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snowburnt Since: May, 2011
08/30/2011 08:48:20 •••

Deus Ex, HR: pretty much what I expected

I was excited for this game to come out, it looked amazing in the previews and I loved the first game (didn't get to play the second one yet). I got my hands on it and haven't put it down for a week. It's a gripping environment but not without it's share of problems. The action is nice and it's one of the better sneaking games I've played (I haven't played too many). The plot is similar to the other Deus Ex: nothing is as it seems and everyone lies to you. I walked around the first few levels expecting to have to break in later (haven't finished the game yet, so I'm not sure if that will come to fruition or not). The voice acting has it's ups and downs. Adam's voice is a deep raspy voice that can get annoying and is not believable at times, especially when he's trying to charm someone. The actor for David Sarif in particular is great. All things considered it's an exciting mix of action, sneaking, social/relationship and conspiracies. There is almost always more than one way into a situation or area and you are rewarded by different conversation options, overheard conversations and experience points. The problems I have with it are nit-picky, but there are a few: When talking to NP Cs they tend to twitch a lot and over gesticulate except when there is a developed conversation. The inventory system is a frustrating grid with random things not being stackable (like grenades) but obviously used to force you to chose a specialty: sneaking or gunning. Tying into the inventory system is the fact that only one of your energy cells recharges, which is frustrating because all of the fun stuff takes energy. Adding to that frustration is that it's difficult to get energy bars and packs to recharge your energy. The world is pretty deep but not deep enough at times. You're limited in the area you have access to and the story is linear (it is justified, but takes away from replay value). The long term effects of your actions really aren't there. If you gun your way through the police station in one scene, they don't care later...The station is shut down because of it but that happens regardless of your choices.

Excellent game, especially for fans of the franchise, hopefully they can iron out some gameplay and choice effect issues if they make a second one.


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