By acquiring the franchise, Nightdive were able to release System Shock: Enhanced Edition, which improves on the dated controls of the original, and crowdfund a modern remake. In the early 2010s, Nightdive picked up the rights to digitally distribute System Shock 2, and subsequently the System Shock franchise, from the Meadowbrook Insurance Group.
While Thief was passed on to other studios, System Shock’s rights lay dormant with an insurance firm following the closure of Looking Glass. The System Shock franchise was created by the team at Looking Glass Studios, who closed their doors in the year 2000, two months after releasing Thief 2: The Metal Age. If it weren’t for Nightdive Studios, I may not have returned to the original title.Ī Brief Summary of System Shock’s Revival
Yet for all the nostalgic value of its sequel, I barely remember experiencing System Shock (1994) as a child. Likewise, I can still remember experiencing System Shock 2’s big reveal of the character Shodan on my Windows 95 machine, complete with a 3dfx Voodoo Banshee graphics card. Quake, Thief, Descent, Doom, and Betrayal at Krondor… these games all hold a special place in the 90s nostalgia bank of my long-term memory.
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