Posted on: October 2, 2023

rosumek
Verified ownerGames: 146 Reviews: 26
Best Deus Ex after the original
A lot is written about how this game suffered from published interference and that is just the first half of a supposed whole. Knowing all of that, and that probably we won't ever get a direct sequence, how good is to play the game today? Great, I would say. Some may be turned off by the limited scope of the game world and plot, but for me it worked quite well. It plays almost as a sandbox, with a very detailed Prague as scenary. Yes, the main story is rather short, as it was my first playthrough, following it more closely. However, if you play as my second one, taking your time to investigate every nook and crane, hacking and reading every e-mail and reading every book, you'll have a very respectable 60+ hours of gaming. Gameplay flows way better than Human Revolution, and every style is truly a satisfactory choice. However, stealth still is the most enticing. Simply because going Rambo makes the game too easy after a while. Whole tense stealth sequences can be "solved" by taking down a few enemies, and rarely you'll be fighting againts overwhelming odds. However, is also nice to clear an area and then explore it entirely, Both experiences are rewarding and give you very distinct games to play, which is one of the cornerstones of immersive sims in general. However, there are some immersion-breaking quirks, like being able to steal everything from a room/apartment in front of the owners without question, or murdering a whole institution and then speak politely to the receptiotinst. For one side it's interesting that the game doesn't punish you for choosing a given playstyle. For other, you get almost no significant consequences for it, and playing as respectful non-lethal stealth Adam is basically the same as kleptomaniac psychopat mass-murdeder Adam. If you can get in on a sale, grab the full version. System Rift is more-of-the-same, but A Criminal Past gives you some new spins. If you suffer with crashes, look around the net for possible solutions, they work.
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