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Deus Ex is pretty awesome
Zampano
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I've never been much of a PC Gamer. I never had a decent rig until about 5 years ago. My first gaming experiences came from renting the SNES and Genesis in the mid 90s, and the first machine I actually owned was a Nintendo 64. I've never played Starcraft or Half-Life or Diablo. Say what you will about my gamer credentials in that light, but it's the truth.
I found myself playing Deus Ex because of Beyond Good and Evil, of all things. Or rather, because of buying BG&E from Steam. I've lusted for that game ever since it broke the cult gaming circle years ago, but I have never seen it in any stores around my area. Not for Gamecube, not for PS2, not for PC. Never. But when someone threw up a thread a month ago about how Steam was selling BG&E for $5, well that was a deal I could not pass up. I registered Steam and bought the game, and it was amazing. Moreover, I now had an online market place resting comfortably in my computer, so naturally I started browsing.
I've always heard it said that Deus Ex is one of the best games ever made, but I never paid much attention because, as I said, I've never been much into PC games. As an outsider to that particular culture, the entire process has always seemed finicky and forbidding to new entrants, which helped me to steer clear. But Beyond Good and Evil was a great experience, and it played well on my machine, so I figured, why not? I like FPS's, I like RPGs, and I like Cyberpunk, and for its reputation, Deus Ex encapsulates all of those things. How could I go wrong?
$10 later, I'm on Liberty Island. Whoever said that this particular level is a really poor introduction to the game was right on the money. It's huge and sparse and you have very little guidance to go by. You have no equipment, and the overarching experience is so much different from anything else I've ever come by that it's disorienting. But I stuck through it and persevered.
By the time the Ambrosia mission rolled around, well, I understood.
So, in honor of a newbie to the game and to PC Gaming in general discovering this masterpiece, here's a Deus Ex thread. Reminisce about it, praise its genius and offer advice to folks just getting started. On that note, here's a question that's been bugging me for some time:
Is there a way to store excess inventory that might need for later? I dropped an Augmentation Upgrade in my office before a mission to free up some inventory, thinking it would stay there, but I returned to find it gone.
I found myself playing Deus Ex because of Beyond Good and Evil, of all things. Or rather, because of buying BG&E from Steam. I've lusted for that game ever since it broke the cult gaming circle years ago, but I have never seen it in any stores around my area. Not for Gamecube, not for PS2, not for PC. Never. But when someone threw up a thread a month ago about how Steam was selling BG&E for $5, well that was a deal I could not pass up. I registered Steam and bought the game, and it was amazing. Moreover, I now had an online market place resting comfortably in my computer, so naturally I started browsing.
I've always heard it said that Deus Ex is one of the best games ever made, but I never paid much attention because, as I said, I've never been much into PC games. As an outsider to that particular culture, the entire process has always seemed finicky and forbidding to new entrants, which helped me to steer clear. But Beyond Good and Evil was a great experience, and it played well on my machine, so I figured, why not? I like FPS's, I like RPGs, and I like Cyberpunk, and for its reputation, Deus Ex encapsulates all of those things. How could I go wrong?
$10 later, I'm on Liberty Island. Whoever said that this particular level is a really poor introduction to the game was right on the money. It's huge and sparse and you have very little guidance to go by. You have no equipment, and the overarching experience is so much different from anything else I've ever come by that it's disorienting. But I stuck through it and persevered.
By the time the Ambrosia mission rolled around, well, I understood.
So, in honor of a newbie to the game and to PC Gaming in general discovering this masterpiece, here's a Deus Ex thread. Reminisce about it, praise its genius and offer advice to folks just getting started. On that note, here's a question that's been bugging me for some time:
Is there a way to store excess inventory that might need for later? I dropped an Augmentation Upgrade in my office before a mission to free up some inventory, thinking it would stay there, but I returned to find it gone.
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The only way to store stuff is in your inventory; but if you were at UNATCO with the canister, why not just put it in right there? Make room for those; and for the upgrade canisters. Throw away grenades or just about anything else to make room for them. Once you've been playing the game for a bit, you get an idea of which inventory items are critical and which are not. The inventory is cramped, but in the end, it's exactly what you need.
You'll find that Liberty Island, on subsequent playthroughs, is much more fun. The second time you're familiar with the controls and the AI, you'll be ready to explore a bit more. And there is so much fun stuff to find there.
