Deus Ex 2: Invisible War

Sadly game is not running in W11. After you launch game from desktop is game is looking ok. You can get to the menu. But after you load last save or you run new game.... Game become not responding

Even though it's an old game, I like it. I preferred the original Deus Ex, but this one's also perfectly playable. Of course, you have to keep it in the spirit of the times. I've been playing it for a few hours now, and I've played it before, but I lost my save games, so I started over. It takes the first 30 minutes to get used to it, but after that, it's a great game. I haven't had any issues with bugs.

I bought as a fan of the original Deus Ex and it's modern sequels but this game is just awful. Without mods runs only in 4:3 aspect ratio. Locations are much smaller in comparison to the original and we are bombarded with constant loading screens. One ammo type that fits all weapons, no experience points - only progression is getting better equipment. Graphics isn't that, lighting and shadows look great but the characters look like they are made out of plastic, animations and faces are very uncanny. I think that Deus Ex aged batter in terms of gameplay, progression, level design and even its graphics has that characteristic charm.

GAMEPLAY The gameplay takes some getting used to, especially if you just launched off the heels of the original but becomes pretty decent mid-way through. Keycodes not needing to be typed in, bio mod installation on the fly is a huge and no energy cost for the flashlight are BIG positives for this game. Some negatives (could just be me though) the physics sometimes just straight up go out of wack, making vent crawling and jumping over to a ledge really difficult. WAAAAY more loading screens and can sometimes be aggravating if you missed an item or forgot to turn in your quest in to the quest giver. STORY The story this time around was not as polished or deep as the original but still managed to stick the landing for what it wanted to accomplish and had actually stakes that made it compelling like in the first game. Side characters weren't as memorable or interesting but likable all things considered. Smaller experience unlike the original but worth playing despite its shortcomings and if you want to check this out, I recommend it.

This game deserves a remaster, if not a full remake. We have patches created by fans, and some support from GoG to get the PC release running on PC, which I appreciate a lot! But seriously, this is one of those games that -HAS- potential to be redone with things that made the first game great, while expanding on the content and side-stories, level layouts and just general scope. - The game itself: It's a fun sci-fi story, where the "punk" of the first game is kind of lost, along with much grunge that was baked into every corner and every texture. The gameplay is rather janky, and the engine shows its age pretty distinctly. That doesn't mean it isn't worth playing. It has its moments of goofiness, and the upgrade system, while simple, is functional, and lets you sort of switch out what you want once a biomod or weapon feels less effective. The levels aren't large like they were in the first game, but there's still some hidden nooks to find, while not being confusing. It's obvious they wanted to make it "easier" for people who felt confused by the first game's layout, but that, to me, was just an issue with preference rather than bad game design. Music and vibes are still pretty good here, even if the music never quite hits you like the NYC streets or Liberty Island areas. The music is serviceable, is what I mean. The one caveat being the usage of Kidneythieves, which added some great music to the game ( - You may disagree, and I get it. It's not to everyone's taste - ). The story is... well. There's a lot that could be added to slow the pace down, and give much more build-up to certain turning points. You still know there's something happening in the background, and some of the consipracies are interesting, if not funny and thoughtful. But they'll come and go so quickly you'll probably not give them too much thought in a first playthrough. Yeah - Someone get the Deus Ex rights and give it the System Shock Remake treatement, please? I'd be down !!