Deus Ex: Human Revolution - out Feb 11

[Frizz]

Have stutter issue here as well. Mostly when running in the streets for some odd reason.

I also find the convoluted paths annoying.

For instance I'd like to do this side quest but can't since the only way (Obvious at least) to get there is covered with electric water and I can't get across...

And other times I find my self having to go through the police station just to get to the other side... It was worse before the loading fix patch but still kind of annoys me.

Just my 2 cents, game is still pretty good, but doesn't really wow me.

There is an alternative to the electric water without needing any special augs, need to keep looking. Most "convoluted" paths that you find are shortcuts for people who have invested Praxis points on an augmentation eg. Weak wall for Arm Aug, hacking, lifting heavy objects with arm aug, high jump paths with leg aug etc. so you do in a way get more than just the ability with each aug you invest in.

EDIT: Oh and for electricity there is dermal armor, for gassed paths there is the lung augs etc. etc.

 

[digibucc]

when you get to the other end, then you turn and see the same electric puddle from the other side.
oh, now i see i did the leg aug for jumping, eventually did the rest but not until the end.

really enjoyed the game. worth the wait, can't wait for more. there will be more

 

[RejZoR]

If you don't have an arm aug to destroy weak walls you can also use explosives to destroy weakened walls. And in that particular case with the electrified passage in Detroit, use the sewers. If you're talking about the one next to the police station.
I don't find alternate routes annoying, i find them rewarding. You just have to stop and look around a bit. Most of ppl have already finished the game, i'm just at the abandoned factory. These games were not made to rush through, they were made to put your nose in to every room and every crate. And that takes time but it's just interesting to do. If it's not for you, then you're probably playing the wrong game.

 

[digibucc]

i just finished this morning, but believe me , plenty of hours i kept thinking the same as i read others finishing the game in a few days - but you really don't know how many hours they put in. my 4 hours a day adds up faster than your 1.5 , and someone else's 8 hour days had them beating it in what seemed like no time to me. as long as you soaked up the atmosphere, played out your options, and paid attention to the very cool story you're all good.

and really, a very cool story. i like the prequel bit, a lot of groundwork laid. i have missed quality storytelling in games, and recently found that "deus ex" comes about from two things, one being the striving for god-like power that the main characters possess in the story, but the other more telling piece being a dig at other games and studios, for shoddy storytelling and use of deus ex machina devices, which are basically when a character/situation comes out of nowhere to resolve a seemingly inexplicable situation, almost too conveniently (a virtual hallmark of shoddy storytelling, as it voids planning or strategy/logic )

 

[The_Ish]

There is an alternative to the electric water without needing any special augs, need to keep looking. Most "convoluted" paths that you find are shortcuts for people who have invested Praxis points on an augmentation eg. Weak wall for Arm Aug, hacking, lifting heavy objects with arm aug, high jump paths with leg aug etc. so you do in a way get more than just the ability with each aug you invest in.

EDIT: Oh and for electricity there is dermal armor, for gassed paths there is the lung augs etc. etc.

Possible spoiler!


The lungs are an aug that you don't even need. There is just one place I found where there is gas, and you can turn that off. Also there is nothing of value there any way lol.
I've finished the game twice and I also found no reason for getting the thingy that shots stuff in a circle around you.. Yes, im so oblivious to it, I can't even remember what it's called

 

[Frizz]

Possible spoiler!


The lungs are an aug that you don't even need. There is just one place I found where there is gas, and you can turn that off. Also there is nothing of value there any way lol.
I've finished the game twice and I also found no reason for getting the thingy that shots stuff in a circle around you.. Yes, im so oblivious to it, I can't even remember what it's called

lol the typhoon is the aug you are trying to mention, which is by the way a very strong skill, can kill a boss in two hits.

 

[RejZoR]

I prefer a more silent approach so Typhoon is out of my choice. There are bunch of games where you rush in and serve loads of lead to the opposition. But not many good games are out there where silent approach is done right. DX:HR feels like playing Commandos 2 in 2rd person. In a future. You allign all the guards paths and when the timing is right, snap someone's neck while the other guard is not watching at him. I love these moments.

 

[Frizz]

I prefer a more silent approach so Typhoon is out of my choice. There are bunch of games where you rush in and serve loads of lead to the opposition. But not many good games are out there where silent approach is done right. DX:HR feels like playing Commandos 2 in 2rd person. In a future. You allign all the guards paths and when the timing is right, snap someone's neck while the other guard is not watching at him. I love these moments.

Playing stealth on my second run through , crossbow/tranq/stungun/silenced rifle & pistol and take down augs mmm. Whether I play stealth or assault I feel the need to take down all the bad guys no matter what ><. But I should prolly stray from killing them cause I really want that Pacifist achievement.

