timppu: i finished the vanilla(?) GOG version less than a year ago I think, and I don't recall any major bugs in it.

CharlesGrey: As far as I know most of the popular visual updates for System Shock 2 stay ( very ) close to the original look of the game -- just better.

I know some purists would argue that it's better to play the original version when you're playing a game for the first time, but the way I see it, the developers of SS2 didn't use blurry, low-res textures and blocky character meshes because that was their vision of the game -- they did it because of technical limitations at the time. If SS2 had been released a few years later, it would probably look much more like the modded version of the game.

Either way, the strongest atmospheric element of the game is the sound, which is arguably still just as effective as it was back in the day.

CharlesGrey: ...

I know some purists would argue that it's better to play the original version when you're playing a game for the first time, but the way I see it, [i]the developers of SS2 didn't use blurry, low-res textures and blocky character meshes because that was their vision of the game -- they did it because of technical limitations at the time. If SS2 had been released a few years later, it would probably look much more like the modded version of the game.

Either way, the strongest atmospheric element of the game is the sound, which is arguably still just as effective as it was back in the day.[/i]

RenKalan: Amazing sound design considering its age!
System Shock 2 enviroments

CharlesGrey: Aside from music, ambient sounds and such, I was also talking about the voice acting in particular. The audio logs you find, or the creepy voice acting of the various creatures you encounter. And Shodan, of course!