System Shock 2 is so immersive. Just the sheer quality and depth of gameplay locks you in, genuinely creepy storyline. And somehow to me the idea of being isolated with this insane AI on a spaceship is more terrifying than Atlas, though Bioshock 1 is ofc a masterpiece in its own right.

Yeah idk I have a lot of problems with the current state of gaming. Seems like it's stalled out in some ways and same, I am missing the continued progress of certain genres, open world action RPG definitely up there. I think it's just that part of the cycle of creativity/industry, kind of a down moment. Eventually something will come along to shake things up, revitalize the industry and we'll see some good new stuff. Meanwhile System Shock 2 still holds up lol

Haha, not sure. I'm not very deep into Fallout lore but that sounds interesting af and now I'm thinking about playing some Fallout lol

If there was a Springfield New Vegas mod James River would be one of the main evil factions. Besides having a preexisting army of mindless drones, due to their stronghold of highway 65 they'd also control essential transport and communication from Branson, Little Rock, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The northside freedom fighters (who cleaned up their meth-addled ways after realizing they were the only ones who could stand up to the murderous James River Inquisition and protect their womenfolk and babies) would be JR's major rival the only hope of a non-fundamentalist theocratic future for SW Missouri. Vote!

Lived in those dorms as a kid, circa 92-93 lol. I was very advanced for my age jk parents were students

Totally backrooms vibes, good call