

>>713712450
obviously not the remaster

>>713712450
It's a weird feel that the game is so old that the future has payphones.

>>713712335
No. Save your money. They didn't even tweak shit that needed tweaking like Exotic weapons. I bet they didn't even mess around with upgrade pricing. I want to kill Nightdive.

>>713712825
>do tweaks
>HOLY SHIT THE ORIGINAL WAS FINE
>don't do tweaks
>HOLY SHIT SO YOU MEAN IT'S JUST A REMASTER?

>>713713159
It's almost like remaster/remakes are a waste of time especially for a perfectly playable game

>>713712335
It's even worse than you're probably imagining. In-fact SHTUP is fucking packaged with the game and turned on by default along with SCP. I have no idea what the fuck these retards were actually working on for so long. Also there's new voice acting and it's bad.

hard or impossible? is impossible well balanced?

>>713713482
only play impossible if you're going standard weapons, but it is well balanced if you do that

>>713713159
or you know you can include both and let the player decide

>tank now gives you 10 hp instead of 5
>naturally able gives you 20 modules instead of 8
any other changes?

>>713713389
Wait, this shit is seriously bad if they are selling just the game with the community patch and SHTUP pre-installed. That's basically begging for legal action against them

Does this remaster have easier online connectivity?

>>713713287
The original wasn't playable without mods. Having a convenient remaster is not a bad thing.

>>713715061
Legal action from the modders they hired to work on this remaster?

>>713713901
>HOLY SHIT LAZY DEVS DON'T WANT TO DESIGN THEIR GAMES AND WANT PLAYERS TO DO IT FOR THEM

>>713687542 (OP)
there's no rebalance right? so basically skip marine and a mix of the other two

>>713716008
this is not doom le shart ages, zoomer retard
who are you quoting?

>>713715392
Yes it was retard.

>>713715149
yes, you can use steam, there's LAN and direct IP connect option as well

>>713712270
>the advantages
Damn... we get...
uh....
subtitles and accessibility for consoleniggers...
and...
co-op that's still fundamentally broken even if it functioanlly works...
and...

>>713716825
And mods downloaded for you.

who would win
A blast door from a 22nd century FTL ship
or
1 bottle of whiskey

I'd forgive Nightdive entirely for how absolutely lazy this was if they didn't scrap VR
THAT WAS ALREADY FUNCTIONAL
simply because they "lost funding" for it

>>713687542 (OP)
So how is this different from the original with a couple HD texture mods?

>>713715840
Something along the lines of false advertisement. They said its a remaster whatever that means nowadays. Not a "Pay for the premium of not having to tinker with those pesky mods that we normalfags are afraid to try and install!". I'm sure if they said they're basically selling pre-installed mods there would be an outrage online. I haven't yet seen one thing they've done with this that would justify paying yet

>>713716994
which mods

>>713717116
VR will be $20 DLC

>>713717116
Your post but instead of VR and Nightdive it's System Shock 3 and OtherSide

>Take my hand
>Take my whole life, too
>For I can't help falling in love with you
>For I can't help falling in love with you

>>713713389
monkey paw'd
fags always complaining why they don't just hire modders and use the same mods everyone's been using
maybe now they'll see why remasters are almost completely pointless, aside from whatever new assets they added

Nice, /v/ saved me $25 USD. Thanks bros.

>>713717178
Average normie won't look too deeply into it and will eat up all the remaster talk they serve when in reality it's just mods that were available for years. They do it in broad daylight simply because they can and they're aware they can get away with it.

>>713718023
you could save a lot more by realizing that remasters are pointless

weapon animations are nice though

>>713687542 (OP)
is it VR?

>>713718802
Zucker said no

Am I right in that this is basically 'no humans' in terms of NPCs and the story is more or less through the stuff you found?

I thought it was meant to be like DX but from what I've seen it's kinda like a FPS that's got some story?

>>713719219
The game is full of dialogue but yes you only encounter one human npc and they are dead anyway

>reviews are starting to pour in
uhh it's not good. it doesn't look good

>>713719353
Full of dialogue in what way?
Are we talking like, actual conversations with the main character or more like 'here's a Visual Novel for backstory' deal?

if it's all text then I don't mind but if it's watching retards talk then I do not want that

>SS1
>Machine is le bad
>SS2
>Flesh is le bad

What is le good?

