Alright here we go, I've been pumped for the new installment of the Deus Ex series and I was not disappointed in any way.
Although I had no previous interaction with the older Deus Ex games, I still enjoyed the crap out of this new one (I also downloaded the other two on Steam :D). Its a completely solid stealth action game outfitted with various FPS elements as well as a well made stealth system. Coolest thing for me was the sheer number of ways you could 1. Build your character and 2. Complete each mission/the entire game. I'll go into detail later but here's the rundown on Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
When the game starts you are put into the role of Adam, hes a tough talking, very confident, head of security for the biotech corporation, Sarif Industries. You're quickly introduced to the main characters who are interesting in their own respects but you really don't need to worry about them just yet because...you get attacked by augmented (term for humans who have had part/parts of themselves augmented with cybernetic technology) terrorists who pretty much beat the tar out of you and everyone around you. They also shoot you in the head. You may think..."Well I didn't think games started with the main character's brains all over a wall" well you're not living in a time where getting shot in the head means you get to become a badass cyborg. So they rebuilt you in a sort of robo-cop way and you get cool built in sunglasses and lots of other robot stuff that you get to abuse people with for the entirety of the game.
So. To sum this up so far, highly trained ex-cop turned super robot has his entire network of friends and loved ones slaughtered and is then turned loose in the unfortunate city of Detroit. You're essentially robot batman now and you're given various quests related to the main story as well as bunches of cool side-quests. I loved the side-quests, they were typically quite lengthy and provided me with a good way to obtain ammo(very important), practice various things, and level myself up without having to proceed to the harder plot related quests. These side-quests also rewarded you with money as well as weapon upgrades which are both a useful commodity. The game rewards you for doing various things in any mission which yield bonus exp and extra cash. One example is the "Ghost" reward which is given if you complete any mission without being detected even once. Another nice thing about how the game works in regards to the missions is that there are multiple completion paths which doesn't lock you into just sneaking or hacking your way in without being detected. There is also the method I found myself using a lot which involved getting annoyed with the talking/sneaking/hacking route and going and shooting everyone in the face and disappearing back into the shadows or a vent till the heat cooled off...then systematically ganking everyone else. All the options you're given does two things, 1. It opens the game up to a larger playerbase, since it can either play like a stealth game, an action game, or a mix of both depending on what you want and 2. Huge amount of replay value since the various paths are vastly different and will provide you with a completely new experience. Despite the options you're given you can tell the game wants you to do certain things, namely, hacking.
Even if the game wants you to hack stuff you can pretend you can't program a VCR and still advance through the game just fine since all the plot relevant stuff will be hack-able with the basic level of hacking. I would strongly advise using hacking to its full potential as it is quite rewarding financially as well as a good source of experience.
Alright so just an overview of a couple things now. First of all I should probably say something negative here so there is something other than praise being sung here. The story was a bit weak for me, their plot devices were kinda cliche and I won't spoil anything but when you find out how they classify the bad guys it was a facepalm moment for me but I guess it could work for some people. Even so, the game itself is fantastic and the plot is only the scaffolding that guides you while you experience the game as you choose. Next is the weapons. You have access to all the basic weapons you'd expect to see in a game like this, pistols, rifles, shotguns and all the like. You also find heavy weapons like rocket launchers, heavy rifles, and sniper rifles occasionally, however, the inventory system is the attache case kind. Basically this means you'll be using your big weapons in one situation then tossing them out because how much of your case do you think a full sized, shoulder-mounted rocket launcher takes up? Yeah, its like almost 50% of the un-expanded case. It does get mildly annoying when you need to ditch certain weapons to make sure you have ammo for the ones you use more often. There are also a lot of cool high-tech weapons you get access to later on, I won't say exactly what they are except for the laser rifle just because its so damn cool. If you upgrade your smart vision you can see people through walls, if you have the laser rifle, you can shoot through walls...catch where I'm going with this?
Overall the game was a huge hit with me, I love it to death and I highly recommend it for fans as well as non-fans of the series just due to the nature of the game being undeniably fun. The amount of variation that this game brings to the table is scarcely seen anywhere else and its a huge selling point for a game in this genre. I could rant for much longer but I'm already way past what I thought the length of this review would be! Thanks for reading, I highly recommend picking this game up as soon as possible!
-Fest
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