Current Events > Man System Shock is hard! Spoilers - Just me?

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Still in medical. Just had my first game over. Didn't realise there wasn't an auto save. Whelp.

Also maybe it's just medical but the level feels pretty big. Almost to the point of being overwhelming! Does it stay like this through the game? How are you meant to keep track of everything lol.

Looks at the size of the map!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/81ba8969.jpg

When I'm finished is that it with medical? Or does the game go full open world later on? I'm not sure I can cope keeping track.

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I don't think it's hard but I do get lost a lot in it since there's like no markers

I'm planning on getting System Shock sometime this year, but damn that's a lot of windy corridors on a huge map. I'm going to be constantly pulling up the minimap, until I pretty much got each floor memorized.

Just finished medical. Man this game is freakin awesome. Shame markers dont work on the PS5 version.

It's definitely challenging, not just you. Sometimes the respawns can be brutal.

RIP man system shock

It's basically a full graphical remake of an outright ancient game. Back then, maze-like level design was all the rage.

I haven't played the first one or its remake yet, but SS2 had some hefty levels.

I hear bad things about the Groves.

Ulfar posted...

I hear bad things about the Groves.

Yeah, I uh

Heard some stuff about them too

pegusus123456 posted...

Yeah, I uh

Heard some stuff about them too

I'm gonna give it a whirl. I wasn't too bothered by the gargantuan levels of Turok 1 and 2 soo

FWIW the medical level has a load of shortcuts you open up as you progress. You take the long way round and you often loop back by unlocking doors from the other side that were initially closed near the start. Its great. Almost fire link shrine esque.

What initially feel like labyrinthian levels full of locked doors and traversing hazards at the start fully open up by the time you finish them. I hope all the levels are like this.

Im also getting all the cameras which Im led to believe massively reduces if not completely eliminates enemy respawns.

SHRlKE posted...

if not completely eliminates enemy respawns.

Unless they've changed something in the new version, that's not a thing. It will slow down the respawns though.

I've played the original System Shock 1 game a long time ago. I only got through some of the levels and ended up quitting, because I had no clue what I was supposed to do, or where I'm need to go to, my objectives?

Does this remake fixes that issue and gives you a sense of direction?

Nope. I'm relatively new but you pick up everything from Audio Logs and Text Logs. If you're the sort of person to skip these or not pay attention because they don't interest you then it's probably going to be a rough ride.