Thread 718338217

The true System Shock 3

lol
lmao even

>>718338217 (OP)
eh, I liked it but dishonored is still the best thing they've put out. this game has some surprisingly good level design, the space station feels like a metroidvania styled world, with backtracking and using certain tools to open new routes. the combat is lame, though, and there's only a small amount of enemies. I did like that each one has their own unique gimmick and you have to do specific things to deal with them, so if you get multiple enemies on you at once you can get overwhelmed if you don't handle them appropriately, but the problem is that the game just never gets to that point, and it seems like it's better to avoid combat in its entirely.

it's a solid game but there will never be a sequel so what else can be said?

>>718338217 (OP)
True, but was there any competition to being System Shock 3?
There was that one render of sheboon shodan threatening the cracker but it didn't go anywhere. It was announced in 2015 and we've had no news since 2020.

>>718338863
I think I enjoyed combat the most when they would throw large groups at you but that didn't happen much unless we're talking about those annoying cystoid nests

it's better

I think future system shock like games should build ontop of the ambition that Prey developed. It genuinely move System Shock like games forward after Bioshock moved it back with it's dumbing down of the gameplay mechanics

>>718338217 (OP)
This game is the ultimate pleb filter.

>>718338217 (OP)
Prey (2017) really was the spiritual successor we didn't know we needed. It's like Arkane took one look at what Bioshock did and said "no, we're going back to thinking man's immersive sims." The Neuromod system is basically the new cyber modules, the Typhon powers are your psionics, and Talos I is basically Citadel Station but wrapped in a sleek ultramodern shell. All it’s missing is SHODAN calling you an insect every 10 minutes. Only downside is the combat never *feels* great to play, more like a means to an end - but honestly, that's true of most immersive sims.

Still, when the game lets you break every rule with clever use of GLOO Gun platforming and stacking crates like a lunatic, that’s peak System Shock energy.

There are too many people that aren't dead for my liking.

>>718338217 (OP)
overrated shit only liked by pseuds

>>718346646
Just make them dead.

>>718338217 (OP)
Woke flop, studio shut down, Lyon is next.

>>718346942
Based
Fuck Bethesda, fuck Dishonored, fuck NuPrey, fuck NuArkane and fuck Bethesdafaggots

>>718338217 (OP)
Closest thing we'll have to SS3 for some time, yeah

>>718338217 (OP)
I instantly hated this game until I played the system shock remake..then understood

>>718338217 (OP)
Game falls off a cliff when the typhonsaurus Rex shows up

>>718338217 (OP)
>dude its all fake its actually all a personality test on whether your a good person or not.
Was it really that good? I thought it was kinda meh imo. And after going for all achievements you get spoiled early on the twist if you get the lifepod ending which is like an hour into the game.

>>718347816
If it isn't good then no "imsim" is good, so up to you I guess.

>>718347552
Understood how shit NuPrey is?
System Shock 1 and 2 shit all over it in terms of atmosphere, art design and gameplay.

>>718348167
>Immersive sim
Anyone who uses that term is a poser faggot, fitting for Bethesda Arkane faggots.

>>718346646
What kind of schizo tard post is this? You're seething because someone has a different opinion than you? Get a grip, man

>>718338217 (OP)
I enjoyeed it, but it goes too far afield to be a "successor" to system shock. The lack of any real cyberpunk elements is a no-go factor alone right there.
Prey 17 has more in common with Alien and Bioshock, honestly.

>>718348381
Yeah yeah we get it you got to parrot the same boomer phrase ubtil you're blue in the face. Best part is you're probably some zoomer who's trying to hard to fit in and probably never played those gakes in the first place. A YouTube video doesn't count as a playthrough, kid

>>718348657
It's just slightly better Bioshock
Can't even get to the heels of System Shock

>>718345496
Plus running through the station at Sanic speed and caving in typhon skulls with your wrench before they even know what hit them just doesn't get old.

>>718348467
This. But I love Prey. It's even worst when they call them "im sims". That's shorten verison of it is the most cringe word ever made by youtube essayers

Imsim is just a way of saying "0 good mechanics and smokeable cigarettes"

>>718348769
Yeah this game does a great job at making you feel like you're becoming a super human uber mesh with the neruomods. I have to say it's one of the better skill tree systems I've seen in an AAA game

>>718348829
sorry I'll make sure to call them metroidvanialikes from now on

>>718348731
>Never played them
Why would I shit on NuPrey and praise System Shock if I had never played 1 and 2?
Start making sense asshole!
>If ur not a boomer ur a zoomer
Yeah, your shit generation is the best!

