I just finished playing System Shock: Enhanced Edition. The game was amazing. I think the final battle was kind of lackluster, but the rest of the game was great once you get used to controls and interface. The only thing I would change is adding some sort of objective indicator (not to lead your way, just to tell you "your mission is now this). That would cut out all the running back and forth so much between levels. I know it's all explained in logs and e-mails, but getting everything in the correct order takes a few tries.
Anyway, I'm about to start System Shock 2 and I can't wait. Which class is the best for first playthrough? I hear that it's possible to fuck up your build by investing points into skills that later turn out to be useless so I would want to avoid doing that. Any tips?
>>339081079
A gun hacker should get you through most things, melee build is also surprisingly viable, should never do psionics for your first run.
>>339081283
Gun hacker, as in navy?
Why is OSA agent bad for first run?
>>339081079
Also your going to be doing a lot of running back in forth in this game too, it's not quite as labyrinthine as the first though, game is much clearer where you need to go.
>>339081416
Yeah navys fine
Psi powers are just really difficult to use effectively, a lot of powers are better then others.
A hybrid of psi and another weapon skill works out pretty well though.
>>339081576
>>339081283
I'd argue that PSI pull is pretty good for obtaining hidden naniites or health/ammo.
>>339081416
Cause most of psi powers are traps/shit
Also it takes lots of Psi Hypo if you spam balls
Melee/Psi is prbly the best cause of buffs you can get later on
>>339081724
I see. I'll go with navy for my first playthrough then.
And what about skills? Which are good and which are to be avoided?
>>339081416
Worth mentioning that the starter class only effects your beginning stats, you have a lot of freedom to customize after that.
>>339081724
Melee/Psi can be god tier
>>339081826
I would say avoid repair, it's not as useful as it sounds.
Research is a pretty underrated skill and is alot more useful then it sounds, but you will need to backtrack alot more with it.
You need to take at least one point in research to complete the game, but the game is very clear about this and gives you the points to buy it when you need it.
>>339081826
Also don't take energy weapons as a main weapon stat, tis a waste.
>>339082410
Laser Pistol is good tho (with overload) and laser rapier
>>339082269
>>339082410
Noted.
I find that most weapons in SS1 were viable (except for the pistol and flachette and dart gun in later game). Is this also the case in SS2?
>>339082608
Yeah, but generally anything energy weapons can do standard can do better.
>>339082738
As long as you put points in whatever weapon skill your using, yeah. But you will have probably switched over to something better by then.
I like SS1 more than 2.
>>339083596
That's valid, they are quite different.
nah
>>339081283
I used psi to replenish all my energy weapons/armor extensively during my first run. Was fun.
>>339081079
yeah but
fuck those cyberspace sections
i mean
fuck
>>339081079
dumping all my SS2 wallpapers
>>339086082
>>339081416
>Why is OSA agent bad for first run?
>>339082410
>Also don't take energy weapons as a main weapon stat, tis a waste.
>>339082608
>Laser Pistol is good tho (with overload) and laser rapier
My first playthrough was a OSA on hard with energy weapons. It worked pretty good. I actually never finished the game because it was getting a bit boring.
I buffed myself up to 11 with psypower and usually meleed everything to death. I had a nice attack spell as well for fleshies but didn't really need it much 2bh even though energy does less dmg to living enemies. There is a nice psypower to reload all energy weapons and the power armour which is great is you can do that).
>>339086175
>>339086279
>>339086381
>>339086480
>>339086082
Shit is creeping me out.
What do you guys think, how will SS3 be? Does it have any chance to be good?
>>339086595
>>339086691
>>339086791
>>339086082
Move along
>>339086687
Judging on how meh the new ultima game they're working on looks, SS3 might be in trouble. Better them than another studio doing it so who knows.
>>339086896
>>339086997
>>339086967
Shodan in SS1 was fucking awesome. She was much more sinister and crazy in 1 than she ever was in 2.
I'm this fag. >>339086243
Just realized I still have this installed. Here is my character, pretty sure this isn't my latest save though. I think I got energy weapons at 4.
Pls Rate.
>>339087097
nearly done
>>339087190
only one left after this, and it's not SS1 or SS2...
>>339081283
>tfw i went full psi on my first and only run
The game is purely based, ending included.
>>339087357
... its SS3.
goodnight, fellow hackers. I can't wait until we get new system shock games.
>>339087164
>Anon prbly uses those shit modded hybrid models
>>339087147
I think its because of situation.
In SS1 Shodan had full control n we could see how she started to view herself as a god.Creating cyborgs n flesh abominations.Also good VA
>>339087462
unfortunatly we have to kickstart this one
http://systemshock.com/
fuck kickstarter. it should get funded like a regular project. we shouldn't have to beg.
>>339081079
OSA, Marines, or Navy?
For a first time playthrough
I'm a newfag don't yell at me
>>339087684
>remastering a game when an enhanced edition was released not that long ago
I can't wait to see them ruin a perfectly good game because people are such faggots about old games claiming they're "unplayable". But if people finally realize just how much better of a game SS1 is then it's all good I guess.
>>339087771
I think most people recommend Navy because they are pretty balanced and you don't need to have autism to make it work (see OSA).
Personally I like OSA because I'm a special snowflake that likes playing as a cyber-ninja.
>>339087771
Navy is probably your best bet.
>>339086687
I remember when I used to wish there would be a SS3. Then I grew older and dreaded the day it would be announced.
I've lost the capacity to feel excited by these things anymore.
>>339086687
>>339088283
They've got Terri Brosius back as SHODAN
They've got Warren Spector back on board.
both very good signs, but you need more than two people to make a game, and tbqh they need fucking money. like a proper budget. bioshock type money if you ask me. what're the chances of that.
>>339081079
Navy
Don't put points in repair
Ignore PSI completely on your first playthrough
Standard weapons are best weapons
>>339088004
system shock 1 does have some weird controls to be honest,
I'm not exactly a fan of them,
prefer system shock 2 for better controls.
I doubt system shock 3 will be much good, they'll fuck it up and make it for Xbox One if anything,
you might hate SS2 if SS1 drew out a darkness in your power level. you'll only like games like wasteland and dwarf fort and you'll complain about 90s/early 00s golden era classics all the time.
but it mite b cool. start with small arms and hacking.
>>339090040
The new Underworld game they're working on isn't looking that hot so you may be right about SS3 not being that good. But who knows maybe they'll somehow pull it off.
