The team has been studying other VR games and one title that has set a bar for immersion is Half-Life: Alyx, which Nightdive says is a big inspiration. Our Notifications: 'Is System Shock 2 EE still a thing?'

“When you’re in VR, you’re the one actually swinging the weapons, you’re reloading yourself, you’re not just hitting a button and having the character reload the gun automatically.”

Nightdive cites the immersive potential of VR as one of the main reasons for pursuing this dedicated mode for System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition. Nightdive is working with an outline on how to create a “really remarkable, built from the ground up VR experience.” Kick was also clear that VR isn’t just a tacked-on extra, but a fully-fleshed out feature. So co-op can be played in VR in cross-platform, where one player can be in VR and another can play on a standard PC. Kick says System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition will be fully playable in VR along with the game’s multiplayer mode. With this blueprint, Nightdive found that there was a solid enough foundation in System Shock 2 to begin fleshing out a full VR version.

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