This is my 6th-7th playthrough, and I'm still finding new stuff. It's really great.
EDIT: As a note, it might be of interest to read a GameFaqs Augmentation Guide -- Not to find out where they are, but to find out how valuable they are. I made lots of poor choices with the augs my first time around that led to the eventual abandonment of that save. It's not required, of course, but might might be nice to see lists and get an idea of what's available for you. Then again, maybe you want to experience it as it comes.
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In retrospect, I should have gone for the heavy lifting augment instead of the melee one. I guess I should look for some kickass melee weapons then.
Although, there ARE some rather poor voice acting in the game from time to time but generally pretty good across the board. The whole light RPG elements with your skills and augmentations was just ahead of its time in terms of genre bending. Not to mention that the story is actually STILL fresh and perhaps, scarily enough, relevant to IRL modern times as it is...
Oh, and here's a tip: if you decide to also buy Deus Ex 2: Invisible War... pretend you never played Deus Ex to begin with... it makes the pain a little easier to bear.
Play Thief next.
No wait. Plays System Shock 2 next. Then play Thief after that.
Joking aside, I was late in experiencing Deus Ex as well and I have never encountered a similar experience in any other game. Unless you use a guide or are some sort of gaming prodigy, you can play the game 3-4 times and still be finding interesting/significant items, information, and ways to get around.
If I may make a suggestion, you might want to start over with the Shifter mod. As well rewarding you with XP for things like sneaking proficiently or nailing headshots, it also consolidates and modifies a few augs. Thus it is harder to waste invaluable canisters on augs that prove to be worthless. Normal Deus Ex is 120% playable and enjoyable without any mods, but the Shifter mod adds some very nice tweaks. For example, the original Deus Ex has separate augs for attack strength and lifting strength. With the Shifter mod, both augs are more logically combined into one useful ability. It's not gamebreaking, just a common sense change.
I was fortunate enough to play IW before the original game, so I actually got a good deal of enjoyment out of the game. No, it really wasn't worthy of being a sequel to Deus Ex, but it's actually not a horrible game. I would've been just as pissed as everyone else if I'd have played Deus Ex first; a lot of the fan anger towards IW is pretty justified.
Second of all, separate ammo types would not have made that game fun.
Ah yeah. Did you...
Also, saving upgrade canisters is a pretty good idea; there are points in the game where I have two or three stacked up waiting to use them on a certain aug (not one specific one, but I have a few I like to upgrade).
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Yeah, that moment is a real gutwrencher.
But but but that's in violation of UNATCO policy!
I should have clarified... ONE of the major problems with the gameplay. Plus, I didn't want to spoil the suckitude for Zampano. :P
Multiple ammo types are one of the best things about Deus Ex. They grant weapons so much versatility.
Yeah.... violation of policy.....
Also, I forgot to mention: Your first augmentation, it gives either Lifting Strength or Combat Strength. Let us note that Combat strength is definitely the way to go, because of Wiggles.
Schwing.
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That has definitely affected my decision to choose Combat Strength
You're not going to be dissapointed.
Also be careful about spoilers in this thread. This game has some awesome surprises to throw at you.
Well, not quite, but effectively. And there's only...two of them? But they're impossible to miss.
It scared the -shit- out of me for some reason and I didn't play much beyond that point because I was scared he'd talk to me again.
I was kinda young.
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ICARUS HAS FOUND YOU!!!!
ICARUS HAS FOUND YOU!!!!
ICARUS HAS FOUND YOU!!!!
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RUN WHILE YOU CAN!!!!
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This game is awesome.
Not to mention being able to manipulate the storyline and figure shit out far before you're actually "supposed" to
I mean Christ, if there was ever a game that deserved the title of "masterpiece" it's Deus Ex
Despite the terrible voice acting of course
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Haha, there were many a times where I thought 'Shit, did I just break the game?'
Yeah, it's just amazing how much shit you could do.
I'd do something that I thought would screw it up big time and it turned out the bastards had planned on it!
Not laughably bad
Have you repressed memories of Hong Kong or what
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Steel yourself.
Seriously
The fact that it has some of the best music in the game is a comfort
A small one, but still
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My god.
Wait...
The scary part is you're not far off
No really
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