Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

Awesome Game, hasn't aged well.

Sometimes you have to make a silent takedown.

Within five minutes of setting off towards my first mission, I was shot in the head and died. Realistic difficulty does that. Deus Ex has excellent story telling, plot, characters, voice acting, music and many other things. The two main issues are the sound quality and the monolithic feel of the engine and graphics. However, the freedom and detail this game has will easily distract you. What is so great about this game is how much freedom it gives you to play however you like. Want to be a walking tank? A sneaky spy? A diplomat with a modified pistol? That's great, go for it! You have a fairly large variety of tools to accomplish your tasks and it matters whether or not you are able to use them. You must ask questions, even when told not to. You must go where you are not allowed. You must do what you may not. The world is in the balance. While you are indeed a super human in this game, you are at the same time so insignificant.You need help as much as those who can provide you with assistance. The world is a dark place, and it is about to get darker. It is time to shine a light.

I played this again last year for the first time in about 8 years, the original the disk worked fine on Vista. I originally played it purely as an FPS. This time. I played it with the advantage of many more years of gaming experience and it was a totally new game so many of the scenarios worked out differently a good replayability factor. The graphics are a little old but you forget that as you become immersed within the story. Highly recommended.

I replayed it about 4 times over the course of 5+ years. I played it in school, I played it in university, I played it after I graduated and got a job. And probably I will replay another 1-2 times with mods. This says it all.