On February 02 2013 04:46 Kahzaar wrote: One of my favourite games along with Bioshock and I recommend anyone who haven't played it to get it. Recently bought Anachronox on GOG, another cyberpunk rpg by Ion Storm. I haven't tried it yet but it seems deus ex-esque.
On February 02 2013 03:57 AnomalySC2 wrote: Brilliant game. I'd also highly recommend everyone try out System Shock 2 (with graphics mods).
I bought System Shock on ebay but could never get it to work properly on windows 7 even with lots of patches and various fixes. Although it's unlikely, I hope that GOG can some day get their hands on the rights and release a working version of it.
It's possible to get SS2 working on Win 7, I've done it, but it was a huge pain in the ass. Totally worth it though.
I could never get that game to work, even on XP, but I want to go back and play it since I heard about the new usability patches that came out for SS2(and for thief 2), one can get links to those usability patches from the same forum here http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140085 . Supposedly it make is possible to run SS2 at 1920x1080 and be much more stable on modern systems, among other things. II haven't tried it yet, but it should make it work on Win 7.
On February 03 2013 00:49 BlitzerSC wrote: What difficulty do you guys suggest me to play on ? I was thinking about Realistic, but I'm not sure.
edit: First playthrough btw, and I love challenging games.
I would generally recommend playing through Normal instead of Realistic for first-time playthroughs because it's very forgiving and lets people get a gradual feel for the system without killing them near-instantly whenever they make even a slight mistake. If you really want the challenge and don't mind going through a good deal of trial and error, though, go for it.
e: If you're going to play Realistic, make absolutely certain to go through the tutorial or you will be fucked
On February 03 2013 00:49 BlitzerSC wrote: What difficulty do you guys suggest me to play on ? I was thinking about Realistic, but I'm not sure.
edit: First playthrough btw, and I love challenging games.
I would generally recommend playing through Normal instead of Realistic for first-time playthroughs because it's very forgiving and lets people get a gradual feel for the system without killing them near-instantly whenever they make even a slight mistake. If you really want the challenge and don't mind going through a good deal of trial and error, though, go for it.
I second this. First playthrough should be on normal just to experience the game as it was originally intended.
So wheres TotalBiscuit when we need him? Will he appear now that I have said his name and write an essay about how great this game is, cos that would be kinda cool.
On February 03 2013 00:49 BlitzerSC wrote: What difficulty do you guys suggest me to play on ? I was thinking about Realistic, but I'm not sure.
edit: First playthrough btw, and I love challenging games.
Realistic may feel a bit limiting for a first playthough, it may confine you to more of a stealthy hacking style as you can get one shot killed easily, even by just a grunt with a pistol. On just Hard a direct hit to the head or chest can do something like 70 damage, so pistol grunts will kill you in 2-3 shots (you can still be one-shot by things like sniper rifles in the head or chest on hard). On Realistic attacking any of the later enemies which are more heavily armed head on will be suicidal ten times out of ten. For a first playthrough I'd recommend just playing on hard instead of realistic if you really want a challenge and are pretty good at fps (normal if you actually want to be able to get into extended firefights). The game is very conducive to multiple playthroughs, with several options for getting to and tackling objectives, so save realistic for your second time around if you are feeling masochistic and have no problem making liberal use of quicksaves.
My favourite game ever, always tooting its horn to anyone who will listen. No modern game comes close to the quality, and it is a cut above all the competition of its time and before (system shock). The music and atmosphere of the game are insane. I have a Deus Ex tattoo on my calf...nuff said lol.
Been thinking it's time for a replay so I guess I will also have a reinstall. I have never attempted to beat the entire game without dying once but I think I will probably put a concerted effort into it at one point in my life .
On February 03 2013 13:54 trainRiderJ wrote: I always thought realistic was easier than hard - it makes it easier to headshot the enemies too.
Yeah, realistic would be harder if the AI wasn't so abusable. When you trigger a combat state in a group of AI, you can just hide behind a corner and shoot goons in the head as they come around.
