Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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  1. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    A hybrid of FPS, sandbox and RPG styles in this Blade Runner-esque story about augmented humans. It feels a lot less original than the first game and although there's nothing terribly wrong with it, it never feels particularly special either. A decent enough game, but the Mass Effect series does something similar and does it much better.
  2. CloudStrife05
    Aug 21, 2021
    9
    It was great seeing this series make a comeback in a good way. Square did great here.
  3. Sarian263
    Mar 15, 2021
    7
    I feel like this is a game which when it came out in 2011...not many people saw the appeal behind it and I got to ask myself...well why? It is a shame because I think personally if more people gave this game a chance (and its sequel) then it may become somewhat of a cult classic (like the original Deus Ex games on PC)

    That is not to say this game has its flaws because I do feel like it    I feel like this is a game which when it came out in 2011...not many people saw the appeal behind it and I got to ask myself...well why? It is a shame because I think personally if more people gave this game a chance (and its sequel) then it may become somewhat of a cult classic (like the original Deus Ex games on PC)

    That is not to say this game has its flaws because I do feel like it does. For me personally, my personal biggest gripe with this game was its control scheme. I dont know if it was due to me being a bit younger when I played it originally or due to me playing it on Xbox 360? But looking past that, This game has alot to offer.

    Gameplay itself is very clever as it gives you the option in a number of areas to either go stealthy or go in guns blazing. The latter not being the best option but a option there nether the less. It is a nice twist and the fact that is a RPG and gives you the options to tune the character to how you want to play just adds to the charm.

    Story/Visuals wise isn't too bad. Story is a interesting concept but I think considering how much freedom you get given to play how you want to play, I think they could of personally injected that into the story JUST A TAD bit more. But that is me being nitpicky now.

    In conclusion the game itself is a nice RPG. Has a lot of player choice/freedom which elevates it higher than some other games in this genre but those controls for me at least caused me to have some doubt.    … Expand
  4. evennumber
    Mar 12, 2021
    7
    really polished game but kind of boring. sort of fun, probably just not my thing.
  5. iKen
    Apr 13, 2020
    8
    Played on XBOX 360.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GOOD.
    Graphic: GREAT.
    Music/Sound: GOOD.
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: GREAT.
  6. Broyax
    Mar 26, 2020
    6
    On tentera de passer rapidement sur ce qui fâche (plus ou moins prodigieusement, c'est selon...) comme ces boss, ces putains de boss mis en scène à la MGS (une horreur...) et ce grand final bien lourdingue et bien crispant (encore un autre boss bien con, décidément !) ainsi que le scénario un peu confus et globalement un tantinet merdique...

    Ces griefs ayant été formulés, force est de    On tentera de passer rapidement sur ce qui fâche (plus ou moins prodigieusement, c'est selon...) comme ces boss, ces putains de boss mis en scène à la MGS (une horreur...) et ce grand final bien lourdingue et bien crispant (encore un autre boss bien con, décidément !) ainsi que le scénario un peu confus et globalement un tantinet merdique...

    Ces griefs ayant été formulés, force est de constater que le jeu est fort bien réalisé, la VF est excellente (premier Deus Ex à être entièrement doublé...) et la musique tout-à-fait plaisante. L'interface et le maniement sont très bien pensés (le système de couverture est un ajout intéressant par exemple) et l'ambiance est fidèle aux deux premiers Deux Ex mais avec une (très agréable) palette de couleurs à la Blade Runner.

    Malgré ses accrocs, c'est une suite (ou plutôt un reboot !) qui peut se jouer en infiltration sur tout de même une très grosse partie du jeu. Mais après toutes ces années, avoir ressorti cette série du placard était une bonne idée mais encore hélas un coup d'essai : pour le coup de maître, il faudra se tourner vers l'autre suite, le Deus Ex Mankind Divided qui lui est définitivement très supérieur.    … Expand
  7. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    9
    A visually stunning, stealth action RPG with interesting settings and solid gameplay.
  8. SenorKoquonfaes
    Jan 28, 2020
    9
    In terms of immersive sim games, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is among the best I've ever played so far. It's a fantastic first-person RPG set in a dark and grim "Bladerunner-esque" environment. The game takes place in a series of semi-open world environments that are well optimized and are only as big as they need to be, so they cut down on tedious commuting within the game. Human RevolutionIn terms of immersive sim games, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is among the best I've ever played so far. It's a fantastic first-person RPG set in a dark and grim "Bladerunner-esque" environment. The game takes place in a series of semi-open world environments that are well optimized and are only as big as they need to be, so they cut down on tedious commuting within the game. Human Revolution also provides and enormous amount of freedom to the player, allowing them to tackle main missions and side quests however they choose