>>713719456
Audio logs that give backstory and the game's two antagonists speak at the player frequently. At the player, as you have no dialogue options and are (almost) a mute protagonist

>>713719582
Sequel was made by a different studio.

>>713719436
kek, say goodbye to any VR revival

>>713719602
Can I have the audio tapes play while I play or is it like in menu only and the gameplay completely pauses? just want to know before I pirate it to try it

>>713719456
If you ever played bioshock 1 it’s basically exactly like that where maybe 1 human scripted NPC makes an appearance in a closed off area and the rest of the story is found through audio logs.

>>713719697
You can listen while playing

Max hack I think
Second playthrough

>>713719746
I played it like... an hour and got bored. Thought I'd enjoy it but didn't like the whole 'you don't know why you're here but you're here so deal with it' thing he had going on
>>713719773
Neat but thought it'd be like 80GB or something since it's only 4gb I'll ryr it

>the visual bug of the wrench spazzing out for a frame or two when you switch to it is still in the game
wtf....not sure what to expect from remasters since this is like the first one i've played but how on earth is this not fixed

>Re-recorded all the tutorial/prologue dialogue
>But seemingly nothing else
>Rebalanced OS upgrades
>But seemingly nothing else
These are some very strange changes, why?

>>713720431
They played it safe.

can you still get softlocked if you don't invest in one particular skill?

>>713720431
they clearly ran out of money
maybe in 2 years it'll be worth $5 on sale

I kept getting lost in the first one. Is the second one as labyrinthine?

>>713721186
No, much less and that's one of the reasons why the first game is better

>>713721186
No. But you're probably too slow if you thought 1 was difficult

>>713721186
>Is the second one as labyrinthine?
no. i despise the first game precisely because it's all mazey just for the sake of it, par for the course in mid 90s
2 actually resembles a facility people work and live in

>>713722185
There's nothing wrong with the layout of citadel station as can be experienced with the remake where walls aren't just one texture. I'd call von braun's layout more artificial

I'll just leave this here as a warning.

>>713722718
no joke, i just powered the elevator only to be reminded i can't get to deck 4 yet
actually let out an audible le sigh and called it a day

>>713687542 (OP)
Knew about this game for decades but never bothered to play it, never played the first one nor the remake of it, what should I know going forward?

>>713723080
>what should I know going forward?
That you're a subhuman NPC, which you probably already suspected.

>>713691107
>free dolphin porn
thanks bro

>Controller lets you switch psi powers with buttons
>cannot do this on pc

okay so this is a console ported to PC I guess

>>713687542 (OP)
why is this game so expensive? it should have been free for every owner of classic system shock 2

>>713721186
I think 2 made more of an effort to make the various areas distinct. The obvious exception being the cargo bays.

>>713722718
This guy is clearly an autist. SS1 felt like a nightmare to traverse (in a good way) and I felt good after beating it. SS2 was incredibly atmospheric and I love the ship and it's layout. Felt so empty when the game ended and immediately started a new game which I never do with games.

>>713723080
>what should I know going forward?
Opting for "magic" basically locks you out of levelling up most other stuff so save that for a second playthrough
The character of SHODAN is basically completely different in 2 than it is in 1
The secondary antagonist 'The Many' is related to the first game like SHODAN, but unlike her is still a completely new "character"

>>713723080
The human-annelid hybrids grow more sophisticated by the minute. You do not.

>>713723329
Yeah, the first thing I expected was a fucking hotbar. Guess that's too much to ask of rushed 6-years-in-dev product

>>713723394
They're still recouping the losses of the SS1 remake

did they make the Rickenbacker look nicer? I never liked that place, looked like a quake level

>>713720431
Their reach once again exceeded their grasp

>>713713389
>enhanced edition is just a mod which can be turned off
lmfao

>>713719219
Little cock teaser interactions beyond audio logs and emails but from the top of my head
>dying guy that dies on you in the first level
>already dead girl in the fourth level
>one guy that sees you on the other side of an indestructable window that runs off in the fifth level, who also shows up again two more times later
>another person that sends an email then dies before you get to her
>another person that sends an email then dies a level transition later as a consequence of something you do to progress

great explosion effect guys, really worth the $30

>>713727397
forgot pic

>>713722718
2 felt like it actually cared to relay why you're gated off as each area had some purpose to it on a FTL ship with a crew that has their own problems, and backtracking still felt a little lazy but still felt purposeful
1 felt like you were just dungeon crawling and incidentally did things along the way to thwart SHODAN until you're forced to backtrack three times

I like both but the ludonarrative of 1 isn't that strong

>>713727484
So this... is the power.... of kex.....
woah..........

