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Matt's System Shock 2 Video Review
Hi, guys! I hope you like my new YouTube video about
[ Show youtube player ]. It is a pain to get running on a modern system, but worth the trouble. It's a good scary game for you to enjoy during Halloween!
[ Show youtube player ] P.S. In case you missed it, last week's episode was on [ Show youtube player ]. |
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Never played System Shock 2... I am amazed at the number of games I have never really heard of... I think I am going to have to live to be around 165 to be able to play all these games... I am not even going to start to think about all the games that haven't been released yet...!
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I played System shock 1 a lot, but due to the problems with XP, I never got into System Shock 2 yet. Found some info though and I guess I should really give this one a try. Thanks for the heads up Matt
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System Shock 2 is one of my favorite FPS games, together with the Thief series and Deus Ex. Yep, very creepy indeed. The Action RPG elements fits the gameplay/story. Should play it again.
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Another great video Matt thanx. Love System Shock 1 and 2. Never actually got around to finishing System Shock 2 but may try and get it up and running again and give it a go.
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Thanks for all the great comments, guys and gals. I really appreciate the feedback!
I was just recording some Amiga footage earlier for our movie--Boing, Juggler demo, Shadow of the Beast, Lemmings, and now for Sensible Soccer. Woohoo! |
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There some patches and guides out there how to get System Shock 2 working on XP. Have a look here for example : http://www.moddb.com/mods/system-sho...-fix/downloads Luckily some guy on UG made a nice package...
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Yep, System Shock 2 works great with the XP "trick".
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Well done. I watched your reviews of some of the games I used to play, like Rockstar Ate My Hamster, Elite and The Oregon Trail. When I get the time im gonna watch a few more, looking forward to Defender of the Crown and MI.
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That's some good stuff there, Matt.
![]() I actually played the demo of this way back when it came out, and I'm a little bit embarrassed to say it, but it scared the living crap out of me!! ![]() I was like 14 at the time, but it was still too scary for me to complete it, or get the full copy. Heh. I should have a look at this again... but with some high-rezolution packs, of course. ![]() |
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Thanks for the great comments!
Make sure you check out these sites: http://www.strangebedfellows.de/index.php/index.php http://www.ttlg.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=78 Pretty much everything you need to get the game running and enhanced with some great mods. |
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Excellent video! System Shock 2 is certainly a game i remember as it gave me the creeps playing it all through the night
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Matt, I really like your stuff though the episodes could be a little longer say 15 minutes. Looking forward for the next ones. Keep up the good work!
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I'm sure YouTube will eventually let us make videos as long as we want. When that happens, I'll probably go to a 30 minute program with some extra segments.
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Yay, that would be cool.
![]() Btw, comparing Doom to Ultima Underworld made me think. I know, which I like better. Never played much Doom, though. Doom, Hexen, ROTT, Dark Forces: all the same to me. Shooters became interesting with Half-Life (hint, hint ![]() |
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Then you missed out on Hexen and Dark Forces
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Ouch, I mistook Heretic for Hexen. Never actually played Hexen. Jedi Knight II was quite neat.
Don't get me wrong, I think that e.g. Thief and System Shock 2 play in the same league as Half-Life. Yet Half-Life is the best, while Thief has the best intro ![]() |
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I think Half-Life 2 is probably the most fun I've ever had with an FPS. I really got sucked in to that game right from the beginning. I also enjoyed the original Far Cry, Crysis (or however it's spelled), Deus Ex, the various Rainbow Six games, Quake 4, and of course Halo. I played Unreal Tournament 2004 with some friends on a LAN and had a good time.
I actually met Romero and interviewed him for our movie. He's without question the coolest developer I have ever met. His knowledge of the early days is staggering for such a young person; you can tell he really, REALLY loves gaming (totally unlike some of the other developers, who are only in it for the money). |
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HL 1 & 2 are for sure masterpieces
![]() ![]() Nice to hear that John Romero is really as much into gaming as it seems through his games (with the exception of Daikatana...). Doom really was a totally different expierence, even if Wolfenstein 3D already showed what these guys were able to come up with. I still consider Sandy Petersen to be one of the greatest level designers for a FPS ![]() |
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