Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

Wanna see for yourself why is this game regarded, multiple times, as one of the, if not THE, best games ever made?, even after it's excellent 2011 prequel was released?. Well, this was, along with System Shock, one of the first titles to combine multiple genres, something very common with today's games. This title combined RPG elements into an FPS game, upgrading and improving your character's stats over the course of the game. Also, it was heralded for having multiple choices to progress to a single level, wich also had multiple routes; want to cruise through a level undetected?, guns blazing?, it was all your choice. The only downside I could give to this game is the dated graphics and the somewhat clunky UI, but this is a 2000 game using the first Unreal engine, it can also be played with HD resolutions natively and, if you know how to tinker with your graphics card drivers, you can add extra eye candy by adding antialiasing and texture filters, making the game somewhat less dated and a bit more pleasing to the eye. I already have this game in Steam, but there's absolutely no reason not to buy the GOG version, wich includes it's excelent soundtrack, along with all the extra GOG treats you get, especially if you're somewhat paranoid with DRM, wich this release has absolutely none, zilch, nein. So, what the heck are you waiting for!?, BUY IT!.

It's one of the only games on the market where you can see the characters and the game itself quote De Tocqueville, Voltaire, and Milton; a game that references Greek mythology alongside contemporary conspiracy theories and sci-fi plots. Every option is valid- you can kill everyone you see, or you can have no one die by your hand at all. Meanwhile, a deep plot about the nature of liberty, choice, and freedom complements the gameplay perfectly, with your choices about how to play ultimately revealing a lot about who you are as a person. You will come back to this game, again and again. You will beg for sequels and you will consume everything related to this game because it is the best game of all time. In all probability, it will not be equaled for a very long time yet. Possibly never. But it takes the principles that System Shock 2 tried to apply, and perfects them; it does moral choices better than most contemporary games without ever pulling up a meter, and perhaps most importantly, it teaches you to consider the ramifications of your actions better than any game except perhaps Spec Ops: The Line.

Maybe. This game certainly is a contender for the best. Right up there with Half-Life. But really, whichever game you choose for the best story based shooter of all time kind of depends on what type of person you are. Half-Life is a refined, logical, very neat and tidy shooter; that's straight forward, but exceptionally polished. Deus Ex is the opposite, it's whacky, open, experimental, and makes up for refinement with variety in content, game lore, and player choice. And the same goes for their narratives: Half-Life is a lean, and simple trip. Deus Ex has so many interlocking plots, it can get messy. For me, personally, the crown goes to Deus Ex! It's achievements seem more grandiose in vision, even if it feels like it's panting to keep up with itself. But, then again I am a shoes off kind of guy.

Unless the port is abysmal (that i don't know cause i only have the steam version and the one i bought at its release), this game is a must have. Invisible war is not as good (but i didn't push far in invisible war). Human revolution (which came really later) is also a masterpiece and it is said that mankind divide (the forth and last opus) was not that great. I kinda start to see a pattern there and hope that the 5th opus will be a killer game. And obviously, i ll avoid the 6th... ;)

You'll keep coming back to it.