Official PC Thread

[No One]

Everyone wrongly assumes it has aged poorly.

I was going to pass on this because I figured that was exactly the case. It hasn't?

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

No, it was always an ugly unplayable mess.

[FirstBlood]

I found it to be very playable and ahead of its time when I played it back in college.

Unlike when my dad bought it for me when I was ten and all I did was walk around the opening area and hit a robot with a pipe.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

I wasnt being serious.

[Diff-chan]

I'll skip this.

[Tain]

It's a really good port.

I think the game is a unique kind of ugly, where the environments look good enough for 1994 and the sprites are really nasty, but that's not really enough to stop me. Especially not with the native mouselook implemented. I'd like to play through it soonish.

[NeoZeedeater]

I was going to pass on this because I figured that was exactly the case. It hasn't?

The two main things that would turn people off are Doom-era 3d graphics and the lack of customizable controls. The latter has been fixed.

I think earlier FPS/Adventure games like Mercenary, Driller, The Colony, etc. require quite a high tolerance for old school design but System Shock shouldn't be too overwhelming if you have played the sequel. Having a map that fills in while you explore (like Super Metroid) keeps it manageable.

[Frogacuda]

I'll skip this.

Can I skip this post? You're the only one here who posts more about what they aren't playing than what they are.

[Diff-chan]

Can I skip this post? You're the only one here who posts more about what they aren't playing than what they are.

Sure you can skip it. But you didn't.

[No One]

the lack of customizable controls. The latter has been fixed.

This was really the only thing keeping me from biting. They were cumbersome as hell even when the game was new.

Looks like I'll be picking it up after all. Thanks!