Snel
1999
Perfect in almost every regard besides art direction. This isn't really an issue with low polygon counts or whatever like some have; it's an aesthetic critique. The first System Shock, not in spite of but because of its deliberately vomitous particolored visuals and midi spam soundtrack feels just as alien and worthy of its titling as it did nearly twenty-five years ago. SS2's desaturated hues may be easier palatable for advertisement and player retention purposes, but it loses the original's utterly sublime sense of estrangement. Like entering the Overworld in Silent Hill, or unlocking a new area in Resident Evil. The experience of something horrifically new and entrancing we so crave that only great art offers. Amazing game with the main trouble of being a sequel to one of the finest renderings of transhuman anxieties and 90s cyberpunk telos ever made.
Man, I miss the future.
Man, I miss the future.
2018
Who could have known that the solution to young adult interpassivity, bureaucratic busy work and totally natural relationship issues was actually to become a famous twitter artist.
1994
Playing this for the first hour is like using Donkey Kong bongos to beat Dark Souls until the end when you've become a literal transhuman cyborg both inside and outside the game.
2005
For a while I belonged to that clique of people who had only seen the anime and thought School Days was this secret masterpiece of subversive anime until I played this and realized it was literally the joke ending adaptation of a poorly written eroge which is still pretty funny.
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⡁⠐⠄⠄⠄⢀⣩⣆⣴⣆⠄⠠⠄⣶⣶⣾⣧⣄⠄⠄⠡⠂⠠⢁⢈⠐⡂⠈⠈⠆⡐⡂⢐⢂⢀⠑⠺⣿⣦⣀⠢⠄⠐⡀⡀⠄⠄⠈⠈⠠
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⣄⣹⣿⣷⣦⠤⠄⠉⠻⢟⣻⣿⢿⣿⣷⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⢱⣦⣬⣂⣁⡈⡙⠿⣿⣯⣏⣿⣷⣿⣿⡿⣟⡿⢟⠻⠛⢿⣿⣾⣶⣮
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⣿⣿⣆⠄⠄⢀⡪⢧⢌⡦⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠄⠠⢯⡲⣖⡣⠄⠄⣼⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣦⣠⣄⣉⣈⣬⣌⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⣌⣅⣘⣌⣊⣠⣴⣿⣿
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⡹⣿⣻⣽⣟⣟⣿⡿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡿⣟⣫⡽⣽⣟⣹⢿⣟
⢽⡷⣻⡾⣽⡿⣯⡿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣻⣗⣽⣟⣺⣟⢽⢷⢽⣏⡯
⢷⢽⡟⡾⣻⣹⣞⣽⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣷⣻⣾⣟⣗⣻⣗⣳⡾⣺⢶⢽
⢽⡾⣝⣗⢽⡽⣽⡿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣻⣾⣞⣯⣹⣗⡽⣽
⠪⣯⣫⣻⢾⣿⡿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣽⣷⣻⣯⣿⢾⣽⡯
⠄⠹⣿⣾⣿⣽⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣽⣷⠃
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⠄⠄⠄⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣬⣭⣍⣩⣭⣥⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠄⠄⠄
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⠂⠠⠄⡀⠠⣺⣿⣷⡄⠄⠄⠐⠿⣿⣷⠔⠐⢀⠐⠄⢁⠄⢐⠄⢈⠐⠰⠂⠄⡁⢀⠂⠄⠄⠰⠲⠃⠄⠁⠁⠈⠐⠂⠄⠂⠐⢈⠐⠂⠐
⡁⠐⠄⠄⠄⢀⣩⣆⣴⣆⠄⠠⠄⣶⣶⣾⣧⣄⠄⠄⠡⠂⠠⢁⢈⠐⡂⠈⠈⠆⡐⡂⢐⢂⢀⠑⠺⣿⣦⣀⠢⠄⠐⡀⡀⠄⠄⠈⠈⠠
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⠱⢤⣐⠠⠂⡀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡌⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⠄⠈⡂⠄⠌⠄⣀⣁⢁⡀⡀⢀⢀⣀⢠⣈⣀⣄⣍⣹⣷⣴⣀⡁⠐⢃⢄
⣄⣹⣿⣷⣦⠤⠄⠉⠻⢟⣻⣿⢿⣿⣷⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⢱⣦⣬⣂⣁⡈⡙⠿⣿⣯⣏⣿⣷⣿⣿⡿⣟⡿⢟⠻⠛⢿⣿⣾⣶⣮
⢿⠟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠙⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠙⠿
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⣀⠄⣠⡄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣸⣽⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣯⣿⡿⢀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠁⠄⠄
⣾⣦⠙⠋⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠄⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠐⣶
⣿⣿⣆⠄⠄⢀⡪⢧⢌⡦⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠄⠠⢯⡲⣖⡣⠄⠄⣼⣿
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⡹⣿⣻⣽⣟⣟⣿⡿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡿⣟⣫⡽⣽⣟⣹⢿⣟
⢽⡷⣻⡾⣽⡿⣯⡿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣻⣗⣽⣟⣺⣟⢽⢷⢽⣏⡯
⢷⢽⡟⡾⣻⣹⣞⣽⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣷⣻⣾⣟⣗⣻⣗⣳⡾⣺⢶⢽
⢽⡾⣝⣗⢽⡽⣽⡿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣻⣾⣞⣯⣹⣗⡽⣽
⠪⣯⣫⣻⢾⣿⡿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣽⣷⣻⣯⣿⢾⣽⡯
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⠄⠄⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄
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⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠘⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄
2012
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2008
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2015
The only game that matters tbh