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Yes, you can. It's a prequel.
You'll miss the references and callbacks (of which there are a bloody excessive amount), but you won't miss anything of actual substance to the plot or setting.
As for the game itself... it's alright. Cool setting. Does a decent job making different approaches viable. (Although like most such games, the ability to gun down anyone in your way does make the stealth somewhat irrelevant.) Basically fun to play.
I did find the story and characters to be very... dry, if that makes any sense. Also, it's visually a bit bland. Grey, oh so very grey.
Given those games you've mentioned, you won't have any trouble getting into it.
You'll miss the references and callbacks (of which there are a bloody excessive amount), but you won't miss anything of actual substance to the plot or setting.
As for the game itself... it's alright. Cool setting. Does a decent job making different approaches viable. (Although like most such games, the ability to gun down anyone in your way does make the stealth somewhat irrelevant.) Basically fun to play.
I did find the story and characters to be very... dry, if that makes any sense. Also, it's visually a bit bland. Grey, oh so very grey.
Given those games you've mentioned, you won't have any trouble getting into it.
not at all, it is technically a prequel to the previous games, so they do a really good job on bringing any new players up to speed on the atmosphere/story.shapaza said:
It is a first person rpg EXCEPT FOR when you are in cover (you sticky to walls kind of like in mass effect, and in that respect it goes into third person view, it might sound weird but it actually works quite well)
judging by your rpg love, i'd say HR is right down your alley
Indeed. It's a prequel to the franchise. I believe it makes a few little references, but nothing about it is really directly tied into DE.
It's a bit less RPG, but I don't really think that hinders the game at all. It's got a great balance between stealth, action, dialogue, and active character progression depending on how you want to play. If you play on the hardest difficulty you're basically forced into playing as a stealth game, though.
But just as an example of the various options the game gives you, there's a section early on where you need to go find something inside of a police station that's off-limits to non-officers. The first time I played the game, I was exploring and decided to sneak into the station through a back door and then stealthed my way to the objective. The second time I played, I walked right in through the front door and convinced the security doorman to let me through.
The boss fights are pretty mediocre though, and they're actively frustrating if you've been building as a stealth-focused character. Fortunately there's only four of them, and there are ways to exploit and cheese your way through the fights.
Overall, I love the game. Would definitely recommend. I've only ever gotten past the first level of the original Deus Ex, as well.
It's a bit less RPG, but I don't really think that hinders the game at all. It's got a great balance between stealth, action, dialogue, and active character progression depending on how you want to play. If you play on the hardest difficulty you're basically forced into playing as a stealth game, though.
But just as an example of the various options the game gives you, there's a section early on where you need to go find something inside of a police station that's off-limits to non-officers. The first time I played the game, I was exploring and decided to sneak into the station through a back door and then stealthed my way to the objective. The second time I played, I walked right in through the front door and convinced the security doorman to let me through.
The boss fights are pretty mediocre though, and they're actively frustrating if you've been building as a stealth-focused character. Fortunately there's only four of them, and there are ways to exploit and cheese your way through the fights.
Overall, I love the game. Would definitely recommend. I've only ever gotten past the first level of the original Deus Ex, as well.
Gray? The game is super yellow to me ~_~Zhukov said:
OT: I loved the game. Worth the money. There are quite a few references to the original Deus Ex - especially in the emails of all the various computers you find - but the game is perfectly understandable without having played the original one.
It allows you various ways to accomplish things in almost every situation but the boss fights. For example, in one situation a large security force was moving towards me, and I was playing stealth so I had little to no weapons. I discharged a weapon and then hid somewhere in the room - the guards all came to the site of the disturbance, allowing me to sneak out.
I don't want to spoil to much though
It's a good game! Go get it!
