Mark Leblanc’s Impressions on the System Shock Remake: Former Programmer Shares Thoughts on the Futuristic Reimagining

2023-06-18 15:00:00

Mark Leblancformer programmer Looking Glass Studios and one of the developers of the original System Shock, personally rated System Shock (2023) and shared your impressions.

Leblanc admitted that almost 30 years ago the idea of ​​a future in which he will stream online a remake of his native game would seem like real madness to him, but now it is a reality.

In general, the novelty made a good impression on the developer, given that many things like 3D object modeling and animation in 1994 were beyond dreams.

At the same time, Leblanc was a little upset by the fact of the rewritten lines in the remake – in the original System Shock, many characters spoke in the voices of Looking Glass employees. And here once more to hear SHODAN performed Terry Brosius the developer was pleased.

LeBlanc did not forget regarding the famous key combination 0451, which was used as a code in many Looking Glass games.

In past Warren Spectorcreator Deus Ex and producer of System Shock, told that this combination was a real code from the doors of the studio’s office. But Leblanc refutes Spector’s story, insisting that it was a reference to the novel of the same name. Ray Bradbury.

According to him, the combination 0451 first appeared in System Shock, and only then the office manager put it as a code for the office doors. And if you think regarding it, it was a real breach of security.

The System Shock remake was released on May 30 on PC, and in the future, Nightdive is going to release the game on consoles. Earlier, the head of the studio shared his thoughts on the possibility of a tactical System Shock in the style XCOM.

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