I bought this when it came out for the xbox 360 and enjoyed what I played but eventually traded it in, with the plans of getting it on pc when it went on sale for the better resolution graphics.

Well Steam has the whole collection on sale for $15!(Base game, two DLCs, expansion pack, original Deus Ex and the sequel) Now that's a stinking bargain.

Right now I'm only interested in the base game. Have too many other games that have yet to be completed. So I just bought Human Revolution for $7.49!

I never played the original but know its supposed to be a classic. I did play a little of Invisible War but never got into it.

DE:IW is an utterly fantastic RPG. I guarantee you'll enjoy it! I bought it as well as the DLC's when it went on sale last Christmas.

Hows it play on current hardware?

It played very smooth for me on near max settings and I only have a mid-range PC.

Coot, if you haven't done so already I really recommend you getting the Missing Link DLC as well. In my opinion that DLC is well worth even it's full price. It fits into the original story very neatly and has a great atmosphere to it. Plus, the final boss fight is way better than the lame ones of the original game.

Lemme see how it runs and how I progress. I was tempted to pick it up at the same time.

This is utter blasphemy and is deserving of swift punishment, unless you actually meant DE:HR

LOL!! Oops. That's what happens when I've not had coffee for the day.

Of course I meant DE:HR. Sigh.

Yeah I was wondering about you there for a minute Panzer. Not that I know cause it was years ago that I only played a tiny bit of it but most things I've heard about it was that it wasn't so great.

I agree, very good game. Long story and plenty of action. Should run well on mid/low level machines. Excellent value for your $.

Are the DLCs for this worth it? I know there are like item DLCs and one mission DLC.

The Missing Link DLC is absolutely worth getting. It adds a whole new chapter to the single player game and it ties in perfectly.

Trying to decide if I would like this or not. I could not get into the first original version. I like games like LA Noire and loved the original Far Cry and even play L4D2 a lot.

I played some of the 360 version. It has story, action, rpg elements (dialogue trees and weapon and body upgrading) in a sci-fi setting. Also stealth elements like sneaking, killing guys and dragging and hiding their bodies. I also remember tazing some guy dancing in the subway lol.

I decided to fire up this game today, and boy do I regret it! I don't know where my morning went! Damn you!!

Just "entered" the city for the first time, after doing the first mission after I "woke up." I had about 14,000 credits to my name when I finished, but does the Augmented Edition only give you 5,000 credits? That's just one Praxis point!

Anyway, I seem to like what I'm seeing here as far as "upgrades" goes. I wonder if you can upgrade the weapons as well?

Any recommendations for augmentations to get? I plan on a sniper character (love the gun!), taking guys out from afar, and with the silenced gun, I can pick them off at my leisure. That, and some Tom Clancy-styled takedowns with my augs as backup.

I started it last night and am happy that I can run it at full settings even with DX11 enabled.(Usually can't do that and still enjoy the game when it comes to others) I know it doesn't go overboard with textures and such but I'm ticked I can run it smooth at maxed out settings.

I forgot how much I liked the music. I'm still on the first mission going after the purists in the warehouse to retrieve the military tech.

I think you can upgrade weapons. I want the crossbow though cause I love stealth.

Enjoying this as well. Finished the first mission, so now I have several that I can choose to work on.

I am getting the freezing in cutscenes that people complain about, but am able to correct it, just by pressing esc, then resuming without missing anything.

Other than that minor issue, the actual gameplay is really smooth and looks nice.

Not sure what way I want to aug my guy yet. Thinking combo of stealth and hacking.

Hehehe, I know that feeling. :-)



Yes, you can upgrade weapons as well (there’s even a trophy for that). If you go into your inventory and check a weapon closely you can see what kinds of upgrades are possible and available. Depending on the weapon this can be ammo increase (bigger mag), faster reload, laser pointer, silencer etc.

As for the augmentations, I found that many of them are either rather useless or just "nice to have", such as looking through walls or being able to see the FOV of enemies. They don’t really change the gameplay for me (as a side note: I’ve completed the Missing Link without a single augmentation whatsoever on my first play through).

I’m the hacking, stealthy, knocking enemies out kind of guy so I have always focused on augmentations that helped me on takedowns and hacking first. Everything thereafter I choose when need arise. I usually end up with having plenty of praxis points available. So for example, when I end up having not enough space left in my inventory but I really, really want to take that juicy weapon mod with me I go to my augmentations and choose strong back to increase my inventory slots.

