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3. System Shock 2

Shodan System Shock 2
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This game is a strange blend of first-person RPG and survival horror and is the spiritual predecessor to the Bioshock series; anyone familiar with those games will recognise the similarities between the two.

System Shock 2 takes place aboard the abandoned spaceship, the Von Braun, and casts you as an unnamed soldier fighting against the rest of the crew who have been mutated into grotesque monsters by a parasitic lifeform calling itself, “the Many”.

“The Many” are at war against a psychotic and murderous artificial intelligence named SHODAN, who is the returning antagonist from the first System Shock. If you’re unfamiliar with SHODAN, imagine a less friendly version of GLADOS from Portal; SHODAN steals the show whenever she’s onscreen

There’s been some news about the System Shock series in recent years: in 2015, both a remake of the original game was announced in addition to System Shock 3. However, both games have had a troubled development and are currently in a kind of limbo with a concerning lack of news and updates about both titles.

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Ben is an avid fan of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. He also loves video games but is alarmed at his steadily growing back log; he hopes to finish Red Dead Redemption 2 sometime around 2030.