    The game's combat mechanics are spot on. Shooting feels really powerful, the guns sound great and even on "normal" mode, the combat can provide a meaty challenge. You can only take a few shots before your die. Your guns hurt, their guns hurt, it's all good.

    The game also implements a cover-based shooting mechanic where the camera switches to more of a third-person view. This is extremely helpful if you choose to approach the game in a more stealthy way, rather than a frontal assault. You can move from one cover spot to another in order to stealth around enemy targets and even bypass them all together if you choose to do so. There's also lethal and non-lethal pre-animated take down moves that look awesome and are incredibly fun to pull off.

    The game's plot is pretty hefty and can easily provide 30-40 hours of gameplay. The game centres primarily around Transhumanism and how it's the way of the future for humanity. On my initial play through, I didn't really mind this as a central theme since it seemed cool enough. It was only on my second and third play through where I started to pay more attention to some of the dialogue and flavour text that you can read via emails and ebooks. The game briefly explores some interesting topics and it made me wish Human Revolution expanded on these ideas even more, such as predicting the U.S. oil crash of 2015 (a good guess, even though it was wrong), China emerging as an economic superpower over the U.S. and geopolitical shifts in Europe, among other things. If Human Revolution expanded on these topics, while slightly dialling back the focus on augmentations, then this game really could've painted a striking picture as to where humanity is headed in the future. This would've made Human Revolution my dream game.

    My only major gripe with this game is the ending: there's up to four possible ones and they're all really lacklustre. You essentially approach a giant computer and you pick your own ending. Which ever one you pick ends the game with stock video footage that has barely anything to do with the game and with a voice over narration as to why that choice is the right one.

    Overall, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a fantastic game. I've easily sunk over 90 hours into the base game alone and it's all been fun. Full recommendation!    … Expand
  9. Xplocion
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    The good: A super interesting story of a saga that is older than many believe. All situations can be solved in two ways stealthily or Rambo type. Customizable skill tree according to the way you want to play (stealth or Rambo). There are situations in history that can be solved with charisma or using endocrines or detecting lies (as long as you have the improvements). Here too "notThe good: A super interesting story of a saga that is older than many believe. All situations can be solved in two ways stealthily or Rambo type. Customizable skill tree according to the way you want to play (stealth or Rambo). There are situations in history that can be solved with charisma or using endocrines or detecting lies (as long as you have the improvements). Here too "not everything is as it seems." AI is very advanced and enemies also have access to the improvements that you, such as "Rino skin" or "thermal vision", so they invite you to be creative using the environment and your skills. It is backward compatible and improves a certain part in Shanghai where the Lasers directly thundered the Xbox 360. Three different endings. Moral decisions. This game will surprise you in a good way and it will blow your mind when you play it and pass it

    The bad: a part of the story (The missing Link was DLC). In stealth mode it seems that you go to "decal" mode. The game at the beginning is very slow (there is much more after Detroit). Difficult achievements (Pacifist and The most cunning deaf). In certain parts the AI ​​hits a huge jump and frustrates a lot. The normal version (not the Directors Cut) is confronted with bosses who are sooo anti-climatic, especially if you carry stealth weapons because you're not going to tickle them. There is a very damn decision that will **** your game.

