Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director’s Cut

Long story short: that's exactly how every game should be! It has story, it has a long content and so much alternative ways on how to play and who to save. This game is a mix between metal gear solid and *put your best action game here*, and it makes you want to replay the game many times to grab every achievement, even the toughest one. 40+ hours played guaranteed

The first Deus Ex game is a classic for good reasons, but I gotta say, many of its technical aspects (not the graphics, I don't mind them at all, the game looks charming) aged like milk - so from a pure gaming experience perspective, I think Human Revolution is much better: the mechanics are pretty polished and work really well. The game has its own distinct vibe and character, though perhaps takes itself a bit too seriously (completely lacks JC Denton's deadpan humor from the first game).I find the writing generally pretty good, but the overall story kinda struggles to make itself actually interesting. You may enjoy the sidequests much more. Last, but not least: I'm not entirely a fan of the art design, it works, so my main concern about the game is the terrible and unskippable DLC, Missing Link. It's one of the most annoying fillers I've ever experienced in a video game, completely murders the pacing. Overall it's a fantastic game, just take a deep breath when you reach the DLC (all of your augmentations will be temporarily removed, you can't miss it).

If you like stealth/action games with RPG elements and a compelling storyline, this is a must-play.

The game is a worthy prequel to Deus Ex, and after beating it for a 2nd time recently, it holds up in 2025 and is better than the modern "AAA" SLOP I refuse to buy and play. I do miss the training points, but the praxis system isn't bad. Too bad evil corporation Embracer owns ther IP. I hoper that the shareholdrs and executives end up being dealt with in the proper manner.

I love a good Immersive Sim (what the current top review calls 0451), and I enjoyed this one more than most. There are a few derpy bugs* that, alas, will never be fixed - the source code to this game was lost - but if you can look past those, what you'll find is a game truly worthy of the Deus Ex title. Clearly not as ground-breaking for its time as the original, Human Revolution still represents a return to form for the series after the very underwhelming second game. More about the journey than the destination (the last act is a bit meh), I really enjoyed my time with this stylized (and stylish) look into the near future. IIRC, I've actually bought this game three times - for Xbox, for MacOS when that was my only computer, and finally on Steam - and while I wouldn't do that again, I still think I got my money's worth. At less than three bucks (on sale at time of writing) you'd be hard-pressed to find more sneaky immersive sim goodness for your dollar. *One bug that stands out to me has to do with alignment of sights on some weapons, most notably the sniper rifle. IIRC adding a silencer does something to break the weapon.