In exchange for his freedom and some cool military-grade neurotechnology, Diego tasks the Hacker to hack into the Citadel’s new AI SHODAN and disable its ethical constraints. System Shock follows the Hacker, a capable tech junkie who one day, while trying to hack into the database of the Citadel Space Station, is quickly caught by the shady TriOptimum Corp executive Edward Diego.

While I never played the original, especially since it was released years before I was born, playing through the remake provided an experience unlike any other I’ve had in a game despite some very noticeable flaws. Now, in 2023, developer Nightdive Studios had the massive undertaking of remaking the game for newer platforms for both new and returning fans to experience. The game was regarded as a massive critical success, was highly innovative for its genre, and was placed in several Hall of Fame lists.

System Shock is a cyberpunk-themed, first-person shooter adventure game that was first released back in 1994 for PC.

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