Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Niska · 12-03-2010 10:22am #1

Opps - it's Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Teaser trailer debuted at the GDC yesterday. And it's a prequel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn2yCe7BAT8

All the game-sites have info on it, here's the IGN one:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1077037p1.html

Can we be expecting a role-play game like the earlier Deus Ex games have been, or simple lineal first person shooter? - tyxor

Deus Ex: Human Revolution uses the first Deus Ex game, which perfectly married the first-person shooter and roleplaying game, as its reference point

We also wanted to ensure that our levels are larger and more open than in Invisible War (i.e. Hong Kong in Deus Ex 1).

In terms of being a Deus Ex game, we keep the core gameplay essence alive: that being a hybrid of action-RPG in which the core gameplay mechanics revolve around combat, stealth, hacking, and social aspects. The gameplay is largely designed around giving the player choices which have consequences; the core values are centered on letting players play the game the way they want.

Yes. Being a prequel to the original game, our story starts about 25 years before the start of the first game.

Jazzy · 12-03-2010 12:38pm

prequels make me cry

Auvers · 12-03-2010 12:45pm

Jazzy wrote: »

prequels make me cry

Couldnt really give a sh1te about a prequel as long as the game is good

its the thought of Deus Ex 2 that make my mind curl up into a fetal position everytime I think of it, at least the developers are trying to recapture what made Deus Ex 1 so special, fingers crossed they keep their promises

Nick_oliveri · 12-03-2010 12:51pm

They should stop making movies and put some work into releasing the game quicker. Cuz I wanna play it! There's been no in-game footage, right?

Also, I wonder will the graphics be better or worse than invisible war, seeing as it is the prequel...

Sephiroth_dude · 12-03-2010 12:54pm

That looks cool,is it out this year?

Mr E · 12-03-2010 12:59pm

September I think....

folan · 12-03-2010 3:01pm

is this DE 3?

or another game in the same vein?

InReality · 12-03-2010 3:01pm

Hope they do better than with IW. I couldn't get into that at all.

I remember being blown away by the trailer , the game was a major disappointment in comparision.

Burgo · 12-03-2010 4:07pm

Quote from the lead designer "...the original Deus Ex was "kind of slow, There weren't enough exciting, memorable moments. It was aimed more towards a simulation rather than a game experience."

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=200006

Captain Chaos · 12-03-2010 4:13pm

The first one I would place in my top 3 games of all time. Great story and atmosphere from start to finish. I really hope they pull it off with this one. DE2 was such a let down, if it's not broke don't fix it.

Auvers · 12-03-2010 4:16pm

Burgo wrote: »

Quote from the lead designer "...the original Deus Ex was "kind of slow, There weren't enough exciting, memorable moments. It was aimed more towards a simulation rather than a game experience."

oh dear that sounds ominous

sweet Jesus why does everything have to be dumbed down lately

is it a severe lack of an attention span or just lazyness?

cableguy.ie · 12-03-2010 4:31pm

Burgo wrote: »

Quote from the lead designer "...the original Deus Ex was "kind of slow, There weren't enough exciting, memorable moments. It was aimed more towards a simulation rather than a game experience."

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=200006

I can see this now. It will all be cutscreens... NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

dreamers75 · 12-03-2010 9:42pm

http://kotaku.com/5491602/first-deus-ex-3-screens/gallery/

Looks nice but dont all pre release screenshots.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 12-03-2010 10:12pm

Looks amazing, but what's with the angels? :eek:

humanji · 12-03-2010 11:15pm

First teaser trailer is up too:

http://gdc.gamespot.com/video/6253498/?hd=1&tag=topslot;img;1

I know it doesn't show the gameplay, but it still got me all excited.

steve_ · 12-03-2010 11:21pm

square enix? were they involved before with deus ex?

dreamers75 · 12-03-2010 11:37pm

steve_ wrote: »

square enix? were they involved before with deus ex?

Nope but they have made a decent game or 2 before. Ion Storm made the original but are now pretty much dead.

steve_ · 12-03-2010 11:39pm

never heard of square enix

dreamers75 · 12-03-2010 11:41pm

steve_ wrote: »

never heard of square enix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Enix#Video_games

final fantasy uhh 73 i think they on now.

steve_ · 12-03-2010 11:42pm

haha i kid i kid, course i know who they are.

humanji · 13-03-2010 1:47am

I can only hope combat isn't ripped from the FF series!

Mr E · 13-03-2010 2:31am

Deus Ex: Human Revolution threads merged... lets keep all posts in one place, folks.

Burgo · 13-03-2010 10:22am

http://kotaku.com/5491544/how-deus-ex-3s-cyber-renaissance-averted-a-puffy-pants-disaster

BopNiblets · 04-06-2010 5:41pm

*bump*
Full cinematic trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJxQjWytIcU

Looks pretty cool, can't wait for some gameplay footage though.

