Deus Ex: Human Revolution - out Feb 11

[the54thvoid]

There's a computer to hack in Megan Reid's office that actually alludes to the next step of nano augmentation - i.e. invisible augmentations. To expand, nano 'robots' enhancing human ability without ugly mechanical appendages. The physical/mechanical augs in game are very powerful but the role of an unseen nano aug delviering hyper strength/reflex/speed/neural activity etc is far better in 'real' terms than a non biological add on (considering part malfunction, motor wear etc versus the ability of self replicating nano bots - with in built 'blueprints' to preclude replication errors, unlike our own RNA which can replicate erroneously.

I've said too much, I'm shutting my lab down....

 

[FreedomEclipse]

theres one thing i do really like though.

my 'borrowed' game came with the entire game OST. I really loved it, the guy who done the music, Micheal something sounds like he was seriously inspired by TRON.

 

[qubit]

Dirt cheap DLC just out!

£1.19 Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ - Explosive Mission Pack

£1.19 Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ - Tactical Enhancement Pack

Yes, it really costs next to nothing, it's not even on special offer. I'm buying it, of course.

 

[digibucc]

£1.19 Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ - Explosive Mission Pack

£1.19 Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ - Tactical Enhancement Pack

Yes, it really costs next to nothing, it's not even on special offer. I'm buying it, of course.

us 1.99 & 2.99$ buying now

 

[Ahhzz]

3.99 for the set

 

[RejZoR]

Since i already have the Explosive pack with the preordered Limited Edition, i'll just have to buy the tactical pack for 1,49 EUR. The silenced sniper rifle does look useful compared to its loud sister...

 

[GSquadron]

how many levels are in the game cuz it looks like there are infinite levels
i am at the level where the china boss gave me a grenade launcher

 

[FordGT90Concept]

You visit Shanghai and Detroit city twice. It sounds like this is the second time you've been to Shanghai so there's, if memory serves, three locations left.

 

[MT Alex]

I wish there were infinite levels, I finished it up at 26 hours, and I was pretty damn thorough and have a fairly stealthy nature, not just barging in and shooting. I slinked around and took my time. Hell, if I remember right, even Invisible War was closer to 40 hours. Despite that, I found this game extremely enjoyable, and to a certain extent, it revived my love for playing games. It's one of the few titles I have been able to play for more than an hour at a sitting for quite some time.

Also (don't read if you don't want to get spoiled)

Spoiler

I sure felt silly after doing my damnedest not to kill anyone who went crazy clear to the bottom of the Hyron shaft, only to choose the fourth option

 

[digibucc]

what difficulty? i find that most people who went through faster than they wanted were not on "give me deus ex".

in most games, i'll do normal or hard if normal is too easy. but in deus ex you have to do hardest to get any real challenge imo. plus it was tons of fun

i too am ready for more though

 

[MT Alex]

I was on the middle setting, Give me a challenge, I believe. I refuse to play a game on easy setting, and prefer a game with four options. I'll always play the third, which is usually Veteran.

I may have to play through again on hardest settings. One thing I was happy about, not to brag, but I would bet at least 80% of the people I shot were one to the bean, probably closer to 90%. Sneaky and wrong, but it's hard to break old Goldeneye habits

EDIT: Is the Tong's challenge worth it, or more of a tease like some of the ME1 & 2 add-ons?

 

[MT Alex]

I just saw The Missing Link DLC on Steam. Seems to be fairly substantial, but for $15 it should be. Anyone trying it?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/201280/

 

[MatTheCat]

Stuttering with Desu Ex Human Revolution on 2600K Quad Core.

That's interesting.....ATI owners by any chance? Reason I say that is that with both an HD 5870 and an HD 5770 I have stumbled across a few games they work flawlessly windowed but stuttered really badly when played fullscreen.

I am an ATI 5850 owner and I was thoroughly enjoying this game until I upgraded my e8400 to a 2600K.

