Introduced 2 mechanics · System Shock 1
System Shock
A dead crew who narrate their own deaths on tape while you keep moving.
Mechanics this game introduced
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Narrative · 1994
Environmental Storytelling
Environmental storytelling places narrative information in the arrangement of a space itself, so that players learn wh…
Origin: System Shock
Narrative · 1994
Found Audio Log
The found audio log is a recorded message left by an absent character, picked up as an item and played while the playe…
Origin: System Shock
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