Topic: System Shock remake hits Kickstarter

[Quemaqua]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598858095/system-shock

I have massive KS fatigue and have vowed to never back anything else again, but honestly, this looks really, really good. The alpha footage they're showing is very hopeful. Totally has the right look, sound, and feel to it. So that's pretty cool. They seem like a good team, and they handled the remasters of the previous games that are floating around on download services now, and those seem to have been well done.

Anyway, just tossing that out there for interested parties. I don't know if I'll back it, but it's exciting to see the footage looking so good. I still think this is one of the best games of its time, and a classic that still holds up today in many ways.

[idolminds]

Also there is a demo available on Steam, GOG, and Humble. Which is quite welcome to have 1) a demo available before backing and 2) on GOG meaning they are probably pretty serious about DRM-free release.

[Cobra951]

Kickstarter has been on a roll lately--a roll downhill.  I hope this one bucks the trend of failure.

[Xessive]

Check out the demo, it's quite decent. Gives a taste of what they're planning.

I think it's an interesting choice that they left low-res aliased textures to intentionally mimic the look of the original game but I feel it defeats the purpose of the remake.

[Cobra951]

I can see doing that as a retro display option, with perhaps also a 640x480 CRT filter, if their goal is to recreate what it looked like in its day.  But it would be silly not to offer an uncompromised display.  Jaggies were never desirable, just unavoidable at the time.  I don't understand why so many people like their retro platformers that way now.

[Quemaqua]

I haven't seen it up close first-hand, as I haven't tried the demo yet, but the video I've seen looked fantastic.