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Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Players: 1 Offline Player
Publisher: Square Enix
Genres: Action, RPG, Third-Person Shooter
Publisher: Square Enix
Genres: Action, RPG, Third-Person Shooter
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Developer: Edios Montreal
MSRP: $59.99
Developer: Edios Montreal
MSRP: $59.99
Adam Jensen didn't choose this. Physically augmented following devastating attacks on his employer, Adam must face new enemies, who, just like him, have evolved far beyond basic human capabilities. Caught in a web of intrigue that will bring him from the streets of Detroit to the edge of the world, Adam’s choices will decide his destiny and the fate of mankind, whether he wants it or not.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review
Posted By Yousif A. about 1 year, 8 months ago
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review
This series has produced one of the best games of all time and also one of the worst sequels of all time. Due to this, I went into Eidos Montreal’s attempt at Deus Ex with an equal amount of excitement and trepidation. Deus Ex is one of those games that you use as a comparison to all other games that fall into the same genre, so the third installment had a lot to live up to. Deus Ex: Human Revolution has a mountain to overcome in order to get close to its now ancient predecessor (and a mole hill to climb over another). Instead of attempting that near impossible climb, Human Revolution surprised me by leaping over the mole hill and going around the mountain instead.
| PROS | Wonderful Narrative, good overall presentation,involving, worth multiple plays |
| CONS | Terrible boss fights, some plot holes, level up system not perfect, too little variety |
| WTF?! | No lockpicks? They make a comeback in the future then? |
You are Adam Jensen, Security Chief for Sarif Industries. This company is one of the major producers of human augmentations, competing for a place at the top of the global stage. Thanks to Dr. Megan Reed, your old friend/ex/divorced wife (never explained), your company is about to make a breakthrough in augmentation. It all goes wrong when the company is attacked, the scientist team is killed, and you’re pretty much left for dead. This time around, being left for dead doesn’t mean zombies attack, but instead, Adam Jensen becomes one of the most heavily augmented people in the world and is brought back into the fold to try and discover who is targeting Sarif.
From here, the game follows a pretty standard pattern of letting you explore a HUB level filled with mini-quests, before switching to a dungeon style map for the main plot. Rinse, repeat and that’s the entire structure of the game. Sometimes you get two dungeon style levels in a row, but that’s it. I’m not saying this is necessarily a bad way of setting the game, but you can be guaranteed of a few things every time. Each HUB area will have three to four side quests per visit and nearly every dungeon will end with a boss fight of some description (not including the first). Human Revolution uses a very standard approach to pacing that, while practical, isn’t as varied as I would have liked.
But let’s be honest, it’s not so much how the levels occur, but what occurs within them. Starting with the HUB levels, players can expect a wonderfully fleshed out experience. Each of these sections truly feels like a living, breathing world and even the most redundant of civilian characters having something to add to the experience. Just listening to the goings on within the city is a task in itself and one that I personally spent several hours indulging in. If you really want to get the most out of DE: HR, then getting as deeply involved in the goings on within the world is a must. Besides, some of these conversations can actually lead you to finding alternate routes and secrets within the cities.
- I wouldn’t want to meet him in an dark alley…
Aside from random chatter, there is plenty more to find. You can engage multiple characters in conversation, even if these don’t lead on to ‘official’ side quests. Should you be so inclined, you can simply explore. This often results in finding items and information that you would never have come across otherwise. Not every section in DE: HR is involved in the quest system and only through striking out on your own will you find everything.
Characters that do lead you to side quests often are named and easy to spot should you take the time to look at everybody or keep an ear out for a shout. You can choose to take on any mission you like, but why you would turn them down still eludes me. These mini-missions usually revolve around going to a location, speaking to someone, finding something, shooting someone, and not necessarily in that order. There is always a non-lethal answer to every one of these quests, and usually this is the preferred method. While it’s absolutely essential for games like Deus Ex to have these types of missions, Human Revolution fails to mix it up.
8/10
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September 06, 2011 at 04:46am
Well, I did find a few: The post credits ending… There are 4 possible endings, but the Eliza choice is the only one that makes sense with the finale. Then you have the one when the Hive owners son tries to kill you for no reason, even though the original plan would have still worked as a distraction. And finally, how did the bad guys exactly manage to create a glitch to force a factory recall. (but to be fair, I’m not sure about the last one ’cause I stopped reading all the e-mails at about 3/4 of the game)
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September 05, 2011 at 10:17pm
Excellent review!
So far there is two things that bother me with the game. First one is being the dumb AI. Very dumb. I’ve seen much smarter AI in the first Splinter Cell that dates from almost ten years.
