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Deus Ex: Human Revolution |OT| I never asked for this... It gave me lemon-lime
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The_Darkest_Red
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Well to be fair he could just suffer from hacking mini-game fatigue.Gustav said:
Interfectum
Member
I wouldn't go as far to say the mini-game is 'busted'... it seems easy so far but I'd imagine it ramps up in difficulty later on in the game.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Love the game so far I am just a little annoyed with the limited space...I preorderd so when I got into the game it gave me 2 guns and some money. One of the guns (the sniper rifle) takes up two whole rows lol.
Discotheque
Banned
Solo said:
I don't think he was being sarcastic.
edit: uh nevermind, didn't get my sarcasm augmentation upgraded yet.
Interfectum
Member
Solo said:
To be fair, both sides can get annoying. You have the honeymooners who want to praise the game non-stop, then the people who feel the need to nitpick the game to death. Both are equally shit to read.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I had the same issue. I sold the double-barrel shotgun at the first chance I got. That actually raises a question, is there somewhere to store weapons and items?Snkfanatic said:
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
played from 5:30 to around 10 last night. so far this is one of the coolest games i've played in a long time. it's a deus ex game too. it might seem like the personality is a little different because of things like the mo-capped animations for NPC's while you talk to them, and cosmetic changes from good ole' DE1, but it's everything i had hoped for.
thoughts:
+combat is satisfying, even on GMDE difficulty. i feel like every bullet is valuable and try not to waste any of them. feel like a bad ass when i luck out and take out 4 or 5 guys a lot quicker than usual.
+graphics are great, and they get the job done. PS3 version loads quick (to me) and doesn't suffer from tearing or slow down that i've seen.
+i genuinely felt bad about
. the way everyone talked to me made me feel bad. next time will be different!
+animations are awesome, especially moving from cover to cover. there isn't a big bold line between the regular animations and the mo-capped ones. it's hard to tell sometimes, which is good.
+gotta love those alternate ways of getting to your objective.
+gotta love all the little things they do to make the environments and game world feel real. just like they said, if there's a room with a desk and a bed and such in it, it all feels like it belongs there. i catch myself wasting time just looking around and reading things on the walls and etc.
+DAT GRID
+DEM WEAPONS
-sometimes i accidentally pop out of cover when im moving my right stick around to look at what's around me. i'm still behind cover, it just causes adam to pop out and aim. i've blown my cover a few times already this way on accident. i just have to remind myself to hit L1 again before looking around.
-i personally find hacking to be a little confusing. often i will win a super complicated *looking* hack really quickly and didn't really know why. sometimes i lose a hack because of reasons unknown even though i appeared to have the upper hand. i might just need to watch the tutorial for them again, because i likely don't understand the purpose of each icon and each action. still fun though.
-ammo i pick up doesn't specify what gun it goes to. i couldn't figure out if i could put tranq darts in the pistol or if they needed a special tranq gun. same with another type i picked up. a small complaint i guess.
i'm on the second mission(s) and i have a few side quests in my list to do. i've already killed some people but couldn't do anything about them seeing me, so i'll try a no-kill game next time. just got cloak, so next praxis point i get will go to hacking, and then next time i have 2 points im getting the x-ray vision.
thoughts:
+combat is satisfying, even on GMDE difficulty. i feel like every bullet is valuable and try not to waste any of them. feel like a bad ass when i luck out and take out 4 or 5 guys a lot quicker than usual.
+graphics are great, and they get the job done. PS3 version loads quick (to me) and doesn't suffer from tearing or slow down that i've seen.
+i genuinely felt bad about
letting all those hostages die because i wasn't quick enough to start the first real mission
+animations are awesome, especially moving from cover to cover. there isn't a big bold line between the regular animations and the mo-capped ones. it's hard to tell sometimes, which is good.
+gotta love those alternate ways of getting to your objective.
+gotta love all the little things they do to make the environments and game world feel real. just like they said, if there's a room with a desk and a bed and such in it, it all feels like it belongs there. i catch myself wasting time just looking around and reading things on the walls and etc.
+DAT GRID
+DEM WEAPONS
-sometimes i accidentally pop out of cover when im moving my right stick around to look at what's around me. i'm still behind cover, it just causes adam to pop out and aim. i've blown my cover a few times already this way on accident. i just have to remind myself to hit L1 again before looking around.
-i personally find hacking to be a little confusing. often i will win a super complicated *looking* hack really quickly and didn't really know why. sometimes i lose a hack because of reasons unknown even though i appeared to have the upper hand. i might just need to watch the tutorial for them again, because i likely don't understand the purpose of each icon and each action. still fun though.
