Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

The game is excellent. Top, top drawer cyberpunk themed game with options to take various approaches and decisions. This GOG version contains the GOTY edition, which does run on my Windows 11 machine, and also the Revision mod with updated textures and high resolution compatibility. The GOTY edition is fine except that it keeps cutting off the final 1 or 2 seconds of dialog in the conversations. That gets very annoying, particularly when the characters are each speaking every few seconds - you miss most of it. I have looked at suggestions online and they seem to mostly be patches or fiddles with the ini file (which did nothing to help me). The Revision mod looks like the answer. It is included in this GOG release, and has graphical improvements as well. It might not be "pure", which was probably my preference, but it is a good way to enjoy a slightly updated version of the old classic. I don't expect the differences from the original to be too significant. The only bummer is that is doesn't seem to be able to do cloud saves with Revision, only with GOTY.

This game has a place in my heart for a reason, it's one of the best crafted games in one of the most difficult genres. The freedom allowed in Deus Ex and how the world reacts to your actions is incomparable. This isn't some kind of detail that barely affects the gameplay, it enhances it. The story is intriguing with likeable characters (one time I tried to do a genocide run, but after killing too many people after the first mission, I stopped playing and felt awful for the rest of the day). It's cheap, will run on any machine (I play it on school computer when I have free time), very inspiring and fun. Sseth made an amazing review on it, go check it out.

The game that others should try to emulate. The level of interactivity with the world and its objects is high. No game has such a deep level of immersion. You can play the game in so many different styles, from a blast 'em out shooter, to a sleuthing mystery to a sneaking spy game. Littered everywhere in the world are items to read (that just might give you the password to unlock that door without using a multitool!) and every character's story is quite well-developed. Play this game enough times at least to see each of its multiple endings!

I played it for the first time last month (2021) and I really enjoyed it even if it feels a bit dated (mostly graphics and controls). The game design was top notch, and so ahead of the curve that in some ways remains unparalleled even today. Make sure to explore every nook and cranny and quick save all the time! The soundtrack deserves a special mention - instantly iconic.

Initially after install, I had 2 issues: 1) Brightness was too low and could not be changed. 2) Dialoge text was not displayed correctly and speech ended too early. Both were corrected after these changes : 1Edit the ./system/deusex.ini file, in it look for the line "GameRenderDevice=…" and set it to "GameRenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice". 2. After the "GameRenderDevice=…" line, add the following one under it: "FrameRateLimit=60" So it looks like this: GameRenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice FrameRateLimit=60