Spoiler rules at the outset...
Deus Ex -- No spoiler tags
Invisible War -- No spoiler tags
Human Revolution -- Spoiler tags for plot info
So the Mass Effect thread has been a pretty resounding success. And since that, my second favourite game of all time, has proven to be such a durable success I thought I'd start one up for my absolute favourite: Deus Ex! I guess time will tell though if it's as successful or if it'll just be me and Rickington in here
What's not to love about the game? Perfect fusion of FPS and RPG, long and excellent plot, conspiracies upon conspiracies, counter-terrorism paranoia before it became a real-world concern, and wonderful nuggets of philosophy speckled throughout. One of my favourite parts of the game is a chat you can have with a bartender in an out-of-the-way bar in Hong Kong, that you could completely miss out on if you aren't being thorough: (spoiler tags for space)
It's just a shame that the sequel, Invisible War was so bloody awful. No wonder it effectively killed the franchise--it dumbed pretty much every aspect of the game down so that it could work on the Xbox. That's not pro-PC hyperbole either; if you go through the game files there are countless references to Xbox functionality and it takes hours of tweaking to make it function better even on a high-end PC.
The one thing I will defend about it, however, was the conversation with JC in Antarctica. Wow, talk about mindblowing.
Fortunately it looks like game 3 in the franchise, Human Revolution (scheduled for release spring next year), will restore DX to its former glory!
Deus Ex -- No spoiler tags
Invisible War -- No spoiler tags
Human Revolution -- Spoiler tags for plot info
So the Mass Effect thread has been a pretty resounding success. And since that, my second favourite game of all time, has proven to be such a durable success I thought I'd start one up for my absolute favourite: Deus Ex! I guess time will tell though if it's as successful or if it'll just be me and Rickington in here
What's not to love about the game? Perfect fusion of FPS and RPG, long and excellent plot, conspiracies upon conspiracies, counter-terrorism paranoia before it became a real-world concern, and wonderful nuggets of philosophy speckled throughout. One of my favourite parts of the game is a chat you can have with a bartender in an out-of-the-way bar in Hong Kong, that you could completely miss out on if you aren't being thorough: (spoiler tags for space)
Spoiler:
It's just a shame that the sequel, Invisible War was so bloody awful. No wonder it effectively killed the franchise--it dumbed pretty much every aspect of the game down so that it could work on the Xbox. That's not pro-PC hyperbole either; if you go through the game files there are countless references to Xbox functionality and it takes hours of tweaking to make it function better even on a high-end PC.
The one thing I will defend about it, however, was the conversation with JC in Antarctica. Wow, talk about mindblowing.
Fortunately it looks like game 3 in the franchise, Human Revolution (scheduled for release spring next year), will restore DX to its former glory!
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