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Deus Ex: Human Revolution was a pretty good time ! I don't know if I'd say it reaches the same height as the first game, but it certainly is a worthy and fun sequel, well, prequel.
As an immersive sim, the game does a pretty good job giving a lot of freedom of choice to the player. There's a lot of different paths and ways to get to the objective of almost all missions and exploration still feels rewarding. Although, I will say that I feel like the game encourages a bit too much the non lethal playstyle with the XP system compared to all other approach, which is a shame since the all the gadgets available to the players are pretty cool. Gunplay is vastly improved compared to previous instalments but isn't anything crazy either, it's alright. Overall, it felt really satisfying sneaking around and finding ways to take out my enemies non-lethally without being detected, finding some hidden passages or hacking my way through missions.
The story of Human Revolution is pretty cool, the theme of transhumanism is an interesting one, especially as a fan of cyberpunk. I didn't find the story as interesting and thought provoking as the first Deus Ex, but it was still a good time and got me thinking a couple of time. The ending is a bit abrupt in my opinion but the choices given to you at the end reminded me of the first entry in the franchise and was also a pretty though call to make ! The characters are pretty good but could've use some more development, depth. I especially would've like to see a bit more of Adam Jensen, the game's protagonist, inner struggles and things like that.
I also came to learn that the Director's Cut directly and seamlessly includes a DLC into the game's main campaign. Playing through it at first, it did felt a bit disconnected from the rest of the game but it still was a good time, the story it added was nice, The worst part of the DLC mission is that it resets your character's skill tree, which I found really annoying since I felt it really slowed things down in the beginning. It also kinda dragged on towards the end of the mission.
Visually the game still looks alright, except for pretty much all the characters' model that aren't Jensen. Detroit and Shanghai, especially, looked really cool and nailed the futuristic vibe of the game.
In the end, I liked my time with the game. Going through the Deus Ex franchise is a really fun experience and I'm excited to see what Mankind Divided has in store for me.
As an immersive sim, the game does a pretty good job giving a lot of freedom of choice to the player. There's a lot of different paths and ways to get to the objective of almost all missions and exploration still feels rewarding. Although, I will say that I feel like the game encourages a bit too much the non lethal playstyle with the XP system compared to all other approach, which is a shame since the all the gadgets available to the players are pretty cool. Gunplay is vastly improved compared to previous instalments but isn't anything crazy either, it's alright. Overall, it felt really satisfying sneaking around and finding ways to take out my enemies non-lethally without being detected, finding some hidden passages or hacking my way through missions.
The story of Human Revolution is pretty cool, the theme of transhumanism is an interesting one, especially as a fan of cyberpunk. I didn't find the story as interesting and thought provoking as the first Deus Ex, but it was still a good time and got me thinking a couple of time. The ending is a bit abrupt in my opinion but the choices given to you at the end reminded me of the first entry in the franchise and was also a pretty though call to make ! The characters are pretty good but could've use some more development, depth. I especially would've like to see a bit more of Adam Jensen, the game's protagonist, inner struggles and things like that.
I also came to learn that the Director's Cut directly and seamlessly includes a DLC into the game's main campaign. Playing through it at first, it did felt a bit disconnected from the rest of the game but it still was a good time, the story it added was nice, The worst part of the DLC mission is that it resets your character's skill tree, which I found really annoying since I felt it really slowed things down in the beginning. It also kinda dragged on towards the end of the mission.
Visually the game still looks alright, except for pretty much all the characters' model that aren't Jensen. Detroit and Shanghai, especially, looked really cool and nailed the futuristic vibe of the game.
In the end, I liked my time with the game. Going through the Deus Ex franchise is a really fun experience and I'm excited to see what Mankind Divided has in store for me.