I'm replaying the game and I don't even remember what order I went with regarding the neuromods. Do you guys have a thing you usually max out first? I didn't go full wrench my first playthrough (focused on firearms) and I'm thinking of doing that this time. Is the wrench useful against the bigger enemies on Nightmare?

I just rushed maxed out repair since there's so many things that need spare parts. I also like fucking around with the turrets. Game's fucking rad though, feels nice to play it again.

>>718349096
Who cares? Recycle everything and win the game.

>>718348939
Imagine what that shit probably looks like to an outside observer. A typhon is just standing there, looking menacing as they do, then a red and black blur zooms past him, and he just fucking explodes.

>>718348983
It's pretty obvious you haven't played SS1 at least when you said it had better atmosphere/gameplay. It's just a doom clone with a worse UI and controls.

>>718348619
It's not System Shock if you aren't alone.

>>718348948
Based, let me just add that it's actually a rogue-lite immersive narrative exploration sim with metroidvania influences and light survival crafting elements. Gotta make sure nobody on YT feels excluded when reviewing it for the 19th time this year.

This shock clone is bretty gud

>>718349096
everything is usable, and only the nightmares are a little bit difficult with certain builds, but killing certain enemies with the wrench can be a little tedious and you'll have to lean on stealth a ton if you don't want to cheese with other powers or combat focus, pulling out the gloo constantly gets pretty annoying

combat focus is busted, mimic can be kind of fun if you've never taken it, lots of ways to sneak into places early as a coffee mug

>>718349258
>Doom clone with interactable objects using the engine of Ultima Underworld
>By the same company that made Ultima Underworld
>The game that influenced Doom
>When both Origin and idSoftware devs were both in contact with each other to give tips on 3D level design
You started gaming with the Xbox 360 didn't you faggot?

>>718349297
But you are alone for pretty much the entire game, excepting the fight in the cargo bay where the surviving security officers are there. But I always stack as many turrets as will physically fit in that space as I can so all the typhon get gibbed before the officers even have a chance to think about getting a shot off.

>>718349473
i have soviet aesthetics fatigue

>>718349558
>lots of ways to sneak into places early as a coffee mug

There are also areas you can only get into with that power.

>>718349984
There's also your fat brother, the black guy and some chick who both chill in your office. Or the guy in the kitchen. There are lots of people you meet and interact with so you don't really feel isolated or alone.

>>718349297
That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard on this site. That one little feature doesn't disqualified it from being a system shock like.

>>718350169
>Feeling isolated isn't System Shock
lol
NuPrey is Bioshock not System Shock

>>718350161
Yeah, but you rarely if ever have a reason to go to your office beyond the first few story missions that require it, so they're more or less just voices on your radio for the vast majority of the game. Hell once the nightmare starts appearing that actually actively incentivizes you to avoid anyone still alive if you're trying to save as many people as you can, because they can easily get caught in the crossfire.

>>718350768
There's also that prisoner you can decide to free. There are also infected people in the Aberratum you can save. You're constantly being made aware that you are not alone.

>>718338217 (OP)
Better than SS1, not better than 2

Abiotic Factor is better imho

>>718350415
You're pretty much alone for most of the game. Plus despite Prey being a shock like, it's still doing it's own thing. It added a handful of NPCs that barely 10 percent of the game as it's own spin on the typical shock formula. Plus it fits with the over arching story of the game and ties in with the twist at the end. The game is testing on how much of a psychopath you are by adding human NPCs. Prey is a shock like but it's also it's own game that doesn't shameless rip off System Shock beat for beat. It tries something new and fresh with the subgenre while still retaining it's roots

>>718351291
Some others would say it's better than SS2 but not better than SS1

>>718350768
Not in my playthrough. My office is where I stored all my materials, food, and other gear and it was my main recycling location so I dealt with them constantly. It was fucking annoying having that one faggot stand in front of my fabricator all the time

>>718353296
some people suck cock vocationally, so what

>>718338217 (OP)
That's right

Maybe.

>>718349473
>soiaya snosk
???

>>718344847
>real gamers play uncomfortable trash and like it

>it was a le simulation
Ruined the game

>>718357007
but it actually happened

An excellent game with an even better DLC. Roguelite elements is really the next step in immersive sims. >Randomization = unpredictability = improvisation = deeper engagement with mechanics
>No saves + progress reset = no savescumming = more experimentation
One big disadvantage with roguelite elements though is that it limits the kinds of stories you can tell (time loops, virtual realities, etc.) so the narrative can suffer. I think the future of the genre is continuing down the same path but trying to make a compelling story despite this limitation.

>>718338217 (OP)
"It was all a dream. No. Stop complaining."