My annual Deus Ex topic
Posted: 17 Oct 2006, 20:37
If you haven't played this game, buy it. It is in my opinion the best first-person shooter ever made. The graphics are dated, the animation is shoddy. (well, I guess even HL2 has you running when you go up ladders)
But, it's still the very best FPS ever. It's actually a hybrid of FPS and RPG, since as you advance in the game you're allowed to make choices about which of your skills should be improved. Some people play through the whole game without increasing any of their skills. Some play with only melee attacks. Some play with the objective of NEVER being detected by any enemy, ever. Some play without ever using weapons. it's actually possible to play the entire game without firing a single shot. Some people play without ever killing anyone.
Deus Ex is the very pinnacle of developer innovation and creativity. I have beaten it at least 20 times, and I still feel the urge to continue playing it, pushing the limits of my skill. I still find new things in the game. This is the only FPS I've ever found enjoyment on playing at the highest difficulty setting. It doesn't get easier or harder, it just gets more and more intersting. I want to find a mod to make the game harder, just because it'll be an even more intense experience.
I could write about it forever, but the short form is, this is the best game I have ever played. You never want it to end. No game comes anywhere close in terms of realism. A single solid hit will kill you. If you're shot in the leg, you slow down. If both legs are shot, you can only crawl. If your arms are hit, your aim gets dramatically worse. You have 600 hitpoints, but only 100 for each section of your body.
The story is the best I have ever experienced. There's nothing contrived, no sense of needing to suspend your disbelief, it's all happening in front of you, and your actions are felt later in the game. Kill a character, and you'll hear about it from another one. Speak to one individual, and you'll have more lines when you speak to his superior. Become a walking tank or an invisible, undetectable assassin. Become unstoppable with nothing more than a pocket knife. Hack ATMs to get money to buy supplies. Increase your environmental resistance to be able to throw gas grenades in front of you, rendering everyone unable to fight but yourself unaffected. Choose your inventory well, because there's a limit to how much you can carry. Do you want a rocket launcher, or a sniper rifle and an assortment of grenades? Should you buy the upgrade for your assault rifle's clip size, or buy the recoil supressor for your sniper rifle? Will you make a silent approach through the back door, or simply blast the front doors off? Or maybe you'll use your newly-upgraded jumping skill to just reach the roof in a single bound.
This game is not only flawless, it is unsurpassed by any other game.
But, it's still the very best FPS ever. It's actually a hybrid of FPS and RPG, since as you advance in the game you're allowed to make choices about which of your skills should be improved. Some people play through the whole game without increasing any of their skills. Some play with only melee attacks. Some play with the objective of NEVER being detected by any enemy, ever. Some play without ever using weapons. it's actually possible to play the entire game without firing a single shot. Some people play without ever killing anyone.
Deus Ex is the very pinnacle of developer innovation and creativity. I have beaten it at least 20 times, and I still feel the urge to continue playing it, pushing the limits of my skill. I still find new things in the game. This is the only FPS I've ever found enjoyment on playing at the highest difficulty setting. It doesn't get easier or harder, it just gets more and more intersting. I want to find a mod to make the game harder, just because it'll be an even more intense experience.
I could write about it forever, but the short form is, this is the best game I have ever played. You never want it to end. No game comes anywhere close in terms of realism. A single solid hit will kill you. If you're shot in the leg, you slow down. If both legs are shot, you can only crawl. If your arms are hit, your aim gets dramatically worse. You have 600 hitpoints, but only 100 for each section of your body.
The story is the best I have ever experienced. There's nothing contrived, no sense of needing to suspend your disbelief, it's all happening in front of you, and your actions are felt later in the game. Kill a character, and you'll hear about it from another one. Speak to one individual, and you'll have more lines when you speak to his superior. Become a walking tank or an invisible, undetectable assassin. Become unstoppable with nothing more than a pocket knife. Hack ATMs to get money to buy supplies. Increase your environmental resistance to be able to throw gas grenades in front of you, rendering everyone unable to fight but yourself unaffected. Choose your inventory well, because there's a limit to how much you can carry. Do you want a rocket launcher, or a sniper rifle and an assortment of grenades? Should you buy the upgrade for your assault rifle's clip size, or buy the recoil supressor for your sniper rifle? Will you make a silent approach through the back door, or simply blast the front doors off? Or maybe you'll use your newly-upgraded jumping skill to just reach the roof in a single bound.
This game is not only flawless, it is unsurpassed by any other game.
