They really hit gold with Shodan's voice (Terri Brosius) she wasn't even a professional voice actress, she was just someone on staff!

The graphics are total crap compared to Bioshock, but IMO, nearly everything else about System Shock 2 is much better, from the engine to the environment to the voice acting. (this was my fate when I first tried it, lo these many years ago, and I didn't go back and win the game for many years, disgusted at how difficult it was.)

I'd strongly suggest avoiding psi until you've completed the game at least once, as it's very easy to back yourself into a corner where you can't really win. Everything comes from psi hypos in the environment, and there are only so many of those. The psi combat route is very difficult, because you don't get any free attacks every single time you use any power, you expend psi, and you never regenerate any on your own. You'll probably want to read up on builds first focusing on physical combat and hacking will probably be safest. It's quite possible, though, to build your character poorly, making the game much, much more difficult. SS2 is one of the towering classics of the field, and remains highly playable. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit.

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