A Preview of Pantheon of the Blood God for System Shock 2

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Kat Bailey

Leisure, Video Games, Technology

4.6 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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It's time for another Pantheon of the Blood God, and this month we're joined by former CGW Editor in Chief Jeff Green to explore System Shock 2! Join us for a special preview as we explore its history and talk about why this classic horror RPG is so significant. To hear the rest of the show as well as the rest of our exclusive content, head over to our Patreon and sign up at the $10 of the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 2072, a rogue artificial intelligence known as Shodan lost her mind. In her limitless imagination,
0:12.3	Shodan saw herself as a goddess, destined to inherit the earth. That image was snuffed out by the hacker
0:19.7	who created her.
0:30.5	Welcome to a special preview of Pantheon of the Blood God, our monthly podcast devoted to exploring the very best RPGs of all time.
0:40.1	I'm Kat Bailey, and this month's selection is System Shock 2, which was frequently lauded as one of the greatest horror RPGs of all time.
0:45.4	System Shock 2 can trace its lineage back to classic dungeon crawlers like wizardry,
0:49.9	which subsequently branched into so-called immersive Sims like Ultima Underworld.
0:59.8	System Shock 2 was special because it successfully combined the shooter genre and the RPG genre for the first time, paving the way for later hits like DSX.
1:06.6	It also was really special in the way that it utilized audio and environmental design to create an atmosphere of real dread.
1:12.5	Our special guest this month is Jeff Green, who was at CGW when System Shock 2 came out,
1:16.3	and he has plenty of great stories to tell from that time period. If you want to hear the full episode, check out patreon.coms slash blood god pod,
1:23.0	and sign up at the $10 level, which will give you access to our other podcast explorations of Final Fantasy 8,
1:29.1	Lufea 2, and Skies of Arcadia, as well as our Legend of Zelda 35th anniversary tribute
1:35.8	and our complete watch of The Witcher on Netflix.
1:40.3	Okay, let's continue on to our special preview of Pantheon of the Blood God, System Shock 2.
1:48.7	Don't go away.
1:54.2	I think any conversation about System Shock 2 really has to start with Ultima Underworld.
1:59.5	I'm a war inspector.
2:00.7	Ultima Underworld was a big deal when it came out in March 1992.
2:04.4	You combined elements of wizardry with realistic interactions to create what some like to call
2:09.2	the immersive sim.
2:11.2	Warren Spector would go on to make the original system shock, which was primitive.
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