While the trailer is showing off a game that’s still in pre-alpha, I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that development looks to be progressing fairly smoothly.
System Shock has been quiet for a long time. I think at some point in the late 2000’s, fans kinda gave up on ever actually being able to return to the twisted future of the System Shock universe ever again, and when it was announced in February of 2019 that the rights to System Shock had been returned to OtherSide Entertainment, the creators of the first two games, I don’t think many actually considered that we’d be getting a threequel to what has been hailed as one of the greatest games of all time. So it came as a bit of a surprise to many that there were rumblings that System Shock 3 was in development and came as a veritable punch to the throat when an actual gameplay trailer for the new game dropped last night.
System Shock 3 is real. It’s happening. And it looks pretty damn good too.
The new trailer shows off more of the iconic layered gameplay of System Shock, with plenty of straight forward combat, sneaking through airducts and just…so many intestines. The art team at OtherSide has clearly been looking back at the older models of the disgusting cyborg…mutant…things in previous System Shock games and saying to themselves, “Yeah, that’s gross. How do we make it more gross?”. While a personal joy of mine comes from mentally filling in the blank spaces left by some of the more dated graphic elements of System Shock 2, I can’t deny that some of the enemies in this game look inspired. There’s half a dude hanging in a green vat with robot…arms? Legs? I don’t even know, but he’s not getting anywhere near my son’s birthday party.
Yet it wouldn’t be System Shock without the now notorious rogue AI that torments you throughout the game: Shodan is back and she looks more like a weird digital elf woman than ever. While it isn’t really known to what extent she’ll be in the final game, it’s still really nice to know the developers are aware of the narrative weight Shodan holds and clearly aren’t skimping on the resources to breathe fresh life into her. While the game is still in pre-alpha it looks like the future of System Shock is in good hands, back with the team that originally made us so terrified of our computers all those years ago.
Last Updated: September 12, 2019
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 12, 2019 at 13:57
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Yahtzee
September 12, 2019 at 13:58
You just like it because you can overcook everything with a flamethrower.
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 12, 2019 at 13:58
You’re just salty because you want this game to be your anime fantasy, robots and tentacles everywhere.
Yahtzee
September 12, 2019 at 13:58
I only knew about the flamethrower because i watched the trailer just now. Never even had a clue what this game was about before that.
Admiral Chief
September 12, 2019 at 14:08
PHILISTINE!
Yahtzee
September 12, 2019 at 14:08
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Stoompot
September 12, 2019 at 13:58
I want a Matrix jack in my skull, so that I can integrate with Shodan.
G8crasha
September 12, 2019 at 13:58
Colour me interested! The environments look very Dead Space (yes, I know System Shock came first).
Admiral Chief
September 12, 2019 at 14:08
All other games are pathetic creatures of meat and bone, panting and sweating as they run from SHODAN
HvR
September 12, 2019 at 13:48
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Admiral Chief
September 12, 2019 at 14:07
System Shock 3 >>> CP2077
Yahtzee
September 12, 2019 at 14:08
#dontsupportDRM
Mark Treloar
September 12, 2019 at 14:28
If only that was possible
Dresden
September 12, 2019 at 19:08
In about 7-8 months, the great prophet Ryanza will emerge from hiding and lead us all into the glorious anti-DRM future that is Cyberpunk 2077!