Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

I never played this game back when it released and was a little skeptical about the graphics but that doesn't matter, this game is awesome! It may be a Dark Souls game in the form of an action game as it is challenging but not unfair. First off, the story and character interactions is partly where the game really shines. It reminds me of the Witcher 3 except in a futuristic, dystopian time. Every conversation has some hidden meaning and relevance to our modern time. The level design for each mission feels like part of an open world game like Fallout but it is actually more like Portal because you need to think to find ways to sneak inside a facility or get past guards. The controls were clunky (at first) but after playing around with all the cool weapons, gadgets and augmentations, you get a real idea of what to do. Also upgrading your weapon skills makes the aiming MUCH better. Overall, this game still holds up and may very well be the gold standard for immersive sims. If you want to know what 2020 and beyond is about and want to play a good Cyberpunk game, PLAY THIS!

After playing with both Deus Ex 2 and 3 and enjoying both of them I heard that Deux Ex 1 is superior to all. Now I know the truth. There is a lot of similarity in all of these games. There are always multiple approaches to any kind of situation. I have a huge preference to stealth and non lethal weapons in all of these games and this is by far the best.

I remember seeing a feature on this from a gaming magazine back in the late 90s. It was about this sci-fi spy game and it had Warren Spectors name attached to it which was something because he helped create quite a few great games in the past such as system shock and Ultima underworld. This game was going to use the unreal engine and the images all looked pretty fancy. When I finally got my copy it was amazing to be able to finally play it. The game ran fairly well on my top of the line system back in the day and I remember not knowing what to really expect. Deus Ex has a lot of themes going on in it, and the biggest one revolves around conspiracy theories which feeds into a lot of urban myths. This is a really slick approach and slightly unnerving because of how some of the games events shadow our present. I think it was slick how they chose to release the game in the year 2000. Anyhow the game takes place in 2052 and the world is amidst a pandemic with a disease known as the Gray death which is caused by a nano-virus. The villains are pretty much revealed in the beginning of the games introduction which was a strange choice looking back, but it's these kind of things that show up and really keep the player guessing what might happen next. This is repeated in the wide array of gameplay styles you can choose which really lets the player role play however they wanted. The games protagonist is named JC Denton and his story is also interesting and completely flips the players perspective when they find out Jcs real past. This type of gameplay is creative and no doubt influenced many future game developers as a standard. I think one of the things that also they should be commended for is the fact they were able to cram this huge game onto a cd-rom. If you have not played Deus Ex and want to play a RPG then you can't do much better than this masterpiece.

One of the greatest games ever

After having finished Deus Ex a good 12 times over the past 11 or so years, all I can say is that till this day it is unrivalled in terms of "soul" and what contributes to this "soul" of Deus Ex is exceptional writing, believable characters, awesome thought provoking story and themes it deals with (trans-humanism, human nature, justice, political & existential philosophy, etc.), exceptional voice acting, brilliant and varied gameplay, incredible music, awesome atmosphere and the Unreal engine (I am a sucker for the Unreal engine). The game is also not short; it is a good 30-50 hours (depending on how diligent you are with exploration), so there is plenty "bang for your buck". Deus Ex is simply a game/experience that no review or any amount of words can do justice (just as with Planescape Torment); you simply need to experience/play it for yourself to "get it" and become one of the many who know this game for what it is (even in todays "gaming explosion"): a timeless masterpiece.