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Deus Ex: Human Revolution |OT| I never asked for this... It gave me lemon-lime
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K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I didn't get an achievement for that! D-: And I made it from all the way across the court, too. Bitter nerd tears here.Nose Master said:
In other news, I beat the game last night in a final five hour play session. The last sequence of events starting on [real spoilers]
the Hengsha docks
Panchaea
The final choice at the end was kinda cool, though my sense of ethics is so different than that of the games, so it wasn't much of a dilemma for me. Jensen's argument with Darrow was annoying to me for the same reasons -- the game had this pre-supposed set of ethics/morals/norms/logic that shaped the conversation, and it as annoying that I couldn't break out of that.
But these are minor complaints. Overall fantastic game.
boundedseven
Banned
Just finished the game. Final boss is easy if you have a couple of EMP grenades handy.
I was expecting more from the ending but overall a great game.
I was expecting more from the ending but overall a great game.
Just finished the game.
Steam says at 21 hours but I'm certain that's wrong. Did most if not all of the side quests.
Pros
- It has the best atmosphere of any game I have ever played
- An interesting story
- Very open ended gameplay. Multiple paths to accomplish most things
- The soundtrack is beautiful
- The characters are interesting
- The voice acting is very good for the most part
- Some of the best gaming moments that I can remember (great set pieces)
Cons
- You can only regen on energy bar without food. Worst thing about the game. Seriously limits you
- The bosses are generic like crazy (2nd and 3rd were very hard. 1st and 4th were very easy)
- The cutscene quality is a complete joke
- The lip syncing is a complete joke
- Ending was just a monologue (for me anyway). A proper cutscene would have been nice
- The last mission or two felt rushed
Other Stuff
- Play with object highlight off. It makes the game much more fun
- Play with a FOV of 90 (at least)
- The creepy muscle mannequins were awesome
- The best play through is a mix between lethal and non lethal. For me anyway. I don't care for achievements
- Gonna play a complete terminator run next play through
Overall, definitely in my top 5 games of all time.
Steam says at 21 hours but I'm certain that's wrong. Did most if not all of the side quests.
Pros
- It has the best atmosphere of any game I have ever played
- An interesting story
- Very open ended gameplay. Multiple paths to accomplish most things
- The soundtrack is beautiful
- The characters are interesting
- The voice acting is very good for the most part
- Some of the best gaming moments that I can remember (great set pieces)
Cons
- You can only regen on energy bar without food. Worst thing about the game. Seriously limits you
- The bosses are generic like crazy (2nd and 3rd were very hard. 1st and 4th were very easy)
- The cutscene quality is a complete joke
- The lip syncing is a complete joke
- Ending was just a monologue (for me anyway). A proper cutscene would have been nice
- The last mission or two felt rushed
Other Stuff
- Play with object highlight off. It makes the game much more fun
- Play with a FOV of 90 (at least)
- The creepy muscle mannequins were awesome
- The best play through is a mix between lethal and non lethal. For me anyway. I don't care for achievements
- Gonna play a complete terminator run next play through
Overall, definitely in my top 5 games of all time.
Just completed the game - definitely GOTY contender, but it wasn't as awesome as I hoped it to be. Which is unfair, because my hopes for the game were unrealistic to attain, yet it got so close to it. I would put this above Portal 2 overall, but other juggernauts are on the horizon.
The ending movies were nice, but the build-up was definitely a bit of a let-down - it just didn't seem to have as much momentum going forwards to it compared to previous scenarios. It didn't have as much impact as I hoped. XP balance was skewed, I purchased too many augs than I expected (I prefer the decision of deciding one aug over another like in DE1), boss fights were not great, and some characters just didn't get the decent closure I would have liked.
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All the negatives aside, definitely a great purchase, and nice to see a mature game again.
Thanks for my 35 hours of goodness Eidos Montreal.
The ending movies were nice, but the build-up was definitely a bit of a let-down - it just didn't seem to have as much momentum going forwards to it compared to previous scenarios. It didn't have as much impact as I hoped. XP balance was skewed, I purchased too many augs than I expected (I prefer the decision of deciding one aug over another like in DE1), boss fights were not great, and some characters just didn't get the decent closure I would have liked.
I really enjoyed Malik, and when I saved her in the firefight I hoped she would be more involved in the story afterwards than she was. A couple of radio transmissions, picked up the scientists, that's it.
All the negatives aside, definitely a great purchase, and nice to see a mature game again.
Thanks for my 35 hours of goodness Eidos Montreal.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Why can't I change the control configuration?
I mean really. Switching this stupid cover shit to R3 and having L1 work the iron sights would make combat 1000x more fun, but for whatever reason the control config is AWOL.
Nice.
I mean really. Switching this stupid cover shit to R3 and having L1 work the iron sights would make combat 1000x more fun, but for whatever reason the control config is AWOL.
Nice.
The Quiet Man
Member
vaelic said:
Yes. Once during an ending.
Tarin02543
Member
Is the compression quality for cgi cutscenes on consoles as bad as on pc? On pc it sometimes looks like a Real movie from the late nineties.
angular graphics
Banned
Identical.
