Unbeknownst to me until literally five seconds ago, today marks Deux Ex's tenth birthday.
While I feel like the game hasn't aged nearly as well as some would have you believe -- I can't blame them for fighting the good fight -- it's still totally worth the $2.49 Steam is currently charging for it.
Throw in another $2.49, and you can get Deus Ex: Invisible War, too. Although, that offer doesn't come with my endorsement. With Human Revolution on the way, and actually sounding quite good from what my peers tell me, this is the ideal time to jump in bed with JC Denton. Do it!
[Thanks, Mikey]
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8:30 PM on 06.22.2010 | 
Now may be a good time. FALCON BUY!
Still, all you whipper-snappers need to snap this deal up.
I can understand that a lot of people will not have bothered playing it though, there are a fuckton of Final Fantasy games to get through in you precious time afterall.
STTTEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAM!
Actually, knowing that it's the tenth anniversary sort of inspires me to go back and give it another try...
I was fortunate enough to be let in to see Deus Ex 3. I was pretty excited. It looks like they're avoiding all the mistakes that were made in Deus Ex 2 and going back to the roots of the first's social gameplay and branching storylines, and then mixing up the combat with some mechanics that have been introduced in the last 10 years. Basically it was the best game of E3, to me. I cannot fucking wait.
Just watch having just bought the Witcher and Psychonauts they will be 3 quid next week...
So, I'll probably play it sometime....yeah.
No game I've played since has lived up to any one of them, and the best games have been the ones that most reminded me of them.
The beginning of Deus Ex was pretty bad...it was only until you got to Hell's Kitchen that things started to pick up.
While Deus Ex was great, it is far from perfect. The characters are not very good compared to other RPGs released around that time, such as Baldur's Gate II. They lacked emotion, except for Gunther, and only existed to move the plot. The pacing was pretty poor too. The game was too long. The game's finale ended in a whimper as well.
For the sequel, it is a lesser game overall, however, it is superior to the original in several areas. Graphics..duh. The story and the characters were actually better in IW. They are mre developed, more dynamic, and have the human element the first game lacked. klara Sparks is a major example. Its paced better as well, with a average but exciting ending. The story itself as a more human element than the original, its less focused on conspiracy and more focused on its sociopolitical themes. However, by streamlining the gameplay, it exposed the flaws of the series. The first game could hide behind RPG mechanics. IW can't.
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Also, for everyone: Get this. The Nameless Mod is, as you guessed, a mod for Deus Ex. It has its own story and characters separate from Deus Ex, though the mod needs it to run, and the story is based on a forum for said game (it makes sense in context). Oh, and it's free too. I highly recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the game.
As far as story branching goes, it was incredibly consistent with DX, complete with all the expected gray areas, multiple choices to make and the ability to turn once side against the other were all there.
Thank you so much! After reading some of PC Gamer's coverage on the next Deus Ex I got excited and reinstalled the first. However, it did feel quite dated so this is most exciting.
...prolly not, but meh. I can at the least allow my sister's boyfriend to try it out, if he wants.
@Danny Merritt - Now have that mod bookmarked (along with this article/post), so maybe after I've buggered through a couple Portal mods.
The choice and consquence and the branching storylines were actually done better in Invisble War than in the first game.
Especially regarding the trainees.
It was actually suit's Reddit post a few days back that convinced me to give it another go. I spent several hours yesterday doing all that fancy stuff, and hopefully everything'll be all set.
Also, I really want System Shock 2 to hit Steam. Really badly.
Also, same question for the XBox version of IW.
Also, "what a shame".
But yeah, totally worth it. I kept thinking to myself, "THIS IS SO GOOD" while on my last playthrough. That is how I know it is so good.
@suit Thanks for posting that modding guide, hopefully I'll be able to mod away its age.