Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Oh no, boss levels!

Whilst reading the review I was getting more and more interested in the game, right until the four boss levels were mentioned. I then lost all interest in the game.

For me boss levels totally detract from a game such as this and feel like an artificial barrier added by the developers. I which they'd stop thinking that they need them.

Phoned in bosses.

'in practice it takes a mix of stealth and gunplay to succeed'

Again, apart from the boss battles.

I focused my upgrades on stealth and awareness and this was massively successful right up until the first boss, whereupon I was locked into a square room with a big tanky bastard and nowhere to hide.

The stealth elements vanished and were replaced by running around in circles wildly spraying bullets.

I was surprised not to see a cut scene in which a butch looking naked chick pulled at a fixture so hard her arms fell off though. I only have the journo's preview build so I am sure it will turn up in the full version....

Title? Really, why exactly?

I thought invisible war was rubbish, but the original was fantastic. Really glad to hear there are substantially more than 5 hours of gameplay (cough COD4). That in itself makes this look like an interesting game to pick up.

2027?

They always seem to set these a little to close in the future.

I mean look at the difference between now and 1995. Apart from thinner laptops, smarter phones and a crappier economy, what's the difference?

The Password..

Iron and Copper

'splutter'

"Ah, that was a gun in your pocket and you're not happy to see me"

mouthful of water...right out the nose.

thanks.

Worth the wait

I finished this over the weekend on the PS3 (trying the patience of my girlfriend in the process).

I have to say that I am very impressed. The game feels very much like the original with all the same themes (corporate power, conspiracy theories, the ethics of human augmentation, manipulation of the ordinary people by unseen powers), the same strong narrative and the same flexibility in game style. It is true that the boss fights are unavoidable but they are built into the narrative as well as can be expected. They have also avoided the many mistakes made by invible war.

Gameplay definitley favours stealth. I died several times on the easiest level by trying to get into straight fire fights with multiple opponents. However the stealth is a lot of fun to play and requires a lot of thoughtful planning, observation and care. Hiding behind a pillar a few feet away from guards who could kill you with ease waiting for them to split up so you can pick them off one by one is very tense and when you get it right very satisfying.

The praxis kits are expensive and aquiring them by experience is slow so working out the best way to spend them is quite a challenge. Invisibility sounds great but being able to hack computers and door locks is just as useful.

My main complaint is the lack of foodstuffs in the game. The special ability augmentations use a lot of juice and recharging them takes food. Why can I wander the market backstreets of a chinese city loaded with cash and be able to find ammo, grenades, silencers but I can't simply walk into a shop and buy some food. The shopkeeper simply comments that I am not a local and he doesn't want any trouble.

Their attempt at ragdoll physics could be improved as well.

I was very happy when I first learned the was going to be a new Deus Ex game. I have not been dissapointed and hope this breathes new life into a fantastic franchise.