Let’s face the facts: 2011 is a big year in the world of gaming and many huge releases are still scheduled to come out before Christmas. Due to an unfortunate choice to save up my money however, there is a limit to how many of these highly anticipated titles I can afford and a decision making moment presents itself. Out of the games I had seen promoted in magazines and online I finally made a list in my head of games I would hand over my hard-earned
(ahem) cash for. Deus Ex; Human Revolution was on this list and just one day after release I suddenly had my hands on a shiny new copy of the game… Click 'Read More' for the whole review!
(ahem) cash for. Deus Ex; Human Revolution was on this list and just one day after release I suddenly had my hands on a shiny new copy of the game… Click 'Read More' for the whole review!
If we plan to keep that ‘facing the facts’ theme to this review we may as well admit that the original Deus Ex became somewhat of a classic, one that a more shooter based sequel could ever live up to. Fortunately for us, all these years later, the series comes back- with a bang.
Human Revolution is set in 2027 and a prequel to the first game. The story involves a web of conspiracy surrounding Sarif Industries, a company that has made recent breakthroughs into combining the human and the machine. At the heart of these conspiracies is Adam Jensen, an unlucky guy who appears to be in the wrong place at the wrong time; he sees a girl he likes being murdered right in front of him by a mysterious group of augmented people and is left to die in a burning building. One of the central ideas explored is whether the augmentations are morally right; the public view on them will affect Jensen because he has been made part-machine against his will- it was the only way he could have carried on living.
There is a very cyber-punk (high tech, low life) feel here which ends up being an important part of the plot. The cities are nicely laid out but you will no doubt have explored every square inch of the hub environments by the time you have finished the campaign, which could result in boredom during a second play-through. Also the in-game models of characters really suck at lip-syncing. The voice acting is mixed- some of it is good but some of it, well… not so much.
One of the great things about Human Revolution is that it gives you a choice of how you want to tackle situations. Of course it isn’t the first game to do this, but I just felt like I had more choice this time (there are tranquiliser rifles and stun guns for people looking for a non-lethal approach). I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the hacking and climbing-through-vents aspect to the game as it made me feel like some kind of badass spy. Although do note that you will have to take out packs of enemies one way or another and that ammo is scarce, making some of the main missions very difficult indeed, so if you are a casual gamer, you may want to stick to the Tell Me a Story option [EASY MODE] at the main menu. Even on the easiest mode you have to use your initiative too, in one of the earliest missions there is a hostage situation where if the hostages die, there is no GAME OVER screen, it just continues and the NPCs get upset and pissed off at you.
I’ll give Deus Ex: Human Revolution an 82 out of 100. The game is not quite perfect but is guaranteed to immerse you in the detailed world of it’s bleak future vision. It’s bound to keep you entertained and thinking too, something the youths of this world don’t seem to be doing enough of these days.
Thank you for reading this review and in other news I have pre-ordered Battlefield 3!
-Sam
Human Revolution is set in 2027 and a prequel to the first game. The story involves a web of conspiracy surrounding Sarif Industries, a company that has made recent breakthroughs into combining the human and the machine. At the heart of these conspiracies is Adam Jensen, an unlucky guy who appears to be in the wrong place at the wrong time; he sees a girl he likes being murdered right in front of him by a mysterious group of augmented people and is left to die in a burning building. One of the central ideas explored is whether the augmentations are morally right; the public view on them will affect Jensen because he has been made part-machine against his will- it was the only way he could have carried on living.
There is a very cyber-punk (high tech, low life) feel here which ends up being an important part of the plot. The cities are nicely laid out but you will no doubt have explored every square inch of the hub environments by the time you have finished the campaign, which could result in boredom during a second play-through. Also the in-game models of characters really suck at lip-syncing. The voice acting is mixed- some of it is good but some of it, well… not so much.
One of the great things about Human Revolution is that it gives you a choice of how you want to tackle situations. Of course it isn’t the first game to do this, but I just felt like I had more choice this time (there are tranquiliser rifles and stun guns for people looking for a non-lethal approach). I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the hacking and climbing-through-vents aspect to the game as it made me feel like some kind of badass spy. Although do note that you will have to take out packs of enemies one way or another and that ammo is scarce, making some of the main missions very difficult indeed, so if you are a casual gamer, you may want to stick to the Tell Me a Story option [EASY MODE] at the main menu. Even on the easiest mode you have to use your initiative too, in one of the earliest missions there is a hostage situation where if the hostages die, there is no GAME OVER screen, it just continues and the NPCs get upset and pissed off at you.
I’ll give Deus Ex: Human Revolution an 82 out of 100. The game is not quite perfect but is guaranteed to immerse you in the detailed world of it’s bleak future vision. It’s bound to keep you entertained and thinking too, something the youths of this world don’t seem to be doing enough of these days.
Thank you for reading this review and in other news I have pre-ordered Battlefield 3!
-Sam
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