#1

Looks like it comes out February next year!

#2

Nice really enjoyed the last one

#3

Look forward to that.

#4

Presume everyone watched the E3 gameplay
?

looks awesome, looking forward to fallout 4 but don't know if I'm looking forward to this more!

#5

Not seen that yet - looks awesome. I will have a proper look at that later.

#7

Bums. Release date pushed back to August 23rd next year

#8

Tis a shame but i have so much to play atm i think i will cope

#9

New teaser video
thingy up for this - weirdly enough it's a live action thing.

#10

Completed this (and starting second playthough) the other night. Time for a Jimbo Review...

I am shocked that this game has been so poorly received by the PC crowd. It really isn't as bad as everyone thinks it is - and indeed most of the criticism seems to be aimed at micro-transactions and performance/crashing. While these things are far from ideal, it certainly does not warrant the amount of negativity generated by it.

The game once again lets you take control of Adam Jenson and either shoot or sneak your way around in traditional Deus Ex stye. It plays very similar to the previous title (Human Revolution) in all respects. Infact, it is so similar that you will sometimes wonder if you are infact playing a prettier DLC for the previous game.

As with HR, you get the choice of how you want to play the game. Pretty much everything you do in this game can be accomplished in more than one way. Secret tunnels, sneaking, shooting, persuading, exploring and using your arsenal of cool "augs" are all options. I found the "shooting" path in this game to actually be one of the most difficult ways to play - since enemy AI Leeroy at you all at once and you quickly find yourself outnumbered and outmanoeuvred - even with all your cool augs to help. Now, to be fair, Deus Ex has (at least previously) tried to discourage this kind of play in favour of being more tactful, so I cannot really fault it there. It would, however, have been nice to have the option to go Rambo without the AI destroying you in seconds.

After an initial play about with the different styles, I settled into a more tactful, stealthy pacifist style of play. This, I found much easier to play with and so stuck with it for the rest of the game. I must say I came to really enjoy it in the end, after taking the time to invest in certain "must-have" augs.

The story is much more contained than previous games in the series. The entire game also takes place in only one really area "hub", as opposed to the grander style of the other games. This is both a blessing and a curse because on the one hand, it gave them an opportunity to really flesh out and add detail to the game world that IS there, but on the other hand it feels like there is more to this game than there is. The same could be said about the games length. It does feel quite short - and I worry that the DLC-train will be the way they fix this. A real shame, to be honest, since I really did want a little more for my money here. Micro-transactions are something you can simply ignore - to no real detriment to your game. I don't like this idea at all though - and it feels like a big kick in the teeth at milking more money on an already expensive (and small/short) game. I can understand why people are upset about this and hope they don't try this kind of scam again.

It looks gorgeous in most respects but is let down by some shoddy secondary character models and below-par lip-sync. The environment is rendered very well though - and more often than not looks truly wonderful. Music is also worth mentioning here - it is perfect for the game and lends a degree of background "mood" to the game.

As for performance - I had no trouble at all. The game seemed to keep a steady 60FPS in most cases. When it did drop it was not noticeable enough to me to warrant cause for alarm. I did have a few crashes though - which were annoying to say the least. The first one I had was after the tutorial mission, which forces you to watch 5 minutes of un-skipabble cutscenes again because of it. I also had continued issues with the "shooting range" in TF29 headquarters and gave up with it in the end. The crashes were my biggest issue with the game because of the lengthy time it takes to load up the game, watch the unskippable logos and then wait for the save-game to load for what seems like an age.

All-in-all it's a decent and fun entry in the Deus Ex franchise, but it is a little rough around the edges, "samey" and shorter than I had hoped.

Jimbo Rating: 7/10

#11

A very in depth review as always Jeg TCT.  I did hold off purchasing this due to the bad reviews but from what you say they are a little harsh.

I might hold fire on this one and get it when the price drops a bit unless i get bored  

#12

You are welcome. Yes, perhaps best to wait for this one to come down in price first. The whole thing can be done in well under 20 hours at present.

Don't get me wrong, it's a good game, but it is also not really all that much better than the last one. I was kind of hoping for more - and the price vs content ratio is pretty poor. Throw in micro-transactions and DLC and it is a bitter pill to swallow.

Still, it is a better game than No Man's Sky in every single way. So glad I got my money back on that pile of shit and used it for this instead.

#13

Yes i got my refund too it was a crap game

#14

I think based on this, i might wait for the price to drop a little before having a go at this one.

#15

It's a good game Greg, despite some negative points. But waiting for a price drop is always sound advice anyway.

#16

It is on my wish list but i will wait for a price drop