If anybody is looking to play a classic Warren Spector game while they wait for DX: Revision - GOG released the enhanced edition of System Shock.
If you can get past the dated early 90s graphics (I think they're awesome - I first played the disk version in 1996) it is well worth playing.
If you've only ever played Shock 2 or Deus Ex don't go in with the approach that it will be exactly like those games - due to the date of the game it is more simple and lacks the statistical role-playing element that came later with Shock2 and DX. However for the time it was the most complex world simulator I had ever experienced. For instance even though Duke3d put me on an LA street with a great sense of scale for the day - it's levels still felt like levels. System Shock felt like a space station and had a depth of movement (lean at various heights, crouch and jump) that gave the environment a sense of place that other FPS games lacked. It is still the best example of creative design within the limitations of the tech of the time.
The enhanced edition offers updated controls, widescreen resolution and mouse look in addition to some bug fixes.
This is a Must-Buy game if you are a fan of Deus Ex, System Shock 2 or even if you are a fan of the newer entries in these series (DX Human Revolution, Bioshock) - though if you are a new comer you may have to adjust your eyes for the early pixel art of the game I personally think it still looks good - not to mention I've got it working with my VR headset and it is pretty interesting to peer into a world that dated.
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
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