Knocking enemies out from behind, hacking your way through the game, finding alternative routes and staying unnoticed all the time earns one the most experience points by the way.

And in my opinion, Detroit really just is the introduction to the game and its mechanics. For me, the game always kicks off as soon as Jenson leaves Detroit for Shanghai. That’s the moment where the game really starts to unfold for me.



Yeah, the music of this game is outstanding. It really adds to the atmosphere!

Thanks for posting about this, I would have missed it otherwise. Ł10 for the whole collection (both previous Deus Ex games) including the DLC for Human Revolutions! Great bargain. And bloody hell, is Human Revolutions fantastic or what? Very good game indeed.

Obviously the added inventory slots is good to get, as is the one that lets you fall from any height and even stun enemies below. The one that lets you attack 2 enemies at once with the melee is good, but the hacking improvements are a necessity. I stay away from the ones that put up better blocks and tell the difficulty until the much later augments. Get the ability for all levels of locks and the one that helps make you undetectable while hacking.

The main thing that bugs me about the game is how you can upgrade to several energy cells, but you still spend most of your time at just the 1 filled that always auto-fills. I wish the entire group of cells would recharge. The way it is, I don't bother with some augments that depend on the cells. On my 2nd playthrough, I think I still have just the original power cells, but with the faster recharge rate. Seems to be enough.

Check out the upcoming Dishonored if you like this one.

Yep, finding my way through the gun mods at the moment. I just picked up a bad-ass sniper rifle from the enemy camp, taking up a huge chunk of my inventory. So now I have two, a silenced one and a cooler-looking one. Hard to find ammo for them though. In fact, the scarcity of ammo plus limited inventory space has made me do takedowns more often than shooting.

I just noticed about the energy cells as well... you can be patient and just use that one energy cell, and once a cell is empty, it doesn't recharge unless you eat something. So that extra cells is just for when you need to takedown two or more enemies quick. That multiple-opponent-per-takedown aug sounds cool but really, how often can you sneak up on two guys?

Really contemplating on the hacking augs though; I've "passed" so many terminals now that are security 2 or 3 or even higher and I'm annoyed I cannot hack them even though I am not the hacker type.

I have pretty much the same approach to the game. Upgrades for hacking, especially early in the game, are critical and upgrading the inventory is also important since I like to carry several different types of weapons and accessories. I also like to upgrade the number of power cells since having multiple power cells allows you to take down several guys before your energy depletes.

I'm embarassed to say that I died a few times because I tried to take down a second or third guy without realizing that I had used all of my power cells. Doh!

Or that the second guy was a little too far away for the multiple take down augment. LOL
The first time through I only used the Typhoon a couple of times. This time I'm gathering all ammo I can for it and plan to use it. At full power it can take out pretty much anything, and you only have to carry ammo.

The first time, I put all weapon mods on the assault rifle. This time I'm using the pistol as primary. Ammo is easy to come by and it's powerful when built up. I carry that, the assault rifle and the silenced sniper. I wish the crossbow and dart guns were more useale, but with being so large and with the scarce ammo, they just aren't worth it. I'd love to play this game without having to keep up with an inventory system and unlimited ammo, just to go all out stealth weapons for a change.

In my experience: quite often. In fact, that was one of the first augmentation I've picked on my second play through.

We were wondering about the energy cells first as well (I'm playing this game also on the PS3 together with a friend). But I guess the game would become far too easy if the energy cells would all completely recharge automatically. So far, I have only upgraded to faster recharging, which in my opinion is already enough for most parts of the game- if you don't use energy-hungry augmentations such as invisibility. There's however one particular part where quickly taking down all enemies is crucial and the additional energy cells really become helpful.

On my first play through I was still carrying lethal guns with me for taking out the bosses. But now, on my second play through on PC (aiming for the Pacifist trophy), I don't care for them anymore. Bosses I take out with grenades and mines and the only gun I take with me is the tranquilizer gun, which comes in handy in a few situations. For most of the time I simply knock enemies out though.

I'm planning to upgrade the Typhoon though for taking down at least one of the bosses. Don't know if it's worth it but I really like the animation.

I bought HR + the DLCs, but I still haven't tried it out. I've been preoccupied with the Civ 5 Gods and Kings expansion.