What about Deus Ex 2 guys? I remember starting playing it on my Xbox, feeling like it was a decent game, but nowhere close to the first one. Does the story expand from Deus Ex 1?
On February 03 2013 18:03 killy666 wrote: What about Deus Ex 2 guys? I remember starting playing it on my Xbox, feeling like it was a decent game, but nowhere close to the first one. Does the story expand from Deus Ex 1?
I personally think the story was one of the weakest aspects of invisible war, and that's saying something, though it's mostly due to no one getting enough character development. It's really hard to care about any of the factions you work for because they're all kind of one dimensional, it never feels like it really matters much who is giving you the mission. It also makes it even harder to differentiate when you find out that + Show Spoiler +
the illuminati control both the WTO and the Order (which spawned the Knights Templar), and the other two factions basically want the same thing(to biomodify all humans), and they all are trying to rule the world
so there's really not that much difference between them all. It makes the last sections of the game and the endings+ Show Spoiler +
which is basically just choosing who wins in the rule the world struggle, as opposed to the first game where you get to choose how your character directly makes the world proceed.
really bland. The gameplay was decent enough (I played xbox version too, only two playthroughs though, one aggressive and one passive stealthy), but the story is not a great reason to go back to it imo, and it really doesn't add anything to the first one. Other people may have liked the story more than me, but I just found it really meh.
At the moment it's on GOG for 50% off, for the next 3 days; I'm thinking about getting it -- the only Deus Ex game I've played was Human Revolution. I've heard this one was pretty good though, and the OP seems to be convinced it's a gift from the gods.
Since 2 month, every now and then, i got the need to play it again. Sold it with some other xbox 360 games, not because it was bad, just because i've done the switch to pc mainly again. This time it shall be the pc version! .... with x360 pad! :I
On February 09 2013 06:29 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote: At the moment it's on GOG for 50% off, for the next 3 days; I'm thinking about getting it -- the only Deus Ex game I've played was Human Revolution. I've heard this one was pretty good though, and the OP seems to be convinced it's a gift from the gods.
Imo the original Deus Ex is even better than Human Revolution, though both are ridiculously awesome. I think you will be blown away at the sense of scale the game portrays, it just gets more and more epic the further you get into it. Not to mention the story is quite good. Also I recommend going a stealthy style, it's much more satisfying that way.
That said, avoid Invisible War like the plague. I've tried 4 different times to get into that game just because I love the others so much, but I just can't do it. It's perhaps the greatest example I've ever seen of how terrible consolizing a game can be. It came out during the original xbox era and that system just didn't have the chops to pull off what Deus Ex is all about. There are loading screens like every 4 feet and everything about the gameplay is severely simplified. Thankfully Human Revolution didn't suffer from this problem, at least not nearly as bad.
Everyone should at least try this game once and give it a chance.
Also, Human revolution is pretty and all, but it doesn't exactly fly the Deus Ex flag high :[, I don't see myself ever playing that game again, while Deus EX has (for the most part) never bored me in any play-through.
Just installed and recently started playing this game for the first time. This is from somebody who thinks the best 2 games of all time are HL2 and BG2.
So far, having just left Hong Kong back to Hells Kitchen, the game is excellent. A nice throwback to when games were both immersive and a test of skill and ingenuity. I can see why it is often called the best game of all time.
Still like BG2 more And anybody who says this blows games like HL or Fallout1/2 out of the water is being bias. There is plenty of room at the top.
Is it true the reason you get a crowbar as the first weapon in the game is a nod/nudge at HL?
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/deus_ex You can get Deus Ex for 4.99$ this weekend on GOG.com, just saying Time to reinstall I suppose, I've never done a stealth focused playthrough. (got beaten to it, but still: if you've never played this game, you're missing out a lot)
Yeah HR was so transparent and lame...had nothing of the charm of the original. Which still stands for me as easily in the top 3 games of all time.
It was still lightyears better than Invisible War, and the closest any game could ever get to the orginal Deus Ex feeling.
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