Deus Ex™ GOTY Edition

I love all the games in the series (yes even the mediocre Invisible War) but the first one is still the best. Its not because it plays better then others. They all share similar gameplay mechanics like vent crawling, hacking computers to get past cameras and turrets, augmentations, lethal or non lethal weapons. multiple approaches to a problem etc. Its just that this one does the whole immersive sim thing the best out of all of them. Human Revolution and Mankind Divided are better stealth/fps games yes, but when it comes to world building, writing, believable npc behavior and cyberpunk setting Deus Ex still wins. Best way I can describe it is the later games seem more like fantasy with fancy technology and futuristic clothing everywhere you look and the first one is more of a "realistic" grounded depiction of possible future. It may be a clunky old game, but if you are into cyberpunk, conspiracy theories even philosophy give it a try. This classic is more than the sum of its parts for sure.

This game is like dishonored but 20 years earlier with topics so up to date with modern time game made me feel like i would be living in some bad ending alternative world xD and no, not because it was immersive, but because in Deus Ex i had more control over course of the world than in reality, it might be little bit hard to explain i love every second of it game have most optimal way to play! said way is ultra hard to find and due to versality of methods it can be different for each person i love minimal action, where i nicely ask everything around me to solve my problems start the game with Advanced computers and just make noises and run around enemies to lure them to immortal friend or deadly robot/turret Explode locks with TnT and disarm most advanced security systems with some random boxes xD you can humiliate lockpicking and electrical on every map xD You can invest all upgrades into pistol and make it function like you would be master gunner when all your skill ware invested elsewhere A lot of people shit on swimming skill, but take a loot at number of water-related sections of the map, they allow to skip most of the danger or even find something nice You can tryhard your way for this fun stuffs, but Trained level in swimming is pretty cheap Wanna unlock the chest? you can invest in lockpick like a virgin, but you can also use your silenced sniper rifle with master level skill and instantly pop the lock xD Sure you can use explosive, but by the time when you be master in rifles, you should be tired of it Rifle skill allow you to use 3 different weapons with tons of joy Assault Shotgun - good weapon, monstrous damage to many guys, low range Sniper rifle - cookie clicker experience Assault rifle - 0 damage garbage, you must have master level to make it feel strong i paid for it 0.9$ and easily got 100 hours already, i love this game, but its not my fav from all the games, its just like approaching top 10

Great game, however GOG should really include more information on running it on modern systems, if not implementing some of the display driver fixes themselves. To new players it is not obvious that the extreme darkness on a modern computer is NOT how the game is supposed to appear.

Deus Ex crosses the line between rpg and fps in an awesome way. While the core gameplay is that of a very open-ended shooter, it also has the complexity and depth of an rpg. A skill system allows for improved weapon handling, improval of different methods of interaction with the world, like diving or lockpicking or allowing new ones like hacking. Parallel to the skill system there is also an augmentation system that grants you different superpowers like turning invisible, extremely improved movement speed and jumping height, damage resistance or detatching a spy drone with an integrated emp blast (!) from your head. Crysis certainly took at least some inspiration from this game. The level design is outstanding in its divesity and realism and offers dozens of ways to complete a target. The graphics have(in my opinion) aged pretty well and still deliver the same great atmosphere. The setting is(again, in my opinion) very thrilling and the story stays interresting until the very end. This game is a must have for almost every gamer. PS: The second sequel Deus Ex: Human Revolution still carries the spirit, but it can't be compared to the original.

You can have one of the greatest games at under a buck. Grab this and the GMDX mod to make the game even better. Alot of games try to be like Deus Ex, including it's sequels. But you cannot improve upon perfection.