Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

The plot is basically Alex Jones personified combined with cyberpunk, X-Files, and the height of the 90s black leather hacker imagery. This game has a simplified open world design, more like Pokemon with characters data dumping complex ideas, compact areas meant to depict entire cities, and an emotionally reserved protagonist who can believably slaughter everyone around him or defend every life, all while spouting idealogical theory. This is not so much a thinking man's game as an 18 year old's version of a thinking man's game. This was and is one of my favorite games simply because it lets you explore ideas, hear some wild conpsiracy theories which are just accurate enough to get you thinking, and filled with a streamlined story that keeps you moving. You will have plenty of chances to be a government man in black who kills without question or you can play a pacifist idealist. In terms of gamplay, this was one of the first FPS games to introduce the mechanism that every problem has multiple ways of solving them. Pro-tip, swimming is useless and blowing people up with the GEP gun means you can't loot the bodies.

press T, delete "Say", type "preferences" and enter, open the d3d tab and set the precaching line from false to true, no more stutter

I never played this game back when it released and was a little skeptical about the graphics but that doesn't matter, this game is awesome! It may be a Dark Souls game in the form of an action game as it is challenging but not unfair. First off, the story and character interactions is partly where the game really shines. It reminds me of the Witcher 3 except in a futuristic, dystopian time. Every conversation has some hidden meaning and relevance to our modern time. The level design for each mission feels like part of an open world game like Fallout but it is actually more like Portal because you need to think to find ways to sneak inside a facility or get past guards. The controls were clunky (at first) but after playing around with all the cool weapons, gadgets and augmentations, you get a real idea of what to do. Also upgrading your weapon skills makes the aiming MUCH better. Overall, this game still holds up and may very well be the gold standard for immersive sims. If you want to know what 2020 and beyond is about and want to play a good Cyberpunk game, PLAY THIS!

After playing with both Deus Ex 2 and 3 and enjoying both of them I heard that Deux Ex 1 is superior to all. Now I know the truth. There is a lot of similarity in all of these games. There are always multiple approaches to any kind of situation. I have a huge preference to stealth and non lethal weapons in all of these games and this is by far the best.

After having finished Deus Ex a good 12 times over the past 11 or so years, all I can say is that till this day it is unrivalled in terms of "soul" and what contributes to this "soul" of Deus Ex is exceptional writing, believable characters, awesome thought provoking story and themes it deals with (trans-humanism, human nature, justice, political & existential philosophy, etc.), exceptional voice acting, brilliant and varied gameplay, incredible music, awesome atmosphere and the Unreal engine (I am a sucker for the Unreal engine). The game is also not short; it is a good 30-50 hours (depending on how diligent you are with exploration), so there is plenty "bang for your buck". Deus Ex is simply a game/experience that no review or any amount of words can do justice (just as with Planescape Torment); you simply need to experience/play it for yourself to "get it" and become one of the many who know this game for what it is (even in todays "gaming explosion"): a timeless masterpiece.