System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition gets fully playable VR mode

System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition gets a fully playable VR mode. IGN can only reveal that Nightdive Studios is working on the full-fledged VR mode, complete with its own VR-focused development team. The tweet served as a hint for what Nightdive Studios was already investigating into its improved version of the sequel, which was whether or not VR could work for System Shock 2.

“During the process of reverse construction of the missing libraries for System Shock 2, we had the opportunity to play with the idea of ​​creating a standalone VR version,” Kick said in an interview with IGN. ‘And so we have a [VR] expert to look at the cod and give us a brief idea of ​​what kind of things we can do. ”

With this blueprint, Nightdive found that there was a solid foundation in System Shock 2 to start building a full VR version. Kick says that System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition will be fully playable in VR, along with the game’s multiplayer mode. Thus, collaboration in VR can be played on a platform, where one player can be in VR and another can play on a standard computer.

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Kick was also clear that VR is not just a custom extra, but a complete feature. Nightdive works with an outline of how to create a ‘really remarkable, built-in VR experience’.

Nightdive cites the engaging potential of VR as one of the main reasons for pursuing this dedicated mode for System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition. ‘If you’re in VR, it’s you who swings the weapons, you’ll reload [the guns] yourself, you do not just push a button and let the character reload the gun automatically. ‘

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The team has studied other VR games, and Half-Life: Alyx, which according to Nightdive is a great inspiration, is one title that has set a standard for immersion. ‘[Half-Life: Alyx has] just becomes necessary to create the feeling that you are there … Things like being able to pick up items from a distance is something that was very important in Half-Life: Alyx, and it’s something you will be able to do in System Shock VR too. ”

System Shock 2 is currently VR in the prototype stage, so the VR version will not be released with System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition, which is planned to be released with Nightdive’s full version of System Shock.

MattTM Kim is news editor for IGN.