 

[The_Ish]

Playing stealth on my second run through , crossbow/tranq/stungun/silenced rifle & pistol and take down augs mmm. Whether I play stealth or assault I feel the need to take down all the bad guys no matter what ><. But I should prolly stray from killing them cause I really want that Pacifist achievement.

Then you can't use any lethal weapon. stungun and tranq rifle only. And no lethal takedowns etc.

 

[eidairaman1]

Then you can't use any lethal weapon. stungun and tranq rifle only. And no lethal takedowns etc.

less the crossbow has tranq arrows (assumption of this game- fan of it since DX 99)

 

[The_Ish]

Would kind of defeat the purpose of having a tranq rifle.

 

[eidairaman1]

diff ammo types, cant run bolts in a rifle, n vice versa

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

.. And in that particular case with the electrified passage in Detroit, use the sewers. If you're talking about the one next to the police station.
I don't find alternate routes annoying, i find them rewarding..

I just stacked up a bunch of crates/green drums and jumped up the fence to the back street lol. Way back on my first play through, I entered the police hq morgue through the sewers.. my hacking skills were crap, so I just blasted the door with a mine (you can also blast doors with guns, but takes a lot of ammo)

 

[eidairaman1]

I just stacked up a bunch of crates/green drums and jumped up the fence to the back street lol. Way back on my first play through, I entered the police hq morgue through the sewers.. my hacking skills were crap, so I just blasted the door with a mine (you can also blast doors with guns, but takes a lot of ammo)

i had to do that on the first map of DX to sneak around without killing NSF

 

[1Kurgan1]

I just stacked up a bunch of crates/green drums and jumped up the fence to the back street lol. Way back on my first play through, I entered the police hq morgue through the sewers.. my hacking skills were crap, so I just blasted the door with a mine (you can also blast doors with guns, but takes a lot of ammo)

If you invest in super run/jump right away you can just flat out jump that fence. And by way back do you mean a week ago?

 

[eidairaman1]

If you invest in super run/jump right away you can just flat out jump that fence. And by way back do you mean a week ago?

surprised security system didnt go off when the door got blasted

 

[1Kurgan1]

surprised security system didnt go off when the door got blasted

I didn't blast any door. If you leap the fence you can climb a fire escape, then there is a door right there you can hack. Or you can go farther up the fire escape and through an air duct.

 

[eidairaman1]

I didn't blast any door. If you leap the fence you can climb a fire escape, then there is a door right there you can hack. Or you can go farther up the fire escape and through an air duct.

it was at bjorn my bad lol, thats what i like about this game series so many choices to make, any of them being right choice but with consequences, some dire some not as much

 

[RejZoR]

I just talked the police reception guy into letting me in, so i just walked up to the morgue . Why bother blasting stuff up when talk is cheap (free).

 

[eidairaman1]

I just talked the police reception guy into letting me in, so i just walked up to the morgue . Why bother blasting stuff up when talk is cheap (free).

cuz everyone thinks differently, n thats whats great about the DX Series- so many choices, none are right or wrong, some having dire consequences or not

 

[RejZoR]

Exactly. You can play the game few times and not 2 will be the same.

Just like ppl were complaining how hard it is to combat the first boss if you're investing just into stealth augs. It was not hard at all, you just have to think out of the box really. They were all apparently going for the frontal attack. I've done it a bit differently with nearly zero weapons...

 

[1Kurgan1]

I just talked the police reception guy into letting me in, so i just walked up to the morgue . Why bother blasting stuff up when talk is cheap (free).

I won't kiss ass to any whiny guy who can't deal with what he has done. I tried telling him to forget his past, then he turns to insult me, so I just killed the whole police station Talk is cheap/free, but everything I looted out of that police station is worth money

 

[Frick]

it was at bjorn my bad lol, thats what i like about this game series so many choices to make, any of them being right choice but with consequences, some dire some not as much

This was true with the first game which was released 11 years ago now. Games nowadays are so stupid we forget the old stuff.

 

[RejZoR]

I won't kiss ass to any whiny guy who can't deal with what he has done. I tried telling him to forget his past, then he turns to insult me, so I just killed the whole police station Talk is cheap/free, but everything I looted out of that police station is worth money

Lol

I'm playing silent this time, i'll be leaving a trail of corpses behind the next time i'll play DX:HR.

 

[1Kurgan1]

Lol

I'm playing silent this time, i'll be leaving a trail of corpses behind the next time i'll play DX:HR.

I was enjoying sneaking through there, but then I got caught and died. Then I tried a different path and came out of a duct into and office with 2 guys, so I killed them. Then spent my time clearing the rest of the station to see if it would be hard, wasn't too bad, but I'm playing on Easy.