In 1994, these sloped surfaces BLEW MY MIND.Īnd no, I don’t really see BioShock as System Shock 3.

But judging by comments people leave here (and the fact that Thief and Deus Ex live on) I’d guess that this relationship is inverted for most people. Thief and Deus Ex are worthy titles, but they pale in comparison to System Shock 2. My entire perception of the System Shock series is pretty warped, and I get the impression it didn’t resonate with other people the way it did for me. Other people might include Hitman or Max Payne in that category, but this is my list and these games have a sort of kinship with one another. All three were designed or produced in some way by Warren Spector. Two of those came from Looking Glass Studios. In my mind there are three games that encompass the great “thinking person’s shooters”: System Shock, Deus Ex, and Thief. I’m looking at the settings and I can’t find the option to enable trifiltering bump maps.

In my earlier post on art games, Juni asked, “Shamus… you don't have System Shock on your list?”

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