Thursday, August 25, 2011

Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution


Its voice acting is bad, many of its side quests are tired video game plot devices, and it starts very, very slowly.

But Deus Ex: Human Revolution really grows on you. Its homages to Blade Runner are actually very appropriate, and the gameplay as the game advances just gets better and better. If I had the choice, I'd play it on PC, rather than on the 360, nevertheless, the central plotting is tight, the gameplay is--again--a pleasure, and it really does a great job reinvigorating late 80s and early 90s cyberpunk themes. I'll probably have to write on that latter idea more later, but in the meantime, here's my more detailed review:

Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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