Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

Straight up one of the best games of all time. Story doesn't seem amazing until you realize it was incredibly accurate in its predictions (9/11 attacks, War on Terror, rise of China as a superpower, fear of pandemics, NSA spying on the internet...) while the gameplay is one of the best immersive sims ever made. Play it as a stealth game without killing anyone, a tactical shooter where you count every headshot, power fantasy where you're overpowered supersoldier killing everyone with a rocket launcher, or even as a puzzle game about moving boxes and finding passwords, and where you skip all the bosses via conversations.

Deus Ex is deemed a classic of PC gaming by many and rightfully so. It is a very well crafted game which lets you pieve together what is happening behind the curtains and how did we get heres. Gameplay wise, stealth is what is intended for the most part. You aim and wait for the reticle to be small enough so that you hit your intended target. You also have various skills and upgrades, all of them are good and offer different options to deal with what's in front of you. Also, stay out of the ladies bathroom, it embarasses the agency more than it does you.

Played it for the first time in 2025, so no nostalgia involved. A must-play for any FPS RPG fan. Cons: - Dialogue often starts when combat starts. Really annoying. - LOUD music. Even if it's awesome. - Story drags on a bit towards the end. - A bit buggy, even with community patch. - Some crashing. - Worst ladders I have ever encountered in my almost 40 years of gaming. Pros: - Basically everything else. - Deep, satisfying RPG elements are the star of the show. - Multiple ways of getting the job done. - Interesting setting, shady characters. - Tons of hidden stuff to find. - Decent combat, satisfying stealth kills. - Good level recycling that doesn't feel tedious. - Interesting locales. - Decent weapon variety and feedback. - Decent balancing. - Ham and cheese voiceacting. Definitely coming back to this for a replay in a few years.

Well, my vision is augmented...

Combat is janky, but the story is amazing.