You can check out the System Shock reboot Kickstarter page here. Nightdive Studios plans to ship the System Shock reboot holiday 2017.Īs of writing, the Kickstarter is $132,022 pledged to its $900,000 goal with 29 days to go. 'Ī pre-alpha demo is available for potential backers to download and play, free of charge, via Steam, GOG or the Humble Store. “As well as including members of the original team, such as famed concept artist Robb Waters, we have been expanding to include a number of industry veterans with years of AAA development experience having worked on games such as Fallout, Tomb Raider, Skyrim and Wasteland. “This is a full-fledged reboot of a classic game into something new,” said Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios. Stretch goals include getting an experienced full orchestra (Prague’s FILMHarmonic Orchestra, who worked on the score for Thief and Civilization V) to record “expressive and impactful” music in order to underscore a “dark and atmospheric” experience. The reboot will feature reimagined enemies, weapons and locations by original concept artist Robb Waters, as well as Terri Brosius reprising her role as SHODAN with new material. System Shock offered an unparalleled experience that would solidify it as one of the greatest games of all time.” known as SHODAN, one of the most treacherous antagonists ever conceived.

Players were trapped aboard Citadel Station as they fought to survive against the cyborgs and mutated crew members corrupted by a maniacal A.I. It was a revolutionary step forward for the medium in a time when developers first began experimenting with interactive story telling. “System Shock was one of the first 3D games that took a methodical approach to exploration while revealing a story driven narrative through audio logs and messages scattered throughout the game world. System Shock’s reboot Kickstarter page explains the game’s enduring influence further: Released in 1994, the game’s influence continues to shape modern action games even today. Nightdive Studios is launching a Kickstarter for its reboot of System Shock, the FPS/RPG that launched a genre and paved the way for games like Bioshock, Soma and Alien: Isolation.

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