You guys freezing in cutscenes, I'm guessing you are running the game of a RAID drive? Move it to a non-raid Harddrive to fix the issue. I had the same problem when I first got the game. Moved the installation using Steam Mover, and played 30 hours without a crash or freeze.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Tarin02543 said:
Why would the console be better when the reason the compression is this shitty is 360's DVD space? =P
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
It's even easier ifboundedseven said:
you have a laser rifle.
1) destroy turrets
2) Move up
3) Aim at Zhao through the glass
4) Profit
1) destroy turrets
2) Move up
3) Aim at Zhao through the glass
4) Profit
I literally took zero damage the entire fight as a result.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Yeah, me neither. I've gotten freezes on a few of the ending cinematics, but nowhere else.vaelic said:
My specs:
Phenom II X4 840 3.4ghz
8GB DDR RAM
Radeon HD 6950 2GB
The ending cutscenes look fine on my machine, but holy shit, the others look terrible on my 40".
You'll do plenty of that on your return trip to Detroit.Stitch said:
Speaking of which, anyone love following the DPD boxguard around Detroit? What a slick robot it is. I love the way it makes the controller rumble as it shambles along, and how it regards you with the blue light on its camera eye. The boxguards in Deus Ex, along with the Gekko in MGS4, are probably the most "convincing" creatures in videogames this generation, which is ironic since they're virtual takes on non-living robotic concepts. But there's so much personality and presence infused in the way they move and sound... It makes them alive in a way that the human NPCs can't quite match. I love it.
<3 <3 <3
I'm on my second trip to Hengsha. Here's hoping I can control a boxguard at some point.
fierrotlepou
Member
So is it worth it to play the original Deus Ex if I liked this one? Will I enjoy it?
Incendiary
Banned
Enco said:
This is definitely my biggest complaint so far in the game. There should have been an aug that lets you regenerate more than one battery. I'd totally switch out an extra battery to the total for the ability to recharge two batteries instead.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, I never even bothered spending Praxis points on extra batteries, cause they're largely worthless without recharge.Incendiary said:
Edit - Just realized: I never found a Laser Rifle or a Grenade Launcher in my playthrough! I feel cheated, hah.
OK, I'm glad that gangster's death would still count against me, because while that was an accident, it allowed me to go in guns blazing when I had to rescueWallach said:
Malik
I didn't want to kill the Chinese soldiers, though. When they closed in on her, I did what I felt a cop would do -- I spared no time fending off the threat to save the innocent life. I was quick (
well, save that needlessly fancy arm-blade finisher I did on the last sniper
One of the game's best moments isomg.kittens said:
using a fully upgraded cloak to run straight past Zhao's bewildered guards when they storm you after the panic room
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Well fuck I just lost my foxiest run and I don't think I can reload.
I don't suppose there is a way to completely restart the mission is there? I might just switch into a sociopath run if I can't.
During the Picus mission it would appear that an NPC discovered on the bodies I left in the hall and triggered an alarm when I wasn't there. So when I get deeper into the facility and noticed all the cameras were red I realized I was screwed.Even previous auto-save doesn't take me far back enough.
I don't suppose there is a way to completely restart the mission is there? I might just switch into a sociopath run if I can't.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Hello everyone! I can only find a copy of the game on the PS3, should I just go for it? Is there anything bad with the PS3 version? I don't have a good enough PC to run the game.
Doing my no kills or alarms run...
Question on a Hengsha sidequest:
Question on a Hengsha sidequest:
Does dropping the pimp off the roof count as a kill? Is there another way to end that quest without doing that? I don't recall running into another option on my first time through.
Incendiary said:
I would have been happy if they let you recharge everything except for 1 bar, but slightly slow down the recharge a bit. Like if you had 5 it would recharge up to 4. That way you don't have limits but if you needed to use a few bars somewhat quickly you could still pop some energy bars to help you out.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Neiteio said:
Thanks a lot
From one junior to another! But you do talk toStitch said:
post-fired Haas
Bradford
Taggart
Michelle
Sandoval
Nicky
Aquavelvaman
Banned
Just finished my first play-through. Got Foxiest and Pacifist, which was a relief after reading so many stories of unnoticed accidental kills. 24 hours total time. No crashes, DX11 mode.
Great game, my favorite so far this year I think. This is the game I always wanted when I was playing other stealth action, shooter-rpg, and even open world games. It does so many things right and delivered exactly what I wanted out of this type of game.
One thing that surprised me is how many praxis points the game gives you. You get tons of experience from getting the hidden data while hacking and there are a few praxis kits just sitting around in the world. I ended with probably 12 more than I ever expected to have. I put a lot of my final points into stuff I didn't really care about. I might go out of my way to spec differently on my next play-through just for variety.
Great game, my favorite so far this year I think. This is the game I always wanted when I was playing other stealth action, shooter-rpg, and even open world games. It does so many things right and delivered exactly what I wanted out of this type of game.
One thing that surprised me is how many praxis points the game gives you. You get tons of experience from getting the hidden data while hacking and there are a few praxis kits just sitting around in the world. I ended with probably 12 more than I ever expected to have. I put a lot of my final points into stuff I didn't really care about. I might go out of my way to spec differently on my next play-through just for variety.
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