Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director’s Cut

ANNOYING CRASH ON STARTUP FIX: - For whatever reason, the game will just crash when launching it, making it impossible to play. There is a fix though (for me at least) that'll hopefully help you. - The game doesn't like to run on CPUs with tons of cores. Unfortunately I found no way to deal with this without a third party tool. Thankfully, Process Lasso is a very lightweight program that fixed the crash completely and let me play the rest of the game bug and crash free. - After installing Process Lasso, go to options/cpu/cpu affinities. - put dxhrdc.exe in process match - make cpu affinity 0-7 (so make it only use 8 cores (8 worked for me, use less if it still gives you problems)) - now just have Process Lasso running whenever you play this game STUPID SCREEN TEARING: - i fixed it by turning v-sync ON in game, v-sync ON in my GPU control panel (so for dxhrdc.exe), then i used RivaTuner to set the max framerate to 60 (you can probably do this in your GPU control panel too) - i also had g-sync too. But I don't think that really mattered. Alright sheesh now about the game: The original Deus Ex from 2000 is literally one of my favorite games ever, so what I said in the review title is a high bar's already set for Human Revolution. Ultimately though, you're getting more Deus Ex with this sequel. What does that mean, you ask?: - Great Stealth Gameplay - Really good level design, cleverly hidden items, massive open-ended areas - Fun side missions - Fun dialogue system (i liked Mankind Divided's improvements much more through) - Tons of Upgrades/Character Progression Stuff (only 4 augs you manually activate though... screw you consoles) - Sorry didn't explain character progression well. You get lots of augmentations/perks to unlock as you progress through the game, all of which improve your character in some way. Also can upgrade weapons too. - Great main story (dumb ending/"endings" though) Ran out of review room, so I highly recommend it!

Played: Stock Version 2.0 (4 years old, only version available for this game at time of writting) I love Deus Ex HR to bits but it's a damn shame we can only buy the directors cut, I miss the yellow tint and although I didnt mind the DLC its uneccessary filler we could have done without. sadly I did suffer the problems some reviewers had like stuttering and the long wait time for the game to exit to desktop (no crash/freeze when hacking doors/computers, no save issues either thankfully). My PC has an R5 5600x and a GTX 1070, the fix for the stuttering on my PC was to go into the NVIDIA control panel (specifically the "Manage 3D settings) and select DE:HR specifically and set the Vsync to 'Fast'. Before I applied that change I noticed the FPS counter would spikes above 60fps to 75-80+. After changing the vsync to 'Fast' the highest spike I saw is 63 and its barely noticeable. I didnt have to change any graphics settings but others may need to change it to make it work. I do recommend staying at a lower resolution (720p-1080p) to keep the UI large if you aren't willing to download the fixes. Id still recommend the suggestions of other reviews on how to remove the telemetry among other changes, sadly seeing how there are no updates after the initial (and only available) 2.0 version I doubt we will see these issues officially fixed. What a shame to leave a great game in this state but it can still be enjoyed. 7.5/10

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a great game that gives the player the flexibility to complete the game in a multitude of ways. The game scales in difficutly very well for most of the playthrough. As you gain EXP and Praxis Points, you can upgrade your character's abilities. Improve your hacking skills, shooting skills, gain the ability to silently take down multiple opponents, sprint quietly, see enemies through walls, turn invisible for a few seconds, reduce your damage taken, etc. Overall, you will use most of the new abilities as you gain them, opening up new ways to complete the different levels. For example, you can improve your damage resistance to take on the 5 guys and 1 robot guarding the door you need to get through. Or you can improve your hacking skills to force the robot to attack the other 5 guards. Both ways get you through the door, and both are viable in the game. The plot is good, and takes place mainly between Detroit and Shanghai, with a few other locations. The world building is great, and you can read newspaper clippings and ebooks to learn more about the growing tension between those with augmentations (and their history) and those without. With the added DLC of the Director's Cut, the game is a solid 30 hours or so if you take your time and try to discover most/all of the nooks and crannies. The only negative thing I will say is that the scaling is pretty broke by the end of the game. I was essentially a god by the end of the game, and even on the highest level of difficulty, the final couple of levels were easy. Perhaps I nailed the perfect build, but there was minimal challenge by the end. Which isn't terrible, as sometimes it's great to see your character grow to be a badass. But it did make the final boss battle a bit underwhelming. Overall, a great game and well worth picking up.

Punched a ton of people while eating boxes of chocolate bars.

Whilst not as revolutionary or as intriguing as the orginal Deus Ex, Human Revolution still is an example of making a game fun, open, and with plenty of options to tackle missions and challenges. The only issue may be the fact the story is a bit weak while lacking the depth and complexity it's predecessors have. If you're interested, it goes really cheap when on sale, and you get a fair bang for your buck experience.