Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

Many games claim that you have choices to make, multiple ways into the building and so on. But in Deus Ex, you really do. The number of alternative entrances, ventilation ducts, secret doors and hidden keypad locks is astonishing, giving you a real sense of finding your own way in and out. There's a perfectly balanced feeling of "DYI game experience" and taking part in a thrilling, excellently woven story.

This game is just freaking awesome! Can't believe it slipped under my radar, but I guess I was too into the MMORPG back when Deus Ex was released. BUY IT! NOW! You'll be glad you did. I needed the "Kentie's Launcher" mod to make the game run on Win 7 64-bit Pro. Then I added the "Biomod" and "New Vision" mods because they're good. If you use New Vision, you may want to select OpenGL as your renderer (is that a word?). OpenGL looks best on my system anyway. I play at 1024x768 on a 19-in monitor. You can use higher resolutions if you got the eyes for it.

You'll get your money's worth, that's for sure. Sure, the story sometimes drags and sometimes goes into some weird places sometimes, but there's hours and hours of stuff to do, sidequests and all, and it goes by at such a fast clip and so many gameplay choices early on have strong effects later on. Yeah, like all games the later levels suffer from "fourth disc" syndrome, where it seems to drag and just won't end, but that could also be because you don't want to stop playing. It's the mark of a great game that even when you aren't having fun anymore playing it (because you've played multiple 8-hour sessions on a work night) you still feel like you should be playing it. Playing at least the first act of Deus Ex should be considered mandatory for any self-respecting gamer.

One of the first (and only) game to successfully mix a FPS with RPG elements. It allows the player to build the character that he/she wants, and it also have intelligent and philosophical questions at its core. This long game can also be replayed a number of times to see all the different possibilities. Dark, dystopian, cyberpunk, with a great level design and an awesome scenario, Deus Ex is an unforgettable experience.

This game ist 20 years old...and still one my favourites!