Just completed Deus Ex again

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After all the excitement around Dx3 being announced, it got me in the mood to play the original again. This must have been my seventh play through, and despite some of it's flaws and age, it never fails to leave me in awe. Despite me thinking I knew the game back to front, I still found areas that I had never found before and little side missions and people I had never discovered previously. It's such a vast game. I'll never know how they managed to fit it all on one little CD.
As for the augs, for anyone else that plays it, I cannot stress how useful I found the spy drone. It it rubbish to start with, but fully upgraded it takes down bots with no fuss. Regeneration and speed are the next best augs. I barely used the rest. Targeting information was cool because it made me feel like a Terminator, but it was a bit useless really :P.
I shall be starting on Deus Ex 2 tomorrow. I've put off playing it for years but with DX3 coming along, I feel I need to know how the story will progress. I am preparing for the worst so hopefully when I play it it won't be too terrible.

As for anyone who never played Deus Ex 1 or never got far into it (or finished it!) I must urge you to go and play it now. It is the finest game on any platform of gaming ever.
 
I only played this game for 5 minutes when it came out, I think I should have given it more of a chance. Maybe something to try and track down for the christmas break :)
 
Do it. I bought it off Steam for £6, which I had won on poker that night so it was free :D. I had trouble getting my original disk copy to run.
 
Do it. I bought it off Steam for £6, which I had won on poker that night so it was free :D. I had trouble getting my original disk copy to run.

you've made my night, i never realised it was available on steam ,... £5 !!!!!!! or £10 for the pack ... bought !!
 
Yeah I love this game. I might have to start it again during christmas.

Which ending did you pick this time through?
 
I have only ever played the first level (? - around the tower from the dock) and for some reason never went any further!

Same with part 2 on the xbox, got bored of that with the constant area loading.

Might load up and redo Dues Ex if it will run on Vista 64.
 
With Deus Ex 2 be sure to do some digging around on how to tweak the GFX performance. Sadly they used the Xbox settings on the PC release and it performs atrociously by default. Tweak it a bit and everything dramatically speeds up :)

Deus Ex is without a doubt my favourite PC game ever. I'd love to see it re-released, as is, but with updated graphics just to let it shine to a whole new gaming generation that missed it the first time and who foolishly dismiss games based on their aged graphics.

I do have hopes for HDTP, but by the time it gets finished it'll be already out of date graphically again.. :( http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/
 
Got if from Steam less than a year ago. Well impressed that such an old game could be so good. If only they let you carry more weapons (I know it's unrealistic but it's more fun) - I don't think I ever really used the flamethrower or the plasma gun 'cos they took up half your inventory!
 
Speed + Melee Strength = :cool:
Got if from Steam less than a year ago. Well impressed that such an old game could be so good. If only they let you carry more weapons (I know it's unrealistic but it's more fun) - I don't think I ever really used the flamethrower or the plasma gun 'cos they took up half your inventory!
The flamethrower was ace, but there was so little ammo for it in the game. Whereas the GEP gun had spare rockets left right and centre.
 
I was never too much of a fan of it to be honest...

Dont know why, i just didnt take to it!

Same here. Only played through the first level. however there was a funny moment when in the HQ for that mission debriefing, I'd childishly gone into the womens bogs on my way to the boss guy's office. I got the mission debrief, but at the end he says "one more thing JC, please keep out of the womens toilets, we've had a couple of complaints about you" :D
 
Yeah I love this game. I might have to start it again during christmas.

Which ending did you pick this time through?

I saved it at the end of Area 51 and then did all 3. Also, I played it through with the HDTP mod and it does work. Worth installing.
 
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