Its 1999 sequel was the first title by Irrational Games, who would later make ‘spiritual successor’ BioShock. The player explores a space station after a terrible disaster, contending with mutants, cyborgs and a malevolent AI.
You can also check out a video and a few screens.įor the unfamiliar, 1994’s System Shock was one of the first story-driven shooters to set the mould for today’s “immersive sim” genre. In their latest monthly update on Kickstarter, Nightdive Studios announce that they are hoping to release their remaster of ‘90s sci-fi shooter System Shock by Q2 of 2018.
You can a demo, which Nightdive emphasise is “very very very very early”, of System Shock via its Steampage, where you’ll notice that the release date is still given as “Holiday 2017” (at time of writing). Nightdive Studios has confirmed that the fate of the third instalment of the eagerly-anticipated System Shock. VS is also helpful for demonstrating the game, and accordingly, Nightdive say they “will have some awesome stuff to show in the coming months”. “By the end of VS, we’ll have a better understanding of what we can achieve with the time/budget we have, and have a more accurate plan moving forward to create a quality game.”
VS can help the team to estimate development timelines and refine objectives. The latest update confirms that the Nightdive team have entered Vertical Slice, a phase of game development in which a short section of the game is produced with most gameplay features in place (imagine the game as a sausage, and slice it vertically to produce a small, relatively complete piece).
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