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Post by Xeogred on Jun 12, 2022 20:50:39 GMT -5
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Post by Ex on Jun 12, 2022 20:57:34 GMT -5
Provided I can play the remake on PS4, it'll be a must buy for me. I super loved the original 1994 System Shock. I'd say it's a must play for DOS FPS fans, but it's too complex and cerebral for most if we're being honest.
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Post by Xeogred on Jun 12, 2022 21:04:16 GMT -5
The project has come a long way through its troubled development. I love how it's looking now and that it's still a 1 to 1, map layout wise and all I believe. So it's a pretty fascinating take on remaking something that old while being faithful to it.
I like SS2 more than SS1 because I just prefer the later 90's era of FPS's when they went fully 3D and all (Doom being the huge exception, total perfection to me). So I think I'll like this remake of SS1 even more than the original, maybe even more than SS2 too? I think they were giving this treatment to SS2 if all things go well too, but I'm not sure. I believe Warren Spector and some other team are still making a third game... I don't know. The IP's been through some weird stuff this last decade but I'm glad it's still alive and we may finally get some new releases.
Makes me wonder what's up with Bioshock. There's endless rumors that a new team has been working on a new one. I wouldn't mind going back to Rapture, but a new setting would be cool too. I don't envy them having to top an underwater steampunk haven or a city in the sky though... I'm not sure where they could go from there.
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Post by Ex on Jun 12, 2022 21:18:13 GMT -5
I enjoyed SS1 and SS2 equally, but they really are very different games. SS1 is cyberpunk adventure, SS2 is cyberpunk horror. They play and feel completely different. But both are excellent. SS2 is less complex so more people played it. This SS1 remake looks to streamline the interface so that's one less hurdle for newcomers.
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Post by Xeogred on Jun 12, 2022 21:49:13 GMT -5
I can see how SS2 leans more into horror with The Many and ghosts. I loved that though, but I loved SHODAN being more of the single main antagonist in the first game as well. So I think that's why I could see this remake beating SS2... the stories in both are excellent. Hard to say which one I prefer at the moment when it comes to the plots. I hope they didn't take out Warren Spector's voice lines in the remake.
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Post by Ex on Jun 23, 2022 9:13:33 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Jun 23, 2022 11:25:33 GMT -5
It was an Ys-y decision to greenlight a sequel.
I'll show myself out now.
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Post by Ex on Jul 6, 2022 15:43:22 GMT -5
Upcoming SQEX games: LIVE A LIVE Valkyrie Profile 3 Star Ocean: The Divine Force Harvestella Moon Final Fantasy VII R Final Fantasy XVI Dragon Warrior III 2D HD Front Mission 1 & 2 Tactics Ogre R
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Post by Xeogred on Jul 6, 2022 20:15:34 GMT -5
I think both Star Ocean: The Divine Force and Valkyrie Profile 3 are dropping later this year too.
It sounds like they might be adding in content to LIVE A LIVE as well like they did the SaGa Frontier remaster. That's really cool.
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Post by Xeogred on Jul 7, 2022 22:50:03 GMT -5
Love when Square has a competent team together (like this whole saga and FFXVI right now). One of my biggest concerns was just hoping that the magic FF7 Remake had staff wise would still carry over and this interview basically clears that all up. Most of the same team were able to roll straight into development of the next game and they're even working on the third right now as well. Guess it was almost a duology, but a trilogy sounds ideal to me.
Still going to be hard to top the Midgar arc. But I suspect this trilogy will be legendary all around.
Maybe I'll give Crisis Core another shot with this remake, even though mechanically it's basically the same game underneath.
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