System Shock 2 finally on GOG!

About bloody time. This game is extremely hard to find and a lot of people have had to resort to pirating it, but it has finally made its way to GOG.com. Only $10, well worth the money.

http://www.gog.com/

[spoiler] BUY IT [/spoiler]

I always hear about this game from the PS Blogcast. I wonder if they talk about this one or the first. 

Which is "better" SS1 or SS2?

I always hear about this game from the PS Blogcast. I wonder if they talk about this one or the first. 

 

Which is "better" SS1 or SS2?

wakefulness

I always hear about this game from the PS Blogcast. I wonder if they talk about this one or the first. 

 

Which is "better" SS1 or SS2?

wakefulness

SS2 is the one that tends to be mentioned the most.

I am a bit sad that GOG put the 2nd one up, but not the first. I'd love to play the 1st one before the 2nd.

[QUOTE="wakefulness"]

I always hear about this game from the PS Blogcast. I wonder if they talk about this one or the first. 

 

Which is "better" SS1 or SS2?

Ly_the_Fairy

SS2 is the one that tends to be mentioned the most.

I am a bit sad that GOG put the 2nd one up, but not the first. I'd love to play the 1st one before the 2nd.

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

[QUOTE="wakefulness"]

I always hear about this game from the PS Blogcast. I wonder if they talk about this one or the first. 

 

Which is "better" SS1 or SS2?

ramealdabest

SS2 is the one that tends to be mentioned the most.

I am a bit sad that GOG put the 2nd one up, but not the first. I'd love to play the 1st one before the 2nd.

O rly? :o

Kinda late to the party *points to sig* but yeah it's good news

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

[QUOTE="wakefulness"]

I always hear about this game from the PS Blogcast. I wonder if they talk about this one or the first. 

 

Which is "better" SS1 or SS2?

ramealdabest

SS2 is the one that tends to be mentioned the most.

I am a bit sad that GOG put the 2nd one up, but not the first. I'd love to play the 1st one before the 2nd.

Cool. Thanks you two!

Old and I still have the retail version.

I bought Shogo instead. You get to be a robot.

I feel that I made the right decision.

I can't find a working download link for System Shock :(

Kinda late to the party *points to sig* but yeah it's good news

seanmcloughlin

Old and I still have the retail version.

glez13

Why play the millions of modern FPS games when you can play one from 14 years ago?Drasonak

If you knew how ignorant that post made made you look, I bet you would not have made it.

I can't find a working download link for System Shock :(

Ly_the_Fairy

[QUOTE="Drasonak"]Why play the millions of modern FPS games when you can play one from 14 years ago?evilross

If you knew how ignorant that post made made you look, I bet you would not have made it.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Kinda late to the party *points to sig* but yeah it's good news

DragonfireXZ95

I was uploading during the night and forgot to add it. Thanks for reminding me :)

[QUOTE="ramealdabest"]

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

SS2 is the one that tends to be mentioned the most.

I am a bit sad that GOG put the 2nd one up, but not the first. I'd love to play the 1st one before the 2nd.

Ly_the_Fairy

O rly? :o

Yeah, here!

Very easy to set up, and includes some mods and improvements to make the game more playable and smooth. Played SS1 last year, and it's still a great game... definitely check it out!

There was already a thread in SW about it a little wile ago. 

Anyway, for anyone interested, the gameplay has aged well. Unlike Deus Ex (the only game which is comparable, and which has a ton of elements thus did not age as well), the game is a straightfoward RPG/Horror with a great level design and immersive atmosphere. The cyberpunk atmosphere is so thick and disturbing. 

You're going to suck at the beginning because it is an RPG. Wen you fire a gun, it has a kickback because of the inexperienced character. Once you put a decent amount of points into your agility and weapons, the gunplay is good, there's no kickback, just aim and blissfully shoot. That is, if you have ammo. And if you have a decent amount of stats in your repair skill so you can fix your weapon if it breaks. You can also modify your weapon, to improve it. 

The models (weapons, NPCs) are ugly as sin, and so are the graphics. For that, you'll need the God sent of graphical mods. The Lord bless everyone who created them.

HD object textures

HD world textures

HD space textures

HD enemy models

HD weapon models

Just unzip everything in the 'DataPermanentMods' located in your System Shock 2 folder, and you're set to go.

Screenshots

How is the multiplayer coop working in the GOG version? I was thinking about buying a few copies of this for me and my friends to play. I used to love this game back in the day.

Yeah I'm playing through it right now as a hmm.... Navy-ist.
Oh, and I am totally getting the same vibe as with Doom 3, that I am totally playing this game as if I'm there and not just playing a game.
I.E. crawling through entire game and being extremely anxious. I even got back into the habit of pausing the game every few minutes to take a breath.

If you play a game like me, as if every monster can kill you, it does make the game a lot longer I imagine :P

There was already a thread in SW about it a little wile ago. 

Anyway, for anyone interested, the gameplay has aged well. Unlike Deus Ex (the only game which is comparable, and which has a ton of elements thus did not age as well), the game is a straightfoward RPG/Horror with a great level design and immersive atmosphere. The cyberpunk atmosphere is so thick and disturbing. 

You're going to suck at the beginning because it is an RPG. Wen you fire a gun, it has a kickback because of the inexperienced character. Once you put a decent amount of points into your agility and weapons, the gunplay is good, there's no kickback, just aim and blissfully shoot. That is, if you have ammo. And if you have a decent amount of stats in your repair skill so you can fix your weapon if it breaks. You can also modify your weapon, to improve it. 

The models (weapons, NPCs) are ugly as sin, and so are the graphics. For that, you'll need the God sent of graphical mods. The Lord bless everyone who created them.

