This is an excellent strategy rpg that manages to improve on the original in almost every way. Very much worth it, especially to a Shadowrun fan.

The positives:
-The story is great. It comes across as more of an interactive novel with deep plot points and very fleshed out characters. Throughout, you'll learn all about each of the characters in your team and around you and be able to affect your relationships. There's a lot of past in Berlin that ties into the main story which you'll learn about through people and events in the game. It gives the world life.
- There are good choice scenarios. Throughout the conversations and events in the game, you'll have the chance (if you have the right skill) to guide the dialogue in a certain direction or go down a different path. They also throw some moral choices at you which get as deep as killing a person or letting them go which will affect many things including your crew morale.
- The combat is much improved over the original as well. It feels more streamlined and just works much better with the refinements they made.

The soundtrack seemed much the same. The graphics seemed much the same (new tileset, but same art style). Neither of these things are a negative to me.

There are still some issues:
- Either I'm misunderstanding the Smartlink weapon or there's a bug that made it disappear from my inventory until I got into a mission. Then it showed up.
- You still can't swap out inventory items with your crew. When you pick up items out of combat, you can only put them in your inventory or send it to your stash. Why can't I give it to my crew member?
- It sometimes was difficult to click on an area behind a character because of the perspective. Not a big issue a lot of the time, but it became problematic during some fights when cover was hidden behind a person.

Overall, it's the best Shadowrun game I've played so far!

This is an excellent strategy rpg that manages to improve on the original in almost every way. Very much worth it, especially to a Shadowrun fan. The positives: -The story is great. It comes across as more of an interactive novel with deep plot points and very fleshed out characters. Throughout, you'll learn all about each of the characters in your team and around you and be able to affect your relationships. There's a lot of past in Berlin that ties into the main story which you'll learn about through people and events in the game. It gives the world life. - There are good choice scenarios. Throughout the conversations and events in the game, you'll have the chance (if you have the right skill) to guide the dialogue in a certain direction or go down a different path. They also throw some moral choices at you which get as deep as killing a person or letting them go which will affect many things including your crew morale. - The combat is much improved over the original as well. It feels more streamlined and just works much better with the refinements they made. The soundtrack seemed much the same. The graphics seemed much the same (new tileset, but same art style). Neither of these things are a negative to me. There are still some issues: - Either I'm misunderstanding the Smartlink weapon or there's a bug that made it disappear from my inventory until I got into a mission. Then it showed up. - You still can't swap out inventory items with your crew. When you pick up items out of combat, you can only put them in your inventory or send it to your stash. Why can't I give it to my crew member? - It sometimes was difficult to click on an area behind a character because of the perspective. Not a big issue a lot of the time, but it became problematic during some fights when cover was hidden behind a person. Overall, it's the best Shadowrun game I've played so far!