I started following this game a few years ago, and everything about it looked exciting. I took a year off from gaming to do some life stuff, and I was excited to come back and play this game. In the time between my following and buying the game, it seems like they got a publisher who made a lot of decisions for them…

To say that the publisher “screwed the pooch” would be a little too nice when they really just butt-raped the poodle.

It’s SO BORING. The game knows it’s a boring game. It’s interesting for just. A little over two hours: enough time to revoke your refund options.

The art is nice, the concepts are kind of cool. The setting and the ideas all behind it should be more interesting…. But the whole game follows this formula over and over again:
>go in room:
protagonist “woooaaahhhhh robots doing things they shouldn’t!”

>puzzle:
Protagonist: “wow these puzzles sure are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ boring. Can’t we just skip them?”
Glove: “sorry, but the higher ups said we gotta put stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ puzzles in the game. It’s a tradition”

>walk into a convenient cubicle with a few dead bodies, maybe a talking corps or audio-recording, and 5 minutes worth of time wasting to suck up all the junk you might need to upgrade weapons. Also has a lore-computer half the time.

>save game
Upgrade bot: “hey sugar, I’m horny!”

Repeat a few times and then give you a teaspoon of plot relevance.


I will say that the lore (which you need to go out of your way to read, which is good or bad depending on your attention span) is deep, interesting, kind of nice but totally optional.

The game you should buy instead of this one is the SystemShock 2 reboot. It does everything this game does, except good.

Hope the expansions add in things that the developers originally wanted.

I started following this game a few years ago, and everything about it looked exciting. I took a year off from gaming to do some life stuff, and I was excited to come back and play this game. In the time between my following and buying the game, it seems like they got a publisher who made a lot of decisions for them… To say that the publisher “screwed the pooch” would be a little too nice when they really just butt-raped the poodle. It’s SO BORING. The game knows it’s a boring game. It’s interesting for just. A little over two hours: enough time to revoke your refund options. The art is nice, the concepts are kind of cool. The setting and the ideas all behind it should be more interesting…. But the whole game follows this formula over and over again: >go in room: protagonist “woooaaahhhhh robots doing things they shouldn’t!” >puzzle: Protagonist: “wow these puzzles sure are fucking boring. Can’t we just skip them?” Glove: “sorry, but the higher ups said we gotta put stupid fucking puzzles in the game. It’s a tradition” >walk into a convenient cubicle with a few dead bodies, maybe a talking corps or audio-recording, and 5 minutes worth of time wasting to suck up all the junk you might need to upgrade weapons. Also has a lore-computer half the time. >save game Upgrade bot: “hey sugar, I’m horny!” Repeat a few times and then give you a teaspoon of plot relevance. I will say that the lore (which you need to go out of your way to read, which is good or bad depending on your attention span) is deep, interesting, kind of nice but totally optional. The game you should buy instead of this one is the SystemShock 2 reboot. It does everything this game does, except good. Hope the expansions add in things that the developers originally wanted.