I found a perfect strategy too to sneak-fight groups : throw a cardboard box, wait for the guy to come, take down, repeat ten times. I also find the need to “hide bodies” not that important. Very often i can sneak right in front of a guard… are they blind?
The graphic engine clearly made its time, but the scenery and cities design are fantastic.
Oh well, this game is still awesome.
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September 05, 2011 at 08:55pm
Nice work.
Though I will say – the energy management system was a constant bother – downing candy bars to have more then the one was a really bad design decision – particularly if you’re doing stealth & takedowns.
The other thing I think is a major disagreement with something most people have had to say about the game, and you also had here:
“”Each of these sections truly feels like a living, breathing world”"
Where are the people?
I can understand Detroit being totally deserted – two reasons why.
1. It’s nighttime, and possibly very early monring.
2. It’s Detroit.In China though? The city you’re in is huge – big enough that it’s a double decker, it’s during the daytime, and you’re in what equates to the slums. There’s barely anyone to be seen anywhere. Maybe I’ve been spoiled with the Assassin’s Creed games, but the streets felt completely deserted and it really sucked me out of feeling like it was an actual city.
The design layout was great, I’ll give it that, but no cars, no traffic, no people? I was expecting this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpnSEALDG_c&feature=relatedAnd instead we had this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIuR-HjFho&feature=relatedI really enjoyed the game, but it was definitely not without faults.
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September 06, 2011 at 01:44am
There are people and (parked) cars.Although DEX draws heavy influences on a lot of “interllectual” Sc–Fi; the series
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September 06, 2011 at 12:40pm
Yes, I saw them. What I’m saying is that they are scarce, particularly for what is supposed to be a major metropolitan city – to the point where I don’t believe that it’s actually a city, because there are not enough people there (hence the break from immersion).
I don’t remember saying it was trying to copy a specific film…
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September 06, 2011 at 03:53pm
Yeah I’ll admit the cities are less populated than you would likely see in RL, but from a game standpoint I think its fine. The AC games are in third person so your vision isn’t obscured by crowds like it would be in first person. it would be much more difficult getting around and finding people if you had to watch out for cars and crowds.
I have to wait to cross the road enough in RL, those terrorists necks aren’t going to snap themselves :3
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September 06, 2011 at 07:21pm
I did not consider the potential gameplay ramifications from the 3rd to 1st person perspectives with a city with quite a bit more population. That said, I don’t think it would be impossible to address, but given the technology, staff on hand & ideas bouncing around the meeting rooms it just wasn’t feasible with the engine/gameplay mechanics.
Someday perhaps.
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September 05, 2011 at 07:54pm
Excellent review Yousif, despite a few typos. I agree with pretty much everything you said.
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September 05, 2011 at 08:11pm
I apologize for any typos. I’m still recovering from surgery I had a week or so back and perhaps have not hit the high standard I usually like to bring. I gave the editing team a hell of a time with this one and there was always a chance they were going to miss something.
I’ll be taking a short break from writing while I fully recover. Should be back in time for a major title out at the end of this month.
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September 05, 2011 at 09:35pm
I also strongly agree with this review, although while I was playing on the PC version, I had a constant frame-rate of 30fps. One thing I was disappointed about that Yousif wasn’t, was Square’s bad habit of over-using pre-rendered cut-scenes… I found they were utterly unnecessary in some situations, and given the difference between the pre-rendered and real time rendering (real time often being brighter and more focused than the pre-rendered), it made some situations a little jarring.
Another thing I want to point out is the massive amounts of easter eggs in the game. From Robocop and Demolition man references (the demolition man one had me rolling with laughter) to a letter from a former Australian prime minister, and room names that have more meaning than you would think, the writers threw in just about any and all reference they could think of, which is a delight to all who can find them… or to me anyways.
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September 06, 2011 at 06:58pm
Actually no, it was John Howard, one of our most longest running PMs. You can find his letter on a computer next to the first turret you run across in the Picus building. He doesn’t state anything about his role as a Prime Minister in the letter, but that’s because he is now just an average citizen, having retired from politics (with a massive pension of that)
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is all…………
EPIC
This looks pretty impressive. This will (hopefully) live up to the standards that everyone has of it. I’ve been waiting for another dues ex game for awhile since the 2nd ones “failure” imo.
Well, I need to wait for some more info on this game till i get really excited.
This looked like a pimped up solid snake, but we did see nothing about rpg elements or the story.
I seriously want this
hopefully it isn’t one of those games that look awesome in the trailer and sucks in real life. if that is actually game footage then im sold
awesome
Looking pretty epic so far. Lets hope its as good as it looks when its released
I must have this game *_*!!!
Sold!
AWWWW! this looks amazing, i know i gotta get this!
Graphics and action looks rad! Just hoping that the same thing goes for story and stealth elements as well, especially the story! DE2 was a let down…
The time for retribution has come!!
