System Shock remake and System Shock 3

[6742cb9297ab4System Shocked]

A terrible experience !

Both her and James Caan should have received the Oscars . . . Gruesome, storyline !  . . . . .  hobbling ! ! ! . . . K'mon !

[6742cb9297ccdGawain]

Please don't kill me ZB.
I do like you.
And as always, you are correct. How selfish of me claiming to be the biggest fan.

[6742cb9297e14ZylonBane]

You have completely missed or misunderstood the reference.

[6742cb9298067Gawain]

You have completely missed or misunderstood the reference.

Hahaha. Yep.

EDIT: A little bit of wikipedia reading and I got it.

[6742cb92981aficemann]

One of my favorite movies of all time that one .

[6742cb92983e3JackTheHacker]

Supposedly some concept art and a bit of info:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/25/9801434/system-shock-remake-first-look-art

looks sweet AF

[6742cb92985beOmegaDEATH]

looks sweet AF

Wow.. this looks stunning.

[6742cb9298781Synaesthesia]

This is actually rather impressive. No shitty "reimagining" that destroys the original art. Even Robb Waters is in on it, and his updated concept art is really kick-ass and true to the original designs.

That said, I'm hoping they'll make the levels curve to match the exterior of Citadel this time!

[6742cb92989dbMako]

That said, I'm hoping they'll make the levels curve to match the exterior of Citadel this time!

You mean, fix the floor so it wraps around in a torus shape... Right?

[6742cb9298ab2Synaesthesia]

Basically, yes.

[6742cb9298c2cJosiahJack]

I hope they take into account the fact that you can see other portions of the station out the windows.  I am

I'm just as excited for both theirs and mine.  It will be interesting to see how we handle the UI and controls differently.  And how people will dislike or prefer the bloom, shininess, and modernity of the ND remake vs the stylistic simplicity and subtle improvements in Citadel.

[6742cb9298d63Carrot]

Otherside Entertainment recently posted this teaser site:

http://www.othersidetease.com/p089gg.php

I wasn't sure if this was it at first, but it's two Ss at the time of this posting.  Seems like it could be them that Nightdive is going to work with.

[6742cb9298e90Join2]

Maybe there's a chance for a decent remake then. Maybe.

[6742cb929910aMarvin]

It's not only two S, it's the exact same font used for the title on the original System Shock box.

[6742cb9299253Join2]

http://www.othersidetease.com/strawberry.php

System Shock 3 you sons of bitches!

NightDive ain't so bad after all I guess.

Source

Edit: deserves its own thread perhaps. Someone do the honors.

[6742cb929933bXeon]

There is a 90% chance this will never be what it should be.

[6742cb929942bMarvin]

Holy shit, that was quick... didn't they want to dwell on that for a long time before deciding on a sequel?

Well, prepare for disappointment. Probably...

[6742cb929952aicemann]

I look on it this way:

Wanted System Shock 3 to happen: It's Happening
Wanted Otherside Entertainment and no'one else to do it: It's Happening

So I'm happy.

The big question is: Will it be on kickstarter.

Cause if it does, it's going to go through the roof.

[6742cb929976cMarvin]

Cause if it does, it's going to go through the roof.

I think you're overestimating System Shock's reach.

[6742cb9299888Xeon]

Actually shodan's influence was slowly found by gamers.
ss2 took 3 years before people started to go "damn that was actually damn good"
I bought the game on release and loved it, but other gamers, groups ect took ages to adopt the game.

In the end it may have happened late but SS2 has made a name for itself that cannot be rivaled.

[6742cb92999bfMarvin]

The number of people willing to pay in advance for a SS sequel is much lower than the one of players who know or played it and the amount of cash you can raise would be lower than what Torment or Pillars of Eternity got. And System Shock needs more than that I think.

They might try to get some actual investors in the boat and let gamers do their part - Fig comes to mind here.

[6742cb9299c3bZanderat]

There is a 90% chance this will never be what it should be.

Why so cynical? Since it is essentially Looking glass do the dev work, this is our best chance to get to it done right.  Sorry, I am excited by this development. 

[6742cb9299da9voodoo47]

I'm pretty sure it will be a decent game. it will not drop (our) jaws, or step over the shadow of its predecessors, but decent it shall be.

[6742cb9299e88Join2]

There are no guarantees as to what it shall be. Could be shameless trite, could be the second coming. We'll see.