The old System Shock was the first 3D game I played in my life. I was a kid and could not read English and did not understand what's going but had tons of fun.

I played the remake recently. I was decent, but I think it was _too_ faithful to the original in some ways:

- There's lots of junk items with (almost) no purpose that you can pick up.

- Buttons are often difficult to see on walls; you might skip an area because you thought you cannot progress because you couldn't tell there's a button from clutter

- Enemy AI is very simple and easy to exploit. Combat can feel a bit dull, because it's mostly the same kind of combat as the 1994.

- Inventory management UX could use some work. I found popping up the menu annoying.

- Large complicated maps, sometimes can feel a bit empty and comes with lots of backtracking. I kinda enjoy that though.

I liked the remake, and that the story and puzzles were faithful but I wonder if someone who wasn't a fan of the original would find it appealing. This might be a "where the hell do I go" game for anyone who hasn't played it before.

SHODAN's voice acting and over-the-top megalomaniac lines are a reason alone to play this thing.

Also I wished they had remixed or brought back the old soundtrack. The only place where I heard a hint of the original music was on the reactor level with the unusual bass line. It was my favorite track.

Reactor level music in the original (loud warning): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up80FfzySFA

New reactor level music from the remake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxku9cbIcMQ