Deus Ex: Human Revolution
About the Game
In a near future dominated by chaos, conspiracies, and biomechanical augmentations, society is divided by various organizations fighting for supremacy, and large corporations extending their power beyond those of governments. An ideological war is growing between people who accept the biotechnological progress and people who fight it. Adam Jensen is a thirty-four-year-old ex-SWAT member from Detroit, enrolled by a powerful biotechnology company named Sarif Industries.
Story & Setting
players's decisions may have an impact on the storyline. Various amounts of experience points are awarded for completing main or secondary quests, avoiding or eliminating enemies, hacking, reading electronic books, and discovering secret passages. During certain crucial moments, players will have to participate in a "conversation battle" with a key character, selecting the correct psychological approach and influencing subsequent plot events. Though the game still contains health-restoring items, the protagonist's health regenerates itself over time.
Gameplay & Core Systems
His goal is now to discover what were the motivations of the attackers and unravel a greater conspiracy behind their actions. Like the first installment, the game is a hybrid of a 3D shooter with a stealth angle and role-playing. All styles of play can be adopted to succeed in the missions, from a totally furtive mode (some bonuses are granted in case players character hasn't been detected during the whole mission) to the most brutal one. The game offers a vast array of weapons and biomechanical augmentations (hacking, social, stealth, sight, armor, combat skill enhancements, etc.). After having accumulated a certain quantity of experience points, players is awarded a "praxis kit", which can be manually used to learn or improve an augmentation.
Standout Features
- His job is to ensure the scientists' private security and safeguard the secrets of the company's projects.
- These kits can also be found during exploration or purchased in clinics.
- The third-person cover system is integrated into otherwise fully first-person gameplay.
- Role-playing elements include, besides augmentations and general character-building, exploration of non-hostile areas and dialogue with non-playable characters.
- A few modifications have been made to the shooting gameplay, emphasizing its tactical aspect.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes Progressive Scan (480p) and HDTV 720p. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.
