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Deus Ex: Human Revolution |OT| I never asked for this... It gave me lemon-lime
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Just finished Montreal. Man, each hub in this game is shorter than the previous. Anyways, shit is getting real/awesome now. AIs and shit, fuck yeah. The Illuminati hand statue at Picus fucking made me feel like a giddy little fanboy. Nice touch!
The second boss was a joke like the first boss. Same strategy applies. I had it a bit tougher this time since I had no stun gun ammo and doing it with EMP grenades was trickier, but I managed.
The second boss was a joke like the first boss. Same strategy applies. I had it a bit tougher this time since I had no stun gun ammo and doing it with EMP grenades was trickier, but I managed.
revolverjgw
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NaM said:
A third hub!
(actually I'd be pretty annoyed if they announced something like that so soon, but of course I'd buy it)
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Montreal isn't really a hub. The only "hubs" are Detroit and Hengsha, the rest of the areas you visit are specifically for missions.Solo said:
Hot Coldman
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Nihilistic Monk said:
I'm trying to play it stealthily but fatally. I want to be a silent dickhead. It seems hard to actually kill people and minimise alarms and such though, at least based on the first mission. It's early doors so far, so I'll see if that remains that way.
Poimandres
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I just started playing this last night and wow, have to say I'm pretty impressed!
It looks good and runs well on my decidedly modest machine (3.2 Core Duo, GTX260). Great art design, fantastic music, and it just feels right. Looking forward to getting stuck into it.
It looks good and runs well on my decidedly modest machine (3.2 Core Duo, GTX260). Great art design, fantastic music, and it just feels right. Looking forward to getting stuck into it.
PatchRowcester
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Thank you so much for the effort in creating this thread. The more people know about this fantastic game, the better.
They treated the PC version with a lot of respect.
They treated the PC version with a lot of respect.
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There are new places post Montreal, similar to Montreal (or in DX1 terms like going to the sub base).Solo said:
jim-jam bongs
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Finished it, and yeah I take back what I said before about the 3rd boss. It makes complete sense when you've got the last couple of pieces of the puzzle. I watched the entire credits
Looks like a pretty fun place to work, but how long was this game in development? Some of the staff appear to have had multiple children over the life of the project.
Final impressions:
and got the achievement for finding out that Megan goes off to work with Bob Page and creates the nano-virus from the first game. Which was awesome since she mentions moving to nano-tech research when you rescue her and she fixes your rig.
Final impressions:
I decided to go with the Illuminati in the end, since I believe in the idea of sensible regulation of research like stem-cells and human cloning. I do wish that there had been more opportunities to speak with Taggart about the specifics of his beliefs, because I certainly felt more comfortable with his perspective by the end than I did with Sarif's. And it felt wrong to broadcast the truth, or conceal the truth without any context, after I had just persuaded Darrow that it would destroy the human spirit. It just seemed like either option would turn augmented people against regular people or vice versa.
Also, Eliza told me that everyone lies so who am I to argue.
For the most part I really enjoyed the story, but one thing really bugged me. I said earlier in the thread that it felt like a really personal story, so it was disappointing to find Megan, share a few words and then say goodbye; possibly forever depending on your choice at the end. It felt like there could have been more discussion about how she became so willing to work with MJ12 in spite of having been kidnapped by them, although her ethics were obviously sketchy given the whole patient X thing with Adam.
Still, the parts where I was helping out an old police buddy, or searching for answers about what happened to Megan for her mum, were the high points of the game for me. It was a shame that the narrative got so conspiratorial by the end, I think it would have worked better had it been approached like a Witcher game, where you have an intense personal story which plays out against the backdrop of a cataclysmic shift in the politics of the world. Also I initially found the Darrow as mad scientist angle hard to swallow but they do a good job of selling it retroactively.
My only major complaint was the lack of malleability. Too many static props in the environment, in the first game you could pick up more than you couldn't in most areas. And aside from seemingly minor alterations to the story, like the 3rd boss or Zelazny calling off the Belltower patrols for you if you let him live, it didn't feel anywhere near as flexible as the first game. That said, it kicked the shit out of any other game I've played lately in both those respects, with the exception of The Witcher 2.
In general it definitely felt like Fallout 3; that is, a game made by people who love and respect the source material, so even though there are a few places where they don't quite "get it", the game is still great. And there were some nice little changes to systems from the first game, like making disabling mines more intuitive and making hacking awesome. At first I was annoyed that there was no lockpicking but the hacking game more than made up for the incongruity of a world which was apparently on the brink of devolving from keyless locks back to tumblers.
Definitely one of the best games of this year overall, now I'm jonesing to hear what's coming on the 29th too.
Also, Eliza told me that everyone lies so who am I to argue.
For the most part I really enjoyed the story, but one thing really bugged me. I said earlier in the thread that it felt like a really personal story, so it was disappointing to find Megan, share a few words and then say goodbye; possibly forever depending on your choice at the end. It felt like there could have been more discussion about how she became so willing to work with MJ12 in spite of having been kidnapped by them, although her ethics were obviously sketchy given the whole patient X thing with Adam.
Still, the parts where I was helping out an old police buddy, or searching for answers about what happened to Megan for her mum, were the high points of the game for me. It was a shame that the narrative got so conspiratorial by the end, I think it would have worked better had it been approached like a Witcher game, where you have an intense personal story which plays out against the backdrop of a cataclysmic shift in the politics of the world. Also I initially found the Darrow as mad scientist angle hard to swallow but they do a good job of selling it retroactively.
