Official Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution discussion thread

Secret_Window · 23 Mar 2011 at 14:19

One thing that I am hoping for in Deus Ex 3, is to have newspapers and books to read and interesting conversations to listen to in the game. I used to love picking up a newspaper in Deus Ex and reading how everything was unfolding in the world and also learn things about the various organisations/conspiracies within the game. In Invisible War they included some of this but it was done really poorly. I also really hope the NPCs have something to offer as well and not just the central characters of the game, but the ones on the streets in cities and various places.

Indy500 · 23 Mar 2011 at 19:11

Evilsod said:
Yeah mini crossbow was epic. Still don't understand the point of Flare darts though

Saved your bioelectric energy? Although you usually had enough power cells anyway.

Evilsod · 23 Mar 2011 at 19:31

If you were having to save Bioenergy by using the flare darts instead of the light you were doing something very wrong

Indy500 · 23 Mar 2011 at 19:50

Evilsod said:
If you were having to save Bioenergy by using the flare darts instead of the light you were doing something very wrong

Another thing I can think of is to distract patrolling enemies (MGS-style).

Shamikebab · 23 Mar 2011 at 20:07

I made pretty patterns with them in the wall.

Best thing about Deus Ex was grenade climbing, one little bug/"feature" that turned into a mini subculture in the community

Xelene · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:05

Somehow missed the original when it came out, which is a shame as it would have been right up my street. Bought it cheap on Steam a while back and can't get anywhere with it, too old and clunky.

FoxEye · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:20

sldsmkd said:
Somehow missed the original when it came out, which is a shame as it would have been right up my street. Bought it cheap on Steam a while back and can't get anywhere with it, too old and clunky.

Your loss. And I say that without any spite attached. It genuinely is your loss if you can't see further than the age of the game.

arc@css · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:23

sldsmkd said:
Somehow missed the original when it came out, which is a shame as it would have been right up my street. Bought it cheap on Steam a while back and can't get anywhere with it, too old and clunky.

You could try modding it, I must admit despite it being my favourite title of all time, I have yet to have a serious crack at applying some worthy mods.

I will confess that it's strengths imo are not the combat (something I feel has aged poorly but then again it is a ten + year old game), but the storyline and character development and interaction etc are among its strongest points. Picking up newspapers and reading diary entries is just fantastic, the game still surprises me with its depth to this day. (Completed it yet again, this week).

Xelene · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:54

FoxEye said:
Your loss. And I say that without any spite attached. It genuinely is your loss if you can't see further than the age of the game.

I know it's a great game, nostalgia goes a long way I think.

Indy500 · 23 Mar 2011 at 22:24

sldsmkd said:
I know it's a great game, nostalgia goes a long way I think.

Nostalgia? Or maybe some of us don't buy a new game every other week?

Sure, the combat and AI is poor by today's standards, but the former is remedied by the skill improvements\weapon mods throughout game. Even then, I've been headshotted by snipers quite a few times on this playthrough, and the bots are as relentless as you'd expect them to be.

Secret_Window · 23 Mar 2011 at 22:32

As it stands, the first game still does things that many newer games fail to do, whether you're a fan of it or not.

Xelene · 23 Mar 2011 at 23:31

sr4470 said:
Nostalgia? Or maybe some of us don't buy a new game every other week?

Fair point

Just saying it's not the age of the game that's the problem, just without the fond memories of it the clunky interface and badly dated graphics are just too much of a barrier. Still replay Thief & System Shock 2 from time to time - but that's the nostalgia factor

Indy500 · 23 Mar 2011 at 23:45

sldsmkd said:
Fair point Just saying it's not the age of the game that's the problem, just without the fond memories of it the clunky interface and badly dated graphics are just too much of a barrier. Still replay Thief & System Shock 2 from time to time - but that's the nostalgia factor

Almost everything has a shortcut key...I guess the grid inventory isn't to everyone's liking though.

There are some graphical mods (HDTP, a new renderer), and you can adjust the resolution to 1600x1200 from the in-game menu (forced AA/AF from you graphics driver control panel also works fine as it's an Unreal engine game).

http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/?page_id=3 (HDTP)

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=190534#p190534 (DirectX 10 renderer)

I'm sure there are others that have been mentioned here on the forum before if you do a search.

Deific · 25 Mar 2011 at 16:15

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/three-ways-deus-ex/712112

I want to like it, it just looks so so consoley

Dj_Jestar · 25 Mar 2011 at 17:14

er, Crysis?

Evilsod · 25 Mar 2011 at 17:31

Oh good god they put a glowing ****ing outline round a TURRET? How stupid do you have to be to not notice a turret? Then theres that huge sniper rifle propped up against a desk with a glowing outline too.

arc@css · 25 Mar 2011 at 17:55

Oh dear.

Secret_Window · 25 Mar 2011 at 19:04

Hmm. I am still gonna reserve judgement until we're closer to the release. They are a few things I will admit I am not keen on, but I'm still gonna remain hopeful damnit!

Edit: the outline thing definitely seems recently added, take a looking at this old leaked gameplay video there is no outline around ladders or anything that I can see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA99knPbkAs

Tefal · 25 Mar 2011 at 19:28

Deific said:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/three-ways-deus-ex/712112

I want to like it, it just looks so so consoley

lol the gun play looks pathetic, although it is on a console...

also there's a bloke standing net to him shotoign him point blank while he shoots other guys and nothing happens :/

Evilsod · 25 Mar 2011 at 19:32

Secret_Window said:
Hmm. I am still gonna reserve judgement until we're closer to the release. They are a few things I will admit I am not keen on, but I'm still gonna remain hopeful damnit!

Edit: the outline thing definitely seems recently added, take a looking at this old leaked gameplay video there is no outline around ladders or anything that I can see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA99knPbkAs

Could be they employ morons to do testing and they struggled with the idea of looking for things...

Tefal said:
lol the gun play looks pathetic, although it is on a console...

also there's a bloke standing net to him shotoign him point blank while he shoots other guys and nothing happens :/

Lol, i noticed that. Just storms in with 3 guys in front of him, shoots the guy right in front of him (fair enough) then goes for the guy behind cover whose started shooting and isn't doing anything and completely ignores the guy 2ft away on the left in plain sight who also seems to be doing nothing while shooting.

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