System Shock 1 was super ahead of its time. System Shock 1 has more in common with Deus Ex as far as gameplay goes, while System Shock 2 is more directly a progenitor to Bioshock. But none of those other games happen without System Shock 1.Wasnt System Shock 2 the more popular genre defining game?
I remember having the System Shock 1 demo on a PC Gamer disk and realizing "wow I need to learn a lot more about computers if I want to be able to run and play this." Between that and Dark Forces is how I got into really understanding operating systems, troubleshooting and PC optimization.
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