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I still remember that fateful day in late 2000 when I installed the demo for Deus Ex, a day that would change my life forever and a game that would leave an eternal impression. I was home alone with the computer all to myself and spent the whole day playing and replaying the demo. I had played the demo for Unreal Tournament before this, as well as Doom and Quake, so I had become familiar with first-person shooters by this point and fallen in love with this style of gameplay.

A few years before this I had attempted to play System Shock, but being too young and not familiar enough with the gameplay it was a bit too tough and the atmosphere freaked me out. As such I never got into that game and never truly experienced the joy of such a mix of action and roleplaying, and I never got to meet what is in my opinion the greatest video game villain ever—Shodan.

Once I started playing Deus Ex I was firmly hooked and spent countless hours playing the two missions included in the demo, looking for different ways of accomplishing the missions, trying to find all the secrets, and trying to find the different paths you could take. It was only many years later when I tried to play System Shock as an adult that I learned of the similarities in Deus Ex, bringing a big smile to my face as I got to experience something I missed out on in my earlier life.

The gameplay and mechanics of the game is balanced and provides for a very enjoyable time, with mods like Shifter adding even more replayability. The dialogue system and the story development may seem simple but still draws you in and provides for some very interesting exploration and choices. The inventory may seem crude but also adds to the gameplay by forcing you to chose what gear you carry with you, and whatever style you choose you probably won't have a hard time carrying the stuff you need. The stealth at times can seem childish and laughable, but you quickly learn to look past this and soon enough immerse yourself in the story and the environment your put into. From the training mission to the last choice in the game, I've still to find a time I didn't enjoy playing this game.

The Unreal Engine has its peculiarities and can run a bit unstably on modern systems and the graphics may seem outdated and blocky but the game is still worth a playthrough (or several) more than twenty years after its release. Several mods to update and improve the graphics and overall mechanics exist, but even in its vanilla state it is a game well worth playing. The only thing that truly needs addressing is the executable replacement for Deus Ex and the improved renderer for the Unreal Engine (both by kentie) which makes it easier to play on modern systems.

Graphics is not what makes a great game and if you learn to look past its dated appearance you may very well find the same amazing game that I fell in love with, and to this day continue to love. Deus Ex is one of the few games that I would say turns the dial up to eleven! Ignore it for being old and you lose out on a true classic.

Euphorically recommended!

I cant see ♥♥♥♥, was it really a good idea to wear sunglasses?

The LAM mine is the most powerful weapon known to man.

No point in playing this game, you know what happens already.

Played it few times through. Had to get it on steam! Best boomer game.

Amazing cyberpunk game that holds up well years after its release (with some polishing from mods)

must play

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key bindings settings are broken. it says to press "delete" to reset a binding and when i do it just adds the delete key as a binding. when i try to reset all key bindings to default it just doesn't do anything. it's really stupid and should be fixed. now i have to reinstall the game just so the key bindings will reset.