Weekly Game Review: System Shock 2

[Dr. Boogie]

What do you mean it all just falls apart? I thought the ending made plenty of sense, apart from the unanswered question of "why hasn't System Shock 3 been made yet?"

Also, it's a shame that Bioshock didn't borrow more elements from this game.

[Protoclown]

Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie

What do you mean it all just falls apart? I thought the ending made plenty of sense, apart from the unanswered question of "why hasn't System Shock 3 been made yet?"

Also, it's a shame that Bioshock didn't borrow more elements from this game.

Oh, it's not that it didn't make sense (I clarified my sentence in the review), it's just that there was a severe dip in quality at the end, in my opinion. The whole bit when you enter The Many and then take on SHODAN just seemed half-assed compared to the rest of it. It really gives off the impression that they ran out of time on the development side of things. A game like that deserved a better final few stages.

[Dr. Boogie]

Originally Posted by Protoclown

Oh, it's not that it didn't make sense (I clarified my sentence in the review), it's just that there was a severe dip in quality at the end, in my opinion. The whole bit when you enter The Many and then take on SHODAN just seemed half-assed compared to the rest of it. It really gives off the impression that they ran out of time on the development side of things. A game like that deserved a better final few stages.

No way, man, no way.

Spoilers!

The bit with you getting into an escape pod and getting fired right into The Many was great because it was a suicidally-dangerous plan that went along with SHODAN's utter contempt for the player. And the short area with SHODAN was great because A). it was a throwback to System Shock, and B). it gave some insight into SHODAN's maniacal psyche to think that she would throw her memories at the player like that. And the fact that you were able to go from being inside The Many right to SHODAN's stage can be explained by saying that The Many just wanted you to take her out as their final act.