Many a time has this game been played by me. Many a times has it made me just that little bit happier. From the large and expansive levels. To the immersive sim elements. To the world famous voice lines. The script for this game is both hilarious yet thought provoking. The performance of Jay Anthony Franke, a literal QA tester for ion storm during development, has an awkward and earnest charm that makes it fun.

Weird I open with the acting but I guess it expresses my feelings toward the game. Despite some awkward realities such as, even for its time, bad graphics and awkward acting it holds this distinct charm. And its not like its gameplay is much of a slouch either!

The gunplay despite the awkward aim mechanics really starts to shine midway through the game. The small eccentricities in laser mechanics, darts alerting enemies. And of course the big one, explosives opening doors making the GEP gun the most silent way to take down Manderley. It's the most famous immersive sim for a reason.

And the famed map design. It's really not just liberty island. Every map has been carefully built to have as many options as humanly possible for each playthrough. With the exception of swimming (Warren Spector why) your skill choices will provide you benefits somewhere in the games many maps. And you'll need them as every map is huge in scope. Its desire to make you scrounge encourages you to explore ion storms extremely detailed maps. Really helping you get to know its little details one discovery at a time.

Their will never ever be another game like Deus Ex, it's a legendary experience you deserve to sit down and play through.