Comments on: A small snippet of Deus Ex http://www.acroyear2.org/2007/11/24/a-small-snippet-of-deus-ex/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Baaaaax http://www.acroyear2.org/2007/11/24/a-small-snippet-of-deus-ex/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Baaaaax Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:38:36 +0000 http://www.acroyear2.org/2007/11/24/a-small-snippet-of-deus-ex/#comment-6 Just saw your blag in facebook... wonderful timing on this - http://deusex3.com/ Teaser - http://deusex3.com/teaser.zip And yes, one of the greatest games of all time, if not <em>the</em>... besides Starcraft of course. Just saw your blag in facebook… wonderful timing on this – http://deusex3.com/

Teaser – http://deusex3.com/teaser.zip

And yes, one of the greatest games of all time, if not the… besides Starcraft of course.

]]> By: C.J. http://www.acroyear2.org/2007/11/24/a-small-snippet-of-deus-ex/comment-page-1/#comment-5 C.J. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:03:51 +0000 http://www.acroyear2.org/2007/11/24/a-small-snippet-of-deus-ex/#comment-5 There are times when I forget how carefully crafted an experience the original <i>Deus Ex</i> is/was. While DX2 was highly enjoyable, it didn't have nearly as much to say about philosophy or politics, nor did it offer the same play options (action, stealth, tech routes through every level). I'm starting to think DX1 was a fluke -- a single title you could (arguably) qualify as "art", insofar as it used the medium to elicit emotions as well as say something genuinely meaningful about the human condition and the world. I've been trying to replay it this past year, but it hasn't held up well on a number of superficial levels. The narrative and its philosophies are still rock solid, but the graphics and interface have woefully dated, and the game mechanics are somewhat of a mixed bag. I want to believe; I just don't have the attention span anymore. There are times when I forget how carefully crafted an experience the original Deus Ex is/was.

While DX2 was highly enjoyable, it didn’t have nearly as much to say about philosophy or politics, nor did it offer the same play options (action, stealth, tech routes through every level).

I’m starting to think DX1 was a fluke — a single title you could (arguably) qualify as “art”, insofar as it used the medium to elicit emotions as well as say something genuinely meaningful about the human condition and the world.

I’ve been trying to replay it this past year, but it hasn’t held up well on a number of superficial levels. The narrative and its philosophies are still rock solid, but the graphics and interface have woefully dated, and the game mechanics are somewhat of a mixed bag.

I want to believe; I just don’t have the attention span anymore.

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