Been avoiding this thread as I mentioned earlier until I got my own opinion on the game. I must say I'm not as critical as thesizzler.
*** THERE ARE NO SPOILERS IN THIS POST, BUT YOU MAY NOT LIKE HYPE AND OPINIONS SO I'M GIVING A WARNING ANYWAY ***The game is amazing! Not perfect, but close. The graphics aren't stellar, even though I'm playing with all graphics options at max. The big city shots look a bit meh when looking from above (panoramic views from high up etc), but indoor office environments and closeup street views are good, possibly even great at times. Facial animations aren't as good as current technology allows and people look like puppets when shaking their heads and limbs while talking.
So far I'm at the second city hub, so I'm not too far ahead in the story. Here's my thoughts on some of the stuff you may be wondering about (again, there's no story spoilers):
- They went back to the first Deus Ex in a lot of regards: Weapon upgrades, inventory, experience points, etc. I love how you have to manually type in password and keypad codes instead of just getting access once you know them.
- The hacking minigame is really fun and challenging.
- Combat is challenging, especially if you try to shoot your way through problems. I disagree with thesizzler on the combat and controls. I think they're great. Very FPSish as they should be. Wonky controls could be a framerate issue, though I'm not assuming anything. It could just be personal taste. On the other hand, I haven't been doing all out combat that much, only when forced. I do a lot of things stealthy because we all know it's more fun that way
- The conversation system is quite interesting, though it might get harder at the game progresses. Each character has his own way he likes spoken to in each situation and you have to choose how to deal with them accordingly. Makes for a great challenge and interesting conversations.
- The story so far is intriguing to say the least. From the start, as soon as you see the intro, you get that original Deus Ex feeling (
the one you get from two important sounding people talking about something you have no idea about). It's a great way to set the mood that something big is coming and it's (in my opinion) an important part of what makes a Deus Ex atmosphere.
- I'm not crazy about regenerating health and cover systems, but they don't affect the experience as much as I thought they would.
There's more but I think that gives my general opinion of the game. I know, I sound like a hyped up fangirl and I probably am right now, only with a penis.
I think if you're a big fan of the first and really miss that feeling you got the first time you were playing it, you'll definitely enjoy this game. They definitely learned a lot from the mistakes of DX:IW and it's nice to see that they went back to original recipes.
Some of the stuff I mentioned may be already known to most, but since I kept away from feature lists and previews during development and marketing of the game, I had no idea what to expect.