My only major complaint was the lack of malleability. Too many static props in the environment, in the first game you could pick up more than you couldn't in most areas. And aside from seemingly minor alterations to the story, like the 3rd boss or Zelazny calling off the Belltower patrols for you if you let him live, it didn't feel anywhere near as flexible as the first game. That said, it kicked the shit out of any other game I've played lately in both those respects, with the exception of The Witcher 2.
In general it definitely felt like Fallout 3; that is, a game made by people who love and respect the source material, so even though there are a few places where they don't quite "get it", the game is still great. And there were some nice little changes to systems from the first game, like making disabling mines more intuitive and making hacking awesome. At first I was annoyed that there was no lockpicking but the hacking game more than made up for the incongruity of a world which was apparently on the brink of devolving from keyless locks back to tumblers.
Definitely one of the best games of this year overall, now I'm jonesing to hear what's coming on the 29th too.
Discotheque
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Solo said:
Just a few new areas.
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Nope, new areas away from the hubs, each as long as the Montreal segment.Solo said:
Singapore. Panacea.
I hope they annouce a harder difficulty or maybe an insane mode where if you die it's over...kinda like the Witcher 2 had.
Im about to finish the game tonight as I
but the game has been rather easy up to this point on the hardest difficulty setting.
Im about to finish the game tonight as I
am at the Hryon machine in Panchea
Solo said:
You get to revisit both Detriot and Hegasha, each with a new area unlocked.
Basically, each have two new side quests and one new main mission.
Then you get your final 3 areas in succession. Each as long as the previous ones like Medical Building or Montreal.
Basically, each have two new side quests and one new main mission.
Then you get your final 3 areas in succession. Each as long as the previous ones like Medical Building or Montreal.
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You have done all the sidequests you can do up to that point then.RoboPlato said:
The Xtortionist
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truly101 said:
Reduce the difficulty.
Discotheque
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truly101 said:
what? first boss was a piece of cake. Are you using cover?
Revolutionary
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Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsa5Z4wvoa8truly101 said:
If you're having trouble beating him with conventional weaponry try this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe2Jlq4FiEtruly101 said:
33-Hit-Combo
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truly101 said:
Use the run button? Chuck secondaries out from behind cover?
rollingstart
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Solo said:
I did a sweet dunk. Luddites fear Jensen's mad jumps.
Aquavelvaman
Banned
Downloading this on steam now 
. I've been trying to ignore this game until I could buy it so I'm pretty pumped now that I can play it.
I don't know much about Deus Ex but I'm going to try to go as stealth-focused as possible. I've heard you can do zero-kill games (excluding bosses)?
. I've been trying to ignore this game until I could buy it so I'm pretty pumped now that I can play it.I don't know much about Deus Ex but I'm going to try to go as stealth-focused as possible. I've heard you can do zero-kill games (excluding bosses)?
33-Hit-Combo
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Solo said:
I played ball off his face. He's quite resilient.
33-Hit-Combo said:
I just beat him. I only had 3 grenades, 2 EMPs and a concussion. While those did the damage, he lost track of me. I picked up a red barrel, hit RB, he turned, fired, boom, cutscene. Aggravating. The cover system doesn't do much good, its too unresponsive for quick moves and he circle strafes faster than my guy moves. I kept a column between him and me, but sometimes he'd do that insta-grab bullshit. he did that one time when I was behind him with the shot gun. he didn't even turn around first. Thats when I knew he was poorly designed.
Laurentius
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So the consensus on the story is good? Does it tie in well with the original? That's one of the things I'm most interested in learning about this one...it sounds like they really managed to nail the gameplay, but I'm really curious as to how the story fares.
Not sure when I'll be getting it. I want to get the Augmented edition, and was going to get it from Target, as I have a $50 gift card there. They're out of stock, though...
Not sure when I'll be getting it. I want to get the Augmented edition, and was going to get it from Target, as I have a $50 gift card there. They're out of stock, though...
SenseiJinx said:
I'm only about two-thirds into it. Story so far is pulpy conspiracy fun like DX1 without yet hitting the heights/memorable characters of DX1. As for tie-ins, so far its mostly been some name-dropping and the occasional piece of imagery. Like, in Montreal you walk into a building and see
a giant hand holding a globe
If you want to be super safe go to the corner of the room wait for him to show up, throw a couple shots and then run to the other side. Takes forever to kill him(dont forget to manual save) but he'll do down. The other way, better way is to find what side of the room he's on, then go into the middle and just stay on the opposite side between that wall while taking shots at him. Run away if he has a grenade and such.3chopl0x said:
I did the room corners method and it worked slow but surely.
rollingstart
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Solo said:
On the 'making of', they talk about Spector viewing a demo at Gamescom last year and saying it looks like a true Deus Ex game. Nothing of substance, but there's that.
Snuggler said:I played basketball with the gang banger's unconscious bodies. The strength aug owns.
you can pick up bodies with the stretch aug?
that's one issue I had. after the strength aug, dragging bodies didn't change.
Laurentius
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Solo said:
I'm okay with the pulpy conspiracy stuff. It wasn't what made the story for me in Deus Ex interesting. What really pulled me in about the original was how interesting it made the various subjects it discussed. I would leave the game wanting to learn more about that subject in the real world.
Hopefully HR does something similar for me. =/
The Xtortionist
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Solo said:
He was in a credits picture with some of the Eidos Montreal guys. Some impressions would be really fun to read.
Laurentius
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Solo said:
Awesome. Looking forward to it.
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