Overheal · 04-06-2010 6:32pm

Jazzy wrote: »

prequels make me cry

It shouldnt. Prequels can be very good sometimes. Just like Origin Stories. Look at Iron man vs. Iron Man 2

Its way more interesting to watch it develop than it is to watch him fart around the screen in a big shiny suit.

Some of my favorite books were prequels, too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butlerian_Jihad

K.O.Kiki · 04-06-2010 6:45pm

Technically:

Shadow of the Colossus
is a prequel to Ico.

Burgo · 04-06-2010 6:48pm

Looks like it wouldn't be a half bad film.

Mr. K · 04-06-2010 9:50pm

So cool. The music is excellent. Gameplay please!

Zillah · 04-06-2010 11:03pm

BopNiblets wrote: »

*bump*
Full cinematic trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJxQjWytIcU

Looks pretty cool, can't wait for some gameplay footage though.

With the buget they have they still couldn't find some decent voice actors. Ugh. Developers far too often forget how important voice acting is. Assassin's Creed 2 had fantastic voice acting, first game in a long time that I can say that.

WolfForager · 04-06-2010 11:19pm

Seems like a mixture of MGS and the Matrix to me, which makes me happier than a kid at christmas.

GothPunk · 05-06-2010 1:19pm

Here's a link to some real time screenshots. I imagine they're screenshots from the console version?

Zillah wrote: »

With the buget they have they still couldn't find some decent voice actors. Ugh. Developers far too often forget how important voice acting is. Assassin's Creed 2 had fantastic voice acting, first game in a long time that I can say that.

Well I guess it's in keeping with the first Deus Ex.

I SCHPEEL MY DREENK!

BopNiblets · 05-06-2010 1:29pm

Haha, I never realised how awful it was playing it.
"You have a funny way of talking... Pierre"

pixelburp · 05-06-2010 2:59pm

Absolutely impossible to tell what the game itself will be like based on that trailer, but if nothing else from this & the previous concept art, I am loving the art-style. The technology and design direction is very captivating - apparently the cue taken was the Renaissance period of European history which you really see in the architecture & clothing. The music in the trailer was quite apt too, a nice mix of the original Deus Ex music.

My only real concerns about the game are:

Is it going to be as open as Deus Ex 1 - despite being linear there were so many ways to approach problems in this game. Talking your way out of / into a problem was such fun, I'd hate it the "choice" was reduced to a generic & signposted A / B scenario
I also loved just wandering the different cities and finding quests / sub-plots to get involved with; again I hope this won't disappear.
Sorta the same as #1, I have an awful feeling that in an attempt to appeal to the CoD-junkies and bloodhounds that Eidos will make this too combat heavy. Lord only knows the trailer was full of fightin' & so I'd hate if again the developers made levels ala the new Splinter Cell, where yes you could try sneaking your way along but really you have to shoot your way through.
I hope they don't p*ss all over or contradict the originals storyline. I imagine it's a given that a Denton cameo might be forthcoming, but I hope this game at least segues nicely into the first game.

I'm genuinely excited about this game and just on a visual and audio level it has my interest and attention. But I don't think the video game world is the same as the one from 10 years ago - I can't help feeling that it'll be a pastiche of a classic, rather than an evolution.

Edit: I only now noticed those NeoGAF screenshots - so yeah, it certainly looks like it's going to be a series of combat-heavy levels. Sigh.

Helix · 07-06-2010 1:27am

Niska wrote: »

Opps - it's Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Teaser trailer debuted at the GDC yesterday. And it's a prequel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn2yCe7BAT8

All the game-sites have info on it, here's the IGN one:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1077037p1.html

4 months agos click news that

i also accidentally leaked that it was multiformat

i got in trouble for that

pixelburp · 10-06-2010 3:36pm

Eurogamer have a preview up, along with a Q&A session to answer those important fan-questions:

Preview:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/deus-ex-human-revolution-preview

Q&A:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/deus-ex-fan-service-article

Eurogamer Hyperbole wrote:

And that - somewhat early on in what will be a glowing preview of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, by the way - is the message I want to convey. This is, recognisably and joyfully, a true Deus Ex game - we can stop worrying and start tentative negotiation with the hype train.

BopNiblets · 10-06-2010 11:15pm

Preview reads promisingly good, anyone got any idea on specs?

Kiith · 11-06-2010 8:39am

I'll hold off and wait for some gameplay video's before judging this. Even with that article, i have a feeling it will pander to the recent generation and dumb things down a bit. I still haven't forgiven Deus Ex 2.

folan · 11-06-2010 9:58am

Its going to be awesome! Im going to play the first 2 again!

AWESOME!

Deus Ex is the game i played as a teenager that made me realise that all games werent made for teenagers.

