Recent reviews by DarkJediExile

Honestly can't go back to the original game or forward to the newer games because of this mod. This mod makes the British actually usable, and all the tech trees and forces you get on maps are more historically accurate.

Okay, so I put off playing Deus Ex Human Revolution for a very long time, and I am perhaps a fool for doing it. What we have here is a finely crafted First Person, Role Playing hybrid without the complexities of a full on RPG like Fallout, or not quite as simple as Call of Duty or Battlefield.

I am sorry to say that having owned it on both PS3/Xbox 360 and now PC, I played it a little but I was initially put off by the games visuals on the console version of the game. This stigma would keep me away from this startlingly well realised Sci-Fi future for several years. Though I was disappointed that the visuals were not of the Cut Scene quality on PC, like one might have expected when the visuals at first glance appear quite basic too (or at least, appeared to be the same as the consoles on my laptop).

Where do I begin. The visuals take a while to get used to, but while seeming dated initially, do a fine job of telling the story and showcasing the action that is on offer here. This is not an open world game, but gives you a sense of freedom that games of the Call of Duty ilk just do not do.

Initially after playing an hour or so I was aliking the game to a quasi-Mass Effect in First Person Shooter format, though perhaps not as complex in it's story telling at first glance; as the game progresses how you interact with those you meet, and perhaps how you approach certain situations can have wildly different effects.

Early on in the game, when you are finally given a little free time and the ability to persue some side-quests, you can run into Adams past so-to-speak (his ex-colleagues), how you treat them can have very different effects on your personal story and the way others might percieve you later.

Jerky character animations for NPCs when you interact with them can sometimes make you feel odd as they talk to you, but if you ignore this, then no problems here. The game is visually striking, with and structure and setting that harkens back to Perfect Dark on the N64 for myself. The game gives you the freedom to tackle objectives however you want, and does require a little thought, and caution. Go guns blazing if that is your thing, take the non-lethal approach, or dismember your opponents in a gruesome (for this kind of game) hand-to-bladed-arm-hand combat, or take the stealthy long distance or just pain sneaky approach, it's all available.

I have only scratched the surface of this game and will continue to play it till the end as I haven't finished the game yet.

Highly enjoyable, free form FPS action with RPG overtones, so far I score it 8/10