Wed 05 Oct 2011
Playstation
Deus Ex: Revolutions Review
The company is on the verge of a breakthrough, but there is a strong
opposition from an opposing group who holds contempt for the company
because it blurs the lines between nature and Science and plays god so
to speak. As a result the lab is attacked by mercenaries who kill all
the leading scientists and severely injure you. With no choice, the CEO
authorizes the use of extensive augmentation to save your life.
Obviously your character didn’t have any say in the matter, but it was
necessary for your character to live, from that point on the mission
becomes to find out who was responsible for killing the scientists and
nearly you and avenging their deaths by disposing of the deranged
individual who oversaw it. Obviously the story is a fairly cookie
cutter idea that unfolds in quite a predictable way.
If you’ve played the original Deus Ex game as you would of had to in order for me to view you a real gamer, you would know that Deus Ex was the first game that really effectively blended the FPS mechanics with the RPG character driven aspect that allows you to customize your character and watch that character progress. Many games have done so since besides Deus Ex, so this is no longer a new concept, and many of those game have done this better, nevertheless Revolutions proves to be a very solid game and is still enjoyable. You’ll make your way around a futuristic New York that succeeds at making you feel like you are in a large filthy city.
The gameplay is very immersive and diverse, you approach it in a number of ways, run in with guns blazing, or sneak up on your opponents and quietly take them out, it’s your game to play it how you want to. You will be required to augment yourself periodically throughout the game depending on how the game plays out, the shooting mechanics themselves are very well done. My only complaint was if you do decide to play in third person, the camera feels very unstable and gets jarred very easily. Nevertheless its few minor quirks are not enough to undermine the 60 hours of the sheer brilliance and depth that is present within this game. The voice acting is very well done despite the fact that occasionally the lip syncing appears to fall out of sync. The cool thing about the story in this game is there is an underlying message, the developers are making a social commentary and puts forth a very large question to the gamers that although may not be relevant at this moment in time may become relevant in the future and that is the contrast and conflict between what is human and machine. What is it that distinguishes a human from a machine and when will this line be blurred? Certainly not the first art form to introduce this broad and difficult question, but it is still a question on the cutting edge.
If you don’t like reading a lot and are more fond of pure action you might find this game to be a bit slow paced, it is fundamentally an RPG game, despite have great FPS mechanics. But overall this is a brilliant game like its predecessor. It no longer stands alone like the original Deus Ex did when it was released way back in 1999 and there has been many similar games since that have improved upon the formula that Deus Ex started, also the graphics are nothing special, but it still is an extremely good game, very well put together and carefully polished. Overall if you’re an RPG fan, or a fan of video games you should play this game.
Rating: 91% “Brilliant.”
Pros:
Gorgeous graphics, brilliant storyline
A ton of gameplay
Captivating dialogue
Great immersive environments
Blends FPS and RPG elements perfectly
Cons:
The story can be a bit slow and there’s a lot of a dialogue
If you’ve played the original Deus Ex game as you would of had to in order for me to view you a real gamer, you would know that Deus Ex was the first game that really effectively blended the FPS mechanics with the RPG character driven aspect that allows you to customize your character and watch that character progress. Many games have done so since besides Deus Ex, so this is no longer a new concept, and many of those game have done this better, nevertheless Revolutions proves to be a very solid game and is still enjoyable. You’ll make your way around a futuristic New York that succeeds at making you feel like you are in a large filthy city.
The gameplay is very immersive and diverse, you approach it in a number of ways, run in with guns blazing, or sneak up on your opponents and quietly take them out, it’s your game to play it how you want to. You will be required to augment yourself periodically throughout the game depending on how the game plays out, the shooting mechanics themselves are very well done. My only complaint was if you do decide to play in third person, the camera feels very unstable and gets jarred very easily. Nevertheless its few minor quirks are not enough to undermine the 60 hours of the sheer brilliance and depth that is present within this game. The voice acting is very well done despite the fact that occasionally the lip syncing appears to fall out of sync. The cool thing about the story in this game is there is an underlying message, the developers are making a social commentary and puts forth a very large question to the gamers that although may not be relevant at this moment in time may become relevant in the future and that is the contrast and conflict between what is human and machine. What is it that distinguishes a human from a machine and when will this line be blurred? Certainly not the first art form to introduce this broad and difficult question, but it is still a question on the cutting edge.
If you don’t like reading a lot and are more fond of pure action you might find this game to be a bit slow paced, it is fundamentally an RPG game, despite have great FPS mechanics. But overall this is a brilliant game like its predecessor. It no longer stands alone like the original Deus Ex did when it was released way back in 1999 and there has been many similar games since that have improved upon the formula that Deus Ex started, also the graphics are nothing special, but it still is an extremely good game, very well put together and carefully polished. Overall if you’re an RPG fan, or a fan of video games you should play this game.
Rating: 91% “Brilliant.”
Pros:
Gorgeous graphics, brilliant storyline
A ton of gameplay
Captivating dialogue
Great immersive environments
Blends FPS and RPG elements perfectly
Cons:
The story can be a bit slow and there’s a lot of a dialogue
