Nightdive Studios has supplied us our first take a look at System Shock 2: Improve Version, a brand new model of the sport being dropped at “next-generation consoles for the primary time.”
It looks as if we’re consistently ready for some form of System Shock to launch, particularly the System Shock remake – which needs to be out Could 30, simply over per week away (although solely on PC). Now Nightdive Studios has given us one other System Shock title to sit up for, this time the Enhanced Version of System Shock 2. The developer confirmed off a primary look trailer earlier this week, which actually appears to be upholding the look of the unique sport, simply with trendy crispness and body charges.
In keeping with the trailer’s description, “System Shock 2: Enhanced Version was created with the aim of reverse engineering the unique code to port SS2 to the KEX Engine and made obtainable on next-generation consoles for the primary time… All cinematics, textures, characters and weapon fashions have been up to date, and the Co-Op Multiplayer has been overhauled to create a seamless expertise.”
In addition to that, there’s some excellent news for people who wish to play the unique sport with mods, as Nightdive Studios says it has “additionally partnered with the systemshock.org neighborhood to combine all the very best mods and updates.” Genuinely good to see a undertaking that seeks to permit that side of online game historical past to persist.
Whereas the System Shock remake is lastly due out on the finish of the month, there isn’t any launch date of any sort with regards to System Shock 2: Improve Version. Although in the event you pre-order the remake of the unique sport, you will additionally get the Enhanced Version of System Shock 2 without cost.
The System Shock remake has seen a number of delays and was initially imagined to launch in March, however was delayed to Could, with the console launch of the sport delayed indefinitely, so remember to maintain an eye fixed out on any updates from Nightdive.
