The only thing that remains fascinating even to this day is SHODAN, a character that still shows up in numerous top-ten villain lists, and not without a good reason. The context-sensitive music, along with the horrifying enemy screams and growls, can create quite the atmosphere, and the dark, claustrophobic corridors of this war-ravaged space station certainly add to the overall mood, yet some tunes manage to kill the feeling of dread by being way too fast and… funky the bad quality of some of the sound effects is painful, to say the least the enemies look more like heavily pixelated plastic toys than grotesque sci-fi abominations and, generally, what was once considered to be quite the scary title, now can't even hold a candle to its - far superior - sequel. What about the horror aspect, though? Has it aged as badly as the plot? The answer is: partly. After SHODAN becomes Citadel's self-appointed god, the plot can be summed up in "find her - destroy her." There are gobs of emails, logs, and notes to be found throughout this adventure that add to the whole thing, but, honestly, they aren't anything special - at least not any more. In reality, though, it's very simplistic. Back when it was first released it was truly something unique. He, of course, does what needs to be done, goes into surgery, and wakes up after his six-month healing coma, only to realise that SHODAN has gone rogue, killing half of Citadel's population, and turning what was left into deadly cyborgs and mutants, and if that wasn't enough, "she" wants to turn earth into her own twisted laboratory.Īsk any System Shock fan about it and the answer will probably be: fantastic audio-visuals, a perfect storyline, and a world that is hard to resist being wholly immersed into. Surprisingly enough, that certain head honcho made him an offer of wiping out the ethical constrains of Citadel's AI, called SHODAN, in exchange for his freedom, plus a neat military-grade cybernetic implant for his hungry, hungry brain. While trying to mess with the security of TriOptimum's Citadel space station, he got busted and brought straight to one of the big guys. The hacker of this story tried to chew more than he could swallow.
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