The original Deus Ex is one of my favorite games of all time, like top 3 for sure. I heard of the PS2 port being drastically different from the PC port and that got me very interested in the game. So you can imagine my happiness finding the game on the PAL PSN shop (I have an account for PAL regions and JP regions to play games that aren't on the US store)

I ended up buying it and god damn it is very impressive. There's a lot of tiny differences that make it very unique for a person very much acquainted with the PC port. This port has a handful of issues that are mainly technical related. Such as the framerate dipping constantly. However, the game is still entirely beatable.

I like small things like the UI differences and the character models being different. The game looks a lot darker too which, I oddly enjoy? It definitely isn't better than the PC port but it's still worth checking out!

An actually quite solid port considering and how I originally played the game due it to being easier to obtain than the PC version at the time. Because of console limitations there are loading screens between sections of the levels but they're not obstructive. Also the attache case style inventory is removed and simplified. Otherwise its quite faithful. Nowadays though with the PC version so readily available on digital storefronts this has been made into an obsolete historical oddity. Still gotta give props where's it due, especially considering how pared down Deus Ex 2 was to cater to consoles.