Snap Judgement reviews cover only the first 1-2 hours of a game. They are intended as an initial reaction, and not a review of the entire game.
My history with the Deus Ex series is complicated at best. When I bought the first game for PC back in 2000 I was so excited to play it that I failed to check the system requirements, which meant my crap PC ran it at about 5 frames per second on the lowest graphics setting. I played it to completion anyway. It was that good. As I continued to upgrade systems throughout the years, it's a safe bet that Deus Ex was installed on each computer. There's an unofficial internet rule (because all internet rules are unofficial) that states whenever someone, somewhere mentions Deus Ex, someone else, somewhere, reinstalls it.
But I'm not judging the original, I'm judging Human Revolution. And after only a few hours with it, I can honestly say I'd play this one at 5 fps too.
Everything I love about the original is present: A deep roleplaying experience wrapped up in a first-person-shooter, an engaging cyber-punk plot, satisfying combat and gameplay that bends to whichever way you choose to play. Want to run in guns blazing? Go for it. Want to sneak around without harming a single foe? Feel free. Execute your enemies from behind without firing a single bullet? Have fun. It's all here.
The stealth element is pulled off very well, and the enemy AI is surprisingly intelligent. So far the level design is quite impressive, as are the graphics. This is easily one of the prettiest games in recent memory, and the framerate is solid.
I wish I could say more, but by the time I sat down to write this Snap Judgement, I was still on the first mission. Because I kept dying.
A lot.
Saying Human Revolution is a difficult game is an understatement. Maybe I'm just out of practice being stealthy (Thanks a fucking lot, Black Ops.) or maybe I'm adjusting to the controls (PS3 version) but there is a definite learning curve early on. The thing is, no matter how many deaths I suffered, or how frustrated I got, I never wanted to turn the game off and do something productive. Just like a decade ago, I wasn't going to let anything keep me from enjoying the game. And I've only just scratched the surface of what Deus Ex Human Revolution has to offer.
Initial Reaction: BUY. THIS. GAME.
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