    The Meh !: when many listen to stealth the first thing they think is in the games of "the most solid of snakes". Many did not like the first person view. Many get carried away thinking that it is a shooting game more, but no.    … Expand
  10. Otherfabbros
    Jun 11, 2019
    9
    What makes this game so appeal, aside from the compelling story telling, is the gameplay.
    Eidos team was able to mixed the complex tacticis of Rainbow six games with the extremely deep stealth mechanics of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (the sound spotting mechanics is such a nice touch).
    More importantly the game seems to reward those players who prefer a non-lethal approach rather than the    What makes this game so appeal, aside from the compelling story telling, is the gameplay.
    Eidos team was able to mixed the complex tacticis of Rainbow six games with the extremely deep stealth mechanics of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (the sound spotting mechanics is such a nice touch).
    More importantly the game seems to reward those players who prefer a non-lethal approach rather than the brain-dead call of duty playstyle, in spite the fact the game itself gives you the option to use a bombastic approach.
    The problems of the game are the obligatory Boss fight and the stats modifiers which break the exquisite skill-based tactical action game that this Deus Ex should be.    … Expand
  11. siphus007
    Sep 8, 2018
    9
    Despite its extremely slow start, stick with it and you'll end up with some of the most rewarding 35 or so hours of exploring a stealthy, fully realized cyberpunk atmosphere, with some of the best philolsophical questions that are likely to come up, not too far off in our lifetime. While your main character Adam Jensen is a bit of an impersonal shell, it provides the ability for the bigDespite its extremely slow start, stick with it and you'll end up with some of the most rewarding 35 or so hours of exploring a stealthy, fully realized cyberpunk atmosphere, with some of the best philolsophical questions that are likely to come up, not too far off in our lifetime. While your main character Adam Jensen is a bit of an impersonal shell, it provides the ability for the big questions and intrigue to happen to the great characters around him. The story is convoluted, but starts making a ton more sense after several hours. The sense of adventure and environment and choices on how to navigate feels great, and the leveling system is fantastic as you learn that you won't be able to level up everything, so everyone will end up playing the game a bit different. They did miss a sense of balance with some of the powers seeming essential or pretty useless but that's easy to overlook.

    In the end, this game is propelled by a solid, compelling story, good side characters, great abilities and a fleshed out stealth system, and most of all, fascinating and meaningful philosophical substance that very few games can get right.    … Expand
  12. balding
    Jul 11, 2018
    9
    Una gran visión del Cyberpunk y reinicio de la saga de la mano de Eidos Montreal.¿ Cosas que se le pueden achacar?

    -Aunque cierto es que el guión es consistente, hay determinados arcos que no hila bien del todo. -El reparto de personajes no es del todo brillante. Jensen es aquí un personaje con historia detrás, pero a la hora de la verdad es un avatar del jugador, cosa que le resta    Una gran visión del Cyberpunk y reinicio de la saga de la mano de Eidos Montreal.¿ Cosas que se le pueden achacar?

    -Aunque cierto es que el guión es consistente, hay determinados arcos que no hila bien del todo.
    -El reparto de personajes no es del todo brillante. Jensen es aquí un personaje con historia detrás, pero a la hora de la verdad es un avatar del jugador, cosa que le resta carisma y menos capacidad de empatizar.
    -Hay diálogos que pierden el interés del hilo por no estar del todo bien escritos.
    -la inclusión de jefes finales a veces puede provocar frustración, en función de los aumentos escogidos.
    -Las distintas opciones que ofrece están a mano del jugador para que sean o no variadas. Esto realmente no es malo, depende de la persona y lo creativa que quiera ser jugando.

    No obstante, un juego muy sóldo, con muchas posibilidades y una visión genial del Cyberpunk.    … Expand
  13. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    6
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  14. breakbacon
    Apr 4, 2017
    7
    I had a great time playing through this campaign on insanity difficulty. The sad part about that particular difficulty setting is that is highlights how rudimentary the combat system really is. Solid story elements and a near perfect length make this one worth hanging on to until the end credits.
  15. gamingisgreat
    Jan 5, 2017
    6
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution is decent stealth-RPG

    The gameplay is mediocre,my problem is that it asks you lethal or non-lethal,I take lethal and get a assault rifle with 40 bullets,how are you going to kill everyone with that? The stealth is well-done but i'm not a fan of the genre,and I hate RPG's but this one is passable.The bosses are unfairly difficult and generally really f*cking    Deus Ex: Human Revolution is decent stealth-RPG

    The gameplay is mediocre,my problem is that it asks you lethal or non-lethal,I take lethal and get a assault rifle with 40 bullets,how are you going to kill everyone with that? The stealth is well-done but i'm not a fan of the genre,and I hate RPG's but this one is passable.The bosses are unfairly difficult and generally really f*cking annoying.The controls also feel weird,particularly on the guns.The shooting itself is not very good.

