Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

10 years ago I tried to play Deus Ex for the first time ... and gave up without finishing liberty island. I couldn't handle the clunky gun play and the outdated graphics, but this year I gave it another shot. And I'm happy i did. On one hand the story is interesting and predicts the whole war on terror and mass surveillance thing before it happend, which goes to show that America was headed down this path sooner or later with or without 911. The story alone makes the game worth playing, but the gameplay is also great! The gun play is terrible and it is almost impossible to hit anything early on, but it does not matter since the enemies are basically deaf and blind. What makes the gameplay great is the level the design which offers are great amount of options for every obstacle you might encounter.

I've played this game through to completion 18 times (and partially countless more) since I purchased it on it's original release date. It has seriously, more or less, completely ruled my life and ruined my perception of just about every other game that has been released since. Honestly, what else can I say about the greatest game to ever grace the PC? Oh yeah: That it holds up unbelievably well and offers an absoluetly massive campaign full of nearly limitless choice, (I'm STILL finding new ways to accomplish things and even new areas after the zillionth time through). Seriously. BUY THIS GAME. Goodbye life. I'd rather be stuck in an air vent in the dystopian near-future.

Still got the Big box edition that I bought on release. It is a true gem.

Such a brilliant game and it still stands up today. I still play it regularly.

So much to say, so little that feels adequate to descrbe what a wonderful game this is. The stars truly aligned for this work of art to be made. Giving Warren Spector a large budget and a team of unsurpassed developers with incredible individual visions remains the greatest thing John Romero has ever done. What remains the most incredble about this game is just how many things it absolutely excels at. The level design is THE BEST I've seen to this day. The augmentation system is fantastic, and fecilitates emergent gameplay, another thing the game excels at. The writing is some of the best, most unique, most realistic, and most thought provoking I've seen (people mostly talk like real people, but usually about interesting concepts). The limb damage system is STILL much more advanced than most modern ones. I love how the game feels mechanically: the little head bob when you run around, the smooth and unrestricted controls, and the way aiming is done. The plot is also still the most relevant (and incredible in its own right) among games. We will need another ridiculously unlikely miracle of a dream team led by a dream leader with a huge budget for any game to even START TO APPROACH the greatenss of Deus Ex. Do yourself a favor and play through this game (repeatedly). Your brain will thank you.