System Shock XBOX ONE & XBOX SERIES X|S (UK)

It's ridiculous to say that a game is let down by it's autosave functionality of all things. But it's just that in this System Shock remake.

It is hard to imagine the game being much worse if it had no autosave at all, but existing you are lured into a false sense of security. Do Not Rely On It.

Save manually, use F5 for quick saving. Make saves at major times at least.

If you rely on autosave you might lose 1-2 hours progress! Some people are macroing in autosave because it is that broken.


All that out of the way!

The game is otherwise great. The visuals are stunning, and bring the original aesthetic into 2023 really well. There is plenty of homage and call back. Loads of eastereggs.

The map is truly a maze and you will find yourself quite lost. You can even set this to be somewhat easier in the difficulty settings which lets you control the gameplay in terms of the combat, puzzle difficulty etc.

The music is fantastic!

The gameplay will bring plenty of nostalgia for Doom3 and the originals of course. But also like a tougher Dead Space, and Bioshock feel.