System Shock 2 remake...

Technology and Gaming
#81

Don’t you hate it when people tell you that you “like omg you need to play this super awesome game from a long time ago, it’s fucking amazing!" But the game’s so fucking old it’s almost impossible to find?

Monkey Island
Metal Gear (MSX)
Full Throttle
Goldeneye 64
Sonic Adventure
Sonic CD
Contra
Nights
And about a billion other games.

It’s sad really. The older games are, the less likely anyone can actually play them.

Well, the less likely anyone can LEGALLY play them that is. I can’t believe I’m asking this, but… (cringe)… Does anyone know a good torrent?

I mean, it’s not like EA’s making any money off the game anymore. And as soon as it’s on Steam or GoG I’ll but it ASAP! That’s fine and I’m not a hypocrite! Right?! Right?!

I’m going to hell. Oh wait! I’m an atheist!

I have never seen so much fail in one sentence in my entire life.

Yahtzee is a whining brat that knows how to write. The only reason people watch his show is to see how much he can bitch about minor flaws in otherwise great games (Bioshock, Metal Gear Solid 4, Super Mario Galaxy) and see how much he can crucify bad games (Alone in the Dark), all while moaning every time there’s a new sequel to popular franchises (Final Fantasy, anything Nintendo) and retells the Psychonauts sob-story for the billionth time and using it as an example on how it’s OUR fault the industry is overcrowded with cookie cutter sequels, ignoring the fact that 95% of new IPs suck balls (Haze, Timeshift, Too Human, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard, Damnation etc.) so gamers using sequels as a security blanket was inevitable. Sure, Psychonauts should have sold well, but saying that it’s ALL OUR FAULT is just idiotic.

Okay, I admit I’m a fan of ZP and I think Yahtzee’s writing is brilliant, but I beleive I still have a point.

#82

You sure did.

#83

Don’t know about the other games on that list, but the original Monkey Island is available for free. Only on Fileplanet though, but you should be able to pick it up almost everywhere on the internet.

#84

Once again, I meant LEGALLY!

#85

Ahem

#86

Okay! Okay! I know there’s a Monkey Island remake! I added it to the list because this is how I felt before the remake was announced!
Yes, I know you can switch between the old and new versions! Let’s get back on topic!
System Shock 2. Need to play it. Don’t know where to get it. Ebay is too pricey. Help.

#87

It is legal :retard:

Edit:
https://www.fileplanet.com/158831/150000/fileinfo/The-Secret-of-Monkey-Island

and look, I was even nice enough to provide you with a link.

#88

God damn. We can discuss Monkey Island on a different thread. Now, we’re talking about how we can play System Shock 2. I looked on ebay and there are only two copies. Both of which are outrageously priced.

PM me when anyone has found a good torrent. Preferably one that can work with the Rebirth mod and XP patch.

Edit: Fuck it, I give up!
Where the hell did you get your copy, Lord Grevious?

#89

Sorry for the rez, but I started playing SS2 the other night after finding this thread through a google search. But I already knew about BMS as I’m awaiting it in eager anticipation! :smiley:

Otherwise I found all the info and sources I needed to get SS2 at the strangebedfellows website. There’s a mention of a HOTU version but I just went for a clean install then applied all the extra goodies myself. Playing this game again can only be described as an overwhelming sense of nostalgia! :’(

Now back onto the topic at hand, who would be interested in undertaking a SS2 remake? I’d sure love to get involved with something like that, and possibly using the Source engine to do it.

Yes, I know the Source engine is old, but it’s constantly being improved on and new features added to it. Secondly the source engine is definitely an improvement over the Dark Engine used in SS2.

#90

You’ll land in legal issues if you remake one company’s game on another’s engine.

#91

The funny thing is EA seems like the kind of company that would have a problem with this kind of remake even if someone was to make it on one of their engines. :meh:

It’s a real pity the System Shock IP couldn’t be owned by someone like Valve, they’d be all for a remake on their Source engine. :stuck_out_tongue:

#92

I think Irrational or 2K, or some publisher, cant remember :slight_smile:

#93

:facepalm:

Founded in 2004, Leakfree.org became one of the first online communities dedicated to Valve’s Source engine development. It is more famously known for the formation of Black Mesa: Source under the 'Leakfree Modification Team' handle in September 2004.