System Shock remake and System Shock 3

[674111ca9f5d7voodoo47]

Terri Brosius comfirmed.

was there any doubt?

[674111ca9f93fRocketMan]

It's odd... several years ago, I would have been ecstatic about the news of an SS3.  Maybe in the mid to late 2000s.  Lately however, all the happenings in the System Shock world, coupled with my recent distaste for mainstream games and reboots has left me feeling very uneasy about this.  I don't want to condemn the game prematurely of course but I'm worried how it's going to turn out.  What's holding my interest at the moment, is 4 good people working on this game, who hopefully still have enough zeal and passion for the franchise that they will be able to keep the business men from fucking everything up.  Hopefully they can put themselves in the shoes of their younger selves and find that synergy that made SS1 and 2 so great.

[674111ca9fb60Xeon]

You're being an idiot again.

Idiot because i thought that was cool.
.... yeah.. i think i should be calling you a idiot.

[674111ca9fd9avoodoo47]

It's odd... several years ago, I would have been ecstatic about the news of an SS3.

oh I would be ecstatic, if I had remembered how.

[674111ca9ff61Hikari]

I am hopeful, but not an ecstatic blind hope. There is fear and hurt at other reboots done wrong. however this is the best chance we will likely get at it being done right. They have SHODAN'S VA. They have Warren Specter. They will hopefully remmeber what it was like to want to do more than naked money grabs.

[674111caa022bZylonBane]

Idiot because i thought that was cool.
.... yeah.. i think i should be calling you a idiot.

Do you not even remember what you actually said on the previous page?

[674111caa03c8JML]

Oh gawd i can't help myself being very very excited. I want to keep my expectation low, but I'm just sooo thrilled to see a new good SS. I remember how terribly dissapointed I was after waiting years for Max Payne 3. With SS this is gonna be horrible... Gotta get some distance.. I must!

[674111caa0612Zanderat]

was there any doubt?

Not really.  I just got chills hearing that teaser...     

[674111caa081fXeon]

Do you not even remember what you actually said on the previous page?

"repeatedly hits his head on the keyboard... "
I am so half asleep.

[674111caa0950System Shocked]

Some comments from Ken Levine upon hearing about the announcement of SS3.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/12/14/ken-levines-take-on-system-shock-3-and-its-similarities-to-his-next-project.aspx

[674111caa0b26Kolya]

Apart from a minor itch on his ego, I doubt that he cares. He made his SS3 (and then another) and it made him rich enough to do something he likes again now. Almost like when he had nothing at all.

[674111caa0ca8midnitdragoon]

Many a times I have been told it would never happen, maybe in a 100 years....or after half life 4 happens. All I can say is when can I preorder the super mega ultra collectors edition with shodan poster printout and a von braun paper weight. Im excited and all but FFS....we been waiting for over ten years for this!

Anywho...heres hoping they keep faithful to the feeling of SS2 and not get sucked into the mainstream way of game play. We all know what happend with duke nukem forever.

On a side note i thought it was pretty thoughtful of how the company broke the news to us with SHODAN. She wants us all to know that she did not forget about us heh!

edit: Just read the previous link regarding kevin levines comments on ss3. Heres hoping he changes his mind and gets involved!

[674111caa0fcbZylonBane]

edit: Just read the previous link regarding kevin levines comments on ss3. Heres hoping he changes his mind and gets involved!

Get out.

[674111caa10bfOmegaDEATH]

Senses tension..  "initiate distraction A2144"
Has anyone here ever watched metropolis?

[674111caa12e2ChristinaChadzynski]

We all know what happend with duke nukem forever.

Nope. DNF made it to itself, noone another affected the quality of the game. The developer just crumbled under the weight of age. And watching UA videos i fearfully observe dame symptoms.

[674111caa1420Nameless Voice]

Seems like people are reporting posts that I need to ack now?

[674111caa1535Kolya]

Midnitedragon, I understand why you reported the post. It was rude. However it has been discussed in this thread before why some of us would rather not see Ken Levine get involved.
I personally have sincere doubts if anything good can come from this regardless of his involvement.
Anyway, the phrase "Get out!" shouldn't be taken too serious here. You're not supposed to leave, but to read the thread.

[674111caa182emidnitdragoon]

Midnitedragon, I understand why you reported the post. It was rude. However it has been discussed in this thread before why some of us would rather not see Ken Levine get involved.
I personally have sincere doubts if anything good can come from this regardless of his involvement.
Anyway, the phrase "Get out!" shouldn't be taken too serious here. You're not supposed to leave, but to read the thread.

Apology accepted, I appreciate you taking the time to clarify on your statement from earlier. In the end we are all System Shock fans and should all be excited for what the future brings!   

[674111caa1a34Zanderat]

Nope. DNF made it to itself, noone another affected the quality of the game. The developer just crumbled under the weight of age. And watching UA videos i fearfully observe dame symptoms.

UA is relatively new and so far, not very far into development.  ?????

[674111caa1c4eChristinaChadzynski]

UA is relatively new and so far, not very far into development.  ?????

Ah, i'm sorry, shouldn't say that, just faintheartedness. UA is 2 years old and there's quite a number of rivaling games, some pretty nice. And i don't want UA just to make it, want it to kill'em all.

[674111caa1f12OmegaDEATH]

Ah, i'm sorry, shouldn't say that, just faintheartedness. UA is 2 years old and there's quite a number of rivaling games, some pretty nice. And i don't want UA just to make it, want it to kill'em all.

Re-define the genre again.
That's what ss3 should be.

The combo breaker... the big kahuna.. the lord of the rings... the Master Blaster.
Break the META

[674111caa2244Steve]

 

It's odd... several years ago, I would have been ecstatic about the news of an SS3.  Maybe in the mid to late 2000s.  Lately however, all the happenings in the System Shock world, coupled with my recent distaste for mainstream games and reboots has left me feeling very uneasy about this.  I don't want to condemn the game prematurely of course but I'm worried how it's going to turn out.  What's holding my interest at the moment, is 4 good people working on this game, who hopefully still have enough zeal and passion for the franchise that they will be able to keep the business men from fucking everything up.  Hopefully they can put themselves in the shoes of their younger selves and find that synergy that made SS1 and 2 so great.

This but with far more skepticism. After seeing the atrocity that was Star Wars: Episode 7 (hint: If you've seen Episode 4, you've already seen Episode 7) I'm done with reboots, remakes, re-imagings and whatever buzzwords they've come up with to appeal to dumb kids who can't handle a real game or movie. I've seen too many cherished IPs (both games and movies) revived after long slumbers only for the final product to be garbage because someone desperately wanted to appeal to kids who have the attention span and/or tolerance for challenge of hyperactive gnats.

[674111caa2395OmegaDEATH]

Totally agree.
Starwars 7 was not bad just more of the same and some new stuff.
If they do the same with 8 then.. i have a feeling were in for a bad time.

Same way there is no way in hell they can dumb down ss3.
There will be slaughter and the game will be dead.

[674111caa2554Synaesthesia]

May we please hold off on the general shittiness toward a game that we barely know anything about yet? It's being developed by ex-LGS people. It might suck, it might be awesome, but we have no idea until we get some concrete information on what's actually going on with the development. Shock 3 isn't Advertising Wars: The Marketing Awakens.