However much I dislike the UI in the cyberspace part of the game, at least its something different than cliche of hunt for this floor's keycard.
Wait, the goal is to stop Shodan from pointing a laser at Earth, but aren't we orbiting Saturn? Maybe I missed something.
Shodan's zombie troops look like Borg; the Sparq weapon looks like a Star Trek TNG 'dustbuster' phaser.
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 05 - They are all Dead"
This game seems ridiculously ahead of its time, but also ridiculously overloaded with attempts to try everything.
I wish they were a little less ambitious with the technology, and worked a little harder on a clean UI (and finding voice talent).
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 06 - Lost Hope"
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 07 - Out of Order"
Shodan's voice message seems out of character; not enough wacky AI, a little too much boastful James Bond villain.
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 08 - Ready to die?"
All this advanced gameplay, and they still kept the exploding barrels.
Cliche elevator muzak while you are in dire straits? Truly, this game predates everything in gaming for the next 15 years.
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 09 - Dead people everywhere"
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 10 - EMP Shock"
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 11 - Dreams of a Artificial Intelligence"
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Weird and wonderful cut scene with more James Bond villain thinking out loud from Shodan. There, for just a second, a monster that looks like the big daddy from Bioshock!? This feels like archaeology or something.
Wait, is that a System Shock 2 logo? I hope the playthrough maker isn't fucking around.
That cut scene ends feeling like a concept art slideshow, with random fanfic dropped in.
OK, checking the video on Youtube, commentary reveals the playthrough maker was indeed taking some artistic license, and dropped in the video. I hate lies and revisionist history, and now I can't trust this playthrough as a historical document anymore. Fucking great.
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 12 - Cyberspace Disco"
"Joey's System Shock Commentary_ Part 13 - Dead for the first time"
