Deus X: How good is it?

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-11-22 01:43pm

This is not about the new Invisible War game.

I've noticed Deus X going for fairly cheap in local game shops so i was wondering if i should get it. As i have a limited budget on games i'll ask the following:

Is it a good game?
Will it take a reasonable amount of time to complete?
Is it replayable?

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-22 01:48pm

2000AD wrote:This is not about the new Invisible War game.

I've noticed Deus X going for fairly cheap in local game shops so i was wondering if i should get it. As i have a limited budget on games i'll ask the following:

Is it a good game?
Will it take a reasonable amount of time to complete?
Is it replayable?

Yes, a very good game, high immersion
Takes a good lot of time

Is replayable.

PeZook · Post by **PeZook** » 2003-11-22 01:54pm

2000AD wrote:This is not about the new Invisible War game.

I've noticed Deus X going for fairly cheap in local game shops so i was wondering if i should get it. As i have a limited budget on games i'll ask the following:

Is it a good game?

While tastes do vary, most people I talked with REALLY liked it. Hell - it got a POSITIVE review on somethingawful! That alone should tell you something.

It's got an immersive future world, a somewhat complicated (to a certain point) plot, a cool main character, and gives you an impression of non-linearity (eg. you can approach quests in different ways, but the game itself is still pretty linear)

You should be able to get a demo somewhere, so I suggest you try it. If you're not entirely convinced.

2000AD wrote:Will it take a reasonable amount of time to complete?

Yes.

2000AD wrote:Is it replayable?

I completed it three times. There's not much left after the second run-through, though. Some dialogues may be different, you may do some things another way, but not that much.

All in all though, I'd recommend Deus Ex immediately to anyone who asks. It's a 9/10 game for me

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-22 04:38pm

I am playing it again, and for some reason, the second mission is totally different.

I'm thinking it's because I picked a different skin.

PeZook · Post by **PeZook** » 2003-11-22 04:40pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:I am playing it again, and for some reason, the second mission is totally different.

I'm thinking it's because I picked a different skin.

No, you've probably done something serious in the first mission that changed the second one. Killed the commander, maybe? Or maybe you're just doing the quests in a different order?

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-11-22 06:51pm

Or gone in the back way through the vending machine instead of the front way, or vice versa?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-22 08:57pm

I think maybe it's because I took care of the hostage situation different.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-11-22 08:59pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:I think maybe it's because I took care of the hostage situation different.

Three basic ways to do it. Knock out the terrorists, kill them, or kill everyone. Option number one is a pain in the ass to do without losing some hostages, but it can be done.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-22 09:26pm

I might have actually done it that way... or maybe just killed one of them...

I know I shot all of them in sight with tranqs, then went in the vents, killed one guy, and dropped down because I got the all clear.

PeZook · Post by **PeZook** » 2003-11-23 04:59am

Hotfoot wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:I think maybe it's because I took care of the hostage situation different.
Three basic ways to do it. Knock out the terrorists, kill them, or kill everyone. Option number one is a pain in the ass to do without losing some hostages, but it can be done.

I usually knock out the patrolling ones, then sneak to the hostages and load them onto the train without touching the rest of the bad guys.

Without the hostages, I say they can blow up the platform if they want to

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-23 06:18am

Hey, anyone play the fan map Hotel Corone? It's actually pretty good.

Strate_Egg · Post by **Strate_Egg** » 2003-11-23 10:46pm

Deus X is boring and repetitive and very balanced if you like having completely usless skills that you A. Don't need
B. Don't want to use.
C. Can't use effectivly because of counters.
D The weapons are annoying and ugly
E. THe music is crap.
F. The plot isn't even that good.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-23 10:58pm

Holy shit, until now I wondered what it took to earn the VI title....

