Posted on: June 7, 2023

ronwmabil
Verified ownerGames: 328 Reviews: 41
Deus Ex meets Duke Nukem 1?
"Dex" plays quite a bit like an old platform shooter, albeit with a lot more sophistication and adult dialogue. The world is detailed and interesting, especially for a platformer, and it has all the feel of classic cyberpunk. I wouldn't call it groundbreaking, but it doesn't feel like an attempt to break new ground so much as to tell a story. That it does well: the artwork is superb, the voicing is expressive and thorough, and the characters are sympathetic. Complaints have been voiced about the combat elements of the game. I found the combat challenging but not overwhelming. Like the Deus Ex series, this is not a game for people who want to go in guns blazing or beating the crap out of everybody. The character Dex is a relatively young woman, not Sylvester Stallone; she isn't designed to overpower her enemies. Play it accordingly and both the shooting and the hand-to-hand combat make sense. "Dex" won't be everybody's favorite--cyberpunk titles tend to be very polarizing--but it plays its strengths well and doesn't overreach.
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