HOLY SHIT
this is awesome
i can’t wait
The graphics are amazing, and it seems to borrow many of the best gameplay elements of some of the best games out there. From the Stealth elements of the Metal Gear series, to the Gunplay aspects that feel very Half-life 2 inspired with being able to hide from the enemy AI but once you show yourself they all keep attacking. And with the cyberpunk storyline, which is honestly a bit of a refreshing throwback, and a great storyline this game seems to be a must buy.
God I sound like I should be reviewing these things myself.
This is a must get for me.
I really like the multiple approach thing in this game, kinda reminds me of, not very much MGS4, where you could run ‘n’ gun or sneak, even though that was primarily sneak and this is equal on every part.
Reminds me of MGS.. This game looks amazing…
I’m certainly keeping my eyes on this gem. It seems as though you can approach missions in any way.
Oh shi–
This looks… GLORIOUS O___O
I hope this game is the next Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
it looks oh so sick
looks tough too. I like
i just wish that they do not screw this one up..
I’ve never even played the first one cuz my computers always sucked! I should get on that, now that I have a good machine eh?
Love the Deus Ex games, can’t wait for this!
The whole game has this weird gold tint… actually looks kind of cool
Holy Shytz !! This game Looks AWESOME !!!!! If The Guy Does Not Live Up To His BEARD I Will Be Disappointed.
i never played any of the games, but this looks impressive, similar to mass effect in terms of gameplay, i know i’ll be getting it
Wasn’t too interested in Mass Effect, but this does look interesting
Looks awesome!
I am on the fence about this one
Definitely one to watch. A lot of FPS’s nowadays seem run of the mill. This one seems better than that. Hope it can deliver!
damn, this looks like it could end up being one of my favorite games of all time!
I’m excited, but also a bit skeptical as I still remember Invisible War. Let’s hope the folks at Eidos learned from their mistakes.
Should i really buy this, i just don’t know.
i have a feeling this isn’t going to sell well to little to late
CAN’T WAIT!!! Me want! ^^
First: I’m not sure but I’m fairly certain that this is the same voice actor who played Cole McGrath from inFamous.
It looks pretty solid kinda like a mix between borderlands, Arkham Assylum and Bond
it looks like mix of perfect dark, with deus ex using an updated engine. Thats not a bad thing, since i liked both. I hope the keep the dialog system though. The decision engine is a nice feature.
OMG
I don’t know.. I want it to be good, it looks like the gameplay is my style.. but I am afraid that SquareEnix is gonna screw it up… Everything they have released lately has been mediocre at best.
A year or so ago they bought Supreme Commander, I figured that they couldn’t mess it up since the story and voice acting was already so terrible and the game-play was a solid system without any need for change. But they did.. somehow they made it even worse, whereas I could enjoy the first SupComm for the game-play, the second made me lose interest 1/3rd of the way through.
Seems to me like they’re letting Eidos handle most of the development. The only thing S-E is taking care of is the CGI videos, which is one thing they still do well. That and the fact that it got pushed back from its original release date for more development time doesn’t have me too worried – we’ll find out in February either way, though.
Is it just me or does the main character look like Angry Joe?
God damn this looks good
If it stays true to the open ended original it may be a really good game.
This looks awesome!
Deus Ex is one of the best games I have ever played, so I’m really looking forward to this.
Looks pretty good… might still wait for the reviews =/
I’m still rating this an instant buy at the moment, although I’m personally going to wait until a few reviews are out on it before I take the plunge, as I never managed to complete either of the earlier titles.
I’m still wanting to see more on the stealth and hacking element.
It’s going to be one crazy night when me and this game finally get together.
I’ve got a good feeling about this one. Not since Red Dead Redemption have I been so hyped up about wanting a game.
It’s going to be a slow rest of the year.
My mind just blew out of the back of my head and is now lying in a icky mess on the floor because this just made that happen. @.@ Wow that is really shiny..and I can only tell because my eyes won’t stop watching it.
Great googly moogly! I cannot wait for this Deus Ex. I hope they really capture the essence of the original Deus Ex.
wow…… an fps that looks cool… I think I’ll keep my eye on this one
I really hope that this game lives up to its promise. Even if it does end up sucking, I must say that it has some amazing art design.
Wow, that was impressive! Looking forward to getting my hands on this!
I really enjoyed the original Deus Ex. I had the PC demo and the PS2 version of the game. Never finished it though. I got about halfway through when a bug corrupted my save data. I was way too frustrated to start again. If they can capture the essence of the first game, I’ll definitely picking this up for the PS3.
This game… It’s going to be awesome
Sweet baby Jesus that was awesome.
