Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

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.

I first played this many years ago and wasn't sure i wanted to play it again - I remembered it as a long game with dated graphics which while engrossing was maybe a 'play once only' experiemnce. However, having recently played and enjoyed 'Mankind Divided' and 'Human Revolutions' - and really enjoyed them - i thought i'd like to go back to it. I used the GMDX mod which updates the graphics and experience while, according to those who know, replicating the original experience of the game. It certainly improves the textures and detail while admittedly not totally dispelling the grey-green shadows i remember from the original Tihs is particularly noticeable in the early parts of the game in New York which to be honest i found a bit slow at first and lacking in atmosphere. this is partly because i tend to turn off game music and there aren't many ambient sounds in this game compared to System Shock 2, which was made at a similar time. So unusually for me i did use the game music to add atmosphere and must admit some of it is very good, some of the Hong Kong music for example the story picks up and once you start to gain weapons and skills the combat improves and there are always multiple ways to achieve objectives the final set of choices you are given are well-presented and it's all cleverly done to leave you with a final decision to make. I would very much recommend this to anyone who likes FPS/RPG I would also recommend you keep the GEP gun when you get it - you need it!