and smoother gameplay than Human Revolution, but that's it. For a Deus Ex game, the story/plot sucks! And the DLC is a big meme itself. Also it crashes a lot too, stuck in loading screens and the game shuts down in some specific places.
...and it's not nostalgia, since it's my first time playing it in 2021. Despite the old graphics (in my opinion, has its charm too) and sometimes an odd gun combat system, it's one of the best games I have ever played. If I had to pick only one thing to convince people to play this “old” game, it would be the dialogue, it truly shines as its own thing, and I can’t think of any other game that exists with the same level of conversation topics, and I know there will never be anything like it (seriously, play it! You will know what I mean when playing it). Also, ignore the bad reviews on gameplay or being an older game, it's way more polished and complete than modern game releases. Bonus points: The soundtrack is very good!
I liked it!
I personally love it! No level system that holds you back because of a stupid “XP” number, no HUD clutter and no "do this to play the game correctly" game mechanics. Things make sense in this game, see a weapon, you pick it up. See a mission on the map: you just do it (your way!). For a game being released in 2008, it looks great and plays smoothly. Even comes with a level map editor (even if multiplayer is dead, I think it’s cool). The only (small) negative things are: - Weapon damage suddenly goes to zero after a certain range (depending on weapon), instead of a continuous decline. - Characters doing wonky head movements and rubberbanding jumps when talking to them sometimes, looks very silly. - The missions can be repetitive. - Sometimes there is a lot of driving for the missions. Overall, if you are tired of modern number grinding single player RPG FPS games, this game is a good break from that. Hint: The GamerProfile.xlm file can be edited to do more “exact” values of settings than in game one, good for mouse sensitivity for an example.