    The graphics are great,and the game does run really well on the 360.

    The story here is solid,no doubt about that.The game is expertly voice acted,and there are plenty of dialogue options.The game is very immersive too.

    The sound design and soundtrack are mediocre.

    Overall,Deus Ex Human Revolution is a game held back by questionable design choices.I would still say get it if you like stealth or RPG's,but everyone else should stay away.    … Expand
  16. Shadow1
    Aug 28, 2016
    10
    Deus Ex Human Revolution is the best game in series, because this game made Square Enix (creators of Final Fantasy Series, Hitman Series, SMRPG Legend of the Seven Stars, Sleeping Dogs and not many games from Tomb Raider Series), in Deus Ex Human Revolutions very interesting storyline, good gameplay, with awesome stealth, not bad graphics for 2011 and this game is very amazing cyberpunkDeus Ex Human Revolution is the best game in series, because this game made Square Enix (creators of Final Fantasy Series, Hitman Series, SMRPG Legend of the Seven Stars, Sleeping Dogs and not many games from Tomb Raider Series), in Deus Ex Human Revolutions very interesting storyline, good gameplay, with awesome stealth, not bad graphics for 2011 and this game is very amazing cyberpunk stealth and I think Deus Ex Human Revolution is one of the best games of 2011. Amazing game, very good.… Expand
  17. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 21, 2016
    9
    Deus Ex Human Revolution
    Gameplay Freedom
    Deus ex is a first person stealth / shooter game, and I say slash because neither of these 2 are forced. Deus ex was clearly designed with stealth in mind… This is a game where you play as a man who is critically injured early on in the game and wakes up augmented… This essentially means he’s part robot… These augmentations give you way    Deus Ex Human Revolution
    Gameplay Freedom
    Deus ex is a first person stealth / shooter game, and I say slash because neither of these 2 are forced.
    Deus ex was clearly designed with stealth in mind…
    This is a game where you play as a man who is critically injured early on in the game and wakes up augmented…
    This essentially means he’s part robot…
    These augmentations give you way points on the screen, energy and can be upgraded as you play. Through an xp system to eventually be able to hack higher leveled security panels, be immune to poison gas, have more energy among many other things…
    There are also stealth augments if you choose to play this game stealthily…
    Everything about Deus Ex is so greatly designed…
    You can sneak around cover perfectly, climb through vents to pass patrolling guards…you can create your own cover by moving objects... you can sneak up behind enemies to either put them asleep or take them out for good, one being louder than the other, as well as hide their bodies to not alert everyone..
    You can play through the entire game without killing anyone…
    This game is also greatly designed for aggressive players like me
    so you have the option to play the game as a 3rd person shooter like I did as enemies do all carry weapons and ammo…
    This gives such a great feeling of freedom to truly tackle the game in any way you desire unlike other games that promise this but never truly deliver…
    its delivered here…
    You can peak over cover, and there is a variety of heavy, combat, and compact weapons, all with their own unique feel to them…
    All of this gameplay freedom sounds great but it’s not even the best part of the game…
    Deus Ex Human Revolution is hands down one of the most fleshed out games I’ve played period…
    There are side missions to complete…. Conversations to be had to convince a character to allow you to go inside a building for example, or to prevent a suicide… and not only are there conversations for you as the player, but the characters that inhabit this world all have conversations going on as well…
    Some seemingly random, I never heard the same line of dialog twice, bringing so much life into this world…
    you’ll hear characters on the streets of the handful of cities you visit asking for directions and the locals making fun of them because of the location they ask for… you’ll hear guards and janitors talk about work…
    it’s really perfectly done and other developers need to take note…
    The only downside to this game is ultimately the story…
    It’s the typical bad guys wanting to use technology for bad things story..
    It never really kept my intention or kept me pushing forward, luckily the gameplay is good enough to carry the game on its own.
    I give Deus Ex Human Revolution
    an 8.5/10    … Expand
  18. Twin2712
    Jul 1, 2016
    8
    + Freedom of gameplay, its one of the few games that can actually offer a completely different experience depending on how you choose to play, and rewards you for exploring and planning your next move
    + Levelling up adds more than a 'stat boost' like in other games, every upgrade you get matters and can change the approach you take to gameplay
    + Interesting story and raising moral and    + Freedom of gameplay, its one of the few games that can actually offer a completely different experience depending on how you choose to play, and rewards you for exploring and planning your next move
    + Levelling up adds more than a 'stat boost' like in other games, every upgrade you get matters and can change the approach you take to gameplay
    + Interesting story and raising moral and philosophical questions about what it means to be human. It is dark and gritty and touches on real life issues we face in society like discrimination and bureaucracy