OH FUUUUUU !!!
beyond awesome, pre-ordering NOW
I’ll definitely give this game a look, but I’ve had a odd relationship with Deus Ex. I guess I played it at the wrong time when playing it on Gametap, because I really couldn’t get into it no matter how many times I tried, mostly felt like I couldn’t customize much since I had to invest a lot of points into handguns in order to hit something. Invisible War was pretty much the same way, though I did like some of the augmentations that could be added to weapons, like glass destabilizing and such.
I’m really looking forward to this game, just about everything about it looks amazing.
Awesome Video. This just became a first day pick-up for me
Looks aesthetically similar to DX2, but the computer hacking thing brings back memories of DX1… so here’s hoping they at least strike a good balance between the simplicity of DX2 but the complex story/plot/options of DX1.
This gives me a lot more hope than the E3 trailer did, but that’s just because I’m a Detroit native and I couldn’t recognize anything from my city in their future version… looked more like Midgar than The D.
Wow, I can see what you mean by “Mass Effect 10x.” It’s like the game on steroids, except for maybe the main’s voice actor, who I think is trying to sound disinterested and calm but comes off more bored. But this is just a small sample, and the rest of the voices sound terrific (the rest being a total of a radio comm and some dying guards, but still valid).
Since I was such a sucker for Mass Effect and its sequel, I’m probably gonna buy this the day it comes out; however, part of ME’s charm for me was the character interaction and development, and I don’t know how or even if this game will incorporate that concept. Nevertheless, it looks fantastic beyond belief.
I’m very intrigued by this game. I love cyberpunk so I’ma goina get it regardless. It just looks awesome.
Deus Ex FTW!
damn this game looks fucking awesome!
So I’ve been trying to hold off getting worked up over this game before I saw any in-game action. Been burned too many times over the years by sequels and games that had a good premise.
Having seen that though, I’m somewhat thinking I needn’t have worried.
Ok that looks damn good.
I reallly really hope they won’t make it an intense action game, i loved the pace in the original Deus Ex where you had to explore, sneak a lot, talk, search, etc.
dudes this game looks insane! hope the story is as good as the graphics!
Awesome! I cant wate tell it comes out
Mass Effect 2 is my current favorite game so if this game even comes close to surpassing it, it is an instant buy from me
This looks AWESOME! I heard a while ago that they were going to cut back on some of the RPG elements, in comparison to the first one. I was a bit concerned at first, but judging from the menu at :23 it looks like there are plenty of options to suit anybody’s style. I’m going to miss the lack of skills, however
My god I hope this game is as good as I want it to be. System Shock and the original Deus Ex need some modern company and quick.
My concern is Invisible War looked good too…
Same here. The visuals on this diamond shine bright, but I was able to watch a hands off demo of it at PAX Prime. Two things:
1. The demo at PAX was what I thought was the tutorial, so it was VERY boring at parts. If the game replicates the demo, it can end up to be very tedious like Thief was.
2. In that video, those GUIs are a clusterfuck. If Mass Effect proved anything, having too many things to use, can end up harming the casual player. It’s going to take some dedicated time to navigate the game and play that well.
Even with my obvious cynicism towards Deus Ex 3, god damn I still can’t wait for this game.
Now that looked AMAZING. Though I would say that it only looks like Mass Effect times 5, not ten.
I’ve been looking forward to this ever since I saw the E3 footage. This has game-of-the-year potential. Hopefully they don’t muck it up.
No Joe, you’re wrong. Don’t you ever make ANY… any kind of connection between this and Alpha Protocol. I’d rather you say “this is like Mario Bros. except a bit different.” than talk about Alpha Protocol ever again.
As for the game… it’s really sad to see that Square’s first good game in 5 years (excluding DS remakes) and it’s not even MADE by them
If this game has anything bad, I blame Square, and so should you.
Sorry for the horrible grammar, I have a headache…. which reminds me, this b**** needs an Edit button!
This looks awesome, I can’t wait
Oh yes, YES perfect, fantastic stuff.
Expected to be let down but that gameplay trailer has me just needing it.
Given what happened with Invisible War, and also the fact that it has third-person segments, i’m quite skeptical. Definitely worth a rent, at least.
Can’t wait to see what Lotus Prince thinks about it!
Gameplay looks solid. Lots of gadgets and weapons at your disposal and nice IR glasses.
Hopefully the story will live up to the expectations like the gameplay trailer did.
I don’t know about the game comparisons, but this is one of the two games that I’m the most excited for next year. This trailer showed me exactly what I wanted to see and it didn’t disappoint.
I don’t think this is my kind of game.
Deus Ex is my favourite game of all time, so for me, this game has huge shoes to fill. Fortunately, what I’ve seen so far looks amazing so this will be a day one purchase for me.