On my dual core E8400....the game ran flawlessly. True, I would sometimes drop frames when areas were loading or where there were lots of NPCs in a small space, but other than that the game ran flawlessly, all settings maxed.

With my 2600K....I go to play the game and it is suttering around like a bitch. Wasted the last 2 hours of my life trying to fix it. This is why a part of me hates being a PC gamer and why this CPU/mobo/Ram upgrade will probably be my last. Far too much time is wasted on pissing around with endless variations of settings to compensate for developer ineptitude.

btw...if anyone knows a fix for this stutter then do tell all!

EDIT: CCC 11.10 preview drivers totally fixes this problem.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I just saw The Missing Link DLC on Steam. Seems to be fairly substantial, but for $15 it should be. Anyone trying it?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/201280/

I just beat it. It is placed on a ship and something similar to an oil rig (but it isn't, it is just built in that style). It took me about 8 hours (+/- 2 hours--didn't note when I started and there were IRL distractions) to beat on "Give Me Deus Ex" with zero casualties. It would be substantially shorter with guns blazing.

You start the game with nothing and you maybe only get about 10-15 Piraxis points total so, I felt rather anemic throughout the game.

Spoiler: Where it fits in HR

It starts just after you enter the stasis pod towards the end of the game and ends just before Jensen's stasis pod arrives on the base where you ultimately find the missing scientists.

Spoiler: Boss Battle

The only "boss battle" in this expansion is like what the boss battles should have been in HR. You're in a large room with two snipers, two riflemen, a heavy gunner, and the "boss" and you have to kill or pacify all of them. You're forced into a combat sitation when you enter the room but you can evade them and the area is reduced to a permanent "Alarmed" status. Unlike HR, you don't need an arsenel of weapons to win.

It still leaves more questions than answers in the main plot. It only answered one question and it wasn't even a question I was asking. XD

 

[Frick]

I'm finally playing this and a few hours in I'm really digging it. It feels massive.

BUT, are the loading times supposed to be that long EVERY TIME? Loading a new level sure yeah I can understand that, but every time you die or have to reload it is the same loading time. It's totally annoying.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I didn't remember it loading a long time. X3: Terran Conflict loads a long time. XD

 

[phanbuey]

the loading times for me were really short as well... how fast is your 1TB?

 

[Frick]

the loading times for me were really short as well... how fast is your 1TB?

7200rpm. It's a Spinpoint F3 (HD103SJ). Everything else is snappy, but not that game. I've tried reinstalling it.

And the loading times would not be so bad if it didn't occur at every single load.

 

[phanbuey]

7200rpm. It's a Spinpoint F3 (HD103SJ). Everything else is snappy, but not that game. I've tried reinstalling it.

And the loading times would not be so bad if it didn't occur at every single load.

They came out with a patch for it to shorten the times, but it also made the textures load on the fly and made the game a bit more jerky.

RAID 0 helps with the times as well.

 

[Frick]

Ok the loading times be damned, this game is awesome.

 

[MT Alex]

Damn tootin'. It's simply amazing. Sure, you could hope for more, but we all know what happens when you wish in one hand and crap in the other. The crap hand fills a lot quicker.

 

[Frick]

The game just dissapointed me.

Spoiler

If you use EMP grenades + a stun gun to take down a boss (the cloaking girl in this case) she still dies.

 

[phanbuey]

The game just dissapointed me.

Spoiler

If you use EMP grenades + a stun gun to take down a boss (the cloaking girl in this case) she still dies.

Yes the bosses are a disaster. Totally do not fit well into the game...

 

[Frick]

Yes the bosses are a disaster. Totally do not fit well into the game...

I don't have anything against the bosses, the earlier games had bosses as well. I just didn't like that particular thing. I kinda slipped into a strict no-killing thing (unless I hack robots/turrets) and I hoped that would be a thing they had changed in this game.

 

[Frick]

Just got through it and found the ending ... a bit lacking.