Deus Ex 2 made me realise that too many gmaes are made for teenagers.

This shall restore my belief that the best games are not built for teenagers. Please be good!

K.O.Kiki · 11-06-2010 1:29pm

BopNiblets wrote: »

Preview reads promisingly good, anyone got any idea on specs?

You could just do what I do:
Turn down all settings, and hope for the best.

pixelburp · 11-06-2010 1:33pm

BopNiblets wrote: »

Preview reads promisingly good, anyone got any idea on specs?

From the screenshots, it doesn't look *that* advanced, graphics-wise. Certainly nothing beyond current gen games.

The devs say they're using a "heavily" modified version of the Tomb Raider: Underworld engine, so I guess use those specs as a rough guideline for now until we see otherwise?
I took this from the Tomb Raider: Underworld page on Steam:

o Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required)/Microsoft Windows Vista (admin rights required)
o Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 4400+
o Memory: 2 GB system memory
o Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX or ATI HD4800
o Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
o Hard Drive Space: 8 GB Free Space
o Controller: Microsoft Xbox360 Controller

pixelburp · 21-06-2010 11:53am

Update: some sneaky cam footage has appeared, taken from the supposedly behind-closed-doors presentation at E3:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/21/deus-ex-hr-illicit-e3-wobblecam/
It looks bladeunner'y

humanji · 21-06-2010 1:56pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Update: some sneaky cam footage has appeared, taken from the supposedly behind-closed-doors presentation at E3:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/21/deus-ex-hr-illicit-e3-wobblecam/
It looks bladeunner'y

That looks f*cking awesome. My only misgivings would be for the way it switches to a third person perspective for certain actions and the cut scenes. But I'm sure I can live with it.

Kiith · 21-06-2010 2:50pm

That looks Deus Ex-y!

(say that in a Scottish accent :P)

pixelburp · 21-06-2010 7:12pm

Awww, it has been taken down: but needless to say it has cropped up on YouTube already.

humanji wrote: »

That looks f*cking awesome. My only misgivings would be for the way it switches to a third person perspective for certain actions and the cut scenes. But I'm sure I can live with it.

Well the cut scenes in Deus Ex 1 were in 3rd person so at least they're being that faithful

Zero-Cool · 21-06-2010 8:36pm

Never played Deus Ex but was told I absolutely had to. Graphics are so bad now though, finding it hard to get into it (way too many games on the go atm doesn't help things!)

I love the look of this, reminds me of the bladerunner game which I loved.

This has so much potential!

oceanclub · 22-06-2010 2:08pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Never played Deus Ex but was told I absolutely had to. Graphics are so bad now though, finding it hard to get into it (way too many games on the go atm doesn't help things!)

Try it with the DX10 renderer, which at least gives you high resolution/widescreen options plus other graphical niceities:

http://kentie.net/article/d3d10drv/

P.

joe123 · 22-06-2010 2:11pm

Those videos dont seem to be working for me. Here they are again if anyones interested

http://deusex-humanrevolution.blogspot.com/2010/06/e3-2010-leaked-gameplay.html

Deus ex is in my top 3 games of all time. It is brilliant and id suggest anyone whos never played it to do so. Nevermind the graphics the game is just incredible.

I really hope human revolution doesnt end up being a letdown. Not sure I like all these cutscene takedowns. The game looks really easy from what ive seen of it so far.

The guy talking in the leaked footage states that you can go through the entire game without killing anyone so that looks promising.

2011 is a good bit off though

oceanclub · 22-06-2010 2:20pm

Incidentally, today is Deus Ex's 10th anniversary:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/22/happy-deus-ex-day

I was about half-way through my third play of it which I started a month or two ago - must go revisit it!

P.

marco_polo · 22-06-2010 2:21pm

Hmm starting to get little tingles of excitement about this game, I was not getting up hopes up too much up to now.

pixelburp · 22-06-2010 2:26pm

joe123 wrote: »

I really hope human revolution doesnt end up being a letdown. Not sure I like all these cutscene takedowns. The game looks really easy from what ive seen of it so far.

Yes, the only minus for me are those takedowns - so we have to watch those cut-scenes every single time we stealth-kill or stealth-incapacitate? that would get annoying fast.

As for the game looking easy, well don't forget it's a private, press-only demonstration of the game, potentially demo'ed by managers who don't game. It stands to reason the game is set at easy so the demonstrator can whizz through it on cue without having to pause. It's arguable that section of the game will even feature in the final game.

Zero-Cool · 22-06-2010 9:07pm

Great gameplay demo, would love to see HD version. Agreed, the cutscenes for takedowns will get annoying especially as there seems to be a lot of silent takedowns. I liked the double take down though. Hopefully devs will scale this back a bit, they do have til next year to get anough feedback anyway!

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