    - The graphics aren't great, stiff animations and im not a fan that everything is bathed in yellow light, more variation in the places you visit would be welcomed other graphical issues include everyone in the background freezing in place when you perform take downs, it looks so out of place when in a large scale fight, people clips through the walls and some times the character models don't even make contact with each other
    - load times
    - confusing layout to the world, i got lost plenty of times    … Expand
  19. Edward9472
    Jan 17, 2016
    1
    Where to begin, well for starters the story line isn't that great, graphics are decent. But when it comes to game play I have never played such a bad game in my life. The cover shows promise but when it comes to actually playing it, it's worthless. It was so bad that I made this account just to write what I thought of it. Something I have never done beffore
  20. kaim_07
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Un juego sólido con aspectos realmente brillantes. Su diseño, profundidad y narración se elevan muy por encima de la media sin resultar pretencioso. Lástima de varios defectos que acaban pesándole, como ese tramo final que tira por tierra todo un clímax épico que se ha ido construyendo gracias a una narrativa bien desarrollada. No obstante, al final, lo bueno pesa más que lo malo.
  21. tHINk1985
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    Great game. Good lengthy campaign with very interesting story line. I cant see why the latest deus ex games would get such lower reviews. I am very glad I purchased it. One of the only complaints I could come up with is the aim function. Its activated with the R joystick button and not the L trigger like im used to. Still the game makes up for it with EVERYTHING ELSE.
  22. dohgeh
    Feb 28, 2015
    9
    Deus Ex Human Revolution is a great game. It is actually a confusing game to describe. It has so many elements to the game. It's a third person, first person, RPG, hacking, stealth, sci-fi, game. It's also does all of these elements better than I've seen in any other game. It really is a great game, with a surprisingly good, interesting story. I thought it would be very generic, but I wasDeus Ex Human Revolution is a great game. It is actually a confusing game to describe. It has so many elements to the game. It's a third person, first person, RPG, hacking, stealth, sci-fi, game. It's also does all of these elements better than I've seen in any other game. It really is a great game, with a surprisingly good, interesting story. I thought it would be very generic, but I was surprised on how adult and dark it was. The only thing that made this game a 9 instead of a 10 was the boss fights. It doesn't fit the game. At all. The first one is just ridiculous. I won't spoil anything, but it defiantly should of been left our or redone.… Expand
  23. ClipState
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    One of may favourite games of all time. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is for me the strongest entry in the series. The game (now over three years old) has still left a deep impression on me. The setting, atmosphere and environment design was very memorable by depicting a realistic future. The weapons and inventory had pretty solid customisation options and was more than what I expected. TheOne of may favourite games of all time. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is for me the strongest entry in the series. The game (now over three years old) has still left a deep impression on me. The setting, atmosphere and environment design was very memorable by depicting a realistic future. The weapons and inventory had pretty solid customisation options and was more than what I expected. The stealth was well done and so was the combat. (The boss fights were still fun) What finished it off was the amazing soundtrack, character development and story but what made the game stand out was the multiple choices we could have made. I went back and experienced all that I missed out on - doing multiple playthroughs since it was just such a good game.… Expand
  24. harryjc
    Oct 19, 2014
    7
    It's not a bad game. You can have fun sneaking around and shooting people in the head. But there are a couple things I didn't like. One, it takes too long to gain your upgrades. Two, the hacking bit is no fun whatsoever. Three, you can't delete saves it seems. Four, the story is so-so. It's nothing new. But if you like stealthy, first person shooters, with a strong sci-fi element I thinkIt's not a bad game. You can have fun sneaking around and shooting people in the head. But there are a couple things I didn't like. One, it takes too long to gain your upgrades. Two, the hacking bit is no fun whatsoever. Three, you can't delete saves it seems. Four, the story is so-so. It's nothing new. But if you like stealthy, first person shooters, with a strong sci-fi element I think this might be for you.… Expand
  25. tidjo19
    May 17, 2014
    8
    This game is probably worth a 9. why 8?
    boss fights... not sur
    and the first hour of it is so boring it makes you regret your purchase That said and that first hour behind, when you get into the story... so nice! freedom, variety, gun mods, upgrades, etc. You can see they put lots of effort in the mechanics and upgrades system They could easily make a near-perfect game with    This game is probably worth a 9. why 8?
    boss fights... not sur
    and the first hour of it is so boring it makes you regret your purchase