-ammo i pick up doesn't specify what gun it goes to. i couldn't figure out if i could put tranq darts in the pistol or if they needed a special tranq gun. same with another type i picked up. a small complaint i guess.
i'm on the second mission(s) and i have a few side quests in my list to do. i've already killed some people but couldn't do anything about them seeing me, so i'll try a no-kill game next time. just got cloak, so next praxis point i get will go to hacking, and then next time i have 2 points im getting the x-ray vision.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Solo said:
Hacking criticisms, sure. But dont be surprised if people get a little edgy over silly Gears of War comparisons
.
Interfectum
Member
Solo said:
I don't know yet... I'm assuming it gets harder (there are even character upgrades to make hacking easier) but so far I agree it's pretty damn easy.
revolverjgw
Member
Exploring the streets outside of the Sarif building and completing all the sidequests brings back memories of doing the same in areas like Hell's Kitchen. Good stuff
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Commanche Raisin Toast said:
So wait... that wasn't a guaranteed outcome!? Are you telling me that those people actually died because I was too busy opening every door in the bathroom? That is so amazing but now I feel terrible...
BattleMonkey
Member
The combat feels floaty and not all that good, and the cover system is pretty shitty... but everything else in the game seems pretty awesome so far.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
The_Darkest_Red said:
not really a spoiler, but whatevs...
i can only assume they would have lived had i gotten to the heli quicker. because at one point you hear your boss yell over the mic that the situation got worse because i was slacking. he reminded me 3 or four times to hurry, so i assume if i had just left right then it would have turned out okay.
then again, i suck at rescuing hostages.
then again, i suck at rescuing hostages.
EDIT: does anyone know if you can get the DLC after you've already started a game? i want the sniper rifle way bad lots but i don't want to start a new game to get it.
masterkajo
Member
DEUS EX UK boxed copy GET! Including Explosive Mission Pack... apparently (Limited Edition)... but steam won't let me install it yet... AHHHH!!!!!!!
Can I just input that code for the extra DLC the same way or do I have to start the game first (1day 10hours) and then input it (I don't quite get their wording on the card).
Can I just input that code for the extra DLC the same way or do I have to start the game first (1day 10hours) and then input it (I don't quite get their wording on the card).
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Solo said:Gears of War mechanics comparisons
Still nothing more than an unfortunate personal issue.
As for hacking, it is too easy. Later locks will offer some trouble as the various nodes take longer to hack, and if you trip the detection system early you'll be traced faster than you can hack. But you can build up a pretty large stockpile of nukes/worms for backup, and with a few points in the right hacking skills you'll be hard pressed to find any of them difficult.
Im kinda glad the auto hacking tool isn't in the vanilla build.
AlimNassor
Banned
I like the cover system. It's so fluid
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
How do you hack two nodes at the same time? Not at the game at the moment to check if it is an aug upgrade or something I've overlooked.
Interfectum
Member
Does anyone know if kills in the prologue count against your pacifist achievement?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
They do. Arthur Gies (the IGN reviewer) mentioned it in the thread yesterday. So if they see you then you better run!Interfectum said:
Interfectum
Member
Shit... oh well. I guess my I'll have a little lethal fun in my first playthrough then. I haven't killed anyone since the intro.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Damn... I shouldn't have killed my dealer lolInfinite_Daremo said:
You just do it. If two or more nodes are accessible from the nodes you currently own, you can attack them. Kind of seems like it kills any strategy and makes it more twitchy but I'm still very early on.Dani said:
I do love the idea of the hacking system and what I've seen shows that there can be some interesting variety in the future so it's a shame to hear that it stays so easy.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
That's basically the way I'm looking at it as well. I didn't want to kill anyone in the prologue but I also didn't want to continuously re-load saves to get my most desired result --- so when I got spotted I opened fire. I think it will probably work out in the long run though because my first playthrough will be less stressful and I won't have to sit through all of the re-loads that come with trying to maintain ghost status through every mission.Interfectum said:
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Really enjoying it so far; am just exploring Detroit after the first mission. No casualties
. Can't wait to play it tonight after work.
except for the Purity party people I popped
Calavera520
Member
Solo said:
The hacking is fine.
Yes, Kill.Switch did it first, but Gears polished it up and made it work well. The cover system in K.S simply wasn't that good. Gears of War was infinitely superior in this regard.SLV said:
Kill.Switch wasn't even a good game, really. There's a difference between doing something first and doing something well.
I'm really enjoying the game so far. I have a question about the 1st mission after augmentation though:
I thought I went through almost every room in the place but I never found the hostages. I have a save right before ending the mission. Can I go back to save them? Where exactly are they? Does it really matter? I really would hate to have to go all the way back through those rooms as I'm working on a silent run. If it's only some experience I missed I'll just keep plowing forward.
Jarlaxle said:
It doesnt really matter story wise but anyway:
The are locked in a room opposite of the great area you enter after the first decontamination area. The room is above the corridor where you encounter the first cameras. To reach them, you can either walk through the doors or find a ventshaft.
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