The game's soundtrack starts out with a masterful theme: the triumphant descent of Icarus. This is his next step: the conversion of his nature towards its perfection. The music is a suite-like piece in which it reconciles the human (choral-classical music) and the machine (electronic music) through a phase of transhumanism's evolution. Michael McCann, the composer, portrayed the theme spot-on. He did a fanciful job of suggesting a startling theme that will be felt throughout the story. He created a sci-fi atmosphere with a philosophical spirit, revelling the need for human perfection above the limits of its being. Personally, I recommend listening to the soundtrack first before playing.

The story is set in a futuristic-themed world in the year 2027. When protests related to augmentations and biotechnology broke out around the world, Sarif Industries kept researching. Adam Jensen, the head of security, was reporting to the office when, abruptly, an attack was carried out by augmented terrorists. Adam is gravely wounded, and Megan Reed was kidnapped. A few months have elapsed, and our protagonist is also an augmented person whose implants or prosthesis saved his life. At this point, his primary quest is to find out what really happened, being a corporate spying agent, while the world is on the verge of collapse.


Even though the game has gotten older graphically (a lustrous world with a futuristic visual style with philosophical elements of the Renaissance), its story still is riveting. The game became a cult classic for its story and gameplay, and it was well worth including some refinements in this final version of the director's cut. As if it were a film in the style of Blade Runner or Metropolis, Deus Ex: Human Revolution tells us a story about human perfection through technology. Various themes are present in the plot, evolving steadily throughout the story, such as the body and the mind. However, the story is not only enriched by the philosophical themes involved, but also by the reaction of the people, which gives an intimate context to the world within the story is taking place. The world is projected to be hurled into tailspin as a result of a counter-revolution, while the discrete drama stay on to unfold and provide clues to induce the player to take an immersive as well as contextual stance.

The plot of the game is composed of multiple narrative layers (in the same way as if it were a structure comparable to human anatomy), some of which are more discreet than others. The futuristic style of the world finds a way to give off a sci-fi sophistication in part due to the juxtaposition of features of other artistic mediums such as films, literature or painting (for example, Rembrandt's painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp). While the drama plays out from the shadows in the style of Metal Gear Solid or Tom Clancy. It's remarkable to behold the influences that the plot draws on to creatively adapt them into a story with underlying themes that motivate us to relish and think about it.

The footage of each scene is meticulously careful, with a dramatic tone that is emphatic and other allegorical. In truth, the game is incredibly sophisticated, as if it were an organic machine. Although the 3D modelling of the characters achieves to mimic body expressions, the game realises to attract attention for their personalities are nevertheless complex. To use an analogy, the gameplay is the body and the plot (its evolution) is the soul. It's the same way with all the characters. It was achieved in a creatively multifaceted script. The script is brilliant because it uses different languages as well as highlighting a layer of personality as the plot requires. Due to its narrative complexity, I recommend playing it multiple times if you want to understand the story, its context and the topics addressed.


The game is complex, so I only post imprecise comments instead of offering in-depth analysis. Although the game doesn't say it outright, it is assumed that the plot is the soul and the gameplay is the body. The gameplay must be viewed in two ways: the world and the protagonist. (There is even duality, body-soul, in every element of the game: from the world to the protagonist).

If we concentrate our attention to just carrying out the plot, it is linear and dynamic, thus the division of chapters is not noticeable. Now, what interrupts is the world. Each place —which arranges the plot— is an open map. At the beginning, it's not feasible to fully explore because there are places with obstacles, such as lifting heavy boxes or hacking doors. Indeed, this is paramount, how to overcome limitations due to hindrance, since it will enable us to envisage alternative paths to accomplish certain missions. We'll also arrive at supply stores (resources and praxis points), since the currency of the world is the credits that we get by looting or completing missions.

Adam, on the other hand, is our ship of Theseus. At first glance, our character can die many times from accidents or from enemies. In other words, he's a flimsy character. But we can improve and upgrade him by resorting to implants, which are actually augments invested by the praxis points procured and spent. These can be obtained by completing missions or purchased at LIMB stores for a cost of credits. We can perform a mission in different ways with these new features, for example, stealth mode with hacking, combat and weapons expert or explore new areas. As I mentioned before, there are alternative routes, so depending on how we do things, we can also gain experience with which we earn praxis points (being a ghost or elite marksman, for example). According to this, we can interact with the plot in ways that define our path. It's especially evident with some characters and in the discernible development of the ending. We could say that with praxis, practice, we succeed, and we test what we get.


In itself, this is not just a first-person shooting game, it has a mixed and complex combination that adjusts, like a prosthesis, to the player's decision and way of playing. There are several weapons, supplies and tools, but you select the one that suits you best. Above all, if you're drawn to investigate, deliberating what is transpiring, its reward invites you to make your way in ways whose direct or obvious paths are not usually good options. The only bad thing for me was the excess of information and saturated context, where I took the trouble to find out the context and many times it was presented only as a bunch of irrelevant text. Lots of text to peruse but little content worth considering, except for passwords.

I wasn't blown away by the ending either because of the decisions I made. I was impressed by some side quests and their repercussions as the plot developed. So in game+ fosters me to explore and perform even better because it preserves the improvements acquired. Either way, it's a well-constructed and sophisticated game with an engrossing story. Maybe we’re unaware of any further development in the biotechnological realm, but at least we still have this film game. I recommend it if you like stories that are worth unraveling.

I have at least 200 hours in this game across all it's versions. Had 130 in the original version before it became the director's cut. Also played it on Xbox and on Wii U. I've beaten the game at least 6 times since it game out, very likely more. It's a classic at this point. Extremely well made and still holds up.

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