And players would invariably become aware of this through accidental clipping or the like. For example, 3d fps levels at the time were essentially a series of connected boxes floating in darkness. Many of the original games (by which I mean the sequel, ss2) design were rooted in late 90’s technical limitations. It’ll be interesting to see how they manage to balance making it feel modern with making it true to it’s origins.

What would you like Otherside to do with System Shock 3? More From Kotaku Australia It was always fun working out just how far you were going to go down your chosen career path while skulking around the decks of the Von Braun. Personally, I wouldn’t mind if they consolidated the three original classes, as long as they made the skills available through branching trees or some other form of progression. It’ll be fun to see what they do with the sequel. I’d have been a little gutted if they hadn’t nailed that, to be honest SHODAN’s the heart and soul of this game. That’s all there is at the moment, although it’s nice to see that they’ve got the SHODAN voice bang on. “Did you think I’d forgotten you, insect,” the static tones of SHODAN cries out. The wonderfully devilish AI is the star of the teaser site that’s just gone up this afternoon, and she’s all too happy to remind you about your mortality and how delightfully unimportant your presence is. I’m not entirely sure how the new studio is going to cope with their own Kickstarter game and System Shock 3 at the same time, but they’re working on it all the same.īut we’re not focusing on Underworld Ascendant today we’re focusing on System Shock 3, and specifically SHODAN. In case you’re unfamiliar with Otherside’s work, they’re the studio responsible for reviving the Ultima Underworld series through the Kickstarter project Underworld Ascendant.

Otherside Entertainment are the studio tasked with making the sequel to the iconic Looking Glass series, and today they’ve put out a cool teaser site that’s worth your attention.

System shock 2 shodan voice clips