>enhanced controller support

controller chads cant stop winning

>>713727397
>>713727484
its a day 1 build chud

So it's $30 for improved models and controls?

>>713729021
pretty much, nightdive lost the plot years ago with turok 3 remaster at $30. and even that had actual meaningful improvements such as dynamic lighting and shadows

>>713729886
Is that when Atari purchased them?

>>713729021
and multiplayer but good luck getting people to play fucking system shock with you

>>713687542 (OP)
There's no builds in this game really. By far the best thing to do is strength and standard weapons, hack vending machines to get a million healing items, and then there's a couple overpowered spells.

>>713730764
actually yes

>hours pass
>refresh catalogue
>still 3 hours away
Damn.

>>713731543
I think I've made a connection.

>>713717547
Seeing System Shock 3 die felt like watching a chronically ill, elderly family member pass away.
You're sad that they're gone, but it's probably for the best.
SS3 was being built on Unity and being funded by Tencent. I wasn't too hyped after playing Underworld Ascendant.

Why did they redub the robots in the recruitment facility/training areas? Also they fixed being able to climb into this computer to reach the stuff on the ledge above easier.

>>713713389
What's the new voice acting? I remember one guy's logs on the flight deck were voiced by a 1997-ish contest winner, so I was wondering if they'd still own the rights to that.

>>713717178
I recall (might be entirely mistaken) a lot of STUP was actually the textures from a cancelled Dreamcast port. They might have had to remaster the base textures on their own to have something they actually legally owned, which would explain how this took so long for basically the same outcome.

I want to know about the new voice lines too.
I would've figured that it would be to remove the use of "she/her" when talking about Shodan to give credence to THAT fan theory, but I see that's not what they did.

>>713687727
>tried to tell it's story with text logs
This growing wave of people who get upset whenever they're expected to read something is very amusing.

>>713733949
>game has redub
>instantly think about trannies
deranged

>>713732521
>Also they fixed being able to climb into this computer to reach the stuff on the ledge above easier.
Yeah, I was both impressed and disappointed.

>>713732521
>Also they fixed being able to climb into this computer to reach the stuff on the ledge above easier.

I thought I was going crazy remembering it was a thing, lol.

>>713732521
>>713734591
>>713735009

Also, I did not screenshot it, but I've managed to get stuck near the robot where you choose the training paths. You can climb wall geometry to the right and jump on his head and to the little balcony, but there's no way to get out.

...Huh, I was gonna wait for this to go on sale, but it's already in my steam library? Do you get this for free if you already own SS2 original?

game looks good

>>713735169
you got it for free if you preordered system shock 1 remake, pretty good value considering its priced at 30 bucks

>>713713159
>HOLY SHIT THE ORIGINAL WAS FINE

Nobody who played SS2 thinks exotic or 80% of energy/heavy weapons are fine as they are and worth using

>>713734414
I asked a question, and you got upset.
Are you okay?
Oh, and saying that word doesn't hide the fact that you are one.

>>713734414
why did your mind go to trannies? that fan theory is stupid but it is out there. even manadalore talked about in his system shock video.

>>713723470
>This guy is clearly an autist
it's from Old Man Murray (the valve writers)

3 seconds of listening to Med Sci and I'm back the fuck in. Space cyber-hell here I come

>>713694289
They don't work for free?!?! WTF!!!

the textures look suprisingly great

[UPLIFTING NEWS] The System Shock 2 Remaster has been released

>>713687542 (OP)
I like that you can clear an entire area, then come back later and find enemies had respawned, BUT its always the exact same enemy type respawning on the same place. So it might feel like procedurally generated enemies are spawning but it really isn't, feels artificial and uninspired.