    That said and that first hour behind, when you get into the story... so nice!
    freedom, variety, gun mods, upgrades, etc.

    You can see they put lots of effort in the mechanics and upgrades system

    They could easily make a near-perfect game with another deus ex in the futur, only by fixing the few negative points in this one. (come on, lets get to work ;))    … Expand
  26. xThexEvilxLordx
    Mar 3, 2014
    9
    fun gamplay tremendous story cool lever Exploration super good protagonist satisfactory ending and one of the best sountrack Ever made.boss fight pretty easy the only thing that cant make feel Empty
  27. Deusex
    Mar 2, 2014
    9
    Is a third/first person game where you can choose to play any style (stealth, guns blazing, hacking, etc) and is set in a near future cyber punk inspired world, takes you to places from Detroit to china to Canada etc.

    Pros: Lots of choices in gameplay, levels are well designed 4 different endings (all satisfying enough) Great voice acting Nice visuals Great sound design High    Is a third/first person game where you can choose to play any style (stealth, guns blazing, hacking, etc) and is set in a near future cyber punk inspired world, takes you to places from Detroit to china to Canada etc.

    Pros:
    Lots of choices in gameplay, levels are well designed
    4 different endings (all satisfying enough)
    Great voice acting
    Nice visuals
    Great sound design
    High replay ability
    Great length: 25+ hours
    Great protagonist
    Good side characters
    Good side missions
    Repercussions in story on choices you make
    Diverse levelling system, thoroughly ur journey you will see some things you should of upgraded to go through there etc, but all skills are useful.
    Bad:
    Facial animations
    Lip sync
    Boss fights
    Bad villains, didn't have any backstory    … Expand
  28. twos
    Nov 23, 2013
    9
    An incredibly fun game, beautifully crafted with strong RPG depth, exciting stealth mechanics and very well honed 3rd person cover based shooting. Whilst the game probably was a little too easy at times, I didn't feel like it mattered I was enjoying every minute of it and whether you are in to sci-fi, rpgs or just like a good shooter romp I think you will too.
  29. DarthKato
    Nov 13, 2013
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Deus Ex: Human Revolution(XBOX 360 Edition)

    Intro- I had played Deus Ex: Invisible War and didn't really care about it. So when I heard about this game, I was hesitant to say the least. Kind of wish now that I had went with my instincts. This is a perfect example of why not to trust reviews from big game sites. Here are the reasons why:

    Story- Basically, you play a guy that nearly gets killed in an attack on a science lab. Your friend/girlfriend does get killed, so you go after the people that did it and discover a larger conspiracy. This is all I made out of the story. Its quite boring, in a "been there, done that" sort of way. Not only is it boring, but it also gets really confusing. Pretty sure that I played through most of the game without a clue as to what was happening. Also the choices that you make through the game don't seem to make much difference. The only one that I saw that had any effect at all was near the beginning of the game, and that only decide if a women lived or not. Big deal. As a final f-you, the ending is stupid and rushed. All you get is a lame final "Boss" and a cut scene. Not worth the hours you invested to get to it.