HD object textures

HD world textures

HD space textures

HD enemy models

HD weapon models

Just unzip everything in the 'DataPermanentMods' located in your System Shock 2 folder, and you're set to go.

Screenshots

 

Lucianu

While the textures are nice, those are some painfully low res shots :? no 1080p?

This is where it's at

How is the first System Shock? Does the gameplay hold up? Is it worth playing?mems_1224

It's a demanding game that may feel a little overwhelming at times, especially if you're not experienced with older and more complex/convoluted games (the levels are huge), but if you DL that freeware version posted above, you'll find it's very playable for such an old game, both due to the overall game quality, and due to some included mods.

I'd say its definitely worth playing... though I don't expect everyone will find it enjoyable.

Give it a try, see how you feel about it!

It was a good day. 

While the textures are nice, those are some painfully low res shots :? no 1080p?

This is where it's at

seanmcloughlin

Photobucket resizes them, but i think i'm going with ImagineShack from now on.. 

Though it's 720p, i'm on a old laptop, it's ben a wile since i had a proper desktop.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

While the textures are nice, those are some painfully low res shots :? no 1080p?

This is where it's at

Lucianu

Photobucket resizes them, but i think i'm going with ImagineShack from now on.. 

Though it's 720p, i'm on a old laptop, it's ben a wile since i had a proper desktop.

Imageshack is good, except all my pics are 5.93mb raw and you can't upload anything above 5

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

I can't find a working download link for System Shock :(

ramealdabest

I tried that link last night (multiple times), and I don't think it's functional anymore :(

Stay away from the mod that upgrades the midwife model. The vanilla model looks better and is far more creepy.

First time players should also go Navy career and invest in Standard Weapons/Hacking/Cyber-Affinity in the beginning. ...You'll have an easier time.

Ammo is sparse so  the wrench is gonna be your best friend.

Sweet I never played System Shock 2. I'll get it some time this year.

[QUOTE="Lucianu"]

There was already a thread in SW about it a little wile ago. 

Anyway, for anyone interested, the gameplay has aged well. Unlike Deus Ex (the only game which is comparable, and which has a ton of elements thus did not age as well), the game is a straightfoward RPG/Horror with a great level design and immersive atmosphere. The cyberpunk atmosphere is so thick and disturbing. 

You're going to suck at the beginning because it is an RPG. Wen you fire a gun, it has a kickback because of the inexperienced character. Once you put a decent amount of points into your agility and weapons, the gunplay is good, there's no kickback, just aim and blissfully shoot. That is, if you have ammo. And if you have a decent amount of stats in your repair skill so you can fix your weapon if it breaks. You can also modify your weapon, to improve it. 

The models (weapons, NPCs) are ugly as sin, and so are the graphics. For that, you'll need the God sent of graphical mods. The Lord bless everyone who created them.

HD object textures

HD world textures

HD space textures

HD enemy models

HD weapon models

Just unzip everything in the 'DataPermanentMods' located in your System Shock 2 folder, and you're set to go.

Screenshots

 

seanmcloughlin

While the textures are nice, those are some painfully low res shots :? no 1080p?

This is where it's at

Is Rebirth and the weapons model mod worth using?

I bought Shogo instead. You get to be a robot.

I feel that I made the right decision.

Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="ramealdabest"]

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

I can't find a working download link for System Shock :(

Ly_the_Fairy

I tried that link last night (multiple times), and I don't think it's functional anymore :(

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Lucianu"]

There was already a thread in SW about it a little wile ago. 

Anyway, for anyone interested, the gameplay has aged well. Unlike Deus Ex (the only game which is comparable, and which has a ton of elements thus did not age as well), the game is a straightfoward RPG/Horror with a great level design and immersive atmosphere. The cyberpunk atmosphere is so thick and disturbing. 

You're going to suck at the beginning because it is an RPG. Wen you fire a gun, it has a kickback because of the inexperienced character. Once you put a decent amount of points into your agility and weapons, the gunplay is good, there's no kickback, just aim and blissfully shoot. That is, if you have ammo. And if you have a decent amount of stats in your repair skill so you can fix your weapon if it breaks. You can also modify your weapon, to improve it. 

The models (weapons, NPCs) are ugly as sin, and so are the graphics. For that, you'll need the God sent of graphical mods. The Lord bless everyone who created them.

HD object textures

HD world textures

HD space textures

HD enemy models

HD weapon models

Just unzip everything in the 'DataPermanentMods' located in your System Shock 2 folder, and you're set to go.

Screenshots

 

SAGE_OF_FIRE

While the textures are nice, those are some painfully low res shots :? no 1080p?

This is where it's at

Is Rebirth and the weapons model mod worth using?

Hell yes, definitely the weapons mod. That's a must.

Some people don't like the rebirth models but I think when you have world textures and don't update the hybrids/NPCs it clashes too much with each other. So I used them all to keep it consistent and not pull me out of the experience

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I bought Shogo instead. You get to be a robot.

I feel that I made the right decision.

drinkerofjuice

personally not a fan of the rebirth models, they remind me of that ps2 game second sight, or time splitters.

I only ever played the demo for this when I used to pick up PCgamer mag as a kid. maybe I'll give it a playthrough, it doesn't look like much but I can't really hate on it for being so old and all.

Well, there goes my Saturday!

And the mods are going to make this game look killer.

For any of you who like reading, here's a novel that's heavily influenced by System Shock. It's one of the best I've ever read.

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

While the textures are nice, those are some painfully low res shots :? no 1080p?

This is where it's at

 

seanmcloughlin

Is Rebirth and the weapons model mod worth using?

Hell yes, definitely the weapons mod. That's a must.

Some people don't like the rebirth models but I think when you have world textures and don't update the hybrids/NPCs it clashes too much with each other. So I used them all to keep it consistent and not pull me out of the experience

Damn I want it but I have a mac.