Strate_Egg · Post by **Strate_Egg** » 2003-11-23 10:59pm

There are some good things about the game. I just do not like it.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-11-24 03:21am

Strate_Egg wrote:Deus X is boring and repetitive and very balanced if you like having completely usless skills that you A. Don't need
B. Don't want to use.
C. Can't use effectivly because of counters.
D The weapons are annoying and ugly
E. THe music is crap.
F. The plot isn't even that good.

what games do you like? For example I can make the same list about WC3

A.useless units
B.useless hero's
c. Hackers
D.music and sounds are shit
E. I fell asleep playing
F.the graphics are shit
G.they ruined the series

no offense to the gamers playing it, i'm just showing how a list can be made

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-24 12:42pm

If you don't play Deus Ex and like it, Baby Jesus will cry, and drown you in his TEARS OF HATRED.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-11-24 12:53pm

Strate_Egg wrote:Deus X is boring and repetitive and very balanced if you like having completely usless skills that you A. Don't need
B. Don't want to use.
C. Can't use effectivly because of counters.
D The weapons are annoying and ugly
E. THe music is crap.
F. The plot isn't even that good.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-11-24 02:08pm

Hotfoot wrote:*snip*

where did you get that from?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-11-24 02:18pm

I think it's Knights of the Old Republic. It's the only game I can think of with the initials KOTOR.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-11-24 03:32pm

Ace Pace wrote:
Hotfoot wrote:*snip*

where did you get that from?

That's HK-35 (or something-I forget the actual name: a character from Knights of the Old Republic)

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2003-11-25 04:09am

Deus X is boring and repetitive and very balanced if you like having completely usless skills that you A. Don't need
B. Don't want to use.
C. Can't use effectivly because of counters.

Of course you don't NEED any of the skills. You can pretty much go through the game, running and blasting at everything, like a mindless little Quake-drone. You've shown your colors, Droney.

Don't want to use? Sure, if you want to make the game unnecessarily more difficult, go right ahead.

Can't use effectively? I don't know about you, but running around and 4x normal speed with super healing, with the Dragon sword, slicing bad guys to hell, is very, very easy to do, effectively.

You're just inept. Get over it. Upset that you can't hold a hundred rounds for your rocket launcher?

D The weapons are annoying and ugly

Ya ever seen any of the newer, higher-tech weapon proposals going around? They make the Deus Ex designs look so good in comparison that it'll give you a stiffy.

E. THe music is crap.

Not enough power chords or screaming teenagers, Punkboy? Or are you one of these (c)rap fans that doesn't consider it music unless the lyrics are about killing whitey and bangin' your ho?

F. The plot isn't even that good.

I'd love to know what criteria you used to make that objective conclusion...

Yuri Prime · Post by **Yuri Prime** » 2003-11-25 04:23am

I can think of a few reasons he might not like it.

1) He never left Liberty Island.

2) He didn't get the plot because he blew everyone up before talking to them.

3) He couldn't figure out that stealth tactics usually work better than running in with guns blazing.

4) weapons sucked because he forgot to turn his monitor on.

5) sound sucked because he forgot to turn his speakers on.

PeZook · Post by **PeZook** » 2003-11-25 06:27am

Yuri Prime wrote: ...
3) He couldn't figure out that stealth tactics usually work better than running in with guns blazing.
...

They do? Well, what d'ya know

Actually, you can do both in Deus Ex, and there are no real punishments for choosing one way or the other. And THIS is why the game rocks so much

Yuri Prime wrote: 4) weapons sucked because he forgot to turn his monitor on.

You know, I could actually agree with him about two guns. The assault rifle and...the pistol!

The assault rifle was one of the dumbest, non-ergonomic guns I've ever seen in a computer game. I mean - it's 7.62 NATO and has an EXTREMELY short barrel. It would be impossible to control.

The pistol, on the other hand, is a very nice gun to have, but why can't you attach a silencer to it? You can do it with a goddamned 30-06 sniper rifle!

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-11-25 08:41am

3rd Impact wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:
Hotfoot wrote:*snip*

where did you get that from?
That's HK-35 (or something-I forget the actual name: a character from Knights of the Old Republic)

HK-47...the ever lovable protocol droid you can purchase.

And for Strate...he's been canned here

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-11-25 08:59am

I loved Deus-X. My fondest memory is of the level where you have to storm into a police station, activate some stuff on the roof and then exit the building (with the alarm activated). My brother did it first by killing everyone inside the building and kept saying it was too hard for me to do it. Me, after reaching the roof I just jumped over the border and ran away. I still remember the petrified face of my brother..

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