I don't remember why I purchased it because it's not my kind of game, but I'm grateful I did. It became one of my favourites almost instantly. The story is great and very well told. There are a few scenes you can't skip and it's annoying when you're replaying it (I did 3 times and I'm sure I'll do some more) but most are 0k. The game introduces the world and the mechanics very well. It allows you to discover it by yourself and has really nice invisible tutorials. Right, it has some "non invisible" ones but just in the beginning when you're still not used to the game. The game is fun. You can play different ways: you like stealth, play stealth; you like fighting, play fighting. You can even turn your character in to a berserker and mow every living being or do exactly the opposite and complete the game without killing a fly (except a bunch of bosses, but don't worry because they deserve the painfullest of deaths). I think the game has aged well, both gamplay and graphics (or maybe graphics has been actualized for this version?). I think you should try it even if it's not your kind of game, as me. Anyway you have 30 days to refund.
...as I do. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying it's a bad game, just that it's not for me. I bought it because I played Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I liked a lot. It became one of my favourites almost instantly. So I search for the other Deus Ex games, saw everybody say they're great so I put them in my wish list. When GoG told me this game was 80% off I purchased even knowing I couldn't play it in a couple of months. Bad Idea. Again: I'm not saying it's a bad game but it is NOT Human Revolution. And no, it's not because it's an old game (well, maybe a little bit because the engine but I'll talk about it later) because I love old games. I grew with Odysey2 and MSX games and later with Street Fighter II, Duke Nukem 3D, Xenon 2, Lemmings and many many more and I still play them. I'm used to old stuff and I love it. But this game. Oh, man! It's not my meat. If you commit the tiniest mistake you're sold. And you'll commit a lot. Lighting is awful (this is because it's old) and you can hardly see anything even in well illuminated environments. Movement feels weird, initially a bit like HL2 but worse. Climb ladders is hard (specially from water) and jump is harder. Maybe it's because the physics engine (again, it's old). And fighting is hard (this is not because it's old) specially with melee weapons because 1) it's hard to calculate distances and 2) sometimes the weapon doesn't behave as you think it should (not only melee, also guns and such). It has a tutorial. To complete it is a pain in the ass: I needed 3 tries. At least it serves to realize what controls you have to change (and you should). And the first mission isn't an introduction. Oh no! It pushes you directly in to the meat without mercy. And don't think the "Easy" level helps: it doesn't. I'll admit I'm not the best player ever in any game, but this game was not for me. Maybe it's not for you either, so don't buy it unless you''ll play it before the refund time is over.
Cometí el error de comprarlo por el trailer y no bucear en las críticas. El inicio es estupendo, los puzzles lógicos y el sonido en castellano es sublime, con voces muy conocidas que hacen un gran trabajo. Los gráficos son buenos pero a veces las animaciones se atascan. Ahora bien: cuando llegas al meollo de la cuestión, es decir, pasas el prólogo y empieza el juego en serio, todo se tuerce. Como han dicho otros usuarios, los puzles se vuelven cada vez más ilógicos (lo que en argot llaman "moon logic", que lo he aprendido con este juego) y consisten en, básicamente, ir probando todas y cada una de las combinaciones posibles, no sólo entre objetos sino también entre objetos y lugares del escenario, algo tremendamente tedioso porque, encima, cada objeto parece que tienen un único uso (quizá haya excepciones, pero no he llegado tan lejos). Por ejemplo, (tranquilos, que tampoco es que sea una revelación): ¿quién se iba a imaginar que para conseguir la "sangre" del toro mecánico primero hay que poner en el tablón de anuncios el cartel de la vaca que has de robar antes del bar para, a continuación, taparlo con una cortina? Que vale, una vez que lo haces le ves la lógica, pero el juego no da pista alguna de que debes hacer eso. Y así casi todo. En definitiva, se hace imprescindible usar una guía, pero la única que he encontrado no sigue un orden sino que entras en una sala y arrapas con todo, estropeando la sorpresa y satisfacción de los pocos puzles que quizá seas capaz de hacer por ti mismo. Una pena porque podría ser un gran juego, pero la "moon logic" lo destroza por completo. Yo dejo de jugarlo sin terminar el segundo acto, aunque leyendo otras críticas me temo que la cosa no mejora, y no lo devuelvo porque se me pasó el plazo de devolución (menos mal que lo compré con un graaan descuento).
