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Garrett
Joined: 13 Jul 2001
Posts: 74
Location: Munich, Germany |
| DX - Invisible War Review @YiYa (German) |
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Our good friends from <a href="http://www.yiya.de/games/reviews/deus0201/" target="_blank">YiYa</a> have posted a rather lukewarm review of Deux Ex - Invisble War, rating it with a 3+ dep on the German school system, which translates to about 70%. They have a great comparison table between part 1 and 2, and their main criticism are the strong simplifications - I translate their conclusion for you:<blockquote><em>Many aspects have been simplified drastically, e.g. you can't lean around a corner anymore or the fact, that only one type of ammunition is available anymore or the lack of skills. The story is complex, but not very immersive becaue of its freedom or openness. Crashes and at times low frame rates further decrease the fun rating. The game is rather for beginners, but they should know the story of the predecessor to be able to follow the story.</em></blockquote>I think that is the main problem of DX2, brought down to a single statement: Players of part 1 will be disappointed because of the loss of complexitiy and the loss of the RPG System. Ion Storm should have announced these aspects beforehand and told players, DX2 will be an action adventure anymore without a complex RPG system around it. Or simply publish it under a different brand, like DX Adventures or some like that... |
Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:17 am |
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Gandhi
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After the fiasco that is DX2, what I am really worried about is what Ion Storm will do to the Thief series. |
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Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:18 am |
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Andreas
Village Dweller
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Posts: 11
Location: Germany |
same here 
seems that eidos kills all good serials
deus ex 2
tomb raider 6 was fiasco
commandos 3 was the same
seems that soul reaver 3 did not make it either
no the best future for thief 3
Andy
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Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:47 am |
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Gandhi
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Yeah, that is why I cancelled my pre-order for Thief 3. After the bashing DX2 got and playing that terrible demo, I am going to wait for the reviews to come in before I make the jump. As for Deus Ex 2, I am going to wait for that to be priced at $10 before I even consider buying it, if at all. No way that pitiful game is going to get my hard-earned $50. |
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Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:46 pm |
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