    Gameplay- The gunplay feels okay, but could have been better. It feels like every other out there. You can crouch, shoot, lean around cover, ECT. Basic stuff. The thing is though, its nearly imposable to run and gun. You have got to use your brain, your you are going to die. A lot. Not only are the enemies hard to kill, but the game is really stingy with ammo. You can sneak instead of fighting though and its likely that is what you will be doing for the majority of the game Especially since you really need to keep well supplied for the terrible, often unfair, boss fights). Even if you can manage to find a lot of stuff, its unlikely that you will be able to store any of it, as the inventory space is incredibly small( even if fully upgraded). Also, a word of warning if you deicide to go the stealth root and put a lot points into being better at that, watch out not to get caught. If you do get caught, its very likely you will die. Speaking of points, the game has a lame stat tree that it uses to pretend to be a real RPG. I assure you that its not, in the same way that Borderlands and Darksiders 2 aren't really RPGs. Also you have to play god-awful hacking minigames that will make you wish that you had never bought this game. And they are everywhere.

    Graphics- Overall it looks pretty good. The look really adds to the dystopian world of Deus Ex. The cities look nice( even thought the area you can explore is small) and are interesting to look at. Cannot say the same for the people. They all look like lifeless dolls that stay in the same area forever. It really keeps you from getting immerged in the game. The other thing that bothered me was that the game was REALLY yellow looking. Maybe there was suppose to be a reason for that, but I just found it head-ach inducing

    Sound- The voice acting was okay. The protagonist sounded sort of like Client Eastwood from the "Dollar" movies. That was pretty cool. The rest sounded fine. The guns sounded weird for some reason. They just didn't sound like what a real weapon firing would sound like. The music was fine, I guess( I didn't really pay much attention to it, so it couldn't have been too good).

    Conclusion- Not a terrible game, but there are much better choices out there. If you can find it cheap( and you should be able to now) give it a try. Don't expect much out of it though.    … Expand
  30. Bjornishigi
    Nov 4, 2013
    5
    I have been a long time fan of intricate rpg's and thinking games. Deus Ex will give you some of that complexity you crave. However for me it is wrapped in such a linear, pointless, b-movie script that I can't muster up the ambition to play past the first couple levels. There was no immersion or compulsion to find out what pre-determined encounter might be around the next corner. ButI have been a long time fan of intricate rpg's and thinking games. Deus Ex will give you some of that complexity you crave. However for me it is wrapped in such a linear, pointless, b-movie script that I can't muster up the ambition to play past the first couple levels. There was no immersion or compulsion to find out what pre-determined encounter might be around the next corner. But I have never been able to enjoy on-rail games (except Spacemarine). If you like scripted stories with only one way to complete them then this is probably a good representation of that genre. Hitting the uninstall button now.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#11 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#10 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. Gamer Limit
    Nov 29, 2011
    90
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution lives up to the lofty expectations of the Deus Ex name. Beyond that, it's a superb game in its own right.
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  2. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 15, 2011
    94
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution has happily been worth the wait and is a game that can hold its head up high next to the first game. Jensen isn't the most charismatic character, and the story is a tad patchy in places, but the game's world and its characters more than make up for it. Deus Ex: Human Revolution heralds the arrival of the cyber-renaissance, and it's pure gold.
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  3. DarkStation
    Sep 29, 2011
    90
    Deus EX Human Revolution has been one of the more entertaining games I have played this year so far. Filled with a gripping story, interesting characters, and addictive game play Deus Ex is a game that would be a worthy addition to any collection. Fans of action or RPG games should find a lot of value in this retail title.
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