I kinda view that as a good thing. If you're a stealth gamer, you can sneak through the entire game without alerting a single enemy (possibly without even need to knock anyone out). Meanwhile, if you don't have the patience for that crap, you can just whip-out something without a silencer and Modern Warfare your way through the game. Or maybe you want to go somewhere in the gray area, maybe stealth-focused, but you aren't against raising an alarm if it'll be easier; or more action-focused, but you'll stealth through some areas where you have a hard time brute forcing it. You can literally play this game however you want (within reason) and still be able to beat it.Zhukov said:
I have not played the first nor the second game and I picked up HR without getting lost or being overwhelmed so give it a shot and if you get lost check the wiki
I never played the originals and I really enjoyed Human Revolution. So nah you don't need to play em.
If you go a stealthy route or non-kill route. The game let's you switch difficulty modes while in-game. If you like achievements it won't work with them but if you like a more difficult and punishing stealth game then it's nice to know that you don't have to worry about the bosses. Seriously, the bosses break the flow of the game and are terrible unless you play the game solely Call of duty style. Great game otherwise.
Yeah I have no idea what he's talking about... the color palette is almost exclusively black and yellow... with the occasional understated reds and greens and blues as environment highlights... plus there's plenty they do with the actual lighting and environment design that makes it quite interesting... I especially loved the look of Panchaea and Hengsha....<.<Thedutchjelle said:
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Grey? I think you mean piss yellow.Zhukov said:
But, no, I get what you're saying. If it wasn't for the yellow filter on everything a lot of the game's settings would look fairly grey and generic. The factories, offices, and things like that are a very shiny metallic grey, whereas the slums and outdoor areas in cities tend to be kind of a brownish grey.
I think the aesthetic works though, since it's supposed to be kind of a futuristic noir story of sorts.
I have never played any of the other games except Revolution. I didn't even look up the plotlines for the other games like I usually do when I'm jumping into an established series. I had only one small problem, and it was 'bonus' ending at the end of the credits. I had no idea what any of that meant and I was a bit lost on it. Turns out it ties into the first Deus Ex game.
Other than that, I had no problem following everything, understanding the story, the characters, the world itself. I was left with no other questions or nagging feelings that I was missing something. I'm certain the game is littered with little hints to the previous games, but you can easily play this one without knowing anything about the others.
Other than that, I had no problem following everything, understanding the story, the characters, the world itself. I was left with no other questions or nagging feelings that I was missing something. I'm certain the game is littered with little hints to the previous games, but you can easily play this one without knowing anything about the others.
You should play Invisible War first. The game will seem like a MASSSSSSSIVE improvement from the earlier games that way.
Seriously though, I didn't complete the original one because of the work I spent trying to adjust the controls and ending up messing up too much and forgetting where the keys were so things didn't work out... I did enjoy Human Revolution very much though, I think I have to say that was my game of the year in 2011 closely followed by Xenoblade and Arkham City (Arkham City would have won if it wasn't for Game for Windows Live).
Seriously though, I didn't complete the original one because of the work I spent trying to adjust the controls and ending up messing up too much and forgetting where the keys were so things didn't work out... I did enjoy Human Revolution very much though, I think I have to say that was my game of the year in 2011 closely followed by Xenoblade and Arkham City (Arkham City would have won if it wasn't for Game for Windows Live).
what is this invisible war you speak of? there was only one deus ex before HR and really, making a sequel where you neuter all the really fun aspects of the previous title would be beyond silly.Yopaz said:
ot: yes, go ahead, it's a prequel and mechanically solid and while you might not get the references this won't hurt at all and if you ever decide to play the original deus ex later you will have a ton of "oh that's what that was" moments.
one thing though: stealth is too good in the game, there is no reason not to stealth through everything AND you get more XP which you will not need because half the upgrades are not compatible with stealth.
I played HR before the original Deus Ex, and it didn't hurt at all. In fact, I actually enjoyed HR a little more (especially in the story department)...not that that's saying much, since I thought both were fantastic.
I dunno, I thought they struck a pretty good balance. With stealth, you get safer paths and much greater rewards (especially if you go nonlethal, as well), and with guns, you get to play around with a lot more weapons (especially if you don't shy from lethal force), and the upgrades are pretty evenly divided between styles. I never found stealth to be irrelevant versus pure FPS.Zhukov said: