5. System Shock 1 & 2
When you successfully combine a futuristic first person shooter with RPG elements and a large dose of survival horror, System Shock is the result. Both the System Shock games were equal parts awesome, deep, and frighteningly scary, which made it stand out from all other games at the time. Despite how great the games were, the sales numbers didn't agree and the series has been on hiatus since 1999. Until now (hopefully). After experiencing and surviving the Bioshock universe, which is basically an unfuturistic System Shock set underwater or up in the sky, imagine how awesome it would be to see System Shock be given the same treatment? Rendering the futuristic world of System Shock would be a visual marvel and newer FPS-RPG gameplay elements can be incorporated. Furthermore, survival horror games that play with people's minds generally do quite well these days, meaning that there is already an audience for the System Shock experience. And of course there is SHODAN. When System Shock 1 & 2 released, SHODAN's creepy presence was considered one of the many highlights of the game. After lying dormant for 16 years whilst other AI characters, like GLaDOS, Cortana, and even Claptrap, have taken the AI limelight, time is right for SHODAN to make her long-awaited comeback. So, Irrational Games, would you kindly please remake System Shock?
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