Posted on: April 9, 2017
Spiele: 0 Rezensionen: 4
A game that lost the Deus Ex Spirit
If you judge Deus Ex: Invisible War as a sequel to the original Deus Ex, then Invisible War is incredibly disappointing. Invisible War has simplified a lot of the RPG elements that were the strongest points of Deus Ex's gameplay: skill trees have disappeared and the player is no longer judged by his actions, the options of using force versus stealth no longer has relevence to player choices and each are seen as "viable options" by both military (WTO) and religious (The Order) groups. Also, the music has been overhauled and feels non-existent when compared to the amazing soundtrack used in the first game, and the voice acting has become even more lackluster and emotionless. If you judge Invisible War on it's own merits, it still comes up short as a good experience. It tries to have the in-depth systems but because the RPG elements were removed. The game's confined areas are too claustrophobic to be able to use any type of strategy (stealth, planning etc.) and the plot feels too detached from our main protagonist to be interesting. Our main protagonist (Alex) feels unnecessarily dumbed down, with barely any thoughts or impulses of their own that the player can bounce off and reflect. They don't decide on their own or use their own intuition, instead asking very silly questions to everyone they meet. Also, there are bugs, silly ragdoll effects and poorly written dialogue but they seem like small annoyances when compared to the main problem: Because the game tries to be both in-depth and simplified, trying to have an intricate plot with simplified factions and belief systems, and trying to be a sleek action game with rpg exploration and questing makes invisible war come off as one thing: absolutely boring. For me, this game was not enjoyable and lacks everything that's needed to be either an exciting shooter or a Deus Ex sequel. It just seems to disappoint on all fronts. Do yourself a favor if you're either a Deus Ex fan or not. Just avoid this game, and move on.
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